Actor arrested on set of hit TV show Rivals in front of shocked crew moments after filming scene with star Danny Dyer
POLICE arrested an actor on the set of hit TV show Rivals just an hour after he filmed a scene with star Danny Dyer.
Sources said telly extra Nigel Adams was led away in handcuffs by six cops while he was still in costume — in front of shocked cast members on the toffs drama.
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Adams, 45, was in a polo scene with ex-EastEnder Danny on Wednesday for the second series of the Disney+ show, also starring David Tennant and Emily Atack.
Around 60 minutes later, two cop cars turned up.
He was driven away and spent two nights in a police cell before appearing in court on Friday accused of assaulting an ex-girlfriend.
A source said: 'It was very dramatic.
"Everyone was in their costumes and Danny was filming this polo scene when an hour later police suddenly turned up to arrest one of the extras. It was shocking.'
Tipped off
The assault is alleged to have happened at a house in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset.
Police were called to the address at 2am on May 31.
Cops wanted to question Adams, also a supporting actor on BBC's Casualty and Doctor Who, in connection with the incident.
It is understood Avon and Somerset Police were tipped off that the bricklayer turned TV extra was filming on the new series of the Jilly Cooper bonkbuster adaptation Rivals.
Officers swooped after the polo match scene — with Dyer in his role as lovable Freddie Jones and also featuring The Musketeers star Luca Pasqualino — had been shot in the grounds of Berkeley Castle, Gloucs.
First look at raunchy new Disney+ series Rivals with star-studded cast including David Tennant, Danny Dyer and Emily Atack
Sources said Adams, who was in costume as a polo match spectator for the filming, looked shocked.
A pal said: 'He'll be gutted because it could end his TV career, something he really loves doing.
'He's a bricklayer by trade but he's been doing more and more TV work, he's been in loads of stuff.
'Whenever he's in the background of a show he gets all his family and friends to watch it.'
Adams was also an extra in House of the Dragon and The Forsyte Saga.
And he appeared in the 2022 movie Prizefighter: The Life of Jem Belcher, starring Ray Winstone — when he was photographed alongside the Emmy-winning actor.
He'll be gutted because it could end his TV career, something he really loves doing.
Adams' pal
Adams appeared at Bristol magistrates' court on Friday charged with assault causing actual bodily harm.
He made no plea and was given conditional bail until he returns to the city's crown court on July 7.
Production company Happy Prince, which makes the drama Rivals, said: 'On the 4th June, the police visited the set regarding an unrelated matter involving a supporting artist.
'Production co-operated with the police. We do not have any further information as it is not connected to Rivals or to our production.'
Avon and Somerset Police confirmed a man was arrested at Berkeley Castle on June 4.
They said Adams, from Locking, Somerset, was charged with assault causing actual bodily harm.
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