Heartbeat - Family Ties - 5:50 pm Wednesday, January 14 on ITV3

Sophie Ward (Actor) .. Dr Helen Trent

Richard Huw (Actor) .. Simon Hackett

Madaleine Moffatt (Actor) .. Betty Hackett

Judy Holt (Actor) .. Teresa Hackett

Freddie Jones (Actor) .. Fred Braithwaite

Born: September 12, 1927 in Stoke-on-Trent

Best Known For: Appearing in several David Lynch films.

Early-life: Born Frederick Charles Jones on September 12, 1927, in Stoke-on-Trent. He never intended to become an actor; in fact, he spent the first decade of his working life as a laboratory assistant at a ceramics factory, only taking to the stage in amateur productions. On eventually deciding on a career-change, Jones won a scholarship to study at the Rose Bruford College of Speech and Drama in Kent. He then spent time working with repertory companies.

Career: Jones quickly gained a reputation as a fine character actor while working with the Royal Shakespeare Company. Early TV roles came in Z Cars, The Baron and The Avengers. His first film was Marat/Sade in 1967. He and Dudley Sutton are the only actors to have appeared in the original and revamped versions of Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased). Other TV work has come in the likes of Jackanory, Inspector Morse, The District Nurse and The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole. Jones has become a cult hero thanks to his film work for legendary studio Hammer (Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed and The Satanic Rites of Dracula) and director David Lynch (The Elephant Man, Dune, Wild at Heart, On the Air and Hotel Room). Jones has played Sandy in Emmerdale since 2005.

Quote: "Time has eroded my memory of those early films. All I remember is not being paid very much!"

Trivia: He is the father of actor Toby Jones.

Ben Crompton (Actor) .. Matt Cartwright

James Lewis (Actor) .. Luke Cartwright

Steven Blakeley (Actor) .. PC Geoff Younger

William Simons (Actor) .. Alf Ventress

John Duttine (Actor) .. Sgt George Miller

Born: March 15, 1949 in Barnsley

Best Known For: The Day of the Triffids.

Early-life: Born March 15, 1949, in Barnsley, South Yorkshire, but brought up in Bradford. On leaving school, he realised "acting was the only thing I did well," so moved to London at the age of 17. He enrolled at the Drama Centre, and following graduation, began landing roles on stage. His first professional job was playing a trio of characters in Hamlet at the Citizens Theatre Company in Glasgow.

Career: Further theatre work followed, until TV and films beckoned. Duttine's early small screen appearances came in Softly Softly, Z Cars, A Pin to See the Peepshow and The Nine Tailors. In 1977, he featured in two Coronation Street episodes and the acclaimed Spend Spend Spend. Bigger parts came in Jesus of Nazareth and The Mallens, before To Serve Them All My Days made him a star on both sides of the Atlantic. The Day of the Triffids, A Woman of Substance and Lame Ducks were also hits. Since then he's appeared in Ain't Misbehavin', Touching Evil, Out of the Blue, The Jury and Jane Hall's Big Bad Bus Ride. His recent work includes Heartbeat, Doc Martin, and The Paradise.

Quote: "I've got an instant retentive memory but it tends not to last longer than a day."

Trivia: Wed actress Mel Martin in 1998.

Jonathan Kerrigan (Actor) .. PC Rob Walker

Gwen Taylor (Actor) .. Peggy Armstrong

Vanessa Hehir (Actor) .. Rosie Cartwright

Best Known For: Heartbeat and Waterloo Road.

Early-life: Vanessa was born in Manchester in 1981. She graduated from the Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts in London in 2004. Her first TV credit was a guest role in Holby City.

Career: Hehir had a recurring role in Grease Monkeys but her first break came in 2004 when she was cast as Rosie Cartwright in rural drama Heartbeat. She stayed with the show until 2007. Since then, she has starred in Emmerdale, Hustle and Stella. In 2013, she joined the cast of Waterloo Road, playing Sue Spark.

Quote: "I've been very lucky with my career as I've loved all the jobs I've done."

Trivia: Hehir emigrated to Australia at the age of six.

David Lonsdale (Actor) .. David Stockwell

Tricia Penrose (Actor) .. Gina Ward

Derek Fowlds (Actor) .. Oscar Blaketon

Born: September 02, 1937 in London

Best Known For: Yes, Minister, Yes, Prime Minister and Heartbeat.

Early-life: Born in London on September 2, 1937, Derek left school at 15 and worked in a factory as an apprentice painter. It was during his national service that he was encouraged to take up acting. He went on to win a scholarship and grant for Rada.

Career: Fowlds made his stage debut in the West End in The Miracle Worker and continued to win stage work and small roles in films before he became known to millions as Mr Derek in children's series The Basil Brush Show, which ran from 1969 to 1973. His big break came in 1980 when he landed the role of Bernard Woolley in BBC sitcom Yes, Minister and its sequel Yes, Prime Minister. He went on to play Oscar Blaketon in long-running ITV police drama Heartbeat from 1992 until 2010.

Quote: "I'm still waiting to be discovered."

Trivia: He married Blue Peter presenter Lesley Judd in 1974. They divorced four years later.

Duggie Brown (Actor) .. Tommy Davis

Jonas Grimas (Director)

Archie Tait (Producer)

Candy Denman (Writer)

Heartbeat: Family Ties

5:50 pm - 6:55 pm, Wednesday, January 14 on ITV3 (10)

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Season 15, Episode 5

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