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| Davros (Julian Bleach) and the Doctor (David Tennant) reunited after 20 years |
First broadcast Jun 28 to Jul 5 2008
Average audience for story: 9.68m
REGULAR CAST
David Tennant (The Doctor) Born Apr 18 1971 Click here for David Tennant's entry on The Parting of the Ways
Catherine Tate (Donna Noble) Born Dec 5 1969 Click here for Catherine Tate's entry on Doomsday
GUEST CAST
Adjoa Andoh (Francine Jones) Born Jan 14 1963 Click here for Adjoa Andoh's entry on New Earth
Freema Agyeman (Martha Jones) Born Mar 20 1979 Click here for Freema Agyeman's entry on Army of Ghosts
Alexander Armstrong (Mr Smith [voice]) Born Mar 2 1970
Doctor Who credits
Played: Mr Smith (voice) in The Sarah Jane Adventures: Invasion of the Bane, The Sarah Jane Adventures Series 1-5 (2007-11), The Stolen Earth/ Journey's End (2008)
Played: Reg Arwell in The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe (2011)
Career highlights
Actor and comedian Alexander debuted in A Breed of Heroes in 1994, after which he appeared in There's No Business (1994), The Thin Blue Line (1995), Never Mind the Horrocks (1996), Brass Eye (1997), Is It Legal? (1998), Plunkett and Macleane (1999), Cinderella (2000), Murder Rooms (2001), Dr Terrible's House of Horrible (2001), I Saw You (2002), tlc (2002), Match Point (2005), Saxondale (2006), Scoop (2006), The Trial of Tony Blair (2007), To the Manor Born (2007), Mutual Friends (2008), Skellig: The Owl Man (2009), Rev (2010), Reggie Perrin (2010), Hacks (2012), Hunderby (2012-15), Not Going Out (2014), Cockroaches (2015), Years and Years (2019) and Horrible Histories: The Movie (2019). Alexander has also had a number of recurring roles, including Nick in sitcom Beasts (2000-01), various characters in The Armstrong and Miller Show (1997-2001 & 2007-10, which he also wrote for and produced), Phil Mee in Life Begins (2004-06), the voice of Danger Mouse (2015-19) and narrator of Hey Duggee (2014-18). He is also known as a presenter, having worked on The Best of the Worst (2006), Don't Call Me Stupid! (2007-09), Have I Got News for You (2003-21), Epic Win (2011), Alexander Armstrong's Big Ask (2011-13), The One Show (2010-11), and most famously of all, the game show Pointless (since 2009).
Doctor Who credits
Played: Mr Smith (voice) in The Sarah Jane Adventures: Invasion of the Bane, The Sarah Jane Adventures Series 1-5 (2007-11), The Stolen Earth/ Journey's End (2008)
Played: Reg Arwell in The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe (2011)
Career highlights
Actor and comedian Alexander debuted in A Breed of Heroes in 1994, after which he appeared in There's No Business (1994), The Thin Blue Line (1995), Never Mind the Horrocks (1996), Brass Eye (1997), Is It Legal? (1998), Plunkett and Macleane (1999), Cinderella (2000), Murder Rooms (2001), Dr Terrible's House of Horrible (2001), I Saw You (2002), tlc (2002), Match Point (2005), Saxondale (2006), Scoop (2006), The Trial of Tony Blair (2007), To the Manor Born (2007), Mutual Friends (2008), Skellig: The Owl Man (2009), Rev (2010), Reggie Perrin (2010), Hacks (2012), Hunderby (2012-15), Not Going Out (2014), Cockroaches (2015), Years and Years (2019) and Horrible Histories: The Movie (2019). Alexander has also had a number of recurring roles, including Nick in sitcom Beasts (2000-01), various characters in The Armstrong and Miller Show (1997-2001 & 2007-10, which he also wrote for and produced), Phil Mee in Life Begins (2004-06), the voice of Danger Mouse (2015-19) and narrator of Hey Duggee (2014-18). He is also known as a presenter, having worked on The Best of the Worst (2006), Don't Call Me Stupid! (2007-09), Have I Got News for You (2003-21), Epic Win (2011), Alexander Armstrong's Big Ask (2011-13), The One Show (2010-11), and most famously of all, the game show Pointless (since 2009).
Awards
2010: BAFTA TV Award for Best Comedy (Programme or Series) (The Armstrong and Miller Show) - with Ben Miller, Caroline Norris and Dominic Brigstocke
Facts
Alexander's longtime comedy partner is Ben Miller (who appeared in Robot of Sherwood in 2014). In 2008, he appeared in a TV commercial for Pimm's, and in 2011 recorded a series of adverts for Direct Line car insurance with Chris Addison (who had a recurring role as Seb in Doctor Who's 2014 series). Alexander is brother-in-law to broadcaster Giles Coren, quiz show host Victoria Coren-Mitchell and comedian David Mitchell. He is a descendant of William the Conqueror. He is a supporter of the Countryside Alliance and appears in their publicity promoting countryside shooting. Alexander's second cousin is actor Imogen Stubbs.
