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| The dream team of 2007: The Doctor (David Tennant), Captain Jack (John Barrowman) and Martha Jones (Freema Agyeman) |
First broadcast Jun 16 to 30 2007
Average audience for story: 7.99m
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
John Barrowman (Captain Jack Harkness) Born Mar 11 1967 Click here for John Barrowman's entry on The Empty Child
John Simm (The Master) Born Jul 10 1970
Doctor Who credits
Played: The Master in Utopia/ The Sound of Drums/ Last of the Time Lords (2007), The End of Time (2009-10), World Enough and Time/ The Doctor Falls (2017)
Career highlights
John made his TV debut in a 1992 episode of Rumpole of the Bailey, after which he appeared in Oasis (1993), Heartbeat (1993), Men of the World (1994-95), Boston Kickout (1995), Cracker (1995), The Locksmith (1997), Wonderland (1999), Human Traffic (1999), Spaced (2001), Miranda (2002), 24 Hour Party People (2002), State of Play (2003), Sex Traffic (2004), The Devil's Whore (2008), Moving On (2010), Exile (2011), Prey (2014), Intruders (2014), Code of a Killer (2015), Trauma (2018), Strangers (2018), Cold Courage (2020) and Grace (2021). John's leading roles include Danny Kavanagh in The Lakes (1997-99), Sam Tyler in Life on Mars (2006-07), Baxter in Mad Dogs (2011-13), John Middleton in The Village (2013-14) and Rhys in The Catch (2016-17).
Facts
John, along with co-star David Threlfall, sang the main title theme to the sitcom Men of the World. He also played guitar for the band Magic Alex, who twice supported Echo and the Bunnymen on tour (John plays electric guitar on Bunnymen lead singer Ian McCulloch's solo album Slideling (2003), and also played live with him at Wembley when McCulloch was support act to Coldplay). John is married to actress Kate Magowan (best known as Sadie Young in EastEnders).
Doctor Who credits
Played: The Master in Utopia/ The Sound of Drums/ Last of the Time Lords (2007), The End of Time (2009-10), World Enough and Time/ The Doctor Falls (2017)
Career highlights
John made his TV debut in a 1992 episode of Rumpole of the Bailey, after which he appeared in Oasis (1993), Heartbeat (1993), Men of the World (1994-95), Boston Kickout (1995), Cracker (1995), The Locksmith (1997), Wonderland (1999), Human Traffic (1999), Spaced (2001), Miranda (2002), 24 Hour Party People (2002), State of Play (2003), Sex Traffic (2004), The Devil's Whore (2008), Moving On (2010), Exile (2011), Prey (2014), Intruders (2014), Code of a Killer (2015), Trauma (2018), Strangers (2018), Cold Courage (2020) and Grace (2021). John's leading roles include Danny Kavanagh in The Lakes (1997-99), Sam Tyler in Life on Mars (2006-07), Baxter in Mad Dogs (2011-13), John Middleton in The Village (2013-14) and Rhys in The Catch (2016-17).
Facts
John, along with co-star David Threlfall, sang the main title theme to the sitcom Men of the World. He also played guitar for the band Magic Alex, who twice supported Echo and the Bunnymen on tour (John plays electric guitar on Bunnymen lead singer Ian McCulloch's solo album Slideling (2003), and also played live with him at Wembley when McCulloch was support act to Coldplay). John is married to actress Kate Magowan (best known as Sadie Young in EastEnders).
GUEST CAST - 'UTOPIA'
John Bell (Creet) Born Oct 20 1997
Career highlights
John's debut came in Doctor Who, aged 10, after which he found roles in A Shine of Rainbows (2009), Life of Riley (2009-10), Hattie (2011), Wrath of the Titans (2012), Hatfields and McCoys (2012), Midsomer Murders (2013), Billy the Kid (2015) and Into the Badlands (2017). He regularly played Toby Coleman in 25 episodes of Tracy Beaker Returns (2010-11), and played Bain in The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013) and The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014). However, his most successful role to date is playing Young Ian Murray in Outlander (2017-20).
Facts
John won a competition on children's magazine programme Blue Peter to secure his debut role in Doctor Who. In 2008, he appeared in the promotional trailer for the BBC1 talent search show I'd Do Anything (with John Barrowman). Here he is on Twitter.
Abigail Canton (Wiry woman)
Career highlights
Other work includes Small Metal Jacket (1992), The Buddha of Suburbia (1993), How to Be a Little Sod (1995), Lost in Space (1998) and The Other Man (2008).
Facts
Abigail is also a qualified yoga teacher and chef, and can move her eyeballs around independently of one another (here's the proof in a Ford Fiesta car commercial).
Chipo Chung (Chantho) Born Aug 17 1977
Doctor Who credits
Played: Chantho in Utopia (2007)
Played: Fortune Teller in Turn Left (2008)
Career highlights
Born in Tanzania as a refugee, and raised in Zimbabwe, Chipo debuted in 2003's Absolute Power, followed by Proof (2005), Sunshine (2007), Dalziel and Pascoe (2007), The Last Enemy (2008), In the Loop (2009), Identity (2010), Camelot (2011), Sherlock (2012), The Politician's Husband (2013), Fortitude (2015), A.D: The Bible Continues (2015), Thirteen (2016), Absentia (2017), Chimerica (2019) and Resurrection (2021). She also provides the voice of Hong-Mei in Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends (2018-21). Ironically, in the 2017-19 series Into the Badlands, Chipo played a character called The Master!
Facts
Chipo's first name means "gift" in the Shona language, spoken in Zimbabwe. She spent her first two years as a refugee in Mozambique, escaping the war in Zimbabwe (then known as Rhodesia). Her parents are both Zimbabwean politicians, Fay Chung and Rugare Gumbo. Chipo founded the organisation SAFE (Sponsored Arts For Education) which develops theatre for social change in Kenya, focusing on HIV education and abolishing female genital mutilation. Here's Chipo on Twitter.
