​Henry James Goodenough Hayter was born in India on 23rd April 1907. Known as James Hayter he was a British actor of television and film. He appeared in more than a hundred film and TV productions but is probably best remembered for his roles as Friar Tuck in the film The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men (1952) and as Samuel Pickwick in the film The Pickwick Papers (1952), the latter earning him a BAFTA Award for Best British Actor nomination.  His rotund appearance and fruity voice made him a natural choice for such roles.
 
Other notable films that he appeared in include; Come on George! (1939), Band Waggon (1940), The Laughing Lady (1946), School for Secret (1946), The October Man (1947), The Fallen Idol (1948), No Room at the Inn (1948), The Blue Lagoon (1949), Don’t Ever Leave Me (1949), Night and the City (1950), Trio (1950), Tom Brown’s Schooldays (1951), Always a Bride (1953), A Day to Remember (1953), See How They Run (1955), It’s a Wonderful World (1956), Carry on Admiral (1957), Gideon’s Day (1958), The 39 Steps (1959), Stranger in the House (1967), Oliver! (1968) and Burke and Hare (1972).
 
On TV he played the role of Mr Tebbs in Are you Being Served?
 
For fans of Charters and Caldicott he appeared in three films alongside Basil Radford and Naunton Wayne; Quartet (1949) playing the role of Foreman of the Jury, in Passport to Pimlico playing the role of The Commissionaire (pictured) and In Helter Skelter (1949) as the Inn Landlord.
 
He died 27th March 1983

Rita Tobin-Weske was born 8th April 1906 in Galway, Ireland as Marguerite Esther Richards and was married to H Victor Weske

The actress mainly played minor and uncredited roles in British films but she appeared in dozens over a lengthy career spanning 5 decades from the 1930’s through to the 1980’s.  One of her earlier film appearances was in 1949’s Passport to Pimlico where she played the role of a ‘Shopper’ – see the first photo.
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Other films that she appeared in include; Harmony Heaven (1930), Medal for the General (1944), John and Julie (1955), One Good Turn (1955), A Night to Remember (1958), Dunkirk (1958), Left, Right and Centre (1959) – see 2nd photo, Crook’s Anonymous (1962), Heavens Above! (1963), A Stitch in Time (1963), Carry on Cleo (1964), The Bargee (1964), The Wrong Box (1966), Casino Royale (1967), Carry on Girls (1973), Carry on Dick (1974), Voyage of the Damned (1976), Sweeney! !976), The Thirty Nine Steps (1978), The Mirror Crack’d (1980) and Eye of the Needle (1981).
 
Her TV career included appearances in The Avengers (1965), Doomwatch (1971), The Sweeney (1975) and Doctor Who (1977).
She died 31st October 1987 in London.