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Dominic was born in England, to a Norwegian father and Irish mother. At the age of two, Dominic and his family moved from England to Sydney's Bondi and then moved to the Western Suburbs. After trying his hand at landscape gardening he decided to become an actor whilst watching the war movie Platoon (1986). Due to his working-class background, acting seemed a very unlikely choice of career, so he didn't pursue it until some time later. He studied at The Australian Theatre for Young People (ATYP) and then later enrolled at the Western Australian Academy of Performing arts where he met his future wife Rebecca and studied with Hugh Jackman. In 1997, Dominic scored a role in the TV series Raw FM (1997) and then landed a part in Mission: Impossible II (2000), which was filmed in Australia. He became a TV star. In 2000, he won the Green Card lottery and now lives in Los Angeles with his family. He was spotted by a US talent scout and has been working constantly with roles in the movie Equilibrium (2002), the TV show John Doe (2002), Blade: Trinity (2004), and in the upcoming thriller Three Way (2004) and a new police television drama, Strut.- 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.
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Raza Jaffrey was born on 28 May 1975 in Wallasey, Merseyside, England, UK. He is an actor, known for Homeland (2011), Code Black (2015) and The Rhythm Section (2020). He has been married to Lara Pulver since 27 December 2014. They have two children. He was previously married to Miranda Raison.- Actress
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Louise Delamere was born on 17 June 1969 in Wallasey, Cheshire, England, UK. She is an actress and producer, known for Judge Dredd (1995), Poirot (1989) and I'll Be There (2003). She has been married to Stephen Mangan since 12 May 2007. They have three children.- Actress
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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 Children in Need (2020).- Actor
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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- Actor
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Paul Hollywood was born on 1 March 1966 in Wallasey, Cheshire, England, UK. He is an actor and writer, known for Paul Goes to Hollywood (2019), The Great Comic Relief Bake Off (2013) and The Great British Baking Show (2010). He has been married to Alex Hollywood since 1998. They have one child.- Actress
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.- Actor
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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.- 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
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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.- 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. - David Groves was born in 1967 in Wallasey, Cheshire, England, UK. He is an actor, known for If Only (2004), Soldier Soldier (1991) and Emmerdale Farm (1972).
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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 Emmerdale Farm (1972).- Writer
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- Soundtrack
David Lloyd was born on 17 May 1955 in Wallasey, Cheshire, England, UK. He is a writer and actor, known for Doctors (2000), EastEnders (1985) and Maid Marian and Her Merry Men (1989).- 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.
- 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.
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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.- Art Department
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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 A Case for PC 49 (1951). He died on 12 April 1962 in London, England, UK.
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Arthur Christiansen was born on 27 July 1904 in Wallasey, Merseyside, England, UK. He was an actor, known for The Day the Earth Caught Fire (1961), Deadline Midnight (1960) and 80,000 Suspects (1963). He was married to Brenda Shepherd Christiansen. He died on 27 September 1963.- 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.
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Phil Mulloy was born in 1948 in Wallasey, Merseyside, England, UK. He is a director and writer, known for Intolerance II: The Invasion (2001), Intolerance III: The Final Solution (2004) and Mark Gertler: Fragments of a Biography (1981).- Actor
- Producer
Ray Stubbs was born in 1957 in Wallasey, Merseyside, England, UK. He is an actor and producer, known for Poison Arrows (2022), Brass Tacks (1977) and One Man and His Dog (2004).- Simon Rimmer is best known as the resident chef on BBC2's Something for the Weekend. He opened his first restaurant, Greens, in 1990, with two cookery books and hardly any experience in the kitchen, but with an overwhelming passion to create a great destination. He is now the resident chef on Channel 4's Sunday Brunch which started on Sunday 25 March 2012, which replaced Something for the Weekend.
He wasn't even supposed to be in the kitchen. His role, or so he hoped, was front of house lothario to the beautiful people of West Didsbury. However, financial reality got him into the kitchen (no money to employ anyone) - a decision that changed his life.
Within two years the Guardian described Greens as one of the most exciting restaurants in the UK, even though it was vegetarian. From there, Greens has gone from strength to strength, increasing from 28 to 48 covers in 2005 and, after the purchase of the dress shop next door, it's now a massive 90 covers and still packed. It has also gone on to win several awards, including The Big Issue's Restaurant of the Year award.
In 2006 Simon Rimmer set up his second restaurant, Earle, with wife Ali and friends, footballer Jason McAteer and footy agent Dave Lockwood.
Other TV appearances include BBC2's Great British Menu, Celebrity Mastermind, Grub's Up, Recipe for Success, BBC1's This Little Farmer, Saturday Kitchen, Richard and Judy on Channel 4, Cooking the Books and Breaking in to Tesco for Channel 5.
He was the mentor on the Channel 5 programme Breaking Into Tesco, a show where people competed to get their food products sold by Tesco.
He's also written 4 books The Accidental Vegetarian, Rebel Cook and Lazy Brunch (with Tim Lovejoy) and his latest book Seasoned Vegetarian.
Simon supports Liverpool Football Club, but also has an in depth knowledge of the history of Tranmere Rovers, which he chose as his specialist subject on the BBC quiz Mastermind. - Donald Bradley was born in Wallasey, Cheshire, England, UK. He is known for A Mask for Alexis (1959), The Adventures of Robin Hood (1955) and On Stage - London (1957).
- Ruth Walton was born on 18 November 1983 in Wallasey, Merseyside, England, UK.
