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Witness
Season 11, Episode 1
Long-suffering DCI Vera Stanhope must unravel the mystery when well-respected local builder and family man Jim Tullman is found beaten to death on the steps of the Collingwood Monument. His demise happened just before he was due to testify in court as the key witness in a violent assault case. Crime drama, starring Brenda Blethyn, Kenny Doughty and Jon Morrison
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Brenda Blethyn
(Actor)
.. DCI Vera Stanhope
Kenny Doughty
(Actor)
.. DS Aiden Healy
Jon Morrison
(Actor)
.. DC Kenny Lockhart
Ibinabo Jack
(Actor)
.. DC Jacqueline Williams
Riley Jones
(Actor)
.. DC Mark Edwards
Paul Kaye
(Actor)
.. Dr Malcolm Donahue
Lorraine Ashbourne
(Actor)
.. Barbara Tullman
Joe Caffrey
(Actor)
.. Doug Rooney
Sophie Stanton
(Actor)
.. Andrea Hynde
Ian Bonar
(Actor)
.. Ewan Webster
Amber James
(Actor)
.. Monica Samassi
Ged Simmons
(Actor)
.. Gary Clayton
Tevye Matheson
(Actor)
.. Victor Samassi
Lewis Cope
(Actor)
.. Marcus Hynde
Conor Lowson
(Actor)
.. Patrick Hynde
Rina Mahoney
(Actor)
.. Aliah Kapoor
Ramanique Ahluwalia
(Actor)
.. Anita Sinha
Pauline Moriarty
(Actor)
.. Helena Rossi
Gavin Kitchen
(Actor)
.. Jim Tullman
Ray Spencer
(Actor)
.. Karaoke MC
Davey Hopper
(Actor)
.. Brian
Elizabeth Marsh
(Actor)
.. Lesley Clayton
Olivia Nakintu
(Actor)
.. Amber Fenn
Micky McGregor
(Actor)
.. John Paul Tullman
Paul Logue
(Writer)
Paul Gay
(Director)
Will Nicholson
(Producer)
Phil Hunter
(Executive producer)
More Information
Did You Know..
Brenda Blethyn
(Actor)
.. DCI Vera Stanhope
Born:
February 20, 1946
in
Kent
Best Known For:
Secrets & Lies.
Early-life:
Born Brenda Anne Bottle on February 20, 1946, in Ramsgate, Kent. She's the youngest of nine children of a parlour maid and a chauffeur. Money was tight when she was growing up. After excelling at maths at school, she worked as a secretary and bookkeeper in a bank. But she was always obsessed with films and acting and, at the age of 27, after divorcing her first husband, she gave up her day job and used her savings to fund a drama course at Guildford. She didn't tell her parents, and thought she would go back to her old career if things didn't work out.
Career:
Blethyn gained early experience with two small theatre groups before joining the National Theatre in 1975. Her TV debut was in a 1979 episode of Tales of the Unexpected, and a year later she had a lead role in Mike Leigh's small-screen project Gloria. In 1990 she made her first film, The Witches, following that up with A River Runs Through It. Despite roles in Outside Edge and The Buddha of Suburbia, she didn't become a household name until her Oscar-nominated role in Leigh's Secrets & Lies. Since then she's starred in Girls' Night, Saving Grace, Pride & Prejudice, Atonement, London River, and gained another Oscar nomination for Little Voice. She returned to the small screen in 2011 playing the title role in ITV's detective series Vera.
Quote:
'I don't have ambition. My expectations are low.'
Trivia:
Blethyn was awarded an OBE for services to drama in the 2003 New Year Honours List.
Kenny Doughty
(Actor)
.. DS Aiden Healy
Jon Morrison
(Actor)
.. DC Kenny Lockhart
Ibinabo Jack
(Actor)
.. DC Jacqueline Williams
Riley Jones
(Actor)
.. DC Mark Edwards
Paul Kaye
(Actor)
.. Dr Malcolm Donahue
Born:
December 15, 1964
in
Dulwich
Best Known For:
His character Dennis Pennis - the spoof reporter who pretended to interview celebrities so he could insult or make fun of them.
Early-life:
Paul Kaye was born as Ralph Zang on December 15, 1964, in Dulwich, and raised in Wembley, where he studied theatre design and became obsessed with punk rock. Kaye became an avid fan of Arsenal FC at the age of 14. He used to be an in-house graphic designer for rival team Tottenham Hotspur in the late 1980s, but was given the boot for sticking the odd subliminal cannon into their merchandising catalogues. In real-life he's extremely well-spoken - unlike many of his alter-egos.
Career:
Kaye got his TV break working on BBC Two's Sunday Show when he was 24, playing Dennis Pennis, a character he invented during evenings out with his friends, never expecting anything to come of it. Despite being a cult hit, Kaye decided to quit playing him when he found it difficult to get interviews with stars. Away from Pennis, he's appeared in comedy series Perfect World and Citizen Kaye, and hosted game show Liar. He has also starred in It's All Gone Pete Tong, Two Thousand Acres of Sky, Kingdom, Skins, Mongrels, Shameless and Being Human.
Quote:
Talking to Pierce Brosnan at a celebrity bash: 'When I went to see GoldenEye, I was glued to my seat - otherwise I would have left.''
Trivia:
He has starred in a number of commercials for betting website BetVictor.
Lorraine Ashbourne
(Actor)
.. Barbara Tullman
Best Known For:
Her role as philandering female footballer Geraldine in TV's Playing The Field.
Early-life:
Born in Manchester in 1961, Ashbourne always dreamed of being an actress and on leaving school joined a local theatre. Her sister, Jayne, is also an actress who appeared in Coronation Street and New Street Law. While at drama school, Lorraine contacted Debbie Horsfield to say she would love to work with her. Her first acting job was in the Red Devils, a trilogy of plays by Horsfield, which formed the inspiration for new BBC One drama, True Dare Kiss.
Career:
After years of working in theatre, plus character roles in TV shows like The Bill, Casualty and London's Burning, she landed a part as the mother in Colin Firth movie Fever Pitch. She went on to star as Yvonne Mackey in City Central and as the fiery Geraldine Powell in the soccer drama Playing The Field. Other projects have included The Martins, King Kong, Jayne Eyre and Housewife, 49, True Dare Kiss, and The Street.
Quote:
'People think I just came from nowhere. But I've worked hard over the years and now it's all happening.'
Trivia:
Her stage credits include Fool For Love, Othello and The Three Sisters.
Joe Caffrey
(Actor)
.. Doug Rooney
Sophie Stanton
(Actor)
.. Andrea Hynde
Ian Bonar
(Actor)
.. Ewan Webster
Amber James
(Actor)
.. Monica Samassi
Ged Simmons
(Actor)
.. Gary Clayton
Tevye Matheson
(Actor)
.. Victor Samassi
Lewis Cope
(Actor)
.. Marcus Hynde
Conor Lowson
(Actor)
.. Patrick Hynde
Rina Mahoney
(Actor)
.. Aliah Kapoor
Ramanique Ahluwalia
(Actor)
.. Anita Sinha
Pauline Moriarty
(Actor)
.. Helena Rossi
Gavin Kitchen
(Actor)
.. Jim Tullman
Ray Spencer
(Actor)
.. Karaoke MC
Davey Hopper
(Actor)
.. Brian
Elizabeth Marsh
(Actor)
.. Lesley Clayton
Olivia Nakintu
(Actor)
.. Amber Fenn
Micky McGregor
(Actor)
.. John Paul Tullman
Paul Logue
(Writer)
Paul Gay
(Director)
Will Nicholson
(Producer)
Phil Hunter
(Executive producer)
