Patrick Stewart rushed to hospital with chest pains
Former Star Trek actor Patrick Stewart was rushed to hospital yesterday after suffering chronic chest pains while shooting a new science fiction TV show.
The 64-year-old halted filming of British miniseries Eleventh Hour and asked a crew member to take him to the Manchester Royal Infirmary, after suffering a heart scare.
But doctors gave him an Electrocardiogram and concluded his heart was healthy, so he returned to the set three hours later.
A spokeswoman for production company Granada TV says: "Patrick is absolutely fine and is back on set working."
An insider adds: "Patrick has been working very hard in recent weeks, because the filming schedule is really tight. The director suggested he go for a check-up just in case."
