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| The Shakri (Steven Berkoff) grins a thoroughly evil grin |
First broadcast Sep 22 2012
Average audience for story: 8.42m + 1.35m iPlayer = 9.77m
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
Daniel Beck (Orderly) Born 1984
Career highlights
Career highlights
Daniel can also be seen in Communion (2013), Jamaica Inn (2014), Essex Boys: Law of Survival (2015) and The Heiress (2021).
Facts
David Beck (Orderly) Born 1984
Career highlights
Career highlights
David debuted in the 2012 short Bruised, and can also be seen in Communion (2013), Jamaica Inn (2014) and The Heiress (2021).
Facts
His twin brother Daniel played the other orderly in this story. Here's David on Twitter.
Steven Berkoff (Shakri) Born Aug 3 1937
Career highlights
Steven made his screen debut uncredited in Hell, Heaven or Hoboken (1958), after which he found roles in The Third Man (1959), Corrigan Blake (1963), The Avengers (1965), Prehistoric Women (1967), The Champions (1968), UFO (1970-71, as Captain Steve Minto), Nicholas and Alexandra (1971), A Clockwork Orange (1971), Barry Lyndon (1975), McVicar (1980), Outland (1981), Octopussy (1983), Beverly Hills Cop (1984), Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985), Absolute Beginners (1986), War and Remembrance (1988-89), The Krays (1990), Space Precinct (1994), Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1997), Rancid Aluminium (2000), Jonathan Creek (2001), 9 Dead Gay Guys (2002), Children of Dune (2003), Forest of the Gods (2005), Say It in Russian (2007), At World's End (2009), Dead Cert (2010), The Road to Coronation Street (2010), The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011), Strippers vs Werewolves (2012), The Borgias (2011-12), Witches of East End (2014), The Frankenstein Chronicles (2015), London Heist (2017), Point of No Return (2018), Red Rage (2019), Righteous Villains (2020), Vikings (2019-20) and Exorcist Vengeance (2022). He has also written several productions, including the 1984 TV movie West, the 1987 series Metamorphosis, and the documentary Shakespeare's Villains (2002).
Facts
Steven appeared in the 2012 music video for Above and Beyond's On My Way to Heaven, and also provided vocals for the Top 20 1997 N-Trance hit The Mind of the Machine. The lyric "I'm scared of Steven Berkoff" can be heard in the Brian May song I'm Scared (1993). In 2002, Steven was deported from the USA for staying one day longer than his visa allowed back in 1997. Steven is also a seasoned playwright and theatre director, with a unique style - for example, in 1988 he directed an interpretation of Oscar Wilde's Salome performed in slow motion. In 1996, he won a libel case against outspoken journalist Julie Burchill, who claimed he was "hideously ugly".
Career highlights
Steven made his screen debut uncredited in Hell, Heaven or Hoboken (1958), after which he found roles in The Third Man (1959), Corrigan Blake (1963), The Avengers (1965), Prehistoric Women (1967), The Champions (1968), UFO (1970-71, as Captain Steve Minto), Nicholas and Alexandra (1971), A Clockwork Orange (1971), Barry Lyndon (1975), McVicar (1980), Outland (1981), Octopussy (1983), Beverly Hills Cop (1984), Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985), Absolute Beginners (1986), War and Remembrance (1988-89), The Krays (1990), Space Precinct (1994), Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1997), Rancid Aluminium (2000), Jonathan Creek (2001), 9 Dead Gay Guys (2002), Children of Dune (2003), Forest of the Gods (2005), Say It in Russian (2007), At World's End (2009), Dead Cert (2010), The Road to Coronation Street (2010), The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011), Strippers vs Werewolves (2012), The Borgias (2011-12), Witches of East End (2014), The Frankenstein Chronicles (2015), London Heist (2017), Point of No Return (2018), Red Rage (2019), Righteous Villains (2020), Vikings (2019-20) and Exorcist Vengeance (2022). He has also written several productions, including the 1984 TV movie West, the 1987 series Metamorphosis, and the documentary Shakespeare's Villains (2002).
Facts
Steven appeared in the 2012 music video for Above and Beyond's On My Way to Heaven, and also provided vocals for the Top 20 1997 N-Trance hit The Mind of the Machine. The lyric "I'm scared of Steven Berkoff" can be heard in the Brian May song I'm Scared (1993). In 2002, Steven was deported from the USA for staying one day longer than his visa allowed back in 1997. Steven is also a seasoned playwright and theatre director, with a unique style - for example, in 1988 he directed an interpretation of Oscar Wilde's Salome performed in slow motion. In 1996, he won a libel case against outspoken journalist Julie Burchill, who claimed he was "hideously ugly".
