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Faye Marsay was born on 30 December 1986 in Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire, England, UK. She is an actress, known for Game of Thrones (2011), Pride (2014) and Andor (2022).

Monica was born in March 1969 into an Irish family and has a sister Gabrielle. She studied drama at the Guildhall School in London, graduating in 1991 and soon afterwards went into television. A supremely versatile character actress, she has tended to specialize in stunning portrayals of the darker side of life, as real-life stalker Maria Marchese in U Be Dead (2009), demure but deadly Miss Gilchrist in the superior Poirot adaptation After the Funeral (2006) and, particularly, as serial killer Rosemary West in Appropriate Adult (2011) for which she, along with fellow Guildhall graduate Dominic West, deservedly received a BAFTA award. Therefore it was rather a surprise when she was not the killer in Midsomer Murders episode The Great and the Good (2009), though she sort of made up for it by playing twin sisters, one nice, one less so, in Call the Midwife episode Episode #2.3 (2013). On stage she has not let the villainous side down as Regan in 'King Lear' with Ian McKellen and an unusual version of 'Macbeth', set in Africa, with her Lady Macbeth the only white protagonist. In 2014, despite a lighter role in the TV sitcom W1A (2014), she was back to being enjoyably horrid as George Mackay's bigoted mother in the film Pride (2014).

Bob Mortimer was born on 23 May 1959 in Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire, England, UK. He is an actor and writer, known for House of Fools (2014), Catterick (2004) and Shooting Stars (1993). He has been married to Lisa Matthews since October 2015. They have two children.

Wendy Richard, was born in Middlesborough to Henry and Beatrice Emmerton who moved to London when she was 5. and there they ran The Shepherds Tavern in Mayfair. Her father commited suicide due to depression when she was 11. She was educated at St Georges School in Mount Street, Mayfair, London and at a boarding school then while still in her teens became a shop assistant at Fortum and Masons but was fired on her second day for not selling anything. She then joined the Italia Conti stage school at 16 but refused elocution lessons as she didn't want to do voice exercises. Her first big break was when she did voice on the Mike Sarne record 'Come Outside' which went to number one in 1962 the charts but all she got out of it was £ 15. David Croft then cast her in the comedy series Hugh and I and nurtured her career resulting in appearances in such series as The Likely Lads, Newcomers, Up Pompeii, Dads Army and Eastenders. She had a part in the Beatles film Help but was cut out of it but survived in the comedy Bless This House. The day after her mothers funeral she married music publisher Leonard Black in May 1972 but it only lasted 5 months. Afraid of being on her own she then married advertising executive Will Thorpe but their relationship became turbulent and developed into violent abuse resulting in a divorce in 1984. Her 3rd marriage was to Paul Glorney, a carpet fitter, but they divorced in 1994. In February 1996 she met John Burns, a painter and decorator and they lived together before marrying in October 2008, In 1996 she had discovered a lump on her breast which turned out to be cancerous but she was given the all clear after an operation, There was a recurrence of it in 2002 and after further treatment she was again given a clean bill of health until in 2008 when a check up revealed that she had cancerous cells in her breast and that they had spread through her body. She made a half hour television Programme 'Wendy Richard: To Tell You the Truth' documenting the last few months of her life which was broadcast in March 2009

Anand Desai-Barochia was born in Nunthorpe, Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire, England, UK. He is an actor and producer, known for The Outpost (2018), Bridgerton (2020) and The Tiger Hunter (2016).

Preeti Desai is a British actress of Gujarati Indian descent. Known for playing Charlie Bristow in ABC's The Rookie and starring in Damien Chazelle's 2020 film The Stunt Double commissioned by Apple. Desai made her acting debut with acclaimed film Shor in the City (2011) and was nominated for Best Lead Actress at the South Asian Rising Star Film Awards in New York City. Desai is listed as the Times of India's 50 Most Desirable Women and People Magazine's 50 Most Beautiful People

Elizabeth Carling was born on 20 October 1967 in Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire, England, UK. She is an actress, known for Casualty (1986), Goodnight Sweetheart (1993) and The Damned United (2009).

Bill was born and bred in the North-East town of Middlesbrough, close to the North Yorkshire border, and trained at the Guildford drama school in the early Eighties.

Amongst his many Theatre credits are Mickey in the West End production of Blood Brothers, alongside Stephanie Lawrence, Tony Harrison's Trackers at the Royal National Theatre, Pastoral at the Soho Theatre.

Bill has been seen on television many times, most recently in Ted Lasso starring Jason Sudeikis, This Time with Alan Partridge starring Steve Coogan, Vera with Brenda Blethyn, the hugely popular drama Broadchurch with Olivia Colman and in the multi award-winning Downton Abbey opposite Phyllis Logan - as well as starring in Alan Bleasdale's Monicled Mutineer with Paul McGann, Hallmark's Blackbeard with Stacy Keach and Jessica Chastain, and the role of Stu Carpenter in Coronation Street for ITV.

