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Sean Bean's career since the eighties spans theatre, radio, television and movies. Bean was born in Handsworth, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, to Rita (Tuckwood) and Brian Bean. He worked for his father's welding firm before he decided to become an actor. He attended RADA in London and appeared in a number of West End stage productions including RSC's "Fair Maid of the West" (Spencer), (1986) and "Romeo and Juliet" (1987) (Romeo) , as well as "Deathwatch" (Lederer) (1985) at the Young Vic and "Killing the Cat" (Danny) (1990) at the Theatre Upstairs.
This soulful, green-eyed blonde's roles are so varied that his magnetic persona convincing plays angst-ridden villains, as in Clarissa (1991), passionate lovers like Mellors in Lady Chatterley (1993), rough-and-ready soldiers such as Richard Sharpe, heart wrenching warriors as the emotionally torn Boromir in "The Lord of the Rings," and noble Greeks, like Odysseus in Troy (2004), where his very presence in the film adds grace and validity to the rest of the movie. Recently, he did a turn in Shakespeare's "Macbeth," where as the principal lead, he so transfixed the audience that the show was extended in London and critically acclaimed. Bean, however, remains himself, a man's man, and in the glitzy world of movies this is a rare thing indeed. Bean resides in London where he enjoys raising his beautiful daughters, his beloved football, and the occasional pint.
Bean has three daughters, Lorna, Molly and Evie.- Writer
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Jeremy Clarkson was born in 1960 in the Yorkshire town of Doncaster in the North of England, an area renowned for its loud shouting and rampant exaggeration. He went to Repton school but didn't really pay attention and then got a job with a local newspaper where he was famed for stories such as 'Literally 50 billion people visit cake sale'. Probably. A chance meeting with a BBC producer saw him cast in the hit show Top Gear and the rest is history. Except for jet packs, which are the future.- Actress
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Of regal bearing and imposing stance, flame-haired British classical actress Judy Parfitt is the possessor of the chilliest blue orbs in all of London and has used them to her advantage over the years with her clever portrayals of haughty, bossy, imperious, deliciously malevolent patricians. Born Judy Catherine Claire Parfitt on November 7, 1935, in South Yorkshire, England, she was educated at Notre Dame High School for Girls before enrolling for acting training at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts (RADA)
She made her stage debut with "Fools Rush In" in 1954, and continued to impress with such pieces as "Things Remembered" (1955) and "A Likely Talk" (London debut, 1956). She moved to TV and in the early 1960s was spotted in a number of TV guest appearances on such BBC programs as "The Plane Makers," "The Odd Man," "Queen and the Rebels," "Dr. Finlay's Casebook," "Public Eye," "Front Page Story," "Undermind," "Londoners," "Z Cars," "The Saint," "Emergency-Ward 10," "The Avengers" and played the embittered Rosa Dartle in the David Copperfield (1966) TV series. Judy also was a regular on the crime series A Man Called Harry Brent (1965) and portrayed Madame Thenardier in the mini-series Les Misérables (1967).
She drew acclaim on the stage with such roles as "The Daughter-in-Law" at the Royal Court, "The Widowing of Mrs. Holroyd (title role) (1967), "The Hotel in Amsterdam" (1968), and her portrayal of Gertrude in "Hamlet" in 1969. A year later she recreated the Shakespearean role in the lauded film version of Hamlet (1969) directed by Nick Richardson starring Nicol Williamson in the title role, Anthony Hopkins as Claudius and pop singer Marianne Faithfull as Ophelia. Judy continued to impress on the stage with "The Double Dealer" (1969), the title role in "The Duchess of Malfi" (1971), "Vivat! Vivat Regina! (as Mary, Queen of Scots) (1971), "The Apple Cart" (1973), "Echoes from a Concrete Canyon" (1975), "The Family Dance" (1976) and "The Cherry Orchard" (1978).