Facts
Alexander's longtime comedy partner is Ben Miller (who appeared in Robot of Sherwood in 2014). In 2008, he appeared in a TV commercial for Pimm's, and in 2011 recorded a series of adverts for Direct Line car insurance with Chris Addison (who had a recurring role as Seb in Doctor Who's 2014 series). Alexander is brother-in-law to broadcaster Giles Coren, quiz show host Victoria Coren-Mitchell and comedian David Mitchell. He is a descendant of William the Conqueror. He is a supporter of the Countryside Alliance and appears in their publicity promoting countryside shooting. Alexander's second cousin is actor Imogen Stubbs.
Valda Aviks (German woman) Born 1945
Career highlights
Valda's other work includes Santa Fe (1986), Words of Love (1989), Nightbreed (1990), Little Britain (2003), Into the Woods (2011) and Sparks and Embers (2015).
Facts
Valda was born in a camp for displaced persons in Germany and emigrated with her Latvian parents to the USA, and then the UK. She is a prolific and experienced performer in musical theatre.
Career highlights
Valda's other work includes Santa Fe (1986), Words of Love (1989), Nightbreed (1990), Little Britain (2003), Into the Woods (2011) and Sparks and Embers (2015).
Facts
Valda was born in a camp for displaced persons in Germany and emigrated with her Latvian parents to the USA, and then the UK. She is a prolific and experienced performer in musical theatre.
John Barrowman (Captain Jack Harkness) Born Mar 11 1967 Click here for John Barrowman's entry on The Empty Child
Julian Bleach (Davros) Born Dec 29 1963
Doctor Who credits
Played: Ghostmaker in Torchwood: From Out of the Rain (2008)
Played: Davros in The Stolen Earth/ Journey's End (2008), The Magician's Apprentice/ The Witch's Familiar (2015)
Played: The Nightmare Man in The Sarah Jane Adventures: The Nightmare Man (2010)
Julian also played Davros at the 2009 Doctor Who Prom
Career highlights
Julian's earliest screen credit is for The Fool (1990), followed by Beg! (1994), Topsy-Turvy (1999), The Brothers Grimm (2005), The Fall (2006), Frankenstein (2007), Criminal Justice (2008), Psychoville (2010), Les Miserables (2012), Ripper Street (2012), The Fallen Word (2013), This is Jinsy (2014), Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015), MindGamers (2015), The Grinning Man (2016), Close to the Enemy (2016), Emerald City (2017) and Halo (2022). He also played The Grand Master in 29 episodes of MI High (2008-13), Niccolo Machiavelli in The Borgias (2011-13) and Dracula in Heirs of the Night (2019-20).
Facts
Julian co-devised the musical Shockheaded Peter in 2002, which won the 2002 Olivier Award for Best Entertainment. Julian is one of very few actors to have credited roles in Doctor Who, Torchwood and The Sarah Jane Adventures.
Doctor Who credits
Played: Ghostmaker in Torchwood: From Out of the Rain (2008)
Played: Davros in The Stolen Earth/ Journey's End (2008), The Magician's Apprentice/ The Witch's Familiar (2015)
Played: The Nightmare Man in The Sarah Jane Adventures: The Nightmare Man (2010)
Julian also played Davros at the 2009 Doctor Who Prom
Career highlights
Julian's earliest screen credit is for The Fool (1990), followed by Beg! (1994), Topsy-Turvy (1999), The Brothers Grimm (2005), The Fall (2006), Frankenstein (2007), Criminal Justice (2008), Psychoville (2010), Les Miserables (2012), Ripper Street (2012), The Fallen Word (2013), This is Jinsy (2014), Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015), MindGamers (2015), The Grinning Man (2016), Close to the Enemy (2016), Emerald City (2017) and Halo (2022). He also played The Grand Master in 29 episodes of MI High (2008-13), Niccolo Machiavelli in The Borgias (2011-13) and Dracula in Heirs of the Night (2019-20).
Facts
Julian co-devised the musical Shockheaded Peter in 2002, which won the 2002 Olivier Award for Best Entertainment. Julian is one of very few actors to have credited roles in Doctor Who, Torchwood and The Sarah Jane Adventures.
Michael Brandon (General Sanchez) Born Apr 20 1945
Career highlights
New Yorker Michael debuted in 1970's Lovers and Other Strangers, then Jennifer on My Mind (1971), The Strangers in 7A (1972), Hitchhike! (1974), Police Story (1975), James Dean (1976), Scott Free (1976), A Vacation in Hell (1979), St Elsewhere (1983), Emerald Point NAS (1983-84), Dynasty: The Reunion (1991), Home Fires (1992), Murder, She Wrote (1994), The Marshal (1995), Deja Vu (1997), Ally McBeal (1998), The Knock (1999), JAG (1997/99), Dark Realm (2001), Dinotopia (2002-03), Dead Man Weds (2005), The Catherine Tate Show (2004-05), The Bill (2007), Bones (2008), Hustle (2011), Captain America: The First Avenger (2011), Mr Selfridge (2013), Galavant (2015), Episodes (2012-17), The Time of Their Lives (2017), Trust (2018) and Renegades (2022). Michael also played Tom Lepski in four TV movies - Try This One for Size, Have a Nice Night, Want to Stay Alive and Presume dangereux between 1989-90, and has narrated more than 230 episodes of Thomas and Friends in the US since 2004. However, he will be best remembered for playing James Dempsey in Dempsey and Makepeace between 1985-86.
