Tuesday, May 05, 2015

Daleks in Manhattan/ Evolution of the Daleks

The kinkiest stage show
ever performed
Two episodes (Daleks in Manhattan, Evolution of the Daleks)
First broadcast Apr 21 to 28 2007
Average audience for story: 6.83m

REGULAR CAST

David Tennant (The Doctor) Born Apr 18 1971 Click here for David Tennant's entry on The Parting of the Ways

Freema Agyeman (Martha Jones) Born Mar 20 1979 Click here for Freema Agyeman's entry on Army of Ghosts

GUEST CAST

Stewart Alexander (Worker)
Career highlights
Canadian Stewart's earliest appearance was in the 2001 short Hindsight, followed by Control (2004), The Walker (2007), 28 Weeks Later (2007), Bonekickers (2008), Common People (2013, which he also wrote, directed and produced), Fortress (2015), American Monster (2016), Harley and the Davidsons (2016), The Hunter's Prayer (2017), Deep State (2018), Watergate (2018), Stan and Ollie (2018) and Zach Snyder's Justice League (2021).

Nicholas Briggs (Voice of the Daleks) Born Sep 29 1961 Click here for Nicholas Briggs' entry on Rose

Peter Brooke (Man 2) Born 1972
Career highlights
Canadian Peter debuted in Over Here (1996), then took roles in Take Me Home (2005), Spooks (2005), The Wild West (2006), Casino Royale (2006), The Dark Knight (2008), Small Island (2009), Sherlock (2010), Red Lights (2012), The Dinosaur Project (2012), The Throwaways (2015), Episodes (2015), American Monster (2016), Sunrise in Kimmeria (2018), Deep State (2019) and Zach Snyder's Justice League (2021).
Facts
Here's Peter's Twitter feed.

Alexis Caley (Lois)
Career highlights
Alexis has also appeared in Julie and the Cadillacs (1999), Demons and Doors (2012), Cassette (2012), Crimewatch UK (2014), My Lonely Me (2015), Guilt (2016), Once Upon a Time in London (2019) and Call the Midwife (2020). In 2003 she spent time as a presenter on Showcase TV.
Facts
She's on Twitter.

Ryan Carnes (Laszlo) Born Nov 21 1982
Career highlights
American Ryan debuted in Eating Out (2004), followed by Thicker Than Water (2005), The Closer (2005), CSI: NY (2005), Surf School (2006), Letters from Iwo Jima (2006), CSI: Miami (2007), Trailer Park of Terror (2008), Saving Grace (2008), The Phantom (2009), Bones (2011), NCIS (2011), Suburgatory (2014), The Neighborhood Nightmare (2018), Beyond the Sky (2018), Keeping It 100 (2017-18), Red Handed (2019), Acceleration (2019), Sinister Sister (2020) and Cupid for Christmas (2021). He got his big break playing Justin in Desperate Housewives (2004-06), and has also played Lucas Jones in more than 270 episodes of soap General Hospital between 2004-06 and 2014-20 (the ninth actor to play the character, in fact!).
Facts
Ryan was a member of DUMB (Duke University Marching Band) when he studied at the North Carolina institution. In 2003, Ryan was part of a national advertising campaign for Nintendo. He can also be seen in Stephanie McIntosh's video for Mistake (2006), and Gloria Trevi's Me Lloras (2018). Here's Ryan on Twitter.

Barnaby Edwards (Dalek operator) Born Aug 20 1969 Click here for Barnaby Edwards' entry on Dalek

Andrew Garfield (Frank) Born Aug 20 1983
Career highlights
California born Andrew debuted in Sugar Rush (2005), followed by Swinging (2005), Trial and Retribution (2007), Boy A (2007), Lions for Lambs (2007), Red Riding (2009), The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (2009), Freezing (2009), Never Let Me Go (2010), The Social Network (2010), 99 Homes (2014, which he also produced), Hacksaw Bridge (2016), Silence (2016), Under the Silver Lake (2018) and Brideshead Revisited (2022). He will be best known as Peter Parker aka Spider-Man in The Amazing Spider-Man (2012) and The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014).
Awards
2006: Evening Standard Theatre Award for Outstanding Newcomer (Beautiful Thing)
2007: BAFTA TV Award for Best Actor (Boy A)
2010: British Independent Film Award for Best Supporting Actor (Never Let Me Go)
2011: London Film Critics' Circle Award for British Actor of the Year (Hacksaw Ridge)
2017: Evening Standard Theatre Award for Best Actor (Angels in America)
2018: Tony Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play (Angels in America)
2018: Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Play (Angels in America)
Facts
In 2013, Andrew appeared in the music video for Arcade Fire's We Exist, tackling gender identity.

