NAME: Adam Benjamin
RANK: Crew Commander (Series 13), Fire fighter (Series 14)
ACTOR: Sam Callis
SERIES: 13 - 14
BRIEF: Adam joined the Blue Watch in Series 13, as a replacement for Sicknote who was killed in the Chinese Warehouse fire. Adam was a bit of a jack-the-lad and a ladies man and he also did a lot of odd jobs here and there.
FAMILY: Adam lived in The Oliver Twist, which was just across the road from Blackwall. He later became the joint owner with Elaine, who turned out to be the mother that he never knew!
The Benjamin's had a bad name and a lot of them were in and out of jail, but Adam was adamant that he was different. The Watch were called to a shout where Adam's teenage nephew nearly drove off of a ledge into the Thames, after nicking a car.
Adam's cousin Frank also torched a building, that the Watch were called to extinguish. Adam discovered Frank trying to flee the scene and his family tried to keep him quiet. But in the end Adam did the right thing and reported Frank to the police, which resulted in Frank being beaten up.
ROMANCE: Adam slept with a woman in Series 13, when he was supposed to fix her kitchen, after the Watch pulled up her floorboards to free her cat. It resulted in Adam and the woman going upstairs, as George fixed the floor! Adam also flirted with Steve Prentiss' wife, until he realised who she was!
In Series 14, Adam proposed to his girlfriend Maddie, but she turned him down.
TOUGH TIMES: Adam ended up in trouble, after Frank Mooney lent him £5,000 to sort out The Oliver Twist. But things weren't so simple. It resulted in Adam having to do jobs for Frank, which resulted in torching a DI Roebuck's car and getting in trouble with Jimmy.
Adam saved the life of a girl called Colette, his neighbour, who tried to commit suicide by drowning herself in her bath. After Adam discovered water leaking through his ceiling, he quickly went upstairs, to discover Colette. Adam pulled her out of the bath and bandaged up her slit wrists and tried to keep her singing 'Wonderwall' as they waited for an ambulance.
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ACTOR BRIEF: Sam is from the city of Chichester in West Sussex, but now lives in London with his computer programmer girlfriend Osmin.
TV AND FILM ROLES: Sam's TV and film roles include:
THEATRE ROLES: Sam's theatre roles include:
OTHER: Sam is currently starring as Sergeant Stone in The Bill.
Sam regularly runs for the Leukaemia Research Fund and took part in the Flora London Marathon 2003 in April. His bib number was 60207 and he was placed 21337, finishing after 5 hours, 26 minutes and 7 seconds.
Sam also took part in the Great North Run 2004. His race number was 49719 and he finished in 1 hour, 49 minutes and 43 seconds.
AGENT DETAILS:
SAM CALLIS
CURTIS BROWN GROUP LTD
Haymarket House
5th Floor
28-29 Haymarket
London SW1Y 4SP