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| Ace (Sophie Aldred) and the Doctor (Sylvester McCoy) in their final TV adventure together... |
First broadcast Nov 22 to Dec 6 1989
Average audience for serial: 4.93m
REGULAR CAST
Sylvester McCoy (The Doctor) Born Aug 20 1943 Click here for Sylvester McCoy's entry on Time and the Rani
Sophie Aldred (Ace) Born Aug 20 1962 Click here for Sophie Aldred's entry on Dragonfire
GUEST CAST
Anthony Ainley (The Master) Aug 20 1932 to May 3 2004 (cancer) Click here for Anthony Ainley's entry on The Keeper of Traken
William Barton (Midge) Born May 28 c.1961
Career highlights
Will debuted in Doctor Who, then appeared in The Nicholas Craig Masterclass (1992), a number of roles in Gerry Anderson's Space Precinct (1994-95), Oscar and Lucinda (1997), How Do You Want Me? (1998-99), Barking (1998), Murder Most Horrid (1999), Casualty (2001), My Family (2002), Where the Heart Is (2004), EastEnders (2005), Heartbeat (2008), New Tricks (2011), Switch (2012), The Theory of Everything (2014), Holby City (2016/18), Vanity Fair (2018), A Confession (2019) and There She Goes (2020).
In 2014 Toby Hadoke released his Who's Round interview with William, as well as Sakuntala Ramanee and David John, here.
Kathleen Bidmead (Woman) Jul 4 1927 to Jan 17 2004
Doctor Who credits
Played: Elder of the Tribe of the Free in The Trial of a Time Lord (1986, uncredited)
Played: Rezzie in Paradise Towers (1987, uncredited)
Played: Mrs Smith in Remembrance of the Daleks (1988, uncredited)
Played: Tourist in Silver Nemesis (1988, uncredited)
Played: Woman in Survival (1989)
Career highlights
Kathleen got into acting after being a production unit manager on series such as When the Boat Comes In (1976), The Onedin Line (1976-77) and Wings (1977-78). Her earliest on-screen turn was in Strike It Rich! (1986), followed by Dodger, Bonzo and the Rest (1986), One By One (1987), Moondial (1988), Casualty (1990), London's Burning (1990) and Breakout (1997).
Facts
Her husband was actor Robert Crewdson.
Career highlights
Will debuted in Doctor Who, then appeared in The Nicholas Craig Masterclass (1992), a number of roles in Gerry Anderson's Space Precinct (1994-95), Oscar and Lucinda (1997), How Do You Want Me? (1998-99), Barking (1998), Murder Most Horrid (1999), Casualty (2001), My Family (2002), Where the Heart Is (2004), EastEnders (2005), Heartbeat (2008), New Tricks (2011), Switch (2012), The Theory of Everything (2014), Holby City (2016/18), Vanity Fair (2018), A Confession (2019) and There She Goes (2020).
In 2014 Toby Hadoke released his Who's Round interview with William, as well as Sakuntala Ramanee and David John, here.
Kathleen Bidmead (Woman) Jul 4 1927 to Jan 17 2004
Doctor Who credits
Played: Elder of the Tribe of the Free in The Trial of a Time Lord (1986, uncredited)
Played: Rezzie in Paradise Towers (1987, uncredited)
Played: Mrs Smith in Remembrance of the Daleks (1988, uncredited)
Played: Tourist in Silver Nemesis (1988, uncredited)
Played: Woman in Survival (1989)
Career highlights
Kathleen got into acting after being a production unit manager on series such as When the Boat Comes In (1976), The Onedin Line (1976-77) and Wings (1977-78). Her earliest on-screen turn was in Strike It Rich! (1986), followed by Dodger, Bonzo and the Rest (1986), One By One (1987), Moondial (1988), Casualty (1990), London's Burning (1990) and Breakout (1997).
Facts
Her husband was actor Robert Crewdson.
