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Anna Friel is an English actress, born in Rochdale. She has been acting since the age of 13, appearing in a number of British television programmes. She made her West End stage debut in London in 2001, and has subsequently appeared on stage in several productions, including an adaptation of Breakfast at Tiffany's and as Yelena in a 2012 production of Chekhov's Uncle Vanya. She is the recipient of a number of awards including National Television Award (1995), Drama Desk Award (1999), and the Royal Television Society Award (2009). She has also appeared in music videos and television and print media advertising campaigns and is the recipient of an honorary degree from the University of Bolton.

Michelle Holmes was born on 1 January 1967 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England, UK. She is an actress, known for Above Suspicion (2009), Rita, Sue and Bob Too (1987) and Goodnight Sweetheart (1993). She was previously married to Mark O'Hanlon.

Lisa Stansfield was born on 11 April 1966 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England, UK. She is an actress and composer, known for Indecent Proposal (1993), The Bodyguard (1992) and Money Talks (1997). She has been married to Ian Devaney since 25 July 1998. She was previously married to Augusto Grassi.

Bill Oddie was born on 7 July 1941 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England, UK. He is a writer and actor, known for The Goodies (1970), George and the Dragon (2004) and Doctor in the House (1969). He has been married to Laura Beaumont since 1983. They have one child. He was previously married to Jeanne M. Hart.

Stuart's passion for acting first began at North Chadderton School under the tuition of Colin Snell. After starring in the stage version of 'Kes' - as Billy Casper, he won the Best Actor under 21 award at the renowned Grange Arts Centre - Oldham, at the age of 13. At this time he was also a popular and leading actor at Oldham Theatre Workshop, under the guidance of David Johnson. At 15, Stuart landed his first role as Craig the paperboy in Coronation Street and also the BBC One children's drama Jossy's Giants.

He spent his teenage years learning his craft in Local Rep in theatres such as; Coliseum Theatre, Contact Theatre and Library Theatre in a wide range of productions.

When Stuart was 17 he landed a role in the BBC film 'My Kingdom for a horse' written by John Godber, as Bobby Shaw. He starred opposite Sean Bean and Sheila Hancock.

In 1989, while filming 'Making Out' for BBC he got his big break when Granada called to say he had won the part of Mark Casey in Coronation Street. He loved being part of Corrie and went on to play the character for 3 years until 1992. His highlight was being asked to do the Royal Command Performance in 1990, as part of their 30th Anniversary.

In Stuart's 28 year career he has gone from strength to strength working in TV on shows such as; 'Clocking Off', 'Fat Friends', 'Blue Murder' to name but a few. More recently he appeared in the critically acclaimed Jimmy McGovern drama 'Accused'.

His film career started back in 1992, when he auditioned for Jim Sheridan, and won a role in the powerful, political film 'In the Name of the Father'. Stuart is a huge fan of British directors such as; Jim Sheridan, Ken Loach and Shane Meadows. His passion for films grew and in 2003 he was lucky enough to audition for Shane Meadows. His character 'Herbie' in the cult, award-winning film 'Dead Mans Shoes' has become one of his most recognised roles to date.

Stuart recently auditioned again for the great Ken Loach, who was kind enough to send his audition tape to his son Jim Loach which lead to him being cast in the 2011 film 'Oranges and Sunshine', playing the character Bill. The film, a true story, starring Emily Watson and Hugo Weaving is receiving great reviews and media attention.

Katie McGlynn was born on 16 July 1993 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England, UK. She is an actress, known for Coronation Street (1960), Waterloo Road (2006) and The Syndicate (2012).

John Barrett was born on 18 February 1910 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Far from the Madding Crowd (1967), The Eagle Has Landed (1976) and The Big Pull (1962). He was married to Gwyneth Owen. He died on 22 May 1983 in Walton-on-the-Hill, Surrey, England, UK.

Gracie Fields was born on 9 January 1898 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England, UK. She was an actress and writer, known for Holy Matrimony (1943), Shipyard Sally (1939) and Smiling Along (1938). She was married to Boris Alperovici, Monty Banks and Archie Pitt. She died on 27 September 1979 in Capri, Italy.

Oliver Wellington is a British actor of television and film. Oliver Michael Wellington was born May 17th in Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England. Wellington trained at the prestigious Oxford School of Drama graduating with a diploma in acting. Since graduating he has worked consistently in television.

Oliver plays Nico in brand new hit Sky comedy Rosie Molloy Gives Up Everything alongside Sheridan Smith.

He made his television debut, in 2015, as a guest lead in an episode of continuing British medical soap opera Doctors. In February 2016 he appeared as trawler-man, Jack Marshbrook, in an episode (The Sea Glass) of British crime drama series Vera on ITV, based on novels of the same name, written by crime writer Ann Cleeves.

