Secret Service

Gemma Arterton (Actor) .. Kate Henderson

Born: January 12, 1986 in Gravesend, Kent

Best Known For: Being the head girl of St Trinian's

Early-life: Born in 1986, in Gravesend, Kent. Her mother is a cleaner, her dad is a welder and she has a younger sister named Hannah. She attended Gravesend Grammar School for Girls, and then took a performing arts course, before winning a place at the Royal Acadamy of Dramatic Art. Gemma admits that while her parents were supportive, they did worry she wouldn't be able to make a living as an actress, and says she wouldn't have been able to complete her studies if she hadn't received a grant. She also took a job on a make-up counter to support herself.

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.

Quote: On her overnight success: 'I feel that someone is going to come up to me and say: 'Excuse me, who do you think you are, and why do you think you deserve this?''

Trivia: In 2014, she starred in the stage musical Made in Dagenham.

Rafe Spall (Actor) .. Stuart Henderson

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.

Khalid Abdalla (Actor) .. Zak Hussein

Alex Kingston (Actor) .. Rose Trewen

Born: March 11, 1963 in London

Best Known For: Playing Dr Elizabeth Corday in ER.

Early-life: Alexandra Elizabeth Kingston was born in London on March 11, 1963. She became interested in acting after being taken by her German mother to see her uncle on stage. Her first performance came in a school nativity play, in which she played the Angel Gabriel. As a teenager, she performed in the Surrey County Youth Theatre and landed a role as a bully in CBBC drama Grange Hill. She later studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art.

Career: Kingston's professional career began in repertory theatres across the UK. She then spent time with the Royal Shakespeare Company before making the first of several brief appearances in The Bill. Roles in The Cook, the Thief, His Wife and Her Lover (1989), Crocodile Shoes, The Knock, and Carrington (1995) followed. The lead role in TV's Moll Flanders finally made her a star in 1996. Soon afterwards, she moved to the US to join the cast of medical drama ER and quickly became a household name. She remained with the show for seven seasons, departing in 2004. Other high-profile projects have included Croupier (1998), Essex Boys (2000) and Warrior Queen (2003). She's also appeared in Doctor Who, FlashForward, Lost in Austen, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Hope Springs, Marchlands and Private Practice. She returned to ER, making two brief appearances in its final series in 2009. More recently, she has starred in Arrow, and Chasing Shadows.

Quote: 'I always considered myself more of a character actress and I'm glad I have because I don't think I get too paranoid about my looks.'

Trivia: She won two Screen Actors Guild Awards for her role in ER.

Roger Allam (Actor) .. Sir Alan Brabazon

Mark Stanley (Actor) .. Ryan Walker

Born: April 29, 1988

Best Known For: Playing Grenn in Game of Thrones.

Early-life: Born on April 29, 1988. Mark started acting while he was at Prince Henry's Grammar School. He then went on to study at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, which he graduated from in 2010.

Career: Stanley's first TV appearance was in Game of Thrones, playing the character Grenn from 2011 to 2014. Since then, he has appeared in such series as Dickensian, The Collection and Broken. His film credits include National Theatre Live: Coriolanus (2014), Kajaki (2014), Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015) and Our Kind of Traitor (2016).

Trivia: He was part of the ensemble cast of Game of Thrones that was nominated for Screen Actors Guild Awards in 2012 and 2015.

Amaka Okafor (Actor) .. Imogen Conrad

Avi Nash (Actor) .. Ravindra Sangvhi

Aoife Hinds (Actor) .. Julie Price

Rochenda Sandall (Actor) .. Melissa Morris

Alma Prelec (Actor) .. Lena Savic

Lydia Leonard (Actor) .. Amanda Walker

Galaxie Clear (Actor) .. Fiona Henderson

Samuel Anderson (Actor) .. Harry Conrad

Best Known For: Playing Danny Pink in Doctor Who.

Early-life: Born in 1982 in Handsworth, Birmingham. Samuel decided early on in life that he wanted to be an actor. He attended the Catholic secondary school Stuart Bathurst. Samuel stopped studying A levels after a year and went to Birmingham Theatre School before going on to attend the Academy of Live and Recorded Arts in London. Samuel originated the role of Crowther in the National Theatre's 2004 production of Alan Bennett's The History Boys. He went on to perform the role in the Broadway, Hong Kong, Sydney and Wellington productions, as well as radio and film versions.

