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John Nettles (Actor) .. DCI Tom Barnaby

Born: October 11, 1943 in St Austell, Cornwall

Best Known For: Playing Jim Bergerac.

Early-life: John Vivian Drummond Nettles was born on October 11, 1943, in St Austell, Cornwall. He was adopted at birth by a carpenter and his wife, who was a cleaner. John later discovered his biological mother was an unmarried Irish nurse who died of tuberculosis at the age of 28. Despite these humble beginnings, he won a scholarship to study philosophy and history at Southampton University. He trained to be a teacher, but drifted into acting after appearing in a touring version of the play Camus during his time at university.

Career: While appearing in amateur drama productions, Nettles was spotted by an agent who arranged work for him at the Royal Court Theatre. He made his debut as a standard bearer in Macbeth, opening doors for Alec Guinness. His first movie was The Red, White and Black in 1970. His big break came in 1972's A World At War, followed by a four-year stint in The Liver Birds. Nettles became a household name thanks to Bergerac, which ran for 10 years until 1991. TV projects since include Romeo And Juliet, The Hound of the Baskervilles and Midsomer Murders. He has also provided the narration for such programmes as Airport and The Hunt.

Quote: 'I live in the tranquility and splendour which befits someone of my seniority.'

Trivia: Nettles received an OBE in 2010.

Jason Hughes (Actor) .. DS Ben Jones

Jane Wymark (Actor) .. Joyce Barnaby

Barry Jackson (Actor) .. Dr Bullard

Kirsty Dillon (Actor) .. WPC Gail Stephens

Clive Russell (Actor) .. Seth Comfort

Neil Stuke (Actor) .. Glen Jarvis

Best Known For: Playing Matthew in Game On.

Early-life: Born in Kent in 1967, Neil Stuke earned a crust working in a clothes shop and as a second-hand car dealer. Eventually put aside dreams of being a drummer to become an actor. Finally hit the big time when he landed a part in Stephen Poliakoff's acclaimed 1993 movie Century.

Career: Stuke appeared in popular dramas Poirot, Between the Lines, Heartbeat and A Touch of Frost. He also featured in Dennis Potter's final TV projects Karaoke and Cold Lazarus. He hit the big time when he took over the role of Matthew, the agoraphobic liar in cult sitcom Game On. Hit projects Sliding Doors, Murder in Mind, Casualty, Grafters and Drop the Dead Donkey also boosted his profile. Has rarely been out of work in the past few years. He appeared on stage in Blue/Orange and Entertaining Mr Sloane. Other projects have included School For Seduction, Faith, Twenty Thousand Streets Under the Sky, The Afternoon Play, The Virgin Queen and Chopratown. His recent work includes playing Chris Jackson in TV sitcom Reggie Perrin, Max in Monday Monday, and Billy Lamb in BBC legal drama Silk.

Quote: 'I've always found acting easy and I get frustrated when I'm not challenged.'

Trivia: In 2014, Stuke was one of the 200 public figures who signed a letter opposing Scottish independence in the run-up to September's referendum.

Jack Walker (Actor) .. Harry Fowler

Benjamin Whitrow (Actor) .. Malcolm Frazer

Peter Davison (Actor) .. Nicky Frazer

Born: April 13, 1951 in Streatham, London

Best Known For: Being the fifth Doctor Who.

Early-life: Born Peter Moffett on April 13, 1951, in Streatham, south London. He moved with his three sisters to Surrey when his parents, Sheila and Claude, bought a village store. He had an undistinguished time at Winston Churchill School, but he did enjoy music and drama. After leaving with three O-levels, he considered teaching, but entered the Central School of Speech and Drama after catching the acting bug through amateur performances. To avoid confusion with director Peter Moffatt, he changed his surname to Davison.

