People involved in the production of the DVD

Writer, Director and Producer Ric Mellis worked in the theatre for ten years before for training as a Producer/Director at Granada Television, where he worked on programmes from Coronation Street to World in Action. As a freelance he directed and/or wrote a number of soap operas (Emmerdale, Coronation Street, Hollyoaks, Dream Team, Crossroads) and produced Brookside for two years.

Andy Widford
Sonny Flood
Most recently Sonny can be spotted playing Josh Ashworth in Channel 4's Hollyoaks. But before becoming the toothpaste obsessed Andy Widford, Sonny has appeared in a number of TV productions including:

  • Peter in the A to Z of Everything
  • Dean (Batman) in Heartbeat
  • Young David in Cold Feet
  • Stuart in Rescue 999 for BBC TV

Pete Norton
Joseph Aston
Joseph is used to acting on the small screen as well as on the stage and in some commercial shoots.

You may have spotted him as

  • Alex McNeill in Peak Practice
  • Tommy Duckworth in Coronation Street
  • Oscar in Where the Heart Is

Not as clueless in real life as Pete!


Lucien Laviscount
Tom Lovell
Just as witty in real life Lucien is 13 years old. He's appeared on your TV screen before as Tom in Clocking Off (Red Productions)

You may have also spotted Tom standing alongside David Beckham in recent adverts for a major high street store. Apparently, David's "really cool".


Lauren Drummond
Caroline Widford
Clear Confidence is not the first time Lauren has made an appearance in a soap opera. Lauren as has been seen as:

  • Christy Wells in Coronation Street
  • Lucy in TV's Grange Hill

She's also played the "Flirtatious Teen" in the BBC series Doctors.


Kate Holderness
Emma Widford
No stranger to working on school based materials, some of the more eagle eyed teachers watching Clear Confidence for the first time may also have seen Emma in Britannic Street. But school stuff's not all she's appeared, you may have seen her as:

  • Shirley in Heartbeat
  • Heather Bolgar in Emmerdale
  • And as various characters in Series 2 of Knight School

Tinica Bruce
Ellie Shoreman
Whilst her character loves Coronation Street, this is the first time Tinica has appeared on the small screen.

Born in 1988 and attending the Lain Johnson Theatre School, we hope her performance as Ellie Shoreman, Caroline Widford's loyal but slightly concerned best friend, opens doors for Tinica to undertake more acting work.


Aneeqa Khan
Olivia Hope
As Olivia Hope, she was just the person to put Andy right about a few things!

Aneeqa has appeared in a number of theatre productions and has appeared on TV as Shelley in Granda TV's Girls in Love.


Natalie Kennedy
Sarah Gates
Whilst only fleetingly appearing in Clear Confidence when turning Andy down, Sarah has spent more time on stage in a number of theatre productions including:

  • Aladdin
  • Oh Rats
  • Gregory's Girl

You may have also spotted Natalie as Alison in TV's The Royal.


Gemma Do Rego
Sophie Immingham
Gemma's strong singing and dance abilities have seen her appear on stage in productions including:

  • A Midsummer Night's Dream
  • Jason and the Argonauts
  • The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe

Rico Dixon
Nick Horton
Rico is the object of Caroline's affections and the cause of potential trouble between the girls as Nick Horton, Captain of the under 17's football team. Rico has appeared on the small screen in Grange Hill and as Leo in BBC TV's Doctors.



Caroline Clegg
Mrs Widford
No stranger to soap operas, Caroline has been seen on TV screens across the UK for many years appearing in:

Eastenders, Heartbeat, Coronation Street and Emmerdale.