In later years the veteran actress appeared on stage in a production of "An Inspector Calls" (1993) and made her Broadway debut co-starring with Matthew Broderick in the revival of "Night Must Fall" (1999). Sporadic film credits would include featured roles in The Mind of Mr. Soames (1970) starring Terence Stamp as a man who awakens from a 30-year coma; the biopic Galileo (1975) starring Topol; a doctor in a biopic about steeple chase jockey and cancer patient Bob Champion entitled Champions (1984); the social comedy The Chain (1984) the gay romantic drama Maurice (1987); the romantic comedy Getting It Right (1989); the psychological thriller Diamond Skulls (1989); as Queen Katherine in the John Goodman comedy vehicle King Ralph (1991); and the war drama Silent Cries (1993).
Outside of Gertrude in "Hamlet," Judy earned her finest role on film with the gloomy-styled thriller Dolores Claiborne (1995), nearly stealing the thunder from stars Kathy Bates and Jennifer Jason Leigh as Bates' wealthy, dictatorial employer. Her clever and utterly gripping performance was surprisingly overlooked come Oscar time. Elsewhere, she was lauded for her sterling work in several TV mini-series, including her Madame Defarge in A Tale of Two Cities (1980); her Lady Catherine in Pride and Prejudice (1980); her Mildred Layton The Jewel in the Crown (1984), for which she earned a BAFTA nomination; her Hilda Spearpoint in The Gravy Train (1990); her Martha in Eye of the Storm (1993) her Mercy Woolf in Funland (2005); her Mrs. Clennam in Little Dorrit (2008); her Hester Waterhouse in The Game (2014). In America she was a recurring presence for a time on the medical series ER (1994). Other popular films she has graced are Wilde (1997), Ever After: A Cinderella Story (1998) (as Queen Marie), and Girl with a Pearl Earring (2003), for which she earned a BAFTA nomination,
Judy was long married to actor Tony Steedman, who made a guest appearance as Santa Claus on her short-lived '80s sitcom The Charmings (1987) in which she played the Queen. He died in February of 2001. Since then she has ventured on, an always fascinating character presence especially in elegant and period settings. She has recently been seen in a regular role as Sister Monica Joan in the historical TV series drama Call the Midwife (2012).- Actor
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Neil Dudgeon was born on 2 January 1961 in Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England, UK. He is an actor and producer, known for Son of Rambow (2007), Midsomer Murders (1997) and Messiah: The Harrowing (2005). He is married to Mary Peate.- Actor
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Kenny Doughty was born on 27 March 1975 in Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England, UK. He is an actor and director, known for Vera (2011), Snowpiercer (2013) and Stella (2012). He has been married to Ashley Jensen since August 2023. He was previously married to Caroline Carver.- Actor
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Thomas Craig was born on 4 December 1962 in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, UK. He is an actor, known for Murdoch Mysteries (2008), Inspector Morse (1987) and Coronation Street (1960).- Ryan Sampson was born on 28 November 1985 in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England, UK. He is an actor and writer, known for The Frankenstein Chronicles (2015), Wire in the Blood (2002) and Doctor Who (2005).
- Sally Carman was born on 9 May 1981 in Mexborough, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England, UK. She is an actress, known for Tyrannosaur (2011), Shameless (2004) and The Quest (2002). She has been married to Joe Duttine since 15 July 2022. She was previously married to Ryan Pope.
- David Bradley was born on 27 September 1953 in Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England, UK. He is an actor, known for Kes (1969), Zulu Dawn (1979) and Redemption (2013).
- Like the character he played in the BBC series To Serve Them All My Days (1980), John Duttine hails from a mining town, but in Yorkshire rather than Wales. He was born in Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England, but raised in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, along with his 4 brothers, and his nephew Joe Duttine. He attended Buttershaw High School in Buttershaw, Bradford, West Yorkshire, England. When he realised in his teens that "acting was the only thing I did well," he switched to drama, training at the Drama Centre in London. His first job after drama school was playing three characters in "Hamlet" for the Citizens Theatre Company in Glasgow, Scotland. On joining the Glasgow Repertory Company, he did most of the familiar repertory stints including Antony in "Antony and Cleopatra," Danton in "Danton's Death," and Danforth in "The Crucible."