David Hankinson (Dalek operator)
Doctor Who credits
Played: Daleks in Bad Wolf/ The Parting of the Ways (2005), Army of Ghosts/ Doomsday (2006), Daleks in Manhattan/ Evolution of the Daleks (2007), The Stolen Earth/ Journey's End (2008)
Career highlights
David's other work has largely been in the Doctor Who world, including an appearance in the 1996 fan spin-off video Ghosts of Winterborne. David has been a writer and copywriter, often for the BBC, since 2001, but has also worked for Screen International and LAW Creative, and has been a sub editor for the Guardian since 2020.

Paul Kasey (Hero Pig Man) Born Aug 5 1973 Click here for Paul Kasey's entry on Rose

Eric Loren (Mr Diagoras/ Dalek Sec)
Career highlights
Boston born Eric made his screen debut in Nightbreed (1990), followed by roles in Memphis Belle (1990), Medics (1990), Hackers (1995), The Saint (1997), Saving Private Ryan (1998), Weirdsister College (2001-02), Holby City (2006), The Eagle (2006), Psychoville (2009), The Fourth Kind (2009), Green Zone (2010), Mr Nice (2010), Red Lights (2012), Houdini (2014), A Quiet Passion (2016) and Baghdad Central (2020). He also played Chris Duddy in I Shouldn't Be Alive (2006/10), and is a busy voiceover artist for videogames.

Joe Montana (Worker)
Doctor Who credits
Played: Commander in Dalek (2005)
Played: Worker 1 in Daleks in Manhattan (2007)
Career highlights
Dutchman Joe debuted in Saracen (1989), followed by Lovejoy (1993), Hububb (1999), A Touch of Frost (1999), The Bourne Identity (2002), Gladiatress (2004), ChuckleVision (2007), Stagknight (2007), Spooks (2007), Hotel Babylon (2008), Tezz (2012) and The Numbers Station (2013). He has also appeared in a great number of Dutch productions, including Westenwind (2000) and Flikken Maastricht (2012).

Nicholas Pegg (Dalek operator) Click here for Nicholas Pegg's entry on Bad Wolf

Earl Perkins (Man 1)
Earl's only other credit is as a gospel choir member in Holby City (2009). He has also performed in some stage productions such as Thriller Live and Rent.

Ian Porter (Foreman/ Hybrid) Born Apr 12 1965
Doctor Who credits
Played: Foreman in Daleks in Manhattan (2007)
Played: Hybrid in Evolution of the Daleks (2007)
Career highlights
Debuted in The Knock (1994), then Strange But True? (1996), Saving Private Ryan (1998), Spy Game (2001), The Defender (2004), The Jacket (2005), Hotel Babylon (2006), The Wild West (2006), Alien Autopsy (2006), Dark Corners (2006), Mr Bean's Holiday (2007), Bonekickers (2008), Gulliver's Travels (2010), 24: Live Another Day 92014), Utopia (2014), The Eichmann Show (2015), Angel of Decay (2016), The Crown (2016), Bliss (2018), Patriot (2018), Terms & Conditions (2020) and How to Stop a Recurring Dream (2020). Ian also played Mark Sorenson in 20 episodes of I Shouldn't Be Alive (2005-06/10).

Hugh Quarshie (Solomon) Born Dec 22 1954
Career highlights
Born in Ghana, Hugh's acting debut came in 1979's The Knowledge, followed by roles in Buccaneer (1980), Wolcott (1981), Give Us a Break (1983), Angels (1983), Baby: Secret of the Lost Legend (1985), Highlander (1986), The Church (1989), Behaving Badly (1989), Nightbreed (1990), Press Gang (1991), The Tomorrow People (1992), Red Dwarf (1993), The Glam Metal Detectives (1995), She's Out (1995), Melissa (1997), Star Wars: The Phantom Menace (1999), Jason and the Argonauts (2000), North Square (2000), Ghosted (2011), White Heat (2012), Retribution (2015), Still Star-Crossed (2017), Red Sparrow (2018), Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (2018) and Absentia (2019). However, he is best known for his two recurring medical roles, as Dr Tom Carey in Medics (1992-94) and Ric Griffin in more than 630 episodes of Holby City (2001-20) and its sister shows Casualty and Casualty @ Holby City.
Awards
1986: London Critics' Circle Theatre Award for Best Actor (The Great White Hope)
Facts
Hugh on Twitter.