Career: Anderson appeared in Sky One's Hex in 2004 and Channel 4's Totally Frank in 2006 and 2007. He played Fingers in the comedy series Gavin & Stacey. From 2007 until 2009, Anderson played Ross Kirk in Emmerdale. He appeared in the TV comedy film Stuck (2007) and had a number of guest appearances in such shows as Doctors, Casualty, Bedlam, Midsomer Murders and Death in Paradise. Anderson played Danny Pink in 11 episodes of Doctor Who in 2014. Since then, he has played DC Vince Grady in DCI Banks, Daniel in Trollied, Patrick in Witless and Leon in Loaded.

Quote: 'When I'm having a bad time and can't get any work, I say to my friend, ‘This is not my life! I'm not supposed to be at this bar, I'm supposed to be acting. Quantum Leap me back into my life, Sam!''

Trivia: He was voted best male guest star by readers of Doctor Who magazine.

Oleg Levin (Actor) .. Kyril Markov

Michael Tcherepashenets (Actor) .. Mikhail Borodin

Miglen Mirtchev (Actor) .. Igor Borodin

Alexander Terentyev (Actor) .. Sergei

Niko Bredbacka (Actor) .. Matti

Maxim Grigorovich (Actor) .. Sandro Borodin

Marcia Lecky (Actor) .. Angela White

Juris Zagars (Actor) .. Lev Amatov

Robert Hawkins (Actor) .. Journalist

Susanna Reid (Actor) .. Herself

Born: December 10, 1970 in Croydon

Best Known For: Presenting breakfast TV.

Early-life: Born in Croydon on December 10, 1970, Susanna studied politics, philosophy and law at the University of Bristol. She followed this up with a Postgraduate Diploma in Broadcast Journalism from the Cardiff School of Journalism.

Career: Reid began her career at BBC Radio Bristol before moving to BBC Radio 5 Live as a reporter and producer. She went on to join BBC News 24 and became a reporter for Breakfast News before rejoining BBC News 24 as a presenter. For two series, she hosted Sunday Morning Live, a religious and currents affairs discussion programme on BBC One. She presented Breakfast between 2010 and 2014, hosted the BBC's coverage of the Oscars from Los Angeles, and stood in for Andrew Marr on The Andrew Marr Show. In 2013, she finished third in Strictly Come Dancing. In early 2014, Reid made the switch to ITV and began co-presenting Good Morning Britain.

Quote: 'People are always going to talk about what women wear on TV. It's a fact of life.'

Trivia: In 2011, Reid took part in a Strictly Come Dancing competition as part of Children in Need along with three other BBC newsreaders.

Ed Balls (Actor) .. Himself

Tom Bradby (Actor) .. Himself

Robert Peston (Actor) .. Himself

Best Known For: For being the BBC's business editor.

Early-life: Robert James Kenneth Peston was born on April 25, 1960. He's the son of economist and Labour peer Maurice Peston and his wife Helen. After leaving Highgate Secondary School in Crouch End, London, Robert studied at Oxford's Balliol College and the Universite Libre de Bruxelles. A stint as a stockbroker followed before he embarked on his career as a journalist.

Career: Peston worked for various publications, including Investors Chronicle, The Independent, Sunday Correspondent, Financial Times, The Spectator, the Daily Telegraph and the Sunday Times before, in 2005, joining the BBC as its business editor. He's also the founder of Speakers for Schools, which arranges talks for students from experts in various fields. Peston has published numerous books, including Brown's Britain, Who Runs Britain? and How Do We Fix This Mess? He's won various awards; perhaps the most impressive is the Royal Television Society's Television Journalism Award for Scoop of the Year in 2008 for breaking the news of Northern Rock seeking emergency financial help from the Bank of England.

Quote: 'In the end it's the job I love - I do love the story.'

Trivia: Peston was married to author Sian Busby until her death in 2012 from lung cancer. Later that year he publically appealed for the return of rings that belonged to her which were stolen during a burglary at his Muswell Hill home.

Jemma Kennedy (Writer)

James Marsh (Director)

Gail Egan (Producer)

Andrea Calderwood (Executive producer)

Chloe Sizer (Executive producer)

9:00 pm - 10:00 pm, Tuesday, April 28 on ITV1 London (3)

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