- Jack Lee was born on 12 June 1907 in Wallasey, Merseyside, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Cover Up (1949), Shadowed (1946) and The Lone Ranger (1949). He died on 24 April 1969 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Saunders Lewis was a Welsh nationalist, author, critic and playwright. On 20 January, 1937, Lewis and two others were sentenced to nine months imprisonment for arson. Lewis, then president of the Welsh Nationalist Party (Plaid Genedlaethol Cymru) and lecturer at Swansea University, along with Rev. Lewis Edward Valentine, pastor of the Llandudno Welsh Baptist Church and David John Williams, senior schoolmaster at Fishguard County School had in protest set fire to a structure on a RAF base at Pwllheli, Caernarfonshire, Wales. They felt the recently built RAF base "was an immoral violation of the sure and natural rights of the Welsh people". After setting the blaze, the trio informed the police what they had done and turned themselves in. Lewis, who during the First World War served as an officer with the South Wales Borderers, remained neutral throughout the Second World War. Though considered one of the leading Welsh political figures of the Twentieth Century, Lewis will probably be best remembered for his literary legacy. His first play, "Blodeuwedd" ("The woman of flowers") opened in 1923. His play "Buchedd Garmon" ("The life of Germanus") was broadcast on the BBC in 1937. Later plays like "Siwan" (1956), "Brad" ("Treachery") (1958) and "Esther "(1960) would establish his reputation as a poet and a philosopher. Lewis wrote two novels, "Monica" in 1930 and "Merch Gwern Hywel" ("The daughter of Gwern Hywel") in 1964. These works along with many others garnished him a nomination for the 1970 Nobel Prize for Literature.
- Olaf Stapledon was born on 10 May 1886 in Wallasey, Cheshire, England, UK. He was a writer, known for Last and First Men (2020) and A Modern Magician (2019). He was married to Agnes Zena Miller. He died on 6 September 1950 in Caldy, Cheshire, England, UK.
- 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.
- Austin Healey was born on 26 October 1973 in Wallasey, Merseyside, England, UK. He is an actor, known for Waterloo Road (2006), Hole in the Wall (2008) and Inside England Rugby: Sweet Chariot (2003).
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Leslie Maguire was born on 27 December 1941 in Wallasey, Cheshire, England, UK. He is an actor and writer, known for Zodiac (2007), Beast (2017) and Supernatural (2005).- Hannah Walton was born on 18 November 1983 in Wallasey, Merseyside, England, UK.
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Dionne Rose was born on 11 September 1967 in Wallasey, Merseyside, England, UK. She is a producer and casting director, known for Trusting Amy, Toby's Odyssey (2010) and Desperate Pursuit (2009).- Producer
- Actor
- Director
Ian Keill was born on 11 May 1937 in Wallasey, Cheshire, England, UK. He is a producer and actor, known for The Innes Book of Records (1979), This Office Life (1984) and The Scenic Route (2009).- Actor
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Ian Dallinger was born on 3 April 1974 in Wallasey, Wirral, Merseyside, England, UK. He is an actor, known for Morbid (2018). He has been married to Colin Richards since 28 February 2008.- Simon Maginn was born on 6 November 1961 in Wallasey, Merseyside, England, UK. Simon is a writer, known for The Dark (2005) and The Dark: Alternate Ending (2006).
- Producer
- Writer
Jon Penington was born on 30 March 1922 in Wallasey, Cheshire, England, UK. He was a producer and writer, known for At the Stroke of Nine (1957), Faces in the Dark (1960) and The Case of the Mukkinese Battle-Horn (1956). He died on 13 April 1997 in Chippenham, Wiltshire, England, UK.- Kate Walton was born on 18 November 1983 in Wallasey, Merseyside, England, UK.
- 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), Doomwatch (1970) and R3 (1964).
- Lindsay Owen Jones was born on 17 March 1946 in Wallasey, Wirral, Merseyside, England, UK.
- Sarah Walton was born on 18 November 1983 in Wallasey, Merseyside, England, UK.
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John R.F. Stewart was born on 19 June 1916 in Wallasey, Merseyside, England, UK. He was a director and cinematographer, known for Visual Aids (1966), The Cruel Sea (1953) and All at Sea (1957). He died in March 1989 in Gloucestershire, England, UK.- Actor
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Mark Hateley was born on 7 November 1961 in Wallasey, Merseyside, England, UK. He is an actor, known for Megaforce (1982) and The Big Valley (1965).- Eugenie Amami was born on 15 October 1907 in Wallasey, Cheshire, England, UK. She was an actress, known for The Lady from the Sea (1929) and The Romance of Seville (1929). She was married to Daniel J Bloomberg. She died in March 1996 in Santa Barbara, California, USA.
- David Southwood was born on 19 May 1919 in Wallasey, Cheshire, England, UK. He was a producer, known for Holiday Town Parade (1956) and The Top Hat (1950). He died on 4 February 2010 in Torquay, Devon, England, UK.
- Molly Castle was born in 1903 in Wallasey, Cheshire, England, UK. She was a writer, known for Living in Hollywood (1939). She was married to William Tucker, Cedric Belfrage and Charles Castle. She died on 28 April 1987 in South Road, Paget, Bermuda Island, Bermuda.
- Maxwell Fry was born on 2 August 1899 in Liscard, Wallasey, Cheshire, England, UK. He died on 3 September 1987 in Darlington, County Durham, England, UK.
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Chris Renty was born in 1947 in Wallasey, Cheshire, England, UK. He is an actor, known for The Man Who Sold the World (2006), Maeve (1981) and Marquis de Sade's Justine (1977).