The actor Stephen Tompkinson arrived at court to stand trial for inflicting grievous bodily harm on a man.
Mr Tompkinson, 57, from Whitley Bay, who previously pleaded not guilty, was pictured as he arrived at Newcastle Crown Court on Wednesday morning, May 3, at around 1:33pm, reports Chronicle Live.
The TV star is accused of assaulting Karl Poole on Sunday, May 30 last year, in Whitley Bay.
During a hearing last year at the court, his barrister, Adam Birkby, said the issue in the case is self-defence, after entering a plea of not guilty.
He became a household name after starring as Father Peter Clifford in 1996's Ballykissangel. In the same year, he appeared as Phil in the movie Brassed Off.
Other notable TV credits include Drop The Dead Donkey, Wild At Heart, Minder, New Tricks, Grafters and Ted And Alice.
He also starred in DCI Banks for six years until the show was axed in 2016.
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