Derek Jacobi (Professor Yana/ The Master) Born Oct 22 1938
Doctor Who credits
Played: The Master in Scream of the Shalka (2003, animation), Utopia (2007)
Career highlights
Derek made his screen acting debut in a 1961 adaptation of She Stoops to Conquer, followed by roles in Othello (1965), Interlude (1968), Three Sisters (1970), Man of Straw (1972), The Day of the Jackal (1973), The Pallisers (1974), I, Claudius (1976), The Medusa Touch (1978), The Human Factor (1979), Mr Pye (1986), Little Dorrit (1988), Dead Again (1991), Witness Against Hitler (1996), Breaking the Code (1996), Hamlet (1996), Love is the Devil (1998), The Wyvern Mystery (2000), Gladiator (2000), The Body (2001), Frasier (2001), Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) (2001), Gosford Park (2001), The Gathering Storm (2002), London (2004), The Long Firm (2004), Nanny McPhee (2005), Underworld: Evolution (2006), The Riddle (2007), The Golden Compass (2007), The Old Curiosity Shop (2007), Endgame (2009), The King's Speech (2010), Ironclad (2011), The Borgias (2011), Titanic (2012), This is Jinsy (2014), Effie Gray (2014), Cinderella (2015), The History of Love (2016), The Bed-Sitting Room (2016), Murder on the Orient Express (2017), Tomb Raider (2018), Les Miserables (2018), Tolkien (2019), Good Omens (2019), The Crown (2019), Say Your Prayers (2020) and Romeo and Juliet (2021). Derek is also known for the recurring roles of Brother Cadfael in the detective series Cadfael (1994-98), Mr Operatski in children's series Angelina Ballerina (2002-07), Stuart Bixby in the sitcom Vicious (2013-16) and Alan in Last Tango in Halifax (2012-20). He also lends his voice as the narrator to children's series In the Night Garden (2007-10) and narrated Mist: Sheepdog Tales (2007-09).
CREW
Russell T Davies (writer) Born Apr 27 1963 Click here for Russell T Davies' entry on Rose
Colin Teague (director, The Sound of Drums/ Last of the Time Lords) Born Apr 1 1970
Doctor Who credits
Directed: Torchwood: Ghost Machine (2006), Torchwood: Greeks Bearing Gifts (2006), The Sarah Jane Adventures: Invasion of the Bane (2007), The Sound of Drums/ Last of the Time Lords (2007), Torchwood: Sleeper (2008), Torchwood: Meat (2008), The Fires of Pompeii (2008)
Career highlights
Colin started out in front of the cameras, as an actor, in Streetwise (1992), The Bill (1992) and Spivs (2004), but began his directing career with the 1999 short North West One (which he also wrote), followed by stints on Shooters (2002), London's Burning (2002), Spivs (2004, which he also wrote for), Holby City (2002-06), Harley Street (2008), Trinity (2009), Being Human (2009-11), Sinbad (2012), The White Queen (2013), Spotless (2015), Jekyll and Hyde (2015), Beowulf: Return to the Shieldlands (2016), Silent Witness (2018), Dark Heart (2018), Van der Valk (2020) and Rashash (2021).
Facts
Colin became the first person to direct for Doctor Who and both of its spin-offs when he helmed The Sound of Drums in 2007.
Career highlights
Other work includes Small Metal Jacket (1992), The Buddha of Suburbia (1993), How to Be a Little Sod (1995), Lost in Space (1998) and The Other Man (2008).
Facts
Abigail is also a qualified yoga teacher and chef, and can move her eyeballs around independently of one another (here's the proof in a Ford Fiesta car commercial).
Chipo Chung (Chantho) Born Aug 17 1977
Doctor Who credits
Played: Chantho in Utopia (2007)
Played: Fortune Teller in Turn Left (2008)
Career highlights
Born in Tanzania as a refugee, and raised in Zimbabwe, Chipo debuted in 2003's Absolute Power, followed by Proof (2005), Sunshine (2007), Dalziel and Pascoe (2007), The Last Enemy (2008), In the Loop (2009), Identity (2010), Camelot (2011), Sherlock (2012), The Politician's Husband (2013), Fortitude (2015), A.D: The Bible Continues (2015), Thirteen (2016), Absentia (2017), Chimerica (2019) and Resurrection (2021). She also provides the voice of Hong-Mei in Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends (2018-21). Ironically, in the 2017-19 series Into the Badlands, Chipo played a character called The Master!
Facts
Chipo's first name means "gift" in the Shona language, spoken in Zimbabwe. She spent her first two years as a refugee in Mozambique, escaping the war in Zimbabwe (then known as Rhodesia). Her parents are both Zimbabwean politicians, Fay Chung and Rugare Gumbo. Chipo founded the organisation SAFE (Sponsored Arts For Education) which develops theatre for social change in Kenya, focusing on HIV education and abolishing female genital mutilation. Here's Chipo on Twitter.
Paul Marc Davis (Chieftain) Born Apr 16 1974
Doctor Who credits
Played: Chieftain in Utopia (2007)
Played: Cowled leader in Torchwood: Exit Wounds (2008, uncredited)
Played: The Trickster in The Sarah Jane Adventures: Whatever Happened to Sarah Jane? (2007), The Sarah Jane Adventures: The Temptation of Sarah Jane Smith (2008), The Sarah Jane Adventures: The Wedding of Sarah Jane Smith (2009)
Doctor Who credits
Played: Chieftain in Utopia (2007)
Played: Cowled leader in Torchwood: Exit Wounds (2008, uncredited)
Played: The Trickster in The Sarah Jane Adventures: Whatever Happened to Sarah Jane? (2007), The Sarah Jane Adventures: The Temptation of Sarah Jane Smith (2008), The Sarah Jane Adventures: The Wedding of Sarah Jane Smith (2009)
Played: Corakinus in Class: For Tonight We Might Die, Class: Co-Owner of a Lonely Heart, Class: Brave-ish Heart, Class: The Lost (all 2016)
Career highlights
Paul's debut was uncredited as the ghost of Lord Draben in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone in 2001, after which he secured roles in Sinister (2003), The Real Casanova (2003), Cassandra's Dream (2007), EastEnders (2007), The Symmetry of Love (2010), Diagnosis Superstar (2011), The Bible (2013), Silent Witness (2014/16), Son of God (2014), Doctors (2014) and Arthur and Merlin: Knights of Camelot (2020).