Lisa Bowerman (Karra) Born Feb 1 1962
Doctor Who credits
Played: Karra in Survival (1989)
Played: Saruba Velak (voice) in Dreamland (2009, animation)
Career highlights
Lisa made her screen acting debut as Sandra Mute in Casualty (1986-87), after which she took roles in EastEnders (1990), Dodgem (1991), The Vision Thing (1993), McCallum (1997), Night & Day (2003), Bad Girls (2004), Spooks (2007), Coronation Street (2011-12), Hollyoaks (2014), Doctors (2007/10/17) and Gentrification (2020).
Facts
Lisa is now best known to Doctor Who fans as the voice (and face!) of companion Professor Bernice Summerfield in Big Finish's spin-off range of audio adventures since 1998, as well as Ellie the barmaid in the Jago and Litefoot spin-off range. She also directs audio productions for Big Finish, and is a professional photographer, specialising in Spotlight headshots of actors, including Survival's own Sakuntala Ramanee and other Doctor Who alumni such as Catherine Tate, Matt Smith, Katy Manning, Edward de Souza and David Warner. Here she is, on Twitter!
Doctor Who credits
Played: Karra in Survival (1989)
Played: Saruba Velak (voice) in Dreamland (2009, animation)
Career highlights
Lisa made her screen acting debut as Sandra Mute in Casualty (1986-87), after which she took roles in EastEnders (1990), Dodgem (1991), The Vision Thing (1993), McCallum (1997), Night & Day (2003), Bad Girls (2004), Spooks (2007), Coronation Street (2011-12), Hollyoaks (2014), Doctors (2007/10/17) and Gentrification (2020).
Facts
Lisa is now best known to Doctor Who fans as the voice (and face!) of companion Professor Bernice Summerfield in Big Finish's spin-off range of audio adventures since 1998, as well as Ellie the barmaid in the Jago and Litefoot spin-off range. She also directs audio productions for Big Finish, and is a professional photographer, specialising in Spotlight headshots of actors, including Survival's own Sakuntala Ramanee and other Doctor Who alumni such as Catherine Tate, Matt Smith, Katy Manning, Edward de Souza and David Warner. Here she is, on Twitter!
Kate Eaton (Ange) Born 1962
Career highlights
Kate's other work includes The Nation's Health (1983), Driving Ambition (1984), A Very Peculiar Practice (1986), Ruth Rendell Mysteries (1987), The Chief (1990), Between the Lines (1992), Strange But True? (1994) and The Bill (1995-97). She had the recurring role of Detective Sergeant Lynn Kellogg in Resnick (1992-93).
Facts
In 1997, Kate left acting behind her to study a degree in Spanish and Latin American Studies, and is now a literary translator, having translated various works by the Cuban writer Virgilio Pinera into English from Spanish. Since 2011 she has been a Doctor of Philosophy.
Gareth Hale (Len) Born Jan 15 1953
Career highlights
Gareth is best known as one half of the comedy duo Hale and Pace, with Norman Pace, with whom he had his own series between 1988-98 (Hale and Pace) and 1999 (h&p@bbc). Other variety and comedy appearances include The Entertainers (1983), Pushing Up Daisies (1984), The Lenny Henry Show (1985), Coming Next (1985), The Bob Monkhouse Show (1986), Saturday Gang (1986), The Management (1988) and Jobs for the Boys (1997). Gareth's further acting credits include The Young Ones (1982-84), Filthy Rich and Catflap (1987), A Pinch of Snuff (1994, as Inspector Andy Dalziel in an ill-fated adaptation of Reginald Hill's Dalziel and Pascoe stories), April Fool's Day (1997), The Scarlet Tunic (1998), The School That Roared (2009), several episodes of Doctors between 2000-15, Guin and the Dragon (2015), Father Brown (2015), Cradle to Grave (2015), Still Open All Hours (2015-16), Benidorm (2018) and The Bromley Boys (2018). Gareth also had two regular dramatic roles: Doug MacKenzie in the soap Family Affairs (2003-05) and Jack Bell in The Royal (2008-11).
Former teacher Gareth also wrote with partner Norman Pace on his own comedy series, as well as skits for Comic Relief.
