NAME: John Hallam
RANK: Sub Officer
ACTOR: Sean Blowers
SERIES: Movie, 1 - 9
BRIEF: John Hallam was the Watch's Sub Officer. He was very career minded, but never got the promotion he wanted.
FAMILY: John was married to Sandra and they had children in the earlier series, which disappeared later on!
ROMANCE: John was married to Sandra, but had an affair with counselling student Jenny, but he ended it.
TOUGH TIMES: While on a Brigade course, Duffy continually tried to get Hallam to go out in the evenings, but Hallam wanted to stay in and study and didn't fancy Sandra getting fed any false stories.
However, on the last night, while John was in the pub, Duffy went into Hallam's room and smothered lipstick on Hallam's y-front and put them back in his suitcase! When Hallam arrived home, Sandra found them and was not amused. She told him that he will do his own washing from now on and she also makes him sleep in the spare bedroom!
In Ding Dong Merrily, Hallam's eyebrows are singed off, after his father-in-law, Albert, pours too much brandy on the Christmas pudding!
In Series 2, Hallam was put in charge of the Blue Watch at Borough Street, where a young black fireman - Desmond Maddox, was being subjected to bullying and racism by his fellow Watch members, lead by Scouser. Scouser accused Maddox of complaining to Hallam. The Watch grabbed Maddox and died him to a ladder and balanced him over a makeshift dame, which was full of water. As the Watch went off to have a smoke, Scouser kicked the ladder, causing Maddox's head to go under water.
As the bells went down, Hallam went out into the appliance bay and found Maddox. He quickly ordered his appliance off the run and him and some Watch members pulled Maddox out. Maddox luckily survived and the firemen faced a disciplinary hearing. All involved were kicked out of the service. Hallam pleaded guilty to negligance and faced a hearing of his own.
Hallam was killed in Series 9, after he and Geoff were trying to save a group of teenagers in a burning building. They had gone in to watch a group shooting a pop video, but a fire took hold. As Hallam began to walk across a gantry, it broke away from the wall, leaving Hallam dangling. Hallam fell and later died in hospital.
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ACTOR BRIEF: Sean attended St. Joseph's College in Ipswich and was first introduced to acting while studying for his O Levels. After leaving school, he travelled in America for six months with a friend, doing various odd-jobs including carpet laying and swimming pool maintenance. Then after returning home, he got a job at the Wolsey Theatre in Ipswich. He then went on to receive professional training and attended the Central School of Speech and Drama.
TV AND FILM ROLES: Sean's TV and film roles include:
THEATRE ROLES: Sean's theatre roles include:
OTHER: Sean lives in Twickenham and is married to Shirley. He now runs his own production company called Black and White Pictures and he produced the 1999 film Engaged...
AGENT DETAILS:
SEAN BLOWERS
DALY PEARSON ASSOCIATES
586a King`s Road
London SW6 2DX