Facts
Michael's first wife was actress Lindsay Wagner (best known as the Bionic Woman in the 1970s), while his second wife is his Dempsey and Makepeace co-star Glynis Barber. Here he is on Twitter.
Career highlights
New Yorker Michael debuted in 1970's Lovers and Other Strangers, then Jennifer on My Mind (1971), The Strangers in 7A (1972), Hitchhike! (1974), Police Story (1975), James Dean (1976), Scott Free (1976), A Vacation in Hell (1979), St Elsewhere (1983), Emerald Point NAS (1983-84), Dynasty: The Reunion (1991), Home Fires (1992), Murder, She Wrote (1994), The Marshal (1995), Deja Vu (1997), Ally McBeal (1998), The Knock (1999), JAG (1997/99), Dark Realm (2001), Dinotopia (2002-03), Dead Man Weds (2005), The Catherine Tate Show (2004-05), The Bill (2007), Bones (2008), Hustle (2011), Captain America: The First Avenger (2011), Mr Selfridge (2013), Galavant (2015), Episodes (2012-17), The Time of Their Lives (2017), Trust (2018) and Renegades (2022). Michael also played Tom Lepski in four TV movies - Try This One for Size, Have a Nice Night, Want to Stay Alive and Presume dangereux between 1989-90, and has narrated more than 230 episodes of Thomas and Friends in the US since 2004. However, he will be best remembered for playing James Dempsey in Dempsey and Makepeace between 1985-86.
Facts
Michael's first wife was actress Lindsay Wagner (best known as the Bionic Woman in the 1970s), while his second wife is his Dempsey and Makepeace co-star Glynis Barber. Here he is on Twitter.
Nicholas Briggs (Voice of the Daleks) Born Sep 29 1961 Click here for Nicholas Briggs' entry on Rose
Lachele Carl (Reporter [Trinity Wells]) Born Apr 29 1960 Click here for Lachele Carl's entry on Aliens of London
Noel Clarke (Mickey Smith) Born Dec 6 1975 Click here for Noel Clarke's entry on Rose
Camille Coduri (Jackie Tyler) Born Apr 18 1965 Click here for Camille Coduri's entry on Rose
Bernard Cribbins (Wilfred Mott) Dec 29 1928 to Jul 27 2022 Click here for Bernard's entry on Voyage of the Damned
Marcus Cunningham (Drunk man)
Career highlights
Other work includes The Fugitives (2005), Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007), Doc Martin (2011) and Silk (2014).
Career highlights
Other work includes The Fugitives (2005), Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007), Doc Martin (2011) and Silk (2014).
Gareth David-Lloyd (Ianto Jones) Born Mar 28 1981
Doctor Who credits
Played: Ianto Jones in Torchwood Series 1-3 (2006-09), The Stolen Earth/ Journey's End (2008)
Doctor Who credits
Played: Ianto Jones in Torchwood Series 1-3 (2006-09), The Stolen Earth/ Journey's End (2008)
Career highlights
Debuted in Absolute Power (2003), then Rosemary and Thyme (2004), Mine All Mine (2004, playing "Ianto Jones"), Caerdydd (2009), Girl Number 9 (2009), Sherlock Holmes (2010), Red Faction: Origins (2011), Warehouse 13 (2011), Holby City (2012), Waterloo Road (2015), I Am Alone (2015), Dark Signal (2016), Albert: The Power Behind Victoria (2018), Robin Hood: The Rebellion (2018), Casualty (2003/18), The Widow (2019) and Strange Tales (2020). He also appeared in, produced and composed the music for Casimir Effect (2011), wrote and directed Twisted Showcase: Be My Head (2017), and wrote, produced and appeared in Black River Meadow (2018).
Facts
Gareth is also a singer and fronts the prog-metal band Blue Gillespie (aka A Breath of Blue Fire). Here he is on Twitter.
Debuted in Absolute Power (2003), then Rosemary and Thyme (2004), Mine All Mine (2004, playing "Ianto Jones"), Caerdydd (2009), Girl Number 9 (2009), Sherlock Holmes (2010), Red Faction: Origins (2011), Warehouse 13 (2011), Holby City (2012), Waterloo Road (2015), I Am Alone (2015), Dark Signal (2016), Albert: The Power Behind Victoria (2018), Robin Hood: The Rebellion (2018), Casualty (2003/18), The Widow (2019) and Strange Tales (2020). He also appeared in, produced and composed the music for Casimir Effect (2011), wrote and directed Twisted Showcase: Be My Head (2017), and wrote, produced and appeared in Black River Meadow (2018).
