THREE young actors have climbed aboard the gravy train to become members of one of television's most famous families.

They beat hundreds of other hopefuls in auditions to win the roles of the children in the new Oxo family featured in the latest commercials for the stock cube

They are Jessica Baglow, aged 13, from Adlington, Lee Booth, aged 16, from Radcliffe and 10-year-old Jasmine Franks, from Ainsworth.

The talented youngsters are on the books of the Carol Godby casting agency in Bury.

Carol said she was asked by the makers of the commercials to put forward children suitable for the roles and each impressed at the auditions.

"It was amazing. They would have seen quite a few children for these parts," said Carol.

"I am over the moon for them. They are really nice young people -- not stagey types at all."

Acting the parts of bother and sisters came easily to the three as they already knew each other. Jasmine and Lee attend Carol's theatre workshops.

Filming took place for the first of the 30-second commercials late last year. It has the storyline, of a family teasing dad about his tales of foreign travels -- to the Star of India restaurant -- while tucking into plates of curry made with spicy Oxo cubes.

More adverts featuring the three young actors are due to be made later this year.

The advert sees a return to the homely image which was used to promote the stock cubes until 1999, when the family, headed by actress Lynda Bellingham, was killed off after 16 years in favour of a more sexy style.

Complaints from viewers led Oxo producers Campbells to bring back the family with new actors.

The youngsters are not newcomers to the small screen. Each has already starred in television dramas and other adverts.

Jessica will be familiar to fans of Where the Heart Is, in which she played Pam Ferris's daughter.

Lee has appeared in Coronation Street as Vera Duckworth's grandson and also in commercials for McDonalds and Walkers Crisps.

Jasmine recently finished filming a new television drama, called Second Coming, which is to be screened later this year.