Amandaland - Big House - 9:00 pm Wednesday, May 27 on BBC One London

Lucy Punch (Actor) .. Amanda

Philippa Dunne (Actor) .. Anne

Joanna Lumley (Actor) .. Felicity

Born: May 01, 1946 in Srinagar, Kashmir

Best Known For: Patsy in Absolutely Fabulous.

Early-life: Joanna Lamond Lumley was born on May 1, 1946, in Srinagar, Kashmir. As a child she lived with her family in Hong Kong, Malaysia and Singapore, where her father was a major in the Ghurkas. She came to England aged nine to attend boarding school in Kent, and later a convent school in Hastings. At 16 she auditioned for the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, but was turned down and decided to become a model instead, despite initially being told she was 'too fat and too ugly'.

Career: Lumley's first film was 1969's Some Girls Do, followed by Bond movie On Her Majesty's Secret Service. Her most notable early role was as Ken Barlow's girlfriend Elaine in Coronation Street. Lumley became famous thanks to The New Avengers in 1976. After Sapphire and Steel in the late 1970s, she turned her attention to the theatre and had a stint as a Times columnist. In 1992, Jennifer Saunders cast her as Patsy in sitcom Absolutely Fabulous. Since then, she has appeared in numerous TV dramas and films, including Maybe Baby, James and the Giant Peach, Jam & Jerusalem, Sensitive Skin, The Making of a Lady and The Wolf of Wall Street.

Quote: 'I can't see any difference in having your hair dyed, your teeth fixed, your nose done, or your face smoothed out or lifted.'

Trivia: Lumley received an OBE in 1995.

Pam Ferris (Actor) .. Elspeth

Born: May 11, 1948 in Hanover, Germany

Best Known For: Her role as Florence ‘Ma' Larkin in The Darling Buds of May.

Early-life: Pamela Ann Ferris was born on May 11, 1948 in Hanover, Germany, to Welsh parents Ann and Fred, who were stationed there while her father served in the Royal Air Force. Ferris spent her childhood in the Llanelli area of Wales, after her father became a police officer, with her mother working in her family's bakery business. Pam's family emigrated to New Zealand when she was 13, but she returned to the UK in her early twenties.

Career: Ferris first made an impact in the 1985 drama series Connie. Other than The Darling Buds of May, she has also appeared in TV shows Hardwicke House, Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit, Paradise Heights, Where the Heart Is, Rosemary & Thyme, Gavin & Stacey and Grandma's House. A 'Jill of all trades', Pam has appeared in a number of Royal Court Theatre and Royal National Theatre productions, and in films like Matilda, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Children of Men, Nativity!, Telstar, and Malice in Wonderland. In 2012, she began playing Sister Evangelina in Call the Midwife.

Quote: 'The business [acting] has been extraordinarily kind to me. I have no complaints.'

Trivia: In 2014, she was a contestant on The BBC Children in Need Sewing Bee.

Samuel Anderson (Actor) .. Mal

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.

Ekow Quartey (Actor) .. JJ

Rochenda Sandall (Actor) .. Fi

Harriet Webb (Actor) .. Abs

Cavan Clerkin (Actor) .. Daniel

Robbie Gee (Actor) .. Garry

Miley Locke (Actor) .. Georgie

Anya McKenna-Bruce (Actor) .. Morten

Alexander Shaw (Actor) .. Manus

Archie Smith (Actor) .. Ned

Jack Veal (Actor) .. Darius

Ali Barouti (Actor) .. Deliveroo person

Laurence Rickard (Writer)

Arnold Widdowson (Producer)

David Sant (Director)

Sharon Horgan (Executive producer)

Born: April 04, 1970 in London

Best Known For: Co-writing and starring in sitcom Pulling.

Early-life: Sharon was born in London on April 4, 1970 and moved to Dublin when she was seven. She is one of five siblings and went on to study English at Brunel University. Her first break came in 2001 when she won the BBC New Comedy award for sketch-writing in 2001 with her writing partner Dennis Kelly.

Career: Horgan has carved out a career writing and performing on comedy shows. She has written and starred in Angelo's, Pulling and Dead Boss. She has also appeared in Annually Retentive, Free Agents, The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret, Little Crackers and Psychobitches.

Quote: 'I love making men cry.'

Trivia: Horgan won a British Comedy Award for Pulling.

Faye Dorn (Executive producer)

Holly Walsh (Executive producer)

Helen Serafinowicz (Executive producer)

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