Facts
Gareth is also a singer and fronts the prog-metal band Blue Gillespie (aka A Breath of Blue Fire). Here he is on Twitter.
Richard Dawkins (Richard Dawkins) Born Mar 26 1941
Career highlights
Kenyan born Richard is one of the best known scientists and thinkers in the UK, and is also known to Doctor Who fans as the husband of Lalla Ward, who played companion Romana between 1979-81 (they separated in 2016). Richard came to prominence with his 1976 book The Selfish Gene, which introduced the gene-centred view of evolution, and has gone on to be an outspoken crusader for atheism and humanism. In 2006 he wrote the best-selling book The God Delusion, claiming that a supernatural deity does not exist and that faith is a delusion.
Facts
Richard's first wife was fellow biologist Marian Stamp, who specialises in researching vision in birds and animal synchronicity. He met third wife Lalla through a mutual friend, one-time Doctor Who writer and script editor Douglas Adams. Richard coined the word "meme" in his book The Selfish Gene. Richard's forthright and outspoken views on creationism and faith make him on of the most controversial figures to appear in Doctor Who. Here he is on Twitter.
Career highlights
Kenyan born Richard is one of the best known scientists and thinkers in the UK, and is also known to Doctor Who fans as the husband of Lalla Ward, who played companion Romana between 1979-81 (they separated in 2016). Richard came to prominence with his 1976 book The Selfish Gene, which introduced the gene-centred view of evolution, and has gone on to be an outspoken crusader for atheism and humanism. In 2006 he wrote the best-selling book The God Delusion, claiming that a supernatural deity does not exist and that faith is a delusion.
Facts
Richard's first wife was fellow biologist Marian Stamp, who specialises in researching vision in birds and animal synchronicity. He met third wife Lalla through a mutual friend, one-time Doctor Who writer and script editor Douglas Adams. Richard coined the word "meme" in his book The Selfish Gene. Richard's forthright and outspoken views on creationism and faith make him on of the most controversial figures to appear in Doctor Who. Here he is on Twitter.
Barnaby Edwards (Dalek operator) Born Aug 20 1969 Click here for Barnaby Edwards' entry on Dalek
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.
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.
Andrea Harris (Suzanne) Born 1972
Career highlights
American Andrea made her credited debut in Casualty (2004), followed by My Hero (2005), Doctors (2006), Last Chance Harvey (2008) and Hamlet (2009).
Facts
Andrea's husband is journalist David Smith. They met in 2009 when Andrea was doing temp work at the Observer newspaper. A colleague pointed Smith out to Andrea, saying: "See that guy over there? He's your biggest fan and slept outside all night to see the show" [Andrea had appeared in the Royal Shakespeare Company's production of Hamlet, featuring David Tennant, the previous year]. At first Andrea thought "he was a David Tennant fan or a Doctor Who weirdo", but they soon rooted out one another's similarities.
Career highlights
American Andrea made her credited debut in Casualty (2004), followed by My Hero (2005), Doctors (2006), Last Chance Harvey (2008) and Hamlet (2009).
Facts
Andrea's husband is journalist David Smith. They met in 2009 when Andrea was doing temp work at the Observer newspaper. A colleague pointed Smith out to Andrea, saying: "See that guy over there? He's your biggest fan and slept outside all night to see the show" [Andrea had appeared in the Royal Shakespeare Company's production of Hamlet, featuring David Tennant, the previous year]. At first Andrea thought "he was a David Tennant fan or a Doctor Who weirdo", but they soon rooted out one another's similarities.
Amy Beth Hayes (Albino servant) Born Oct 8 1982
Career highlights
Amy made her screen debut in Doctor Who, after which she secured roles in The Children (2008), Micro Men (2009), Misfits (2009), Secret Diary of a Call Girl (2011), Sirens (2011), Black Mirror (2011), Shameless (2012), The Syndicate (2012), Lilyhammer (2013), United We Fall (2014), Death in Paradise (2017), Action Team (2018), Agatha Raisin (2019), Flack (2020) and Bridgerton (2020). She also played Kitty Edwards in Mr Selfridge (2013-16).
Facts
Amy's Twitter feed.
Career highlights
Amy made her screen debut in Doctor Who, after which she secured roles in The Children (2008), Micro Men (2009), Misfits (2009), Secret Diary of a Call Girl (2011), Sirens (2011), Black Mirror (2011), Shameless (2012), The Syndicate (2012), Lilyhammer (2013), United We Fall (2014), Death in Paradise (2017), Action Team (2018), Agatha Raisin (2019), Flack (2020) and Bridgerton (2020). She also played Kitty Edwards in Mr Selfridge (2013-16).
Facts
Amy's Twitter feed.
