Shakespeare & Hathaway: Private Investigators - How the Rogue Roar'd

Mark Benton (Actor) .. Frank Hathaway

Born: November 16, 1965 in Guisborough

Best Known For: Northern Lights, and Waterloo Road.

Early-life: Born on 16 November, 1965, in Guisborough in the North East, Mark hoped to follow in the footsteps of his uncle, actor Michael Gunn. Always the class clown, he fell in love with the theatre and spent many years trying to make a career out of acting. He was in the same drama class at the Stockton-Billingham Tech as actress Elizabeth Carling. Some of his early acting experience came with the Middlesbrough Youth Theatre, with performances in plays such as Atmos Fear and Twist.

Career: Benton's big break came in the 1997 Mike Leigh film Career Girls. For the past decade he has barely been off our screens. He had a recurring role as Father McBride in the James Nesbitt series Murphy's Law. He has starred with Vic and Bob in their remake of Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased), Catterick, and Monkey Trousers. He was comedy gold in Craig Cash's Early Doors and The Booze Cruise trilogy. His biggest role was alongside Robson Green in Christmas Lights, Northern Lights, City Lights and Clash of the Santas. He was also a regular on Waterloo Road and is the host of game show The Edge. In 2013, he was a contestant on Strictly Come Dancing.

Quote: 'I think sometimes you have to ask if you want to be an actor or do you want to be a celebrity? I was tempted to do Celebrity Mastermind but I couldn't think of a specialist subject.'

Trivia: Benton is a die-hard supporter of Middlesbrough FC and has featured in the club's official season ticket advertising campaign.

Jo Joyner (Actor) .. Luella Shakespeare

Born: February 23, 1978 in Harlow, Essex

Best Known For: Playing Tanya Branning in EastEnders.

Early-life: Born Joanne Mary Joyner on May 24, 1978, in Essex. She has an older brother called Dan. The family later moved to Oxfordshire, where she grew up. She says she always wanted to act, and after finishing her A levels, enrolled in the Welsh College of Music and Drama, graduating in 1999 with a BA. She then spent a couple of years in Manchester looking for work, eventually honing her craft on the stage.

Career: Joyner's big break came with the acclaimed drama Clocking Off. She went on to do a few other northern projects, including Fat Friends and Silent Witness, as well as the period miniseries North and South, before she bit the bullet and moved down to London. She then landed a role in nursing drama No Angels, and has been busy ever since. In 2005, Joyner played a Big Brother contestant in two episodes of Doctor Who, and also appeared in Spooks. She showed off her comedy skills in the sketch show Swinging (winning a Rose d'Or comedy award in the process), before landing the part of Tanya Branning in 2006. Despite her character taking a couple of prolonged breaks, she remains hugely popular with fans.

Quote: On whether she'd like to go to Hollywood: 'I couldn't lose the weight and take the pressure of it all being about looks! I'd love to do it when I'm 50 or 60, like Julie Walters or Brenda Blethyn. Then it's more about what you do and being a good actor.'

Trivia: Joyner has won two British Soap Awards.

Patrick Walshe McBride (Actor) .. Sebastian Brudenell

Tomos Eames (Actor) .. DS Joe Keeler

Yasmin Kaur Barn (Actor) .. PC Viola Deacon

Jim Moir (Actor) .. Eddie Monmouth

Born: January 24, 1959 in Leeds

Best Known For: Comic alter ego Vic Reeves, and his surreal comedy with sidekick Bob Mortimer.

Early-life: Born James Roderick Moir in Leeds, on January 24, 1959. He moved to Darlington with his parents and younger sister, Lois, at the age of five. He left school without any qualifications and after his plan to attend art college was dashed, he became an apprentice at a mechanical engineering firm. A move to London in 1979 changed his life. Reeves appeared in several bands before turning to comedy, naming himself after singers Vic Damone and Jim Reeves. His friends still call him Jim, while his family knows him as Rod.

Career: In 1986, he received an Enterprise Allowance grant to finance the stage show Vic Reeves' Variety Palladium, which later became Vic Reeves' Big Night Out. He met Bob Mortimer during its run, and their partnership was formed. A TV version of the show appeared in 1990. The duo went on to create hits such as The Smell of Reeves and Mortimer, Shooting Stars, Families at War, and Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased). Away from the partnership, Moir has featured in various adverts, acted in Bafta winner Eric & Ernie, been a contestant on I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!, presented Brainiac: Science Abuse, and featured in The Ministry of Curious Stuff. His recent work includes Hebburn and House of Fools.

Quote: 'Vic Reeves is really just a character on TV. He's an exaggerated version of me, I suppose. He's more brusque and self-confident.'

Trivia: In 2006, he published his autobiography, Me: Moir.

Matthew Cooke (Writer)

Vincent Lund (Writer)

Jennie Paddon (Director)

Caroline Slater (Producer)

Ceri Meyrick (Executive producer)

Shakespeare & Hathaway: Private Investigators: How the Rogue Roar'd

5:20 pm - 6:20 pm, Tuesday, March 10 on U&Drama +1 (60)

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How the Rogue Roar'd
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