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| The Pandorica Opens and the TARDIS goes BANG! |
First broadcast Jun 19 to 26 2010
Average audience for story: 7.14m (8.41m approx with iPlayer)
REGULAR CAST
Matt Smith (The Doctor) Born Oct 28 1982 Click here for Matt Smith's entry on The End of Time
Karen Gillan (Amy Pond) Born Nov 28 1987 Click here for Karen Gillan's entry on The Fires of Pompeii
Arthur Darvill (Rory Williams) Born Jun 17 1982 Click here for Arthur Darvill's entry on The Eleventh Hour
GUEST CAST
Frances Ashman (Christine)
Career highlights
Debuted in Nil By Mouth (1997), then took roles in Trial and retribution (2009), Missing (2009), The Reckoning (2011), Birds of a Feather (2014), Peep Show (2015), DCI Banks (2016), A Streetcat Named Bob (2016), Sick Note (2018), I May Destroy You (2020) and Time (2021). SInce 2015 she has been credited as Franc Ashman.
Facts
Frances started out as a singer, but when her boyfriend was killed she needed a new direction to concentrate on, and went into acting. Here's a 2012 interview where she talks about getting into acting and how she's found the industry since graduating.
Career highlights
Debuted in Nil By Mouth (1997), then took roles in Trial and retribution (2009), Missing (2009), The Reckoning (2011), Birds of a Feather (2014), Peep Show (2015), DCI Banks (2016), A Streetcat Named Bob (2016), Sick Note (2018), I May Destroy You (2020) and Time (2021). SInce 2015 she has been credited as Franc Ashman.
Facts
Frances started out as a singer, but when her boyfriend was killed she needed a new direction to concentrate on, and went into acting. Here's a 2012 interview where she talks about getting into acting and how she's found the industry since graduating.
Simon Fisher Becker (Dorium Maldovar) Born Nov 25 1961
Doctor Who credits
Played: Dorium Maldovar in The Pandorica Opens (2010), A Good Man Goes to War prequel (2011, uncredited), A Good Man Goes to War (2011), The Wedding of River Song (2011)
Played: General Nylan (voice) in Doctor Who: The Online Adventures - Betrayal (2014)
Career highlights
Simon's acting credits began with Arrivederci Millwall (1990), followed by An Ungentlemanly Act (1992), One Foot in the Grave (1993), Sweet Thing (1999), Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001), Afterlife (2006), Chakan the Forever Man (2012), Les Miserables (2012), 3some (2013), Vicious (2013), Puppy Love (2014), Carnage (2017), Coveted Desires (2017), Waterside (2013-18) and When It Rains (2020).
Facts
Simon, who can conduct a full symphony and choir, started out in the civil service before getting into acting, with Denholm Elliott as his mentor. His Wikipedia entry lists him as "Viscount of William & Mona". In 2009, Simon was attacked by youths at a petrol station and beaten badly, leaving him with permanent damage to his spine and knee and having to walk with a stick. Here he is on Twitter.
In 2013 Toby Hadoke released his Who's Round interview with Simon here.
Doctor Who credits
Played: Dorium Maldovar in The Pandorica Opens (2010), A Good Man Goes to War prequel (2011, uncredited), A Good Man Goes to War (2011), The Wedding of River Song (2011)
Played: General Nylan (voice) in Doctor Who: The Online Adventures - Betrayal (2014)
Career highlights
Simon's acting credits began with Arrivederci Millwall (1990), followed by An Ungentlemanly Act (1992), One Foot in the Grave (1993), Sweet Thing (1999), Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001), Afterlife (2006), Chakan the Forever Man (2012), Les Miserables (2012), 3some (2013), Vicious (2013), Puppy Love (2014), Carnage (2017), Coveted Desires (2017), Waterside (2013-18) and When It Rains (2020).
Facts
Simon, who can conduct a full symphony and choir, started out in the civil service before getting into acting, with Denholm Elliott as his mentor. His Wikipedia entry lists him as "Viscount of William & Mona". In 2009, Simon was attacked by youths at a petrol station and beaten badly, leaving him with permanent damage to his spine and knee and having to walk with a stick. Here he is on Twitter.
In 2013 Toby Hadoke released his Who's Round interview with Simon here.
