Olivia Colman

Well-regarded hereabouts as the frumptastic object of office affection in TV's excellent Peep Show, you don't need to be desk-bound to appreciate Colman's understated, scrubs-up-well-eh? luminance or that playful sauciness which underpins her every performance.

That cute overbite aside (shown off to best effect in the "We used to have one of those" line from those bloody Bev-Kev AA car insurance ads), Collie (as she is affectionately known) has a certain girl-next-door attainability which sees her grab all the plum ladies' roles in the rep theatre of modern British comedy. There's certainly no other reason to sit through the 100 minutes of drab hilarity that comprise Confetti (and even the promise of nudity doesn't excuse the terrible stink that film leaves behind). And, gawd though it hurts, be thankful that she was involved in Bruiser, 'cos it's where she met all the people who cast her nowadays.

Further pitch-perfect performances include the slutty cop in Hot Fuzz, the dowdy secretary in Green Wing, and the Judith-Hann-one in Look Around You series two. But time will never dim the moment she (as Sophie in Peep Show) finally lured Mark into her bed for a lovely cuddle. Form an orderly queue, lads.