| NEDKELLY | Heath Ledger played the title character in this 2003 biopic (3,5) |
| SYLVIA | Gwyneth Paltrow stars as a famous poet in this 2003 biopic (6) |
| KINGLEAR | Edgar is the godson of the title character in this Shakespeare tragedy (4,4) |
| VERONICA | 2003 biopic starring Cate Blanchett in the title role (8,6) |
| POORCOW | Carol White played the title character in this Ken Loach classic (4,3) |
| MAUDE | Bea Arthur played the title character in this comedy |
| LINDA | Liza Tarbuck played the title character in this UK comedy-drama (----- Green) |
| NURSE | Edie Falco played the title character in this (----- Jackie) |
| PHYLLIS | Cloris Leachman played the title character in this US sitcom |
| RHODA | Valerie Harper played the title character in this Mary Tyler Moore Show spin-off |
| STALLONE | Sylvester, actor who played the title character in the Rambo film franchise (8) |
| TOMCONTI | Actor who played the title character's father in the sitcom Miranda (3,5) |
| ALPACINO | He played the title character in Serpico |
| SEINFELD | Jerry and Elaine were characters in this hit TV comedy (8) |
| FLATRATE | Dull artist with top characters in this exhibition showing uniform charges? (4,4) |
| STARWARS | Kylo Ren and Poe Dameron are characters in this sci-fi film franchise (4,4) |
| REGISTER | Regret is result of upsetting characters in this official record (8) |
| ALPHABET | Characters in this pub breaking a wobbly table (8) |
| SHERIDAN | ____ Smith, actress who played the title character of 2022's Rosie Molloy Gives Up Everything (8) |
| SANDO | Sacha Horler was the title character in this ABC comedy |