By the mid-1970s, he had shifted mainly to television and film. Then in 1979-80 came the opportunity to play the hero of To Serve Them All My Days (1980), arguably one of the more demanding roles in his filmography. His main fear about playing David Powlett-Jones was the Welsh accent: "I was rather worried that I wouldn't hit the right note. I would be angry as hell if I heard a Yorkshire accent that was wrong." Clearly, John got the accent and just about everything else about this performance exactly right. As the New York Times noted upon the series' first American broadcast in 1982, "Mr. Duttine is, even in this talented company, exceptional."
Following that triumph, for which he won the TV Times magazine's Best Actor award, John appeared in numerous programmes and series for British television throughout the 1980s, drawing particular acclaim for The Day of the Triffids (1981), a sci-fi BBC series which has become a cult sci-fi favourite, and The Outsider (1983), a 6-part ITV series about a newspaper editor set in John's native Yorkshire. He also returned to the stage occasionally, and in 1989 was reunited with Charles Kay, his nemesis (Alcock) of To Serve Them All My Days (1980), for the original cast of "The Woman in Black."
In the early 1990s, John's life appeared to hit a rough patch. His relationship with long-time girlfriend Carolyn Hutchinson broke up (they had a son, Oscar, in 1981). John began a relationship with Mel Martin, with whom he had co-starred in the ITV film Talking to Strange Men (1992), and starred in the comedic BBC series Ain't Misbehavin (1994). In 1997, he and Mel bought an 18th century farmhouse with eight acres on land in Cornwall, England. In 1992 he played guest character Paul Melthorn in the long running, ITV drama series Heartbeat (1992), before playing the permanent character sergeant George Miller between 2005 to 2009.
Some other regular roles include playing DI Eric Temple in the BBC series Out of the Blue (1995), Michael Hawkins in the ITV series Touching Evil (1997), Mark Waters in the ITV series The Jury (2002), Gavin Street in the Channel 4 series The Courtroom (2004), Douglas Taylor in the BBC series WPC 56 (2013), and Eric Benton in the ITV series Paranoid (2016).
Today John continues to appear regularly in guest-starring roles on British television, as well as on stage. During 2003, he toured in the well-received "Art" with co-stars Les Dennis and Christopher Cazenove. John also does voice-over work for adverts and documentaries, as well as radio plays for the BBC, putting his versatile voice to very effective use. - Actor
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Brian Glover was born in Sheffield, Yorkshire and used to be a professional wrestler going by the name of "Leon Arras the Man From Paris". He also provides one of the voices for the animated "Tetley Tea" TV adverts. His stage work included seasons with the Royal Shakespeare Company and Royal National Theatre.- He may well be the only professional actor to have played both Sherlock Holmes and his arch nemesis, having interpreted the great detective in Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson (1980) on TV and the 'Napoleon of Crime' Professor Moriarty in the burlesque spoof The Newly Discovered Casebook of Sherlock Holmes in front of a live audience on radio.
A RADA graduate of 1960, Geoffrey Whitehead has been prolific in classical roles on the stage with the Bristol Old Vic and during several seasons with the ensemble of the Royal Shakespeare Company. On television from 1962, he has made guest appearances in The Avengers (1961), The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes (1971), Reilly: Ace of Spies (1983), Scarecrow and Mrs. King (1983) and Poirot (1989). During four seasons of the police series Z Cars (1962), he portrayed two separate characters: PC Ken Baker (season 4) and DS Wilf Miller (seasons 7, 8 and 10). Another regular role saw him as the managing director of a large property firm in the drama series Second Thoughts (1991), set in the dog-eat-dog world of high-powered business.
