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Actor-by-actor guides to the guest appearances that ran around the defining role — every episode linked to its case file on this site.
Michael Kitchen
After Foyle's War: Where to See Michael Kitchen
Michael Kitchen was born in Leicester in 1948 and trained at RADA. He spent three decades in supporting roles before Foyle's War made him fa…
9 appearances
Richard Griffiths
After Pie in the Sky: Where to See Richard Griffiths
Richard Griffiths was a classically trained character actor who spent two decades as a reliable television guest. His appearances included T…
4 appearances
Jack Shepherd
After Wycliffe: Where to See Jack Shepherd
Jack Shepherd brought scholarly gravitas to a genre full of rugged leading men. His television career began in the late 1960s, with early ap…
5 appearances
Adrian Dunbar
After Line of Duty: Where to See Adrian Dunbar
Adrian Dunbar was born in Enniskillen in 1958 and trained at Guildhall. He arrived through Irish films including My Left Foot and The Crying…
8 appearances
George Baker
After The Ruth Rendell Mysteries: Where to See George Baker
George Baker was a classical actor with an authoritative voice and four decades of British television work. His roles ranged from Tiberius i…
7 appearances
Patrick Malahide
After Minder: Where to See Patrick Malahide
Patrick Malahide has spent fifty years playing authority at different temperatures. Minder gave him Det Sgt Albert Chisholm, known as 'Cheer…
14 appearances
Harriet Walter
After Law & Order: UK: Where to See Harriet Walter
Harriet Walter's classical stage career includes Stella, Brutus and Cleopatra, alongside a damehood. She has always treated television crime…
14 appearances
Warren Clarke
After Dalziel and Pascoe: Where to See Warren Clarke
Warren Clarke's burly frame and hangdog expression could carry menace, comedy or grief without changing gear. His film career included Dim i…
12 appearances
Diane Keen
After The Ruth Rendell Mysteries: Where to See Diane Keen
Diane Keen's television career runs from the late 1960s to the 2020s. Crime drama knows her for three substantial roles. The Sandbaggers gav…
9 appearances
Roger Allam
After Endeavour: Where to See Roger Allam
Roger Allam spent decades as a dependable heavyweight on the British stage, working with the RSC and the National. Television made Endeavour…
6 appearances
Ian Hogg
After Rockliffe's Babies: Where to See Ian Hogg
Ian Hogg worked in British crime television for fifty years without quite becoming famous. Lean and wary, he could play a copper, villain or…
7 appearances
Derek Thompson
After The Gentle Touch: Where to See Derek Thompson
Derek Thompson's career has two halves that make each other better. The Belfast-born actor spent his first decade playing the Troubles from …
7 appearances
Don Henderson
After Strangers: Where to See Don Henderson
Don Henderson owned a corner of 1970s and 1980s British crime television. Tall, bleak and riveted, he could hold a series on stillness alone…
6 appearances
Nicola Walker
After Spooks: Where to See Nicola Walker
Nicola Walker can be the most interesting person in a room before anyone notices. Her regular roles include Ruth Evershed across five series…
5 appearances
Stephanie Turner
After Juliet Bravo: Where to See Stephanie Turner
Stephanie Turner was a television policewoman before Juliet Bravo. She played WPC Howarth in Z-Cars for four years during the early 1970s. I…
5 appearances
Ray Lonnen
After The Sandbaggers: Where to See Ray Lonnen
Ray Lonnen's crime career is bookended by intelligence work. In The Sandbaggers, he played Willie Caine, Head of Operations and Burnside's m…
6 appearances
Edward Hardwicke
After Sherlock Holmes: Where to See Edward Hardwicke
Edward Hardwicke took over Dr Watson from David Burke in Granada's Sherlock Holmes in 1986. He held the role for eight years opposite Jeremy…
5 appearances