Honours for stars of the stage and TV dramas

Stars of stage and screen are among those in the New Year’s Honours list.

There is a damehood for actress Sheila Hancock, who made her name in the West End before becoming a perennial figure on British TV screens.

Commenting on the award, Hancock joked she felt "slightly miscast".

"I've never felt myself this sort of person. It just doesn't happen to people like me. I feel I may be lowering the tone. I feel slightly miscast, let's put it that way," she said.

In music, star of the '90s garage scene turned music producer and DJ, Craig David, is recognised with an MBE.

Other film and TV stars to make the cut include former EastEnders actress Nina Wadia and Coronation Street stalwart Sally Dynevor.

Wadia, who rose to fame in sketch show Goodness Gracious Me, is made an OBE, while Dynevor, who has played Sally Webster on the soap since 1986, becomes an MBE.

Academy Award nominee Lesley Manville is made a CBE for services to drama and charity, and actor Toby Jones, who counts the Harry Potter franchise among his many film credits, becomes an OBE.

One of the big names from behind the scenes to receive a gong is two-time Oscar-winning cinematographer Roger Deakins, who is based in California and is knighted in the overseas list.

He has received 15 Academy Award nominations over the course of his career, winning for the films Blade Runner 2049 and the acclaimed First World War drama 1917.

Screenwriter and producer Jed Mercurio, who had TV hits including Line Of Duty and Bodyguard, is made an OBE.