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| The Doctor (Peter Capaldi), Danny (Samuel Anderson) and Clara (Jenna Coleman) lead the escape |
First broadcast Oct 25 2014
Average audience for story: 6.92m + 1.11m iPlayer = 8.03m
REGULAR CAST
Peter Capaldi (The Doctor) Born Apr 14 1958 Click here for Peter Capaldi's entry on The Fires of Pompeii
Jenna Coleman (Clara Oswald) Born Apr 27 1986 Click here for Jenna Coleman's entry on Asylum of the Daleks
GUEST CAST
Nana Amoo-Gottfried (Accra reporter) Born 1990
Career highlights
Other work includes Cucumber (2015), Narcopolis (2015) and The Self-Tapers (2018).
Career highlights
Other work includes Cucumber (2015), Narcopolis (2015) and The Self-Tapers (2018).
Michelle Asante (Neighbour) Born 1990
Career highlights
Michelle debuted in Holby Blue (2007), followed by Midnight Man (2008), The Bill (2009), London Boulevard (2010), Verbo (2011), Stan Lee's Lucky Man (2016), Father Brown (2016), Our Girl (2016), Top Boy (2022) and The Essex Serpent (2022). Michelle regularly played Kitty Wilson in Monroe (2011-12).
Facts
Here's Michelle on Twitter.
Career highlights
Michelle debuted in Holby Blue (2007), followed by Midnight Man (2008), The Bill (2009), London Boulevard (2010), Verbo (2011), Stan Lee's Lucky Man (2016), Father Brown (2016), Our Girl (2016), Top Boy (2022) and The Essex Serpent (2022). Michelle regularly played Kitty Wilson in Monroe (2011-12).
Facts
Here's Michelle on Twitter.
Eloise Barnes (Annabel) Born 1994
Career highlights
Eloise debuted in EastEnders (2009), then Ways to Live Forever (2010), A Thousand Kisses Deep (2011) and Silent Witness (2012).
Career highlights
Eloise debuted in EastEnders (2009), then Ways to Live Forever (2010), A Thousand Kisses Deep (2011) and Silent Witness (2012).
Harley Bird (Ruby) Born Dec 13 2001
Career highlights
Harley also appeared in the 2011 short Blueberry (2013) and How I Live Now (2013), but will be best known as the voice of children's character Peppa Pig (2007-20).
Awards
2011: BAFTA Children's Award for Best Performer (Peppa Pig)
Facts
Harley is the youngest person ever to win a BAFTA.
Career highlights
Harley also appeared in the 2011 short Blueberry (2013) and How I Live Now (2013), but will be best known as the voice of children's character Peppa Pig (2007-20).
Awards
2011: BAFTA Children's Award for Best Performer (Peppa Pig)
Facts
Harley is the youngest person ever to win a BAFTA.
Harry Dickman (George) 1930 to Aug 4 2020
Career highlights
Debuted in No Hiding Place (1965), then took work in Z Cars (1965), Who Do You Do (1976, as an impressionist), The Smurfs and the Magic Flute (1976), Funny Man (1981), In Suspicious Circumstances (1992), All About George (2005), Doctors (2008), Atlantis (2013), Orthodox (2015) and Sick of It (2018).
Facts
Harry recreated both Albert Steptoe from Steptoe and Son and Compo from Last of the Summer Wine in stage versions of the classic sitcoms.
Abigail Eames (Maebh) Born Oct 5 2003
Career highlights
Abigail made her debut in Lawless (2013), then found roles in The Tunnel (2013), The Crimson Field (2014), The Interceptor (2015), Mr Selfridge (2016), Alleycats (2016) and Shivaay (2016).
Facts
Abigail's sister is Daniella Eames, who appeared in The Bells of Saint John. Here's Abigail on Twitter.
Career highlights
Debuted in No Hiding Place (1965), then took work in Z Cars (1965), Who Do You Do (1976, as an impressionist), The Smurfs and the Magic Flute (1976), Funny Man (1981), In Suspicious Circumstances (1992), All About George (2005), Doctors (2008), Atlantis (2013), Orthodox (2015) and Sick of It (2018).
Facts
Harry recreated both Albert Steptoe from Steptoe and Son and Compo from Last of the Summer Wine in stage versions of the classic sitcoms.
Abigail Eames (Maebh) Born Oct 5 2003
Career highlights
Abigail made her debut in Lawless (2013), then found roles in The Tunnel (2013), The Crimson Field (2014), The Interceptor (2015), Mr Selfridge (2016), Alleycats (2016) and Shivaay (2016).
Facts
Abigail's sister is Daniella Eames, who appeared in The Bells of Saint John. Here's Abigail on Twitter.