Caitlin Blackwood (Amelia Pond) Born Jun 23 2000
Doctor Who credits
Played: Amelia Pond in The Eleventh Hour (2010), The Big Bang (2010), Let's Kill Hitler (2011), The God Complex (2011), The Angels Take Manhattan (2012, uncredited), The Time of the Doctor (2013, uncredited)
Career highlights
Caitlin's other acting work includes Cops and Monsters (2014), Sundown (2018) and Lost at Christmas (2020).
Facts
Caitlin is actress Karen Gillan's cousin in real life, but the first time they ever met was on set for Doctor Who. Here she is on Twitter.
Doctor Who credits
Played: Amelia Pond in The Eleventh Hour (2010), The Big Bang (2010), Let's Kill Hitler (2011), The God Complex (2011), The Angels Take Manhattan (2012, uncredited), The Time of the Doctor (2013, uncredited)
Career highlights
Caitlin's other acting work includes Cops and Monsters (2014), Sundown (2018) and Lost at Christmas (2020).
Facts
Caitlin is actress Karen Gillan's cousin in real life, but the first time they ever met was on set for Doctor Who. Here she is on Twitter.
Nicholas Briggs (Voice of the Daleks and Cybermen) Born Sep 29 1961 Click here for Nicholas Briggs' entry on Rose
Chrissie Cotterill (Madame Vernet) Born Jul 19 1955
Doctor Who credits
Played: Mother in Vincent and the Doctor (2010)
Played: Madame Vernet in The Pandorica Opens (2010)
Career highlights
Chrissie debuted in The Crezz (1976), followed by Fox (1980), Caleb Williams (1980), Scrubbers (1982), Separate Tables (1983), Prospects (1986), The Charmer (1987), A Bit of a Do (1989), The Krays (1990), Nil By Mouth (1997), Cor, Blimey! (2000), Weak at Denise (2001), Family Affairs (2002), Bad Girls (2004), Flood (2007), Hard Times (2009), Law and Order UK (2010), Whitechapel (2010), The Wrong Mans (2013), Houdini (2014), The C Word (2015), Wannabe (2018) and Me, Myself and Di (2021). She also played Debbie Burgess in 31 episodes of the sitcom May to December (1989-94).
Doctor Who credits
Played: Mother in Vincent and the Doctor (2010)
Played: Madame Vernet in The Pandorica Opens (2010)
Career highlights
Chrissie debuted in The Crezz (1976), followed by Fox (1980), Caleb Williams (1980), Scrubbers (1982), Separate Tables (1983), Prospects (1986), The Charmer (1987), A Bit of a Do (1989), The Krays (1990), Nil By Mouth (1997), Cor, Blimey! (2000), Weak at Denise (2001), Family Affairs (2002), Bad Girls (2004), Flood (2007), Hard Times (2009), Law and Order UK (2010), Whitechapel (2010), The Wrong Mans (2013), Houdini (2014), The C Word (2015), Wannabe (2018) and Me, Myself and Di (2021). She also played Debbie Burgess in 31 episodes of the sitcom May to December (1989-94).
Tony Curran (Vincent Van Gogh) Born Dec 13 1969
Doctor Who credits
Played: Vincent Van Gogh in Vincent and the Doctor (2010), The Pandorica Opens (2010)
Career highlights
Tony has been acting since he was a teenager, gaining his first screen credit for Stookie (1985), then Strathblair (1993), Being Human (1994), The Tales of Para Handy (1994), Rab C Nesbitt (1994), Shallow Grave (1994), Atletico Partick (1996), Taggart (1997), This Life (1997), Great Expectations (1999), Gladiator (2000), Pearl Harbor (2001), Blade II (2002), The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (2003), Beowulf and Grendel (2005), Underworld: Evolution (2006), Midnight Meat Train (2008), Numb3rs (2008), Medium (2009), Primeval (2009), 24 (2010), The Mentalist (2010), The Pillars of the Earth (2010), X-Men: First Class (2011), Boardwalk Empire (2011), Hawaii Five-0 (2011), Sons of Anarchy (2014), Awaiting (2015), Daredevil (2016), Roots (2016), Crazyhead (2016), Calibre (2018), Ray Donovan (2018-19), SEAL Team (2019), Deadwood (2019), Your Honor (2020-21) and The Flash (2021). He also played Datak Tarr in Defiance (2013-15).
