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Athens
Season 2, Episode 7
A stolen artefact tied to true love becomes the centrepiece of a heist that leaves a security guard dead. Rumours of Jack's kiss with Cassie spark chaos, with Jamil feeling betrayed and Kate questioning everything. As Jack takes the fall for Jamil during an incident, he risks his career to save his friend. Crime drama, starring Shayne Ward, Catherine Tyldesley and Janice Connolly
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Cast & Crew
Shayne Ward
(Actor)
.. Jack Grayling
Catherine Tyldesley
(Actor)
.. Kate Woods
Janice Connolly
(Actor)
.. Janice Evans
Duncan Preston
(Actor)
.. Hugo Lawrence-Bately
Yulie Archontaki
(Actor)
.. Melissa Makris
Costantinos Pastronidis
(Actor)
.. Christos Biros
Andreas Karras
(Actor)
.. Nikos Pepi
Suzanne Cowie
(Writer)
Andy Morgan
(Executive producer)
Jonathan Phillips
(Series producer)
Steve Hughes
(Director)
More Information
Did You Know..
Shayne Ward
(Actor)
.. Jack Grayling
Born:
October 16, 1984
in
Tameside, Greater Manchester
Best Known For:
Winning The X Factor.
Early-life:
Shayne Thomas Ward was born on October 16, 1984 in Tameside, Greater Manchester to Irish Traveller parents who had settled in England. He entered talent show Popstars: The Rivals when he was 18 and reached the final 30 contestants. Before taking part in The X Factor, he performed at pubs, clubs and weddings with a band called Destiny.
Career:
Ward won the second season of The X Factor in 2005, launching his music career. He released his first single, That's My Goal, the same year and released his self-titled debut album in 2006. His follow-up, Breathless, was released in 2007 and this third album, Obsession, came out in 2010. Ward went on to star in West End musical Rock of Ages as Stacee Jaxx and then played the Artilleryman in the final arena tour of Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of the Worlds. In 2015, he released his fourth album, Closer, and began playing Aidan Connor on Coronation Street.
Quote:
'I love a challenge, and I think it's when people least expect you to do something that you often do your best.'
Trivia:
He was nominated for Best Newcomer at the British Soap Awards in 2016 for his work in Coronation Street.
Catherine Tyldesley
(Actor)
.. Kate Woods
Born:
September 17, 1983
in
Salford
Best Known For:
Playing Eva Price in Coronation Street.
Early-life:
Born in Salford on September 17, 1983, Catherine studied acting at the Birmingham School of Acting. She made her TV debut in a 2006 episode of No Angels. A year later, she played the lead role in Liverpool-set BBC One drama Lilies.
Career:
Other roles followed in The Street, Florence Nightingale, Doctors, Red Riding: In the Year of Our Lord 1983, Scallywagga, Shameless, The Royal, and Trollied. Between August and October 2010, she portrayed prison guard Abi Peterson in Emmerdale. Her first taste of life on Coronation Street came in 2006 when she played a midwife for one episode. Five years later she returned to the famous cobbles as recurring character Eva Price, a role she continues to play.
Quote:
On working on Coronation Street: 'Every day I feel so grateful and so lucky. I'm a huge, huge fan of the show and always have been.'
Trivia:
Tyldesley has modelled clothes for House of Fraser.
Janice Connolly
(Actor)
.. Janice Evans
Duncan Preston
(Actor)
.. Hugo Lawrence-Bately
Best Known For:
His association with Victoria Wood, and playing Doug Potts in Emmerdale.
Early-life:
Duncan was born in Bradford in 1946. He attended drama classes at the Bradford Civic in Little Germany and went on to train at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. He made his TV debut in a 1964 episode of Crossroads. He began his association with Victoria Wood by playing various characters in the 1982 sketch comedy series Wood and Walters.
Career:
Preston went on to work with Victoria Wood on a number of other projects, including Victoria Wood: As Seen on TV, Victoria Wood, Victoria Wood's All Day Breakfast, Pat and Margaret, dinnerladies, and the stage version of Acorn Antiques: The Musical. Preston has also made guest appearances in a number of TV shows, with notable performances in Coronation Street, Harry Enfield and Chums, and Surgical Spirit. Since 2007, he has played Doug Potts in Emmerdale. He is also a renowned Shakespearean actor, having performed in a number of productions for the Royal Shakespeare Company.
Quote:
'I've done a soap and seen actors on their first day say, ‘My character wouldn't say that'. I'm sorry, but it's not your place to say that. Writers spend a lot more time writing scripts than we do acting them.'
Trivia:
Preston was awarded an honorary Doctor of Letters degree by the University of Bradford in 2002.
Yulie Archontaki
(Actor)
.. Melissa Makris
Costantinos Pastronidis
(Actor)
.. Christos Biros
Andreas Karras
(Actor)
.. Nikos Pepi
Suzanne Cowie
(Writer)
Andy Morgan
(Executive producer)
Jonathan Phillips
(Series producer)
Steve Hughes
(Director)
