Dalziel & Pascoe - Walls of Silence - 11:20 pm Thursday, May 7 on U&Drama

Warren Clarke (Actor) .. Det Supt Andy Dalziel

Born: April 26, 1947 in Oldham

Best Known For: Dalziel & Pascoe (he played Dalziel).

Early-life: Born Alan Clarke on April 26, 1947, in Oldham, where his father's job involved putting stained glass in church windows. He left school at 15 and became a runner at the Manchester Evening News while doing amateur dramatics in his spare time. He changed his first name to Warren because a girlfriend admired Warren Beatty. After realising he wanted to act, he got his first break in a radio play for BBC Manchester.

Career: Clarke made his TV debut in the late 1960s, and went on to appear in episodes of Coronation Street, The Avengers, Callan, and The Virgin Soldiers before getting his big break with a prominent role in the controversial A Clockwork Orange in 1971. A variety of TV and movie work followed, including Shelley, SOS Titanic, Ishtar (alongside his namesake, Beatty) and Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy. High-profile roles later came in The Manageress, ID, The Mystery of Men, The Deputy, and Down to Earth. He became a household name thanks to a starring role in Dalziel & Pascoe, which first aired in 1996. He also appeared in Bleak House, Christmas at the Riviera, The Invisibles, Red Riding, Just William, and In with the Flynns. He died peacefully in his sleep on November 12, 2014 at the age of 67.

Quote: 'My headmaster told me: 'Don't become an actor. It's a ridiculous job. Anyway, you can't even speak properly. Why don't you become a bus driver or something?''

Trivia: He supported Manchester City.

Colin Buchanan (Actor) .. DI Peter Pascoe

David Royle (Actor) .. DS Wield

Sarah Smart (Actor) .. Sophie Caine

Born: March 03, 1977 in Birmingham

Best Known For: At Home with the Braithwaites

Early-life: Born March 3, 1977, in Birmingham. Her mum is Pat Smart, who writes for daytime drama Doctors. Sarah's siblings Donna, Suzie and Stephen were all born on July 24, albeit in different years. Sarah made her TV debut in childrens' series Woof at the age of 10. A year later, she featured in TV movie Ball-Trap on the Cote Sauvage. She spent her teenage years appearing in TV shows Bliss, Backup, Deadly Summer, A Touch Of Frost and Soldier Soldier.

Career: In 2000, she landed the part of Virginia in At Home with the Braithwaites. That ran for four successful series. She also appeared in Casualty, David Copperfield, Sweet Revenge, Dalziel and Pascoe and Urban Gothic. While working on Sparkhouse with writer Sally Wainwright, Sarah became fascinated by her script about bus drivers, and eventually landed the eponymous role in Jane Hall. Her other projects have included Love Again, Murder Prevention, Funland, Wallander, Doctor Who, Fast Freddie, The Widow and Me, Death in Paradise and The Secret of Crickley Hall.

Quote: "I used to think that work was the be all and end all and it isn't. Family and friends are the most important."

Trivia: At the age of 18 she had a health scare when the left side of her face was paralysed. She was prescribed steroids and after a week or two she returned to normal.

Holly Grainger (Actor) .. Nichola Crowley

Duncan Preston (Actor) .. Ken Crowley

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.

Jonathan Deakin (Actor) .. Alec Jordan

Paul Brennan (Actor) .. Brian Jordan

Rob Jarvis (Actor) .. Nigel Clifford

Sean Gleeson (Actor) .. Julian Beeson

Rosie Rowell (Actor) .. Sandra Pallister

Marian McLoughlin (Actor) .. ACC Belinda Kennedy

Jo-Anne Stockham (Actor) .. DC Novello

Kate Layden (Actor) .. Mrs Hopkins

James Puddephatt (Actor) .. Dr Paul Ashurst

James Weaver (Actor) .. Kinnaird

Nicholas Camm (Actor) .. Constable

Simon Harvey (Actor) .. Sophie's Solicitor

Debbie Howard (Actor) .. First Journalist

Peter Ashdown (Actor) .. Second Journalist

Ann Tricklebank (Producer)

Ashley Pearce (Director)

Matthew Hall (Writer)

Dalziel & Pascoe: Walls of Silence

11:20 pm - 01:25 am, Thursday, May 7 on U&Drama (20)

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Walls of Silence
Season 6, Episode 1

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