Green Wing - Caroline's First Day - 11:10 pm Tuesday, February 3 on E4 Extra

Tamsin Greig (Actor) .. Dr Caroline Todd

Born: June 12, 1966 in Kent

Best Known For: Green Wing, Love Soup and Episodes.

Early-life: Born on July 12, 1966, in Kent. She is descended from a Scottish grandfather on her dad's side and a Jewish great-grandfather from Poland on her mum's side. She grew up in Kilburn, north London, and showed a talent for acting at an early age - she claims, as a middle child, it was her way of getting attention. Tamsin graduated from the University of Birmingham with a degree in drama. Before breaking into showbusiness, she was an administrator for the Family Planning Association.

Career: Greig achieved a cult following playing Debbie Aldridge in The Archers on Radio 4 and had early TV roles in Blue Heaven, Neverwhere, Faith in the Future and Wycliffe. In 2000, the sitcom Black Books helped boost her profile. She had a cameo in 2004 movie Shaun of the Dead, and in the same year appeared in the first series of cult medical sitcom Green Wing, for which she received a Royal Television Society award and a Bafta nomination. She's also featured in Doctor Who and took a key role in romantic comedy- drama Love Soup. Stage credits include the Royal Shakespeare Company's Complete Works Festival. Greig won a Laurence Olivier Award for her role in Much Ado About Nothing. Recent TV work includes the sitcoms Friday Night Dinner and Episodes, and black comedy series Inside No 9.

Quote: "The Archers fans touch you much more than the TV fans. They come up to you and hug you because they think you're a part of their family."

Stephen Mangan (Actor) .. Guy Secretan

Born: July 22, 1972 in London

Best Known For: Green Wing and Episodes.

Early-life: Born on July 22, 1972, in London, and was raised in Hertfordshire. His parents were Irish, and his father owned a building company. He became interested in acting after appearing in numerous school plays, but never thought he would tread the boards professionally. Instead, he studied law at Cambridge University, but decided against being a solicitor after taking a year out to care of his terminally ill mother. After a spell at Rada, he began landing theatre roles.

Career: Mangan became a regular on the West End stage, and apart from some foreign adverts, steered clear of TV work for years. He made his film debut in Martha, Meet Frank, Daniel and Laurence in 1998, and had a small role in Billy Elliot. Early TV appearances came in Big Bad World, Sword of Honour, In Defence and Human Remains before his big break as the lead in Adrian Mole: The Cappuccino Years. He's worked consistently in movies and on TV ever since, with roles in Jane Hall, Marple, Never Better, I'm Alan Partridge, Hyperdrive, and the acclaimed Green Wing. His recent work includes Dirk Gently and Episodes on TV, as well as several well-received stage performances.

Quote: "I love playing unattractive parts. I want to be really horrid. I want people to really hate me. Maybe one day in analysis, I'll discover what that's all about."

Trivia: Away from showbiz, Mangan is a Tottenham Hotspur fan. He attends games with Tamsin Greig's husband, actor Richard Leaf.

Keir Charles (Actor) .. Oliver

Michelle Gomez (Actor) .. Sue White

Born: April 21, 1971 in Glasgow

Best Known For: Playing Sue White in Green Wing.

Early-life: Michelle Gomez was born on April 21, 1971, in Glasgow. She caught the acting bug at the age of seven after seeing a production of Kiss Me Kate. She attended Shawlands Academy and trained at The Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Theatre.

Career: In 1998, Gomez landed parts in The Bill, The Acid House and Il Mio West, while Ticks, Taggart, Highlander: The Raven and New World Disorder also boosted her profile. In 2001 she was snapped up to star in hit comedy The Book Group. That eventually paved the way for her role as HR manager Sue White in Green Wing. Recent projects have included Chromophobia, Murder in Suburbia, Carrie and Barry, and Feel the Force. On the stage, she has starred in Boeing-Boeing, and The Taming of the Shrew.

Quote: "It is always nice to play somebody who is slightly dour, and a Scot seems to manage to do that quite well for some reason."

Trivia: Married to This Life star Jack Davenport since 2000. They have a son, Harry.

Mark Heap (Actor) .. Dr Alan Statham

Oliver Milburn (Actor) .. Liam

Julian Rhind-Tutt (Actor) .. Dr Macartney

Born: July 20, 1968 in London

Best Known For: Green Wing.

Early-life: Julian Alistair Rhind-Tutt was born in London on July 20, 1968, the youngest of five children. He performed in a number of works at John Lyon School in Harrow, including the lead role in a school production of Hamlet at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in the mid-1980s. After studying English and Theatre Studies at the University of Warwick, he attended the Central School of Speech and Drama in London.

Career: Rhind-Tutt's breakthrough role was playing the Duke of York in The Madness of King George (1994). He followed this up with roles in The Saint (1997), Tomorrow Never Dies (1997), Notting Hill (1999), and The Trench (1999). He is best known for playing Dr Mac Macartney in Channel 4 sitcom Green Wing. His more recent credits include Gambit (2012), Rush (2013) and Lucy (2014). He also had a recurring role on the BBC TV comedy Blandings. On Radio 4, he has starred in The Maltby Collection, and The Norman Conquests.

Quote: "When people ask me for advice on starting out, I usually say, `Be careful what your first part is because you'll probably play it for the next five years.'"

Trivia: In 2013, Rhind-Tutt narrated the audiobook version of the book Look Who's Back.

Fay Rusling (Actor) .. Nurse

Karl Theobald (Actor) .. Dr Martin Dear

Luke Papworth (Actor) .. Child patient

Jane Whittenshaw (Actor) .. Food server

John Oliver (Actor) .. Car salesman

Dominic Brigstocke (Director)

Peter Fincham (Executive producer)

Victoria Pile (Producer)

Green Wing: Caroline's First Day

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