Trying very hard indeed, the actors sometimes manage to be pleasant if not persuasive.

"I don't know how actors manage every night to repeat the same line."

Sometimes actors successful at one mode cannot manage the other.

The actor manages to make the old bore funny, and also sad.

What fascinated me was how the actors got inside their roles and managed to be convincing without you feeling any effort.

The actor manages to make all of this not only believable but also charming and even moving.

However, within weeks, news broke that the actor and the soap had managed a new contract.

The young actor somehow managed to keep his composure.

Both actors do manage to convey some general comic appeal but with awfully thin material.

Some actors manage to get themselves into trouble by picking the wrong people to slug it out with - like the police!