Curtis Flowers (Emergency services officer) Born 1989
Career highlights
Further work includes Girls in Love (2003), Homefront (2012), Vera (2013), Urban and the Shed Crew (2015), All the Devil's Men (2018) and Moving On (2020).
Facts
Here he is on Twitter!
Career highlights
Further work includes Girls in Love (2003), Homefront (2012), Vera (2013), Urban and the Shed Crew (2015), All the Devil's Men (2018) and Moving On (2020).
Facts
Here he is on Twitter!
Ashley Foster (Bradley)
Career highlights
Ashley's other work includes The Woman in Black (2012), Blandings (2013) and In Fabric (2018).
Career highlights
Ashley's other work includes The Woman in Black (2012), Blandings (2013) and In Fabric (2018).
Michelle Gomez (Missy) Born Nov 23 1966 Click here for Michelle Gomez's entry on Deep Breath
Jaydon Harris-Wallace (Samson) Born 2001
Career highlights
This is Jaydon's only acting work to date, although he has featured as a dancer on the Disney XD Channel (2010) and CITV's Text Santa (2012), as well as performances at the Spirit of London Awards in 2011.
Jenny Hill (Jenny Hill)
Career highlights
Jenny is a broadcast journalist who has worked for Central TV as a reporter, and the BBC in the Channel Islands, on Look North and BBC Breakfast, working as a North of England reporter and, since 2014, Berlin reporter. Here she is on Twitter.
Jaydon Harris-Wallace (Samson) Born 2001
Career highlights
This is Jaydon's only acting work to date, although he has featured as a dancer on the Disney XD Channel (2010) and CITV's Text Santa (2012), as well as performances at the Spirit of London Awards in 2011.
Jenny Hill (Jenny Hill)
Career highlights
Jenny is a broadcast journalist who has worked for Central TV as a reporter, and the BBC in the Channel Islands, on Look North and BBC Breakfast, working as a North of England reporter and, since 2014, Berlin reporter. Here she is on Twitter.
Siwan Morris (Maebh's mum) Born Feb 7 1976
Career highlights
Debuted in Suckerfish (1999), followed by Scariest Places on Earth (2000-01), Belonging (2000), Tales from the Pleasure Beach (2001), A Mind to Kill (2002), Mine All Mine (2004), Skins (2007-08), All Shook Up! (2010), The Machine (2013), Our Girl (2014), Dark Signal (2016), Bittersweet Symphony (2019), Bryn (2020), Pobol y Cwm (2022) and Dal Y Mellt (2022). She also played Ceri in Wolfblood (2012-14) and Wolfblood Secrets (2016-17).
Facts
Siwan appeared as a paranormal radio talk show host in webisodes made to accompany Torchwood in 2008. She is also a singer, having performed with the electropop band Clinigol. Here she is on Twitter.
Career highlights
Debuted in Suckerfish (1999), followed by Scariest Places on Earth (2000-01), Belonging (2000), Tales from the Pleasure Beach (2001), A Mind to Kill (2002), Mine All Mine (2004), Skins (2007-08), All Shook Up! (2010), The Machine (2013), Our Girl (2014), Dark Signal (2016), Bittersweet Symphony (2019), Bryn (2020), Pobol y Cwm (2022) and Dal Y Mellt (2022). She also played Ceri in Wolfblood (2012-14) and Wolfblood Secrets (2016-17).
Facts
Siwan appeared as a paranormal radio talk show host in webisodes made to accompany Torchwood in 2008. She is also a singer, having performed with the electropop band Clinigol. Here she is on Twitter.
Kate Tydman (Paris reporter)
Kate's other screen credits include The Legend of Dick and Dom (2011), Murder on the Orient Express (2017) and Lullabies for the Lost (2020).
James Weber Brown (Minister) Born Sep 14 1971
Career highlights
James made his screen debut in No Bananas (1996), followed by roles in The Mill on the Floss (1997), Birds of a Feather (1998), Sword of Honour (2001), ER (2002), Meucci (2005), The Ghost Squad (2005), Hotel Babylon (2006), None de Codigo: Sintra (2007), The Oxford Murders (2008), Holby City (2007-08), Waterloo Road (2009), Spooks (2009), Not Going Out (2013), The Rise of the Krays (2015), Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation (2015), Detectorists (2015), Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation (2015), The Fall of the Krays (2016), EastEnders (2016-17), Doom: Annihilation (2019), Coronation Street (2017/20) and Outlander (2022).
Facts
Here's an interview with James, along with film director (and one-time Doctor Who actor!) Mark Greenstreet from 2015.
