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Robin McCallum

Acting Born May 10, 1961 North London, England, UK 24 credits

Biography

Robin Peter McCallum (previously Robin Lermitte; 1961 – 15 August 2022) was a British actor and weather presenter. McCallum initially worked as an actor in minor roles – most memorably as Detective Chief Superintendent David Graves in the BBC drama Between The Lines and as D.I. Bob Ashley in EastEnders (1988–1989). He played Piers in the Tales of the Unexpected (TV series) episode (9/6) "Wink Three Times" (1988). He made his television debut as Lord Alfred Douglas in the ITV series Oscar (1985).

McCallum entered a competition on ITV's This Morning in 2002 to become ITV's newest weather presenter, which he subsequently won. As a result, he became a national ITV Weather presenter, until he joined the ITV London regional weather team alongside fellow forecasters Manali Lukha and Chrissie Reidy in 2005. At times he also appeared on ITV Anglia and ITV Meridian.

McCallum co-presented the ITN produced London Tonight, the regional news programme for ITV London, on occasions throughout 2010.

In August 2013 he appeared on ITV Channel Television.

McCallum died in August 2022.

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Known for

EastEnders

as D.I. Ashley

Call the Midwife

as Dr. Jeremy Atherton

Peak Practice

as Doctor

Poldark

as Justice Trehearne

Victoria

as Lord Portman

Humans

as Headteacher

Agatha Raisin

as Gustav

Between the Lines

as Det. Supt. David Graves

Goodnight Sweetheart

as Lance
Film

Far and Away

as Simon Foss

Full filmography

  • EastEnders (1985) as D.I. Ashley
  • Call the Midwife (2012) as Dr. Jeremy Atherton
  • Peak Practice (1993) as Doctor
  • Tales of the Unexpected (1979) as Piers
  • Poldark (2015) as Justice Trehearne
  • Victoria (2016) as Lord Portman
  • Humans (2015) as Headteacher
  • The Comic Strip Presents... (1982) as Tom
  • Birds of a Feather (1989) as Anti-Terrorist Officer
  • Agatha Raisin (2016) as Gustav
  • Between the Lines (1992) as Det. Supt. David Graves
  • Goodnight Sweetheart (1993) as Lance
  • You Rang, M'Lord? (1990) as Dickie Metcalfe
  • Campion (1989) as Val Gyrth
  • Crown Prosecutor (1995) as Simon Foss
  • Dr Terrible's House of Horrible (2001) as Jim
  • B. Monkey (1999) as Manager
  • Sweet Revenge (2001) as Vicar
  • Lenin: The Train (1988) as Von Buhring
  • Oscar (1985) as Lord Alfred Douglas
  • The Real Charlotte (1990) as Christopher Dysart
  • Consuela (or, The New Mrs Saunders) (1986) as Tom
  • The Zero Option (1988) as Ronnie Collins (as Robin Lermitte)
  • The Princess Academy (1987)