| AIRD | Holly ----, played Dr Frankie Wharton in crime drama Waking the Dead (4) |
| FENDERGUITAR | Buddy Holly played one |
| HOLLYAIRD | Actress who played Frankie Wharton in Waking the Dead (5,4) |
| ELBA | Idris -, London-born actor who plays the title role in crime drama Luther (4) |
| JOSH | Commander Gabriel Wharton in The Handmaid's Tale (4,7) |
| HEAT | Part of pastiche attempted in crime drama film directed by Michael Mann (4) |
| BOYD | Trevor Eve in Waking the Dead, Det. Peter ... (4) |
| TARA | Waking The Dead and Game Of Thrones star, _ Fitzgerald (4) |
| KENNETH | Played the title role in crime drama Wallander, Sir ------- Branagh (7) |
| CHARLES | Commander Gabriel Wharton in The Handmaid's Tale (4,7) |
| ESTHERHALL | English actress who played Dr Felix Gibson in BBC TV drama series Waking the Dead (6,4) |
| TREVOREVE | He played the title role in Shoestring and Peter Boyd in Waking The Dead (6,3) |
| BERGERAC | Ask about third in series, trouble back in crime drama (8) |
| BLETHYN | Brenda _, actress who plays the title role in crime drama Vera (7) |
| MARIE | Horse circling one sister-in-law of Walter in crime drama Breaking Bad (5) |
| PETERSIMPLE | Pseudonym of columnist Michael Wharton in the Daily Telegraph |
| EVE | Played Peter Boyd in drama series Waking the Dead, Trevor --- (3) |
| SUE | _ Johnston, actress who played Dr. Grace Foley in Waking The Dead (3) |
| CHASSIS | Body keeps appearing in crime drama on Sunday (7) |
| NICOLE | Kidman stars as an LAPD officer in crime drama Destroyer (6) |