Career highlights
Paul's debut was uncredited as the ghost of Lord Draben in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone in 2001, after which he secured roles in Sinister (2003), The Real Casanova (2003), Cassandra's Dream (2007), EastEnders (2007), The Symmetry of Love (2010), Diagnosis Superstar (2011), The Bible (2013), Silent Witness (2014/16), Son of God (2014), Doctors (2014) and Arthur and Merlin: Knights of Camelot (2020).
Awards
1996: Association of British Artists Award for Sculpture
Facts
Paul, who is 6ft 3in, studied fine art and was a professional sculptor for 12 years. In this capacity, he designed the Gramophone International Classical Music Award. In 2013, Paul set up his own shop in Hackney, London, under the Macsmith banner, performing hands-on repairs to old and new Apple Macs. He has a vast collection of vintage Apple products, including a modem from 1984 and an Apple II graphics tablet from 1979. Paul is the only actor to have roles in Doctor Who, Torchwood, The Sarah Jane Adventures and Class.
Facts
Paul, who is 6ft 3in, studied fine art and was a professional sculptor for 12 years. In this capacity, he designed the Gramophone International Classical Music Award. In 2013, Paul set up his own shop in Hackney, London, under the Macsmith banner, performing hands-on repairs to old and new Apple Macs. He has a vast collection of vintage Apple products, including a modem from 1984 and an Apple II graphics tablet from 1979. Paul is the only actor to have roles in Doctor Who, Torchwood, The Sarah Jane Adventures and Class.
Robert Forknall (Guard) Born 1968
Career highlights
Debuted in Take 3 Girls (2006), then The Green Green Grass (2007), Sense and Sensibility (2008), De Prooi (2013) and Holby City (2014).
Facts
Robert is a long-time Doctor Who fan himself, and also a seasoned pantomime dame. Here he is on Twitter.
In 2013 Toby Hadoke released his Who's Round interview with Robert here.
Career highlights
Debuted in Take 3 Girls (2006), then The Green Green Grass (2007), Sense and Sensibility (2008), De Prooi (2013) and Holby City (2014).
Facts
Robert is a long-time Doctor Who fan himself, and also a seasoned pantomime dame. Here he is on Twitter.
In 2013 Toby Hadoke released his Who's Round interview with Robert here.
Derek Jacobi (Professor Yana/ The Master) Born Oct 22 1938
Doctor Who credits
Played: The Master in Scream of the Shalka (2003, animation), Utopia (2007)
Career highlights
Derek made his screen acting debut in a 1961 adaptation of She Stoops to Conquer, followed by roles in Othello (1965), Interlude (1968), Three Sisters (1970), Man of Straw (1972), The Day of the Jackal (1973), The Pallisers (1974), I, Claudius (1976), The Medusa Touch (1978), The Human Factor (1979), Mr Pye (1986), Little Dorrit (1988), Dead Again (1991), Witness Against Hitler (1996), Breaking the Code (1996), Hamlet (1996), Love is the Devil (1998), The Wyvern Mystery (2000), Gladiator (2000), The Body (2001), Frasier (2001), Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) (2001), Gosford Park (2001), The Gathering Storm (2002), London (2004), The Long Firm (2004), Nanny McPhee (2005), Underworld: Evolution (2006), The Riddle (2007), The Golden Compass (2007), The Old Curiosity Shop (2007), Endgame (2009), The King's Speech (2010), Ironclad (2011), The Borgias (2011), Titanic (2012), This is Jinsy (2014), Effie Gray (2014), Cinderella (2015), The History of Love (2016), The Bed-Sitting Room (2016), Murder on the Orient Express (2017), Tomb Raider (2018), Les Miserables (2018), Tolkien (2019), Good Omens (2019), The Crown (2019), Say Your Prayers (2020) and Romeo and Juliet (2021). Derek is also known for the recurring roles of Brother Cadfael in the detective series Cadfael (1994-98), Mr Operatski in children's series Angelina Ballerina (2002-07), Stuart Bixby in the sitcom Vicious (2013-16) and Alan in Last Tango in Halifax (2012-20). He also lends his voice as the narrator to children's series In the Night Garden (2007-10) and narrated Mist: Sheepdog Tales (2007-09).
Awards
1977: BAFTA TV Award for Best Actor (I, Claudius)
1983: Olivier Award for Actor of the Year in a Revival (Cyrano De Bergerac)
1984: Tony Award for Best Actor (Much Ado About Nothing)
1985: Commander of the order of the British Empire (CBE) for services to drama
1989: Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Special (The Tenth Man)
1994: Knight Bachelor for services to drama
2001: Primetime Emmy Award for Guest Actor in a Comedy Series (Frasier)
2009: Olivier Award for Best Actor (Twelfth Night)
Facts
Derek also received a Danish knighthood in 1989, making him one of only two actors (along with Laurence Olivier) of holding both knighthoods. His life partner is actor and producer Richard Clifford. Derek has been publicly involved in the questioning of the authorship of Shakespeare's plays. He believes they were actually written by Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford.
1977: BAFTA TV Award for Best Actor (I, Claudius)
1983: Olivier Award for Actor of the Year in a Revival (Cyrano De Bergerac)
1984: Tony Award for Best Actor (Much Ado About Nothing)
1985: Commander of the order of the British Empire (CBE) for services to drama
1989: Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Special (The Tenth Man)
1994: Knight Bachelor for services to drama
2001: Primetime Emmy Award for Guest Actor in a Comedy Series (Frasier)
2009: Olivier Award for Best Actor (Twelfth Night)
Facts
Derek also received a Danish knighthood in 1989, making him one of only two actors (along with Laurence Olivier) of holding both knighthoods. His life partner is actor and producer Richard Clifford. Derek has been publicly involved in the questioning of the authorship of Shakespeare's plays. He believes they were actually written by Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford.