His film credits include Lady Macbeth with Florence Pugh, Final Score with Pierce Brosnan, The Tournament with Robert Carlyle, In Our Name with Joanne Froggatt, United, the story of the Munich air disaster, with Jack O'Connell and David Tennant, Harrigan with Stephen Tompkinson and Extremis with David O'Hara.

Jamie Parker is an English actor and singer. He is best known for his role as Harry Potter in the original cast of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child: London Show (2017), for which he received an Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role in a Play and a WhatsOnStage Award for Best Actor in a Play. He also received a Tony Award Nomination for Best Actor in a Leading Role in a Play as a member of the original Broadway version ( The 72nd Annual Tony Awards (2018) ). Other notable include John Dudley in Becoming Elizabeth (2022) (2022), Lt Richards in 1917 (2019) (2019); Alan Greene QC in Des (2020) (2020); Scripps in The History Boys (2006) (original stage cast and film); Shakespeare's Globe Theatre: Henry V (2013) at Shakespeare's Globe, 2012; and Sky Masterson in Guys & Dolls (Olivier nomination, Best Actor in a Musical, 2015; UK Theatre Award win, Best Performance in a Musical, 2015). For his performance as Richard Rodgers in Rodgers & Hart & Hammerstein, recorded remotely from his home studio for BBC Radio 3, he has been shortlisted for a BBC Audio Award for Best Actor. He has made numerous other appearances in BBC audio dramas and as a BBC reader for Book at Bedtime and Book of the Week. He has sung at the Albert Hall in two BBC Proms: Prom 30: The John Wilson Orchestra Performs Frank Sinatra (2015), 2015 singing original Nelson Riddle arrangements with Seth MacFarlane; and 'The Golden Age of Broadway', 2021. Born in Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire, England, Jamie Parker is an actor and singer, known for Becoming Elizabeth (2022) (2022), 1917 (2019) and Des (2020) (2020). He has been married to Deborah Crowe since 2007. They have one child.

Thelma Barlow (née Pigott) is an English television actress and writer, most famous for her roles as Mavis Wilton in the long-running ITV soap opera Coronation Street and as Dolly Bellfield in the sitcom Dinnerladies.

Thelma Barlow was born in Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire, the younger of two daughters. Her father, Tommy, a cabinet maker, died of pneumonia five weeks before her birth, and Barlow was brought up by her mother Margaret. During her childhood the family moved to Huddersfield, West Yorkshire. Barlow left school at 15 and went to Huddersfield Technical College to study shorthand and typing. Her first job was as a secretary, which she held for eight years and at the same time belonged to an amateur dramatics group. Barlow decided to take up acting professionally and joined the Joan Littlewood Theatre Group. During the 1950s she did rep in Liverpool, Nottingham and Birmingham. In 1960 Barlow joined the West of England Theatre Company followed by the Bristol Old Vic Theatre Company. In Bristol she ran a boarding house for fellow actors. In 1956 she married set designer Graham Barlow; they subsequently had two children, Clive and James. They divorced in 1983.

Thelma Barlow's first television appearance was in 1970's A Stranger on the Hill. The following year while performing in Liverpool she was asked to audition for the soap opera Coronation Street for the role of Mavis Riley. She was successful and her first episode was transmitted on 14 August 1971, though the character appeared regularly only from 1973, when she joined the staff of "The Kabin". Barlow remained in the series for 26 years, appearing in nearly 2,000 episodes, until she left after the departure of her on-screen husband Derek. Her final episode was broadcast 10 October 1997 when Mavis moved to the Lake District. During her time on Coronation Street Barlow shared a flat with co-star Helen Worth and later moved to Settle, where she later did a TV show from her garden.

Barlow's next major role was that of Dolly Bellfield in Victoria Wood's sitcom Dinnerladies, which ran for two series from 1998 to 2000.

Since her departure from Coronation Street Barlow has also made stage appearances.

In June 2014, Barlow narrated 30-minute documentary "Gail & Me: 40 Years on Coronation Street" which celebrated Helen Worth's career on Coronation Street as Gail Platt.

Sean Blowers was born on 12 January 1961 in Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire, England, UK. He is an actor and producer, known for First Knight (1995), Game of Thrones (2011) and London's Burning (1988). He has been married to Shirley Blowers since 1983.

Patrick Durkin was born on 9 June 1936 in Linthorpe, Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981), The Good Companions (1980) and Carry on Dick (1974). He died on 1 September 2009 in London, England, UK.

Peter Heslop was born in Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire, England, UK. Peter is a producer and production manager, known for The King's Speech (2010), The Imitation Game (2014) and London Has Fallen (2016).

Jamie Wilson was born in Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire, England, UK. He is an actor and producer, known for Modi: Three Days on the Wing of Madness (2024), Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008) and Blade II (2002).

As a youngster Paul lived at 51 North Street, South Bank near Middlesborough. He had a baby brother who died of Blue Baby Syndrome. Another brother, Trevor is a musician and organist. Their father was Handel Newton Daniel and when he went to register Paul's birth the registrar added an s so changing the family's name to Daniels. His grandparents had high hopes for his father hense christening him Handel, for music and Newton for science and while he served time as an electrician he could make anything out of wood, metal and plastics and do anything with electronics.

