| DONALDSINDEN | Actor with a plummy voice whose last regular TV role was as judge John Deed's father-in-law |
| SEWELL | Brian -, art critic famed for his plummy voice and outspoken views (6) |
| ACCEPT | Assume Northerner originally abandoned accent to adopt a plummy front (6) |
| ALANBATES | Actor whose last TV role was as Agrippa in Spartacus (2004) |
| TERI | Actress Hatcher whose first TV role was as a dancer on The Love Boat |
| NINTHS | Last regular play baseball innings |
| GROUNDRENT | Fellow has approximate boarder's last regular payment (6,4) |
| NINTH | Last regular inning |
| DENNISWEAVER | Actor whose best known role was as McCloud in a 1970's T.V. series (6,6) |
| SHAW | Martin -, actor who has played the title role in BBC TV series Judge John Deed and Inspector George |
| MARTINSHAW | Actor who played the title role in BBC TV series Judge John Deed and Inspector George Gently |
| MARTIN | & 20A Actor who played the title role in BBC TV series Judge John Deed and Inspector George Gently (6,4) |
| MATTLEBLANC | Actor whose breakout role was as Joey Tribbiani in Friends |
| URSULAANDRESS | Actress whose breakthrough role was as Honey Ryder in the first James Bond film |
| LUGOSI | Hungarian-born US actor whose most iconic role was as the titular character of 1931's Dracula (4,6) |
| BELA | Hungarian-born US actor whose most iconic role was as the titular character of 1931's Dracula (4,6) |
| SEANCONNERY | Actor, 1930-2020, whose first job was as a milkman in Edinburgh, famous for his role in a series of films (4,7) |
| BAILEY | "No one can figure out your worth but you." Her most memorable stage role was as matchmaker Dolly Gallagher Levi in an all-Black production of the musical Hello, Dolly! in the 1960s. |
| BENEDICT | ___ Cumberbatch, actor whose first TV role was alongside 8A in 35A (8) |
| RULALENSKA | Actress whose first major TV role was “Q” in Rock Follies |