Doctor Who credits
Played: Vincent Van Gogh in Vincent and the Doctor (2010), The Pandorica Opens (2010)
Career highlights
Tony has been acting since he was a teenager, gaining his first screen credit for Stookie (1985), then Strathblair (1993), Being Human (1994), The Tales of Para Handy (1994), Rab C Nesbitt (1994), Shallow Grave (1994), Atletico Partick (1996), Taggart (1997), This Life (1997), Great Expectations (1999), Gladiator (2000), Pearl Harbor (2001), Blade II (2002), The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (2003), Beowulf and Grendel (2005), Underworld: Evolution (2006), Midnight Meat Train (2008), Numb3rs (2008), Medium (2009), Primeval (2009), 24 (2010), The Mentalist (2010), The Pillars of the Earth (2010), X-Men: First Class (2011), Boardwalk Empire (2011), Hawaii Five-0 (2011), Sons of Anarchy (2014), Awaiting (2015), Daredevil (2016), Roots (2016), Crazyhead (2016), Calibre (2018), Ray Donovan (2018-19), SEAL Team (2019), Deadwood (2019), Your Honor (2020-21) and The Flash (2021). He also played Datak Tarr in Defiance (2013-15).
Awards
2006: BAFTA Scotland Award for Best Actor in a Scottish Film (Red Road)
Barnaby Edwards (Dalek operator) Born Aug 20 1969 Click here for Barnaby Edwards' entry on Dalek
David Fynn (Marcellus)
Career highlights
Debuted in Spooks (2006), then The Inbetweeners (2009), Leap Year (2010), The Somnambulists (2011), Pete Versus Life (2011), Black Mirror (2011), Game of Thrones (2012), The Look of Love (2013), Mayday (2013), Big Bad World (2013), Sherlock (2014), Banana (2015), Undateable (2014-16, as Brett), Porn Again (2017), Vanity Fair (2018), Best Intentions (2019), The Mauritanian (2021) and The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe (2022). He also provided the voice of Biggie and Mr Dinkles in the children's series Trolls (2018-21).
Facts
Here he is on Twitter.
Career highlights
Debuted in Spooks (2006), then The Inbetweeners (2009), Leap Year (2010), The Somnambulists (2011), Pete Versus Life (2011), Black Mirror (2011), Game of Thrones (2012), The Look of Love (2013), Mayday (2013), Big Bad World (2013), Sherlock (2014), Banana (2015), Undateable (2014-16, as Brett), Porn Again (2017), Vanity Fair (2018), Best Intentions (2019), The Mauritanian (2021) and The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe (2022). He also provided the voice of Biggie and Mr Dinkles in the children's series Trolls (2018-21).
Facts
Here he is on Twitter.
Joe Jacobs (Guard) Born 1983
Career highlights
Joe's first high profile role was playing Jimmy Hamilton Doyle in 50 episodes of the soap Night and Day (2001-03). Other work includes Prime Suspect 5 (1996), Where the Heart Is (1998), Casualty (1998), Coronation Street (1998-99), Holby City (2005), The Bill (2006), Survivors (2008) and My Horrible Love (2015). He also had the regular role of PC William Jackson in Holby Blue (2007-08).
Facts
His father is actor Clarke Peters, best known to Doctor Who fans for voicing Night Eagle in the 2009 animated adventure Dreamland, as well as for his roles in The Wire and Treme. Joe's grandfather was veteran BBC broadcaster David Jacobs.
Career highlights
Joe's first high profile role was playing Jimmy Hamilton Doyle in 50 episodes of the soap Night and Day (2001-03). Other work includes Prime Suspect 5 (1996), Where the Heart Is (1998), Casualty (1998), Coronation Street (1998-99), Holby City (2005), The Bill (2006), Survivors (2008) and My Horrible Love (2015). He also had the regular role of PC William Jackson in Holby Blue (2007-08).
Facts
His father is actor Clarke Peters, best known to Doctor Who fans for voicing Night Eagle in the 2009 animated adventure Dreamland, as well as for his roles in The Wire and Treme. Joe's grandfather was veteran BBC broadcaster David Jacobs.
Halcro Johnston (Augustus Pond)
Career highlights
Other work includes The Bill (1997), EastEnders (2004) and The Phantom of the Opera (2004).
Facts
In 1995, Halcro was stabbed near the Elephant and Castle in London and needed open heart surgery to save his life. Here he is on Twitter.
Career highlights
Other work includes The Bill (1997), EastEnders (2004) and The Phantom of the Opera (2004).
Facts
In 1995, Halcro was stabbed near the Elephant and Castle in London and needed open heart surgery to save his life. Here he is on Twitter.
