Dexter was a Beardie-Border collie cross who came from Stokenchurch Dog Rescue in Buckinghamshire. He came to live with his owner in 1988 when he was one-year-old. His 1st appearance when he was five, was as an extra-dog in the soap opera "Family Affairs" for Channel Five where he was spotted by Jackie Rowberry from Animal Dramatics. His career took off and lasted successfully for the next eleven years. His best mate was a West Highland White Terrier called Gordon. Dexter lived happily to the ripe age of eighteen but in 2006 he suffered liver failure and had to be put to sleep.