Career: His early career was interrupted by the Second World War, but he went into rep after being demobbed. On the big screen, his breakthrough film was Train of Events in 1949, which marked the beginning of a lengthy movie career. Phillips has appeared in Carry On films, the Doctor series and more dramatic movies such as The Sound Barrier and The Longest Day. He disappeared from the silver screen for nearly a decade before returning in Out Of Africa. Other recent films include The Jackal, Saving Grace, Lara Croft: Tomb Raider, Venus and Late Bloomers. He also provided the voice for the Sorting Hat in the Harry Potter movies.

Career: After the war, Milligan returned to jazz and made ends meet performing in the Bill Hall Trio and other musical comedy acts. His big break came in the 1950s as a writer-performer on The Goon Show, a hugely popular BBC radio show that ran for nearly 10 years and also made stars of Peter Sellers, Michael Bentine and Harry Secombe. Milligan went on to make a number of TV shows as a writer-performer, including The Telegoons, The World of Beachcomber, Curry & Chips, The Marty Feldman Comedy Machine, and the Q comedy sketch show (Q5, Q6, Q7, Q8, Q9 and There's a Lot of It About). Away from radio and TV, he wrote poetry, novels and a series of war memoirs, including Adolf Hitler: My Part in His Downfall. He died from kidney failure on February 27, 2002 at the age of 83.

Career: Forsyth's big break came in 1958 when he started compering TV variety show Sunday Night at the London Palladium. In the 1970s he would helm ITV vehicles Bruce Forsyth's Big Night, Whatever Happened to Christmas, and Bring on the Girls, but his most successful show of that decade was The Generation Game for the BBC. Quiz shows he's fronted include The Price Is Right, You Bet!, Play Your Cards Right and Takeover Bid. He also starred in short-lived sitcom Slinger's Day and appeared in the films Star! and Bedknobs and Broomsticks. With his ITV career waning, an appearance on BBC satirical quiz Have I Got News for You in 2003 revived his fortunes, and paved the way to securing the job as host of Strictly Come Dancing. He was knighted in 2011. He died on August 18, 2017 at the age of 89.

Career: In 1947, Carmichael made his movie debut in Bond Street, and followed it up with small roles in Trottie True (1949) and Time Gentlemen, Please! (1952). His big break came in the West End play Simon and Laura. He was the only member of the cast retained for the 1955 film version. His most famous roles came in comedies Private's Progress (1956), Lucky Jim (1957), I'm Alright Jack (1959) and School for Scoundrels (1960). He also made a rare dramatic outing in The Colditz Story (1955). In 1965, he scored a TV hit playing Bertie Wooster in The World of Wooster. Carmichael worked steadily throughout the 1970s, in particular playing Lord Peter Wimsey on TV. In his later years, he had a recurring role in ITV drama The Royal. He died on February 5, 2010.