Kelly Hunter (Shadow Architect) Born Jul 21 1963
Doctor Who credits
Played: Shadow Architect in The Stolen Earth (2008), The Magician's Apprentice (2015)
Career highlights
Debuted in Agony (1981), then Supergirl (1984), Boon (1989), The House of Eliott (1991), Prime Suspect 3 (1993), Resort to Murder (1995), Soldier Soldier (1996), The Vice (2001), Vanity Fair (2004), Bleak House (2005), Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007), Waking the Dead (2008) and Silent Witness (1996/2018). She also narrated several episodes of science series Horizon (2010-13).
Doctor Who credits
Played: Shadow Architect in The Stolen Earth (2008), The Magician's Apprentice (2015)
Career highlights
Debuted in Agony (1981), then Supergirl (1984), Boon (1989), The House of Eliott (1991), Prime Suspect 3 (1993), Resort to Murder (1995), Soldier Soldier (1996), The Vice (2001), Vanity Fair (2004), Bleak House (2005), Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007), Waking the Dead (2008) and Silent Witness (1996/2018). She also narrated several episodes of science series Horizon (2010-13).
Awards
2019: Member of the order of the British Empire (MBE) for services to theatre
Facts
Kelly is also a director and acting tutor, specialising in introducing Shakespeare to children to unlock the communicative blocks of autism (the Hunter Heartbeat Method). Her mother is actress Maria Charles (best known as the overbearing mother in sitcom Agony), while her father was actor Robin Hunter, son of actor Ian Hunter. Kelly was married to theatre director Simon Usher. Here's her Twitter account.
Facts
Kelly is also a director and acting tutor, specialising in introducing Shakespeare to children to unlock the communicative blocks of autism (the Hunter Heartbeat Method). Her mother is actress Maria Charles (best known as the overbearing mother in sitcom Agony), while her father was actor Robin Hunter, son of actor Ian Hunter. Kelly was married to theatre director Simon Usher. Here's her Twitter account.
Shobu Kapoor (Scared woman) Born May 28 1961
Doctor Who credits
Played: Gita Kapoor in Dimensions in Time (1993)
Played: Scared woman in Journey's End (2008)
Career highlights
Shobu debuted in Family Pride in 1991, and then secured the role of Gita in EastEnders which she would play in more than 280 episodes between 1993-98. After leaving EastEnders, Shobu found roles in Bend It Like Beckham (2002), Nevermind Nirvana (2004), Chicken Tikka Masala (2005), Banglatown Banquet (2006), Van Wilder 2: The Rise of Taj (2006), Fair City (2006), Shameless (2007), The Infidel (2010), The Jury (2011), Silent Witness (2012), Some Things (2014), Hank Zipzer (2015), Loaded (2017), The Boy with the Topknot (2017), The Split (2018), Unforgotten (2018), Krypton (2018-19), Four Weddings and a Funeral (2019) and I Hate Suzie (2020). She also had the regular role of Mrs Khan in 33 episodes of the sitcom Citizen Khan (2012-16).
Facts
In 2013 she appeared as a contestant on Celebrity Mastermind, her specialist subject being the author Roald Dahl. Here she is, on Twitter!
Doctor Who credits
Played: Gita Kapoor in Dimensions in Time (1993)
Played: Scared woman in Journey's End (2008)
Career highlights
Shobu debuted in Family Pride in 1991, and then secured the role of Gita in EastEnders which she would play in more than 280 episodes between 1993-98. After leaving EastEnders, Shobu found roles in Bend It Like Beckham (2002), Nevermind Nirvana (2004), Chicken Tikka Masala (2005), Banglatown Banquet (2006), Van Wilder 2: The Rise of Taj (2006), Fair City (2006), Shameless (2007), The Infidel (2010), The Jury (2011), Silent Witness (2012), Some Things (2014), Hank Zipzer (2015), Loaded (2017), The Boy with the Topknot (2017), The Split (2018), Unforgotten (2018), Krypton (2018-19), Four Weddings and a Funeral (2019) and I Hate Suzie (2020). She also had the regular role of Mrs Khan in 33 episodes of the sitcom Citizen Khan (2012-16).
Facts
In 2013 she appeared as a contestant on Celebrity Mastermind, her specialist subject being the author Roald Dahl. Here she is, on Twitter!
Paul Kasey (Judoon) Born Aug 5 1973 Click here for Paul Kasey's entry on Rose
Jacqueline King (Sylvia Noble) Click here for Jacqueline's entry on The Runaway Bride
Tommy Knight (Luke Smith) Born Jan 22 1993
Doctor Who credits
Played: Luke Smith in The Sarah Jane Adventures: Invasion of the Bane, The Sarah Jane Adventures Series 1-5 (2007-11), The Stolen Earth/ Journey's End (2008), The End of Time (2010)
Doctor Who credits
Played: Luke Smith in The Sarah Jane Adventures: Invasion of the Bane, The Sarah Jane Adventures Series 1-5 (2007-11), The Stolen Earth/ Journey's End (2008), The End of Time (2010)
Career highlights
Debuted in TV to Go (2002), then The Impressionists (2006), Doctors (2006), Sorted (2006), Casualty (2005/08), Myths (2009), The Bill (2006/10), Stitches (2012), Glue (2014-15), Closets (2015), The Hippopotamus (2017), Ghost Seekers (2020) and A Suburban Fairytale (2021). He also played Kevin Chalk in 52 episodes of Waterloo Road (2012-15).
