Brian was born in Manchester. In 1946, he made his acting debut in Plover Patrol for BBC Radio in Manchester.
…Harper, Jacqui
Jacqui was born in Ilkley, Yorkshire and moved to East London at the age of seven.
…Ashcroft, Chlöe
Chlöe is an actress and the niece of actress Dame Peggy Ashcroft.
…Brown, Ben
Ben was born in Ashford, Kent. He is the son of former ITN newscaster Antony Brown.
…Jones, Gareth
Gareth was born in St Asaph, Wales and is a Welsh speaker. His nickname – ‘Gaz Top’ – was earned whilst working as a roadie for The Alarm (1979 – 1985).
…Croxall, Martine
Martine was born in Stoke Golding, Leicestershire. She has a BA in geography from the University of Leeds (1990).
…Chakrabarti, Reeta
Reeta was born in London to an Indian Bengali family and was raised in Birmingham.
…Craven, John
John was born in Leeds. He’s had a long career in journalism and TV presenting. He started in print journalism as a junior reporter at the Harrogate Advertiser.
…Blake, Dan
Daniel was born in Lewisham. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in music from the University of Westminster (2012).
…Rizzini, Elizabeth
Elizabeth Austen was born on 19th November (year unknown), in Bexley. She lived and studied in both France and Spain and is fluent in both languages.
…Crisell, Ellie
Ellie was born in County Durham. She graduated from the University of Birmingham and worked for the Mail on Sunday for a year.
…Harris, Fred
Fred is a former schoolteacher. He is an actor, who became a popular Play School presenter, making his debut on 16th July 1973 (earning £45 a programme). This began a 15-year association with the programme, which would see Fred appear in 382 editions.
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