Dark Water/ Death in Heaven

Missy (Michelle Gomez) tells the
Doctor (Peter Capaldi) who she
really is!

Two episodes (Dark Water, Death in Heaven)
First broadcast Nov 1 to 7 2014
Average audience for story: 7.47m (9.12m with iPlayer)

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

Chris Addison (Seb) Born Nov 5 1971
Doctor Who credits
Played: Seb in The Caretaker, Dark Water/ Death in Heaven (all 2014)
Career highlights
Chris, who is principally a stand-up comedian, got his acting debut in Lab Rats (2008), followed by Apocalypse 2012 (2012), The Look of Love (2013), Trying Again (2014, which he also created), Patriot (2018) and Horrible Histories: The Movie (2019). He will be best known for playing David Blood in Skins (2010-12) and Oliver Reeder alongside Peter Capaldi in The Thick of It (2005-12). As a writer he has worked on Harry Hill's TV Burp (2002), Lab Rats and My Funniest Year (2011) and Breeders (2020-22, which he also created), while he has also directed The Thick of It (2012), Veep (2013-16), Playing House (2017) and Breeders. Chris was also an executive producer on Trying Again and Veep. Chris appears on many TV comedy and panel shows, including 8 Out of 10 Cats, What the Dickens?, Argumental, Have I Got News for You, Mock the Week and QI.

Awards

2015: Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series (Veep) - shared with production team

2016: Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series (Veep) - shared with production team
Facts
In 2011-12, Chris took part in a series of TV adverts for Direct Line car insurance alongside fellow Doctor Who alumnus Alexander Armstrong. He has appeared at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival several times, and in 2011 released his own live stand-up DVD. He has also written books: Cautionary Tales for Grown-Ups (2006) and It Wasn't Me: Why Everybody is to Blame and You're Not (2008). Here he is on Twitter.

Samuel Anderson (Danny Pink) Born Apr 27 1982 Click here for Samuel Anderson's entry on Into the Dalek

Nigel Betts (Mr Armitage [voice only]) Born Oct 5 1963
Doctor Who credits
Played: Mr Armitage in Into the Dalek, The Caretaker, Dark Water (voice only) (all 2014), Class: For Tonight We Might Die (2016), Class: The Coach with the Dragon Tattoo (2016)
Career highlights
Debuted in Jekyll & Hyde (1990), then The Whipping Boy (1994), Sharpe's Mission (1996), Coupling (2000), Barbara (2002), Thunderpants (2002), Paradise Heights (2002), Keen Eddie (2003), The Eustace Bros. (2003), Cheeky (2003), Grease Monkeys (2004), EastEnders (2006), Grange Hill (2007), Mrs Ratcliffe's Revolution (2007), The Catherine Tate Show (2006-07), Moving Wallpaper (2009), Lipstikka (2011), Downton Abbey (2013), The Christmas Candle (2013), Our Zoo (2014), The Wrong Mans (2014), Boy Meets Girl (2015-16), The Coroner (2016), Vera (2017), Bounty Hunters (2017), Outlander (2017), Trollied (2018), Pennyworth (2019), Father Brown (2020), The A Word (2020), All Those Small Things (2021), Ridley Road (2021), All Creatures Great and Small (2020-21) and Ralph and Katie (2022). Regular roles include Eddie Hope in Emmerdale (2003/07) and Alan Walker in You, Me & Them (2013-15).
Facts
Here's Nigel on Twitter.

Sanjeev Bhaskar (Colonel Ahmed) Born Oct 31 1963
Career highlights
Sanjeev made his TV debut in various roles in The Real McCoy (1991), followed by Porkpie (1995), Captain Butler (1997), We Know Where You Live (1997), Keeping Mum (1998), Jonathan Creek (1998), Notting Hill (1999), Small Potatoes (1999-2001), The Guru (2002), Life Isn't All Ha Ha Hee Hee (2005), Chopratown (2005), Love Soup (2008), Mumbai Calling (2007-08), Grandpa in My Pocket (2008), London Boulevard (2010), Outnumbered (2012), The Zero Theorem (2013), Indian Summers (2015), Absolutely Anything (2015), Election Spy (2017), Paddington 2 (2017), Porters (2017-19), Good Omens (2019), Hitmen (2021), Sandylands (2020-21) and The Sandman (2022). However, he will be best remembered for being part of the ensemble for the sketch show Goodness Gracious Me (1998-2015), and playing Sanjeev Kumar in The Kumars at No. 42 (2001-06) and The Kumars (2014). He also played Dr Prem Sharma in The Indian Doctor (2010-13) and DI Sunny Khan in Unforgotten (2015-22), while providing the voice of Shankar in Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends (2018-19). Sanjeev is also a comedy writer, having worked on Goodness Gracious Me, The Kumars at No. 42 and Mumbai Calling, while he also presented the 2007 series India with Sanjeev Bhaskar.
Awards
2006: Officer of the order of the British Empire (OBE) for services to drama
Facts
Sanjeev, who is married to actor Meera Syal (who appeared in The Hungry Earth/ Cold Blood) can be seen in the music video for Gareth Gates's Spirit in the Sky (2003, with the Kumars). In 1996, Sanjeev formed the double act The Secret Indians (non-Asian) with college friend (and musician) Nitin Sawhney. Here he is on Twitter.

