Today's birthdays:
| Guy Henry born | 17 October 1960 |
| Mark Gatiss born | 17 October 1966 |
Today's anniversaries:
| The Adventure of Black Peter starring Stanley | 17 October 1948 |
| The Case of the Tyrant's Daughter starring Howard | 17 October 1955 |
| Part 3 starring Baker | 17 October 1982 |
| Charity Case starring Laurie | 17 October 2011 |
| Poison Pen starring Miller | 17 October 2013 |