Whitehead has often played powerful or influential personae in period drama, those including the dour, austere suitor St. John Rivers in Jane Eyre (1973), Roman general Scipio Africanus in The Cleopatras (1983), Russian statesman Vasily Golitsyn in Peter the Great (1986), family lawyer to the famous Austrian family of composers in Strauss Dynasty (1991) and a doctor in BBC's excellent adaptation of Little Dorrit (2008).
Equally proficient in comedy, he co-starred on TV in Second Thoughts (1991) (as boss of a style magazine), Reggie Perrin (2009) (as Reggie's food-obsessed father-in-law), Still Open All Hours (2013) (Wilburn Newbold) and in the long-running sitcom Not Going Out (2006) (Geoffrey Adams). On BBC Radio 4's Bleak Expectations, he voiced assorted doomed members of five evil families (the Hardthrashers, Sternbeaters, Whackwallops, Grimpunches and Clampvultures) in a pastiche of the classic Ealing comedy Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949). Whitehead also provided the voice for Death in radio adaptations of Terry Pratchett's novels Eric and Mort.
Whitehead has been married since 1962 to the Irish-born stage and screen actress Mary Hanefey. - Actor
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Tony Pitts was born on 10 October 1962 in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, UK. He is an actor and writer, known for Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016), War Horse (2011) and Triple 9 (2016).- Actress
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The youngest of four, she grew up in Leeds and left school with 8 O levels and 2 A levels then drama school, She spent 15 years with her partner Ron Bertoli until the end of 1995, Now lives in South London with her son, She quit Eastenders when it was planned that her character was going to be gang raped claiming that it would be too traumatic for her son to see- Camera and Electrical Department
Kal Biggins was born on 31 October 1990 in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, UK. Kal is known for Censor (2021). Kal died on 9 December 2021 in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, UK.- Actor
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Lewis is an English actor and director born in Doncaster, Yorkshire where he grew up with his mother and two brothers. He is best known for his work in I May Destroy You (2020), Midwich Cuckoos (2022), Unforgotten (2015-) and The Sandman (2022). Lewis is also know for his successful work on stage in London's West End where he starred in My Night with Reg (2015) & Our Boys (2012). One of Lewis' most infamous characters is in the FIFA video games The Journey (2017) where he played villain Gareth Walker.- Music Artist
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English musician Yungblud twists genres and societal conventions, incorporating rock, punk, and hip-hop into a rebellious mix that endeared him to the outcast masses around the globe. Blending punk spirit with pop savvy, he made a steady climb in the late 2010s before scoring a trio of hits with Halsey, Machine Gun Kelly, Dan Reynolds, and frequent collaborator Travis Barker. While his full-length debut, 21st Century Liability, landed in 2018, he made his mainstream breakthrough a year later with the EP The Underrated Youth. He rode that wave of success into 2020 with his sophomore LP, Weird!
Born Dominic Harrison in Yorkshire, the singer/songwriter was raised in a musical family. His father was a vintage guitar dealer and his grandfather played with T. Rex. Influenced by Bob Dylan, the Clash, and the Beatles, he played guitar and sang from a young age. In 2017, when he was 19, he issued his debut single, "King Charles," a genre-blending protest song that fell somewhere between early Arctic Monkeys, Jamie T, and Rat Boy. He followed with the song "I Love You, Will You Marry Me," which incorporated some dub and grime elements. A major-label deal with Geffen yielded Yungblud's first collection, an eponymous 2018 EP that included his first two singles alongside three new tracks. His debut full-length, 21st Century Liability, appeared in May of that year and made a solid chart showing in Australia and Belgium.