Awards
1989: Golden Rose of Montreux (with Norman Pace)
Julian Holloway (Sergeant Paterson) Born Jun 24 1944
Career highlights
Julian's earliest credit was playing Quentin in Our Man Higgins (1962-63), followed by roles in Our Man at St Mark's (1963), The Saint (1964), Having a Wild Weekend (1965), The Pleasure Girls (1965), Pardon the Expression (1966), Ukridge (1968), Scream and Scream Again (1970), Elizabeth R (1971), Young Winston (1972), Dead of Night (1972), Conjugal Rites (1973), Harriet's Back in Town (1973), Ooh La La! (1973), The Stud (1974), Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads? (1973-74), Naughty Girls (1975), The New Avengers (1976), Sammy's Super T-Shirt (1978), Telford's Change (1979), Rough Cut (1980), Hallelujah! (1983), Tall Tales and Legends (1986), The Endless Game (1989), The Chief (1990), Rumpole of the Bailey (1991), Beverly Hills 90210 (1992), Torch Song (1993), Remember WENN (1996-97), My Uncle Silas (2001-03) and The Rum Diary (2011). He became a regular of the Carry On team, appearing in eight films between 1967-76, plus Carry On Christmas (1973). In later years he has become a prolific voice artist for animations, playing various characters in James Bond Jr (1991), Captain Zed and the Zee Zone (1991), The Legend of Prince Valiant (1991), Where's Waldo? (1991), Dan Dare: Pilot of the Future (2002), Father of the Pride (2004-05), Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2010-20) and Regular Show (2011-17). He has also dabbled in the world of video games, his voice being heard on the likes of Medal of Honor: European Assault (2005), Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007) and Star Wars: The Old Republic (2011). Julian, who now lives in Los Angeles, also wrote and produced the shorts The Chairman's Wife (1971) and The Spy's Wife (1972), and produced the film Loophole (1981).
Facts
Julian's father was film actor Stanley Holloway. He has been married twice: first to actress Zena Walker, and then to actress Debbie Wheeler. In 1976 Julian was in a relationship with Tessa Dahl, the daughter of celebrated author Roald, and they had a child together, the now model and actress Sophie Dahl (this also makes Julian father-in-law to singer Jamie Cullum, Sophie's husband). Julian is also related to the architect and graphic designer Oliver Percy Bernard (he was his father's cousin).
David John (Derek) Born Aug 19 1960
Career highlights
David's other acting credits include The Fight Against Slavery (1975), The Professionals (1980), Chariots of Fire (1981), Big Jim and the Figaro Club (1981), Shock Treatment (1981), Metal Mickey (1982), Dream Stuffing (1984), Tripper's Day (1984), The Corner House (1987), The Return of Sherlock Holmes (1988), The Bill (1989), Nice Town (1992), Weak at Denise (1999) and The Match (2005).
Facts
David is now a prolific voice artist, audiobook narrator and lip synch expert who runs his own ADR company, In the Loop.
In 2014 Toby Hadoke released his Who's Round interview with William, as well as Sakuntala Ramanee and William Barton, here.
Michelle Martin (Neighbour)
Career highlights
Michelle's other work includes Allegra (1970), The Clifton House Mystery (1978), The Changeling (1980), Your Ticket is No Longer Valid (1981), Top Secret! (1984), Seeing Things (1985), Perfect Scoundrels (1990), Pictures of Baby Jane Doe (1995) and The Bill (2001), as well as a regular role as Janet Dickens in over 60 episodes of Angels (1982-83).
Sean Oliver (Stuart)
This is Sean's only TV credit, although he did perform in the 2006 Big Finish audio Red.