Miranda Raison (Tallulah) Born Nov 18 1977
Career highlights
Miranda made her debut playing Marianne Faithfull in the TV film Suzie Q (1999), then appeared in Sunburn (2000), Perfect Strangers (2001), Dark Realm (2001), Match Point (2005), Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo (2005), Nostradamus (2006), Plus One (2009), Married Single Other (2010), Sugartown (2011), My Week with Marilyn (2011), Merlin (2011), Sinbad (2012), Vexed (2012), Lewis (2013), Silk (2014), 24: Live Another Day (2014), Spotless (2015), AfterDeath (2015), Breathe (2017), Murder on the Orient Express (2017), Dark Heart (2018), Nightflyers (2018), Widow's Walk (2019) and Warrior (2020). She also provides the voice of Millie in Thomas and Friends (2013-20) but is best known for her role as spy Jo Portman in Spooks (2005-09).
Facts
Miranda's mother Caroline was a continuity announcer for Anglia TV in the 1970s and 80s and a newsreader between 1977-82, while her father Nick is a jazz pianist (he performed on the track The Angel Put the Devil in Me, which Miranda's character sings in Daleks in Manhattan, as part of the BBC National Orchestra of Wales). Other family links include the fact her great-grandfather was the 4th Earl of Leicester, she is the granddaughter of cricketer and publisher Max Raison, and the niece of Conservative MP Sir Timothy Raison. In 2007, Miranda married Spooks co-star Raza Jaffrey, but they split in 2009. Miranda then started a relationship with her Married Single Other co-star Ralf Little, but split from him in 2013.

Anthony Spargo (Dalek operator) Born 1982
Doctor Who credits
Played: Daleks in Army of Ghosts/ Doomsday (2006), Daleks in Manhattan (2007), The Stolen Earth/ Journey's End (2008)
Career highlights
Other credits include It's Paul Burling (2010), A Woodcutter's Tale (2014), Beautiful Relics (2014) and Pleased to Eat You! (2019). Anthony is also a stand-up comedian on the London circuit and a stage actor (including for Horrible Histories live).

Flik Swan (Myrna) Born 1981
Career highlights
Other work includes Unbelievably British (2003), Uncle Max (2006) and 8 Bit (2007). She was also the dance double for Lily James in Cinderella (2015).
Facts
Professional dancer Flik co-runs the ballet fitness outfit Sleek Technique, and has performed in many West End productions. Here she is on Twitter.

Mel Taylor (Dock worker)
Mel's only other credit is for Batman Begins (2005).

CREW

Helen Raynor (writer) Born Mar 27 1972 Click here for Helen Raynor's entry on The Unquiet Dead

James Strong (director)
Doctor Who credits
Directed: The Impossible Planet/ The Satan Pit (2006), Torchwood: Cyberwoman (2006), Torchwood: They Keep Killing Suzie (2006), Daleks in Manhattan/ Evolution of the Daleks (2007), Voyage of the Damned (2007), Partners in Crime (2008), Planet of the Dead (2009)
Career highlights
James's first directing work came with The Clothes Show in the late 1990s, after which he moved into drama on series such as Doctors (2000-01), Mile High (2003), Casualty (2004), Holby City (2002-05), Rocket Man (2005), Bonekickers (2008), Monty Python in Aberystwyth (2009), Silent Witness (2011), United (2011), Downton Abbey (2011), Hunted (2012), Gracepoint (2014), Broadchurch (2013-15), Code of a Killer (2015), 11.22.63 (2016), Vanity Fair (2018), Liar (2017-20) and Vigil (2021). He has also worked as a producer on productions such as Gracepoint, Broadchurch, Vanity Fair, Liar and Vigil.
Awards
2008: BAFTA Cymru Award for Best Director - Drama (Doctor Who)
Facts
Here he is on Twitter.

Phil Collinson (producer) Born Aug 26 1970 Click here for Phil Collinson's entry on Rose

Lindsey Alford (script editor)
Doctor Who credits
Script edited: Daleks in Manhattan/ Evolution of the Daleks (2007), Human Nature/ The Family of Blood (2007), The Sarah Jane Adventures Series 1 (2007), Partners in Crime (2008), Planet of the Ood (2008), The Doctor's Daughter (2008), The Unicorn and the Wasp (2008), The Stolen Earth/ Journey's End (2008), Torchwood: Adrift (2008), The Next Doctor (2008), Planet of the Dead (2009), The Eleventh Hour (2010), The Time of Angels/ Flesh and Stone (2010), The Hungry Earth/ Cold Blood (2010), The Lodger (2010), The Pandorica Opens/ The Big Bang (2010), A Christmas Carol (2010), Doctor Who Series 6 (2011), The Zygon Inversion (2015), The Husbands of River Song (2015), Class Series 1 (2016), The Return of Doctor Mysterio (2016), The Pilot (2017), Smile (2017), The Doctor Falls (2017) (credited as script executive from A Christmas Carol onwards)
Lindsey also script edited Doctor Who - The Adventure Games (2010)
Career highlights
Lindsey's script editing career has been largely confined to the Doctor Who universe, although she did work on Casualty in 1992, 2001 and between 2004-06.
Facts
In 2010, Lindsey married Brian Minchin, executive producer on Doctor Who between 2013-17.

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