Yungblud returned in early 2019 with "Parents," "Loner," and "11 Minutes," the latter of which was a collaboration with Halsey and Travis Barker. Later that year, another track with Barker helped push Yungblud higher up the U.S. rock chart, this time with rapper Machine Gun Kelly on the raucous "I Think I'm Okay." Primed by these chart placements, he scored his first spot on the Billboard 200 at the end of the year with his third EP, The Underrated Youth, which included his third Top Ten single on the Billboard Hot Rock & Alternative Songs chart, "Original Me," featuring Imagine Dragons' Dan Reynolds. Rounding out 2019, Yungblud teamed with Marshmello and Blackbear on "Tongue Tied."
At the start of the next decade, he began a fresh blitz with the ecstatic pop of "Weird!" He later issued collaborations with rapper Denzel Curry ("Lemonade") and fellow Englishmen Bring Me the Horizon ("Obey"). Yungblud closed 2020 with the release of his official sophomore effort, Weird!, which topped the U.K. albums chart. He returned in 2021 with a stirring live cover of David Bowie's "Life on Mars," which was used as the soundtrack to NASA's livestream following the Perseverance Mars rover's touchdown. He started off 2022 with the fiery pop-punk single "The Funeral," following it up with "Memories," an angsty collaboration with U.S. pop star Willow. Yungblud's eponymously titled third album arrived later that year.- Jessica Baglow was born on 23 March 1989 in Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England, UK. She is an actress, known for Gentleman Jack (2019), Silent Witness (1996) and Apostasy (2017).
- Tanweer Wasin "Tan" France (né Safdar) is an English fashion designer and television personality from Doncaster, South Yorkshire based in the United States. He is married to Rob France and lives in Salt Lake City, Utah. He is best known for founding women's fashion line, Kingdom & State and for his role as the fashion expert in the Netflix revival of Queer Eye.
- Pauline Brailsford was born on 7 December 1928 in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, UK. She is an actress, known for A League of Their Own (1992), American Playhouse (1980) and Big Shots (1987).
- Paris Fury was born on 5 December 1989 in Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England, UK. She has been married to Tyson Fury since 21 November 2008. They have six children.
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Shelley Longworth was born on 22 March 1976 in Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England, UK. She is an actress and writer, known for Suffragette (2015), Vampire Academy (2014) and I Want Candy (2007).- Ian D. Clark was born in 1950 in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, UK. He is an actor, known for Avonlea (1990), Goosebumps (1995) and The Associates (2001).
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Jessica-Jane Stafford was born on 24 February 1985 in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, UK. She is an actress and writer, known for The Real Hustle (2006), Devil's Tower (2014) and Cannibals and Carpet Fitters (2017). She has been married to Lee Stafford since 17 February 2013. They have four children.- Roy Clarke was born on 28 January 1930 in Austerfield, South Yorkshire, England, UK. He is a writer, known for The Misfit (1970), Keeping Up Appearances (1990) and Last of the Summer Wine (1973). He has been married to Enid Kitching since 1953. They have two children.
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Paul Shane was born on 19 June 1940 in Thrybergh, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Hi-de-Hi! (1980), Emmerdale Farm (1972) and Very Big Very Soon (1991). He was married to Dorothy Shortt. He died on 16 May 2013 in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England, UK.- Actress
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Julia Mallam was born in August 1982 in South Yorkshire, England, UK. She is an actress and writer, known for Emmerdale Farm (1972), Tyrannosaur (2011) and Captain Mack (2008).- Actor
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Chris Walker was born in 1964 in South Elmsall, Yorkshire, England, UK. He is an actor and director, known for Doctors (2000), Ivanhoe (1997) and Playing the Field (1998). He has been married to Gail Walker since 1991. They have two children.- Kelly Harrison was born in 1980 in Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England, UK. She is an actress, known for You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger (2010), Casualty (1986) and A Passionate Woman (2010).
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Harold Goodwin (22 October 1917 - 3 June 2004) was an English actor born in Wombwell, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England.
Goodwin trained at RADA and was a stage actor at Liverpool repertory theatre for 3 years. He appeared in numerous British films of the 1950s and 1960s, usually playing 'flat cap' wearing working class characters from Northern England or low ranks in the military.
