Actor Stephen Tompkinson will seem at Newcastle Crown Court docket charged with a single depend of inflicting grievous bodily hurt, the Crown Prosecution Service has confirmed.
The 56-year-old, who's greatest identified for starring as Inspector Alan Banks in crime drama collection DCI Banks, is going through a trial after denying the allegation at Newcastle Magistrates Court docket on August 10.
An announcement from the Crown Prosecution Service stated: “Stephen Tompkinson, aged 56, of Beech Grove, Whitley Bay, appeared earlier than Newcastle Magistrates’ Court docket on Wednesday August 10 to face a single cost of inflicting grievous bodily hurt.
“He pleaded not responsible to the cost and can subsequent seem at Newcastle Crown Court docket on Wednesday September 7.”
Tompkinson grew to become a family title after starring as Father Peter Clifford in 1996’s Ballykissangel, in the identical yr showing in hit movie Brassed Off as character Phil.
Different notable TV credit embrace Drop The Useless Donkey, Wild At Coronary heart, Minder, New Methods, Grafters and Ted And Alice.
He additionally appeared in ITV’s DCI Banks for six years till the present was axed in 2016.
Tompkinson, who not too long ago starred in a stage adaptation of Educating Rita as Frank Bryant, is because of function in ITV drama The Lengthy Shadow about Yorkshire ripper Peter Sutcliffe later this yr.
The actor was born in Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham, in October 1965.
His representatives have been contacted for remark.