Pick Upp!!

And so let's investigate the second film of Nicholas Hoult that fitz : 

1999

The Ruth Rendell Mysteries

Barry

Episode: "The Fallen Curtain"

And note from the wiki page of the tv series who stood out the most:

• Ronald Alfred Pickup (born 7 June 1940)

And yes it was the surname... butt then the birthday jives as well-- Trish MacGregor's birthday is June 7th.  And others who stand out:

• George Morris Baker (1 April 1931 – 7 October 2011) 
• Diane Keen (born 29 July 1946) 
• John Burgess (2 February 1933 — 15 November 2010
• Ruth Barbara Rendell (17 February 1930 – 2 May 2015) 

You can do the cryptic math if you put your mind to the task... and learn a bit of yoga mind bending.

•  " April 1, .... 7, 8, 9, _, 11(x2), 12, _, 14, _ , 16,_ , 18, 19(x2)... ... _, 26, 27, _, 29 / Date Sequence" pattern cluster