Midsomer Murders - "The Magician's Nephew" - 10:00 am Thursday, November 27 on WJCL Ion+

John Nettles (Actor) .. DCI Tom Barnaby

Born: October 11, 1943
Birthplace: St Austell, Cornwall, England

Trivia: Left university to perform with the Royal Shakespeare Company. Was narrator of BBC series Airport between 1996 and 2005. Appointed an OBE in 2010. Awarded an honorary doctorate at the University of Plymouth in 2012. Patron of The Mare and Foal Sanctuary.

Jason Hughes (Actor) .. DS Ben Jones

Born: May 24, 1905
Birthplace: Porthcawl, South Wales, Wales

Trivia: Joined the National Youth Theatre as a teenager. Won the Alec Clunes award for Best Actor while studying drama at LAMDA. In 1998, performed in a Royal Shakespeare Company production of The Herbal Bed. Between 2005 and 2017, played DI Ben Jones in ITV Drama Midsomer Murders. In 2012, was nominated for the Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series award at the Monte Carlo TV Festival for his role in Midsomer Murders.

Jane Wymark (Actor) .. Joyce Barnaby

Born: October 31, 1952
Birthplace: Paddington, London, England

Trivia: Starred in the 1975 Birmingham Rep production of Equus. Played Sasha in a 1978 production of Ivanov at the Old Vic. Portrayed the role of Joyce Barnaby in Midsomer Murders between 1997 and 2011. Performed in a world tour of Hamlet throughout 1978, alongside Sir Derek Jacobi. Is a Drama tutor at London's Guildhall School of Music and Drama.

Barry Jackson (Actor)

Born: March 29, 1938
Died: May 12, 2013
Birthplace: Birmingham, England

Trivia: At the age of nine, presented radio broadcasts for Children's Hour. Worked as a stage hand at the Birmingham Rep at the age of 16. Moved to London to become an actor immediately upon getting his O-Levels. Worked as a fight director and stunt man throughout the 1960s, under the name 'Jack Barry'. Portrayed Dr George Bullard in Midsomer Murders from 1998 to 2011.

Laura Howard (Actor) .. Cully Barnaby

Birthplace: Chiswick, London, England

Trivia: Made her television debut in the 1992 historical series Covington Cross.Landed her first leading television role in 1992, playing Tammy Rokeby in sitcom So Haunt Me. In 1996, appeared in drama series Soldier Soldier as Deborah Briggs. Is perhaps best known for playing Cully Barnaby in crime-mystery procedural Midsomer Murders between 1997 and 2011. Performed as part of the Royal Shakespeare Company's Making Mischief Season in 2016.

Dominic Rowan (Actor) .. Simon Wilmington

Born: June 17, 1971

Sian Brooke (Actor) .. Christine Turner

Born: June 02, 1905
Birthplace: Lichfield, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom

Trivia: Joined the Lichfield Youth Theatre at 11-years-old, before joining the National Youth Theatre in London, United Kingdom.Adopted her stage name from an English Civil War general.Worked with her husband in a film directed by him. Lent her voice to a few radio dramas.Expressed that her kids are her main priority.Is an ambassador for The Glacier Trust, a climate change adaptation charity.

Ronald Pickup (Actor) .. Ernest Balliol

Born: June 07, 1940
Birthplace: Chester, Cheshire, England

Trivia: Trained at the RADA, Ronald Pickup made his London theatrical bow in 1964. Since that time, Pickup has played an abundance of Shakespeare on stage and television: his bravura 1984 performance as Titus Andronicus on the BBC/PBS Shakespeare Plays series can make the flesh creep even when one is only thinking about it. In films from 1968, Pickup has played such prominent roles as Stravinsky in the 1980 biopic Nijinsky. Even busier on television, he was seen as Randolph Churchill in the 1975 biopic Jennie and as Whitlock in the 1994 TV-movie Gone With the Wind-sequel Scarlet. He is also a regular or semi-regular in quite a few British TV series: Moving (1985), Oscar (1986), Fortunes of War (1987), Not with a Bang (1990) and The Riff Raff Element (1994). Additionally, Ronald Pickup has supplied the voice of Aslan in the TV adaptations of C.S. Lewis' "Narnia" stories.

Brigit Forsyth (Actor) .. Estelle Balliol

Born: July 28, 1940
Birthplace: Edinburgh, Scotland

Trivia: Trained as a secretary before turning to drama. Won the Emile Littler Award while studying at RADA. Starred as Thelma in classic BBC sitcom Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads? between 1973 and 1974. Performed as Annie in Sir Alan Ayckbourn's The Norman Conquests in a 1975 Globe Theatre production. As of 2018, has starred as Madge in BBC sitcom Still Open All Hours since its debut in 2013.

Tom Goodman-Hill (Actor) .. Tristan Balliol

Born: May 21, 1968
Birthplace: Enfield, London, England

Trivia: Radio, film, stage and TV actor. Was brought up near Newcastle-upon-Tyne and often acted in amateur performances at the People's Theatre. Took an active role in student drama at university. Originally trained as a primary school teacher after graduating from university, but opted to be an actor after a year of teaching. Began his professional career in the theatre. Played Vronsky in a BBC Radio 4 production of Anna Karenin in 2002. Revealed he was a descendant of John Lilburne, after being confirmed to portray him in a 2008 production of The Devil's Whore. After performing in Enron in 2009, he reunited with director Rupert Goold in Earthquakes in London in 2010. Is a patron of Scene and Heard, a charity based in London that aims to improve the prospects of children through mentoring and courses in drama skills.

Rosemary McHale (Actor) .. Rosemary Balliol

Vivien Heilbron (Actor) .. Felicity Brand

Kate Crutchley (Actor) .. Jean Wildacre

Angela Rippon (Actor) .. Interviewer

James Staddon (Actor) .. Rector

J.P. Turner (Actor) .. Customer

Midsomer Murders: The Magician's Nephew

10:00 am - 12:00 pm, Thursday, November 27 on WJCL Ion+ (22.4)

The Magician's Nephew