Rachel Teate was born on 3 January 1988 in Marton-in-Cleveland, Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire, England, UK. She is an actress, known for Transition (2018), Boy Meets Girl (2015) and The Leviathan Chronicles (2008).

He was born in Middlesborough to Irish and Italian parents in 1951. His first ambition was to be a journalist which ended when a college teacher tore up one of his essays after which he went to work in his father's ice cream factory. Away from music Chris' passion was for motor racing and Ferrari cars and he holds a full racing licence, doing 18 laps in a Jordan Formula One car and raced a BMW touring car shoot out in the TOCA shoot out at Donington Park side by side with Nigel Mansell. .Having given up motor racing he almost lost his life when a medical ailment imobilised him for 18 months, However confined to bed he used his time to dictate the script for La Passione. He had no need to work though as his father owned an ice cream business which Chris is the only inheritor, His ambition was to travel to his Italian homeland and to own a Ferrari.

Roy 'Chubby' Brown was born on 5 February 1945 in Grangetown, Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire, England, UK. He is a writer and actor, known for U.F.O. (1993), The League of Gentlemen (1999) and Roy Chubby Brown: Obscene and Not Heard (1997). He has been married to Helen Coulson since 2001. They have two children. He was previously married to Judith Armstrong and Sandra Vasey.

Chris Kamara was born on 25 December 1957 in Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire, England, UK. He is an actor, known for The Keith and Paddy Picture Show (2017), Code 404 (2020) and Dangerous Game (2017).

Sarah Preston trained for 3 years at The Royal Academy Of Dramatic Art (RADA) and is best known for playing Karen Newburn in Holby City, Amanda Parry in EastEnders and the Make-up Woman, whose name no-one can remember, in the second series of Extras with Ricky Gervais.

She started her career on stage at the age of five in her native Northeast of England and continued to be involved in many theatre and independent productions until she left for London to attend college. During her time at RADA she developed skills in stage fighting. She excelled in this and one of her first jobs after leaving was in the feature film The House of Angelo, where she was the only woman on the film's fight team.

The first major TV role was playing Karen Newburn in the BBC's flagship drama series, Holby City. She played the straight-talking, no-nonsense Ward Sister who clashes with ex-husband and cardiothoracic registrar Nick Jordan, played by Michael French. They battled throughout the first two series and their tempestuous relationship became one of the leading story-lines.

Other regular appearances include EastEnders, In Deep with Stephen Tompkinson and Steel River Blues. Sarah has guest-starred in a number of other shows including Vera with Brenda Blethyn, The Last Detective alongside Peter Davison, Where The Heart Is and Doctors.

John Telfer was born in 1952 in Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire, England, UK. He is an actor and composer, known for Bergerac (1981), Without Motive (2000) and Dodgem (1991).

Gabrielle is a British actress, best known for playing series regular Katrina in 5 seasons of Wolfblood and 2 seasons of spin-off series Wolfblood Secrets, both for BBC Television, making her the longest serving cast member on the show. She was raised in Middlesbrough, North East England and is now based in East London.

Christopher, whose real name is Christopher Bell, was born in 1957 in Station Street, Middlesborough has an older sister, Sue and a younger sister, Terry. He did judo at 10, gymnastics at 13. He was educated at Brookside Scool in Middlesborough and did drama at night classes at Kirby College.. He became a fitter at Smiths Docks saw an advert for dancers at Bailey's night club in Stockton on Tees and got a job at 18. He moved to London for a career as an actor/dancer.

Alethea Charlton was born on 9 August 1931 in Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Doctor Who (1963), The Woman in White (1966) and Softly Softly (1966). She died on 6 May 1976 in Chelsea, London, England, UK.

Jerry Desmond, whose real name was James Robert Sadler, was born 20th July 1908 and made his stage debut at age 11 in the Sadler Elsie Four, which was his parents stage act, at the Palace Cinema, Armadale in November 1919 staying with them until 1928 when he was picked by C. B. Cochrane and Noel Coward for the show This Year of Grace, a musical comedy which played in New York for 6 months before touring America and Canada for 2 months. Returning to Britain he teamed up with Jerry Desmond forming The Desmond Brothers then married their dancing partner Peggy Duncan performing in revue and concert party revues. In 1942 he did an 8 week tour with Sid Field as his straight man during which time they were seen by George Cole and both of them were engaged for Strike a New Note at the Prince of Wales Theatre in London in 1943 which was followed by Strike it Again in 1944 then Piccadilly Hayride in 1946. Jerry, immaculately dressed and with a superior air was a perfect foil for Sid Field in a golf sketch which they did for the 1945 Royal Variety Show. The following year he made the film London Town and in 1947 Cardboard Cavalier, After Sid's death Jerry, who Bob Hope said was 'the best straight man in the business became straight man to Nat Jackley then the 1953 film Trouble in Store found him as straight man to Norman Wisdom which continued through a series of films before he became quiz master on the $64,000 Dollar Question. until August 1957. He was found dead in his London flat on 16 February 1967