CREW
Frank Cottrell-Boyce (writer) Born Sep 23 1959
Doctor Who credits
Writer: In the Forest of the Night (2014), Smile (2017)
Career highlights
Screenwriter and novelist Frank started out writing for TV soap Brookside (1987/89) and its spin-off Damon and Debbie (1987), and continued to write for television programmes and films such as The Real Eddy English (1989), In Suspicious Circumstances (1992), Crime Story (1992), A Woman's Guide to Adultery (1993), Coronation Street (1991-95), New York Crossing (1996), Welcome to Sarajevo (1997), Hilary and Jackie (1998), 24 Hour Party People (2002), Grow Your Own (2007), Framed (2009), The Railway Man (2013), Goodbye Christopher Robin (2017), Sometimes Always Never (2018) and Stephen (2021). Frank also wrote the London 2012 Olympic Opening Ceremony, Isles of Wonder, and has written several books for young readers, including Millions (2004), The Unforgotten Coat (2011), three sequels to Ian Fleming's Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (2011-13), Runaway Robot (2019) and Noah's Gold (2021).
Awards
2004: Carnegie Medal (Millions)
Kate's other screen credits include The Legend of Dick and Dom (2011), Murder on the Orient Express (2017) and Lullabies for the Lost (2020).
James Weber Brown (Minister) Born Sep 14 1971
Career highlights
James made his screen debut in No Bananas (1996), followed by roles in The Mill on the Floss (1997), Birds of a Feather (1998), Sword of Honour (2001), ER (2002), Meucci (2005), The Ghost Squad (2005), Hotel Babylon (2006), None de Codigo: Sintra (2007), The Oxford Murders (2008), Holby City (2007-08), Waterloo Road (2009), Spooks (2009), Not Going Out (2013), The Rise of the Krays (2015), Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation (2015), Detectorists (2015), Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation (2015), The Fall of the Krays (2016), EastEnders (2016-17), Doom: Annihilation (2019), Coronation Street (2017/20) and Outlander (2022).
Facts
Here's an interview with James, along with film director (and one-time Doctor Who actor!) Mark Greenstreet from 2015.
CREW
Frank Cottrell-Boyce (writer) Born Sep 23 1959
Doctor Who credits
Writer: In the Forest of the Night (2014), Smile (2017)
Career highlights
Screenwriter and novelist Frank started out writing for TV soap Brookside (1987/89) and its spin-off Damon and Debbie (1987), and continued to write for television programmes and films such as The Real Eddy English (1989), In Suspicious Circumstances (1992), Crime Story (1992), A Woman's Guide to Adultery (1993), Coronation Street (1991-95), New York Crossing (1996), Welcome to Sarajevo (1997), Hilary and Jackie (1998), 24 Hour Party People (2002), Grow Your Own (2007), Framed (2009), The Railway Man (2013), Goodbye Christopher Robin (2017), Sometimes Always Never (2018) and Stephen (2021). Frank also wrote the London 2012 Olympic Opening Ceremony, Isles of Wonder, and has written several books for young readers, including Millions (2004), The Unforgotten Coat (2011), three sequels to Ian Fleming's Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (2011-13), Runaway Robot (2019) and Noah's Gold (2021).
Awards
2004: Carnegie Medal (Millions)
2005: British Independent Film Award for Best Screenplay (Millions)
Facts
Here's Frank on Twitter.
Sheree Folkson (director)
Career highlights
After working as an assistant floor manager on 1988's Sweet As You Are, Sheree graduated to directing on productions such as Edinburgh Nights (1989), The Late Show (1990), The Trials of Oz (1991), The Bill (1992), A Royal Scandal (1997, which she also produced), Band of Gold (1997), Love in the 21st Century (1999), Lock, Stock... (2000), Gypsy Woman (2001), Mine All Mine (2004), Casanova (2005), Ugly Betty (2006), Hope Springs (2009), Hit and Miss (2012), Truckers (2013), Graceland (2014), The Scandalous Lady W (2015), Call the Midwife (2016-17), Britannia (2018), 12 Monkeys (2018), American Horror Story (2018), Another Life (2019), Bridgerton (2020) and Pennyworth (2022).
Facts
Sheree studied as an actor before changing direction to study politics. She was a co-founder of BBC2's arts strand The Late Show. Here she is on Twitter.
