Grantchester

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.

Rishi Nair (Actor) .. Alphy Kottaram

Al Weaver (Actor) .. Leonard Finch

Tessa Peake-Jones (Actor) .. Mrs Chapman

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.

Nick Brimble (Actor) .. Jack Chapman

Born: July 22, 1944 in Bristol

Best Known For: Playing Little John in Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves.

Early-life: Nicholas Brimble was born on July 22, 1944 in Bristol. His father was a schoolteacher and he has two brothers, Ian and Vincent, who have both also become actors. He attended Bristol Grammar School before going on to study Philosophy and English Literature at the University of Sussex, where he got a Master's degree. Nick went on to teach English and Drama at the University of Baghdad but left due to political unrest. He taught at a south London comprehensive school before deciding to try to become an actor.

Career: Brimble started his acting career in theatre, beginning with a job as youth theatre organiser at the Marlowe Theatre and also acting in some of the theatre's plays. He went on to perform in theatre productions by a number of companies. In 1973, he started landing TV roles, starting with Wessex Tales. Following this, he appeared in such TV productions as The Sweeney, The Professionals and Dempsey and Makepeace. His film roles included Sweeney! (1977), Silver Dream Racer (1980) and Who Dares Wins (1982) before he was cast as Little John in Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991). Since then, he has appeared in such films as Loch Ness (1996), Seven Days to Live (2000) and A Knight's Tale (2001). Meanwhile, in TV, he has appeared in To Play the King, Ivanhoe, Emmerdale, The Bill and Grantchester.

Quote: "Your job as an actor is to look like you know what you are doing - even if you don't."

Trivia: He went to every play at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre from the age of 11 until he went to university at 18.

Oliver Dimsdale (Actor) .. Daniel Marlowe

Bradley Hall (Actor) .. Larry Peters

Melissa Johns (Actor) .. Miss Scott

Christie Russell-Brown (Actor) .. Meg Grey

Maggie O'Neill (Actor) .. Mavis Andrews

Born: November 15, 1962 in Buckinghamshire

Best Known For: EastEnders and Shameless.

Early-life: Margaret O'Neill was born in Buckinghamshire on November 15, 1962. She was educated at a convent school and was inspired by a sixth-form drama teacher to take up acting. She went on to train at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. In 1985, she appeared in the video for Simply Red's Holding Back the Years, before making her stage debut in Moving Pictures at the West Yorkshire Playhouse, Leeds.

Career: O'Neill made her big-screen debut in Mona Lisa (1986) and two years later starred in Gorillas in the Mist. Better known for her TV work, she has made guest appearances in a number of programmes and had recurring roles in Take Me Home, Peak Practice, Shameless and EastEnders.

Quote: "Some people feel guilty if they're not doing something with their day. Not me. I'm a slacker."

Trivia: She enjoys pilates, yoga and reading.

Neil Stuke (Actor) .. Reg Wait

Best Known For: Playing Matthew in Game On.

Early-life: Born in Kent in 1967, Neil Stuke earned a crust working in a clothes shop and as a second-hand car dealer. Eventually put aside dreams of being a drummer to become an actor. Finally hit the big time when he landed a part in Stephen Poliakoff's acclaimed 1993 movie Century.

Career: Stuke appeared in popular dramas Poirot, Between the Lines, Heartbeat and A Touch of Frost. He also featured in Dennis Potter's final TV projects Karaoke and Cold Lazarus. He hit the big time when he took over the role of Matthew, the agoraphobic liar in cult sitcom Game On. Hit projects Sliding Doors, Murder in Mind, Casualty, Grafters and Drop the Dead Donkey also boosted his profile. Has rarely been out of work in the past few years. He appeared on stage in Blue/Orange and Entertaining Mr Sloane. Other projects have included School For Seduction, Faith, Twenty Thousand Streets Under the Sky, The Afternoon Play, The Virgin Queen and Chopratown. His recent work includes playing Chris Jackson in TV sitcom Reggie Perrin, Max in Monday Monday, and Billy Lamb in BBC legal drama Silk.

Quote: "I've always found acting easy and I get frustrated when I'm not challenged."

Trivia: In 2014, Stuke was one of the 200 public figures who signed a letter opposing Scottish independence in the run-up to September's referendum.

Gemma Page (Actor) .. Eliza Wait

Neal Barry (Actor) .. Silas Jennings

Sophie Way (Actor) .. Sarah Bickford

Rose Allen (Actor) .. Dora Keating

Rubie-Rose Fearfield (Actor) .. Ivy Keating

Carter-Jae O'Neil (Actor) .. David Keating

Daisy Coulam (Writer)

Rob Evans (Director)

Jyoti Fernandes (Producer)

Emma Kingsman-Lloyd (Executive producer)

Susanne Simpson (Executive producer)

Rebecca Eaton (Executive producer)

10:00 pm - 11:00 pm, Wednesday, January 7 on ITV1 London +1 (35)

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