Facts
As from 2014, Tommy's professional name has been Tommy Lawrence Knight. Here he is on Twitter.
Debuted in TV to Go (2002), then The Impressionists (2006), Doctors (2006), Sorted (2006), Casualty (2005/08), Myths (2009), The Bill (2006/10), Stitches (2012), Glue (2014-15), Closets (2015), The Hippopotamus (2017), Ghost Seekers (2020) and A Suburban Fairytale (2021). He also played Kevin Chalk in 52 episodes of Waterloo Road (2012-15).
Facts
As from 2014, Tommy's professional name has been Tommy Lawrence Knight. Here he is on Twitter.
John Leeson (Voice of K-9) Born Mar 16 1943 Click here for John Leeson's entry on The Invisible Enemy
Gary Milner (Scared man)
Career highlights
Gary's other work includes Murphy's Law (2005), Spooks (2006), The Bill (2008), John Carter (2012), EastEnders (2013), Law and Order: Special Victims Unit (2014), Deadbeat (2015), Elementary (2015), The Good Fight (2018) and Instinct (2019).
Facts
Gary is married to Sally Ann Triplett, who has represented the UK twice in the Eurovision Song Contest - first in 1980 as the lead vocalist in Prima Donna, singing Love Enough for Two (finishing third), and then in 1982 as half of double act Bardo, singing One Step Further (finishing seventh; the single got to number two in the UK singles chart). Gary adopted Sally Ann's son from a previous relationship, singer Max Milner, who in 2012 was mentored by The Script lead singer Danny O'Donoghue on The Voice UK. Max released a single called Free Fallin' in 2012, but it only reached number 63 on the singles chart. Here's Gary on Twitter.
Career highlights
Gary's other work includes Murphy's Law (2005), Spooks (2006), The Bill (2008), John Carter (2012), EastEnders (2013), Law and Order: Special Victims Unit (2014), Deadbeat (2015), Elementary (2015), The Good Fight (2018) and Instinct (2019).
Facts
Gary is married to Sally Ann Triplett, who has represented the UK twice in the Eurovision Song Contest - first in 1980 as the lead vocalist in Prima Donna, singing Love Enough for Two (finishing third), and then in 1982 as half of double act Bardo, singing One Step Further (finishing seventh; the single got to number two in the UK singles chart). Gary adopted Sally Ann's son from a previous relationship, singer Max Milner, who in 2012 was mentored by The Script lead singer Danny O'Donoghue on The Voice UK. Max released a single called Free Fallin' in 2012, but it only reached number 63 on the singles chart. Here's Gary on Twitter.
Jason Mohammad (Newsreader) Born Sep 17 1973
Doctor Who credits
Played: Newsreader in The Christmas Invasion (2005), The Sarah Jane Adventures: Whatever Happened to Sarah Jane? (2007), The Sarah Jane Adventures: The Lost Boy (2007), Voyage of the Damned (2007), Turn Left (2008), The Stolen Earth (2008), The Sarah Jane Adventures: The Man Who Never Was (2011)
Career highlights
Jason joined the BBC in 1997 as a reporter for Wales Today, and stayed with BBC Wales as a presenter until 2013 when he became the host of Final Score on BBC1. He is also a snooker commentator for the Corporation, and has a weekday morning show on BBC Radio Wales.
Facts
Jason gets fan mail for his part in Doctor Who: "So many people ask me about my roles in Doctor Who. I get fan mail from all over the world - the best one was from a guy in New Zealand who said he thought I played the role of a newsreader so well that he thought I was a real newscaster!"
Doctor Who credits
Played: Newsreader in The Christmas Invasion (2005), The Sarah Jane Adventures: Whatever Happened to Sarah Jane? (2007), The Sarah Jane Adventures: The Lost Boy (2007), Voyage of the Damned (2007), Turn Left (2008), The Stolen Earth (2008), The Sarah Jane Adventures: The Man Who Never Was (2011)
Career highlights
Jason joined the BBC in 1997 as a reporter for Wales Today, and stayed with BBC Wales as a presenter until 2013 when he became the host of Final Score on BBC1. He is also a snooker commentator for the Corporation, and has a weekday morning show on BBC Radio Wales.
Facts
Jason gets fan mail for his part in Doctor Who: "So many people ask me about my roles in Doctor Who. I get fan mail from all over the world - the best one was from a guy in New Zealand who said he thought I played the role of a newsreader so well that he thought I was a real newscaster!"
