Those were the days

1979:
Trevor had us glued to our TV sets as he shot to stardom playing private-eye Eddie Shoestring. 'There were only 21 episodes, but people who weren't even born remember it!'he smiles.

1980:
Trevor met his wife Sharon (Holby City's tricia Williams and a Nescafé ad star) in 1977 after they were cast together in a play. 'When I first saw her, I thought she was incredibly beautiful. I still do,' he says. The pair married in 1980.

1983:
Trevor played plucky Jem in a remake of seafearing epic Jamaica Inn. He says he only became an actor after 'long hours with friends' trying to analyse what career would suit him!

1988:
Off-screen, the dad-of-three loves spending time with his actress wife Sharon Maughan and his children, Alice, now 24, Jack, now 20, and George (not pictured) now 12. 'It's terrific being a father', the 55 year-old star says.

2000-present:
Trevor's played Det. Supt. Peter Boyd in BBC1's Waking The Dead since the crime drama began in 2000. 'I've a lot of symathy for the people who do the job in real life and the horrors they have to deal with,' he says.

Complied by Sarah Thorne, Pictures by the Picture Library/Scope/Landmark Media, for TV Times 27 jan - 2 feb 2007