Midsomer Murders - The Debt of Lies - 8:00 pm Wednesday, July 1 on ITV3

Neil Dudgeon (Actor) .. DCI John Barnaby

Born: January 01, 1961 in Doncaster

Best Known For: Being the new Barnaby in Midsomer Murders.

Early-life: Born in Doncaster in 1961. His dad drove a bread delivery van and his mum was an assistant supermarket manager, although they both also performed on the club circuit. Neil credits his own love of acting to a teacher who forced him to read aloud in an assembly _ it was supposed to be a punishment for misbehaving in class, but Neil found he actually enjoyed it. He went to appear in school plays, before studying drama at Rada.

Career: Neil made his film debut in 1987 with an uncredited role in Prick Up Your Ears, and went on to appear in London's Burning on TV the following year. He's worked pretty steadily since then in a wide range of TV shows, although he admits he's most frequently cast as a cop _ he's starred in Inspector Morse, Out of the Blue, Between the Lines, Messiah and Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Silk Stocking. Last year it was announced that he would be taking on his most high-profile police role to date when he took over from John Nettles as the star of Midsomer Murders. He has also starred alongside Caroline Quentin in the sitcom Life of Riley.

Quote: On joining Midsomer Murders: "My secret dream is that viewers will switch on, watch it all the way through and not notice there's a new bloke in it."

Trivia: He has starred in a number of dramas on Radio 3 and Radio 4.

Nick Hendrix (Actor) .. DS Jamie Winter

Fiona Dolman (Actor) .. Sarah Barnaby

Born: January 01, 1970 in Findhorn, Moray

Best Known For: The Royal Today, Heartbeat and Midsomer Murders.

Early-life: Fiona Jane Dolman was born in Findhorn, Moray, on January 1, 1970 to Rosemary and Gordon. She is the youngest daughter of four children. Her father worked in the RAF and he moved his family to Gibraltar when Fiona was 15. In 1993, she made her TV acting debut in Crime Story.

Career: Roles followed for Dolman on the small screen in Strike Force, A Touch of Frost, The Knock and Ultraviolet. In 1998, she joined the cast of Heartbeat playing Jackie Lambert. She went on to have a recurring role in The Royal Today. In 2011, she began playing Sarah Barnaby alongside Neil Dudgeon in Midsomer Murders.

Quote: On working with the Barnaby's dog on Midsomer Murders: 'We have sausages strapped to bags and in pockets so the dog follows you around.'

Trivia: At the age of 16 and 17 years, Dolman won awards at the Gibraltar RAF ladies windsurfing championships.

Annette Badland (Actor) .. Fleur Perkins

Born: August 26, 1950 in Birmingham

Best Known For: A string of TV, stage and films roles.

Early-life: Annette was born in Birmingham on August 26, 1950. She trained at the East 15 Acting School in London. In 1975, she made her TV debut as a tap dancing pupil in The Naked Civil Servant. Her next project was the film Jabberwocky (1977).

Career: During a long and prolific acting career, Badland has made appearances in a number of popular TV shows, including Shoestring, The Gentle Touch, Minder, Bergerac, All Creatures Great and Small, Making Out, Love Hurts, Outside Edge, and The Bill. Her film credits include The Grotesque (1995), Little Voice (1998), Beautiful People (1999) and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005). More recently, she has starred in Doctor Who, All the Small Things, You, Me & Them, Man Down, Father Brown, Wizards vs Aliens, and Outlander. In 2014, she joined the cast of EastEnders, playing Babe Smith.

Quote: 'The sea has always been a strong force for me - if I want to think about things I tend to go off to the coast.'

Trivia: Badland was nominated for a Screen Actors Guild award with her fellow cast members for Little Voice.

Tom Conti (Actor) .. Sebastian Cabot

Born: November 22, 1941 in Paisley

Best Known For: Playing love interest Costas in Shirley Valentine.

Early-life: Thomas Conti was born on November 22, 1941, in Paisley, Scotland, the only child of an Italian father and Irish mother. At the age of four he began taking piano lessons and was regarded in some quarters as a child prodigy. However, while studying at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama he auditioned for a part in a play and became instantly hooked on acting.