Deborah MacLaren (Kistane)
Career highlights
Deborah debuted in We'll Meet Again (1982), then found work in Naked (1993), Roughnecks (1994), One in Four (2008), Jonathan Creek (2009) and Doctors (2009). She is also a busy narrator, having worked on My Science-Fiction Life (2006), Timeshift (2008) and Unnatural Histories (2011).
Facts
Deborah's on Twitter!
Neil Reidman (Lieutenant Atillo) Born 1972
Career highlights
Debuted in The Locksmith (1997), then Nature Boy (2000), The Bill (1997/2000), Doctors (2001 & 2018-19), Holby City (2002-03), The Play's the Thing (2006), Casualty (2010/16), Hard Time Bus (2015), The Level (2016) and An Ill Wind (2020).
Facts
Here's Neil on Twitter.
Rene Zagger (Padra) Born Jun 1 1973
Career highlights
Rene debuted in a Screen One film called She's Been Away in 1989, after which he secured the regular role of Mike Bentley in Grange Hill between 1990-91. Other work includes Second Thoughts (1992), Magic Grandad (1993), Minder (1993), Dangerous Lady (1995), My Good Friend (1996), Dream Team 80s (2006), Robin Hood (2006), Rome (2007), The Passion (2008), MI High (2009), My Family (2011), Interview with a Hitman (2012), Cardinal Burns (2014), Dragonfly (2015), Britannia (2018) and Emmerdale (2019). Rene also played Razors in the sitcom Up the Garden Path (1990-93), and most memorably PC Nick Klein in over 200 episodes of The Bill (1999-2004).
Facts
In 1987 Rene played a younger version of singer Marti Pellow in the Wet Wet Wet music video for I Remember. During his time on Grange Hill, Rene was mugged by a gang of youths at Walthamstow tube station; the ringleader was jailed for 18 months.
GUEST CAST - 'THE SOUND OF DRUMS / LAST OF THE TIME LORDS'
Career highlights
Deborah debuted in We'll Meet Again (1982), then found work in Naked (1993), Roughnecks (1994), One in Four (2008), Jonathan Creek (2009) and Doctors (2009). She is also a busy narrator, having worked on My Science-Fiction Life (2006), Timeshift (2008) and Unnatural Histories (2011).
Facts
Deborah's on Twitter!
Neil Reidman (Lieutenant Atillo) Born 1972
Career highlights
Debuted in The Locksmith (1997), then Nature Boy (2000), The Bill (1997/2000), Doctors (2001 & 2018-19), Holby City (2002-03), The Play's the Thing (2006), Casualty (2010/16), Hard Time Bus (2015), The Level (2016) and An Ill Wind (2020).
Facts
Here's Neil on Twitter.
Rene Zagger (Padra) Born Jun 1 1973
Career highlights
Rene debuted in a Screen One film called She's Been Away in 1989, after which he secured the regular role of Mike Bentley in Grange Hill between 1990-91. Other work includes Second Thoughts (1992), Magic Grandad (1993), Minder (1993), Dangerous Lady (1995), My Good Friend (1996), Dream Team 80s (2006), Robin Hood (2006), Rome (2007), The Passion (2008), MI High (2009), My Family (2011), Interview with a Hitman (2012), Cardinal Burns (2014), Dragonfly (2015), Britannia (2018) and Emmerdale (2019). Rene also played Razors in the sitcom Up the Garden Path (1990-93), and most memorably PC Nick Klein in over 200 episodes of The Bill (1999-2004).
Facts
In 1987 Rene played a younger version of singer Marti Pellow in the Wet Wet Wet music video for I Remember. During his time on Grange Hill, Rene was mugged by a gang of youths at Walthamstow tube station; the ringleader was jailed for 18 months.
GUEST CAST - 'THE SOUND OF DRUMS / LAST OF THE TIME LORDS'
Adjoa Andoh (Francine Jones) Born Jan 14 1963 Click here for Adjoa Andoh's entry on New Earth
Lachele Carl (Reporter [Trinity Wells]) Born Apr 29 1960 Click here for Lachele Carl's entry on Aliens of London
Elize du Toit (Miss Dexter/ Sinister woman) Born Feb 21 1980
Doctor Who credits
Played: Miss Dexter/ Sinister woman in 42 (2007), The Sound of Drums (2007)
Career highlights
South African Elize made her debut as Izzy Davies in Hollyoaks, which she played between 2000-04/07, before notching up further credits in Dalziel and Pascoe (2006), The Line of Beauty (2006), In Your Dreams (2008), Casualty (2008), Homeland (2009), Material Girl (2010), Lewis (2011) and Skyfall (2012).
Facts
Elize is married to fellow actor Rafe Spall, son of actor Timothy Spall.
Lachele Carl (Reporter [Trinity Wells]) Born Apr 29 1960 Click here for Lachele Carl's entry on Aliens of London
Elize du Toit (Miss Dexter/ Sinister woman) Born Feb 21 1980
Doctor Who credits
Played: Miss Dexter/ Sinister woman in 42 (2007), The Sound of Drums (2007)
Career highlights
South African Elize made her debut as Izzy Davies in Hollyoaks, which she played between 2000-04/07, before notching up further credits in Dalziel and Pascoe (2006), The Line of Beauty (2006), In Your Dreams (2008), Casualty (2008), Homeland (2009), Material Girl (2010), Lewis (2011) and Skyfall (2012).
Facts
Elize is married to fellow actor Rafe Spall, son of actor Timothy Spall.
