Career: A year later, Firth landed his breakthrough role, that of Alan Strang in the play Equus. Although it would take until 1977 for him to reprise the role on the big screen, Firth was already an established star. His work since has cemented his reputation as a versatile and intense actor, with appearances in Tess, The Hunt for Red October, An Awfully Big Adventure and Amistad, among many others. On the small screen, Firth featured in cosy drama Heartbeat, before landing the role of Harry Pearce in spy drama Spooks, remaining for its nine-year duration. He has also notched up appearances in acclaimed drama Hawking, The Battle for Rome, and South Riding.

Career: Molina's movie breakthrough came in 1987 when he played Kenneth Halliwell, the tragic lover of playwright Joe Orton, in Stephen Frears' Prick Up Your Ears (1987). He also appeared in Enchanted April (1991), The Perez Family (1995), Leo Tolstoy's Anna Karenina (1997) and Chocolat (2000). A superb turn in Salma Hayek vehicle Frida (2002) saw him cast as Doctor Octopus in big-budget blockbuster Spider-Man 2 (2004). Other film credits include An Education (2009), Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (2010) and The Sorcerer's Apprentice (2010), while his stage credits are numerous. In 2010, he featured alongside Dawn French in BBC sitcom Roger and Val Have Just Got In, and began starring in Law & Order: Los Angeles. His more recent credits include the films Love is Strange (2014) and Whiskey Tango Foxtrot (2016). He has also had roles in TV series Matador, Feud and Angie Tribeca.

Career: Clarke began her career in showbusiness on late-night entertainment show, What's On, before appearing in several episodes of Brookside. She cemented her reputation after starring in low-budget film Letter to Brezhnev, which went on to become regarded as one of the most important British films of all time. Clarke has since dipped her toe in allsorts, from various films, to music videos, to presenting. The success of The Good Sex Guide, which she hosted, resulted in her publishing her own tome, Margi Clarke's Better Than Sex Cookbook. More recently, Clarke has reprised her role as Jackie Dobbs in Corrie, appeared on Celebrity Cash in the Attic and starred alongside Tina Malone in Scousers in St Helens.