Waking the Dead - End of the Night: Part One - 12:20 am Saturday, February 7 on U&Drama +1

Trevor Eve (Actor) .. Det Supt Peter Boyd

Born: July 01, 1951 in Birmingham

Best Known For: Playing 1970s detective Shoestring.

Early-life: Trevor John Eve was born on July 1, 1951, in Birmingham, but was raised in Wales. His father was a drinks wholesaler who was 50 when Eve was born. His mother was 15 years younger. He describes his dad as the most frugal man he's ever met, who saved hard to pay for his education. Eve was disappointed to miss out on being captain of his school cricket team, but knew he was never good enough to turn professional. Instead, he decided to become an artist, but later trained as an architect. He never acted until applying to Rada, and to his surprise, they accepted him.

Career: Eve made his professional debut at the Liverpool Playhouse as Paul McCartney in Willy Russell's John, Paul, George, Ringo - and Bert. Singled out for praise, it demonstrated his early promise. He then appeared in West End production Filumena before playing the roguish private eye Shoestring on TV in 1979, the part that made him a household name and a heart-throb. Laurence Olivier was a fan, and hired Eve to star in his TV series Best Plays. Memorable work since includes The Politician's Wife, A Sense of Guilt, Troy, The Family Man and the brilliant BBC drama Waking the Dead, which ended in 2011 after nine series. His other notable work includes playing game show host Hughie Green in Hughie Green, Most Sincerely, the 2010 ITV remake of Bouquet of Barbed Wire, and three-part drama Kidnap and Ransom. He has also worked and lived in the US, but is now settled in London.

Quote: "It's astonishing that people connected to solving crime do the job day after day. I don't know how they escape or where they go for rest and relaxation."

Sue Johnston (Actor) .. Dr Grace Foley

Born: December 07, 1943 in Warrington, Cheshire

Best Known For: The Royle Family and Brookside.

Early-life: Born Susan Johnston on December 7, 1943, in Warrington, Cheshire. Her mother was a housewife, and her father was a plumber who worked his way up to become a clerk of works. While employed at a tax office, Johnston would visit the Cavern in Liverpool during her lunch break. She used to hang around with Paul McCartney, and went to his 21st birthday party. They lost touch until a few years ago when they met during a visit by the Queen to Liverpool. She eventually quit her job and studied at London's Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Arts.

Career: On leaving drama school, Johnston began landing roles in fringe theatre, school workshops and occasional TV appearances in shows such as Coronation Street. She didn't become a famous face until her eight-year stint in Brookside as long-suffering Sheila Grant. She went on to star in Medics, hit comedy The Royle Family (alongside Brookie co-star Ricky Tomlinson), and The Things You Do for Love, in which the actress played former Corrie actress Pat Phoenix. Among her film credits are the award-winning Brassed Off, and crime drama Face, starring Robert Carlyle. Other projects include Sex, Chips and Rock 'n' Roll, Score, My Uncle Silas, Jam & Jerusalem, Waking the Dead and Being Eileen.

Quote: "I'm a character actress, not a glamour one. I like playing a dried-up old stick."

Trivia: Her memoir, Things I Couldn't Tell My Mother, was published in 2011.

Tara Fitzgerald (Actor) .. Dr Eve Lockhart

Wil Johnson (Actor) .. DI Spencer Jordan

Best Known For: Waking the Dead and Emmerdale.

Early-life: Wilbert Johnson was born in London in 1965. His acting training came courtesy of the Mount View theatre drama group in Crouch End, The Haringey Theatre and three years spent at the National Youth Theatre. He made his professional acting debut in the play Four Seasons at the 1985 Edinburgh Festival Fringe. He followed this up with guest appearances on TV in Casualty, London's Burning, Dramarama and Mr Don & Mr George.

