 More recently, Lancel yet again played Brian Epstein in the Bill Kenwright production of Cilla The Musical, touring the UK for fifteen months to critical acclaim.Following his break-out role in "Cardiac Arrest" Lancel appeared in numerous TV series as diverse as Liverpool 1, The Vice, Urban Gothic and Merseybeat and portrayed highly controversial roles in the shows City Central and Queer As Folk and in the BBC medical drama Casualty as a builder called Chris Perry in Series 28 Episode 48 'A Life Less Lived'.In 2002, he joined the cast of Bad Girls as Barry Pearce and his character was involved in a controversial domestic abuse story line with on-screen wife Di Barker.