Dale Smith (The Bill)

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Dale Smith
Smithy
Alex Walkinshaw as Dale Smith
First appearance Taxed (20/07/1999)
Portrayed by Alex Walkinshaw
Information
Occupation Police Officer
Title Sergeant
Call sign SO 54

Sergeant 54 Dale Smith is a popular fictional character in the ITV series The Bill. He is played by Alex Walkinshaw. His callsign is 'SO 54' or 'Sierra Oscar Five Four'.

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PC Dale Smith

Dale 'Smithy' Smith first arrived at Sun Hill as an ambitious PC, following military service with the Queen's Royal Fusiliers. He had no time for political correctness and sometimes appeared to be racist and homophobic. This led him to clash with many colleagues and senior officers.

Smithy did strike up a friendship with Sgt. Bob Cryer who persuaded him to pursue his ambition to become an armed police officer. Smithy joined CO19, and began his training. Cryer's career ended when Smithy accidentally shot him, during a hostage scenario not long after completing his training. Cryer did not bear any malice, but corrupt Sun Hill Boss Superintendent Tom Chandler took the opportunity to have Smithy and Cryer removed from duty.

Sergeant Dale Smith

Two years later, Smithy returned to Sun Hill as the new Sergeant following the death of Sergeant Matthew Boyden. Shortly after his return, Smithy fell madly in love with PC Kerry Young, who had recently split from her gay husband PC Luke Ashton. He also formed a close friendship and working relationship with Inspector Gina Gold. However, Smithy was accused by Luke of being homophobic towards him and was also accused of racism by Superintendent Adam Okaro. Smithy also joined PC Gabriel Kent's 'SWAMP' (Straight White Male Police Association). But he then showed a more sensitive side when he was the one to find DC Mickey Webb after he had been raped. Mickey later opted for a transfer, leaving Smithy feeling guilty for the way he had handled the situation.

Love with Kerry Young

On Smithy's first day as Sergeant, he fell for Kerry the minute he laid eyes on her. After the pair ended up kissing that very same day, Kerry and Smithy developed a relationship largely ignoring Luke. But when Luke left Sun Hill, Kerry was heartbroken and vowed never to let a man treat her that way again. As things began to get more serious, Smithy built up the courage to ask Kerry out for a drink, which she accepted. However, he then backed out after he claimed to think that a romantic relationship between a Sergeant and a PC would not work and denied that he was attracted to her. But knowing that he couldn't resist his chances with her, Kerry seduced Smithy in his car while patrolling an obbo on a gang of teenage joyriders with PC Des Taviner and were caught out half naked on the back seat by an unimpressed Des after the area car was stolen. Smithy thereafter stated that his relationship with Kerry was strictly professional and they were to remain colleagues.

But he later regretted pushing her away because when Kerry began a relationship with PC Cameron Tait, Smithy grew increasingly jealous because of his true feelings for her and even warned Cameron off about Kerry's so-called 'reputation'. After an argument between Kerry and Smithy on the subject after a heavy drinking session, they slept together. However, Kerry had no memory of her night of passion with Smithy and felt gulity for cheating on Cameron. But unfortunately, corrupt officer PC Gabriel Kent took advantage and manipulated Kerry into thinking that Smithy had raped her, pressing her to make an official allegation. Kerry refused but when Gabriel spread word of the allegation around the station and PC Andera Dunbar, an undercover journalist, leaked it to the press, Smithy felt the pressure from his colleagues resulting in the station being divided over whose side they were on. Eventually, Kerry dropped the allegation completely after realising that Smithy was incapable of rape, though his reputation was severely tainted.

But soon afterwards, Kerry was violently raped by the increasingly menacing Gabriel, who knew that no one would believe her after the allegations against Smithy. Gabriel even made sure Kerry kept quiet about the rape by blackmailing her for neglecting her duty during an armed robbery at a bank and managed to twist things enough to make Cameron leave Sun Hill after he deliberately goaded Cameron into assaulting him in the station canteen. Kerry went completely off the rails when she couldn't tell the truth and her behaviour became more and more erratic. No longer happy-go-lucky, she turned into a very different person, alienated herself from her friends and colleagues and was guided by a darker force. Alarmed at her self-destructive behaviour, Smithy grew increasingly sympathetic towards Kerry and remained loyal to her, even when she started a relationship with the notorious criminal David Radford whilst undercover to expose the highly criminal family, the Radfords and faced being suspended from the Met following her involvment in an armed robbery.

