| VICKY | ___ Mcclure, Line Of Duty star who's back for her sixth series as DI Kate Fleming (pictured below, top) (5) |
| ADRIAN | Line of Duty star who plays the title role in Ridley, _ Dunbar (6) |
| VICKYMCCLURE | TV actress who played Kate Fleming in Line of Duty |
| COP | Kate Fleming or Steve Arnott in Line of Duty (3) |
| KEIRA | ___ Knightley, actress who's back for the latest Pirates film (5) |
| JACKSON | Popular EastEnders character who's back for Whitney Dean's exit (6,7) |
| BIANCA | Popular EastEnders character who's back for Whitney Dean's exit (6,7) |
| DUNBAR | Line of Duty star Adrian's in dull-coloured pub (6) |
| OLLYMURS | Runner-up in the sixth series of The X Factor who returned as co-host of the twelfth series (4,4) |
| RANSOME | Author of the Swallows and Amazons series as well as The Child's Book of the Seasons, The Things in our Garden and The Book of Friendship (7) |
| HAIG | Bit of mocha ignored by David as DI Grim in sitcom The Thin Blue Line (4) |
| JENNIFER | ___ Hudson, new Voice UK judge, back on our screens, in its new home on ITV, for its sixth series (8) |
| BOW | Take a ___ 1994 pop song by Madonna that is a part of her sixth studio album Bedtime Stories |
| NACELLE | Car of balloon can go back for her in France (7) |
| KRIS | Actor who starred as DI Humphrey Goodman in BBCTV drama series Death in Paradise (4,8) |
| MCELDERRY | Winner of the sixth series of The X Factor, Joe _ (9) |
| OLLY | The runner-up of the sixth series of The X Factor, _ Murs (4) |
| CHAMBERS | Winner of the sixth series of Strictly Come Dancing, Tom _ (8) |
| ANDOR | Star Wars series, as well as a hint to this puzzle's theme |
| ECLAIRS | Cakes - girl's got her sixth in her mouth! |
