A Touch of Frost - Paying the Price - 09:10 am Thursday, July 2 on ITV3

David Jason (Actor) .. DI Jack Frost

Born: February 02, 1940 in London

Best Known For: His role as Del-Boy in Only Fools and Horses.

Early-life: Born David John White in Finchley, north London, on February 2, 1940, the son of a cleaner and a porter. As a child, he blossomed after appearing in a school play, but he followed his father's wishes and became an electrician. He remained a member of an amateur theatre group until a local newspaper critic advised him he had real talent and should turn professional. He signed up for drama school and joined actors' union Equity, only to be told they already had a David White on their books.

Career: After stints in local theatre, Jason graduated to TV, joining Michael Palin, Eric Idle and Terry Jones for Do Not Adjust Your Set in 1967. In the early 1970s, he appeared in the films White Cargo and Under Milk Wood and played the lead in TV comedy A Sharp Intake of Breath, before being cast opposite Ronnie Barker in the popular sitcom Open All Hours. He worked with the comedian again in 1975 in Porridge when he played old man Blanco, a performance that prompted producers to invite him to audition for the role of Grandad in Only Fools and Horses in 1981. The show's makers decided to cast him as Del-Boy instead after noticing his obvious chemistry with on-screen brother Nicholas Lyndhurst. It turned him into a household name. In the 1980s, he also provided the voices for animated children's favourites, including Danger Mouse and Count Duckula. Jason's huge success continued in the 1990s with The Darling Buds of May and A Touch of Frost. Even though he retired from the role of Det Insp Jack Frost in 2008, after playing the character for 16 years, he claimed to have no plans to retire himself from acting. His recent work includes The Royal Bodyguard and Still Open All Hours.

Quote: 'I've never 'felt my age', whatever that means. I think there are a lot of people who feel 22 when in fact they're 62, and there are a lot of youngsters who behave as if they were four times their age. It's an attitude of mind, isn't it?'

Trivia: He was knighted by the Queen in December 2005.

Bruce Alexander (Actor) .. Supt Stanley Mullett

John Lyons (Actor) .. DS Toolan

Marc Warren (Actor) .. Graham McCardy

Born: March 20, 1967 in Northampton

Best Known For: Hustle.

Early-life: Marc was born in Northampton on March 20, 1967. He was a member of the National Youth Theatre and trained at the East 15 Acting School. His first major small-screen role came in the 1992 TV movie An Ungentlemanly Act. His first recurring role came in the children's drama Grange Hill.

Career: Warren went on to make guest appearances in a number of TV shows, including Heartbeat, The Bill, A Touch of Frost and Wycliffe. He has also had recurring roles in Oliver Twist, The Vice, Band of Brothers, State of Play and Mutual Friends. He is perhaps best known for playing Danny Blue in Hustle. More recently, he has starred in The Good Wife, Mad Dogs, The Musketeers and Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell.

Quote: 'I've never thought of acting as rocket science - you put on the costume, get your hair cut and that's it really.'

Trivia: Warren was a stand-in for Ewan McGregor in Star Wars Episode 1: The Phantom Menace.

Linda Henry (Actor) .. Sue Venables

Born: January 01, 1963 in London

Best Known For: Playing Shirley in EastEnders.

Early-life: Linda was born in Peckham, London, on January 1, 1963, and discovered her love of acting at a young age. She performed with the Young Vic Youth Theatre, and during her teens spent time with an Edinburgh drama group, where her fellow aspiring actors included a young Rowan Atkinson. One of her earliest TV appearances was in an episode of The Young Ones in 1982 _ she was credited as 'Girl at Party'.

Career: Linda continued to work steadily during the 1980s and 1990s, taking roles in Birds of a Feather, Cracker, Casualty and cult film Beautiful Thing. She made her EastEnders debut in 1992, playing Lorraine Salter, the mother of teenage tearaway Mandy. However, her big break arguably came in 1999, when she was cast as Yvonne Atkins in the popular prison drama Bad Girls. After serving four years at Larkhall, she appeared in the movie The Business and then returned to Walford in 2006, this time in the much higher-profile role of Shirley Carter.

Quote: 'I'd love to get rid of Shirley's miniskirts. I'm getting far too old to wear them.'

Trivia: Away from Albert Square, Linda enjoys horse riding.

Camille Coduri (Actor) .. Pauline Venables

Danny Webb (Actor) .. Karl Edwards

Ysobel Gonzalez (Actor) .. Linda Brook

Colette Brown (Actor) .. PC Claire Toms

Jon Sotherton (Actor) .. DC Howard

James McKenna (Actor) .. Sgt Don Brady

Juanne Fuller (Actor) .. Jo Thorn

Emma Cunniffe (Actor) .. Michelle Robins

Olwen May (Actor) .. Doctor

David Gooderson (Actor) .. Pathologist

George Thompson (Actor) .. PC Simms

Jim Shepley (Actor) .. DC Ketley

Richard Stone (Actor) .. Store manager

Owen Aaronovitch (Actor) .. Fire Officer

Christopher Russell (Writer)

Ross Devenish (Director)

Simon Lewis (Producer)

David Reynolds (Executive producer)

Richard Bates (Executive producer)

Philip Burley (Executive producer)

A Touch of Frost: Paying the Price

09:10 am - 11:20 am, Thursday, July 2 on ITV3 (10)

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Paying the Price
Season 4, Episode 1

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