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Daisy Haggard (Actor) .. Miri Matteson

Born: March 22, 1978 in London

Best Known For: Making guest appearances in a number of TV shows.

Early-life: Born Celia Daisy Morna Haggard in London on March 22, 1978 to film director Piers Haggard and his wife Anna Slovsky. She made her acting debut in a 1996 episode of Ruth Rendell Mysteries directed by her father. She went on to attend the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. Her early work includes guest appearances in My Family, Clocking Off, the TV movie Ready When You Are Mr McGill, Manchild, Peep Show and Green Wing.

Career: Haggard also appeared in Saxondale, Housewife, 49, Man Stroke Woman and the miniseries Sense & Sensibility. A recurring role in Psychoville was followed by appearances in Doctor Who, Outnumbered and Parents. Since 2011, she has starred in the sitcom Episodes. More recently, she has starred in Uncle and Ballot Monkey.

Quote: 'All the terrible jobs I've done have been great sources of inspiration.'

Trivia: Haggard was the voice of the Ministry of Lift in two Harry Potter movies.

Geraldine James (Actor) .. Caroline Matteson

Richard Durden (Actor) .. Oscar Matteson

Adeel Akhtar (Actor) .. Billy

Born: September 18, 1980 in London

Best Known For: Four Lions and Utopia.

Early-life: Adeel was born in London on September 18, 1980. He obtained a law degree but decided that he wanted to pursue a career in acting instead. He trained at the Actors Studio Drama School in New York. In 2006, he made his TV debut in an episode of Law & Order: Criminal Intent. His first break came in 2010 when he had a leading role in Chris Morris's comedy film Four Lions (2010).

Career: Akhtar went on to star in the sketch show The Angelos Epithemiou Show and alongside Sacha Baron Cohen in The Dictator (2012). His other TV credits include The Job Lot, Trollied, Utopia and River. On the big screen, he has also appeared in War Book (2014) and Pan (2015).

Quote: 'I went to drama school, came out the other end, was out of work for a bit, then found some work.'

Trivia: In 2015, Akhtar received a Bafta nomination for his role in Utopia.

Christine Bottomley (Actor) .. Mandy

Souad Faress (Actor) .. Anna

Frank Feys (Actor) .. Samuel

Imogen Gurney (Actor) .. Lara

Jamie Michie (Actor) .. Dom

Liam Williams (Actor) .. Nathan

Jo Martin (Actor) .. Janice

Hussina Raja (Actor) .. Dr Shah

Jennifer Tollady (Actor) .. Mother

Zee Asha (Actor) .. Shop assistant

Rhona Cameron (Actor) .. Receptionist

Born: September 27, 1965 in Dundee

Best Known For: Warring with boxer Nigel Benn on I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here.

Early-life: Rhona was born in Dundee on September 27, 1965, and raised in Mussleburgh, near Edinburgh. She started stand-up in the early 1990s, winning the So You Think You're Funny? new act award in 1992. The following year she made her Edinburgh Fringe debut, and in 1995 supported Jack Dee on tour. She has been touring on and off in her own right ever since.

Career: In 1996, she hosted the first of four series of the BBC Two show Gaytime TV. She also co-wrote and starred in the BBC Two sitcom, Rhona, which ran for just one six-episode series in 2000. In 2002 she joined the West End cast of The Vagina Monologues, before heading off to the Australian jungle for the first series of I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here!, which led to a job hosting the ITV game show Russian Roulette the same year. The following year, she played the first ever female narrator in The Rocky Horror show on tour and then in the West End. She continues to tour.

Quote: 'I'm a massive TV addict: satellite, BBC, Channel 5, I love the lot. As I've got a particular fetish for animal programmes, I tend to leave the National Geographic Channel on more than is strictly healthy.'

Trivia: Her debut novel, The Naked Drinking Club, was published in 2007.

Laura Solon (Writer)

Christopher Sweeney (Director)

Debbie Pisani (Producer)

Jack Williams (Executive producer)

Harry Williams (Executive producer)

Sarah Hammond (Executive producer)

01:05 am - 01:30 am, Friday, June 26 on BBC Three (23)

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