Nigel Betts

Nigel Betts is an English actor who from 2003 to 2007 appeared on the ITV soap opera Emmerdale as Eddie Hope He also portrayed Tony in the BBC Two sitcom Boy Meets Girl and had a recurring role as Mr Armitage in the eighth series of Doctor Who as well as in Class a Doctor Who spinoff Betts has also appeared in several other British television programmes such as Downton Abbey Doctors EastEnders Holby City Coronation Street The Bill Ridley Road and the much acclaimed ITV series Sharpe He also played a singing bartender in an episode of the sitcom As Time Goes By and Steve Taylors laconic neighbor in an episode of the sitcom Coupling In 2016 he appeared as Brian Teddern in The Coroner S2E5 The Captains Pipe In 2009 he played Tommy in the eighth episode of the fourth series of Doc Martin Betts has also numerous theatre credits including playing an assortment of roles for the Royal Shakespeare Company including playing a variety of successful characters in the RSCs Gunpowder season Other theatre credits include The 39 Steps a British play adapted from the 1915 novel by John Buchan and the 1935 film by Alfred Hitchcock and Arthur in War Horse the National Theatres awardwinning show in the West End In September 2019 he appeared in an episode of the BBC soap opera Doctors as Elton Summertree He appeared again in 2024 this time in the role of Mellie Tyler