Eve Myles (Gwen Cooper) Born Jul 26 1978
Doctor Who credits
Played: Gwyneth in The Unquiet Dead (2005)
Played: Gwen Cooper in Torchwood Series 1-4 (2006-11), The Stolen Earth/ Journey's End (2008)
Doctor Who credits
Played: Gwyneth in The Unquiet Dead (2005)
Played: Gwen Cooper in Torchwood Series 1-4 (2006-11), The Stolen Earth/ Journey's End (2008)
Career highlights
Debuting in the 1999 TV series Hang the DJ, Eve's career has seen her take roles in Nuts and Bolts (2000), Score (2001), Tales from the Pleasure Beach (2001), EastEnders: Dot's Story (2003), Colditz (2005), Merlin (2008), Little Dorrit (2008), Framed (2009), A Bit of Tom Jones? (2009), Baker Boys (2011), Frankie (2013), You, Me & Them (2013), Broadchurch (2015), You, Me & Them (2013-15), Victoria (2016), A Very English Scandal (2018), Cold Feet (2019) and We Hunt Together (2020). She also played Ceri in 85 episodes of the Welsh drama Belonging (2000-09), and Faith Howells in Keeping Faith (2017-20).
Awards
2007: BAFTA Cymru Award for Best Actress (Torchwood)
Paul O'Grady (Paul O'Grady) Jun 14 1955 to Mar 28 2023
Career highlights
Paul is one of the UK's best-loved personalities, having started out appearing as his drag persona Lily Savage in shows such as Camp Christmas (1993), The End of the Year Show (1995), The Lily Savage Show (1998) and hosting Blankety Blank (1997-2002) and Blind Date (2017-19). His acting appearances include The Bill (1988, playing drag queen Roxanne in episodes by Silver Nemesis writer Kevin Clarke), then Chimera (1991), The New Statesman (1992, as Marlene Dietrich), In the Name of the Father (1993), Eyes Down (2003-04), Nellie and Melba (2012), Holby City (2013) and The Madame Blanc Mysteries (2021). He has also hosted his own shows, including Paul O'Grady Live (2010-11), For the Love of Dogs (2012-21), The New Paul O'Grady Show (2004-15) and Paul O'Grady's Saturday Night Line-Up (2021).
Career highlights
Paul is one of the UK's best-loved personalities, having started out appearing as his drag persona Lily Savage in shows such as Camp Christmas (1993), The End of the Year Show (1995), The Lily Savage Show (1998) and hosting Blankety Blank (1997-2002) and Blind Date (2017-19). His acting appearances include The Bill (1988, playing drag queen Roxanne in episodes by Silver Nemesis writer Kevin Clarke), then Chimera (1991), The New Statesman (1992, as Marlene Dietrich), In the Name of the Father (1993), Eyes Down (2003-04), Nellie and Melba (2012), Holby City (2013) and The Madame Blanc Mysteries (2021). He has also hosted his own shows, including Paul O'Grady Live (2010-11), For the Love of Dogs (2012-21), The New Paul O'Grady Show (2004-15) and Paul O'Grady's Saturday Night Line-Up (2021).
Awards
2005: BAFTA TV Award for Best Entertainment Performance (The Paul O'Grady Show)
2005: British Comedy Award for Best Comedy Entertainment Personality (The Paul O'Grady Show)
2008: Member of the order of the British Empire (MBE) for services to entertainment
2005: National Television Award for Most Popular Daytime Programme (The Paul O'Grady Show)
2018: National Television Special Recognition Award (For the Love of Dogs)
Nicholas Pegg (Dalek operator) Click here for Nicholas Pegg's entry on Bad Wolf
Billie Piper (Rose Tyler) Born Sep 22 1982 Click here for Billie Piper's entry on Rose
Michael Price (Liberian man)
Career highlights
Michael debuted in Casualty (1996), then Dream Team (1997), Ultraviolet (1998), Sorted (2000), Hollyoaks (2000-01), Judge John Deed (2001), Holby City (2003), Coupling (2001/04) and The Bill (2003/05).
Facts
Michael was allegedly sacked from his role of Taylor James in Hollyoaks for being persistently late to set.
Elisabeth Sladen (Sarah Jane Smith) Feb 1 1946 to Apr 19 2011 (pancreatic cancer) Click here for Elisabeth Sladen's entry on The Time Warrior
Career highlights
Michael debuted in Casualty (1996), then Dream Team (1997), Ultraviolet (1998), Sorted (2000), Hollyoaks (2000-01), Judge John Deed (2001), Holby City (2003), Coupling (2001/04) and The Bill (2003/05).
Facts
Michael was allegedly sacked from his role of Taylor James in Hollyoaks for being persistently late to set.
Elisabeth Sladen (Sarah Jane Smith) Feb 1 1946 to Apr 19 2011 (pancreatic cancer) Click here for Elisabeth Sladen's entry on The Time Warrior
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).
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).
Elizabeth Tan (Chinese woman [Anna Zhou]) Born Jan 6 1986
Career highlights
Elizabeth debuted in the short Hallo Panda (2006), followed by Hotel Babylon (2007), Intergalactic Combat (2007), Witch House: The Legend of Petronel Haxley (2008), Spirit Warriors (2010), New Tricks (2010), Way to Go (2013), Waterloo Road (2013), Casualty (2015), Top Boy (2019), The Singapore Grip (2020) and Agatha and the Midnight Murders (2020). She also played Xin Proctor in 46 episodes of soap Coronation Street (2011).
