Brit Series Acting Trivia Quiz

Answer: All Creatures Great and Small

Samuel West portrays Siegfried Farnon in Channel 5's TV series "All Creatures Great and Small" (starting 2020), an adaptation of the book series written by Alf Wight (using the pseudonym James Herriot). It has appeared on PBS in the US. The previous TV adaptation ran from 1978 to 1990.

In other work, West narrated the arts documentary "The Private Life of a Masterpiece" (2002-2006) and various historical documentaries. He has the role of angel Zak Gist in "Eternal Law" (2012) and a main role in "Mr Selfridge" (2012-2015).

He also has a recurring (but not main) role in "Slow Horses" (2022).

Answer: All Creatures Great and Small

Anna Madeley plays the long-suffering Mrs Hall, housekeeper at Skeldale House. She also appears in 20 episodes of "The Royal" (2003-2005) as a student nurse and in "Mr Selfridge" (2013, 7 episodes). She has had numerous appearances in films, TV films and mini-series since 1985 as well as a stage career and voicing Helena Justina in various radio series.

Answer: All Creatures Great and Small

Callum Woodhouse portrays Tristan Farnon, missing out during Season 4 of "All Creatures Great and Small". He is possibly better known for portraying Leslie Durrell in "The Durrells" (2016-2019).

Answer: Black Doves

Although better known for her film performances, Keira Knightley has also managed some TV roles with her main role being as Helen Webb in Netflix's British spy thriller TV series "Black Dove" (starting 2024). In film, she has had period drama roles such as Elizabeth Bennet in "Pride & Prejudice" (2005), for which she earned an Oscar nomination.

She has also had roles in several "Pirates of the Caribbean" films.

Answer: Black Doves

Ben Whishaw appears in "Black Doves" as Sam Young. Before this, his main TV series roles have been in "The Hour" (2011-2012) as Freddie Lyon, "Fargo" (2012) over in the US, and in a medical drama "This Is Going to Hurt" (2022) as Adam Kay, who in real life wrote the memoir on which the series is based.

He has served as Q in three Bond movies and voiced Paddington Bear in "The Adventures of Paddington Bear" (2019-2025).

Answer: Black Doves

Sarah Lancashire is the enigmatic spymaster Reid in "Black Doves". Her TV career has been extensive with more than 500 episodes of "Coronation Street" behind her, as Caroline Dawson in "Last Tango in Halifax" (2012-2020) and as Sgt. Catherine Cawood in "Happy Valley" (2104, 2016, 2023) during a television career of more than 35 years.

Answer: Moonflower Murders

This is Lesley Manville's second appearance as amateur sleuth Susan Ryeland in this adaptation of the 2020 mystery novel "Moonflower Murders" by Anthony Horowitz. The first was in "Magpie Murders" (2022), based on the first "Susan Ryeland" novel. Both series appear on BBC One and PBS.

She has been appearing on TV regularly since 1974 such as in "Emmerdale Farm" (1975-1976), "Cranford" (2007), "Mum" (2016-2019), "Sherwood" (2022-2024) and "The Crown" (2022-2023).

Answer: Moonflower Murders

Timothy McMullan appears in both "Magpie Murders" (2022) and "Moonflower Murders" (2024) as the fictional detective Atticus Pünd. Other TV appearances include "Foyle's War" (2013-2015) and "Doctor Thorne" (2016). He has made numerous film and stage appearances.

Answer: Moonflower Murders

Daniel Mays returns in "Moonflower Murders" in dual roles as Inspector Locke, who is unhappy with the amateur sleuth Ryeland's involvement, and as Detector Inspector Chubb in the fictional world inhabited by Pünd and his assistant, Madeline Cain. Other TV roles include as Jim Keats in "Ashes to Ashes" (2010), Ronnie Biggs in "Mrs Biggs" (2012) and "White Lines" (2020).

Answer: Slow Horses

The British spy thriller TV series "Slow Horses" (from 2022), produced by Apple TV+. has Gary Oldman portraying Jackson Lamb, the MI5 unit supervisor. Each series has portrayed a book from the "Slough House" series of novels by Mick Herron. Oldman is an award-winning and filmmaker and took a twenty-year break from TV before "Slow Horses". Recent film roles include Herman J Mankiewicz in "Mank" (2020), Harry S Truman in "Oppenheimer" (2023) and John Cheever in "Parthenope" (2024).

Answer: Slow Horses

In the "Slow Horses" series, Kristin Scott Thomas portrays Diana Taverner, Deputy Director General of MI5, who has interactions with Slough House, the dumping group for MI5 rejects. Also better known for her film roles, she appears in "The Party" (2017), "Darkest Hour" (2017) and as the antagonist in the 2020 film adaptation of Daphne du Maurier's "Rebecca" (1938).

Answer: Slow Horses

Jonathan Pryce has the role of David Cartwright, River Cartwright's grandfather. A retired senior MI5 officer, he appears in the fourth series in a main role, guesting in the first three. Pryce is an award-winning actor on stage and on screen. On TV, he portrays The High Sparrow in "Game of Thrones" (2015-2016), Prince Philip in "The Crown" (2022-2023) and Mike Evans in "3 Body Problem" (2024). Pryce also appears in the first three "Pirates of the Caribbean" films.