出生在伦敦Battersea，是四个孩子中的老三。他的父亲Joe在邮局工作，, 母亲Sylvia是个美发师。他在国家青年剧院和英国皇家戏剧艺术学院(RADA)接受表演训练。
A true character actor in the best sense of the word, offbeat British thespian Peter Vaughan's hefty frame could appear intimidating or marshmallow benevolent; his beady, hollow eyes menacing or tender; his mere presence menacing or avuncular. Adept at playing both sides of the law, his characters usually possessed a strange, somewhat wary countenance that seemed to keep his audience slightly off balance. A homely sort with a bloated face, jutting chin, sliver lips and pronounced nose, this veteran has been a stalwart presence for nearly fifty years. Born Peter Ohm in 1923, he began on the stage and didn't enter films until 1959, well into his thirties.
Amanda Abbington生于1974年10月，是一个英国演员，喜剧影星。她曾出演多部电视剧，舞台剧，以2005年喜剧Man Stroke Woman以及2007–2008年与Nicholas Lyndhurst一起出演的喜剧After You've Gone中的角色出名。她也多次在英国热门的电视剧如Coupling，Casualty和Dream Team...
