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Benedict Wong is a British actor. He is known for his roles as Kublai Khan in Netflix's Marco Polo (2014-2016), Bruce Ng in The Martian (2015), and Wong in the Marvel Cinematic Universe since Doctor Strange (2016). Wong was born on 3 July 1971 in Eccles, Greater Manchester, the son of Hong Kong immigrant parents who had traveled through Ireland before settling in England. He was brought up in Eccles, and attended Salford City College (then called De La Salle Sixth Form College) in the surrounding area of Salford. He then took a two-year performing arts course at Salford City College.

Pooky Quesnel was born on 30 April 1966 in Eccles, Salford, Greater Manchester, England, UK. She is an actress and writer, known for Pride and Prejudice and Zombies (2016), Doctors (2000) and Great Expectations (2012).

Linzey Cocker was born on 19 May 1987 in Eccles, Salford, Greater Manchester, England, UK. She is an actress, known for Wild Child (2008), 4.3.2.1. (2010) and Waterloo Road (2006).

Samia Longchambon was born on 13 July 1982 in Eccles, Salford, Greater Manchester, England, UK. She is an actress, known for Coronation Street (1960), Heartbeat (1992) and Adam's Family Tree (1997). She has been married to Sylvain Longchambon since 20 August 2016. They have one child. She was previously married to Matthew Smith.

Chelsee Healey was born on 6 August 1988 in Eccles, Salford, Greater Manchester, England, UK. She is an actress, known for Burn It (2003), Waterloo Road (2006) and Hollyoaks (1995).

British-born American actor. Born December 16th 1976 in Eccles, Manchester to Brian Ashworth, a cabinetmaker, and his wife Elaine, a hard-working housewife. Mark worked at Manchester United's 'Theatre Of Dreams', until he and his family moved to Tennessee in summer of 1992 where the long hot days working as a brick layer inspired him to build his own dreams. After a ligament accident ended his amateur football playing days in 2005, he began attending drama school under the tutelage of Michael H Cole and has been enjoying the journey of self knowledge and collaboration of creating images just as much as he enjoyed the days on the football field.

Debbie Horsfield was born in 1955 in Eccles, Salford, Greater Manchester, England, UK. She is a writer and producer, known for The Riff Raff Element (1993), Cutting It (2002) and Sanctuary: A Witch's Tale (2024). She is married to Martin Wenner. They have four children.

Kieron Richardson was born on 12 January 1986 in Eccles, Salford, Greater Manchester, England, UK. He is an actor, known for Hollyoaks (1995), Heartbeat (1992) and It's Adam and Shelley (2007). He is married to Carl Hyland. They have two children.

Tony Warren was born on 8 July 1937 in Eccles, Salford, Greater Manchester, England, UK. He was a writer and actor, known for Coronation Street (1960), Ferry Cross the Mersey (1964) and The War of Darkie Pilbeam (1968). He died on 1 March 2016 in England, UK.

Jill Summers was best known to British TV viewers for her role as the gravel-voiced battleaxe Phyllis Pearce in ITV's Coronation Street but before winning fame in the soap she had a long career as a singer in revue and variety.

Born in Eccles, Lancashire, the daughter of actress Marie Santoni, her father worked in a circus as a tightrope walker. Summers had four sisters and a brother and at the age of six she toured with them, singing and dancing in small scale revues where she was singled out by producers as a budding comedienne. In her early twenties she formed a song and comedy act with her brother Tom.

She toured with ENSA during World War Two entertaining the troops and after the war returned to variety where she worked as a solo act on bills with such stars as Tommy Trinder, Max Wall, Dick Emery and Arthur Askey.

As variety theatres began to close in the 1950s she appeared in summer seasons and pantomimes but in 1972 was offered the role of Bessie Procter, Hilda Ogden's (Jean Alexander) lady friend in Coronation Street. Ten years later she first appeared as Phyllis Pearce expecting the role to last only two weeks. She appeared in more than 500 episodes of the soap although poor health in later years kept her appearances to a minimum. Serious health worries first surfaced when she collapsed with angina on the set of This Is Your Life when host Michael Aspel handed her the famous red book.

Commenting on her role as Phyllis Pearce she said, "Phyllis just grew on me and grew as a character. I love the part."

Harold Brighouse was born on 26 July 1882 in Eccles, Lancashire, England, UK. He was a writer, known for Children of Jazz (1923), Hobson's Choice (1920) and Hobson's Choice (1954). He was married to Emily Lynes. He died on 25 July 1958 in London, England, UK.

George Waring was born on 20 February 1925 in Eccles, Lancashire, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Mixed Blessings (1978), Tightrope (1972) and Doctor Who (1963). He was married to Geraldine Gwyther and Gerty Lave. He died on 15 February 2010 in England, UK.

Emily Hayes was born in 1985 in Eccles, Salford, Greater Manchester, England, UK. She is an actress, known for Heartbeat (1992).

Norman Swallow was born on 16 February 1921 in Eccles, Lancashire, England, UK. He was a producer and director, known for Omnibus (1967), Eye to Eye (1957) and Report from Britain (1965). He was married to Madeline Swallow. He died on 5 December 2000 in London, England, UK.

Lettice Cooper was born on 3 September 1897 in Eccles, Lancashire, England, UK. She died on 24 July 1994 in Coltishall, Norfolk, England, UK.

Julie Fryer was born on 10 March 1971 in Eccles, Salford, Greater Manchester, England, UK. She has been married to Alphons since 15 May 1998. They have two children.

H.M. Harwood was born on 29 March 1874 in Eccles, Lancashire, England, UK. He was a writer, known for The Palm Beach Girl (1926), The Man in Possession (1931) and After the Ball (1932). He was married to F. Tennyson Jesse. He died on 20 April 1959 in London, England, UK.