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Taylor Lautner (Actor) .. Dale Ashbrick

Born: February 11, 1992 in Grand Rapids, Michigan

Best Known For: The Twilight Saga films.

Early-life: Taylor Daniel Lautner was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, on February 11, 1992. He has a younger sister, Makena. He took up karate at the age of six and two years later, he represented his country and became the Junior World Forms and Weapons champion. Alongside his love of martial arts, Taylor developed a keen interest in acting. At the age of 10, his family relocated to Los Angeles to make it easier for him to attend auditions.

Career: In 2001, Lautner made his small-screen debut in the TV movie Shadow Fury. He then had guest roles on a number of shows, including Summerland, The Bernie Mac Show and My Wife and Kids. He also lent his voice to characters in What's New, Scooby-Doo?, Duck Dodgers and Danny Phantom. His big break came in 2008 when he played Jacob Black in the blockbuster movie Twilight. Made for $37million, it grossed more than $390million worldwide. He reprised the role in three more Twilight movies. The Twilight franchise grossed more than $3.3billion worldwide. More recently, Lautner has appeared in Abduction (2011) and BBC Three comedy Cuckoo.

Quote: "I love to have fun and goof around and be silly, so anybody who can also do that is good for me."

Trivia: He won a Male Hottie gong at the 2010 Teen Choice Awards.

Greg Davies (Actor) .. Ken Thompson

Born: May 14, 1968 in St Asaph, Wales

Best Known For: The Inbetweeners, Man Down and his stand-up tours.

Early-life: Greg was born in St Asaph, Wales, on May 14, 1968 but his parents moved to Wem in Shropshire soon after his birth. Before embarking on a career in showbiz, Greg taught drama and English for 13 years at Sandhurst School in Berkshire and Orleans Park School in Twickenham.

Career: Davies started to get noticed for his comedy as one third of sketch comedy group We Are Klang. His big break came in 2008 when he began playing schoolteacher Mr Gilbert in E4's hugely popular sitcom The Inbetweeners. In 2010, Davies's debut solo stand-up show, Firing Cheeseballs at a Dog, was nominated for the prestigious Edinburgh Comedy Award, which led to a sell-out nationwide tour. His second solo tour, The Back of My Mum's Head, was another sell-out national tour. He plays the lead role in popular Channel 4 sitcom Man Down, a series he also co-writes.

Quote: "I think people find this schoolteacher thing hilarious," he says, "I always get asked if I was actually any good. Well, how do I answer that?"

Trivia: At 6ft 8, it is difficult for Davies to blend into a crowd.

Helen Baxendale (Actor) .. Lorna Thompson

Born: February 14, 1969 in Lichfield, Staffordshire

Best Known For: Her roles in Friends and Cold Feet.

Early-life: Born February 14, 1969, in Lichfield, Staffordshire. She has a sister called Kate. Parents June and Bill were both teachers. Helen dreamed of becoming a ballet dancer when young and attended The Elmhurst Ballet School in Surrey, but realised she would never reach the required standard. As a result, she put her back-up plan - to become an actress - into action, landing a place on the Bristol Old Vic's training scheme.

Career: Baxendale joined Glasgow's Citizens' Theatre and landed parts on TV in The Marshall, Casualty, and short film The Euphoric Scale. In 1994, she won the plum role of Claire Maitland in Cardiac Arrest which made her name. Two years later she was particularly busy, starring in Truth or Dare, In Suspicious Circumstances, Crossing the Floor and Cold Feet. The latter became a major success. She's also appeared in The Investigator, An Unsuitable Job for a Woman, Ordinary Decent Criminal, Adrian Mole: The Cappuccino Years, and played Ross's girlfriend in Friends.

Quote: "People are really stupid. They think you're serious and intelligent if you're a brunette with a pale complexion and a bit of hooked nose. If you're blonde and pretty, they don't give you that sort of part. It's short-sighted and stupid, but that's how it goes."

Trivia: She has a fear of flying.

Esther Smith (Actor) .. Rachel Thompson

Tyger Drew-Honey (Actor) .. Dylan Thompson

Born: January 26, 1996 in Epsom

Best Known For: Playing Jake in the sitcom Outnumbered.

Early-life: Born Lindzi James Tyger Drew-Honey in Epsom on January 26, 1996, the son of porn stars Simon James Honey and Linzi Drew. His career started at the age of nine when a leading London agent spotted him during a school production of Treasure Island. A few weeks later, he recorded a voice-over campaign. A year later, Tyger got his first big break when he landed the role of Jake in the popular BBC sitcom Outnumbered.

Career: Outnumbered ran for five series between 2007 and 2014. Drew-Honey has also starred in Doctors, The Large Family, The Armstrong and Miller Show, The Ministry of Curious Stuff, Cuckoo, and Death in Paradise. He made his film debut in Horrid Henry: The Movie (2011). He is also known for presenting CBBC series Friday Download. More recently, he joined other celebrities to experience what life was like to work in Victorian Britain in 24 Hours in the Past.

Quote: "My parents never hid from me what they did for a living. I knew it wasn't normal, but it was just my life."

Trivia: Drew-Honey has done more than 200 voice-overs for TV and radio, and he is also an accomplished drummer.

Matt Lacey (Actor) .. Ben

Selina Griffiths (Actor) .. Connie

Kenneth Collard (Actor) .. Steve

Holly Earl (Actor) .. Zoe

Juliet Cowan (Actor) .. Nina

Sevan Stephan (Actor) .. Pepe

Robin French (Actor) .. Midwife

Claire Redcliffe (Actor) .. Dr King

Asim Chaudhry (Actor) .. John the waiter

Nathan Clough (Actor) .. Ticket Inspector

Rosalind Adler (Actor) .. Ticket seller

Out of the Blue (Actor) .. Choir

Kieron Quirke (Writer)

Dan Hine (Producer)

Ben Taylor (Director)

12:10 am - 12:45 am, Monday, December 22 on BBC Three HD (107)

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