When Kerry's father was hospitalised after having a stroke on the day after her suspension, Smithy rushed to her side to ensure her safety. Kerry knew how ruined her life was after her rape and how she had only made things worse with her foolish actions with the Radfords. Wrecked with shame about how she had disgraced the Force, she relived all the folly of her life and poured out the error and foolishness of her mistakes. Smithy was completely sympathetic towards Kerry and comforted her. Upon realising that it was time to pour his heart out to her at last, Smithy finally told Kerry he loved her and how much she really meant to him. Kerry finally discovered the true depths of her feelings for Smithy and his declaration of love made her realise that there was still something good in her life. He helped to her see that there was still hope for her and she finally began to see the light once again.

Unknown to Smithy, Kerry had discovered that Gabriel was working with the Force under a false identity and Andrea's role as an undercover journalist. After Smithy's declaration of love, she planned to reveal all the secrets she knew before resigning from the police Force, prompting her to declare her love for Smithy. But just moments after Kerry told Smithy she loved him too, their life together was cruelly cut short when the evil Gabriel took aim from the rooftop of a nearby building with a sniper rifle and shot her. Kerry was mercilessly gunned down in Smithy's arms and he cradled her as she was left fighting for her life and desparately tried to save her. But although every effort was made to save Kerry, she tragically died shortly upon arrival at hospital, with Smithy at her side.

Devastated and heartbroken, Smithy went mad with grief and swore that he would find Kerry's murderer and avenge her death out of all his love for her.

Sergeant Smith's Deadliest Mistakes

In his grief over losing his beloved Kerry, Smithy changed into a very different person. Vulnerable and lonely without her, he later went on into making the biggest mistakes of his life when he foolishly let himself begin a relationship with Louise Larson, the sordid and disreputable wife of violent gangster Pete Larson. Things came to a head when the relief questioned Larson on possession of a firearm, but were forced to release him soon after. Larson returned home and, despite several warnings from Smithy's colleagues, discovered Smithy and the fact that he was having an affair with his wife.

Larson beat Smithy up, bound and gagged him and forced him into the boot of a car and drove him to an empty warehouse. He attempted to shoot Smithy, but SO19 arrived in time to rescue him. On arrest Larson incriminated Louise, as he had made her sign documents for money laundering. Louise refused to testify against her husband, stood by him and broke off her relationship with Smithy. However, she changed her mind about testifying several months afterwards, but this meant she would have to go into Witness Protection and asked Smithy to move to Austrailia with her. This never happened though, as Louise was killed in a hit and run. Smithy was kidnapped and forced to drink alcohol and probably drugged; he was later found slumped across the wheel of his car, which forensic evidence confirmed as the car that killed Louise.

While being interviewed by Barton Street officers, Smithy could not remember a thing. A witness, Caplin, identified Smithy as the driver of the vehicle and he was arrested for Louise's murder. He was put on remand, while his friends and colleagues at Sun Hill tried to prove his innocence. He could not stop policing even on the inside though, and attempted to sort out the problems of his cellmate, who was wrongly accused of dealing drugs inside.

Due to the detective work of DCs Zain Nadir and Mickey Webb, Caplin finally admitted to lying, in an attempt to solve his debt problems. Larson had given him a loan in exchange for saying he saw Smithy at the wheel of the car that killed Louise. Larson was arrested at Louise's funeral. Mickey then visited Smithy in his cell and told him that his cellmate was in the clear and that Smithy was free to go.

Smithy later returned to his job at Sun Hill. Upon coming to his senses, Smithy realised that getting involved with Louise was a huge mistake, not only because it almost got him killed, but because he didn't really feel for her what he thought he did and she was nothing more than a substitute. In reality, he had only turned to the first person who had made a move on him for comfort and attention as he was in such distress over losing someone who meant so much to him who he could never replace: his one and only true love - Kerry Young.

Fling with Kezia Walker

Smithy's relationship with Kezia was nothing more than a brief and meaningless fling and he ended things between them after a short time, upon realising the emptiness of it all.

Targeted

In 2007 Smithy was held up at gunpoint by a suspect, Ryan Jones, because of Smithy's breach of confidentiality. He had told Ryan's wife that Ryan was being difficult when arrested for stalking a prostitute, unaware that CID had told Ryan that they would keep quiet whether Ryan decided to tell his wife about the situation or not.

Ryan seized a gun and went to seek revenge on Smithy. Ryan slipped into the firm where he used to work to access Smithy's details, including his address. Uniform later responded to a call at Smithy's mother's house, where she had been threatened at gunpoint by Ryan shortly before. Smithy followed Ryan to a tube station. Ryan then pulled the gun on Smithy and then tried to commit suicide as CO19 arrived, but gave himself up as Smithy managed to talk him around.

