Lewis - Music to Die For - 08:10 am Sunday, April 12 on ITV3

Kevin Whately (Actor) .. DI Robert Lewis

Born: February 06, 1951 in Newcastle upon Tyne

Best Known For: Playing John Thaw's right-hand man Lewis in Inspector Morse.

Early-life: Kevin George Edward Whately was born on February 6, 1951, in Hexham, and grew up in the remote Northumberland countryside. His father was in the Navy, and Whately only saw him two or three times a year. He began acting at the age of four and it remained a passion throughout school, alongside a short-lived desire to be a doctor. When his careers teacher advised against acting, he went into accountancy for three years. He later trained at the Central School of Speech and Drama. His brother, Frank, is a drama lecturer.

Career: Whately's TV debut came in a 1979 episode of Shoestring. Two years later he had a six-week stint on Coronation Street. His big break came in 1983, when he landed the role of Neville in Auf Wiedersehen, Pet. In 1987, he made his first appearance as Sgt Lewis in Morse, and has since appeared in Peak Practice, the TV dramas Trip Trap, Gobble, and The Broker's Man, as well as Oscar-winning drama The English Patient. Other projects include Paranoid, Silent Cry, Murder in Mind, Purely Belter, Promoted to Glory and The Children. He's now the star of hit Morse spin-off Lewis.

Quote: On John Thaw: 'John had a wonderful sense of humour which is belied sometimes by journalists' impression of him as irascible. He was a wonderful mimic, particularly of people on the set rather than famous people.'

Trivia: Married to actress Madeleine Newton, who appeared alongside him in both Auf Wiedersehen, Pet and Inspector Morse. They have two children, Kieran and Kitty. His daughter is an acclaimed opera singer.

Laurence Fox (Actor) .. DS Hathaway

Born: May 26, 1978 in Yorkshire

Best Known For: Lewis.

Early-life: Laurence Paul Fox was born in Yorkshire on May 26, 1978. Born into a theatrical family, he is the son of actor James Fox and the nephew of actor Edward Fox and theatre and film producer Robert Fox. Acting relatives also include his brother Jack and sister Lydia, and cousins Emilia Fox and Freddie Fox. Two years after leaving Harrow, Laurence developed a love of acting and enrolled at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (Rada). During his time there, he appeared in a number of stage productions.

Career: Fox was still studying at Rada when he landed a role in his first feature film, 2001 horror-thriller The Hole. He went on to star in Gosford Park (2001), TV miniseries Island at War and TV movie Colditz. His big break came in 2006 when he was cast alongside Kevin Whately in Inspector Morse spin-off Lewis. Other credits include Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007), Becoming Jane (2007), W.E. (2011) and TV movie Fast Freddie, the Widow and Me. Fox has also featured in a number of stage productions, including Strangers on a Train at London's Gielgud Theatre.

Quote: 'Acting can be a great job, but you do have to make up things to do when you're not working.'

Trivia: Wed fellow actress Billie Piper in 2007.

Tom Goodman-Hill (Actor) .. Richard Helm

Best Known For: Ideal and a string of guest appearances.

Early-life: Tom was born in Enfield in 1968 and brought up near Newcastle upon Tyne. He studied drama and English at the University of Warwick and spent a year as a supply teacher in Coventry before moving to London to pursue a career as an actor.

Career: Goodman-Hill's TV credits include a number of TV movies and miniseries as well as recurring and guest star roles in such shows as Ideal, Midsomer Murders, Foyle's War, Waking the Dead, and Doc Martin. More recently, he has starred in The Devil's Whore, Moses Jones, Free Agents, Candy Cabs, Spy, Dead Boss and Mr Selfridge. He made his film debut in The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (2003).

Quote: 'It always comes down to the writing for me. I'm very lucky to have been able to work with some fantastic writers and amazing scripts.'

Trivia: He was nominated for an Olivier Award for playing Sir Lancelot in the Monty Python musical Spamalot.

Niall Buggy (Actor) .. RG Cole

Ben Batt (Actor) .. Milo Hardy

Bradley James (Actor) .. Jack Roth

Born: October 11, 1983 in Exeter

Best Known For: Merlin.

Early-life: Bradley James was born on October 11, 1983, in Exeter. He spent some of his childhood living in Jacksonville, Florida, before returning to the UK when he was nine. He trained to become an actor at the Drama Centre London and one of his earliest roles on TV was a part in Lewis.

Career: James got his big break in 2008 when he landed the role of Prince Arthur in BBC drama Merlin, a show that ran for five series. In 2009, he joined Merlin co-star Colin Morgan for a documentary that saw them travelling around Wales visiting sites connected to Arthurian lore. In 2012, James appeared on the big screen alongside Noel Clarke in British drama Fast Girls.

Quote: On Merlin: 'It's fantastic to be involved in a show that seems to be doing quite well and hopefully it opens up doors to many other things.'

Trivia: James has participated in a number of charity football matches.

Joanna Christie (Actor) .. Sarah Kriel

Cheryl Campbell (Actor) .. Valli Helm

Rachael Blake (Actor) .. Ann Kriel

Paul Venables (Actor) .. Hansie Kriel

Andrew Knott (Actor) .. Ryan Gallen

Hosh Kane (Actor) .. Tom Pettigrew

Clare Holman (Actor) .. Dr Laura Hobson

Rebecca Front (Actor) .. Ch Supt Innocent

Born: May 16, 1964 in Stoke Newington

Best Known For: The Thick of It.

Early-life: Rebecca Louise Front was born in Stoke Newington on May 16, 1964. She comes from an artistic family - her father is an artist, her mother writes children's stories and her brother Jeremy writes (he and Rebecca often write together, most notably Radio 4's Incredible Women). Rebecca knew she wanted to act from the age of six or seven. After leaving school, she studied at St Hugh's College, Oxford, where she began performing with the Oxford Theatre Group.

Career: Front's comedy career took off with the Radio 4 show The Bobo Girls, the second series of which was produced by Armando Iannucci, with whom she's worked with numerous times since, most notably on The Thick of It. Other comedy projects include On the Hour, The Day Today, Absolute Power, The Smell of Reeves and Mortimer, The Spa and various Alan Partridge projects. Front has also dabbled in drama, with roles in The Rotters' Club, Kavanagh QC, Lewis, Jonathan Creek, and Humans.

Quote: 'I'd love a role in Sherlock. Or maybe I could play a Doctor Who monster or something. That'd be brilliant.'

Trivia: Front's father, Charles Front, designed the title logo for The Beatles album Rubber Soul.

John Salthouse (Actor) .. Charles Acres

Erich Redman (Actor) .. Handke

Dusty Hughes (Writer)

Rebecca Eaton (Executive producer)

Michele Buck (Executive producer)

Ted Childs (Executive producer)

Damien Timmer (Executive producer)

Chris Burt (Producer)

Bill Anderson (Director)

Lewis: Music to Die For

08:10 am - 10:10 am, Sunday, April 12 on ITV3 (10)

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