Nicholas Gecks (Albert Dumfries) Born Jan 9 1952
Career highlights
Malaysian born Nicholas made his earliest appearance in 1979's Julius Caesar, followed by The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby (1982), Forever Young (1983), The Wicked Lady (1983), The Prisoner of Zenda (1984), The Pyrates (1986), Ruth Rendell Mysteries (1987), Making News (1990), Sherlock Holmes and the Leading Lady (1991), Between the Lines (1993), Pie in the Sky (1996), Parting Shots (1998), The Dark Room (1999), Red Cap (2001), The Forsyte Saga (2003), Sea of Souls (2004), Mutant Chronicles (2008), Cleanskin (2012), Columbite Tantalite (2013), The White Princess (2017), EastEnders (2019), Summer of Rockets (2019) and Udham Singh (2021).
Olivia Hill (Newsreader)
Doctor Who credits
Played: Newsreader in The Sarah Jane Adventures: Invasion of the Bane (2007), The Sound of Drums (2007), The Bells of Saint John (2013)
Career highlights
Olivia's other work includes Sock (2005), Broken (2006), Holby City (2006), The Devil's Chair (2007) and Captain Eager and the Mark of Voth (2008).
Trevor Laird (Clive Jones) Born Jul 11 1957
Career highlights
Malaysian born Nicholas made his earliest appearance in 1979's Julius Caesar, followed by The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby (1982), Forever Young (1983), The Wicked Lady (1983), The Prisoner of Zenda (1984), The Pyrates (1986), Ruth Rendell Mysteries (1987), Making News (1990), Sherlock Holmes and the Leading Lady (1991), Between the Lines (1993), Pie in the Sky (1996), Parting Shots (1998), The Dark Room (1999), Red Cap (2001), The Forsyte Saga (2003), Sea of Souls (2004), Mutant Chronicles (2008), Cleanskin (2012), Columbite Tantalite (2013), The White Princess (2017), EastEnders (2019), Summer of Rockets (2019) and Udham Singh (2021).
Olivia Hill (Newsreader)
Doctor Who credits
Played: Newsreader in The Sarah Jane Adventures: Invasion of the Bane (2007), The Sound of Drums (2007), The Bells of Saint John (2013)
Career highlights
Olivia's other work includes Sock (2005), Broken (2006), Holby City (2006), The Devil's Chair (2007) and Captain Eager and the Mark of Voth (2008).
Trevor Laird (Clive Jones) Born Jul 11 1957
Doctor Who credits
Played: Frax in The Trial of a Time Lord Parts 5-8 (1986)
Played: Clive Jones in Smith and Jones, The Sound of Drums/ Last of the Time Lords (2007)
Career highlights
Trevor's debut came in The Vanishing Army (1978), followed by roles in Quadrophenia (1979), The Long Good Friday (1980), Maybury (1981), Babylon (1981), Walter (1982), Struggle (1983-84), The Flying Devils (1985), The New Statesman (1987), The Lenny Henry Show (1988), Slipstream (1989), Bernard and the Genie (1991), Secrets and Lies (1996), Casualty (1999), William and Mary (2003), The Last Detective (2004), Peep Show (2004), The Eagle (2005), Waking the Dead (2009), Thorne (2010), Holby City (2014), Toast of London (2014), Death in Paradise (2015), No Offence (2017), To Be Someone (2020), Small Axe (2020) and Doctors (2003/2021).
Facts
He is one of the founder members of the Black Theatre Cooperative (now the Nitro Music Theatre).
Gerard Logan (Voice of the Toclafane)
Career highlights
Debuted in The Modern World: Ten Great Writers (1988), followed by Streetwise (1989), Zorro (1990), Crimewatch File (1994), Big Women (1998), Family Affairs (2005) and A Mind of Her Own (2006).
Johnnie Lyne-Pikis (Voice of the Toclafane) Born 1960
Career highlights
Johnnie debuted in 1987's Late Expectations, followed by roles in Three Up Two Down (1987), The Little and Large Show (1988), House of Cards (1990), Jeeves and Wooster (1990-91), Trainer (1991), Murder Most Horrid (1994), The Brittas Empire (1997), Casualty (2004), Spooks (2005), The Young Victoria (2009), Victorious (2012), Llama Cop (2014), The Blacklist (2015), Gotham (2016), Daredevil (2016), The Tick (2017-18), Big Muddy (2020) and Superhuman Public Radio (2020).
Facts
Over the course of his career, Johnnie has been credited variously as: Johnnie Lyne-Pirkis, John-Lyne Pirkis, John Lyne-Pirkis, John Duval, John Duvall and Johnnie Duval. More recently he seems to have settled upon John Pirkis (his birthname is John Simon Alexander Lyne-Pirkis). His father Dr Richard Lyne-Pirkis jointly pioneered the cortisone injection in the UK. John's brother Richard writes historical fantasy novels as Richard De Methley.
Gugu Mbatha-Raw (Tish Jones) Born Apr 21 1983
Doctor Who credits
Played: Tish Jones in Smith and Jones, The Lazarus Experiment, The Sound of Drums/ Last of the Time Lords (all 2007)
Career highlights
Debuted in Holby City (2005), followed by Legless (2005), Vital Signs (2006), Viva Blackpool (2006), Spooks (2006), Bad Girls (2006), Bonekickers (2008), Larry Crowne (2011), Belle (2013), Jupiter Ascending (2015), The Whole Truth (2016), Black Mirror (2016), Beauty and the Beast (2017), The Cloverfield Paradox (2017), A Wrinkle in Time (2018), The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance (2019), Summerland (2020), Seacole (2021) and Loki (2021). She had regular roles as Samantha Bloom in Undercovers (2010-12), Clea Hopkins in Touch (2012) and Hannah Schoenfeld in This Morning Show (2019-21).