Paul Kasey (Judoon) Born Aug 5 1973 Click here for Paul Kasey's entry on Rose
Alex Kingston (River Song) Born Mar 11 1963 Click here for Alex Kingston's entry on Silence in the Library
Howard Lee (Dr Gachet)
Career highlights
Howard debuted in Shackleton (1983), followed by The New Statesman (1987), The Tango Lesson (1997), Loop (1997), Where the Heart Is (1999), Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India (2001), Close Your Eyes (2002), Red Mercury (2005), Doctors (2014/18), The Coven (2015) and The Windsors (2016). Between 2009-20 Howard played the recurring character of Howard Lee in soap Coronation Street, who was the chairman of an alcoholics' support group.
Facts
Howard plays the main pirate in this commercial for the Hebrew TV channel Yes MaxHD.
Ian McNeice (Winston Churchill) Born Oct 2 1950
Doctor Who credits
Played: Winston Churchill in The Beast Below (2010), Victory of the Daleks (2010), The Pandorica Opens (2010), The Wedding of River Song (2011)
Career highlights
Ian made his acting debut on screen with 1977's Warship, followed by roles in The Common Lot (1977), The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby (1982), Voice Over (1983), The Cleopatras (1983), Edge of Darkness (1985), CATS Eyes (1986), Personal Services (1987), Whoops Apocalypse (1988), Wipe Out (1988), 1871 (1990), Time Riders (1991), An Ungentlemanly Act (1992), Cluedo (1993), Stay Lucky (1993), Chef! (1994), Roughnecks (1994), Bugs (1995), Liverpool 1 (1998), A Christmas Carol (1999), Dune (2000), From Hell (2001), Relic Hunter (2002), Children of Dune (2003), Strange (2003), Spooks (2004), Oliver Twist (2005), The Black Dahlia (2006), Day of the Dead (2008), Valkyrie (2008), The Mystery of Edwin Drood (2012), We Are Tourists (2017), The Man Who Invented Christmas (2017), The House of Screaming Death (2017), Grizzly II: The Concert (2020), Foundation (2021) and Fairytale (2021). He also regularly played the Newsreader in Rome (2005-07) and Bert Large in 70 episodes of Doc Martin (2004-19).
Facts
Ian has three children with actress Kate Nicholls. In 2007, Ian admitted that his weight had become a problem - at that point he was over 25 stone (158kg) and was losing acting work as he was uninsurable. By 2009, he was 22 stone (139kg), and admitted in an interview that his weight problem stemmed from the tragic death of his older brother in a car accident when he was a child. His mother became overprotective and gave him everything he wanted, including food, and Ian also developed a stutter which hindered his early acting career. In 2015, Big Finish announced that Ian would be starring in his own spin-off set of audio adventures as Winston Churchill.
Career highlights
Howard debuted in Shackleton (1983), followed by The New Statesman (1987), The Tango Lesson (1997), Loop (1997), Where the Heart Is (1999), Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India (2001), Close Your Eyes (2002), Red Mercury (2005), Doctors (2014/18), The Coven (2015) and The Windsors (2016). Between 2009-20 Howard played the recurring character of Howard Lee in soap Coronation Street, who was the chairman of an alcoholics' support group.
Facts
Howard plays the main pirate in this commercial for the Hebrew TV channel Yes MaxHD.
Ian McNeice (Winston Churchill) Born Oct 2 1950
Doctor Who credits
Played: Winston Churchill in The Beast Below (2010), Victory of the Daleks (2010), The Pandorica Opens (2010), The Wedding of River Song (2011)
Career highlights
Ian made his acting debut on screen with 1977's Warship, followed by roles in The Common Lot (1977), The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby (1982), Voice Over (1983), The Cleopatras (1983), Edge of Darkness (1985), CATS Eyes (1986), Personal Services (1987), Whoops Apocalypse (1988), Wipe Out (1988), 1871 (1990), Time Riders (1991), An Ungentlemanly Act (1992), Cluedo (1993), Stay Lucky (1993), Chef! (1994), Roughnecks (1994), Bugs (1995), Liverpool 1 (1998), A Christmas Carol (1999), Dune (2000), From Hell (2001), Relic Hunter (2002), Children of Dune (2003), Strange (2003), Spooks (2004), Oliver Twist (2005), The Black Dahlia (2006), Day of the Dead (2008), Valkyrie (2008), The Mystery of Edwin Drood (2012), We Are Tourists (2017), The Man Who Invented Christmas (2017), The House of Screaming Death (2017), Grizzly II: The Concert (2020), Foundation (2021) and Fairytale (2021). He also regularly played the Newsreader in Rome (2005-07) and Bert Large in 70 episodes of Doc Martin (2004-19).
