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| Eliza (Mariah Gale) was feeling rotten this morning |
First broadcast: May 6 2017
Average audience for story: 5.73m
REGULAR CAST
Peter Capaldi (The Doctor) Born Apr 14 1958 Click here for Peter Capaldi's entry on The Fires of Pompeii
Matt Lucas (Nardole) Born Mar 5 1974 Click here for Matt Lucas's entry on The Husbands of River Song
Pearl Mackie (Bill Potts) Born May 29 1987 Click here for Pearl Mackie's entry on The Pilot
GUEST CAST
Sam Benjamin (Estate agent) Born May 15 1986
Career highlights
Sam made his debut in Andy McNab's Tour of Duty (2008), after which he secured roles in Doctors (2011), Implementation (2012), Old Jack's Boat (2013, as Young Jack), The Crimson Field (2014), The Smoke (2014), Hot Pepper (2015), Fresh Meat (2016), Peaky Blinders (2016), The Few (2016), Stan Lee's Lucky Man (2017), Welcome to Curiosity (2017), The War of the Worlds (2019), Zach Snyder's Justice League (2021) and Devil's Right Hand (2022-23). Sam is also a scriptwriter and producer, having written several short films, including The Offender (2014), Double Cross (2015) and Cold Blood (2016), and six episodes of the miniseries The Few.
Facts
Sam was one of the dancers at Plan B's concerts in 2011. In 2018, he was interviewed about his role as Military Policeman #2 in Justice League, claiming his role was almost entirely cut from the original edit. He claims almost 30 minutes of footage he filmed was left on the cutting room floor. He can also be found on Twitter.
Career highlights
Sam made his debut in Andy McNab's Tour of Duty (2008), after which he secured roles in Doctors (2011), Implementation (2012), Old Jack's Boat (2013, as Young Jack), The Crimson Field (2014), The Smoke (2014), Hot Pepper (2015), Fresh Meat (2016), Peaky Blinders (2016), The Few (2016), Stan Lee's Lucky Man (2017), Welcome to Curiosity (2017), The War of the Worlds (2019), Zach Snyder's Justice League (2021) and Devil's Right Hand (2022-23). Sam is also a scriptwriter and producer, having written several short films, including The Offender (2014), Double Cross (2015) and Cold Blood (2016), and six episodes of the miniseries The Few.
Facts
Sam was one of the dancers at Plan B's concerts in 2011. In 2018, he was interviewed about his role as Military Policeman #2 in Justice League, claiming his role was almost entirely cut from the original edit. He claims almost 30 minutes of footage he filmed was left on the cutting room floor. He can also be found on Twitter.
Mandeep Dhillon (Shireen) Born Dec 21 1990
Career highlights
Mandeep debuted in Tears of Kali (2004), followed by Some Dogs Bite (2010), The Thick of It (2012), Whitechapel (2013), 24: Live Another Day (2014), Wolfblood (2014), A Wonderful Christmas Time (2014), The Revolution Will Be Televised (2015), Nina Forever (2015), Fried (2014-15), Hospital People (2016-17), Stan Lee's Lucky Man (2016), David Brent: Life on the Road (2016), Damned (2016-18), Finding Fatimah (2017), Songbird (2018), The City and the City (2018), The Good Karma Hospital (2018), Bulletproof (2018), Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019), Red Dwarf (2020), After Life (2019-20), Adult Material (2020), Temple (2021), Avoidance (2022) and CSI: Vegas (2021-22). She also regularly played Saz Kaur in the series Some Girls (2012-14).
Facts
Here's Mandeep on Twitter.
Career highlights
Mandeep debuted in Tears of Kali (2004), followed by Some Dogs Bite (2010), The Thick of It (2012), Whitechapel (2013), 24: Live Another Day (2014), Wolfblood (2014), A Wonderful Christmas Time (2014), The Revolution Will Be Televised (2015), Nina Forever (2015), Fried (2014-15), Hospital People (2016-17), Stan Lee's Lucky Man (2016), David Brent: Life on the Road (2016), Damned (2016-18), Finding Fatimah (2017), Songbird (2018), The City and the City (2018), The Good Karma Hospital (2018), Bulletproof (2018), Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019), Red Dwarf (2020), After Life (2019-20), Adult Material (2020), Temple (2021), Avoidance (2022) and CSI: Vegas (2021-22). She also regularly played Saz Kaur in the series Some Girls (2012-14).
Facts
Here's Mandeep on Twitter.
