Friday, January 08, 2016

Journey to the Centre of the TARDIS

A Time Zombie, yesterday
One episode (Journey to the Centre of the TARDIS)
First broadcast Apr 27 2013
Average audience for story: 6.50m + 1.89m iPlayer = 8.39m

REGULAR CAST

Matt Smith (The Doctor) Born Oct 28 1982 Click here for Matt Smith's entry on The End of Time

Jenna Coleman (Clara Oswald) Born Apr 27 1986 Click here for Jenna Coleman's entry on Asylum of the Daleks

GUEST CAST

Jahvel Hall (Tricky van Baalen) Born 1990
Career highlights
Other work includes The Bill (2008), Casualty (2012) and Fast Girls (2012). In 2022, he wrote an episode of soap EastEnders.
Facts
Here's Jahvel on Twitter.

Paul Kasey (Time Zombie) Born Aug 5 1973 Click here for Paul Kasey's entry on Rose

Sarah Louise Madison (Time Zombie) Born c.1994
Doctor Who credits
Played: Weeping Angel in The Time of Angels/ Flesh and Stone (2010, uncredited), Good As Gold (2012, uncredited), The Angels Take Manhattan (2013, uncredited), The Time of the Doctor (2013, uncredited). Sarah also played the Weeping Angel seen in the 2010 3D Doctor Who cinema trailer
Played: Time Zombie in Journey to the Centre of the TARDIS (2013)
Career highlights
Sarah's other work includes Night of the Living Dead: Resurrection (2012), The Amityville Asylum (2013), Theatre of Fear (2014), Cops and Monsters (2014) and Twisted Showcase (2014/17).
Facts
Sarah can also be seen in the music video for Siri Valberg Saugstad's Moments of Love (2012).


Mark Oliver (Bram van Baalen) Born 1979
Career highlights
Debuted in The Token King (1993), followed by Outlaws (2004), No Angels (2006), Elvis Pelvis (2007), Moses Jones (2009), Casualty (2011), PhoneShop (2013), Still Life (2013) and Swipe Right (2021). He also acted in, as well as wrote, directed and produced, the short film The Deal (2015).
Facts
Here's Mark on Twitter.

Ashley Walters (Gregor van Baalen) Born Jun 30 1982
Career highlights
Ashley made his uncredited debut at the age of 10 in The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles (1992), then secured the role of Andy Phillips in 10 episodes of Grange Hill (1997). After this he found work in The Murder of Stephen Lawrence (1999), Urban Gothic (2000), Born Romantic (2000), Dark Realm (2001), Top Buzzer (2004), House of 9 (2005), Get Rich or Die Tryin' (2005), Alex Rider: Operation Stormbreaker (2006), Hustle (2007), Sugarhouse (2007), Speed Racer (2008), Five Days (2010), Bedlam (2011), Outcasts (2011), Anuvahood (2011), Inside Men (2012), Sinbad (2012), Family Tree (2013), Truckers (2013), Transporter: The Series (2014), Cuffs (2015), The Aliens (2016), Safe House (2017) and I Am (2021). He also played Dushane in Top Boy (2011-22) and Ronnie Pike in Bulletproof (2018-21, also creator) - for both of these series Ashley was also an executive producer.
Awards
2004: British Independent Film Award for Most Promising Newcomer (Bullet Boy)
Facts
Ashley is also a musician, notably being a member - as Asher D - of the rap collective So Solid Crew when it enjoyed chart-topping success with the single 21 Seconds in 2001, as well as Top 10 singles They Don't Know and Haters. Since 2002, Ashley has released a number of singles, albums and mixtapes as Asher D, collaborating with the likes of Mutya Buena, Chipmunk and Alesha Dixon. In 2001, following an argument with a traffic warden, Ashley was found to be carrying a loaded air pistol modified to fire live ammunition and was eventually jailed for 18 months in a young offenders' institution. In 2014, Ashley was fined £600 after admitting assaulting a security guard the previous year, and was also fined £1,250 for possession of cannabis. In 2015, he denied racially abusing staff at a hotel in Islington. Here's Ashley on Twitter.

CREW

Steve Thompson (writer) Born 1967
Doctor Who credits
Wrote: The Curse of the Black Spot (2011), Journey to the Centre of the TARDIS (2013), Time Heist (2014)
Career highlights
Steve's screen writing career began with a stint on Doctors in 2005, followed by work for The Whistleblowers (2007), Mutual Friends (2008), Silk (2011), Upstairs, Downstairs (2012), Sinbad (2012), Sherlock (2010-14), Jericho (2016, which he also created), Deep State (2018-19), Leonardo (2021) and Vienna Blood (2019-21, which he also created). He also executive produced Jericho, Leonardo and Vienna Blood.
Facts
Before becoming a writer, Steve worked as a maths teacher in London. He is married to media and information lawyer Lorna Skinner QC.

Mat King (director) Born Feb 3 1975
Career highlights
Australian born Mat made his directorial debut with the 1997 short Devil in the Detail, followed by work on The Fairies (2005), Angela's Decision (2006), Star Runners (2009), Spirit Warriors (2010), MI High (2009-11), DCI Banks (2012), Law and Order UK (2011-14), Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries (2015), House Husbands (2015), The Wrong Girl (2016-17), My Life is Murder (2019), How to Stay Married (2020-21) and Wentworth Prison (2017-21).

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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