He had significant parts in the war films The Dam Busters (playing Guy Gibson's batman, 'Crosby'), The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) and The Longest Day. He can also be seen in films such as The Ladykillers, Sea of Sand, Angels One Five and The Cruel Sea (in which he was the ASDIC operator).
He also made hundreds of British TV appearances in programmes such as Minder (as Dunning, episode Get Daley!, 1984) and a notable role in All Creatures Great and Small. Goodwin was a 'staple' of the popular 1980s sitcom, That's My Boy. His last major television appearance was playing the part of Joss Shackleton, father to Vera Duckworth, in the ITV soap opera Coronation Street (1960) in the early 1990s.
He also appeared in an episode of One Foot in the Grave (1990) as a window cleaner.- Actress
Anne Sellors was born in 1952, in Sheffield, UK. A clever and creative child, she excelled at school. Her love of theater and cinema led her to go on to study drama. Her love of children, her fun loving nature and her desire and willingness to encourage others' potential led her to take her drama education and her extra curricular knowledge of the same into the classroom, where she became a well loved, admired and fondly remembered Drama Teacher at Chaucer School.
Anne enjoyed a happy and fulfilling personal life, not only enjoying her many creative hobbies, but in having the company of a large circle of friends, former students still making contact, a close relationship with her brother and sister and the blessed birth of a very much treasured son.
As Anne's students grew older and left school, many went on to professional careers within the industry and they could not forget the very wonderful, inspiring lady who had set them on that path. One such former student was involved in making a film locally, which would be shown on television and they had already secured some notable names to take part. The former student asked Anne if she would consider taking part. Anne thought this a great compliment and that taking part would be great fun. Anne's role in the piece is a choice role for an extra, because it makes her stand out of the crowd and it was a great respect which desired her to stand out of the crowd and it was a great sense of fun which allowed it.
Anne's lessons were legendary, or 'bonkers', described as kids favorite lessons, because of Anne's infectious personality, warmth, genuine nature, empathy, scatty behavior, and that she was funny, fun, encouraging, bubbly, always had time for her students, went above and beyond what was expected and made everyone feel like a star!
Many years later, Anne was ecstatic to welcome the birth of a grandson and as with all things in life; Anne was a great support to the new parents, as well as to the baby.
Anne retired from teaching and everyone was very sad to see her go; the students, the teachers, the dinner ladies and the cleaners; everyone would miss Anne!
Anne enjoyed her retirement, with visits from family, friends and former students, some of whom she'd inspired to become teachers. She also spent much time traveling, reading, gardening and enjoying the local amateur dramatics.
Sadly, Anne became unexpectedly ill, at a relatively young age and unfortunately no cure was available. Anne was very stoic and humorous to the end. Her family, friends and former students rallied around and supported her admirably.
Anne Sellors passed away peacefully, in Leicester, UK on Tuesday 28th July 2015, aged 63 years.
Anne's family, friends and former students attended a celebration of her life and as a final statement of Anne's inner beauty and great kindness and that of her family; there were no flowers, donations were made to a relevant charity, to help others.- Actor
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Alex Turner was born on 6 January 1986 in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, UK. He is an actor and composer, known for Submarine (2010), Safety Not Guaranteed (2012) and The Burrial (2015).- Enzo Squillino Jr was born of English & Italian parentage. He started his acting career at The Crucible Theatre, then went on to study acting at London's prestigious Mountview Academy on a full scholarship. first gained fame for his role in "Buddy, the Buddy Holly Story "(1989) as 50's rock'n'roll singer Ritchie Valens (of La Bamba fame)- which gained him much critical acclaim - but he gained his reputation as a volatile & comic actor as a cockney wide boy "George Andreotti" in the hit ITV television drama series The Knock (1994) (1994-2000).
