I Know That Face

Music fans will recognise the incoming cowboy who's set to cause a ruckus in Shieldinch next Tuesday, 12 May. He's played by Tam White who's best known as a blues musician but has appeared on screen in productions such as Braveheart, Eastenders and Man Dancin'. If you want to find out who the mysterious cowboy is and what he gets up to, visit the Spoilers page.

The actor who plays Eileen's new love interest, Alex Judd, is new to Shieldinch but you'll be very familiar with his sister. Brian McCardie, as seen in Lilies, The Damned United, Rob Roy, Low Winter Sun etc., is the brother of Sarah McCardie aka evil Sharon McLaren! And their brother Martin is one of the show's writers!

Read an interview with Brian over on the Sunday Mail website. Watch out for the sparks developing between Alex and Eileen.

Talking of family connections, the sexy model Fiona who set her sights on Deek last night is Joy McAvoy, sister of James. This is what she has to say about her stint in Shieldinch: "I had a great time filming River City. The script was very funny - although I felt really sorry for Bob. Stephen Purdon and Gordon McCorkell made Jamielee and myself feel really welcome on set, they were such nice guys and great to work with."

It's a small world, isn't it?