Career: Phil became a member of Genesis after answering an advert for a drummer in Melody Maker. They gained a solid fan base, and after Peter Gabriel quit as singer in 1975, Phil took over on vocals. More success followed with Genesis before he began a lucrative solo career in 1981 with his album Face Value. Subsequent LPs Hello I Must Be Going and No Jacket Required were also big hits. In 1985, he was the only performer to play on the same day at both Live Aid events at Wembley Stadium in the UK and JFK Stadium in Philadelphia. In 1988, he returned to acting in the movie Buster. He left Genesis in 1996 to focus on his solo career, though the group reformed in 2007 for a hugely successful world tour. He won an Oscar for his work on 1999 Disney film Tarzan, and composed the soundtrack to the 2003 movie Brother Bear. He worked with Disney on a Broadway production of Tarzan in 2006, but the show received mixed reviews. On March 4, 2011, Phil announced that he was taking a break from the music industry to spend more time with his family. In January 2014, he revealed he was working on new material with Adele.

Career: Walters' first acting job was at Liverpool's Everyman Theatre, where she caught the eye of playwright Alan Bleasdale - the beginning of many collaborations. She appeared in his first stage success, Scully, in 1974, and in Boys from the Blackstuff in 1980, a year after making her TV debut in Victoria Wood's Talent. She reunited with Wood in the series Wood and Walters, and reprised her stage role in Educating Rita on the big screen, earning an Oscar nomination. Walters has worked steadily ever since. Her most notable projects include Victoria Wood: As Seen on TV, Pat and Margaret, Mamma Mia! and the Harry Potter films. She was awarded an OBE in 1999, gained a second Oscar nomination for Billy Elliot in 2000, and won a Bafta (her seventh) in 2010 for her performance in TV drama Mo.

Career: For nine years after leaving Rada, Hancock worked in theatre. Her breakthrough came in 1960s sitcom The Rag Trade. Other early productions include Carry On Cleo, But Seriously, It's Sheila Hancock, and How I Won the War. Roles in Brighton Belles, The Buccanneers, Love and Death on Long Island, Bedtime and EastEnders propelled her further into the spotlight. She took a break from acting when her husband John Thaw fell ill, but returned with Fortysomething in 2003. Hancock continues to work on stage and screen, and in 2010 was a judge alongside Andrew Lloyd Webber on talent search Over the Rainbow. She's also written two acclaimed memoirs. She also regularly works in radio.

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.

Career: Jarvis began his TV career playing a giant butterfly in an early episode of Doctor Who in 1965, and became a familiar face on British TV thanks to several high profile roles on the BBC, including playing Jon in the 1967 adaptation of The Forsyte Saga and the title role in the serialisation of Nicholas Nickleby a year later. He also took the lead role of Oliver Pryde in Rings On Their Fingers between 1978 and 1980 and has more recently starred in shows including Stargate Atlantis and Numb3rs. Martin is also well known for feature films roles, most notably in James Cameron's blockbuster Titanic and his regular appearances in Dictionary Corner on Countdown. He appeared in EastEnders as journalist Harvey Freeman in 2010. He also performs regularly in radio drama and he is one of the leading readers of audiobooks. He has had a long association with narrating Richmal Crompton's Just William stories.