Career: Conti started out on the stage in the 1960s, making his London debut in 1973. A year later he made his first film, the Slade movie Flame. In 1979 he picked up a Tony award for his Broadway appearance in Whose Life Is It Anyway? This led to parts in such acclaimed movies as Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence, Reuben Reuben (for which he received an Oscar nomination) and Shirley Valentine. He appeared in short-lived US TV series Wright Verdicts in 1995. Other productions include Don't Go Breaking My Heart, I Was a Rat, Dangerous Parking and Deeply Irresponsible. He divides his time between stage work, film and TV.

Quote: 'A film set is just a never-ending hell.'

Trivia: He published a book, The Doctor, in 2004.

Elizabeth Payne (Actor) .. Ruth Cabot

Sabina Franklyn (Actor) .. Elaine Bennet

Lorne MacFadyen (Actor) .. Lionel Bennet

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.

Diana Yekinni (Actor) .. Matty Bennet

Peter Polycarpou (Actor) .. Giles Franklyn

Gary Beadle (Actor) .. Damian Bennet

Best Known For: Playing Paul Trueman in EastEnders.

Early-life: Gary was born in London in 1965. At the age of eight, he performed in a stage version of Bugsy Malone. Gary and his brother Rikki and sister Carleen went to the Anna Scher Theatre School. In 1980, Gary made his TV debut in an episode of the drama series The Squad. He has been a regular on the small screen ever since.

Career: Beadle is perhaps best known for playing Paul Trueman in EastEnders, a role he performed between 2001 and 2004. His TV credits also include Making Out, The Glam Metal Detectives, Operation Good Guys, Holby City, Thieves Like Us, The Sarah Jane Adventures and Crime Stories. More recently, he has starred in The Interceptor. His film credits include Wit (2001), Until Death (2007), Cockneys vs Zombies (2012), and In the Heart of the Sea (2015).

Quote: 'One of the main reasons that I got into acting was so that I could play several different people and live in other people's worlds.'

Trivia: Beadle enjoys boxing, cricket, football and playing percussion.

Mariam Haque (Actor) .. Jenny Bennet

Geff Francis (Actor) .. Billy Bevan

Alex Walkinshaw (Actor) .. Sam Engells

Born: October 05, 1974 in Barking, Essex

Best Known For: Playing Smithy in The Bill.

Early-life: Alex Walkinshaw was born in Barking, Essex, on 5 October 1974. A keen swimmer as a child, he used to train five days a week and compete in various competitions, finding it helped his asthma. An energetic, extroverted child, he studied drama as an outlet for his creativity. After studying drama at his secondary school, Alex soon found he had a real talent and joined a Saturday drama class. Encouraged by his teachers, Alex was elated to be accepted into the Sylvia Young Theatre School and later the London Dance Studios.

Career: His first TV appearance was at the age of 12 as an extra in Grange Hill. From 1992 to 1993 he appeared in the sitcom Side by Side. He first appeared in The Bill as a guest star in 1992, 1993 and 1995, before joining as a regular cast member in 1999. He played PC Dale Smith, better known as 'Smithy'. He left the show in 2001, only to return in 2003 when his character was promoted to Sergeant. After a spell in Waterloo Road, Walkinshaw joined the cast of Casualty in 2012 as senior staff nurse Adrian Fletcher. He took his character to Holby City in August 2014.

Quote: On his move from Casualty to Holby City: 'I was really quite nervous when I first started, but everyone has been so welcoming and friendly that I feel my transition has been fairly smooth.'

Trivia: In 2007, he took part in The Weakest Link and won £9,450 for Essex-based charity called 'Kids in Need'.

Jules Robertson (Actor) .. Charlie Cabot

Isabel Shaw (Actor) .. Betty Barnaby

Nick Hicks-Beach (Writer)

Gill Wilkinson (Director)

Michele Buck (Executive producer)

Louise Pedersen (Executive producer)

Midsomer Murders: The Debt of Lies

8:00 pm - 10:00 pm, Wednesday, July 1 on ITV3 (10)

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The Debt of Lies
Season 23, Episode 2

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