Peter Cartwright (Arnold Underwood) Aug 30 1935 to Nov 18 2013 (cancer)
Career highlights
South African born Peter made his screen debut in The Plane Makers (1964), then Hine (1971), Warship (1974), Edward the King (1975), The Velvet Glove (1977), Van der Valk (1977), The Famous Five (1978), Danger UXB (1979), Shoestring (1979), Buccaneer (1980), Gandhi (1982), First Among Equals (1986), Mandela (1987), Yes, Prime Minister (1987-88), Rumpole of the Bailey (1979/88), Woof! (1995), Bernard's Watch (1998), Shackleton (2002), Wimbledon (2004), Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007) and Place of Execution (2008). Peter also had a long-running recurring role as George Postlethwaite, the Bishop of Skipdale, in soap Emmerdale (2000-10).
Facts
He was best known in his home country of South Africa for playing Charles Glass, the founder of South African Breweries and brewmaster of Castle Lager, in a series of TV commercials.
Career highlights
South African born Peter made his screen debut in The Plane Makers (1964), then Hine (1971), Warship (1974), Edward the King (1975), The Velvet Glove (1977), Van der Valk (1977), The Famous Five (1978), Danger UXB (1979), Shoestring (1979), Buccaneer (1980), Gandhi (1982), First Among Equals (1986), Mandela (1987), Yes, Prime Minister (1987-88), Rumpole of the Bailey (1979/88), Woof! (1995), Bernard's Watch (1998), Shackleton (2002), Wimbledon (2004), Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007) and Place of Execution (2008). Peter also had a long-running recurring role as George Postlethwaite, the Bishop of Skipdale, in soap Emmerdale (2000-10).
Facts
He was best known in his home country of South Africa for playing Charles Glass, the founder of South African Breweries and brewmaster of Castle Lager, in a series of TV commercials.
David Hartley (UNIT researcher)
Career highlights
David's other work includes The Amazing Mrs Pritchard (2006), Talk to Me (2007), Holby City (2013), Men in Black: International (2019) and Doctors (2007/11/13/20).
Career highlights
David's other work includes The Amazing Mrs Pritchard (2006), Talk to Me (2007), Holby City (2013), Men in Black: International (2019) and Doctors (2007/11/13/20).
Alice O'Connell (Laura) Born 1982
Career highlights
Debuted in The Bill (2003), then Powers (2004), The Rotters' Club (2005), Separate Lies (2005), The Verdict (2007), City of Vice (2008), Outnumbered (2011), Jonathan Creek (2014), Ballot Monkeys (2015), Holby City (2016), Your Mother Should Know (2018) and Bellmouth (2018).
Facts
Alice has a passion for wool and knitting after filling her time waiting to film scenes on set by taking up knitting. In 2013, she launched the Amsterdam-based Wool & Water, a knitwear label comprising garments individually created by Alice on a 1979 knitting machine! Here she is on Twitter.
Career highlights
Debuted in The Bill (2003), then Powers (2004), The Rotters' Club (2005), Separate Lies (2005), The Verdict (2007), City of Vice (2008), Outnumbered (2011), Jonathan Creek (2014), Ballot Monkeys (2015), Holby City (2016), Your Mother Should Know (2018) and Bellmouth (2018).
Facts
Alice has a passion for wool and knitting after filling her time waiting to film scenes on set by taking up knitting. In 2013, she launched the Amsterdam-based Wool & Water, a knitwear label comprising garments individually created by Alice on a 1979 knitting machine! Here she is on Twitter.
Selva Rasalingam (Ranjit) Born 1968
Doctor Who credits
Played: Psychiatrist in Torchwood: Fragments (2008)
Played: Ranjit in The Power of Three (2012)
Career highlights
Selva made his debut credited as Sylvestre Tobias in the TV movie The Golden Years in 1992, followed by Carry On Columbus (1992), Son of the Pink Panther (1993), Joseph in Egypt (1995), Bad Girls (2001), Dream Team (2003), Spooks (2007), Waking the Dead (2008), The Londoners (2008-09), Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (2010), I Am Slave (2010), The Borgias (2012), Skyfall (2012), Luther (2013), Legends (2015), Risen (2016), The Mummy (2017), Strike Back (2017), Versailles (2018), EastEnders (2018), The Good Karma Hospital (2022) and Ten Percent (2022). He also played Jesus Christ in the Biblical Gospel of... series (2014-16).