Acting Inspector Dale Smith

Smithy was temporarily promoted to Acting Inspector when Inspector Gold took a few weeks leave. On his first day as Acting Inspector, there was an armed robbery, an escaped convict on the loose and the funeral of a supermodel, which required high visible police presence. In addition, PC Beth Green was taken hostage and had a complaint made against her.

When Callum Stone arrived for his first day as Sergeant, a criminal seized the chance to escape by fending off the officers holding him for processing. Callum arrived at the right moment and fought the criminal to the ground. When Smithy emerged from his office all he saw was two men fighting. Smithy then restrained Stone in a headlock, not realising Stone was a police officer until he displayed his warrant card to Smithy.

When Gina returned, Smithy was relieved and gladly returned to his rank of Sergeant.

Witness and Bond with Carly Samuels

Smithy had known Carly Samuels and Alisha Danniels for months as they were witnesses to a crime back on the Jasmine Allen estate last summer. When Smithy attended a party that got out of hand, he recognised Carly who was leaving – so he stopped her for more information. Carly had been in a spot of trouble in the past but nothing serious. She was a good person and Smithy looked out for her and her family in the past, so they had mutual respect.

However, chillingly Smithy’s respect turned to horror after he saw Carly gunned down in a drive-by shooting…

Carly died from her gun shot wounds. Police recovered the car used in the drive-by and bullet casings were found. These did not marry up with the bullet that killed her (through her neck), meaning at least two guns must have been used. It was still believed the drive-by was a revenge attack on Marlon for carving up Tito’s back. The police did not have enough evidence however to charge Tito. Marlon got to Tito and held him at gun point and got Tito to confess he was in the car at the time of the shooting. Tito was arrested after DC Grace Dasari overheard this. In the police interview room, Tito went on to state he was in fear of his life, so said anything to stop Marlon from shooting him. Marlon was charged for the attempted murder of Tito and also possession of crack cocaine and a gun. Dwayne, Carly’s ex and father to Brooke, was also in the frame but he claimed he was at home the time of the shooting looking after Brooke. A gun used in the drive-by was recovered from the local canal after psychic Dawn Stanley alerted police to it. However, this and another ‘vision’, about a man with the initials TM getting in to a dark Audi moments before the shooting, was believed to come from her boyfriend Pete Oldman who knew Tito but is scared of him. Leanne went to see a psychic, Dawn Stanley, hoping to get closer to her murdered daughter Carly. Dawn had a vision of someone with the initials T.M. getting into a dark Audi just before the drive-by shooting. Dawn’s psychic powers were probably helped along by her boyfriend, Zimmer, who knew Tito but wasn’t the type to say anything to the police, let alone sign a statement. Leanne ended up at a very low ebb. Even though Tito was a strong suspect for Carly’s murder, he couldn’t be arrested without more evidence or a witness statement incriminating him. Frustrated with the law and grieving for her daughter, Leanne attempted to take her own life. Recovering in hospital, Smithy agreed to help Leanne get her life back and get justice for Carly.

DI Manson still felt Marlon Reed was the target in a revenge attack carried out by Tito, but Carly just got in the way. Because the psychic was right before, Manson agreed to have the canal searched after Dawn said a gun used on Carly was in there. A 9 mm automatic pistol was pulled from the water. The funeral of Carly was later held. Before it started Sun Hill officers had a few more clues to aid their investigation: a footprint that proved to belong to a very limited edition pair of trainers and another gun.

At the funeral, much to the anger of the mourners, Tito showed up. A fight broke out and a gun shot was fired into the window of the hearse carrying Carly’s coffin. Tito’s prints were found on the trigger of the gun recovered and surprisingly Alisha’s were on it too. Tito claimed he grabbed the gun in the scuffle. Without enough to charge him, Tito got bailed. The first gun was found in the canal, nearby was a footprint that Max married up to a custom made trainer. When Smithy brought Leanne up to speed with the investigation she recognised the trainer as one of Dwayne’s. Explaining why her prints were on the revolver, Alisha smashed Tito’s alibi. She admitted Tito and Dwayne were responsible for Carly’s shooting. Now the police are set to raid their homes and arrest them both for murder.

