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Kevin Bishop is a British actor, comedian and writer, best known for his roles in Star Stories, as Jim Hawkins in Muppet Treasure Island, Stupid Brian in My Family, Nigel Norman Fletcher in the 2016 revival of Porridge, and as star and co-writer of The Kevin Bishop Show.

Hugh Bonneville is best known for portraying Robert Crawley, Earl of Grantham, in the ITV historical drama series Downton Abbey from 2010 to 2015. His performance on the show earned him a nomination at the Golden Globes and two consecutive Primetime Emmy Award nominations, as well as three Actor Awards. He reprised his role in the feature films Downton Abbey (2019), Downton Abbey: A New Era (2022), and Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale (2025). He also acted in the films Notting Hill (1999), Iris (2001), The Monuments Men (2014), and the Paddington films (2014–present).

For Iris, he received a nomination for the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role, which was followed by four nominations in the BAFTA Award for Best Male Comedy Performance category for portraying Ian Fletcher in Twenty Twelve, W1A and 2026.

Karen Morgan is a former trial attorney who began her comedy career as a Finalist on Nickelodeon's Search for the Funniest Mom in America.

She has 2 (soon to be 3) Dry Bar Comedy Specials: Rub Some Dirt On It (2023), named #4 in Dry Bar Comedy’s Top 10 Clips of 2023, and Go Dawgs! (2020).

Karen was also recently featured on The Talk on CBS. Her latest audio album, Shiny Happy People Laughing, can currently be heard exclusively on Sirius XM Radio (Pure, Jeff & Larry's Comedy Roundup, Raw & She's So Funny) Channels.

Sir Ian Rankin is a Scottish crime writer, TV presenter and philanthropist, best known for his Inspector Rebus novels.

Tracy-Ann Oberman MBE is an English actress, playwright and narrator who is best known for playing Chrissie Watts in EastEnders and Valerie Lewis in Friday Night Dinner. 

Following training at the Central School of Speech and Drama in London, she spent four years with the Royal Shakespeare Company before joining the National Theatre.

She has performed in more than 600 radio plays since the mid-1990s.

Ruthie Henshall is an English actress, singer and dancer, known for her work in musical theatre.

She began her professional stage career in 1986, before making her West End debut in Cats in 1987. A five-time Olivier Award nominee, she won the 1995 Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical for her role as Amalia Balash in the London revival of She Loves Me.

Jeremy Vine is a television and radio presenter and journalist, best known as the host of his BBC Radio 2 lunchtime programme.

He also hosts his own weekday current-affairs show on Channel 5.

Sanjeev Kohli is a Scottish actor, comedian, and writer.

He is best known for his role as shopkeeper Navid Harrid in the BBC sitcom Still Game, Ramesh Majhu in the radio sitcom Fags, Mags and Bags, and AJ Jandhu in the BBC drama series River City.

Chizzy Akudolu is an award-winning British actress, writer, and producer who is best known for her role as Mo Effanga in the BBC medical drama Holby City.

She has built a diverse two-decade career spanning television drama, children's comedy, reality TV, and voiceover work.

Diarmuid Gavin is an Irish garden designer and television personality. He has presented gardens at the Chelsea Flower Show on nine occasions between 1995 to 2016, winning a number of medals, including Gold in 2011.

He has also authored or co-authored more than ten gardening-related books.

Johnny Ball is an English television personality, children's television presenter, writer and populariser of mathematics. He regularly appeared on British television for several decades, predominantly on the BBC, featuring in or presenting programmes such as Play School, Think of a Number, Think Again, Think It ... Do It, Think...This Way and Johnny Ball Reveals All. He has also published a number of non-fiction books.

Tim Lovejoy is an English television presenter best known for hosting Saturday morning football programme Soccer AM with Helen Chamberlain for over a decade and BT Sports Panel  on Saturday mornings.

He currently presents Sunday Brunch on Channel 4.