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Antony Byrne was born in 1969 in Newcastle-on-Tyne, Tyneside, England, UK. He is an actor, known for Anna Karenina (2012), The Wind that Shakes the Barley (2006) and The Code (2009).

Born in Newcastle Upon Tyne to Robert and Pamela Woof. Emily was educated at Heaton Comprehensive School and St Catherine's College, Oxford where she obtained a degree in English. She started writing and performing her own work while at university and took a year out to train in physical theatre with Philippe Gaulier and Monika Pagneux in Paris. She also trained in trapeze in Bristol FoolTime and London's Circus Space. She created a series of solo shows "Sex II", "Sex III" and "Revolver" which combined music, dance, and theatre, working with her partner Hamish McColl. Her work was concerned with the meeting point between the body and philosophy, and won Fringe Firsts, and Perrier Pick of the Fringe awards at Edinburgh. She began her career on the big screen after she was spotted by casting director Susie Figgis playing Juliet in "Romeo and Juliet" directed by Neil Bartlett. She was offered the lead role opposite Rufus Sewell in "The Woodlanders". This began her life in film and television (see credits). She continued to write her own work, and published two novels "The Whole Wide Beauty" and "The Lightning Tree" with Faber. She has recently returned to creating work for the stage, performing "Blizzard" at the Soho Theatre, and writing plays.

Donald Pickering was born on 15 November 1933 in Newcastle-on-Tyne, England, UK. He was an actor, known for The Man Who Knew Too Little (1997), The Pallisers (1974) and A Bridge Too Far (1977). He died on 19 December 2009 in Gloucestershire, England, UK.

Tim Burke was born in 1965 in Newcastle-on-Tyne, Tyneside, England, UK. He is an actor, known for Gladiator (2000), Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004) and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011).

Val McLane was born on 25 February 1943 in Newcastle-on-Tyne, England, UK. She is an actress and writer, known for Auf Wiedersehen, Pet (1983), Jane Eyre (1997) and John and Yoko: A Love Story (1985).

Jack Higgins was born on 27 July 1929 in Newcastle-on-Tyne, England, UK. He was a writer, known for The Eagle Has Landed (1976), A Prayer for the Dying (1987) and The Violent Enemy (1967). He was married to Denise Palmer and Amy Hewitt. He died on 9 April 2022 in Jersey, Channel Islands, UK.

Richard Kay was born on 16 March 1937 in Newcastle-on-Tyne, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Three Sisters (1970), The Count of Monte Cristo (1964) and Wuthering Heights (1978). He was married to Venetia Maxwell. He died on 2 July 1987 in Cirencester, Gloucestershire, England, UK.

John Henderson was born in 1949 in Newcastle-on-Tyne, Tyneside, England, UK. He is a director and writer, known for About Face (1989), Loch Ness (1996) and The Adventures of Greyfriars Bobby (2005).

Tom Gill was born on 26 July 1916 in Newcastle on Tyne, England, UK. He was an actor and writer, known for Danger Man (1960), Tropic Zone (1953) and The Avengers (1961). He died on 22 July 1971 in London, England, UK.

Mary Robson was born on 3 February 1893 in Newcastle-on-Tyne, England, UK. She was an actress, known for The House of a Thousand Candles (1915). She died in November 1977 in Bar Harbor, Maine, USA.

Tom Pickard was born in 1946 in Newcastle-on-Tyne, England, UK. He is a director and writer, known for Birmingham Is What I Think With (1991), Second City Firsts (1973) and We Make Ships (1987).

Basil Thompson was born on 29 June 1937 in Newcastle-on-Tyne, England, UK. He was married to Alaine Haubert and Kitty Carroll. He died on 2 November 2004 in Lynchburg, Virginia, USA.

Joan Hestor was born on 26 August 1902 in Newcastle-on-Tyne, England, UK. She was an actress, known for The Manchester Man (1920) and The Wife Whom God Forgot (1920). She died in 1977 in Tyneside, England, UK.

Gavin Weightman was born on 4 March 1945 in Gosforth, Newcastle on Tyne, England, UK. He was a producer and director, known for Danny Baker's Londoners (1987), Look Here (1978) and Storm Over 4 (1998). He was married to Clare Beaton and Myra Wilkins. He died on 18 December 2022.