Harry Towb (July 27, 1925 – July 24, 2009) was a Northern Irish actor.

Towb's father was Russian and his mother was Irish. He attended the Finiston School and Technical College, Belfast. He then appeared on stage with a touring theatre company in Ireland, in Repertory Theatre in England and in London's West End, where he had a role in the musical adaptation of Bar Mitzvah Boy. He also appeared in A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum at the National Theatre in 2004.

He made numerous appearances on UK television including The Avengers, "Callan" Casualty, The Bill, Minder, Doctor Who, Heartbeat and others. His film appearances include Above Us the Waves (1955), The Blue Max (1966), Prudence and the Pill (1968), Patton (1970) and Lamb (1985). In December 2008, Towb appeared in two episodes of the BBC soap opera EastEnders as David, Janine Butcher's fiancee. Harry Towb was also a regular presenter on the BBC Schools' programme You and Me featuring with Cosmo and Dibs.

Harry Towb was married to the actress Diana Hoddinott for 44 years until his death. He died at his home in London from complications due to cancer. As his obituary in The Times said, "Asked, once, why he had become an actor, Harry Towb said it was because he had always wanted to be someone else." His "being fascinated by others... made him one of the finest character actors of his day," The Times continued. Towb, said one critic, “can be relied upon to add distinction to any production”." He is survived by Diana and their children (Emily, Daniel and Joshua) and three granddaughters. Towb was Jewish and in 1983 recorded a documentary, Odd Men In, about Belfast's Jewish community. He would describe his interview with Belfast-born Chaim Herzog for this documentary as his proudest moment.

Sherlock Holmes ( /ˈʃɜrlɒk ˈhoʊmz/) is a fictional detective created by Scottish author and physician Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. The fantastic London-based "consulting detective", Holmes is famous for his astute logical reasoning, his ability to adopt almost any disguise, and his use of forensic science skills to solve difficult cases.

Holmes, who first appeared in publication in 1887, was featured in four novels and 56 short stories. The first novel, A Study in Scarlet, appeared in Beeton's Christmas Annual in 1887 and the second, The Sign of the Four, in Lippincott's Monthly Magazine in 1890. The character grew tremendously in popularity with the first series of short stories in Strand Magazine, beginning with A Scandal in Bohemia in 1891; further series of short stories and two novels published in serial form appeared between then and 1927. The stories cover a period from around 1880 up to 1914.

All but four stories are narrated by Holmes's friend and biographer, Dr. John H. Watson; two are narrated by Holmes himself ("The Blanched Soldier" and "The Lion's Mane") and two others are written in the third person ("The Mazarin Stone" and "His Last Bow"). In two stories ("The Musgrave Ritual" and "The Gloria Scott"), Holmes tells Watson the main story from his memories, while Watson becomes the narrator of the frame story. The first and fourth novels, A Study in Scarlet and The Valley of Fear, each include a long interval of omniscient narration recounting events unknown to either Holmes or Watson.

Gary Wilmot (born 8 May 1954 in Lambeth, London) is an English actor, writer, comedian, impressionist and singer. He rose to fame in the 80s through a number of television appearances, and subsequently moved into theatre.

Wilmot's father Harry was a member of The Southlanders and died in 1961, when Gary was six years old – his father was the bass voice that sang the famous line “I Am A Mole And I Live In A Hole”. Despite these show business roots, his upbringing was outside of the limelight, and his first jobs were relatively low-key occupations; he was employed as a scaffolder and fork lift driver before starting in show business.

Following a successful TV career, Wilmot made a move into musical theatre debuting in the West End in Me And My Girl in 1989 playing the role of Bill Snibson in the award winning musical at the Adelphi Theatre. He played the role to critical acclaim for two years, the late Jack Tinker describing him as a “Musical Talent of the Highest Order”.

A successful No.1 theatre tour of a new comedy, Teething Troubles followed. Joe in the award winning Carmen Jones at the Old Vic and then Wilmot went on to star in the world premier of the Barry Manilow musical Copacabana at London's Prince of Wales Theatre. That same year he recorded a one-hour TV special for the BBC –Showstoppers and due to the public response, was invited to record a further series of six TV spectaculars with the BBC Concert Orchestra and many national and international guest stars. In 1997 Wilmot created the role of Elliot Garfield in The Goodbye Girl by Neil Simon, Marvin Hamlisch, David Zippell and Don Black. In 1998 Wilmot starred as Fagin in the Cameron Mackintosh production of Oliver!, touring in the spring and summer of 1999.

Clive Mason is a Deaf British television presenter born in Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom. He was the first person to use British Sign Language (BSL) on television. It was not until 2003 that BSL was recognised by the government as a language in its own right.

Mason was born deaf, and at the age of five, he entered a school for deaf children. Before this age he had not been taught sign language and felt isolated due to the communication barrier.

Before his career in television, Mason worked closely with Paddy Ladd, a deaf academic, who was researching BSL at a local polytechnic. Mason had been made redundant and decided to attend college. It was shortly after this that the BBC saw a video of Mason which was made as part of its research into BSL. It was from this that Mason was offered a job on See Hear, a programme for deaf and hard of hearing people. He was involved in various Christmas shows and pantomime specials. He also featured regularly as a guest in the BBC Schools programme You and Me with Cosmo and Dibs. Twenty years later he is still with See Hear and is the longest-serving member of staff on the programme. Due to his passion for highlighting issues of concern among the Deaf, in 2005 at the Remark! Film & TV Awards, Mason was presented with a lifetime achievement award. Judges called Mason a "Deaf icon" and commended him with being the inspiration for many young deaf people becoming involved in the media.