Norman Pace (Harvey) Born Feb 17 1953
Career highlights
Norman is best known as one half of the comedy duo Hale and Pace, with Gareth Hale, with whom he had his own series between 1988-98 (Hale and Pace) and 1999 (h&p@bbc). Other variety and comedy appearances include The Entertainers (1983), Pushing Up Daisies (1984), The Lenny Henry Show (1985), Coming Next (1985), The Bob Monkhouse Show (1986), Saturday Gang (1986), The Management (1988), Jobs for the Boys (1997), Celebrity Poker Club (2004), Showbiz Poker (2006) and Pointless Celebrities (2012). Norman's further acting credits include The Young Ones (1982-84), Filthy Rich and Catflap (1987), A Pinch of Snuff (1994, as Sergeant Peter Pascoe in an ill-fated adaptation of Reginald Hill's Dalziel and Pascoe stories), April Fool's Day (1997), Casualty (2004), The Last Detective (2007), The School That Roared (2009), Hotel Trubble (2010) and Benidorm (2018). In recent years he has concentrated on his stage acting in productions such as Breakfast with Jonny Wilkinson and One Man, Two Guv'nors. Former teacher Norman also wrote with partner Gareth Hale on his own comedy series, as well as skits for Comic Relief.
Awards
1989: Golden Rose of Montreux (with Gareth Hale)
Facts
Norman is an avid poker player, and in 2006 won the Showbiz Poker tournament, and has also presented for Sky Poker. In 1988, aged just four weeks, Norman's daughter Holly contracted the rare strain of meningitis streptococcus A, leaving her brain damaged and partially paralysed - she was the 14th person in the UK to contract the bacteria, but only the first to survive. Norman is now an ardent campaigner for meningitis research. Norman's son Charlie auditioned for, and almost got, the role of Harry Potter for the film franchise.
Career highlights
David's other acting credits include The Fight Against Slavery (1975), The Professionals (1980), Chariots of Fire (1981), Big Jim and the Figaro Club (1981), Shock Treatment (1981), Metal Mickey (1982), Dream Stuffing (1984), Tripper's Day (1984), The Corner House (1987), The Return of Sherlock Holmes (1988), The Bill (1989), Nice Town (1992), Weak at Denise (1999) and The Match (2005).
Facts
David is now a prolific voice artist, audiobook narrator and lip synch expert who runs his own ADR company, In the Loop.
In 2014 Toby Hadoke released his Who's Round interview with William, as well as Sakuntala Ramanee and William Barton, here.
Michelle Martin (Neighbour)
Career highlights
Michelle's other work includes Allegra (1970), The Clifton House Mystery (1978), The Changeling (1980), Your Ticket is No Longer Valid (1981), Top Secret! (1984), Seeing Things (1985), Perfect Scoundrels (1990), Pictures of Baby Jane Doe (1995) and The Bill (2001), as well as a regular role as Janet Dickens in over 60 episodes of Angels (1982-83).
Sean Oliver (Stuart)
This is Sean's only TV credit, although he did perform in the 2006 Big Finish audio Red.
Norman Pace (Harvey) Born Feb 17 1953
Career highlights
Norman is best known as one half of the comedy duo Hale and Pace, with Gareth Hale, with whom he had his own series between 1988-98 (Hale and Pace) and 1999 (h&p@bbc). Other variety and comedy appearances include The Entertainers (1983), Pushing Up Daisies (1984), The Lenny Henry Show (1985), Coming Next (1985), The Bob Monkhouse Show (1986), Saturday Gang (1986), The Management (1988), Jobs for the Boys (1997), Celebrity Poker Club (2004), Showbiz Poker (2006) and Pointless Celebrities (2012). Norman's further acting credits include The Young Ones (1982-84), Filthy Rich and Catflap (1987), A Pinch of Snuff (1994, as Sergeant Peter Pascoe in an ill-fated adaptation of Reginald Hill's Dalziel and Pascoe stories), April Fool's Day (1997), Casualty (2004), The Last Detective (2007), The School That Roared (2009), Hotel Trubble (2010) and Benidorm (2018). In recent years he has concentrated on his stage acting in productions such as Breakfast with Jonny Wilkinson and One Man, Two Guv'nors. Former teacher Norman also wrote with partner Gareth Hale on his own comedy series, as well as skits for Comic Relief.
