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British leading actor whose tough, pockmarked features belied a soft voice and cultivated manner. Sewell was born in East London, the son of a printer. His father was a boxer known as "The Cobblestone Kid". After brief service in the RAF during the closing stages of World War II, he held down a wide variety of short-lived jobs, including as carpenter, photographer, drummer and assistant roadie for a rumba band, steward on Cunard liners Queen Mary and Queen Elizabeth, and, for six years, as motor coach courier for a holiday travel agency.

Not until a chance conversation in 1959 with actor Dudley Sutton in a pub did Sewell seriously contemplate an acting career. A successful audition with Joan Littlewood's Theatre Workshop, led to him being cast in several cockney comedies and he ended up playing Field Marshal Haig in "Oh, What a Lovely War" in 1963. Motion pictures saw him in gritty social dramas like This Sporting Life (1963) and tough crime films like Underworld Informers (1963) and Get Carter (1971), often alternating villainy with law enforcement. He also had a small role in the science fiction thriller Journey to the Far Side of the Sun (1969). This was something of a precursor to the cult series UFO (1970), in which he played the cool-headed second-in-command, Colonel Alec Freeman.

More typically, his television characters tended to be hard-nosed, cynical cops, like his DI Brogan in Z Cars (1962) or DCI Alan Craven in Special Branch (1969). A former Littlewood alumnus, the writer Robin Chapman, picked Sewell for another plum role as a London gangster in Spindoe (1968). He was also on hand as Smiley's reliable, 'sharp-eyed' ex-Special Branch minder Mendel in the original miniseries Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (1979).

After 2000, Sewell scaled down his television appearances and spent more time at his holiday home in the south of France. He occasionally came out of semi-retirement, most notably for a well-received production of a play by Tudor Gates, "Who Killed Agatha Christie?", in which he starred as a playwright intent on exacting revenge against a waspish critic. Sewell died in April 2007 at the age of 82, survived by a daughter and a stepson.

Peter Dean was born on 2 May 1939 in Hoxton, London, England, UK. He is an actor, known for Law & Order (1978), Coronation Street (1960) and EastEnders (1985).

Martin Askew was born on 26 October 1971 in Hoxton, London, England, UK. He is an actor and writer, known for RocknRolla (2008), Sausages (2020) and Riot (2017).

Kojey Radical was born on 4 January 1993 in Hoxton, London, England, UK. He is an actor and composer, known for Kojey Radical: Footsteps (2016), Kojey Radical: 20/20 (2019) and Kojey Radical ft. Knucks: Payback (2022).

Charles Paton was born on 31 July 1874 in Hoxton, London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Blackmail (1929), My Wife''s Family (1931) and A Sister to Assist 'Er (1938). He died on 10 April 1970 in Harrow, London, England, UK.

Tudor Gates was born on 2 January 1930 in Hoxton, London, England, UK. He was a writer and producer, known for Barbarella (1968), Lovebox (1972) and Intimate Games (1976). He died on 11 January 2007 in Kent, England, UK.

Jenny Tomlin was born in 1956 in Hoxton, London, England, UK. She has been married to Alan Tomlin since 2000. She was previously married to John McCutcheon.

Reggie Kray was born on 24 October 1933 in Hoxton, London, England, UK. He was married to Roberta Jones and Frances Shea. He died on 1 October 2000 in Norwich, Norfolk, England, UK.

Ronald Kray was born on 24 October 1933 in Hoxton, London, England, UK. He was married to Kate Kray and Elaine Mildener. He died on 17 March 1995 in Broadmoor Hospital, Crowthorne, Berkshire, England, UK.

Marie Lloyd was born on 12 February 1870 in Hoxton, London, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Marie Lloyd's Little Joke (1909), Marie Lloyd at Home and Bunkered (1913) and Timeshift (2002). She was married to Bernard Dillon, Alexander Hurley and Percy Courteney. She died on 7 October 1922 in Golders Green, London, England, UK.

S.J. Warmington was born on 16 December 1884 in Hoxton, London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Sabotage (1936), Wisp o' the Woods (1919) and Murder! (1930). He was married to Olga Slade. He died on 11 May 1941 in Kensington, London, England, UK.

Ronnie Knight was born on 20 January 1934 in Hoxton, London, England, UK. He was married to Sue Haylock, Barbara Windsor and Elizabeth White. He died on 12 June 2023 in Cambridgeshire, England, UK.

Fred Tomlin was born in 1908 in Hoxton, London, England, UK. Fred is known for The Sea Gull (1968), Poison Pen (1939) and Dr. Phibes Rises Again (1972). Fred died in 2005 in England, UK.

Neil Christian was born on 4 February 1943 in Hoxton, London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for A Brother for Joe (1961), No Hiding Place (1959) and Die Drehscheibe (1964). He died on 4 January 2010 in the UK.

Kate Greenaway was born on 17 March 1846 in Hoxton, London, England, UK. She is known for The Sweet Hereafter (1997). She died on 6 November 1901 in London, England, UK.

Sarah was born on 12 July 1883 in Hoxton, London, England, UK.

J.B. Buckstone was born on 14 September 1809 in Hoxton, London, England, UK. J.B. was a writer, known for Married Life (1921) and Jack Sheppard (1912). J.B. was married to Anne Maria Honeyman and Isabelle Copeland. J.B. died on 31 October 1879 in Sydenham, London, England, UK.

Eric Ansell was born on 6 December 1876 in Hoxton, London, UK. Eric died on 1 May 1952 in East Melbourne, Australia.

Watts Phillips was born on 16 November 1825 in Hoxton, London, England, UK. Watts was a writer, known for The Dead Heart (1914). Watts was married to Mary Elizabeth Mariner. Watts died on 2 December 1874 in Brompton, Kensington and Chelsea, London, England, UK.