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Mark Gatiss is an accomplished author, actor and playwright. Originally from Sedgefield, County Durham, he graduated from Bretton Hall Drama College with a BA (honors) in Theatre Arts.

He was one-quarter of the award-winning comedy team The League of Gentlemen (1999), and became heavily involved in the post-television Doctor Who (1963) scene, having written a variety of novels and audio plays, together with a string of short supernatural/science-fiction films (most of which he appeared in). He also co-wrote three sketches for BBC2's "Doctor Who Night" in November 1999.

When Doctor Who (2005) was re-imagined by Russell T. Davies and returned to television, Gatiss became part of the writing team. He had another major success as the co-creator of Sherlock (2010) for the BBC with Steven Moffat and also stars in the series as Mycroft Holmes. He has co-written plays for the Edinburgh Festival and appeared in a number of theatre and radio shows.

George Newton was born on 5 April 1957 in Sedgefield, England, UK. He is an actor and director, known for This Is England (2006), Dead Man's Shoes (2004) and Control (2007).

George Stephenson was born on 19 May 1920 in Sedgefield, Durham, England, UK. He is known for Lifeforce (1985), The Guns of Navarone (1961) and The Fearless Vampire Killers (1967). He died on 5 June 2001 in Cobham, Surrey, England, UK.

John Flatman was born on 28 March 1922 in Sedgefield, Durham, England, UK. John was a production designer, known for Here and Now (1955) and Five Guineas a Week (1956). John died in 1978 in Waltham Forest, Essex, England, UK.