Grantchester

James Norton (Actor) .. Sidney Chambers

Born: July 18, 1985 in London

Best Known For: Playing Sidney Chambers in Grantchester.

Early-life: James Geoffrey Ian Norton was born on July 18, 1985 in London. His family lived in Malton, North Yorkshire and he was educated at Ampleforth College. James read Theology at Fitzwilliam College at Cambridge University and graduated in 2007. He went on to study at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and got a role in An Education (2009) shortly before he was due to graduate.

Career: After An Education, Norton had a number of theatre roles, including appearances in Posh at Royal Court Theatre, That Face at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield and a touring production of Journey's End. He then went on to get parts in a number of films, including Cheerful Weather for the Wedding (2012), Rush (2013), Belle (2013) and Northmen: A Viking Saga (2014). He has also had a number of roles in TV, including as Henry Alveston in Death Comes to Pemberley, Andrei Bolkonsky in War and Peace, Tommy Lee Royce in Happy Valley and Sidney Chambers in Grantchester.

Quote: 'If it's a sunny day, I get this weird guilt if I'm not making the most of it, so I'll walk or go for a swim or get on my bike, or I'll go to the Heath, just to have a reason to get out.'

Trivia: He received a Fitzwilliam Travel Grant to travel to Northern India and teach and perform for children at 16 schools.

Robson Green (Actor) .. Geordie Keating

Born: December 18, 1964 in Hexham, Northumberland

Best Known For: His role in Soldier Soldier.

Early-life: Born Robson Golightly Green in Hexham, Northumberland, on December 18, 1964, the son of a miner. He has two sisters and a brother. As a child, he harboured ambitions to become a pilot in the RAF and joined the Air Training Corps, but after leaving school, he took a draughtsman's apprenticeship at a shipbuilder's yard instead. However, after appearing in various amateur dramatic productions, he quit his job to take up acting full time.

Career: Robson started out at Newcastle's Live Theatre, and was spotted in BBC production A Night on the Tyne, which led to a regular role in Casualty. He then spent four years in Soldier Soldier, during which he began a successful singing partnership with co-star Jerome Flynn. The pair also starred together in Ain't Misbehavin' in 1997. Other projects include The Student Prince, Touching Evil, Grafters, Northern Lights, Wire in the Blood, Close and True, Being Human and Waterloo Road. A keen fisherman, he has filmed several series of Extreme Fishing with Robson Green, which has taken him across the globe. He also has a production company, Coastal.

Quote: 'Always turn up on time, know your lines and get to know the people you work with.'

Trivia: He supports Newcastle United FC.

Morven Christie (Actor) .. Amanda Hopkins

Al Weaver (Actor) .. Leonard Finch

Tessa Peake-Jones (Actor) .. Mrs Maguire

Kacey Ainsworth (Actor) .. Cathy Keating

Born: October 19, 1968 in Ware, Hertfordshire

Best Known For: Playing Little Mo in EastEnders.

Early-life: Born on October 19, 1968 in Ware, Hertfordshire to Hazel and Edward. She attended Westfield Junior School in Hoddesdon and Presdales School in Ware, Hertfordshire.

Career: Ainsworth had guest appearances in a number of TV series, such as The Bill and A Touch of Frost, before landing the role of Little Mo in EastEnders. She stayed with the soap opera from 2000 until 2006. Since then, she has starred in such TV series as Holby Blue, The Wright Way and Call the Midwife. Her biggest role since appearing in EastEnders was as Cathy Keating in Granchester.

Quote: On EastEnders: 'I look back on my time on EastEnders with real nostalgia. The Slaters made a big impact and it all worked well.'

Trivia: In 2002, she won Best Actress at the British Soap Award, Most Popular Actress at National Television Awards and Best Soap Actress at TV Quick Awards.

David Troughton (Actor) .. Chief Inspector Benson

Neil Morrissey (Actor) .. Harding Redmond

Born: July 04, 1962 in Stafford

Best Known For: Men Behaving Badly.

Early-life: Neil Anthony Morrissey was born on July 4, 1962, in Staffordshire, one of four sons of Irish Catholic parents. He and brother Stephen were caught by police during a spree of petty pilfering. They were separated, sent to a children's home and grew up in care. Morrissey didn't have many prospects on leaving school, but turned his life around after enrolling at the Guildhall School Of Music And Drama. On graduating, he landed a job in panto.

Career: Morrissey made ends meet by taking on advertising work, eventually making his TV debut in a 1984 Juliet Bravo episode. The same year he had a small role in The Bounty alongside Anthony Hopkins and Mel Gibson. Morrissey's big break came in Boon, playing sidekick Rocky for five years before quitting in 1992. Six series of Men Behaving Badly turned him into a major TV star. Other projects include A Woman's Guide To Adultery, Happy Birthday Shakespeare, Hunting Venus, Up 'n' Under, My Summer With Des, The Match and Paradise Heights. He was the original voice of Bob the Builder and had hit records as the character.

Quote: 'If someone wants to pay me millions to be lazy on a big fat project in the sun, then I'm more than happy to take it.'

Trivia: He appeared on the stage in 2006 in Acorn Antiques: The Musical.

Andrew Knott (Actor) .. Sam Milburn

Claudie Blakley (Actor) .. Agatha Redmond

Selin Hizli (Actor) .. Margaret Ward

Oliver Dimsdale (Actor) .. Daniel Marlowe

Lorne MacFadyen (Actor) .. Phil Wilkinson

Best Known For: Playing Phil in Grantchester.

Early-life: Born on May 27, 1990 on the Isle of Skye. Lorne graduated from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland in 2015, where he worked with the likes of director Ken Loach.

Career: MacFadyen's early professional acting credits include Ken Loach's The Angels' Share (2012) and Electric Man (2012). He also appeared in two episodes of ITV detective drama Shetland and the short film Exchange and Mart (2014). In 2016, MacFadyen joined the ensemble cast of period crime drama Grantchester as Phil, which was his first role after graduation. He also appeared in detective drama The Level and starred alongside Michelle Keegan in drama series Tina and Bobby.

Quote: 'My mum's a nurse and my dad's a mechanic, so the acting has come out of the blue really, but they're really excited about what I'm doing. It's all new territory, but I definitely get my work ethic from them - they're very hard workers.'

Trivia: He worked on Shetland during his summer holiday period as a student.

Geoff McGivern (Actor) .. Archdeacon

Sam Frenchum (Actor) .. Gary Bell

Helen Clyro (Actor) .. Phyllis Bell

Gracie Brooke (Actor) .. Abigail Redmond

Imogen Byron (Actor) .. Rose Parr

Alfie Field (Actor) .. Tommy Chapman

Daisy Coulam (Writer)

Tim Fywell (Director)

Emma Kingsman-Lloyd (Producer)

Diederick Santer (Executive producer)

10:00 pm - 11:00 pm, Thursday, July 23 on ITV3 (10)

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