Facts
Here she is on Twitter.
Career highlights
Elizabeth debuted in the short Hallo Panda (2006), followed by Hotel Babylon (2007), Intergalactic Combat (2007), Witch House: The Legend of Petronel Haxley (2008), Spirit Warriors (2010), New Tricks (2010), Way to Go (2013), Waterloo Road (2013), Casualty (2015), Top Boy (2019), The Singapore Grip (2020) and Agatha and the Midnight Murders (2020). She also played Xin Proctor in 46 episodes of soap Coronation Street (2011).
Facts
Here she is on Twitter.
Penelope Wilton (Harriet Jones) Born Jun 3 1946
Doctor Who credits
Played: Harriet Jones in Aliens of London/ World War Three (2005), The Christmas Invasion (2005), The Stolen Earth (2008)
Career highlights
Prolific character actor Penelope made her debut in The Editor Regrets (1970), followed by An Affair of Honour (1972), The Pearcross Girls (1973), The Norman Conquests (1977), The French Lieutenant's Woman (1981), Clockwise (1986), The Monocled Mutineer (1986), Cry Freedom (1987), Blame It on the Bellboy (1992), Screaming (1992), Kavanagh QC (1999), Victoria and Albert (2001), Bob and Rose (2001), Iris (2001), Calendar Girls (2003), Shaun of the Dead (2004), The History Boys (2006), Five Days (2007), Margot (2009), South Riding (2011), The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2011), The Girl (2012), The Second Best Marigold Hotel (2015), The BFG (2016), Brief Encounters (2016), Zoo (2017), The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society (2018), Eternal Beauty (2019) and After Life (2019-20). Penelope also played Homily in The Borrowers (1992) and its follow-up The Return of the Borrowers (1993), and regularly played Isobel Crawley in 52 episodes of Downton Abbey (2010-15), and its 2019 film version. However, it is her role as Ann Bryce in the sitcom Ever Decreasing Circles (1984-89) which was her TV breakthrough part.
Awards
1981: Critics' Circle Award for Best Actress (Much Ado About Nothing)
Doctor Who credits
Played: Harriet Jones in Aliens of London/ World War Three (2005), The Christmas Invasion (2005), The Stolen Earth (2008)
Career highlights
Prolific character actor Penelope made her debut in The Editor Regrets (1970), followed by An Affair of Honour (1972), The Pearcross Girls (1973), The Norman Conquests (1977), The French Lieutenant's Woman (1981), Clockwise (1986), The Monocled Mutineer (1986), Cry Freedom (1987), Blame It on the Bellboy (1992), Screaming (1992), Kavanagh QC (1999), Victoria and Albert (2001), Bob and Rose (2001), Iris (2001), Calendar Girls (2003), Shaun of the Dead (2004), The History Boys (2006), Five Days (2007), Margot (2009), South Riding (2011), The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2011), The Girl (2012), The Second Best Marigold Hotel (2015), The BFG (2016), Brief Encounters (2016), Zoo (2017), The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society (2018), Eternal Beauty (2019) and After Life (2019-20). Penelope also played Homily in The Borrowers (1992) and its follow-up The Return of the Borrowers (1993), and regularly played Isobel Crawley in 52 episodes of Downton Abbey (2010-15), and its 2019 film version. However, it is her role as Ann Bryce in the sitcom Ever Decreasing Circles (1984-89) which was her TV breakthrough part.
Awards
1981: Critics' Circle Award for Best Actress (Much Ado About Nothing)
1993: Critics' Circle Award for Best Actress (The Deep Blue Sea)
2004: Officer of the order of the British Empire (OBE) for services to drama
2008: Evening Standard Award for Best Actress (The Chalk Garden)
2015: Olivier Award for Best Actress (Taken at Midnight)
2015: Olivier Award for Best Actress (Taken at Midnight)
2016: Dame Commander of the order of the British Empire (DBE) for services to drama
Facts
Penelope has been married (and divorced) twice to fellow actors - firstly Daniel Massey (who went on to marry Penelope's sister Lindy after they divorced) and then Ian Holm. Her uncle was the actor Bill Travers.
Penelope has been married (and divorced) twice to fellow actors - firstly Daniel Massey (who went on to marry Penelope's sister Lindy after they divorced) and then Ian Holm. Her uncle was the actor Bill Travers.
CREW
Russell T Davies (writer) Born Apr 27 1963 Click here for Russell T Davies' entry on Rose
Phil Collinson (producer) Born Aug 26 1970 Click here for Phil Collinson's entry on Rose
Lindsey Alford (script editor) Click here for Lindsey Alford's entry on Daleks in Manhattan
Russell T Davies (writer) Born Apr 27 1963 Click here for Russell T Davies' entry on Rose
Graeme Harper (director) Born Mar 11 1945 Click here for Graeme Harper's entry on The Caves of Androzani
Lindsey Alford (script editor) Click here for Lindsey Alford's entry on Daleks in Manhattan
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