Katie Bignell (Teenage girl) Born 1999
Career highlights
Katie's other work includes File 25 (2010), House of Anubis (2011), Ebony Road (2011) and The Door (2011).
Facts
Katie also appeared in the music videos for Mujde's Distorted Pictures (2009) and Regency's The Bones of Ya (2010).

Joan Blackham (Woman) May 15 1946 to Sep 6 2020 (cancer)
Career highlights
Joan's earliest screen credit was on The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin in 1977, after which she appeared in The Other One (1977), The Goodies (1980), To the Manor Born (1980), Chintz (1981), Take a Letter, Mr Jones (1981), Sweet Sixteen (1983), Brookside (1984), Lytton's Diary (1986), Chocky's Challenge (1986), Home to Roost (1987), On the Up (1990), Lovejoy (1992), Kavanagh QC (1995), Soldier Soldier (1996), The Grand (1997), Bridget Jones's Diary (2001), Babyfather (2002), Mothers and Daughters (2004), Honest (2008), The Sweeney (2012), Whitechapel (2013), New Tricks (2015), Raised By Wolves (2015), The Five (2016), The Interrogation (2016), The Innocents (2018) and several roles in Doctors between 2005-19. She also regularly played Lady Vera Everard in Judge John Deed (2003-06).
Facts
Joan was also a special needs supply teacher, and an assessor for the English Speaking Board. Here she is on Twitter.

Antonio Bourouphael (Boy)
This is Antonio's only screen credit to date, although he has also appeared in a TV commercial for Cadbury's Marvellous Creations.
Facts
In 2011, Antonio took part in the World Championships of Modern Dance, and in 2013 won gold in Hungary.

Nicholas Briggs (Voice of the Cybermen) Born Sep 29 1961 Click here for Nicholas Briggs' entry on Rose

Nick Frost (Santa Claus) Born Mar 28 1972
Doctor Who credits
Played: Santa Claus in Death in Heaven, Last Christmas (both 2014)
Career highlights
Debuted in Jim's Gift (1996), then Big Train (1998), Black Books (2000/04), Shaun of the Dead (2004), Straight 8 (2004), Kinky Boots (2005), Green Wing (2006), Hot Fuzz (2007), Wild Child (2008), Paul (2011, which he also wrote), Attack the Block (2011), Snow White and the Huntsman (2012), The World's End (2013), Cuban Fury (2014), Mr Sloane (2014), Unfinished Business (2015), Syrenia (2015), Galavant (2016), The Huntsman: Winter's War (2016), The Festival (2018), Sick Note (2017-18), Slaughterhouse Rulez (2018), Truth Seekers (2020), Why Women Kill (2021) and The Nevers (2021-22). He will be best known for playing Mike Watt in the sitcom Spaced (1999-2001), various roles in Man Stroke Woman (2005-07), Commander Henderson in Hyperdrive (2006-07) and Bajie in Into the Badlands (2017-19). Nick was also executive producer on The World's End, Cuban Fury, Mr Sloane, Slaughterhouse Rulez, Truth Seekers and Out of Her Mind (2020).
Facts
Nick is a frequent collaborator with actor Simon Pegg (who appeared in The Long Game). In the 1990s Nick appeared in a TV commercial for Aero. His past jobs include rugby player (playing for Barking RFC), Mexican restaurant chef and waiter, and a kibbutz volunteer. Here's Nick on Twitter.

Michelle Gomez (Missy) Born Nov 23 1966 Click here for Michelle Gomez's entry on Deep Breath

Shane Keogh-Grenade (Teenage boy)
Career highlights
Also appeared in Sadie J (2011), Kiss Me First (2018) and voiced Luke Beagle in Mickey Mouse Mixed-Up Adventures (2018-19). He also played young Michael Jackson in Thriller Live in 2012-13. He can be seen in the music video for Party Animal by Ghetts (2013). In 2012, he won an Amy Winehouse Scholarship.

Jeremiah Krage (Cyberman) Born Aug 1974
Career highlights
Colombia-born Jeremiah has also appeared in Nuzzle and Scratch: Frock and Roll (2011) and Pixelface (2012). He played Zak in 54 episodes of children's series ZingZillas (2010-12) and played the role of Tinky Winky in 120 episodes of Teletubbies (2015-18). He trained as a TV presenter and has presented for the BBC's Earth YouTube channel.

Andrew Leung (Dr Chang)
Career highlights
Andrew's debut came in PhoneShop (2011), followed by Dirk Gently (2012), The List (2013), Lilting (2014), Containment (2015), Jade Dragon (2017), Quiz (2020), Flack (2019-20), Cruella (2021), Queens of Mystery (2019-21) and Death in Paradise (2022).