Mariah Gale (Eliza) Born 1979
Career highlights
Mariah debuted in Oliver Twist (2007), then Skins (2008), The Diary of Anne Frank (2009), Frankie (2013), Death Comes to Pemberley (2013), Stan Lee's Lucky Man (2016), The Hollow Crown (2016), Broadchurch (2017), Rare Beasts (2019) and I May Destroy You (2020).
Career highlights
Mariah debuted in Oliver Twist (2007), then Skins (2008), The Diary of Anne Frank (2009), Frankie (2013), Death Comes to Pemberley (2013), Stan Lee's Lucky Man (2016), The Hollow Crown (2016), Broadchurch (2017), Rare Beasts (2019) and I May Destroy You (2020).
Alice Hewkin (Felicity) Born Sep 10 1999
Career highlights
Debuted in Sherlock Holmes and the Baker Street Irregulars (2007), followed by Game of Thrones (2014), Teacup Travels (2015), The Vote (2015), Stella (2015-16), Doctors (2016), Cuckoo (2016), Soul Broken Sky (2016), The Crown (2017), Sex Education (2019), The Athena (2018-19) and Emily in Paris (2020).
Facts
Here's Alice on Twitter.
Career highlights
Debuted in Sherlock Holmes and the Baker Street Irregulars (2007), followed by Game of Thrones (2014), Teacup Travels (2015), The Vote (2015), Stella (2015-16), Doctors (2016), Cuckoo (2016), Soul Broken Sky (2016), The Crown (2017), Sex Education (2019), The Athena (2018-19) and Emily in Paris (2020).
Facts
Here's Alice on Twitter.
Tate Pitchie-Cooper (Young Landlord) Born 2007
Career highlights
Tate's other work includes Murder on the Orient Express (2017) and The Alienist (2018).
Ben Presley (Paul)
Career highlights
After debuting in the short Reverb (2010), 6ft 5in Ben appeared in Outnumbered (2011), What We Did on Our Holiday (2014), Ashes (2015) and Float (2019-21). He also played the Jester in 14 episodes of Galavant (2015-16).
Facts
Here's Ben on Twitter.
Career highlights
After debuting in the short Reverb (2010), 6ft 5in Ben appeared in Outnumbered (2011), What We Did on Our Holiday (2014), Ashes (2015) and Float (2019-21). He also played the Jester in 14 episodes of Galavant (2015-16).
Facts
Here's Ben on Twitter.
Colin Ryan (Harry) Born Jun 23 1986
Career highlights
Colin's earliest screen credit was in Shelfstackers (2010), but he might be best recognised as either Barry/ Buck in children's sitcom Hounded (2010) or Lorenzo de Medici in 26 episodes of the series Leonardo (2011-12). Further work includes Finding Akira (2017), Ghost Seekers (2020) and Boundless (2022). Colin also provides the voice of Alphinaud in the Final Fantasy video game franchise (2015-21).
Facts
Here's Colin on Twitter.
Career highlights
Colin's earliest screen credit was in Shelfstackers (2010), but he might be best recognised as either Barry/ Buck in children's sitcom Hounded (2010) or Lorenzo de Medici in 26 episodes of the series Leonardo (2011-12). Further work includes Finding Akira (2017), Ghost Seekers (2020) and Boundless (2022). Colin also provides the voice of Alphinaud in the Final Fantasy video game franchise (2015-21).
Facts
Here's Colin on Twitter.
Bart Suavek (Pavel)
Career highlights
Bart's other work includes New Blood (2016), No Offence (2017) and Strike (2020).
Facts
Bart was born in Poland and brought up in Cyprus. He's also an accomplished pianist and saxophonist. Here's Bart on Twitter.
Career highlights
Bart's other work includes New Blood (2016), No Offence (2017) and Strike (2020).
Facts
Bart was born in Poland and brought up in Cyprus. He's also an accomplished pianist and saxophonist. Here's Bart on Twitter.
Career highlights
David began his screen acting career with The Mating Machine (1970), then Public Eye (1971), The Protectors (1973), The Professionals (1978), A Tale of Two Cities (1980), Oppenheimer (1980), The Missionary (1982), Reilly: Ace of Spies (1983), Freud (1984), Blott on the Landscape (1985), Iron Eagle (1986), Tales of the Unexpected (1988), The Secret Agent (1992), Executive Decision (1996), Solomon (1997), The Phoenix and the Carpet (1997), Seesaw (1998), Murder in Mind (2001), The Way We Live Now (2001), The In-Laws (2003), Dracula (2006), Maxwell (2007), The Bank Job (2008), Going Postal (2010), Hidden (2011), Great Expectations (2011), Effie Gray (2014), Peter Pan Goes Wrong (2016), Decline and Fall (2017), American Assassin (2017), Press (2018) and Urban Myths (2018). He also had the regular role of DI John Borne in NCS Manhunt (2001-02), and gave voice to Kaisa in His Dark Materials (2019-22), but will forever be associated with the role of Agatha Christie's Belgian detective Hercule Poirot in 70 episodes between 1989-2013, which he also co-produced from 2003 onwards.
