Lovejoy - Highland Fling - Part Two - 01:40 am Thursday, July 2 on U&Drama

Ian McShane (Actor) .. Lovejoy

Born: September 29, 1942 in Blackburn

Best Known For: Playing antiques dealer Lovejoy.

Early-life: Ian David McShane was born on September 29, 1942, in Blackburn, Lancashire, but grew up in Urmston. He's the son of Scottish footballer Harry McShane, who was playing for Blackburn Rovers at the time, and his wife Irene. Despite considering a career in football, he knew he would never be as good as his dad, and turned to acting instead. He trained alongside Anthony Hopkins and John Hurt at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art during the early 1960s.

Career: McShane's first film was 1962's The Wild and the Willing. After that, he built a reputation as a fine stage actor thanks to various West End productions. His first starring role came in 1966's Skywest and Crooked, which co-starred Hayley Mills and was directed by her actor father John. He played Heathcliff in an acclaimed TV adaptation of Wuthering Heights and gained plaudits for such productions as Roots, Jesus of Nazareth and Disraeli. McShane became a household name thanks to Lovejoy in 1986, and even appeared in Dallas. Other projects include Deadwood (for which he won a Golden Globe award), Sexy Beast, Kings, 44 Inch Chest, The Pillars of the Earth, Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides and Jack the Giant Slayer.

Quote: 'There are times when I think this is such a silly business, that a lad from Manchester should be doing a real job.'

Trivia: Divorced twice, but has been happily married to actress Gwen Humble since 1981. He has two grown-up children.

Dudley Sutton (Actor) .. Tinker Dill

Phyllis Logan (Actor) .. Lady Jane Felsham

Chris Jury (Actor) .. Eric Catchpole

Simon Ward (Actor) .. Edward Brooksby

Born: October 19, 1941 in London

Best Known For: A string of hit 1970s movies.

Early-life: Simon Anthony Fox Ward was born in London on October 19, 1941. The son of a car dealer, he attended Alleyn's School, and knew from an early age that he wanted to be an actor. In his teens he became a member of the National Youth Theatre, remaining a member of the group for eight years. After that he studied at Rada, before beginning his professional career with the Northampton Repertory in 1963.

Career: Ward moved on to theatres in Oxford and Birmingham, before making his London debut in 1964. His big break came three years later with a starring role in Loot, which led to several small TV and film roles. His first major movie role came in 1969's Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed. In 1972, he proved he could carry a film with a stirring performance in Richard Attenborough's Young Winston. Other hits from this period include The Three Musketeers, All Creatures Great and Small and TV versions of Dracula and The Four Feathers. In his later life, he worked extensively on stage, but occasionally had supporting roles in films and on TV. He died on July 22, 2012, after a long illness.

Quote: 'I'm not a dismal person, but I have decided that if you avoid becoming wildly elated then the occasional thin patches don't seem so bad.'

Trivia: He was nominated for a Golden Globe and a Bafta for his role in Young Winston.

Eleanor David (Actor) .. Katriona Brooksby

Adrienne Corri (Actor) .. Lady Rebecca

Bill Travers (Actor) .. Duncan

Larry Lamb (Actor) .. Gerald Somers

Born: October 10, 1947 in London

Best Known For: Playing Archie in EastEnders.

Early-life: Born in London in 1943, Lamb joined the oil industry, which resulted in him working in Libya and Canada, where he attended St. Francis Xavier University in Antigonish, Nova Scotia. This developed his amateur interest in acting into a professional level, performing at Canada's Stratford Festival in 1975-1976. He returned to the UK, and became a regular cast member, along with Kate O'Mara, in the BBC's North Sea ferry based soap Triangle (1981-83), in which he played Matt Taylor, the ship's Chief Engineer.

Career: Other credits include The New Avengers, The Professionals, Fox, Minder, Get Back, Lovejoy, Get Back, A Touch of Frost, Our Friends in the North, Taggart, Casualty, Kavanagh QC, Spooks, Midsomer Murders and The Bill. Lamb has also appeared in various films including the 1980s hit Buster also starring Phil Collins and Julie Walters, as Peter Chase in Essex Boys and in 1983, had a small speaking role in the blockbuster Superman III. Most recently, Lamb has been seen in Gavin & Stacey playing Gavin's father, Michael Shipman. In 2008, he began playing the part of twisted, manipulative Archie Mitchell in Eastenders.

Quote: "Archie is two characters rolled into one - he is Mr Nice and Mr Nasty!"

Trivia: He is the father of BBC 6 Music disc jockey, Celebrity Scissorhands and Big Brother's Little Brother presenter George Lamb.

Tom Cotcher (Actor) .. Robert Fraser

Siri Neal (Actor) .. Sandra Wilson

Dougray Scott (Actor) .. Horse

Born: November 25, 1965 in Glenrothes, Scotland

Best Known For: Mission: Impossible II.

Early-life: Born Stephen Dougray Scott on November 25, 1965, in Glenrothes, Scotland. He studied at the Kirkcaldy College of Technology and the Welsh College of Music and Drama, where he was named the most promising drama student. He made his stage debut as Jem in To Kill a Mockingbird. On discovering there was already an actor registered with Equity called Stephen Scott, he adopted Dougray, his middle name and his French grandmother's surname.

Career: Dougray made his TV debut in an episode of Taggart in 1992, the same year he also appeared in Lovejoy, Tell Tale Hearts and his first film, The Weak and Wide Astray. Three years later he got his big break when he was cast as Major Rory Taylor in Soldier Soldier. He followed that with The Crow Road and Twin Town before moving to Hollywood to make Ever After and Deep Impact. A well-known face on both sides of the Atlantic, Dougray's work also includes Mission: Impossible II, This Year's Love, Enigma and Ripley's Game. He was a frontrunner to replace Pierce Brosnan as James Bond before it eventually went to Daniel Craig. More recently, he has starred on TV in The Day of the Triffids, My Week with Marilyn, Hitman and United. He is constantly in demand.

Quote: 'I do what I feel is right at the time. Opportunities come along and I take them or I don't. I feel happy about what I'm doing, and I work instinctively.'

Trivia: Dougray is a celebrity supporter of the British Red Cross.

Bill Moody (Actor) .. Billy Wilson

Francis Megahy (Director)

Lovejoy: Highland Fling - Part Two

01:40 am - 02:40 am, Thursday, July 2 on U&Drama (20)

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