A WORCESTERSHIRE actress who has appeared in hit-television series’ as a nurse, has taken up a new role in A&E after having qualified as a nurse off-screen.

Vicky Hall, aged 42, has appeared as a nurse in television shows; Line of Duty, Coronation Street and Doctors, as well as hospital-based TV series’ Casualty, Holby City and Bodies, before deciding on a dramatic career change and training to become a nurse.

Mrs Hall began her acting career at the age of 14, working a weekend job in a fish and chip shop to pay for acting lessons.

She eventually managed to get a part in CBBC series Byker Grove, alongside TV legends Ant and Dec.

After roles in theatre and occasional appearances as an extra, Mrs Hall managed to get a lead role in Channel 4 comedy series, Teachers, alongside James Corden and Andrew Lincoln (star of The Walking Dead).

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After Teachers had finished, Mrs Hall played parts in Derek (with Ricky Gervais), The Bill and Shameless, as well as roles as a nurse in Line of Duty, Doctors and Coronation Street.

Mrs Hall, from Bromsgrove, said: “I frequently played nurses, perhaps the universe was trying to tell me something.

"It just sounded fascinating and the sort of thing that would cause me to meet strange and wonderful people - I was right.”

The birth of her two children changed Mrs Hall's outlook on life, and she decided working all around the country for long periods of time wasn’t for her anymore.

Mrs Hall, who works part-time in the A&E department at the Alexandra Hospital, hasn’t given up her acting work entirely and still does a lot of voiceover work and advertisements.

She said: “I thought about what I would do next and decided it had to have all the excitement of acting, the need to really use my brain, and that I would be in demand.

“Emergency nursing just fit the bill. So, I went back to school and did my GCSE science again, and when my children started school I started my degree.

“The Alexandra is a really busy and interesting hospital, but small enough that you get to know people easily.

"I love our Emergency Department, I am challenged every day. We are always encouraged to train and keep learning continuously, always upskilling.”