Facts
Ian has three children with actress Kate Nicholls. In 2007, Ian admitted that his weight had become a problem - at that point he was over 25 stone (158kg) and was losing acting work as he was uninsurable. By 2009, he was 22 stone (139kg), and admitted in an interview that his weight problem stemmed from the tragic death of his older brother in a car accident when he was a child. His mother became overprotective and gave him everything he wanted, including food, and Ian also developed a stutter which hindered his early acting career. In 2015, Big Finish announced that Ian would be starring in his own spin-off set of audio adventures as Winston Churchill.
Ruari Mears (Cyber Leader) Born 1975 Click here for Ruari Mears' entry on The Doctor's Daughter
Marcus O'Donovan (Claudio) Born May 24 1983
Career highlights
Marcus's first credit was for Totally Frank (2005), followed by Holby City (2006), Hollyoaks (2006), Bigga Than Ben (2008), Rock Rivals (2008), The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (2008) and Doctors (2008/11). Before he got into acting Marcus was a presenter on shows such as SM:TV Gold (1998) and S Club TV (2000).
Facts
Marcus's industry mentor was music guru Simon Fuller. He is also the founder of Nutshot peanut butter, which he established via Kickstarter in 2013.
Career highlights
Marcus's first credit was for Totally Frank (2005), followed by Holby City (2006), Hollyoaks (2006), Bigga Than Ben (2008), Rock Rivals (2008), The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (2008) and Doctors (2008/11). Before he got into acting Marcus was a presenter on shows such as SM:TV Gold (1998) and S Club TV (2000).
Facts
Marcus's industry mentor was music guru Simon Fuller. He is also the founder of Nutshot peanut butter, which he established via Kickstarter in 2013.
Sophie Okonedo (Liz Ten) Born Aug 11 1968
Doctor Who credits
Played: Alison Cheney (voice) in Scream of the Shalka (2003, animation)
Played: Liz Ten in The Beast Below (2010), The Pandorica Opens (2010)
Career highlights
Sophie debuted in Spatz (1991), then appeared in Young Soul Rebels (1991), The Governor (1995), Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls (1995), The Jackal (1997), This Year's Love (1999), Peaches (2000), Clocking Off (2002), Dirty Pretty Things (2002), Spooks (2003), Hotel Rwanda (2004), Aeon Flux (2005), Alex Rider: Stormbreaker (2006), Martian Child (2007), Oliver Twist (2007), Criminal Justice (2009), Mrs Mandela (2010), The Slap (2011/15), Sinbad (2012), After Earth (2013), War Book (2014), The Hollow Crown (2016), Wanderlust (2018), Hellboy (2019), Chimerica (2019), Flack (2019-20), Ratched (2020), His Dark Materials (2020), Britannia (2021) and The Wheel of Time (2021).
Bill Paterson (Bracewell) Born Jun 3 1945
Doctor Who credits
Played: Bracewell in Victory of the Daleks (2010), The Pandorica Opens (2010)
Career highlights
Bill made his credited debut with 1973's Passing Places, then 1976's The Flight of the Heron, followed by roles in Will Shakespeare (1978), The Odd Job (1978), Telford's Change (1979), The Lost Tribe (1980), The Cherry Orchard (1981), Smiley's People (1982), A Private Function (1984), The Killing Fields (1984), Auf Wiedersehen, Pet (1986), The Singing Detective (1986), The Return of the Musketeers (1989), The Rachel Papers (1989), Traffik (1989), The Witches (1990), Shrinks (1991), Chaplin (1992), Ghostbusters of East Finchley (1995), The Crow Road (1996), Spice World (1997), Wives and Daughters (1999), Crush (2001), Ed Stone is Dead (2002), Bright Young Things (2003), Shoebox Zoo (2004), Miss Potter (2006), How to Lose Friends and Alienate People (2008), Little Dorrit (2008), Dirk Gently (2012), 37 Days (2014), Outlander (2014-17), Dad's Army (2016), Churchill's Secret (2016), Unforgotten (2017), The Rebel (2016-17), Fleabag (2016-19), Good Omens (2019), Brassic (2020), Rebecca (2020) and House of the Dragon (2022). Regular roles include Dr Douglas Monaghan in Sea of Souls (2004-07) and George Castle in Law and Order UK (2009-10).
