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Kevin Reardon Lloyd (28 March 1949 - 2 May 1998) was a British actor, born in Derby, and trained at East 15 Acting School, London. Best known for his part of DC Alfred "Tosh" Lines in Thames Television's The Bill.

Prior to this he had already played the high profile role of nightclub owner, Don Watkins, in the soap opera Coronation Street.

A chronic alcoholic, he played "Tosh" continuously from 1988 until he was sacked from The Bill in 1998 for his lack of punctuality and failing to learn his lines. Within days, he was admitted to a clinic in Burton-upon-Trent for detoxification and was administered sedative medication, but then left the premises to drink alcohol. He returned to the clinic in an intoxicated state, retired to bed, fell asleep, then choked on his vomit, failing to awaken due to the mixture of sedatives and alcohol in his bloodstream. He died just one week after his dismissal from The Bill.

The nature of his untimely demise has prompted common use of the term "on the Tosh" as a figure of speech for an episode of binge-drinking, after the name of Lloyd's on-screen character.

He was the brother of ITN reporter, Terry Lloyd who was killed in the field whilst reporting on the 2003 Invasion of Iraq.

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