| Michael Garner | |
|---|---|
| Biography | |
| Name | Michael Garner |
| Date of birth | 3 October 1954 |
| Place of birth | Edmonton, London |
| Character | Geoff 'Poison' Pearce |
| Duration | 1993-2002 |
| Other work | Holby City Vital Signs Doctors The Merry Wives of Windsor |
Michael Garner (born 3 October 1954) is an English actor who played Geoff 'Poison' Pearce in London's Burning from 1993 to 2002. He also appeared in two episodes of Coronation Street in 1988 as yuppie buyer Tony Walker and as a British soldier in Days of Judgment, the tenth episode of the third series of Secret Army in 1979. He has made appearances in Doc Martin, Heartbeat, Doctors, Vital Signs, The Bill, Holby City, Down to Earth, Casualty, Goodnight Sweetheart and Minder, in addtion to stage work. He played Master Page in a 2011 adaptation of The Merry Wives of Windsor.
In November 2016, Garner was among the former London's Burning cast members who attended the official opening of the new Dockhead fire station, on the site of the original Blackwall station where the show was filmed.[1]