Awards
1986: Royal Television Society Award for Best Male Actor (A Song for Europe; Blott on the Landscape; Freud)
2002: Royal Television Society Award for Best Male Actor (The Way We Live Now)
2002: Officer of the order of the British Empire (OBE) for services to drama
2008: International Emmy Award for Best Actor (Maxwell)
2011: Commander of the order of the British Empire (CBE) for services to drama
2020: Knight Bachelor of the the order of the British Empire (KBE) for services to drama and charity
Facts
David's wife is retired actor Sheila Ferris, while his younger brother is broadcaster John Suchet. David's father Jack was an obstetrician and gynaecologist who carried out research into the use of penicillin in the treatment of venereal disease, alongside Sir Alexander Fleming. David's father-in-law was James Jarche, a Fleet Street photographer who took the first photos of Edward VIII and the then-unknown Wallis Simpson, as well as illicit colour photos of Elizabeth II's coronation. David has played Poirot in adaptations of every novel and story written by Christie which features him. In 2009, David was awarded the Freedom of the City of London. Here he is on Twitter!
Facts
David's wife is retired actor Sheila Ferris, while his younger brother is broadcaster John Suchet. David's father Jack was an obstetrician and gynaecologist who carried out research into the use of penicillin in the treatment of venereal disease, alongside Sir Alexander Fleming. David's father-in-law was James Jarche, a Fleet Street photographer who took the first photos of Edward VIII and the then-unknown Wallis Simpson, as well as illicit colour photos of Elizabeth II's coronation. David has played Poirot in adaptations of every novel and story written by Christie which features him. In 2009, David was awarded the Freedom of the City of London. Here he is on Twitter!
CREW
Mike Bartlett (writer) Born Oct 7 1980
Career highlights
Mike's TV writing debut came with The Town (2012), followed by Doctor Foster (2015-17, which he also created), King Charles III (2017), Trauma (2018, which he also created), Press (2018, which he also created), Cock (2020), Life (2020, which he also created) and The Broken News (2022). He was also producer on many of these productions. He is also a renowned and respected stage playwright and director, having written Comfort, My Child, Artefacts, Earthquakes in London, 13, Bull, Cock and many others.
Awards
2010: Laurence Olivier Award for Outstanding Achievement in an Affiliate Theatre (Cock)
2013: National Theatre Award for Best Play (Bull)
2015: Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Play (King Charles III)
2015: Laurence Olivier Award for Outstanding Achievement in an Affiliate Theatre (Bull)
2016: National Television Award for New Drama (Doctor Foster) - shared with production team
2016: British Screenwriters' Award for Outstanding Newcomer for British TV Writing (Doctor Foster)
Facts
Mike is married to stage director Clare Lizzimore.
Bill Anderson (director)
Doctor Who credits
Directed: Thin Ice (2017), Knock Knock (2017)
Career highlights
Bill's directing work began with The King of Jazz (1991), then Creatures of Light (1992), Guardians (1996), Melissa (1997), The Lakes (1999), Fields of Gold (2002), Spooks (2004), Lewis (2006-10), Taggart (2010), DCI Banks (2011), The Mill (2014), Mr Selfridge (2016) and Silent Witness (2018/22).
Facts
Bill joint-won the Edinburgh International Film Festival's Chaplin Award in 1992 for Best First Feature for Creatures of Light.
Nikki Wilson (producer) Click here for Nikki's entry on The Sontaran Stratagem
Nick Lambon (script editor) Click here for Nick Lambon's entry on Under the Lake
Bill Anderson (director)
Doctor Who credits
Directed: Thin Ice (2017), Knock Knock (2017)
Career highlights
Bill's directing work began with The King of Jazz (1991), then Creatures of Light (1992), Guardians (1996), Melissa (1997), The Lakes (1999), Fields of Gold (2002), Spooks (2004), Lewis (2006-10), Taggart (2010), DCI Banks (2011), The Mill (2014), Mr Selfridge (2016) and Silent Witness (2018/22).
Facts
Bill joint-won the Edinburgh International Film Festival's Chaplin Award in 1992 for Best First Feature for Creatures of Light.
Nikki Wilson (producer) Click here for Nikki's entry on The Sontaran Stratagem
Nick Lambon (script editor) Click here for Nick Lambon's entry on Under the Lake
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