Career: During the 1990s, Johnson landed recurring roles on Anna Lee and Cracker and starred in the TV movie Babymother. His big break came in 2000 when he was cast in Waking the Dead as Detective Sergeant Spencer Jordan. He remained on the show until it ended in 2011. In 2000, he also landed a recurring role in Paul Abbott's drama Clocking Off. His other TV credits include guest appearances in The Bill and recurring roles on Babyfather, Waterloo Road and Holby City. In 2012, he began playing Dom Andrews in Emmerdale. He left the soap in 2014. His film credits include Adulthood (2008), In a Better World (2010) and Anuvahood (2011).

Quote: "I don't set parameters for myself. I just try to keep myself open to what the next challenge is going to be."

Trivia: To make ends meet between roles, Johnson once worked for an undertaker.

Stacey Roca (Actor) .. DS Katrina Howard

Michelle Dockery (Actor) .. Gemma Morrison

Born: December 15, 1981 in Romford

Best Known For: Downton Abbey.

Early-life: Michelle Suzanne Dockery was born in Romford on December 15, 1981, the youngest of three daughters born to Irish immigrant Michael and his wife Lorraine from Stepney, East London. Michelle was a member of the National Youth Theatre and she studied at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, where she made her professional acting debut in His Dark Materials at the Royal National Theatre in 2004. She also trained at the Finch Stage School.

Career: Dockery has worked extensively on the stage, appearing in Burnt by the Sun, Pygmalion and Hamlet. She made her TV debut in two-part BBC miniseries Fingersmith in 2005. Since then, she has starred in Hogfather, Dalziel and Pascoe, Heartbeat, Red Riding: In the Year of Our Lord 1974 and Red Riding: In the Year of Our Lord 1983, Waking the Dead, Return to Cranford and The Turn of the Screw. Her big break came in 2010 when she was cast as Lady Mary Crawley in the hugely popular Downton Abbey. More recently, she starred in miniseries Restless.

Quote: "Lady Mary would never have talked to me — I'd have been in service."

Trivia: In 2013, Dockery won a Screen Actors Guild Award for her performance in Downton Abbey.

Kate Fleetwood (Actor) .. Zoe Morrison

Simon Wilson (Actor) .. Andrew

Noah Hedges (Actor) .. Shaun Morrison

Ian Mercer (Actor) .. Jason Bloch

Fiona Gillies (Actor) .. Miranda Bloch

Rory Kinnear (Actor) .. James Mitcham

Born: February 17, 1978 in Hammersmith, London

Best Known For: Playing Bill Tanner in the James Bond film series.

Early-life: Rory Michael Kinnear was born on February 17, 1978 in Hammersmith, London to actor Roy Kinnear and actress Carmel Cryan. He attended Tower House School and St Paul's School in London, studied English at Balliol College at the University of Oxford and then trained as an actor at London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art.

Career: Kinnear has had a successful acting career on stage, TV and in film. He is well known for playing Bill Tanner in the Daniel Craig era of the James Bond film series and is the youngest actor to have played the character. Kinnear has also voiced Bill Tanner in a number of James Bond video games. His other film credits include Broken (2012) and The Imitation Game (2014). On TV, he has had starring roles in The Long Walk to Finchley, Count Arthur Strong, Lucan and Penny Dreadful. Kinnear's theatre appearances include National Theatre productions, such as The Man of Mode, Othello and The Revenger's Tragedy, as well as The Herd at the Bush Theatre in London and the Steppenwolf Theatre in Chicago.

Quote: "I get antsy if a year goes by without doing a play. I don't go to the gym, so this is my way of trying to live longer."

Trivia: He won a Laurence Olivier Award and an Ian Charleson Award for his performance in The Man of Mode.

Sally Leonard (Actor) .. Helen Mitcham

Daisy Suffield (Actor) .. Natasha Mitcham

Trevor Laird (Actor) .. DI Mike Vedder

Elizabeth Rider (Actor) .. DI Maureen Smith

Warwick Evans (Actor) .. Hippie

Colin Wratten (Producer)

Dan Reed (Director)

Ed Whitmore (Writer)

Waking the Dead: End of the Night: Part One

12:20 am - 01:40 am, Saturday, February 7 on U&Drama +1 (60)

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