Clive Wood (Commander) Born May 8 1954
Career highlights
Clive debuted in Gangsters (1976), then Treasure Island (1977), Enemy at the Door (1980), The Innocent (1985), Buster (1988), Capstick's Law (1989), Treasure Island (1990), Soldier Soldier (1991), The Hummingbird Tree (1992), Death in Holy Orders (2003), Red Mercury (2005), Bonkers (2007), The Pillars of the Earth (2010), Salmon Fishing in the Yemen (2011), Endeavour (2013), Utopia (2014), Suffragette (2015), In the Dark (2017), Sense8 (2017-18) and Silent Witness (2020). Clive has also enjoyed regular roles as Vic Brown in A Kind of Loving (1982), Blair in Mr Palfrey of Westminster (1984-85), DCI Gordon Wray in The Bill (1990), Matt Kerr in Press Gang (1989-93) and Jack Morgan in London's Burning (1996-98).
Facts
Clive's wives include actresses Sharon Maiden and Clare Higgins (who appeared in Doctor Who as Ohila). Clive and Sharon's son is Daniel Maiden-Wood, session drummer and songwriter for Anna Calvi.
CREW
Steven Moffat (writer) Born Nov 18 1961 Click here for Steven Moffat's entry on The Empty Child
Toby Haynes (director)
Doctor Who credits
Directed: The Pandorica Opens/ The Big Bang (2010), A Christmas Carol (2010), The Impossible Astronaut/ Day of the Moon (2011)
Toby also directed the TARDIS scene shown on screens at the 2010 Doctor Who Prom.
Career highlights
Toby's directing debut came with the short Looking for Al Bowlly (2003), followed by Lost and Found (2003), Hollyoaks (2007), MI High (2007-08), Spooks: Code 9 (2008), Being Human (2009), Five Days (2010), Sherlock (2012), The Musketeers (2014), Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell (2015), Black Mirror (2017), Utopia (2020) and Andor (2022). He also executive produced Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell and Utopia.
Doctor Who credits
Played: Alison Cheney (voice) in Scream of the Shalka (2003, animation)
Played: Liz Ten in The Beast Below (2010), The Pandorica Opens (2010)
Career highlights
Sophie debuted in Spatz (1991), then appeared in Young Soul Rebels (1991), The Governor (1995), Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls (1995), The Jackal (1997), This Year's Love (1999), Peaches (2000), Clocking Off (2002), Dirty Pretty Things (2002), Spooks (2003), Hotel Rwanda (2004), Aeon Flux (2005), Alex Rider: Stormbreaker (2006), Martian Child (2007), Oliver Twist (2007), Criminal Justice (2009), Mrs Mandela (2010), The Slap (2011/15), Sinbad (2012), After Earth (2013), War Book (2014), The Hollow Crown (2016), Wanderlust (2018), Hellboy (2019), Chimerica (2019), Flack (2019-20), Ratched (2020), His Dark Materials (2020), Britannia (2021) and The Wheel of Time (2021).
Awards
2010: Officer of the order of the British Empire (OBE) for services to drama
2014: Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play (A Raisin in the Sun)
2017: Royal Television Society Award for Actor - Female (Undercover)
2018: Evening Standard Theatre Award for Best Actress (Antony and Cleopatra)
2018: Critics' Circle Theatre Award for Best Shakespearean Performance (Antony and Cleopatra)
2019: Commander of the order of the British Empire (CBE) for services to drama
Bill Paterson (Bracewell) Born Jun 3 1945
Doctor Who credits
Played: Bracewell in Victory of the Daleks (2010), The Pandorica Opens (2010)
Career highlights
Bill made his credited debut with 1973's Passing Places, then 1976's The Flight of the Heron, followed by roles in Will Shakespeare (1978), The Odd Job (1978), Telford's Change (1979), The Lost Tribe (1980), The Cherry Orchard (1981), Smiley's People (1982), A Private Function (1984), The Killing Fields (1984), Auf Wiedersehen, Pet (1986), The Singing Detective (1986), The Return of the Musketeers (1989), The Rachel Papers (1989), Traffik (1989), The Witches (1990), Shrinks (1991), Chaplin (1992), Ghostbusters of East Finchley (1995), The Crow Road (1996), Spice World (1997), Wives and Daughters (1999), Crush (2001), Ed Stone is Dead (2002), Bright Young Things (2003), Shoebox Zoo (2004), Miss Potter (2006), How to Lose Friends and Alienate People (2008), Little Dorrit (2008), Dirk Gently (2012), 37 Days (2014), Outlander (2014-17), Dad's Army (2016), Churchill's Secret (2016), Unforgotten (2017), The Rebel (2016-17), Fleabag (2016-19), Good Omens (2019), Brassic (2020), Rebecca (2020) and House of the Dragon (2022). Regular roles include Dr Douglas Monaghan in Sea of Souls (2004-07) and George Castle in Law and Order UK (2009-10).
