Dalziel & Pascoe - Great Escapes - 01:40 am Friday, March 6 on U&Drama +1

Warren Clarke (Actor) .. Det Supt Andy Dalziel

Born: April 26, 1947 in Oldham

Best Known For: Dalziel & Pascoe (he played Dalziel).

Early-life: Born Alan Clarke on April 26, 1947, in Oldham, where his father's job involved putting stained glass in church windows. He left school at 15 and became a runner at the Manchester Evening News while doing amateur dramatics in his spare time. He changed his first name to Warren because a girlfriend admired Warren Beatty. After realising he wanted to act, he got his first break in a radio play for BBC Manchester.

Career: Clarke made his TV debut in the late 1960s, and went on to appear in episodes of Coronation Street, The Avengers, Callan, and The Virgin Soldiers before getting his big break with a prominent role in the controversial A Clockwork Orange in 1971. A variety of TV and movie work followed, including Shelley, SOS Titanic, Ishtar (alongside his namesake, Beatty) and Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy. High-profile roles later came in The Manageress, ID, The Mystery of Men, The Deputy, and Down to Earth. He became a household name thanks to a starring role in Dalziel & Pascoe, which first aired in 1996. He also appeared in Bleak House, Christmas at the Riviera, The Invisibles, Red Riding, Just William, and In with the Flynns. He died peacefully in his sleep on November 12, 2014 at the age of 67.

Quote: 'My headmaster told me: 'Don't become an actor. It's a ridiculous job. Anyway, you can't even speak properly. Why don't you become a bus driver or something?''

Trivia: He supported Manchester City.

Colin Buchanan (Actor) .. DI Peter Pascoe

Tim Healy (Actor) .. Mike Pitman

Born: January 29, 1952 in Newcastle upon Tyne

Best Known For: Auf Wiedersehen, Pet.

Early-life: Timothy Malcolm Healy was born on January 29, 1952, in Newcastle upon Tyne. Before becoming an actor, he served an apprenticeship as a welder at the Caterpillar Tractor Co and spent three years as a paratrooper in the British Army. He started his showbusiness career in 1972 as a stand-up comedian.

Career: After a number of minor roles on TV, his big break came in 1983 when he landed the part of Dennis Patterson in Auf Wiedersehen, Pet. The hugely popular comedy drama returned for a second series in 1986 and further new episodes were broadcast in 2002 and 2004. Healy has been an ever-present face on British TV since the success of Auf Wiedersehen, Pet and he has appeared in a number of shows, including Boys from the Bush, Common As Muck, The Grand, Catterick and Coronation Street. Healy has also had an accomplished stage career. He was a founder member of Live Theatre in Newcastle in the 1970s and he has played everything from Dame Trott in Jack and the Beanstalk to Sir Toby Belch in William Shakespeare's Twelfth Night. He was nominated for an Olivier Award for his role as the dad in the West End version of Billy Elliot. He played transvestite Les/Lesley in the third series of ITV sitcom Benidorm and became a regular in series four.

Quote: 'I love the freedom that a bike gives you, the open road. Plus, when I´ve got my helmet on, nobody knows who I am.'

Lynda Bellingham (Actor) .. Jess Pitman

Born: May 31, 1948 in Montreal, Canada

Best Known For: Those stock cube adverts.

Early-life: Lynda was born in Montreal, Canada, on May 31, 1948, and moved around a lot as a child due to her father's job as a pilot. The family eventually settled on a farm near Aylesbury. Her first ambition was to be a showjumper, but she had to give it up due to hayfever. Her parents were not happy about her decision to become an actress, which was inspired by appearing in various school productions. Lynda enrolled at London's Central School of Speech and Drama, graduating in 1969.

Career: TV roles came in the early 1970s, in shows such as The Sweeney, Within These Walls and Z Cars. Her first regular part was in General Hospital. Bellingham appeared in Confessions of a Driving Instructor (her debut film), The Fuzz and Mackenzie, while maintaining a stage career, but became famous thanks to a series of stock cube adverts, and capitalised on her mumsie image by playing Helen Herriot in All Creatures Great and Small. She went on to star in the likes of Second Thoughts, Faith in the Future, Martin Chuzzlewit, My Uncle Silas, At Home with the Braithwaites, Odd Socks, The All Star Comedy Show and The Bill. She starred alongside Liza Tarbuck in Bonkers and appeared as a contestant on Strictly Come Dancing. After losing a battle with colorectal cancer, Bellingham died on October 19th, 2014, at the age of 66.

Quote: 'The decision to give up chemo was a huge relief because I took back some control of myself.'

Trivia: Bellingham supported a number of cancer charities.

Richard Ridings (Actor) .. Trevor Nesbitt

Jack Deam (Actor) .. Charlie Walker

Katy Cavanagh (Actor) .. DS Dawn Milligan

Born: December 12, 1973 in North Shields

Best Known For: Playing Julie Carp in Coronation Street.

Early-life: Born Kathryn Sarah Collins in North Shields on December 12, 1973, Katy grew up in Bolton. She trained to be an actress at Rada. Her TV debut came in a 1997 episode of Wycliffe.

Career: Cavanagh went on to make guest appearances in a number of shows, including Holby City, Peak Practice, Where the Heart Is, Judge John Deed, Shameless, Cracker and Blue Murder. She had recurring roles in The Cops and Dalziel and Pascoe. Since 2008, she has played Julie Carp in Coronation Street.

Quote: On her Coronation Street character: 'She's a throwback to a time when women behaved themselves, one of those old-fashioned women who'd do anything to keep her man happy.'

Trivia: Her film debut was a short cameo in GI Joe: The Rise of Cobra (2009).

Oliver Cotton (Actor) .. Keith Henshaw

James Puddephatt (Actor) .. Dr James Ashurst

Graham Turner (Actor) .. Frank Fyley

Ian Puleston-Davies (Actor) .. Paul Pitman

Born: September 06, 1958 in Flint

Best Known For: Playing Owen Armstrong in Coronation Street.

Early-life: Ian was born in Flint on September 6, 1958. He attended London's Guildhall School of Music and Drama. Early acting roles included parts in two BBC dramas about Henry VI and episodes of Boon, Forever Green and Grange Hill.

Career: Other TV credits include a spell in Hollyoaks in the mid-1990s and guest roles in a number of well-known series, including Holby City, The Vice, Foyle's War, The Bill, Silent Witness and Waking the Dead. He has also starred in ITV dramas Vincent and Ghostboat and BBC Three series Funland. In 2010, he had a recurring role in the sixth series of Waterloo Road and joined the cast of Coronation Street as Owen Armstrong.

Quote: 'When most people process information, they discard 99 per cent. But my antenna gets clogged up, so my brain ends up full of unnecessary thoughts.'

Trivia: He suffers from Obsessive Compulsive Disorder.

Jessica Harper (Actor) .. Nicki Walker

Alison Swann (Actor) .. Tracy Pitman

Helen Latham (Actor) .. Sally Craig

Kathleen Worth (Actor) .. Mrs Stimpson

Kate Deakin (Actor) .. Kerry

Charis Berry (Actor) .. Kate Walker

David Perks (Actor) .. Rambler

Jane Hicks (Actor) .. Volunteer

Michael Keogh (Actor) .. DC

Ann Tricklebank (Producer)

Elizabeth-Anne Wheal (Writer)

Dalziel & Pascoe: Great Escapes

01:40 am - 03:40 am, Friday, March 6 on U&Drama +1 (60)

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