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Elizabeth Berrington is an English actress and graduate of the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art, she is best known for her roles as Ruby Fry in Waterloo Road, Paula Kosh in Stella, Mel Debrou in Moving Wallpaper and Dawn Stevenson in The Syndicate. She has also featured in British television series such as The Bill, Doctor Who, The Office, Casualty, The Lakes, The Grimleys, Rose and Maloney and Stella.

Louise Delamere was born on 17 June 1969 in Wallasey, Cheshire, England, UK. She is an actress and producer, known for Judge Dredd (1995), I'll Be There (2003) and Poirot (1989). She has been married to Stephen Mangan since 12 May 2007. They have three children.

Geoffrey began his extensive stage career at the Unity Theatre in Liverpool. He then appeared in several West End productions, such as Say Goodnight to Grandma and Run for Your Wife. He appeared in numerous TV shows, including Coronation Street (1960) and Keeping Up Appearances (1990), where he played the slob Onslow. When not acting, Geoffrey enjoyed sailing, cricket, and music. He died on the Isle of Wight

Graham Stark was born on 20 January 1922 in Wallasey, Cheshire, England, UK. He was an actor and director, known for The Return of the Pink Panther (1975), A Shot in the Dark (1964) and Superman III (1983). He was married to Audrey Nicholson. He died on 29 October 2013 in London, England, UK.

Paul Hollywood was born on 1 March 1966 in Wallasey, Cheshire, England, UK. He is an actor and writer, known for The Great British Baking Show (2010), Paul Goes to Hollywood (2019) and The Great Comic Relief Bake Off (2013).

Peter Benson played the funeral director Bernie Scripps in most of the 18 series of Heartbeat (1992), from 1995 to 2009, a role perhaps which he is most likely to be remembered for.

His character also ran a garage in the fictional town of Aidensfield and often got involved in disastrous money-making schemes with Claude Greengrass (Bill Maynard) and half-brother Vernon Scripps (Geoffrey Hughes).

Benson also appeared in BBC comedy Blackadder (1982) as Henry VII, ITV's 1980s soap opera Albion Market (1985) and in two episodes of hospital drama Casualty (1986).

Benson was a highly skilled singer and dancer and an accomplished theatre actor. He and Maynard starred on stage together in a production of Trinity Tales in the late 70s. He portrayed Henry VI in a BBC television adaptation of Shakespeare's play in 1983.

Director Charles Crichton's film career began as an editor in 1935 with Alexander Korda's London Films, and in that capacity he worked on such productions as Sanders of the River (1935), Things to Come (1936) and Elephant Boy (1937) (which introduced Sabu to movie audiences). He soon left London Films for Ealing Studios, and rose quickly through the ranks, making his directorial debut with For Those in Peril (1944). Meticulous to the point of being referred to as a "perfectionist", Crichton came into his own at Ealing, a studio noted for its comedies, and among his best known are the quirky but charming The Titfield Thunderbolt (1953) and the wildly popular The Lavender Hill Mob (1951). He tried his hand at drama--outside of Ealing--with The Stranger in Between (1952), starring Dirk Bogarde. When Ealing closed its doors in 1959, Crichton's film work petered off, and he turned more and more to television, becoming a prolific director of crime and adventure series. His occasional forays back into feature films were not particularly productive, and for the most part he remained in television, directing episodes of such popular shows as Secret Agent (1964), The Avengers (1961) and Space: 1999 (1975).

At the request of star John Cleese, Crichton agreed to direct Cleese, Jamie Lee Curtis and Kevin Kline in the offbeat comedy A Fish Called Wanda (1988), which turned out to be a huge international hit. It was his biggest success, and also his last film. He died in London at 1999, at age 89.

Shirley Ballas was born on 17 September 1960 in Wallasey, Cheshire, England, UK. She is an actress, known for Doctor Who (2023), It's a Fabulous World and Celebrity Bear Hunt (2025).

