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The son of a solicitor, British character actor John Le Mesurier attended public school in Dorset, England, before embarking on a career in law. However, acting was his true calling, and at age 20, with his parents' approval, he began his acting career by studying drama at the Fay Compton School of Acting, where one of his classmates was Alec Guinness.

After acting school he performed in repertory until World War II, when he served as a captain in the Northwest Indian Frontier.

After the war, he returned to the stage and made his film debut in Death in the Hand (1948). By the late 1950s Le Mesurier had made appearances in numerous films, especially those made by the Boulting Brothers, and also on television, particularly on Hancock's Half Hour (1956). In 1968 he landed arguably his most popular role, that of Sgt. Wilson in the long-running television series Dad's Army (1968). Although preferring comedy, Le Mesurier also excelled in drama, winning a BAFTA award for Best Actor of the Year in 1971 for his performance in Dennis Potter's "Traitor (1971) (TV)".

In 1977, during "Dad's Army", he had become very ill, but he recovered and continued acting until his death six years later.

Jackie Pallo was born on 12 January 1926 in London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for The Avengers (1961), Are You Being Served? (1972) and The Reckoning (1970). He was married to Trixie Wilson. He died on 11 February 2006 in Ramsgate, Kent, England, UK.

Joan Le Mesurier was born on 3 July 1931 in Oldham, Lancashire, England, UK. She was a writer, known for Hancock & Joan (2008), Public Eye (1989) and Heroes of Comedy (1992). She was married to John Le Mesurier and Mark Eden. She died on 9 July 2021 in Ramsgate, Kent, England, UK.

Donald Tandy was born on 20 December 1918 in Lambeth, London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Chance of a Lifetime (1950), The Avengers (1961) and BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950). He was married to Diana Buckland. He died on 9 May 2014 in Ramsgate, Kent, England, UK.

David Malin was born on 10 June 1957 in Broadstairs, Kent, England, UK. He was an actor and composer, known for The Modernista (2003), John Le Mesurier: It's All Been Rather Lovely (2012) and The Unforgettable John Le Mesurier (2001). He was married to Susan Griffiths. He died on 15 September 2017 in Ramsgate, Kent, England, UK.

Cassie Livesey was born on 25 November 1876 in Llantrisant, Wales, UK. She was an actress, known for Variety (1935). She was married to Sam Livesey. She died on 22 December 1962 in Ramsgate, Kent, England, UK.

John Falconer was born on 9 December 1914 in Marylebone, London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for The Avengers (1961), Mystery and Imagination (1966) and The Pied Piper (1972). He died on 16 November 1994 in Ramsgate, Kent, England, UK.

Steve Coombes was born in Hull, East Yorkshire, England, UK. He was a writer and actor, known for Lovejoy (1986), Vera (2011) and What Rats Won't Do (1998). He died in February 2021 in Ramsgate, Kent, England, UK.

He started in production with G.B. Samuelson, joined Paramount British for the production of The Officer's Mess, then in 1932 went to work for his elder brother Sam at British Lion as assistant director on The Frightened Lady, The Calendar, Whiteface, There Goes the Bride, Sally Bishop, The Ringer, King of the Ritz. Herbert then started to direct in 1930 with On the Air, In Town Tonight, Soft Lights and Sweet Music, Calling all Stars, It's a Grand Old World, Leave it to Me, He's Got Everything, In 1938, I've Got a Horse, Around the Town, Home from Home and in 1939, All at Sea. By this time he was the production supervisor at Beaconsfield Studios. Herbert was a great one for deleting his name from the credits. As Executive in charge of Production, many films he controlled while at Denham Studios went by uncredited, such as Henry V and Hamlet both with Laurence Olivier. There are many others not all mentioned here.

In 1956 Herbert was called by Sidney Box who asked if he would make a movie about the new Rock 'n' Roll. What came out of this was The Tommy Steele Story, with great music by Lionel Bart - his first movie score. Herbert followed up with Six-Five Special (1958) with all the pop stars of the period. His last film was Too Young to Love (1960) with Thomas Mitchell in 1960.

F.C. Burnand was born on 29 November 1836 in London, England, UK. F.C. was a writer, known for Cox and Box (1982) and Cox and Box (2001). F.C. died on 21 April 1917 in Ramsgate, Kent, England, UK.

Eddie Gaillard was born on 6 November 1915 in Belgium. He was an actor, known for The Red Shoes (1948) and Les jardins de Paris (1948). He died on 11 September 1993 in Ramsgate, Kent, England, UK.

Chris Carlsen was born in 1927 in Southwark, London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Boyd Q.C. (1956), BBC Sunday-Night Play (1960) and The Marriage Lines (1961). He died on 27 July 2017 in Ramsgate, Kent, England, UK.