Smoggie Queens - A Smoggie Murder - 02:50 am Friday, January 9 on BBC Three HD

Phil Dunning (Actor) .. Dickie

Mark Benton (Actor) .. Mam

Born: November 16, 1965 in Guisborough

Best Known For: Northern Lights, and Waterloo Road.

Early-life: Born on 16 November, 1965, in Guisborough in the North East, Mark hoped to follow in the footsteps of his uncle, actor Michael Gunn. Always the class clown, he fell in love with the theatre and spent many years trying to make a career out of acting. He was in the same drama class at the Stockton-Billingham Tech as actress Elizabeth Carling. Some of his early acting experience came with the Middlesbrough Youth Theatre, with performances in plays such as Atmos Fear and Twist.

Career: Benton's big break came in the 1997 Mike Leigh film Career Girls. For the past decade he has barely been off our screens. He had a recurring role as Father McBride in the James Nesbitt series Murphy's Law. He has starred with Vic and Bob in their remake of Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased), Catterick, and Monkey Trousers. He was comedy gold in Craig Cash's Early Doors and The Booze Cruise trilogy. His biggest role was alongside Robson Green in Christmas Lights, Northern Lights, City Lights and Clash of the Santas. He was also a regular on Waterloo Road and is the host of game show The Edge. In 2013, he was a contestant on Strictly Come Dancing.

Quote: "I think sometimes you have to ask if you want to be an actor or do you want to be a celebrity? I was tempted to do Celebrity Mastermind but I couldn't think of a specialist subject."

Trivia: Benton is a die-hard supporter of Middlesbrough FC and has featured in the club's official season ticket advertising campaign.

Alexandra Mardell (Actor) .. Lucinda

Patsy Lowe (Actor) .. Sal

Elijah Young (Actor) .. Stewart

Neil Grainger (Actor) .. Neil

Peter McPherson (Actor) .. Harrison

Charlotte Riley (Actor) .. Danni

Born: December 29, 1981 in Grindon, Thorpe Thewles, near Stockton on Tees

Best Known For: The 1920s-set film Easy Virtue in which she starred opposite Colin Firth and Kristin Scott Thomas.

Early-life: Born on December 29, 1981, Charlotte was brought up in the small village of Thorpe Thewles near Stockton on Tees. She attended Teesside High School before gaining a place at Durham University. While studying, she appeared in a number of plays and musicals, before graduating with a degree in English and Linguistics.

Career: Riley made her TV debut in an episode of Grown Ups, followed by small roles in Holby City and George Gently. Her big break came when she was cast as Sarah in the film Easy Virtue. She has since gone on to star in a big budget ITV production of Wuthering Heights in 2009, where she played the female lead. Roles in Foyle's War and DCI Banks quickly followed.

Quote: "I love doing characters that challenge me. I'd love to do something that requires me to change physically or learn a skill."

Trivia: Between leaving university and attending the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, Riley co-wrote the play Shaking Cecilia and won a Sunday Times Playwriting Award for her efforts.

Tom Glenwright (Actor) .. Date

Chris Jones (Producer)

Andrew Chaplin (Director)

Jimmy Mulville (Executive producer)

Jessica Sharkey (Executive producer)

Smoggie Queens: A Smoggie Murder

02:50 am - 03:20 am, Friday, January 9 on BBC Three HD (107)

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A Smoggie Murder
Season 1, Episode 4

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