- Duggie Brown was best known as one of the regular comics in Granada's popular television series ''The Comedians'' (1971-1993). Due to his success with the show, he became a well known television personality, and was seen on many popular shows of the day including the BBC's ''Stars and Garters'', on which he appeared from 1971-80. From 1995-96, he was one of the team captains on Yorkshire Television's panel show ''Cryer's Crackers''.
Brown's acting career began Ken Loach's award-winning film ''Kes'' (1969). Numerous roles followed in standout television plays, including Jack Rosenthal's BAFTA-nominated drama ''Another Sunday and Sweet F.A." (1972), Colin Welland's ''Leeds United'' (1974) and ''The Price of Coal'' (1977), written by Barry Hines and directed by Ken Loach.
Brown starred in various television series, notably as Phil Strong in the BBC's detective drama ''The Enigma Files'' (1980). He was the "Captain" of the Saturday morning children's series "The Mersey Pirate" (1979). Over the years, he regularly appeared as a guest character in established TV shows, including ''Crown Court'' (1978), ''All Creatures Great and Small'' (1989), ''Minder'' (1991), ''Last of the Summer Wine" (1997), "Peak Practice'' (1999), ''EastEnders'' (2003), ''Heartbeat'' (2005), and ''Hotel Babylon'' (2006). He briefly joined the cast of Channel 4's soap opera ''Brookside'' as Ray Piper in 1994, and played George Freeman in ''Coronation Street'' in 1997, and Bernie Cooper in 2005. Brown's feature film credits include ''A is for Acid'' (2002) with Martin Clunes, and ''The Jealous God'' (2005) with Denise Welsh.
In the theatre, he played "The Fool'' in a nationwide production of Shakespeare's ''King Lear'' (1999). In 2013, he toured the country as Mr. Boo in a critically acclaimed production of ''Little Voice''. Other work included a 40th anniversary tour of ''The Comedians'', and a summer gig at the Blackpool Grand theatre was filmed and released on a best-selling DVD in 2012.
Brown was a highly respected after-dinner speaker and was involved in many charity fund-raising events. He was the younger brother actress and singer Lynne Perrie (1931-2006). - Adrian Hood was born on 17 January 1968 in South Elmsall, West Yorkshire, England, UK. He is an actor, known for Up 'n' Under (1998), Kingdom (2007) and All Quiet on the Preston Front (1994).
- Freddie Fletcher is an English actor best known for playing Jud Casper, in Ken Loach's award-winning 1969 film Kes. Fletcher was born in Grimethorpe, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, and attended Willowgarth Secondary School. Like many of the actors in Kes, Fletcher had no formal acting experience, but almost immediately found television work when the film was universally praised.
He had a regular television role as layabout Raymond Shepherd, one of Diana Dors's wayward sons in the popular comedy series Queenie's Castle. The show was first broadcast on bonfire night in 1970 and ran for two years. 18 episodes were made each lasting 30 minutes.
Shortly before Queenie's Castle came to an end in September 1972, in the January of that year he was seen as a football team captain in Jack Rosenthal's BAFTA nominated drama Another Sunday and Sweet F.A., which was part of Granada Television's Sunday Night Theatre series.
For the rest of the 1970s, Fletcher worked in various television plays, including four BBC Play for Today films between 1973-1978. He also made another successful movie, playing one of the ship's radio officers in the British thriller Juggernaut in 1974, starring Richard Harris and Anthony Hopkins.
In 1978, he appeared in the ITV movie Clouds of Glory, starring Felicity Kendal, written by Melvyn Bragg and directed by Ken Russell.
In November 1982, Fletcher played Chalkie Whitely's son Bob in two episodes of the ITV soap opera Coronation Street. By this time, actress Lynne Perrie was established in the show as Ivy Tilsley. Perrie had played Fletcher's mother in Kes and had worked alongside him in Queenie's Castle ten years before. Consequently, Fletcher had acted alongside Perrie's brother Duggie Brown in Another Sunday and Sweet F.A.
