Career: Fry and Laurie's stage success led to the TV sketch show Alfresco, which also featured Emma Thompson, Ben Elton and Robbie Coltrane. In 1987, Elton cast him in sitcom Blackadder the Third as amiable idiot George. A Bit of Fry and Laurie, and Jeeves and Wooster cemented his reputation as one of the UK's brightest comedy talents. He appeared with several celebrity pals in the movies Peter's Friends, Maybe Baby, and Sense and Sensibility. Other projects include 101 Dalmatians, The Man in the Iron Mask, Stuart Little and its sequel, the Flight of the Phoenix remake and TV series Fortysomething. His novel, The Gun Seller, was also a hit. His award-winning role in House turned him into an international star. Since it ended in 2012, Laurie has largely concentrated on music.

Career: In 2009, she made her TV debut in an episode of Doctors, and a year later, she starred in TV movie Triassic Attack. Her big break came in 2010 when she was cast as Daenerys Targaryen in HBO drama Game of Thrones. In 2013, she received an Emmy nomination for her role in the medieval fantasy series. She made her Broadway debut in 2013, playing Holly Golightly in Breakfast at Tiffany's.

Career: Thewlis had a number of minor roles in films and TV series, including an episode of Only Fools and Horses, until he landed his breakout role in Naked (1993). During the 1990s, he appeared in such films as Black Beauty (1994), Total Eclipse (1995), DragonHeart (1996), Seven Years in Tibet (1997), Divorcing Jack (1998) and The Big Lebowski (1998). Thewlis was cast as Remus Lupin in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004) and went on to appear in the next four films in the series. His other credits include Kingdom of Heaven (2005), The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas (2008), The Lady (2011), Macbeth (2015), Wonder Woman (2017) and the TV series Fargo.

Career: Patel made his first appearance in EastEnders as Tamwar Masood in October 2007. He has also appeared in the spin-off series EastEnders: E20 and Tamwar Tales - The Life of an Assistant Market Inspector.

Career: Gemma was still at drama school when she won her first professional role in Stephen Poliakoff's drama Capturing Mary. By the time she graduated in summer 2007, she had also won the part of Rosaline in a production of Love's Labours Lost at the Globe Theatre in London, and had been cast as head girl Kelly in St Trinian's. Her star has continued to rise as she appeared in RocknRolla, BBC drama Tess of the D'Urbervilles and ITV's Lost in Austen. More recently, she has starred in Quantum of Solace, Clash of the Titans, Tamara Drewe, Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters and Runner Runner.