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Actor Carty collapses during play | Actor Carty collapses during play |
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The actor Todd Carty, who played Mark Fowler in Eastenders, is being treated in hospital after collapsing on stage. | The actor Todd Carty, who played Mark Fowler in Eastenders, is being treated in hospital after collapsing on stage. |
The 44-year-old passed-out at about 1630 GMT during a performance of The Business of Murder at The Gordon Craig Theatre in Stevenage, Hertfordshire. | The 44-year-old passed-out at about 1630 GMT during a performance of The Business of Murder at The Gordon Craig Theatre in Stevenage, Hertfordshire. |
His agent Derek Webster told BBC News 24 that Carty was "violently sick" on stage, but he was now recovering. | |
Mr Webster said it was still unclear what caused the collapse. The evening performance of the show was cancelled. | Mr Webster said it was still unclear what caused the collapse. The evening performance of the show was cancelled. |
Mr Webster said: "It might have had something to do with an ear infection that Todd has been suffering from for a few days now - I can't actually confirm that. | Mr Webster said: "It might have had something to do with an ear infection that Todd has been suffering from for a few days now - I can't actually confirm that. |
'Awake and conscious' | 'Awake and conscious' |
"He did collapse on stage, he was violently sick. The theatre staff brought the curtain down, rushed him to the Stevenage hospital. | "He did collapse on stage, he was violently sick. The theatre staff brought the curtain down, rushed him to the Stevenage hospital. |
"He's undergoing tests, there's not much more that we can say, other than that he's well, he's awake and he's conscious and his wife is with him." | "He's undergoing tests, there's not much more that we can say, other than that he's well, he's awake and he's conscious and his wife is with him." |
Carty has enjoyed a TV career lasting more than 30 years, with his big break coming as Tucker Jenkins in Grange Hill. From there he starred in the spin-off Tucker's Luck. | Carty has enjoyed a TV career lasting more than 30 years, with his big break coming as Tucker Jenkins in Grange Hill. From there he starred in the spin-off Tucker's Luck. |
He joined EastEnders in 1988, replacing the original actor who played Mark Fowler who had committed suicide. | He joined EastEnders in 1988, replacing the original actor who played Mark Fowler who had committed suicide. |
He was written out of the show in 2002, with the character leaving Albert Square so he did not put his family through seeing him die from an Aids-related illness. | He was written out of the show in 2002, with the character leaving Albert Square so he did not put his family through seeing him die from an Aids-related illness. |
He joined The Bill in 2003 as Pc Gabriel Kent, an officer who raped and murdered a colleague. He quit the show in 2005. | He joined The Bill in 2003 as Pc Gabriel Kent, an officer who raped and murdered a colleague. He quit the show in 2005. |
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