Trying - A Long Way Down - 11:10 pm Tuesday, February 17 on BBC One London HD

Rafe Spall (Actor) .. Jason Ross

Born: March 10, 1983 in London

Best Known For: Pete Versus Life.

Early-life: Rafe Joseph Spall was born March 10, 1983 in Dulwich, south-east London. His father is actor Timothy Spall. Rafe was named after the title character of The Knight of the Burning Pestle, which his dad played in a Royal Shakespeare Company production. He developed a passion for acting at an early age, but was too embarrassed to tell his folks. Timothy and wife Shane saw him in a school production of Bugsy Malone and suggested he audition for the National Youth Theatre. Rafe was educated at Haberdashers' Aske's Hatcham College and landed an agent after he was spotted in a stage production of Nicholas Nickleby.

Career: Spall made his film debut in the 2001offering Beginner's Luck. He went on to star in the projects Out of Control, The Lion in Winter, Shaun of the Dead, The Calcium Kid and Kidulthood. In recent years, he's rarely been out of the public eye, featuring in Cracker, the Russell Crowe comedy A Good Year, Wide Sargasso Sea, Hot Fuzz, a TV version of A Room with a View (in which he starred with his dad) and ITV1 drama He Kills Coppers. He's also appeared in Frankie Howard: Rather You Than Me, Desperate Romantics, and Channel 4 sitcom Pete Versus Life.

Quote: "It's always nerve-wracking for a young actor to be around an established actor. Even if it is his father."

Trivia: Spall married former Hollyoaks actress Elize du Toit in August 2010.

Esther Smith (Actor) .. Nikki Newman

Ophelia Lovibond (Actor) .. Erica

Oliver Chris (Actor) .. Freddy

Born: November 02, 1978 in Tunbridge Wells, Kent

Best Known For: Playing Boyce in Green Wing.

Early-life: Oliver Graham Chris was born on November 2, 1978 in Tunbridge Wells, Kent. He attended Tunbridge Wells Grammar School for Boys, having passed his 11-plus exam to get in, before moving to the Michael Hall Steiner School in his fourth year. Oliver went on to attend the Central School of Speech and Drama.

Career: Chris has made many appearances in British TV comedy series, having played Ricky Howard in The Office and Boyce in Green Wing, as well as appearing in According to Bex, Nathan Barley, Rescue Me and The IT Crowd. Aside from comedy, he has appeared in TV film Sharpe's Challenge (2007) as well as the shows Hotel Babylon and Silent Witness. His film credits include The Gathering (2002) and Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (2004). He has also had a number of roles on the stage, including National Theatre productions of Twelfth Night and One Man, Two Guvnors.

Quote: "When people talk to me as if I'm some kind of constantly working actor, I get very confused. It's not the case. I'm not sifting through offers."

Trivia: In 2012, he was nominated for the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Performance in a Supporting Role for his work in One Man, Two Guvnors.

(Actor) .. Karen Newman

Darren Boyd (Actor) .. Scott

Born: January 30, 1971 in Hastings

Best Known For: Spy, and Case Sensitive.

Early-life: Darren John Boyd was born in Hastings on January 30, 1971. As a teenager, he began acting in amateur theatre and local productions.

Career: Darren moved to London in his mid-twenties when he was cast in the West End production of Les Miserables. His big break came in 1998 when landed a role in BBC sitcom Kiss Me Kate. This led to parts in Hippies, Smack the Pony, Watching Ellie, Green Wing, and Saxondale. He starred in short-lived comedy Whites before having more success playing John Cleese in Holy Flying Circus. His recent work includes sitcom Spy, crime drama Case Sensitive and miniseries The Guilty. He has appeared on the big screen in High Heels and Low Lifes (2002), Magicians (2007), Four Lions (2010), The World's End (2013) and Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa (2013).

Quote: "I'm not a comedian, I don't want to depend on a singular box of tricks. I like story and characters, to take on world views that are not my own."

Trivia: He made one series of quirky sitcom Los Dos Bros for Channel 4 - it won a Silver Rose for Best Sitcom at the Montreux Festival in 2002. He won a Bafta for best male comedy role in 2012 for Spy.

Marian McLoughlin (Actor) .. Jilly Newman

Robyn Cara (Actor) .. Jen

Fola Evans-Akingbola (Actor) .. Harper

Navin Chowdhry (Actor) .. Deven

Ciara Baxendale (Actor) .. Amy

Bruce Mackinnon (Actor) .. Ben

Tomiwa Edun (Actor) .. Luke

Denver Isaac (Actor) .. Kwame

Susannah Wise (Actor) .. Denise

Justine Mitchell (Actor) .. Lizzie

Justin Sysum (Actor) .. Phil

Ava Talbot (Actor) .. Lauren

Andy Wolton (Writer)

Margaret Cabourn-Smith (Writer)

Jim O'Hanlon (Director)

Sam Pinnell (Producer)

Trying: A Long Way Down

11:10 pm - 11:35 pm, Tuesday, February 17 on BBC One London HD (101)

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A Long Way Down
Season 2, Episode 6

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