Containing annually updated details and pictures of 1200 television actors, newsreaders, presenters and personalities, including those on satellite television, this is a handbook for both professionals and general readers. The information on each individual includes professional background and training, credits (television, stage, radio, film and commercials), awards, significant roles and personal background such as family, hobbies and pets. Also listed are television companies, fan-clubs, and agents and their specializations and key personnel. The editor is a journalist whose other books include a biography of Michael Crawford and "The Who's Who of Soap Operas".