Jonathan Creek - Danse Macabre - 2:25 pm Saturday, February 7 on U&Drama

Alan Davies (Actor) .. Jonathan Creek

Born: March 06, 1966 in Loughton, Essex

Best Known For: Jonathan Creek and being the permanent panellist on QI.

Early-life: Alan Roger Davies was born in Loughton, Essex, on March 6, 1966. Together with his older brother and younger sister, Alan was raised by his accountant father, following the death of his mother from leukaemia when he was six. Despite disliking school, he was a bright child and passed 12 O-Levels and two A-Levels before studying drama at the University of Kent. On graduating, he signed on for an Enterprise Allowance Scheme to help fund his assault on the London comedy circuit.

Career: Davies performed his first stand-up gig in 1988, and by the early 1990s was a rising star, picking up rave reviews at Edinburgh. He later gave up playing clubs to concentrate on radio. His Radio 1 series, Alan's Big One FM, led to TV appearances on shows such as One Foot in the Grave, before he was cast as the lead in Jonathan Creek, the light-hearted mystery drama that made him a household name. Other acting work includes Bob and Rose, A Many Splintered Thing, The Brief, Marple, Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging (2008), Lewis and Whites. He presented the three-part documentary Alan Davies' Teenage Revolution for Channel 4 in 2010 and was a judge in 2011 on ITV talent show Show Me the Funny. He's also appeared in West End hit Auntie and Me. He has been a permanent panellist on irreverent quiz QI since the show began in 2003.

Quote: "I'm like a fine wine. I'm maturing."

Trivia: In early 2012, he announced his first UK stand-up tour in 12 years.

Caroline Quentin (Actor) .. Maddy Magellan

Born: July 11, 1960 in Reigate, Surrey

Best Known For: Playing Dorothy in 1990's sitcom Men Behaving Badly.

Early-life: Born Caroline Jones in Reigate, Surrey, on July 11, 1960. She has three older sisters. She learnt her trade at the Tring Park School, a boarding school focusing on the performing arts, which would eventually give her the platform to forge a TV career. Her first proper job, however, came on stage in Lowestoft, where, at the age of 16, she was a member of a chorus line. A director spotted her and offered her a job at London's Royal Court Theatre.

Career: During the 1980s, Quentin had small, supporting roles in a number of projects. In the early 1990s she made appearances in Harry Enfield and Chums before landing the role of Dorothy on Men Behaving Badly in 1992, which eventually ended in 1998. Jonathan Creek offered Quentin a chance to delve into slightly more serious territory. Acting projects since include Life Begins, Blue Murder, Life of Riley, Just William, Dead Boss, Switch and Dancing on the Edge. Quentin also presents Restoration Home (she has dabbled in property restoration herself on numerous occasions) and has begun a second TV career as a travelogue presenter thanks to series such as A Passage Through India and Caroline Quentin's Cornwall.

Quote: "Reaching 50 is a reason for great celebration, if you ask me, because we all know people at this stage who haven't made it. In the end, it's so much better than the alternative."

Trivia: In 2004, Quentin received a special recognition gong at the National Television Awards.

Stuart Milligan (Actor) .. Adam Klaus

Peter Davison (Actor) .. Stephen Claithorne

Born: April 13, 1951 in Streatham, London

Best Known For: Being the fifth Doctor Who.

Early-life: Born Peter Moffett on April 13, 1951, in Streatham, south London. He moved with his three sisters to Surrey when his parents, Sheila and Claude, bought a village store. He had an undistinguished time at Winston Churchill School, but he did enjoy music and drama. After leaving with three O-levels, he considered teaching, but entered the Central School of Speech and Drama after catching the acting bug through amateur performances. To avoid confusion with director Peter Moffatt, he changed his surname to Davison.

Career: Davison's first professional role was in Love's Labour's Lost at Nottingham Playhouse in 1972 and his TV debut came in a 1975 episode of The Tomorrow People. A lean spell followed (during which he spent 18 months working in a tax office in Twickenham), but his big break came in 1978 when he landed the role of Tristan Farnon in All Creatures Great and Small. In 1981, he took over from Tom Baker as the fifth Doctor Who, but quit three years later for fear of being typecast. Other career highlights include A Very Peculiar Practice, Campion, At Home with the Braithwaites, The Last Detective, The Complete Guide to Parenting, Distant Shores and Law & Order: UK. Throughout 2010, he starred in the West End production of Legally Blonde, and directed and wrote a spoof documentary called The Five(ish) Doctors to tie in with Doctor Who's 50th anniversary in 2013.

Quote: "You don't ever decide you're old - at least I haven't yet. I'm still quite surprised if I get dragged for a night out somewhere why I'm yawning by half-past-11."

Trivia: He composed the theme tunes for Button Moon and Mixed Blessings. His actress daughter, Georgia Moffett, is married to David Tennant.

Pippa Haywood (Actor) .. Lorna Claithorne

Born: May 06, 1961 in Hatfield, Hertfordshire

Best Known For: Playing Helen Brittas in The Brittas Empire.

Early-life: Philippa Haywood was born on May 6, 1961 in Hatfield, Hertfordshire. She trained at Bristol Old Vic Theatre School.

Career: Haywood's TV career extends back to the 1980s, starting with a guest appearance in Brush Strokes. She later appeared in The One Game as Jenny Thorne. From 1991 to 1997, she played Helen Brittas in comedy series The Brittas Empire. She also voiced Mrs Kitchen in children's TV series Budgie the Little Helicopter from 1994 until 1996. Haywood then landed guest roles in such shows as Jonathan Creek, Goodnight Sweetheart, Holby City and My Family. She also had roles in Dalziel and Pascoe, Green Wing and Fear, Stress and Anger. Her film credits include If Only (2004), Tamara Drewe (2010) and Pride and Prejudice and Zombies (2016). She also starred in BBC drama series Prisoners' Wives. Her recent TV credits include Scott & Bailey, Brief Encounters, Midsomer Murders and Loaded.

Trivia: Along with other members of the cast of Green Wing, she joined the junior doctors strike outside Northwick Park Hospital in 2016.

Meg Davies (Actor) .. Emma Lazarus

Gavan O'Herlihy (Actor) .. Hal Drucker

Mark Caven (Actor) .. Tom Terici

Frankie Park (Actor) .. Tessa

Jimmi Harkishin (Actor) .. Gary Lobo

Martina Laird (Actor) .. Bridget

Justin Alexis (Actor) .. Nathan

Keith Morris (Actor) .. Waiter

Christopher Adamson (Actor) .. The stalker

David Renwick (Writer)

Sandy Johnson (Director)

Jonathan Creek: Danse Macabre

2:25 pm - 3:30 pm, Saturday, February 7 on U&Drama (20)

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