Casualty - To Have and Have Not - 11:55 am Wednesday, May 20 on U&Drama +1

Michael French (Actor) .. Nick Jordan

Born: September 17, 1962 in Bow, London

Best Known For: Playing EastEnder David Wicks and Casualty's Dr Jordan.

Early-life: Born Michael Clark on September 17, 1962, to parents David and Sheila. He's the son of a greengrocer and has two sisters - Helen and Jane. He was interested in the stage from an early age and was a keen member of a local drama club. He later trained at the Mountview Theatre School, and was a 'blue coat' entertainer at the Holiday Club International in Majorca.

Career: Michael spent 10 years appearing on stage and working as an air steward before his big break came in 1993 when he landed the part of David Wicks in EastEnders. He stayed in Walford for three years before leaving to appear in Crime Traveller (he returned briefly in 2012 to mark the death of his on-screen mother, Pat Evans). More TV roles followed in The Gentleman Thief, Born and Bred, and The Fabulous Bagel Boys. He also featured in radio plays and did video game voiceover work. Between 1998 and 2013 he had various stints playing Dr Nick Jordan in Casualty and sister programme Holby City. He returned briefly to EastEnders in 2012 to mark the death of his on-screen mother, Pat Evans. He rejoined EastEnders as a regular character in September 2013.

Quote: On playing Nick Jordan: 'I want it to show in my eyes that I know what this guy is going through. I've got to be as real as I possibly can.'

Trivia: On the West End stage, French has appeared in West Side Story, Chicago, Joseph, and Les Miserables.

Michael Obiora (Actor) .. Lloyd Asike

Ben Turner (Actor) .. Jay Faldren

Georgia Taylor (Actor) .. Ruth Winters

Born: February 26, 1980 in Wigan

Best Known For: Playing Toyah Battersby in Coronation Street and Ruth Winters on Casualty.

Early-life: Born Claire Jackson on February 26, 1980, in Wigan. After leaving school, she went to Winstanley College in Wigan, where one of her subjects was Theatre Studies. Her first acting role was as a singer alongside Darren Day in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat at the Palace Theatre in Manchester.

Career: Her big break came in 1997 when she landed the role of Coronation Street's Toyah Battersby, while still studying at college. She trod the famous Weatherfield cobbles for five years, picking up a British Soap Award along the way in 2001. Her first part after leaving Corrie was alongside Dennis Waterman in an episode of Where the Heart Is. Since then, Taylor has appeared in military drama Red Cap, Blackpool, The History Boys (on the big screen) and New Street Law. In 2007, she landed the part of junior doctor Ruth Winters in BBC medical drama Casualty, a role she played until December 2011. She joined the cast of Law & Order: UK in 2013.

Quote: 'I've never regretted my decision to leave the Street, even when I'm not working. I wasn't too worried about being typecast, because the girl who left was different from the one that arrived.'

Trivia: Her theatre credits include Christmas is Miles Away at the Royal Exchange Theatre in Manchester.

Jane Hazlegrove (Actor) .. Kathleen `Dixie" Dixon

Matt Bardock (Actor) .. Jeff Collier

William Beck (Actor) .. Dylan Keogh

Suzanne Packer (Actor) .. Tess Bateman

Born: June 20, 1958 in Abergavenny, Wales

Best Known For: Playing Tess Bateman in Casualty.

Early-life: Born Suzanne Jackson in Abergavenny, Wales, on June 20, 1958, she is the older sister of former Olympic hurdler Colin Jackson. She showed an interest in acting from an early age and played lead roles in a number of school plays.

Career: Packer's first break as an actor came in 1990 when she began playing Mick Johnson's wife Josie in Channel 4 soap Brookside. She took a break from acting to complete a degree in teaching at Goldsmiths College and after graduating in 1996, she taught drama in London. After marrying American actor Jesse Newman, she moved to New York, where she taught drama. When their marriage ended, Packer relocated to Cardiff and quickly landed an audition for Casualty. She made her first appearance as Tess Bateman in the medical drama in 2003 and has remained on the show ever since.