Awards
1989: Golden Rose of Montreux (with Gareth Hale)
Facts
Norman is an avid poker player, and in 2006 won the Showbiz Poker tournament, and has also presented for Sky Poker. In 1988, aged just four weeks, Norman's daughter Holly contracted the rare strain of meningitis streptococcus A, leaving her brain damaged and partially paralysed - she was the 14th person in the UK to contract the bacteria, but only the first to survive. Norman is now an ardent campaigner for meningitis research. Norman's son Charlie auditioned for, and almost got, the role of Harry Potter for the film franchise.
Sakuntala Ramanee (Shreela) Born Oct 26 1961
Doctor Who credits
Played: Shreela in Survival (1989)
Played: Perdita in Doctor Who Online Adventures (voice, 2014-15)
Career highlights
Sakuntala is of South Indian origin but grew up in the UK. Debuting in Casualty (1987), Sakuntala's further work includes London's Burning (1990), Birds of a Feather (1991), Framed (1992), Love Hurts (1993), The Butterfly Effect (1995), Alive and Kicking (1996), Grandpa Chatterjee (1997), Guru in Seven (1998), Bernard's Watch (1999), Murder in Mind (2002), Hustle (2004), Emmerdale (2005), Dalziel and Pascoe (2006), Holby City (2001/07), Trial and Retribution (2008), EastEnders (2014-17), Self Made (2015), Line of Duty (2017), Sil and the Devil Seeds of Arodor (2019) and Doctors (2001/04/08/16/20). Sakuntala also regularly played Mrs Modi in Grange Hill (2000-02).
In 2014 Toby Hadoke released his Who's Round interview with William, as well as William Barton and David John, here.
Doctor Who credits
Played: Shreela in Survival (1989)
Played: Perdita in Doctor Who Online Adventures (voice, 2014-15)
Career highlights
Sakuntala is of South Indian origin but grew up in the UK. Debuting in Casualty (1987), Sakuntala's further work includes London's Burning (1990), Birds of a Feather (1991), Framed (1992), Love Hurts (1993), The Butterfly Effect (1995), Alive and Kicking (1996), Grandpa Chatterjee (1997), Guru in Seven (1998), Bernard's Watch (1999), Murder in Mind (2002), Hustle (2004), Emmerdale (2005), Dalziel and Pascoe (2006), Holby City (2001/07), Trial and Retribution (2008), EastEnders (2014-17), Self Made (2015), Line of Duty (2017), Sil and the Devil Seeds of Arodor (2019) and Doctors (2001/04/08/16/20). Sakuntala also regularly played Mrs Modi in Grange Hill (2000-02).
In 2014 Toby Hadoke released his Who's Round interview with William, as well as William Barton and David John, here.
Adele Silva (Squeak) Born Nov 19 1980
Career highlights
Adele's TV debut came aged seven in the children's series Playbus (1988), after which she secured the recurring role of Fenella Fudd in Mr Majeika (1988-90). Further acting work came in the form of Chain (1990), EastEnders (1991), Children's Ward (1991), The Bill (1990/99), Is Harry on the Boat? (2002), Judge John Deed (2003), Mile High (2004), Doghouse (2009), Strippers vs Werewolves (2012), Crime Stories (2012), Casualty (2014) and Hollyoaks (2015). But it is her long-running role as Kelly Windsor in 450 episodes of soap Emmerdale between 1993-2011 that Adele will be most remembered for. She has also made appearances on reality shows such as The Salon (2004), I'm Famous and Frightened! (2004), Celebrity Stars in Their Eyes (2005, pretending to be Kylie Minogue), Soapstar Superstar (2006-07), Hell's Kitchen (2007, in which she came second), Come Dine With Me (2010) and Celebrity Bedlam (2012).
Facts
In 2008, Adele released a set of limited edition wines as part of an online reality series called Mistress of the Vines, sponsored by Stowell's. She has been romantically linked with a number of British footballers in the past, as well as former boy band member Antony Costa, but in November 2014 announced she was expecting her first child (following three miscarriages) with her fiance Oliver Farber.