Doctor Who credits
Played: Tish Jones in Smith and Jones, The Lazarus Experiment, The Sound of Drums/ Last of the Time Lords (all 2007)
Career highlights
Debuted in Holby City (2005), followed by Legless (2005), Vital Signs (2006), Viva Blackpool (2006), Spooks (2006), Bad Girls (2006), Bonekickers (2008), Larry Crowne (2011), Belle (2013), Jupiter Ascending (2015), The Whole Truth (2016), Black Mirror (2016), Beauty and the Beast (2017), The Cloverfield Paradox (2017), A Wrinkle in Time (2018), The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance (2019), Summerland (2020), Seacole (2021) and Loki (2021). She had regular roles as Samantha Bloom in Undercovers (2010-12), Clea Hopkins in Touch (2012) and Hannah Schoenfeld in This Morning Show (2019-21).
Awards
2014: British Independent Film Award for Best Actress (Belle)
2015: National Film Award for Best Breakthrough Performance in a Film (Belle)
2017: Member of the order of the British Empire (MBE) for services to drama
Facts
Gugu is short for Gugulethu (Zulu for "our pride").
Facts
Gugu is short for Gugulethu (Zulu for "our pride").
Nichola McAuliffe (Vivien Rook) Born Aug 27 1955
Career highlights
Debuted in Tropic (1979), then Agony (1980), Fanny By Gaslight (1981), The Gentle Touch (1982), The Doctor and the Devils (1985), Super Gran (1987), Making News (1990), Tomorrow Never Dies (1997, as the voice of Bond's BMW!), Plunkett and Macleane (1999), McCready and Daughter (2001), Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) (2001), My Family (2007), Blandings (2014), Agatha Raisin: The Quiche of Death (2014) and Victoria (2016). She also played Alice Boocock in the sitcom Pig in the Middle (1980-83) and Anita Scott in soap Coronation Street (2001-02) but she is best known as fearsome Sheila Sabatini in the medical comedy Surgical Spirit (1989-95).
Awards
1988: Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical (Kiss Me Kate)
Facts
Nichola has written two novels - The Crime Tsar (2014) and A Fanny Full of Soap (2007), as well as a children's story called Attila, Loolagax and the Eagle (2003). She is married to tabloid journalist Don MacKay.
Career highlights
Debuted in Tropic (1979), then Agony (1980), Fanny By Gaslight (1981), The Gentle Touch (1982), The Doctor and the Devils (1985), Super Gran (1987), Making News (1990), Tomorrow Never Dies (1997, as the voice of Bond's BMW!), Plunkett and Macleane (1999), McCready and Daughter (2001), Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) (2001), My Family (2007), Blandings (2014), Agatha Raisin: The Quiche of Death (2014) and Victoria (2016). She also played Alice Boocock in the sitcom Pig in the Middle (1980-83) and Anita Scott in soap Coronation Street (2001-02) but she is best known as fearsome Sheila Sabatini in the medical comedy Surgical Spirit (1989-95).
Awards
1988: Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical (Kiss Me Kate)
Facts
Nichola has written two novels - The Crime Tsar (2014) and A Fanny Full of Soap (2007), as well as a children's story called Attila, Loolagax and the Eagle (2003). She is married to tabloid journalist Don MacKay.
McFly (McFly)
McFly is a British band formed in 2003 made up of Tom Fletcher (born Jul 17 1985), Danny Jones (born Mar 12 1986), Dougie Poynter (born Nov 30 1987) and Harry Judd (born Dec 23 1985). They have scored five UK Top 10 albums and 19 UK Top 10 singles (including seven number ones). In 2014, McFly merged with fellow band Busted to form McBusted, and released a UK Top 10 album and Top 20 single.
McFly is a British band formed in 2003 made up of Tom Fletcher (born Jul 17 1985), Danny Jones (born Mar 12 1986), Dougie Poynter (born Nov 30 1987) and Harry Judd (born Dec 23 1985). They have scored five UK Top 10 albums and 19 UK Top 10 singles (including seven number ones). In 2014, McFly merged with fellow band Busted to form McBusted, and released a UK Top 10 album and Top 20 single.
Daniel Ming (Chinese newsreader)
This is Daniel's only credit.
This is Daniel's only credit.
Alexandra Moen (Lucy Saxon) Born 1978
Doctor Who credits
Played: Lucy Saxon in The Sound of Drums/ Last of the Time Lords (2007), The End of Time Part One (2009)
Career highlights
Italian born Alexandra made her screen acting debut in Foyle's War (2004), then Falling (2005), Whatever Love Means (2005), Tripping Over (2006), Waking the Dead (2008), Doctors (2010), Bert and Dickie (2012), Luther (2013), Not Alone (2015), Into the Badlands (2018), A Private War (2018), The Spanish Princess (2019), Dublin Murders (2019) and Industry (2020). She also regularly played Emily James in Hotel Babylon (2008-09), Kerry Stonebridge in Strike Back (2010-12), Frances Barbary in Dickensian (2015-16) and Petra Bergen in Fortitude (2015-18).
Doctor Who credits
Played: Lucy Saxon in The Sound of Drums/ Last of the Time Lords (2007), The End of Time Part One (2009)
Career highlights
Italian born Alexandra made her screen acting debut in Foyle's War (2004), then Falling (2005), Whatever Love Means (2005), Tripping Over (2006), Waking the Dead (2008), Doctors (2010), Bert and Dickie (2012), Luther (2013), Not Alone (2015), Into the Badlands (2018), A Private War (2018), The Spanish Princess (2019), Dublin Murders (2019) and Industry (2020). She also regularly played Emily James in Hotel Babylon (2008-09), Kerry Stonebridge in Strike Back (2010-12), Frances Barbary in Dickensian (2015-16) and Petra Bergen in Fortitude (2015-18).