Awards
1997: BAFTA Scotland Award for Best Actor - Television (The Crow Road)
2015: BAFTA Outstanding Contribution to Film and Television Award
Facts
Bill is married to costume designer Hildegard Bechtler.
Facts
Bill is married to costume designer Hildegard Bechtler.
Christopher Ryan (Commander Stark) Born Jan 25 1950
Doctor Who credits
Played: Kiv in The Trial of a Time Lord (1986)
Played: General Staal in The Sontaran Stratagem/ The Poison Sky (2008)
Played: Commander Stark in The Pandorica Opens (2010)
Career highlights
5ft Christopher debuted in Target (1978), then appeared in Angels (1979), Fox (1980), The Olympian Way (1981), Inside Out (1985), Happy Families (1985), Santa Claus: The Movie (1985), The New Statesman (1992), Dirty Weekend (1993), Mr Bean (1994), Health and Efficiency (1995), Melissa (1997), My Family (2001/03), Saxondale (2007), The Life and Times of Vivienne Vyle (2007), City Slacker (2012), It's Kevin (2013) and Tracey Breaks the News (2018). He will be best recognised as Mike TheCoolPerson in sitcom The Young Ones (1982-84), as well as Tony Driscoll in Only Fools and Horses (1989) and Green Green Grass (2005-06/09), Dave Hedgehog in Bottom (1991-95) and Marshall in Absolutely Fabulous (1992-2012 and the 2016 film). Christopher reprised the role of Kiv for the 2019 spin-off production Sil and the Devil Seeds of Arodor.
Facts
Christopher appears, along with the rest of The Young Ones, in the video for Cliff Richard's 1986 Comic Relief single Living Doll.
Doctor Who credits
Played: Kiv in The Trial of a Time Lord (1986)
Played: General Staal in The Sontaran Stratagem/ The Poison Sky (2008)
Played: Commander Stark in The Pandorica Opens (2010)
Career highlights
5ft Christopher debuted in Target (1978), then appeared in Angels (1979), Fox (1980), The Olympian Way (1981), Inside Out (1985), Happy Families (1985), Santa Claus: The Movie (1985), The New Statesman (1992), Dirty Weekend (1993), Mr Bean (1994), Health and Efficiency (1995), Melissa (1997), My Family (2001/03), Saxondale (2007), The Life and Times of Vivienne Vyle (2007), City Slacker (2012), It's Kevin (2013) and Tracey Breaks the News (2018). He will be best recognised as Mike TheCoolPerson in sitcom The Young Ones (1982-84), as well as Tony Driscoll in Only Fools and Horses (1989) and Green Green Grass (2005-06/09), Dave Hedgehog in Bottom (1991-95) and Marshall in Absolutely Fabulous (1992-2012 and the 2016 film). Christopher reprised the role of Kiv for the 2019 spin-off production Sil and the Devil Seeds of Arodor.
Facts
Christopher appears, along with the rest of The Young Ones, in the video for Cliff Richard's 1986 Comic Relief single Living Doll.
Susan Vidler (Aunt Sharon) Born 1972
Career highlights
Debuted in Naked (1993), followed by roles in Cracker (1993), Trainspotting (1996), The Woman in White (1997), The Jump (1998), The Wedding Tackle (2000), England Expects (2004), Rebus (2007), Hustle (2009), Notes from the Underground (2012), Suspects (2014), Shetland (2014), Gentlemen and Gangsters (2014-15), The Coroner (2016) and Line of Duty (2019).
Facts
Susan is married to actor Alastair Mackenzie.