Doctor Who credits
Played: Psychiatrist in Torchwood: Fragments (2008)
Played: Ranjit in The Power of Three (2012)
Career highlights
Selva made his debut credited as Sylvestre Tobias in the TV movie The Golden Years in 1992, followed by Carry On Columbus (1992), Son of the Pink Panther (1993), Joseph in Egypt (1995), Bad Girls (2001), Dream Team (2003), Spooks (2007), Waking the Dead (2008), The Londoners (2008-09), Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (2010), I Am Slave (2010), The Borgias (2012), Skyfall (2012), Luther (2013), Legends (2015), Risen (2016), The Mummy (2017), Strike Back (2017), Versailles (2018), EastEnders (2018), The Good Karma Hospital (2022) and Ten Percent (2022). He also played Jesus Christ in the Biblical Gospel of... series (2014-16).
Jemma Redgrave (Kate Stewart) Born Jan 14 1965
Doctor Who credits
Played: Kate Stewart in The Power of Three (2012), The Day of the Doctor (2013), Death in Heaven (2014), The Magician's Apprentice (2015), The Zygon Invasion/ The Zygon Inversion (2015), Flux (2021), The Power of the Doctor (2022), The Giggle (2023), 73 Yards (2024), The Legend of Ruby Sunday/ Empire of Death (2024)
Career highlights
Jemma (real name Jemima) made her debut in a 1988 episode of Tales of the Unexpected, followed by roles in Dream Demon (1988), All Good Things (1991), Howards End (1992), The Buddha of Suburbia (1993), Mosley (1998), Cry Wolf (2000), Fish (2000), My Family (2002), The Grid (2004), Lassie (2005), Mansfield Park (2007), Unforgiven (2009), Frankie (2013), Dracula (2013-14), The Afghan (2015), Love and Friendship (2016), Midsomer Murders (2018), Demon (2021) and Wolfe (2021). She had her greatest screen success playing Dr Eleanor Bramwell in the ITV series Bramwell (1995-2000), and also regularly played Eve Granger in Cold Blood (2007-08), Bernie Wolfe in Holby City (2016-21) and Amelia in Grantchester (2019-22).
Facts
Jemma appeared in a TV commercial for Rover cars in 1989. She is from the famous Redgrave dynasty of actors - her grandparents were Sir Michael Redgrave and Rachel Kempson, her father was Corin Redgrave, her aunts Lynn and Vanessa Redgrave, and her cousins Joely Richardson and Natasha Richardson (which makes actor Liam Neeson her brother-in-law). Jemma's brother is film and TV cameraman Luke Redgrave.
Doctor Who credits
Played: Kate Stewart in The Power of Three (2012), The Day of the Doctor (2013), Death in Heaven (2014), The Magician's Apprentice (2015), The Zygon Invasion/ The Zygon Inversion (2015), Flux (2021), The Power of the Doctor (2022), The Giggle (2023), 73 Yards (2024), The Legend of Ruby Sunday/ Empire of Death (2024)
Career highlights
Jemma (real name Jemima) made her debut in a 1988 episode of Tales of the Unexpected, followed by roles in Dream Demon (1988), All Good Things (1991), Howards End (1992), The Buddha of Suburbia (1993), Mosley (1998), Cry Wolf (2000), Fish (2000), My Family (2002), The Grid (2004), Lassie (2005), Mansfield Park (2007), Unforgiven (2009), Frankie (2013), Dracula (2013-14), The Afghan (2015), Love and Friendship (2016), Midsomer Murders (2018), Demon (2021) and Wolfe (2021). She had her greatest screen success playing Dr Eleanor Bramwell in the ITV series Bramwell (1995-2000), and also regularly played Eve Granger in Cold Blood (2007-08), Bernie Wolfe in Holby City (2016-21) and Amelia in Grantchester (2019-22).
Facts
Jemma appeared in a TV commercial for Rover cars in 1989. She is from the famous Redgrave dynasty of actors - her grandparents were Sir Michael Redgrave and Rachel Kempson, her father was Corin Redgrave, her aunts Lynn and Vanessa Redgrave, and her cousins Joely Richardson and Natasha Richardson (which makes actor Liam Neeson her brother-in-law). Jemma's brother is film and TV cameraman Luke Redgrave.