Sharon Osbourne (Sharon Osbourne) Born Oct 9 1952
Career highlights
Sharon is best known for being married to Black Sabbath frontman Ozzy Osbourne, and came to prominence in the fly-on-the-wall series The Osbournes (2002-05). She is also well known for her stint as judge on more than 160 episodes of America's Got Talent (2007-12) and almost 150 episodes of The X Factor (2004-07/10/12-13). She's also had her own chat show, The Sharon Osbourne Show (2003-04 and 2006), hosted Rock of Love: Charm School (2008-09), and co-hosted over 960 episodes of The Talk since 2010. Her acting credits include Days of Our Lives (2004), Will and Grace (2004), Garfield 2 (2006), It's a Boy Girl Thing (2006), CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2014), Jake and the Never Land Pirates (2012-15, as the voice of Mama Hook), Supergirl (2016), Jane the Virgin (2018), The Conners (2020) and Lucifer (2020).
Career highlights
Sharon is best known for being married to Black Sabbath frontman Ozzy Osbourne, and came to prominence in the fly-on-the-wall series The Osbournes (2002-05). She is also well known for her stint as judge on more than 160 episodes of America's Got Talent (2007-12) and almost 150 episodes of The X Factor (2004-07/10/12-13). She's also had her own chat show, The Sharon Osbourne Show (2003-04 and 2006), hosted Rock of Love: Charm School (2008-09), and co-hosted over 960 episodes of The Talk since 2010. Her acting credits include Days of Our Lives (2004), Will and Grace (2004), Garfield 2 (2006), It's a Boy Girl Thing (2006), CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2014), Jake and the Never Land Pirates (2012-15, as the voice of Mama Hook), Supergirl (2016), Jane the Virgin (2018), The Conners (2020) and Lucifer (2020).
Awards
2005: National Television Award for Most Popular TV Expert (The X Factor)
Facts
Sharon, who is also Ozzy's manager, is mother to Kelly Osbourne (who scored a UK number one single in 2003 with Changes, a duet with her dad) and Jack Osbourne (who is known as a TV personality and travel reporter). Here's Sharon on Twitter.
Facts
Sharon, who is also Ozzy's manager, is mother to Kelly Osbourne (who scored a UK number one single in 2003 with Changes, a duet with her dad) and Jack Osbourne (who is known as a TV personality and travel reporter). Here's Sharon on Twitter.
Colin Stinton (President Winters) Born Mar 10 1947
Career highlights
Canadian Colin's debut came in Paul's Case (1980), then Daniel (1983), Yesterday's Dreams (1987), Still Crazy Like a Fox (1987), A Very Peculiar Practice (1988), Saracen (1989), Mother Love (1989), The Russia House (1990), Hostages (1992), Ghostwatch (1992), A Year in Provence (1993), Jonathan Creek (1997), Tomorrow Never Dies (1997), The Winslow Boy (1999), Spy Game (2001), Ali G Indahouse (2002), Thunderpants (2002), The Hours (2002), The Machinist (2004), Broken News (2005), A for Andromeda (2006), Spooks (2006), The Bourne Ultimatum (2007), House of Saddam (2008), Rush (2013), Veep (2014), Fearless (2017), The Current War (2017), Outlander (2017), Absentia (2019), The Crown (2019), Blithe Spirit (2020), Wonder Woman 1984 (2020) and The Serpent (2021).
Facts
Colin can be seen as one of the judges in the music video for Sophie Ellis-Bextor's Murder on the Dance Floor (2001). He was a founder of the Theatre Building in Chicago in the late 1970s.
Career highlights
Canadian Colin's debut came in Paul's Case (1980), then Daniel (1983), Yesterday's Dreams (1987), Still Crazy Like a Fox (1987), A Very Peculiar Practice (1988), Saracen (1989), Mother Love (1989), The Russia House (1990), Hostages (1992), Ghostwatch (1992), A Year in Provence (1993), Jonathan Creek (1997), Tomorrow Never Dies (1997), The Winslow Boy (1999), Spy Game (2001), Ali G Indahouse (2002), Thunderpants (2002), The Hours (2002), The Machinist (2004), Broken News (2005), A for Andromeda (2006), Spooks (2006), The Bourne Ultimatum (2007), House of Saddam (2008), Rush (2013), Veep (2014), Fearless (2017), The Current War (2017), Outlander (2017), Absentia (2019), The Crown (2019), Blithe Spirit (2020), Wonder Woman 1984 (2020) and The Serpent (2021).
Facts
Colin can be seen as one of the judges in the music video for Sophie Ellis-Bextor's Murder on the Dance Floor (2001). He was a founder of the Theatre Building in Chicago in the late 1970s.
Zoe Thorne (Voice of the Toclafane) Born 1984
Doctor Who credits
Played: Voice of the Gelth in The Unquiet Dead (2005)
Played: Voice of the Toclafane in The Sound of Drums/ Last of the Time Lords (2007)
Career highlights
Debuted in New Year's Day (2000), followed by Casualty (2001), Doctors (2003), Kerching! (2004), The Bill (2005), An American Haunting (2005), Miles Away (2009), Hamlet (2009), War Horse (2014) and three episodes of Holby City (2004/07/15).
Facts
Here's Zoe on Twitter.
Doctor Who credits
Played: Voice of the Gelth in The Unquiet Dead (2005)
Played: Voice of the Toclafane in The Sound of Drums/ Last of the Time Lords (2007)
Career highlights
Debuted in New Year's Day (2000), followed by Casualty (2001), Doctors (2003), Kerching! (2004), The Bill (2005), An American Haunting (2005), Miles Away (2009), Hamlet (2009), War Horse (2014) and three episodes of Holby City (2004/07/15).
Facts
Here's Zoe on Twitter.
Ann Widdecombe (Ann Widdecombe) Born Oct 4 1947
Career highlights
Ann was British Member of Parliament (Conservative) for the Maidstone and the Weald constituency between 1987-97, and served as Minister of State for Prisons (1995-97), Shadow Health Secretary (1998-99) and Shadow Home Secretary (1999-2001). After her political career ended in 2010, Ann became a TV personality, appearing as a contestant on Strictly Come Dancing (2010) and in 24 Hours in the Past (2015), Celebrity Big Brother (2018, coming second) and The Crystal Maze (2019). She has also been a novelist since 2000, and in 2012 appeared as the Lady Mayoress in an episode of Sooty.