Quote: 'Being nearly five years older, I was responsible for Colin — something I took on quite naturally.'

Trivia: She appeared with her brother in a celebrity edition of Pointless in 2011. They were eliminated in the first round.

Tony Marshall (Actor) .. Noel Garcia

Born: May 14, 1974 in Manchester

Best Known For: Playing Noel Garcia in Casualty.

Early-life: Tony was born in Manchester on May 14, 1974. He made his TV debut in 1989 as a waiter in the TV drama Saracen. Minor roles followed in The Paradise Club, Second Thoughts, Only Fools and Horses and Nelson's Column.

Career: Marshall had a recurring role on All Quiet on the Preston Front and went on to make guest appearances in the likes of Faith in the Future, The Bill, The Queen's Nose, Doctors, My Family, Judge John Deed and Holby City. He played the bartender Nelson in Life on Mars. His big break came in 2008 when he began playing receptionist Noel Garcia in Casualty.

Quote: On his Casualty character: 'He's a chancer! Cheeky, up for a laugh - looking out for ways to make money.'

Trivia: Away from acting, Marshall enjoys classic cars, football and comedy DVDs.

Madeleine Mantock (Actor) .. Scarlett Conway

Gemma Atkinson (Actor) .. Tamzin Bayle

Born: November 16, 1984 in Bury

Best Known For: Hollyoaks and Emmerdale.

Early-life: Gemma Louise Atkinson was born in Bury on November 16, 1984. Gemma had success early in her acting career when she landed the role of Lisa Hunter on Hollyoaks. She starred in more than 600 editions between 2001 and 2005 and also reprised her role in spin-off shows Hollyoaks: After Hours, Hollyoaks: Let Loose and Hollyoaks: In the City.

Career: Since leaving Hollyoaks, Atkinson has starred in The Bill, Waterloo Road, Casualty and Law & Order: UK. In 2015, she joined the cast of Emmerdale, playing Carly Hope. Atkinson is also well known for her glamour modelling work, having appeared in the likes of Nuts, Zoo Weekly, FHM and Maxim. She has also appeared in the reality shows Soapstar Superstar and I'm a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here!

Quote: 'I grew up in the north, I've watched Emmerdale for years and my mum is a huge fan, so when I got the call saying I'd got the part I was really surprised and happy.'

Trivia: Atkinson is a big fitness fan.

Dhafer L'Abidine (Actor) .. Omar Nasri

Julian Glover (Actor) .. Sebastian Farrow

Born: March 27, 1935 in London

Best Known For: Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back.

Early-life: Julian Wyatt Glover was born in London on March 27, 1935. His father was a radio producer, while his mother mixed in literary circles. The acting bug bit him early, and he began appearing regularly with the National Youth Theatre. On leaving school (classmates included Timothy West and Dave Prowse) he started his professional career, eventually spending time with the Royal Shakespeare Company before making his name on TV and in films.

Career: In 1960, Glover appeared in Androcles and the Lion and The Age of Kings, epic TV productions of classic works. His first movie was Tom Jones in 1963. Later in the decade he featured in numerous films and such classic TV shows as Z Cars, The Avengers, The Saint, Doctor Who and The Champions. Glover has rarely been out of work since. His most memorable parts have come in Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back, For Your Eyes Only and Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. More recently he provided the voice of Aragog in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, and has appeared in Waking the Dead, Trial and Retribution, and Game of Thrones.

Quote: 'Star Wars was not a very big part but I get more fan mail for that than anything else I've ever done. It comes in every day - unbelievable.'

Trivia: He was awarded a CBE in 2013.

Ben Cartwright (Actor) .. Neil Denton

Paula Jennings (Actor) .. Helen Wilks

Mark Jordon (Actor) .. Harry Wilks

Deo Simcox (Actor) .. Jesse Denton

Declan Eames (Director)

Anne Edyvean (Producer)

Sally Tatchell (Writer)

Casualty: To Have and Have Not

11:55 am - 12:55 pm, Wednesday, May 20 on U&Drama +1 (60)

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