Ann Bell was born on 29 April 1938 in Wallasey, Cheshire, England, UK. She is an actress, known for Tenko (1981), The Lost Boys (1978) and The Forsyte Saga (2002). She was previously married to Robert Lang.

Deryck Guyler, born at the outbreak of WW1 in 1914 at Liverpool in England, was the only child of Elsie and Samuel Guyler. He grew up in Liverpool and had his senior education at Liverpool College. On leaving school he tried his hand at a few things including working with his father in the family jewelers business 'Green & Guyler'. However, he then left home to go to Bristol theological college to become an Anglican Minister, in those days Deryck was not a Catholic. It was not long before it became obvious to the 'powers-that-be' he would make a better actor than a Parson!!!! So, he eventually joined the Liverpool Repertory Company in 1935 which became his training ground for a very successful career in theatre, radio and television.

During the war, however, he was called up to join the RAF Police and served there for a time before being invalided out and then rejoined his profession. As all the theatres had been closed down due to wartime, he was sent out on ENSA (Entertainment National Services Association) to entertain the troops. It was during this time that he met and married his wife Paddy, who was also working on ENSA with her two sisters as a three handed singing harmony act, 'The Lennox Sisters'. They were married on 15th Sep 1941 so, at the time of his death Deryck and Paddy had just celebrated their 58th wedding anniversary. They had two sons, Peter, born 26th April 1943 during the war and Chris, born after the war on 15th June 1948. Soon after their son Peter was born, Deryck converted to the Catholic faith and became an active member of the 'Catholic Stage Guild'. They also had another wedding ceremony, as Paddy was also a Catholic, and son Peter was in the front row of the church.

Just after the war, in 1946, Deryck joined the famous war time radio show ITMA ('It's That Man Again') and was with the show until its finish in 1949, due to the death of its star Tommy Handley. It was during this time that he was renowned for bringing to the radio, for the first time, the Liverpudlian accent with his immortal character "Frisby Dyke". Not long after this television started and Deryck began pursuing his very successful career in this new medium of entertainment. Due to the excellent quality of his voice he started in television, as many did, doing 'voice-overs' for many, many commercials which was his 'bread and butter', but then, he went on to become as well known for his face as he was for his voice in many TV series including Three Live Wires (1961), Room at the Bottom (1966), Best of Enemies (1968) and the well known Sykes (1972) series with Eric Sykes, Hattie Jacques and Richard Wattis. There were many other series that followed, supporting such other stars as Michael Bentine in It's a Square World (1960) and Harry Worth in his own series and then, of course, the TV series he's probably best known for, Please Sir! (1968) as the cantankerous school janitor 'Norman Potter'!!

It was in 1982 that he went out to New Zealand to star in a series written by an English TV scriptwriter Vince Powell called "An Age Apart"; it only went to 'air' in New Zealand. So, after a long successful career lasting over 50 years he then decided to retire 'down under' in Australia to be near his younger son Chris and his family, Deryck's three grandchildren, Paul, Mark and Cathryn. Deryck and his wife Paddy arrived in Brisbane on 5th November 1993, and lived in the tree-lined suburb of Ashgrove until about September of 1997. In October of that year, due to a few unfortunate falls at home attributed to his frailty and ailing legs, he had to go into a nursing home to be cared for, his wife Paddy being too small and frail herself to care for him. Regrettably due to his frailty; he had to be content with a wheelchair to get around. Paddy moved to 'Forest Place' Retirement Village, attached to the nursing home, and naturally, visited him daily. Additionally, the rest of the family often visited him in the nursing home where he was looked after admirably by the nursing home staff at 'Forest Place' until the evening of 7 October 1999 when he passed away very peacefully at about eight o'clock whilst wife Paddy and son Chris, with his wife, were at his bedside to say their final 'Goodbyes'.

