Season 1 - 5 Guest Character Directory: P

	Duration: Episode	Duration: Season	Year(s)
Painter (Tom Marshall)	204	4.2	2000	Artist who, unfortunately for him, is commissioned to paint Tash Parker's self portrait mural of she and Jamie in Ancient Greek Toga poses, specially for a magazine deal she has secured. Has to contend with her outrageous demands including redesigning her best left side of her face. Possibly paints Tash as being larger than she is as revenge - something which leaves her paranoid for long after!
Paramedic (Mark Denny)	204	4.2	2000	Paramedic who is called to Scott Lucas's flat when Ann goes into premature labour with their son.
Party Organiser (Alexis Bull)	213	4.11	2000	In charge of the 2000 Junior Dragons Christmas party held at The Lair, and is run ragged by various unruly kids waiting to see a no-show Santa in Karl Fletcher. With the help(!) of Lizzie and Rachel they end up with two Santas in Matt and Danny. Interestingly, Alexis Bull who plays her went on to become a headteacher.
Pathologist (Selva Rasalingam)	241	5.13	2001	Called at Fletch's trial to discuss the cause of Prashant Dattani's death. Refers to the findings that Prash died from a second blow from his head hitting his desk, which in turn was caused by being struck by a trophy.
Pat Bowyer (Richard Hainsworth)	228	4.26	2001	Prashant Dattani's new buyer for the club, who attends the final game of the season under the guise of being a potential sponsor. Prash negotiates selling the club to Pat, for forty million if they make the Champions League. After they achieve qualification, Pat reveals to Ray he would only have had to pay twenty-eight million to Prash if they hadn't qualified. Prash is found murdered in his office that same afternoon, following which Pat gets cold feet about purchasing the 'club of death' and pulls out.
Pat Gregory (Bill Kenwright)	87	2.23	1998	Athletic Bilbao representative who flies to Harchester upon hearing (from Jerry no doubt) that Luis is looking for a move from Harchester. When Luis insists he is happy at Harchester, Pat believes his old pal Jerry has coached Luis to make him appear reluctant, so he'll end up pushing the price up.
Pawnbroker (Michael Lunney)	220	4.18	2001	Takes possession of Jamie's Porsche and exchanges £20K plus charging 15% interest when Jamie runs out of credit for gambling.
PC Fleet (Rojer Weightman)	166	3.26	1999	Officer on duty in the Upton Park control room where Harchester are facing West Ham in the UEFA Cup Third Round Second Leg. Jerry enters with the excuse of comparing their security equipment to that of the Lair's, when really he is on the lookout for gunman Mr MacKinley who is posing as a steward and threatening Luis's life.
Pete (Russell Levy)	14	1.14	1997	A prison-buddy of Kenny Masters who comes looking for Warren fresh out of jail after Kenny tells him his son can get him 'sorted'. Knowing Warren is in at the club, Pete asks Warren to knock off some gear at the club shop that he could sell down the market. Pete tells Warren all he has to do is get a set of keys to him and he'll copy them.
Peter Coates (Aiden Crawford)	97 - 104	2.33 - 2.40	1998 - 1999	Ian Coates's eldest son with wife Ingrid, who arrives from Holland with his sister Leah at Christmas 1998. Ingrid takes he and Leah back to Holland when she learns of Ian's affair with Helen.
Peter Hutchens (James Warrior)	215	4.13	2001	Private detective whom Lynda hires to spy on Prash to stay one step ahead of his scheming. At work while Lynda is away in Paris arranging Monday Bandele's transfer to the club, Hutchens presents Lynda with photographs of how Prash spent Christmas in her house with Victoria, so Lynda should be prepared that Prash himself is bugging her. After hours, Prash catches Hutchens scanning his office, to which going in finds a bug has been planted in his phone.
Photographer (Simon Fielder)	83	2.19	1998	Oversees Adi Coleman's 'Footballers for the Millennium' photoshoot. Digs for a story on the Hari investigation, and coaxes Alex into joining the shoot, where the boys pose together in Harchester strips showing both races side by side.
Policeman (Mark Lawrence)	242	5.14	2001	Escorts Fletch to and from prison after his bail is paid by his team mates and the fans so he can play what could be his last game, the 3rd Round Second Leg UEFA Cup match against Parma.
Policeman 1 (Simon Wilkinson)	204	4.2	2000	Along with Policeman 2 pulls over Jamie, Eddie and Tash on the M1 after attending the West End premiere of "The Cell" followed by a night of clubbing.
Policeman 2 (Ryan Romain)	204	4.2	2000	Same as "Policeman 1"
Policeman 1 (Daren Jacobs)	248	5.20	2002	Detective handling Claudia Irving's stalker case, who comes on the scene when Nikki's house is broken into and a threatening message left. With no real suspect, tells a frustrated Claudia they will have to catch the stalker in the act.
Policeman 2 (Paul Traynor)	248	5.20	2002	Arrives on the scene of Claudia's stalker breaking into Nikki's house, only to inform Nikki of the unconnected matter of her brother being in hospital injured from a swimming pool accident.
Police Officer (Paul Tyreman)	239	5.11	2001	Arrives when Tash reports that Jamie hasn't come home the night after ducking out of the Rangers UEFA game and comes close to running down Victoria. When Jamie returns, the officer remarks he must be worried about his place judging how well Alex Lawler is doing in goal. Is impressed enough with Fletch to not miss the opportunity to get his autograph.
Prison Guard (Colin Prockter)	229	5.1	2001	Officer watching over Fletch as he is held in custody having first been arrested for Prash's murder. Is clearly a big admirer of Fletch's, and gets him to sign an #11 Fletcher Away shirt for his grandson.
Prisoner 1 (Matt Betteridge)	243	5.15	2002	Harchester prison inmate who, along with Prisoner 2, takes a disliking to Fletch after he has been convicted of Prash's murder, seen threatening his safety in the gym room. Fletch approaches the two about getting hold of a gun to take revenge on Lynda, and collects a replica which is nothing more than a lighter.
Prisoner 2 (Dean Skates)	243	5.15	2002	Same as "Prisoner 1"