Lewis - The Ramblin' Boy - 11:50 pm Saturday, January 10 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 James 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.

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.

Tom Brooke (Actor) .. Brian Miller

Babou Ceesay (Actor) .. DC Gray

Best Known For: Playing Marcus in Guerilla.

Early-life: Baboucarr Alieu Ceesay was born in England in 1979 but grew up in West Africa. He trained at Oxford School of Drama. Babou also studied Microbiology at Imperial College London. He worked as an internal auditor for accounting company Deloitte before turning to acting full-time.

Career: Ceesay's first major role was as Billy in comedy horror film Severance (2006). Two years later, he appeared on an episode of Whistleblower. He has also made guest appearances in such TV series as Silent Witness, Casualty, Luther, Law & Order: UK and Lewis. Ceesay worked on the Nigerian film Half of a Yellow Sun (2013) and the British film '71 (2014) before being cast in the American TV series A.D. The Bible Continues. Since then, he has appeared in the feature films Eye in the Sky (2015), Free Fire (2016) and Rogue One (2016) and starred in the TV film Damilola, Our Loved Boy (2016). He has also had roles in the TV dramas National Treasure and Guerilla.

Quote: On choosing roles: "I'm interested in characters' attitudes towards life, understanding that and allowing them to have that but ultimately it comes down to their behaviour."

Trivia: He was BAFTA-nominated for Best Actor for his portrayal of Richard Taylor in Damilola, Our Loved Boy.

Peter Davison (Actor) .. Peter Faulkner

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.

Camilla Power (Actor) .. Tara Faulkner

Lia Williams (Actor) .. Emma Barnes

Taron Egerton (Actor) .. Liam Jay

Born: November 10, 1989 in Birkenhead

Best Known For: Testament of Youth and Kingsman: The Secret Service.

Early-life: Taron David Egerton was born in Birkenhead on November 10, 1989. His family moved to Wales during his childhood and he considers himself to be Welsh. He graduated from Rada in 2012 and made his acting debut in a two-part Lewis story.

Career: Egerton had a recurring role in Sky1 drama The Smoke and went on to star in Testament of Youth (2014), Kingsman: The Secret Service (2015) and Legend (2015). He plays the title role in Eddie the Eagle (2016).

Quote: "I don't want to look back at my career and see a string of incredibly commercial projects that don't have much heart. I'm looking for things that have soul."

Trivia: Egerton supports Manchester United. In 2015, he was named one of GQ's 50 best-dressed British men.

Harriet Ballard (Actor) .. Ruth Wilson

Mark Powley (Actor) .. Jack Cornish

Simon Wilson (Actor) .. Dr Matt Whitby

Lucy Speed (Actor) .. Louise Cornish

Born: August 31, 1976 in Croydon

Best Known For: Playing Natalie in EastEnders.

Early-life: Lucy Speed was born in Croydon in 1976. She has an older brother, Dan. As a child, she loved ballet and when a teacher recognised her potential, Lucy's parents acquired an agent. She attended a theatre group school alongside future co-star Nigel Harman, and enjoyed two terms at the Italia Conti Academy. During the next few years, Lucy appeared in an array of commercials, TV series and theatre roles.

Career: Lucy landed her big break aged 17 with the role of Natalie Price in EastEnders. She remained with the soap for just over a year, before making appearances in the films England, My England, Keep the Aspidistra Flying and Shakespeare in Love. She continued to work on TV too, appearing in Dangerfield, Holby City, Love Soup and the US series Unsolved Mysteries. In 1999, Lucy rejoined the cast of EastEnders to reprise her role as Natalie, eventually bowing out in 2004. In 2007, she joined the cast of The Bill.

Quote: "I've been acting for 25 years, so you just take the jobs as they come along. It just so happens that you're once in EastEnders."

Trivia: Away from acting, Lucy loves horse riding, skiing and continues to dance.

Nicholas McGaughey (Actor) .. Johnny Jay

Jessica Harris (Actor) .. Beverley Miller

Victoria Ball (Actor) .. Amy

Rosie Holden (Actor) .. Claire

Carl Prekopp (Actor) .. Derek

Anthony Edridge (Actor) .. Tim

Michael Webber (Actor) .. Solicitor

Emily Jewell (Actor) .. Receptionist

John Biggins (Actor) .. Desk officer

Marc Small (Actor) .. Police officer

Timothy Davies (Actor) .. Old man

Lucy Gannon (Writer)

Chris Burt (Producer)

Daniel Reed (Director)

Lewis: The Ramblin' Boy

11:50 pm - 01:45 am, Saturday, January 10 on ITV3 (10)

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The Ramblin' Boy
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