His funeral service was held at St. Mark's Catholic Church, Inala on the 13 October 1999 and he was cremated at Mt. Gravatt Cemetery. In 1995 there was a wonderful 10 minute tribute to Deryck, made by Danny Baker and the BBC, which the family used as a part of the eulogy delivered by his son Chris at his funeral service at St. Mark's. Deryck's wife Paddy also passed away on 6 January 2002 and their ashes are now buried side by side in the "Guyler" family 'garden seat' estate in the peaceful surroundings of "Mount Thompson Memorial Gardens" in the Brisbane suburb of Holland Park.

Shirley Cooklin was born on 3 March 1930 in Wallasey, Cheshire, England, UK. She is an actress and writer, known for Doctor Who (1963), The Children of the New Forest (1955) and Macbeth (1970).

David Lloyd was born on 17 May 1955 in Wallasey, Cheshire, England, UK. He is a writer and actor, known for Doctors (2000), Maid Marian and Her Merry Men (1989) and EastEnders (1985).

David Groves was born in 1967 in Wallasey, Cheshire, England, UK. He is an actor, known for If Only (2004), Soldier Soldier (1991) and Hollyoaks: Let Loose (2005).

David Lloyd Austin was born on 21 October 1943 in Wallasey, Cheshire, England, UK. He was an actor, known for The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988), Counterstrike (1990) and The Outer Limits (1995). He died on 24 March 2015 in White Rock, British Columbia, Canada.

Ralph Steadman was born on 15 May 1936 in Wallasey, Cheshire, England, UK. He is a writer, known for The Line King: The Al Hirschfeld Story (1996), Jackanory (1965) and Leviathan (1997). He has been married to Anna Deverson since 1972. They have one child. He was previously married to Sheila Thwaite.

Brian Reece was born on 24 July 1913 in Wallasey, Cheshire, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Wee Geordie (1955), Orders Are Orders (1954) and The Ship Was Loaded (1957). He died on 12 April 1962 in London, England, UK.

Dickie Davies was born on 30 April 1928 in Wallasey, Cheshire, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Pardon My Genie (1972), The New Statesman (1987) and Mind Your Language (1977). He was married to Elisabeth Mann. He died on 19 February 2023 in England, UK.

Nigel Olsson was born on 10 February 1949 in Wallasey, Cheshire, England, UK. He is known for Rocketman (2019), Tommy (1975) and Friends (1971).

Heather Couper was born on 2 June 1949 in Wallasey, Cheshire, England, UK. She was a writer and producer, known for Universe (1999), The Planets (1985) and The Stars (1988). She died on 19 February 2020 in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England, UK.

June Monkhouse was born on 24 August 1923 in Wallasey, Cheshire, England, UK. She was an actress, known for The Avengers (1961), Coronation Street (1960) and That's My Boy (1963). She was married to Reginald Adrian Paul Morgan. She died on 16 May 2011 in Grasse, Alpes-Maritimes, France.

Eugenie Prescott was born on 15 October 1904 in Liscard, Wallasey, Cheshire, England, UK. She was an actress, known for The Rising Generation (1928), Diggers (1931) and The Flying Squad (1929). She was married to Daniel J. Bloomberg. She died in March 1996 in Santa Barbara, California, USA.

Angela Bomford was born on 26 December 1933 in Wallasey, Cheshire, England, UK. She is an actress, known for Hot Stuff (1979), The Maddening (1995) and Hardly Working (1980).

Bill Pilkington was born on 9 December 1916 in Wallasey, Cheshire, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Crown Court (1972), The Mind of Mr. Soames (1970) and The Man in Room 17 (1965). He died on 24 August 2004 in Altrincham, Cheshire, England, UK.

Ian Keill was born on 11 May 1937 in Wallasey, Cheshire, England, UK. He is a producer and actor, known for This Office Life (1984), The Innes Book of Records (1979) and The Scenic Route (2009).

Julia Hand was born on 17 February 1931 in Wallasey, Cheshire, England, UK. She is an actress, known for ITV Play of the Week (1955), R3 (1964) and Doomwatch (1970).