Ingrid Oliver (Osgood) Born Feb 25 1977
Doctor Who credits
Played: Petronella Osgood in The Day of the Doctor (2013), Death in Heaven (2014), The Zygon Invasion/ The Zygon Inversion (2015)
Career highlights
Ingrid debuted in the 2005 TV movie Footprints in the Snow, followed by work in Doc Martin (2005), Biffovision (2007), The Gym (2008), Peep Show (2008), Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging (2008), The Wrong Door (2008), Plus One (2009), The Persuasionists (2010), Material Girl (2010), Lead Balloon (2011), GameFace (2014), Plebs (2016), Silent Witness (2019), Last Christmas (2019), Transference (2019) and The Watch (2021). She has also played two characters in The Increasingly Poor Decision of Todd Margaret (2012/16 - including Yancy McPickles and Vanessa Blojabditz!). Ingrid also had her own comedy sketch series between 2012-13 called Watson & Oliver, co-starring Lorna Watson.
Facts
In 2014, Ingrid took part in a series of TV commercials for Maltesers. Ingrid's mother is Conservative politician Jo Gideon. In 2022, Ingrid married TV presenter and author Richard Osman. Here's Ingrid on Twitter.

James Pearse (Graham) Born 1953
Career highlights
Other work includes EastEnders (2003), Rose and Maloney (2004), The Inspector Lynley Mysteries (2005) and Quiz (2020).
Facts
James has also worked as a London tour guide, a teacher, and in the flooring industry.

Jemma Redgrave (Kate Stewart) Born Jan 14 1965 Click here for Jemma Redgrave's entry on The Power of Three

Sheila Reid (Clara's gran) Born Dec 21 1937
Doctor Who credits
Played: Etta in Vengeance on Varos (1985)
Played: Clara's gran in The Time of the Doctor (2013), Dark Water (2014)
Career highlights
Sheila's earliest TV credit was in Mr Nobody (1960), after which she appeared in The Alphabet Murders (1965), A Flea in Her Ear (1967), Three Sisters (1970), Justice (1973), Moll Flanders (1975), Flickers (1980), Get Lost! (1981), The Home Front (1983), Miracles Take Longer (1984), Brazil (1985), The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne (1987), American Friends (1991), Oliver's Travels (1995), Where the Heart Is (1998), Mrs Caldicot's Cabbage War (2002), Sea of Souls (2006), Bones (2008), Holby City (2009), Psychoville (2009/11), Psychobitches (2012-14), Containment (2015), The Bad Education Movie (2015), Humans (2018), All About Eve (2019), The Man in the Hat (2020), Big Boys (2022) and Love Without Walls (2022). Her most memorable role is as mobility scooter driver Madge Harvey in 45 episode of the comedy drama Benidorm (2007-16), and she also played Mildred in the trilogy Murder on the Blackpool Express, Death on the Tyne and Dial M for Middlesbrough (2017-19).
Facts
Sheila's first husband was the actor Julian Curry, best known as Claude in Rumpole of the Bailey.

CREW

Steven Moffat (writer) Born Nov 18 1961 Click here for Steven Moffat's entry on The Empty Child

Rachel Talalay (director) Born Jul 16 1958
Doctor Who credits
Directed: Dark Water/ Death in Heaven (2014), Heaven Sent/ Hell Bent (2015), World Enough and Time/ The Doctor Falls (2017), Twice Upon a Time (2017), The Star Beast (2023)
Career highlights
Chicago born Rachel began her career on the production team of productions such as Polyester (1981), Android (1982), The House on Sorority Row (1983), A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984), Black Moon Rising (1986) and Sif and Nancy (1986), then moved into directing on the film Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare (1991, which she also provided the story for), followed by duties on Ghost in the Machine (1993), Tank Girl (1995), Band of Gold (1997), Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) (2000), That's Life (2001), Wolf Lake (2001), Ally McBeal (1999-2002), Unfabulous (2004-05), Whistler (2006), Supernatural (2007), The Dead Zone (2002-07), Greek (2007), Kyle XY (2007), Flash Gordon (2008), Haven (2010), Continuum (2012), South of Hell (2015), Sherlock (2017), Iron Fist (2018), Supergirl (2016/19), Doom Patrol (2019), American Gods (2019), Riverdale (2018-21), Superman and Lois (2021), Legends of Tomorrow (2016/21), The Flash (2016-21) and Agent Stoker (2021-22). She has also been a producer on many productions, including A Nightmare on Elm Street 3 (1987) and 4 (1988), Hairspray (1988), The Borrowers (1997) and Touching Evil (2004).
Facts
Rachel is the first American to direct Doctor Who. She is married to film producer Rupert Harvey (Critters, The Blob, Pump Up the Volume). Rachel is also a film professor at the University of British Columbia. Here's Rachel on Twitter.

Peter Bennett (producer) Click here for Peter Bennett's entry on The Beast Below

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.