Career highlights
Adele's TV debut came aged seven in the children's series Playbus (1988), after which she secured the recurring role of Fenella Fudd in Mr Majeika (1988-90). Further acting work came in the form of Chain (1990), EastEnders (1991), Children's Ward (1991), The Bill (1990/99), Is Harry on the Boat? (2002), Judge John Deed (2003), Mile High (2004), Doghouse (2009), Strippers vs Werewolves (2012), Crime Stories (2012), Casualty (2014) and Hollyoaks (2015). But it is her long-running role as Kelly Windsor in 450 episodes of soap Emmerdale between 1993-2011 that Adele will be most remembered for. She has also made appearances on reality shows such as The Salon (2004), I'm Famous and Frightened! (2004), Celebrity Stars in Their Eyes (2005, pretending to be Kylie Minogue), Soapstar Superstar (2006-07), Hell's Kitchen (2007, in which she came second), Come Dine With Me (2010) and Celebrity Bedlam (2012).
Facts
In 2008, Adele released a set of limited edition wines as part of an online reality series called Mistress of the Vines, sponsored by Stowell's. She has been romantically linked with a number of British footballers in the past, as well as former boy band member Antony Costa, but in November 2014 announced she was expecting her first child (following three miscarriages) with her fiance Oliver Farber.
CREW
Rona Munro (writer) Born Sep 7 1959
Doctor Who credits
Writer: Survival (1989), The Eaters of Light (2017)
Career highlights
Rona has been writing for film, TV, stage and radio since 1981, her screen work including Biting the Hands (1989), Casualty (1990), Ladybird Ladybird (1994), Men of the Month (1994), Bumping the Odds (1997), Aimee and Jaguar (1999), I'm the Father (2002), Rehab (2003), Almost Adult (2006) and Oranges and Sunshine (2010).
Awards
1991: London Critics' Circle Drama Theatre Award for Most Promising New Playwright (Bold Girls)
Doctor Who credits
Writer: Survival (1989), The Eaters of Light (2017)
Career highlights
Rona has been writing for film, TV, stage and radio since 1981, her screen work including Biting the Hands (1989), Casualty (1990), Ladybird Ladybird (1994), Men of the Month (1994), Bumping the Odds (1997), Aimee and Jaguar (1999), I'm the Father (2002), Rehab (2003), Almost Adult (2006) and Oranges and Sunshine (2010).
Awards
1991: London Critics' Circle Drama Theatre Award for Most Promising New Playwright (Bold Girls)
2014: Evening Standard Award for Best Play (The James Plays)
2014: Writers' Guild of Great Britain Award for Best Play (The James Plays)
Facts
In 2013 she appeared on Newsnight to discuss Doctor Who in the 1980s.
Facts
In 2013 she appeared on Newsnight to discuss Doctor Who in the 1980s.
Alan Wareing (director) Born Aug 16 1943
Doctor Who credits
Production assistant: The Keeper of Traken (1981)
Production manager: Timelash (1985)
Directed: The Greatest Show in the Galaxy (1988-89), Ghost Light (1989), Survival (1989)
Played: Voice of Child Ragnarok in The Greatest Show in the Galaxy (1988-89)
Career highlights
Alan started as assistant floor manager on Survivors, Blake's 7 and The Onedin Line in the 1970s. He also performed production manager duties on Juliet Bravo (1981-82), Tenko (1982), Miss Marple (1985), Lovejoy (1986) and EastEnders (1986), before graduating to director on Rockcliffe's Folly (1988), The Bill (1989-90), London's Burning (1995-96), Wycliffe (1997-98), Casualty (1987-2001), The Royal (2006), 109 episodes of Coronation Street (2001-18) and over 300 episodes of Emmerdale (1993-2019).
John Nathan-Turner (producer) Aug 12 1947 to May 1 2002 (liver failure) Click here for John Nathan-Turner's entry on The Leisure Hive
Andrew Cartmel (script editor) Born Apr 6 1958 Click here for Andrew Cartmel's entry on Time and the Rani
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