Paul Frift (producer)
Doctor Who credits
Produced: In the Forest of the Night (2014), Last Christmas (2014)
Career highlights
Paul's career behind the camera began as an assistant director on Betrayal (1983), followed by work in this capacity on The Cold Room (1984), The Company of Wolves (1984), Underworld (1985), Aliens (1986), 84 Charing Cross Road (1987), The Accidental Tourist (1988), The Girl in the Cafe (2005) and Crooked House (2008). Paul has also worked as a location or production manager on Empire of the Sun (1987), Rob Roy (1995), The X-Files: Fight the Future (1998), CI5: The New Professionals (1999) and The Holiday (2006). His production CV stretches back to 1990's Anything for a Quiet Life, and he has also produced The Cormorant (1993), Demob (1993), Mrs Dalloway (1997), Alice Through the Looking Glass (1998), Essex Boys (2000), The Way We Live Now (2001), State of Play (2003), Primeval (2008), Crooked House (2008), Going Postal (2010), Room at the Top (2012), The Escape Artist (2013), That Day We Sang (2014), Victoria (2016-17), Good Omens (2019), Deep State (2019) and Anansi Boys (2022).
Awards
2007: Royal Television Society Award for Best Drama Series (Instinct) - shared with production team
Facts
Here's Frank on Twitter.
Sheree Folkson (director)
Career highlights
After working as an assistant floor manager on 1988's Sweet As You Are, Sheree graduated to directing on productions such as Edinburgh Nights (1989), The Late Show (1990), The Trials of Oz (1991), The Bill (1992), A Royal Scandal (1997, which she also produced), Band of Gold (1997), Love in the 21st Century (1999), Lock, Stock... (2000), Gypsy Woman (2001), Mine All Mine (2004), Casanova (2005), Ugly Betty (2006), Hope Springs (2009), Hit and Miss (2012), Truckers (2013), Graceland (2014), The Scandalous Lady W (2015), Call the Midwife (2016-17), Britannia (2018), 12 Monkeys (2018), American Horror Story (2018), Another Life (2019), Bridgerton (2020) and Pennyworth (2022).
Facts
Sheree studied as an actor before changing direction to study politics. She was a co-founder of BBC2's arts strand The Late Show. Here she is on Twitter.
Paul Frift (producer)
Doctor Who credits
Produced: In the Forest of the Night (2014), Last Christmas (2014)
Career highlights
Paul's career behind the camera began as an assistant director on Betrayal (1983), followed by work in this capacity on The Cold Room (1984), The Company of Wolves (1984), Underworld (1985), Aliens (1986), 84 Charing Cross Road (1987), The Accidental Tourist (1988), The Girl in the Cafe (2005) and Crooked House (2008). Paul has also worked as a location or production manager on Empire of the Sun (1987), Rob Roy (1995), The X-Files: Fight the Future (1998), CI5: The New Professionals (1999) and The Holiday (2006). His production CV stretches back to 1990's Anything for a Quiet Life, and he has also produced The Cormorant (1993), Demob (1993), Mrs Dalloway (1997), Alice Through the Looking Glass (1998), Essex Boys (2000), The Way We Live Now (2001), State of Play (2003), Primeval (2008), Crooked House (2008), Going Postal (2010), Room at the Top (2012), The Escape Artist (2013), That Day We Sang (2014), Victoria (2016-17), Good Omens (2019), Deep State (2019) and Anansi Boys (2022).
Awards
2007: Royal Television Society Award for Best Drama Series (Instinct) - shared with production team
2013: BAFTA TV Award for Best Mini-Series (Room at the Top) - shared with production team
Facts
Here's Paul on Twitter.
David P Davis (script editor)
Doctor Who credits
Script edited: Robot of Sherwood, Listen, Time Heist, The Caretaker, Kill the Moon, Mummy on the Orient Express, Flatline, In the Forest of the Night, Dark Water/ Death in Heaven, Last Christmas, The Zygon Inversion, The Husbands of River Song (2014-15)
Career highlights
David has also edited scripts for Merlin (2010), Casualty (2011-14) and Electric Dreams (2017), as well as being a researcher on Holby City (2009-10). He wrote an episode of Casualty in 2012, and was an executive producer on Industry (2020-22).
Facts
Here's David on Twitter.
Facts
Here's Paul on Twitter.
David P Davis (script editor)
Doctor Who credits
Script edited: Robot of Sherwood, Listen, Time Heist, The Caretaker, Kill the Moon, Mummy on the Orient Express, Flatline, In the Forest of the Night, Dark Water/ Death in Heaven, Last Christmas, The Zygon Inversion, The Husbands of River Song (2014-15)
Career highlights
David has also edited scripts for Merlin (2010), Casualty (2011-14) and Electric Dreams (2017), as well as being a researcher on Holby City (2009-10). He wrote an episode of Casualty in 2012, and was an executive producer on Industry (2020-22).
Facts
Here's David on Twitter.
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