Other showbusiness names honoured include actor Chiwetel Ejiofor - who has appeared in Inside Man, Love Actually and American Gangster - and Rising Damp star Don Warrington.

BBC: Des and Dot lead showbiz honours

With Ruby Dee, Chiwetel Ejiofor, John Ortiz, Cuba Gooding, Jr.

NEWYORKER: American Gangster

As in other Emmerich movies, the script seems to be poorly translated from the Martian, and even distinguished actors including Thandie Newton, Chiwetel Ejiofor, and (as the American president) Danny Glover are left to flounder in the mess.

NEWYORKER: (director: Roland Emmerich; 2009)