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Jasmine Allday

Vigil cast's very famous relatives including stars of Game of Thrones and Doctor Who

Vigil is the hit BBC drama everyone can't get enough of now.

Starring the likes of Suranne Jones as DCI Amy Silva, Rose Leslie as DC Kirsten Longacre, Lolita Chakrabarti as Lieutenant Commander Erin Branning and Martin Compston as Chief Petty Officer Craig Burke, the BBC show has become a huge hit with fans.

But whilst it has its very own string of famous faces, the relatives of the cast are equally as famous.

Some have had hit roles in the likes of Game of Thrones, whilst others have starred in Doctor Who. One spouse even had the lead role in long-running BBC show Hustle.

Suranne Jones' husband Laurence Akers

Suranne Jones is married to Laurence Akers (Getty)

Suranne, who plays the main role in Vigil, might be a household name in her own right, but her husband is equally successful too.

Laurence Akers might not be as well known by viewers but he has had huge success behind the screen. He works as a screenwriter and also produces for the BBC.

He also penned the feature film Gone in 2017, which starred his wife.

Anjli Mohindra's husband Sacha Dhawan

Anjli Mohindra (World Productions)
Anjli is married to Sacha Dhawan (BBC)

You might recognise Anjli from The Bodyguard, but her husband has also starred in a huge BBC series.

Sacha Dhawan played The Master in Doctor Who, and has also starred in the West End and Broadway versions of The History Boys as well as the movie adaptation.

"It’s quite intimidating, because if I do come back, I need to come back with a bigger bang," he explained about his Doctor Who role.

"I don’t want to disappoint the fans. But I’ve got to wait for that phone call, so I’m not getting too stressed yet!"

Lolita Chakrabarti is married to Adrian Lester

Adrian Lester is married to Lolita Chakrabarti (Getty)
He has a number of acting credits to his name (Rex)

Lolita's husband is none other than Adrian Lester, who has had a string of TV roles over the years.

His most famous role was arguably in BBC show Hustle, where he played daring conman Mickey Stone.

He has also had roles in the likes of The Day After Tomorrow, Girlfriends and Bonekickers, and he will star alongside Vicky McClure in new ITV drama Trigger Point.

Rose Leslie's husband

Rose is married to Kit Harington (Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic for HBO)

Rose might be known around the world but so is her husband Kit Harington, who she met on the set of Game of Thrones.

Kit had explained how the couple fell in love whilst appearing on the US show together.

"Because the country is beautiful, because the Northern Lights are magical, and because it was there that I fell in love," Kit told Vogue Italia in 2016.

"If you're already attracted to someone, and then they play your love interest in the show, it becomes very easy to fall in love."

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