Career: Caine worked on stage and appeared in small roles on TV, often struggling to make ends meet. He was good friends with Terence Stamp during the early 1960s, before either became famous, and they often shared digs. Caine decided if he wasn't successful by the age of 30 he'd quit acting. Days before this milestone he landed the role in Zulu which made his name. The Harry Palmer spy movies, The Italian Job and Alfie secured his star status. Since then, he's made many films, many forgettable and, by his own admission, done for the money. Highlights include Get Carter, Sleuth (plus a remake), The Man Who Would Be King, Educating Rita, Little Voice, Mona Lisa, Batman Begins, The Prestige, The Dark Knight, Harry Brown and Interstellar. He won Oscars for Hannah and Her Sisters and The Cider House Rules. He claims he will retire from showbusiness when he's 90.

Career: In 1967, Andrews joined the Chichester Festival Theatre as stage manager, before spending 18 months appearing alongside John Gielgud in Alan Bennett's Forty Years On, an experience he believes was invaluable. He then spent several years touring the country in various productions, and gaining experience in films and TV, with small roles in such projects as A Day Out, QB VII, and Upstairs Downstairs. His part in miniseries Danger UXB led to him landing a leading role in Brideshead Revisited in 1981. Since then, he's appeared in The Scarlet Pimpernel, The Holcroft Covenant, David Copperfield, Love in a Cold Climate, and The King's Speech. He's also dabbled in producing.