Reina James Reina James Reina James (born 1947) is a British author. She has written two novels, the first of which won the Society of Authors’ McKitterick Prize in 2007. James was born in 1947, shortly after her parents arrived in the UK from South Africa. Her father was the actor Sid James. During her teenage years she played in a folk group before marrying and starting a family. In her late 20s she appeared in the stage play "John, Paul, George, Ringo … and Bert" by Willy Russell, and later appeared in Russell's musical "Blood Brothers". Having worked since the 1980s
Ray Brooks (actor) were broadcast again on BBC Radio 4 Extra between 2013 and 2018. The series is written by Robert Barr. Ray Brooks (actor) Raymond Michael Brooks (born 20 April 1939 in Brighton, Sussex) is an English television and film actor. Ray Brooks began as a television actor. He appeared in the long-running ITV soap "Coronation Street", and played Terry Mills in the series "Taxi!" with Sid James (1963). He played small roles in British films such as "H.M.S. Defiant", "Play It Cool" and "Some People", and then rose to prominence in the UK after starring alongside Michael Crawford and Rita Tushingham