Career highlights
Debuted in Naked (1993), followed by roles in Cracker (1993), Trainspotting (1996), The Woman in White (1997), The Jump (1998), The Wedding Tackle (2000), England Expects (2004), Rebus (2007), Hustle (2009), Notes from the Underground (2012), Suspects (2014), Shetland (2014), Gentlemen and Gangsters (2014-15), The Coroner (2016) and Line of Duty (2019).
Facts
Susan is married to actor Alastair Mackenzie.
Karen Westwood (Tabetha Pond) Born Nov 26 1964
Career highlights
Debuted in Rowing with the Wind (1988), then Taggart (1989), The Good Guys (1992), Families (1992), The Sculptress (1996), Annie's Bar (1996), Grafters (1998), Spooks (2002), Murphy's Law (2004), Monarch of the Glen (2004), Doctors (2006), Casualty 1907 (2008), The ABC Murders (2018), The Feed (2019) and Magpie Murders (2022). She also regularly played Carolyn Fraser in Two Thousand Acres of Sky (2001-03).
Career highlights
Debuted in Rowing with the Wind (1988), then Taggart (1989), The Good Guys (1992), Families (1992), The Sculptress (1996), Annie's Bar (1996), Grafters (1998), Spooks (2002), Murphy's Law (2004), Monarch of the Glen (2004), Doctors (2006), Casualty 1907 (2008), The ABC Murders (2018), The Feed (2019) and Magpie Murders (2022). She also regularly played Carolyn Fraser in Two Thousand Acres of Sky (2001-03).
Clive Wood (Commander) Born May 8 1954
Career highlights
Clive debuted in Gangsters (1976), then Treasure Island (1977), Enemy at the Door (1980), The Innocent (1985), Buster (1988), Capstick's Law (1989), Treasure Island (1990), Soldier Soldier (1991), The Hummingbird Tree (1992), Death in Holy Orders (2003), Red Mercury (2005), Bonkers (2007), The Pillars of the Earth (2010), Salmon Fishing in the Yemen (2011), Endeavour (2013), Utopia (2014), Suffragette (2015), In the Dark (2017), Sense8 (2017-18) and Silent Witness (2020). Clive has also enjoyed regular roles as Vic Brown in A Kind of Loving (1982), Blair in Mr Palfrey of Westminster (1984-85), DCI Gordon Wray in The Bill (1990), Matt Kerr in Press Gang (1989-93) and Jack Morgan in London's Burning (1996-98).
Facts
Clive's wives include actresses Sharon Maiden and Clare Higgins (who appeared in Doctor Who as Ohila). Clive and Sharon's son is Daniel Maiden-Wood, session drummer and songwriter for Anna Calvi.
CREW
Steven Moffat (writer) Born Nov 18 1961 Click here for Steven Moffat's entry on The Empty Child
Toby Haynes (director)
Doctor Who credits
Directed: The Pandorica Opens/ The Big Bang (2010), A Christmas Carol (2010), The Impossible Astronaut/ Day of the Moon (2011)
Toby also directed the TARDIS scene shown on screens at the 2010 Doctor Who Prom.
Career highlights
Toby's directing debut came with the short Looking for Al Bowlly (2003), followed by Lost and Found (2003), Hollyoaks (2007), MI High (2007-08), Spooks: Code 9 (2008), Being Human (2009), Five Days (2010), Sherlock (2012), The Musketeers (2014), Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell (2015), Black Mirror (2017), Utopia (2020) and Andor (2022). He also executive produced Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell and Utopia.
Awards
2011: Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation - Short Form (Doctor Who) - shared with Steven Moffat
Facts
Toby is the first director ever to helm three consecutive Doctor Who stories (The Pandorica Opens/ The Big Bang; A Christmas Carol; The Impossible Astronaut/ Day of the Moon - equalling five consecutive episodes, plus the Proms TARDIS scene in the middle!).
Peter Bennett (producer) Click here for Peter Bennett's entry on The Beast Below
Lindsey Alford (script editor) Click here for Lindsey Alford's entry on Daleks in Manhattan
Facts
Toby is the first director ever to helm three consecutive Doctor Who stories (The Pandorica Opens/ The Big Bang; A Christmas Carol; The Impossible Astronaut/ Day of the Moon - equalling five consecutive episodes, plus the Proms TARDIS scene in the middle!).
Peter Bennett (producer) Click here for Peter Bennett's entry on The Beast Below
Lindsey Alford (script editor) Click here for Lindsey Alford's entry on Daleks in Manhattan
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