Emma Thompson has won great acclaim for her work as an actor and a screenwriter.

She first came to prominence in the 1980s through her TV work, including collaborations with Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie and her BAFTA Award winning appearances in BBC TV series Tutti Frutti and Fortunes of War.

Her multi-award winning work on screen includes acting credits in Howards End, for which she won an Academy Award for Best Actress, The Remains of the Day, In the Name of the Father, Love Actually and Saving Mr. Banks to name a few. She wrote the screenplay for, and acted in, Nanny McPhee, and Sense and Sensibility, for which she won an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay and a nomination for Best Actress.

Imelda Staunton is one of the most highly respected actresses internationally, with a career in stage, film and television.

Her work on stage includes leading roles in Sweeney Todd, Gypsy and Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf, receiving four Olivier Awards and numerous nominations.

Her appearances in film range from the name part in Mike Leigh’s Vera Drake, for which she won a BAFTA Award and was nominated for an Academy Award, to Dolores Jane Umbridge in the Harry Potter series and Mrs. Blatherwick in Nanny McPhee.

She was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 2016 and has been married to Jim Carter since 1983.