Chris Deakin

Infobox character
name = Chris Deakin


caption = Shaun Scott as DI Chris Deakin
first = Unfinished Business (02/08/1994)
last = All Fall Down (Part 2) (31/10/2000)
cause = Transferred due to Don Beech Scandal
occupation = Police Officer
title = Detective Inspector
portrayer = Shaun Scott

Detective Inspector Chris Deakin was a fictional character in the ITV police series "The Bill". He was played by Shaun Scott from 1994 to 2000.

Biography and Character

Detective Inspector Deakin joined the cast of The Bill in the episode "Unfinished Business", first broadcast in the UK on 2 August 1994. He arrived at Sun Hill police station as a Detective Sergeant, having been thrown out of the Flying Squad and forced to suffer the indignity of being disciplined by demotion because of his affair with a senior officer's wife.

Deakin sought to resurrect his career at Sun Hill, but he found his path blocked by Detective Inspector Sally Johnson. Never keen on women superiors, Deakin succeeded in undermining her and quickly stepped into her shoes when she left.

The character of Deakin was adept and streetwise and had the confidence of a man who had done it all - he had nothing to prove. He presented a clean, quiet exterior which masked threat. If violence was needed, he'd use it, but he'd find the right time, the right place. He was a policeman of the old school and would never break the rules, though he was prepared to take chances if he thought he would get a result. Dedicated to his job, he was by no stretch of the imagination a 'bent' copper, but greatly resented the paperwork that tied up all the loose ends. His superior, Detective Chief Inspector Jack Meadows, had time for him and actively interceded when he was in the soup.

Deakin’s final appearance was in the episode "All Fall Down", broadcast in the UK on 31 October 2000. This was the concluding episode of the Don Beech Scandal storyline, which saw Deakin forcibly transferred from Sun Hill after Beech's corruption was uncovered. He was evidently annoyed that Jack Meadows, survived the cull of CID officers; his parting words to Meadows are: "up yours, Jack."

haun Scott

Deakin is played by Canadian-born public schoolboy Shaun Scott. After training at RADA, his early career included appearances in "Crown Court" (1982) and the sitcom "Brass" (1983 - 1990).

He previously played several villains in earlier Bill episodes, ranging from seedy landlords to dodgy gym instructors.

Scott also appeared in Agatha Christie's Poirot, in the part of Norman Gale in the 1992 feature length episode Death in the Clouds. Other TV roles in the Detective fiction genre include appearances in Bergerac (1990), Heartbeat (2001) and Rosemary and Thyme (2004).