A Touch of Frost - Close Encounters - 11:50 pm Monday, March 23 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 Norman Mullett

Caroline Harker (Actor) .. Hazel Wallace

Jim Sturgess (Actor) .. Laurence Burrell

Born: May 16, 1978 in London

Best Known For: Across the Universe and One Day.

Early-life: James Anthony Sturgess was born in London on May 16, 1978, but grew up in Farnham, Surrey. His first taste of acting came at the age of eight when he auditioned for a local theatre group. His main interest, however, was music and he started his first band when he was 15. He went on to study media performance at Salford University and it was here that he began to seriously consider acting as a career. He began making short films and wrote and performed a one-man show, which led to him being signed by an agent.

Career: Sturgess moved to London in 2000 and joined the band Called Saint Faith. He took small acting roles to fund his musical adventures. His big break came in 2007 when he won a leading role in Julie Taymor's musical film Across the Universe. He followed this with parts in The Other Boleyn Girl (2008), 21 (2008), Crossing Over (2009), Heartless (2009) and The Way Back (2010). His breakthrough came in 2011 when he starred alongside Anne Hathaway in One Day. His recent work includes Cloud Atlas (2012) and Upside Down (2013).

Quote: 'British actors come at acting from a slightly different angle.'

Trivia: He voiced an owl in Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole (2010).

Jimmy Yuill (Actor) .. Charles Lightfoot

Maurice Roeves (Actor) .. Stuart Mackintosh

Jane Gurnett (Actor) .. Janet Carter

Andy de la Tour (Actor) .. Oscar Manning

Rob Spendlove (Actor) .. Martin Burrell

Elizabeth Rider (Actor) .. Helen Burrell

Paterson Joseph (Actor) .. Colin Stokes

Born: June 22, 1965 in London

Best Known For: A string of TV roles.

Early-life: Paterson was born in London on June 22, 1965. He trained to be an actor at the Studio '68 of Theatre Arts, London, and the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. In 1989, he made his TV debut in the drama Streetwise. Roles followed in The Bill, Between the Lines, Soldier Soldier, Neverwhere, and Casualty.

Career: Joseph has starred in a number of TV shows, playing recurring roles in My Dad's the Prime Minister, William and Mary, Green Wing, Jekyll, Hyperdrive, Chop Socky Chooks, That Mitchell and Webb Look, Survivors, and Peep Show. More recently, he has starred in Law & Order: UK, The Leftovers, Babylon, and Safe House. His film credits include In the Name of the Father (1993), The Beach (2000) and The Other Man (2008).

Quote: On the police: 'It will always be different for people who are considered to be not working class in this country. I think the middle classes have a very different idea of what and who the police are.'

Trivia: In 1991, Joseph won second prize in the Ian Charleson Awards for his 1990 performances of Oswald in King Lear, Dumaine in Love's Labour's Lost, and the Marquis de Mota in The Last Days of Don Juan, all for the Royal Shakespeare Company.

Sheila Whitfield (Actor) .. Sally Stokes

Samuel Graham (Actor) .. Ben Stokes

Wayne Foskett (Actor) .. Les Jameson

Mike Savage (Actor) .. Bill Duggan

David McKail (Actor) .. Dr McKenzie

James McKenna (Actor) .. Sgt Brady

Michael Jenn (Actor) .. Alec McGuiness

Stephen Rashbrook (Actor) .. Police doctor

Ian Barritt (Actor) .. Mr Weston

Cate Fowler (Actor) .. Mrs Weston

Norman Beg (Actor) .. Takeaway deliverer

Liam Fox (Actor) .. Removal firm guard

Born: June 02, 1970 in Manchester

Best Known For: Playing Dan Spencer in Emmerdale.

Early-life: Born Paul Fox in Manchester on June 2, 1970. He made his TV debut in an episode of dinnerladies in 1999. He had a small role in the movie There's Only One Jimmy Grimble (2000). Guest appearances followed in Fat Friends, North Square, Cold Feet and A Touch of Frost.

Career: Fox made guest appearances in Emmerdale in 2002 playing PC Tyrell. He became a regular on the soap in 2011 when he began playing Dan Spencer. His other TV credits include Coronation Street, Casualty 1909, The Case, Casualty, and Dancing on the Edge.

Quote: On Emmerdale: 'I originally came in for eight episodes and was told that Dan might return now and again. Within a couple of months of me doing that, I was told that he was coming in as a regular character.'

Trivia: Fox wed actress Nicole Barber-Lane in 1999.

John Lyons (Actor) .. DS Toolan

Michael Russell (Writer)

David Reynolds (Producer)

Richard Bates (Producer)

Paul Harrison (Director)

A Touch of Frost: Close Encounters

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