sentences:  There then followed acting roles at a number of different theatres throughout the UK, including Harrogate, Birmingham, Coventry, Chester, Windsor, Malvern.In 1976 through his then acting agents Richard Stone, he was cast as part of what became known as Attenborough's Army in the war movie "A Bridge Too Far" which was filmed in Holland.Throughout this period McHale was also performing in guest roles in various TV shows – "Terry and June, The Les Dawson Show, The New Avengers, Play for Today, The Cost of Loving" and "Coronation Street," where he was notoriously involved in the murder of one of the show's most popular characters – Ernie Bishop.