Career: The duo went down a storm at the Edinburgh Festival in 1979 and became one of the main attractions at The Comedy Store and The Comic Strip clubs in London. Edmondson's TV debut came in November 1982 when The Comic Strip Presents… was shown on Channel 4's opening night. Days later, The Young Ones made him a famous face on BBC Two. Since then, he's starred in Saturday Live, Filthy, Rich and Catflap, Bottom, Guest House Paradiso (1999) and Jonathan Creek. He has directed television shows and pop videos, appeared in numerous stage plays, and written the novel The Gobbler. Edmondson showed his talent for serious acting when he spent three years in Holby City. He teamed up with Mayall once again in the winning performance on BBC One's Let's Dance for Comic Relief in 2011. Edmondson has appeared as a presenter on The Dales, Ade in Britain, That's Britain and Ade at Sea. He won Celebrity MasterChef in 2013. In 2016, he took part in The Great Sport Relief Bake Off and starred in an adaptation of Bits Of Me Are Falling Apart at the Soho Theatre in London.

Career: Following a successful spell on stage he turned to movies, making a massive impact as Sid Vicious in Sid and Nancy in 1986, and Prick Up Your Ears a year later. Alcoholism threatened his career, but he has now quit booze. His roles include playing Lee Harvey Oswald in JFK, the title role in Bram Stoker's Dracula, and Mason Verger in Hannibal. Other projects include Lost in Space, Leon, and The Fifth Element. His directorial debut, the acclaimed Nil By Mouth, was a heart-breaking, semi-autobiographical movie about his childhood. Oldman suffered a career slump around the Millennium, when he concentrated more on raising his young family than he did on acting. But he came back stronger than ever with roles in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Tinker Tailor Solider Spy (for which he was Oscar nominated) and the Batman franchise.

Career: Grant gained good reviews for a performance in short film Honest, Decent and True in 1985, alongside Gary Oldman and Arabella Weir. His big break came when Daniel Day-Lewis dropped out of Withnail and I, and Grant took his place. The film was a cult smash. Since then, he's appeared in various films and TV shows, including Bram Stoker's Dracula, The Age of Innocence, LA Story, The Scarlet Pimpernel, Gosford Park, and The Hound of the Baskervilles. His film diary, With Nails, was a best-seller, but a novel, By Design, was disappointing. In 2005, he made his directing debut with the critically acclaimed, semi-autobiographical Wah-Wah. His recent work includes roles in Colour Me Kubrick, Penelope, Cuckoo and The Iron Lady, in which he played Tory politician Michael Heseltine.