BBC Young Musician (1978) featured a cast of 48 tracked actors. Of these, 2 (40%) are still alive today and 3 have passed away. The oldest surviving cast member is Josie D'Arby, age 53. This TV series starred Jess Gillam and Alexis Ffrench.
40% still with us· verified cast4% of full cast · incl. 43 unverified
Survivorship
Cast Reunion Index: 40% still living
Avg. Age at Death: 88 yrs
Deaths by Year
1999
2025
Cast48 members
| Person | Character | Status | DOB | Age | DOD | Age in 1978 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Jess Gillam Presenter | Presenter | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Alexis Ffrench Presenter | Presenter | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Josie D'Arby Presenter | Presenter | Living | 03/10/1972 | 53 | — | 6 |
 Mark Wigglesworth Conductor | Conductor | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Anna Lapwood Judge | Judge | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Humphrey Burton Self - Host | Self - Host | Deceased | 21/03/1931 | 94 | 17/12/2025 | 47 |
 Yehudi Menuhin Self | Self | Deceased | 22/04/1916 | 82 | 12/03/1999 | 62 |
 Fanny Waterman Self | Self | Deceased | 22/03/1920 | 106 | — | 58 |
 Mary Marquis self | self | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Anoushka Shankar Judge | Judge | Living | 09/06/1981 | 45 | — | 45 |
 Ben Gernon Judge | Judge | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Emma Bloxham Judge | Judge | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Toks Dada Judge | Judge | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Alex Buckley Clarinetist | Clarinetist | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Isaac Skey Flute Player | Flute Player | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Lucas Dick Clarinetist | Clarinetist | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Sofia Patterson-Gutierrez Flute Player | Flute Player | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Thomas Priestley Saxophonist | Saxophonist | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Aki Blendis Violinist | Violinist | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Clara-Sophia Wernig Violinist | Violinist | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Dawid Kasprzak Violinist | Violinist | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Edward Walton Violinist | Violinist | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Jaren Ziegler Viola Player | Viola Player | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Daniel Hibbert Horn Player | Horn Player | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Florence Wilson-Toy Trumpet Player | Trumpet Player | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Imogen Moorsom French Horn Player | French Horn Player | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Phoebe Mallinson Trumpet Player | Trumpet Player | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Sasha Canter Trumpet Player | Trumpet Player | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Eric Zhang Percussionist | Percussionist | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 George Garnett Percussionist | Percussionist | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Jordan Ashman Percussionist | Percussionist | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Joshua Gearing Percussionist | Percussionist | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Sophie Warner Percussionist | Percussionist | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Dida Condria Pianist | Pianist | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Duru Erdogan Pianist | Pianist | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Ethan Loch Pianist | Pianist | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Firoze Madon Pianist | Pianist | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Jacky Zhang Pianist | Pianist | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Jennifer Pike Judge | Judge | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Philip Dukes Judge | Judge | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Emma Johnson Judge | Judge | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Karen Jones Judge | Judge | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Ben Goldscheider Judge | Judge | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Anne McAneney Judge | Judge | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Paul Philbert Judge | Judge | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Beibei Wang Judge | Judge | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Tom Poster Judge | Judge | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Daniel Tong Judge | Judge | Unverified | — | — | — | — |