Career: Lyndhurst made his TV debut in an adaptation of Heidi in 1974. He followed this with roles in The Prince and the Pauper, and The Tomorrow People. In 1978, Lyndhurst began his transition into more grown-up roles by playing Ronnie Barker's son in Porridge spin-off Going Straight, and classic sitcom Butterflies, but it was Only Fools And Horses that made him a household name when it began in 1981. Since then, he's also starred in The Two of Us, The Piglet Files, David Copperfield, Gulliver's Travels, Goodnight Sweetheart, After You've Gone and Only Fools prequel Rock & Chips. He is now a regular in New Tricks.

Career: After appearing in touring productions of The Rocky Horror Show and The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Carling got her big TV break in 1989 when she landed the role of Laura Marsh in Boon. She followed that with appearances in Crocodile Shoes and Men Behaving Badly, and in 1997 replaced Dervla Kirwan as cockney barmaid Phoebe in the sitcom Good Night Sweetheart. She also starred in Border Cafe and Barbara before making a brief appearance in Casualty in 2003. A year later she became a regular on the medical drama when she accepted the role of Selena.

Career: At the age of 22, Lavender was signed up to play Private Frank Pike in Dad's Army, the classic sitcom about the Home Guard. He went on to feature in various other TV series including The Glums and That's My Boy, plays for TV and radio, as well as summer tours and pantomimes. He has also made West End appearances, in the farce Run for Your Wife and The Merchant of Venice, starring alongside Dustin Hoffman. He successfully won a battle against cancer of the bladder in the 1990s and survived a heart attack in 2004. His last regular appearance on the small screen was as Pauline Fowler's gay friend Derek in EastEnders, a role he played for four years until 2005. Lavender then toured with The Rocky Horror Show musical, playing the Narrator and continues to work on stage and screen. In 2009, he appeared as Monsignor Howard in the West End theatre production of Sister Act the Musical.