In the same month he also appeared in the BBC One Mockumentary series Hospital People, set in the fictional Brimlington Hospital in which the show creator, Tom Binns, plays four different characters. He featured as recurring character, Gary, in a pilot episode that was shown on BBC One in February 2016. He would later reprise this role in the series that was commissioned and then broadcast in 2017.

Later that year, Wellington joined the cast of The Dumping Ground on CBBC where he plays the role of Sam, a young trainee social worker.

As of 2019, he joined the second series of ITV2 comedy Timewasters as series regular, JJ, the onscreen son of Anna Chancellor and Kadiff Kirwan's characters.

Wellington made his film debut as, Ricardo, in British feature, Fisherman's Friends starring Daniel Mays and James Purefoy.

In 2019 Oliver joined the cast of Brassic (Season 2) starring Joe Gilgun and Michelle Keegan, due for release in 2020. He also appears as Robbie in famous comedy duo David Mitchell and Robert Webb's six-part sitcom Back.

Neil Hurst is a British Actor and Presenter, based in the North of England. He is perhaps best known for playing character roles on TV and in Theatre, and has appeared in many commercials in the UK. He is married and has two daughters and also runs his own theatre company.

Shannon Flynn was born on 22 August 1996 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England, UK. She is an actress, known for Waterloo Road (2006), Coronation Street (1960) and Scott & Bailey (2011).

Arthur started off as a cadet clerk in the police force before spending 4 years in the navy during the war after which he became a student teacher then changed course and joined the Bradford Civic Theatre School to train as an actor, He was in repertory at Bristol Old Vic, Northampton and Birmingham and with Orson Welles in Othello in London's West End.. He appeared in at least two films Charlie Bubbles and Privilege. His television appearances include Z Cars, The trouble-Shooters, United, Coronation Street but is best known for Emmerdale Farm (now just known as Emmerdale) in which he was one of the original cast. Married to a former pottery teacher, they have two sons. t

Born in Rochdale he was an apprentice chef, salesman, plumber's merchant and engineer before he followed his ambition to act and joined the Guildhall School of Music and Drama.

He has appeared n Coronation Street three times.

His other television credits include Crown Court, Shine On Harvey Moon, Boon and Minder.

He featured in the film About a Boy.

Bob Mason was born on 29 July 1951 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England, UK. He was an actor and writer, known for The Emperor's New Clothes (2001), Coronation Street (1960) and Guest House Paradiso (1999). He was married to Janet Heppell. He died on 21 September 2004 in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, UK.

Jack spent over 60 years in acting starting at the age of 12 playing children's parts with Churchills Minstrels in The Happy Valley, Llandudno. He then spent many years with Leslie Henson's company and was in 18 films and some 100 television programmes including the first play from Granada before taking on the role of Albert Tatlock in Coronation Street on 9 December 1960. He was married to Betty and had a son John

Kieran Prendiville was born on 25 December 1947 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England, UK. He is a writer and producer, known for Care (2000), Ballykissangel (1996) and Glue (2014).

Johnny Clegg was born on 7 June 1953 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England, UK. He was an actor and writer, known for George of the Jungle (1997), Rain Man (1988) and Invictus (2009). He was married to 'Jenny Clegg'. He died on 16 July 2019 in Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa.

Dave Cooke was born on 25 October 1952 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England, UK. He is a composer and actor, known for Lipstick on Your Collar (1993), The Sunday Gang (1976) and John Wycliffe: The Morning Star (1984).

David Taylor was born on 11 February 1934 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England, UK. He was a writer and actor, known for One by One (1984), Animal Magic (1962) and The World About Us (1967). He was married to Shelagh and Hanne. He died on 29 January 2013 in Richmond, Surrey, England, UK.

Richard Wilkinson was born on 2 July 1985 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England, UK. He is a composer, known for Doctor Who: The Edge of Time (2019), Narcos: Rise of the Cartels (2019) and Lucy Worsley on Holmes vs Doyle (2023).

Barry Cockcroft was born on 4 October 1932 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England, UK. He was a director and producer, known for A Winter Too Many (1989), The World of Whicker (1971) and Calendar Special (1968). He was married to Celia Hodgins and Sheila Jackson. He died on 3 February 2001 in St. Ives, Cornwall, England, UK.

Edith Fields was born on 26 January 1903 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England, UK. She was an actress. She was married to Douglas Wakefield. She died on 26 January 1987 in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, UK.

Mathew Fraser was born on 19 October 1992 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England, UK. He is an actor, known for Quills (2000), At Home with the Braithwaites (2000) and Doctors (2000). He has been married to Jamie Riding since 25 December 2010. They have nine children.

Mike Stott was born on 2 January 1944 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England, UK. Mike was a writer, known for Brookside (1982), Tell Me Lies (1968) and Voll daneben - Gags mit Diether Krebs (1990). Mike died on 7 September 2009 in the UK.

Michael Summerton was born on 22 December 1943 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Doctor Who (1963), Compact (1962) and Creation of the Daleks (2006). He died on 16 June 2009 in London, England, UK.