My TV hero The cream of British television share their TV inspirations with us
My TV hero: Alex Zane on Columbo Peter Falk's Columbo was no athlete or jock, he was all about intellect and that's why I fell for him, says Alex Zane
My TV hero: Tony Jordan on Alan Partridge I love Del Boy, but Alan Partridge is everything I would aspire to write in comedy, says Tony Jordan
My TV hero: Gregor Fisher on Spike Milligan As told to Vicky Frost The former Goon may have been unpredictable and even sometimes embarrassing beyond belief, but that was part of his inimitable comic genius
My TV hero: Tara Fitzgerald on Louisa Trotter The star of The Duchess of Duke Street, played by Gemma Jones, was ballsy, rude and irresistible
My TV hero: George Takei on Alex O'Loughlin As told to Patrick Kingsley I appeared in the original Hawaii Five-O and can't wait to meet the new Detective Steve McGarrett
My TV hero: Daniel Roche on Seth MacFarlane I can't get to sleep without watching Family Guy
My TV hero: David Morrissey on Harry Carpenter All the boxers trusted Harry Carpenter and we did too – he was a genuine boxing fan
My TV hero: Rebecca Front on Jack Rosenthal As told to Leo Benedictus Jack Rosetnhal's TV plays squeezed into our family consciousness – we still quote lines to each other
My TV hero: Stephanie Cole on Innes Lloyd As told to Leo Hickman Innes Lloyd was a great maverick producer from a different era – and a true gentleman
My TV hero: Faisal Islam on John Pilger John Pilger's documentary War by Other Means, which examined the way debt and loans affected the developing world, was so direct and articulate that it led me towards studying economics
My TV hero: Alexander Armstrong on Mark Gatiss
My TV hero: Alexander Armstrong on Mark Gatiss
My TV hero: Abi Morgan on Victoria Wood People underestimate how difficult comic writing is – and what Victoria Wood does is brilliant
My TV hero: Phil Davis on Mike Leigh Leigh's characters are people just like us – they are funny and tragic at the same time
My TV hero: Russell Tovey on Lovejoy In a world where the worst crime is a faked landscape painting, Ian McShane's Lovejoy was a lovable rogue with a mullet
My TV hero: Suranne Jones on Julie Walters She's open, funny, endearing yet tough – and she watches Coronation Street. What's not to love about Julie Walters?
My TV hero: Russell T Davies on Paul Abbott Screenwriter Paul Abbott injects real life into everything he touches, from Coronation Street to Shameless
My TV hero: Claire Foy on Joanna Lumley Joanna Lumley is just brilliant in Absolutely Fabulous – I love that she's not afraid of looking like a wally
My TV hero: Anthony Horowitz on screenwriter Richard Carpenter Richard Carpenter taught me how to get into a scene and how to get out of it; about cutting and pace. He was my starting point
My TV hero: Graham Linehan on US comedians Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareheim Weird, unpleasant, vulgar and discordant it may be, but Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! provokes uncontrollable laughter
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