Doctor Who credits
Played: Brian Williams in Dinosaurs on a Spaceship, The Power of Three (both 2012)
Career highlights
Mark's debut came in 1982's Privileged, followed by High Season (1987), Tumbledown (1988), Red Dwarf (1988), Alexei Sayle's Stuff (1988-89), Great Expectations (1991), Merlin of the Crystal Cave (1991), Kinsey (1992), The Smell of Reeves and Mortimer (1993-95), 101 Dalmatians (1996), The Borrowers (1997), Shakespeare in Love (1998), Gormenghast (2000), The Strangerers (2000), Happiness (2001), The Final Curtain (2002), Grass (2003), Carrie and Barry (2004-05), Stardust (2007), Sense and Sensibility (2008), Merlin (2010), The Indian Doctor (2010), Being Human (2012), Blandings (2013), Still Open All Hours (2013-15), Golden Years (2016), Hospital People (2017), Sister Boniface Mysteries (2022) and Surprised by Oxford (2023). He will be best remembered for playing various roles in the sketch show The Fast Show (1994-2000, which he also wrote material for), Albert Weasley in the Harry Potter film franchise (2002-11), or the title character in Father Brown (2013-22). Mark has also presented his own programmes, including Mark Williams On the Rails (2004), Industrial Revelations (2002-05) and game show The Link (2014-15).
CREW
Chris Chibnall (writer) Born Mar 21 1970 Click here for Chris Chibnall's entry on 42
Douglas Mackinnon (director)
Doctor Who credits
Directed: The Sontaran Stratagem/ The Poison Sky (2008), The Power of Three (2012), Cold War (2013), Listen (2014), Time Heist (2014), Flatline (2014), The Husbands of River Song (2015)
Career highlights
Douglas started out as a director on London's Burning in the early 1990s, then worked on The Bill (1994-95), Thief Takers (1996), The Grand (1997), Gentlemen's Relish (2001), Nice Guy Eddie (2001-02), Murder in Suburbia (2004), The Last Detective (2003/07), Jekyll (2007), Robin Hood (2009), Silent Witness (2004/13), Line of Duty (2012/14), Outlander (2015), Sherlock (2016), Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency (2017), Knightfall (2017-18) and Good Omens (2019-22). He also wrote and directed the short Sealladh (1992) and Calum Dongle (2011).
Doctor Who credits
Directed: The Sontaran Stratagem/ The Poison Sky (2008), The Power of Three (2012), Cold War (2013), Listen (2014), Time Heist (2014), Flatline (2014), The Husbands of River Song (2015)
Career highlights
Douglas started out as a director on London's Burning in the early 1990s, then worked on The Bill (1994-95), Thief Takers (1996), The Grand (1997), Gentlemen's Relish (2001), Nice Guy Eddie (2001-02), Murder in Suburbia (2004), The Last Detective (2003/07), Jekyll (2007), Robin Hood (2009), Silent Witness (2004/13), Line of Duty (2012/14), Outlander (2015), Sherlock (2016), Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency (2017), Knightfall (2017-18) and Good Omens (2019-22). He also wrote and directed the short Sealladh (1992) and Calum Dongle (2011).
Awards
2016: BAFTA Scotland Award for Best Directing in Film or Television (Sherlock)
2020: Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation - Long Form (Good Omens) - shared with Neil Gaiman
Facts
Here he is on Twitter.
Facts
Here he is on Twitter.
Marcus Wilson (producer) Born Jul 4 1973 Click here for Marcus Wilson's entry on The Impossible Astronaut
John Phillips (Assistant script editor)
Doctor Who credits
Assistant script editor: Asylum of the Daleks, The Power of Three, The Angels Take Manhattan, The Snowmen, The Bells of Saint John, The Rings of Akhaten, Cold War, Hide, Journey to the Centre of the TARDIS, The Crimson Horror, Nightmare in Silver (2012-13)
Script editor: The Name of the Doctor (2013)
Career highlights
John has also acted as production associate on Lip Service (2012) and MI High (2013), and script editor on Midsomer Murders (2013-14), Our Zoo (2014) and The Job Lot (2014). As a producer, he has worked on Lucky Man (2017), Endeavour (2018), Origin (2018) and Three Pines (2022).
Facts
In 2011 John gave some advice on script editing to The Ideas Tap.
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