Career highlights
Ann was British Member of Parliament (Conservative) for the Maidstone and the Weald constituency between 1987-97, and served as Minister of State for Prisons (1995-97), Shadow Health Secretary (1998-99) and Shadow Home Secretary (1999-2001). After her political career ended in 2010, Ann became a TV personality, appearing as a contestant on Strictly Come Dancing (2010) and in 24 Hours in the Past (2015), Celebrity Big Brother (2018, coming second) and The Crystal Maze (2019). She has also been a novelist since 2000, and in 2012 appeared as the Lady Mayoress in an episode of Sooty.
Reggie Yates (Leo Jones) Born May 31 1983
Doctor Who credits
Played: Leo Jones in Smith and Jones, The Lazarus Experiment, The Sound of Drums/ Last of the Time Lords (all 2007)
Career highlights
Although known in the UK more as a presenter and radio DJ, Reggie has been acting since he debuted in Desmond's in 1993, aged 10. Since then he's appeared in Between the Lines (1993), Agent Z and the Penguin from Mars (1996), Crucial Tales (1996), The Bill (2000), The Crust (2005), Trinity (2009), The Pavement Psychologist (2013) and Thunderbirds Are Go! (2015). He has also had a handful of regular roles, including Carl Fenton in Grange Hill (2002), Calvin in UGetMe (2003-05) and the voice of children's cartoon character Rastamouse (2011-15). He has also written and directed two short films, Patriarch (2013) and Date Night (2014). As a presenter he has hosted The Disney Club (1997-98), Smile (2002-04), Dance Factory (2005), Keep Your Hair On (2006), Escape from Scorpion Island (2007), Get 100 (2007), Move Like Michael Jackson (2009), Top of the Pops (2003-12), The Voice UK (2012-13) and Release the Hounds (2013-15). Reggie has also won critical acclaim for his documentaries tackling difficult subjects, including Extreme South Africa (2014), Extreme Russia (2015), Race Riots USA (2015), Extreme UK (2015), Hidden Australia (2017), The Insider (2016-17), Searching for Grenfell's Lost Lives (2018). He also regularly presents the BBC's live coverage of music festivals such as Glastonbury, T in the Park and Reading and Leeds. Reggie has also been a DJ on BBC Radio 1, including the weekly Chart Show.
Doctor Who credits
Played: Leo Jones in Smith and Jones, The Lazarus Experiment, The Sound of Drums/ Last of the Time Lords (all 2007)
Career highlights
Although known in the UK more as a presenter and radio DJ, Reggie has been acting since he debuted in Desmond's in 1993, aged 10. Since then he's appeared in Between the Lines (1993), Agent Z and the Penguin from Mars (1996), Crucial Tales (1996), The Bill (2000), The Crust (2005), Trinity (2009), The Pavement Psychologist (2013) and Thunderbirds Are Go! (2015). He has also had a handful of regular roles, including Carl Fenton in Grange Hill (2002), Calvin in UGetMe (2003-05) and the voice of children's cartoon character Rastamouse (2011-15). He has also written and directed two short films, Patriarch (2013) and Date Night (2014). As a presenter he has hosted The Disney Club (1997-98), Smile (2002-04), Dance Factory (2005), Keep Your Hair On (2006), Escape from Scorpion Island (2007), Get 100 (2007), Move Like Michael Jackson (2009), Top of the Pops (2003-12), The Voice UK (2012-13) and Release the Hounds (2013-15). Reggie has also won critical acclaim for his documentaries tackling difficult subjects, including Extreme South Africa (2014), Extreme Russia (2015), Race Riots USA (2015), Extreme UK (2015), Hidden Australia (2017), The Insider (2016-17), Searching for Grenfell's Lost Lives (2018). He also regularly presents the BBC's live coverage of music festivals such as Glastonbury, T in the Park and Reading and Leeds. Reggie has also been a DJ on BBC Radio 1, including the weekly Chart Show.
Awards
2016: Royal Television Society Award for Best Presenter (Reggie Yates's Extreme Russia)
2016: Royal Television Society Award for Entertainment (Release the Hounds)
CREW
Russell T Davies (writer) Born Apr 27 1963 Click here for Russell T Davies' entry on Rose
Graeme Harper (director, Utopia) Born Mar 11 1945 Click here for Graeme Harper's entry on The Caves of Androzani
Colin Teague (director, The Sound of Drums/ Last of the Time Lords) Born Apr 1 1970
Doctor Who credits
Directed: Torchwood: Ghost Machine (2006), Torchwood: Greeks Bearing Gifts (2006), The Sarah Jane Adventures: Invasion of the Bane (2007), The Sound of Drums/ Last of the Time Lords (2007), Torchwood: Sleeper (2008), Torchwood: Meat (2008), The Fires of Pompeii (2008)
Career highlights
Colin started out in front of the cameras, as an actor, in Streetwise (1992), The Bill (1992) and Spivs (2004), but began his directing career with the 1999 short North West One (which he also wrote), followed by stints on Shooters (2002), London's Burning (2002), Spivs (2004, which he also wrote for), Holby City (2002-06), Harley Street (2008), Trinity (2009), Being Human (2009-11), Sinbad (2012), The White Queen (2013), Spotless (2015), Jekyll and Hyde (2015), Beowulf: Return to the Shieldlands (2016), Silent Witness (2018), Dark Heart (2018), Van der Valk (2020) and Rashash (2021).
Facts
Colin became the first person to direct for Doctor Who and both of its spin-offs when he helmed The Sound of Drums in 2007.
Phil Collinson (producer) Born Aug 26 1970 Click here for Phil Collinson's entry on Rose
Simon Winstone (script editor) Born 1973 Click here for Simon Winstone's entry on Attack of the Graske
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