Carly was dead and buried. All Leanne needed to gain closure, was justice for her daughter’s murder. The police were relying heavily on Alisha as their key witness - it carried a lot more clout than forensics alone. Alisha signed a statement where she stated Tito and Dwayne were the gunmen. Officers raided Tito and Dwayne’s homes. Tito was arrested, but Dwayne had absconded. New evidence spun the case after cell site analysis on Alisha’s phone places her at the crime scene when Carly was shot. Alisha was arrested for perverting the cause of justice. On the spot she cracked, for she had a new version of events from that fateful evening: in statement # 2 she conceded she was in the car when with an unknown driver, when Tito and Dwayne opened fire. On the run, Dwayne arranged for his boss Mark to pick up Brooke. Mark was compelled to help the police – Smithy managed to get to Dwayne and arrest him after using Mark as a decoy. Finally, with Alisha’s new statement, Tito and Dwayne were charged with murder. Then, tragedy struck… Alisha was hit by a speeding car in a hit-and-run…

Alisha was being ‘got at’ as she was a key witness. The car used to run her down was recovered. The car’s owner explained a young school boy car-jacked it. 12-year-old Danny Pearce was brought into custody; with his brother Joel in attendance too. When Danny struggled with the course of events around the car-jacking, Joel left the station to find a solicitor. Failing to return, Joel’s guilt became apparent. Danny confirmed his brother had put him up to admitting stealing the car and running over Alisha. Alisha was in St Hugh’s high dependency unit recovering from her injuries. She then refused to stand by her statement, fearing for her life. Oscar couldn’t believe the police let Joel out of custody – he tracked him down and attacked him. Smithy caught up with Oscar and arrested him and Joel. Alisha confirmed Joel was the driver when Tito and Dwayne gunned down Carly. DNA proved Joel was also the driver who knocked her down. Banged to rights, Joel has agreed to testify against Tito and Dwayne hoping the judge goes easy on him.

Everyone involved in Carly’s murder were in custody. With Joel’s statement, they were jailed, when this case went to court.

Accused of murdering Carly Samuels, Dwayne and Tito were in court. The prosecution barrister told the jury Dwayne and Tito have little regard for human life and urged them, after hearing all the evidence, to return a verdict of guilty. On the other side, the defence barrister believed Tito and Dwayne were innocent. With Smithy on the stand, it was suggested he is so close to Leanne he would push professional boundaries. Grace was next up. The prosecution pulled apart her final piece of evidence that convinced her of Dwayne’s guilt: mud found on his trainer matched that from the location where the first gun was found; only that same mud could be found fifty yards away! Joel took the stand. Whilst he told the court about the fatal night, Tito threatened him with a gun gesture to his head. Joel cracked and shouted Smithy made him sign a false statement.

With the case rapidly falling apart, Alisha was called in after all. Determined not to let her incriminating evidence be heard, Alisha along with Smithy and her dad were dramatically ran off the by a gang member, flipping the car over.

Key eyewitness Joel Pearce claimed he had been made to lie in his statement, so instead Alisha was brought in. The angst increased: Like Joel, Alisha too had been ‘got at’ by the Creekside gang, determined not to have her tell all. Despite this Alisha stood her ground and swore she saw Tito and Dwayne fire their guns towards Carly, but the defence simply tore apart her credibility.

On the Jasmine Allen a riot was in full swing. The ringleader Rahim Woods was arrested along with Spencer, another Creekside gang member. After interviewing them, it became apparent Tito’s favoured weapon was the 9 mm automatic pistol, not the revolver with his prints on. This meant Dwayne killed Carly, as it was the revolver’s bullets that hit her.

In court Smithy proved Dwayne’s motive: that he knew Carly was leaving for good with his daughter and was denied access. As Dwayne and Tito had a mutual hatred of Marlon, he goaded Tito to track him down, and when Dwayne saw Carly with him - in a fit of rage Dwayne gunned her down.

Despite the defence having the upper hand and the jury on side, the pressure got too much for Dwayne and he cracked, screaming: “I want to change my plea.”

Gun Runner

Smithy went gone undercover as Lawrence Smith. DC Stevie Moss was also undercover playing Lawrence's girlfriend. Stevie was being used by DS Max Carter to transfer details of gun meetings and any evidence, such as guns used for a crime. The undercover misson ended when Smithy shot Kieran Wallace, a dangerous criminal who nearly ruined the whole operation after it was discovered that Smithy was an undercover police officer.

Preceded by
Jamila Blake		 Sun Hill Police Constable
1999 - 2001		 Succeeded by
Des Taviner
Preceded by
Matthew Boyden		 Sun Hill Police Sergeant
2003 - 2007		 Succeeded by
'Not Replaced'
Preceded by
Insp Gina Gold		 Sun Hill Acting Inspector
2007 - 2007		 Succeeded by
Insp Gina Gold
Preceded by
Dale Smith		 Sun Hill Police Sergeant
2007 - present		 Succeeded by
Incumbent

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