In December 1980, Fletcher appeared in four episodes of Emmerdale Farm as law breaking Derek Warner. He later reprised the role in 1984 for a further four episodes. When the character reappeared again in 1985, he was re-cast and actor Dennis Blanch took on the part until 1986.
In the 1990s, Fletcher continued to act regularly on television and in film. He had a regular role as Mr. Smithson in the ITV drama series Children's Ward. He also appeared as farmer Sam Carver in the "Bitter Harvest" episode of Heartbeat in 1992, and played George Milton in the "Tender" episode of Peak Practice in 1995. - Junade Khan was born in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, UK. He is an actor, known for Game of Thrones (2011), Hollyoaks (1995) and Waking the Dead (2000).
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Barry Chuckle was born on 24 December 1944 in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England, UK. He was an actor and writer, known for ChuckleVision (1987), Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway (2002) and The Freddie Starr Showcase (1983). He was married to Ann Elliott. He died on 5 August 2018 in England, UK.- Actress
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Kelsey Ellison was born on 26 April 1992 in Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England, UK. She is an actress and producer, known for Sisters of House Black (2019), Parallel Sins: John (2018) and Parallel Sins: Emily (2018).- Actor
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Andrew Hawley was born in 1985 in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, UK. He is an actor, known for Snow White and the Huntsman (2012), The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012) and Cuffs (2015).- Keeley Fawcett was born in 1985 in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, UK. She is an actress, known for Carrie's War (2004), At Home with the Braithwaites (2000) and Doctors (2000).
- Margo Gunn was born on 8 February 1956 in Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England, UK. She is an actress, known for Murder Rooms: Mysteries of the Real Sherlock Holmes (2000), Band of Gold (1995) and Coronation Street (1960).
- A.S. Byatt was born on 24 August 1936 in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, UK. She was a writer, known for Three Thousand Years of Longing (2022), Possession (2002) and Angels and Insects (1995). She was married to Peter John Duffy and Ian Charles Rayner Byatt. She died on 16 November 2023 in London, England, UK.
- Stuart Golland was born on 3 August 1945 in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Heartbeat (1992), Emmerdale Farm (1972) and Waterfront Beat (1990). He was married to Frances Smith. He died on 11 September 2003 in Leeds, England, UK.
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A successful comedian in the Northern clubs for over 30 years, he made his acting debut in The Price of Coal in 1976, then in Coronation Street, All creatures Great and Small and Last of the Summer Wine. He was married with 3 sons and 3 daughters and lived in Barnsley where hews born and bred,.- Actor
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Mark Drewry was born on 29 April 1955 in Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England, UK. He was an actor, known for The Scarlet Pimpernel (1982), About a Boy (2002) and Fortunes of War (1987). He died on 19 October 2004 in London, England, UK.- Fine Time Fontayne was born in 1951 in Wombwell, South Yorkshire, England, UK. He is an actor, known for Degrees of Error (1995), The Ray Bradbury Theater (1985) and How We Used to Live (1968).
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- Director
- Writer
William is a versatile producer, director and scriptwriter with 20 years of experience in film and television production, including extensive experience of writing and directing productions featuring British Sign Language, and consultancy on flagship shows such as Dr Who and Casualty.
William has written for production companies including BBC Drama, Slick Films (The Silent Child), Mackinnon and Saunders (Postman Pat) and Rollo Productions.- Stephen MacKenna was born on 2 January 1944 in Wortley, South Yorkshire, England, UK. He is an actor, known for Birth of the Beatles (1979), Eye of the Needle (1981) and Band of Gold (1995).
- Actor
- Writer
- Soundtrack
Jimmy Jewel was born on 4 December 1909 in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, UK. He was an actor and writer, known for The Avengers (1961), Nearest and Dearest (1972) and Thicker Than Water (1968). He was married to Belle Bluett. He died on 3 December 1995 in London, England, UK.