Career: Davison's first professional role was in Love's Labour's Lost at Nottingham Playhouse in 1972 and his TV debut came in a 1975 episode of The Tomorrow People. A lean spell followed (during which he spent 18 months working in a tax office in Twickenham), but his big break came in 1978 when he landed the role of Tristan Farnon in All Creatures Great and Small. In 1981, he took over from Tom Baker as the fifth Doctor Who, but quit three years later for fear of being typecast. Other career highlights include A Very Peculiar Practice, Campion, At Home with the Braithwaites, The Last Detective, The Complete Guide to Parenting, Distant Shores and Law & Order: UK. Throughout 2010, he starred in the West End production of Legally Blonde, and directed and wrote a spoof documentary called The Five(ish) Doctors to tie in with Doctor Who's 50th anniversary in 2013.

Quote: 'You don't ever decide you're old - at least I haven't yet. I'm still quite surprised if I get dragged for a night out somewhere why I'm yawning by half-past-11.'

Trivia: He composed the theme tunes for Button Moon and Mixed Blessings. His actress daughter, Georgia Moffett, is married to David Tennant.

Alice Krige (Actor) .. Jenny Frazer

Born: June 28, 1954 in Upington, Cape Province, South Africa

Best Known For: Playing the Borg queen in the Star Trek franchise.

Early-life: Alice Maud Krige was born on June 28, 1954, in Upington, Cape Province, South Africa, where her father worked as a physician. The clan later moved to Port Elizabeth. Early dreams of becoming a dancer were put to one side when she decided to become a clinical psychologist, like her mother. She graduated in 1975 but the acting bug had already bitten, thanks to some lessons she'd taken to fill up her university timetable. It soon became her greatest passion, so she moved to London and trained at the Central School of Speech and Drama.

Career: Krige made her acting breakthrough in 1979 in a BBC Play for Today. That led to TV movie A Tale of Two Cities and the films Chariots of Fire (1981) and Ghost Story (1981). She also appeared in King David (1985) and Barfly (1987). She made her West End debut in an award-winning production of Arms and the Man, and joined the Royal Shakespeare Company. She honed her skills in stage productions of King Lear, The Tempest and The Taming of the Shrew. She became a cult star as the dreaded Borg queen in Star Trek: First Contact in 1996 and reprised the role for the final episode of TV series Star Trek: Voyager and a theme park attraction. Cult series Six Feet Under, Children of Dune and Deadwood also boosted her profile. More recent projects include the movies Silent Hill (2006), Lonely Hearts (2006), The Sorcerer's Apprentice (2010) and Thor: The Dark World (2013), as well as TV series MI-5, Tyrant and The Syndicate.

Quote: On playing an intergalactic ruler: "To be allowed to explore a kind of passionate pursuit of power is exciting."

Trivia: In 2004, she received an honorary degree from Rhodes University.

John Bowe (Actor) .. Jimmy Wells

Anna Massey (Actor) .. Brenda Packard

Born: August 11, 1937 in Thakeham, West Sussex

Best Known For: A myriad of character roles.

Early-life: Anna Raymond Massey was born on August 11, 1937, in Thakeham, West Sussex. She came from an acting background - her father, Raymond Massey, starred in 1960s series Dr Kildare, her mother, Adrianne Allen, was a leading stage star in the 1930s, and her brother, Daniel, appeared in a string of top-class productions. Director John Ford was her godfather. Anna felt she was expected to become a thespian, and turned professional after leaving school at 15.

Career: Massey's first roles came on the stage in the early 1950s. Her film debut was in Ford's Gideon's Way in 1958. Among her most famous movies were Peeping Tom, Frenzy, The Vault of Horror, Another Country, The Tall Guy and The Importance of Being Earnest. She won a Bafta for her role in 1986 TV movie Hotel du Lac. Other small-screen credits include Tales of the Unexpected, A Tale of Two Cities and He Knew He Was Right. She died on July 3, 2011, at the age of 73.

Quote: 'I don't really enjoy the theatre anymore - it takes up too much of your life.'

Trivia: During her career, Massey won numerous awards for her work in the theatre.

Claudia Elmhirst (Actor) .. Amanda Watson

Clive Wood (Actor) .. Geoffrey Larkin

Stephanie Jacob (Actor) .. Alice

Timothy Carlton (Actor) .. Chief Constable

Tim Treloar (Actor) .. PC Reg

Josef Lindsay (Actor) .. Young boy

Brian True-May (Producer)

Renny Rye (Director)

Michael Aitkens (Writer)

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