Tony Scannell (born 14 August 1945) is an Irish actor best known as DS Ted Roach in ITV’s The Bill.
His debut was on 23 October 1984, in an episode called "A Friend in Need".
Initially, he was signed for two only episodes.
but stayed until 1993 and returned for two episodes in 2000.
His father, Tom Scannell, was a professional goalkeeper, and played once for the Republic of Ireland against Luxembourg in 1954.
In 2002, Tony Scannell was forced to declare himself bankrupt, owing the Inland Revenue over £42,000.In 2005, he was reportedly "appalled" to discover a white supremacist was posting on the website Stormfront using the alias Ted Roach, along with his photograph.He is a Freemason.