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| Dahh-Ren (Peter Caulfield) is feeling a little blue |
First broadcast: May 13 2017
Average audience for story: 5.27m
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
Kieran Bew (Ivan) Born Aug 18 1980
Career highlights
Kieran's debut came in the 2001 short Shotgun Wedding, followed by Bedtime (2002), Manchild (2003), Spooks (2003), Hans Christian Andersen: My Life as a Fairy Tale (2003), AVP: Alien vs Predator (2004), Hustle (2005), The Bill (2005-06), The Whistleblowers (2007), The Street (2007), 1234 (2008), Crusoe (2008-09), Waking the Dead (2011), Whitechapel (2012), WPC 56 (2013-14), Twisted (2017), Rellik (2017), Cold Feet (2017), Liar (2017-20) and Rules of the Game (2022). He also regularly played Alfonso, Duke of Calabria in Da Vinci's Demons (2014-15) and the title character in Beowulf: Return to the Shieldlands (2016). Kieran also lends his voice to narration, having worked on Cash in the Spare Room (2020) and Dales for Sale (2022).
Facts
As a young fencer, Kieran won the under-16 and under-17 British Epee titles, and placed 21st at the 1996 Cadet World Championships. As an adult, he also works as a fight choreographer. Here's his Twitter account.
Katie Brayben (Ellie) Born Sep 3 ????
Career highlights
Katie made her screen debut in This Love (2012), followed by This Way Out (2013), Vera (2015), The Alienist (2018), Luther (2019), War of the Worlds (2019), The Wheel of Time (2021) and Roslund & Hellstrom: Cell 8 (2022).
Awards
2015: Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical (Beautiful: The Carole King Musical)
Facts
Katie made a name for herself playing Carole King in Beautiful: The Carole King Musical. Here she is on Twitter.
Peter Caulfield (Dahh-Ren) Born Jun 13 1984
Career highlights
Peter debuted in Banana and Cucumber (both 2015), followed by Modus (2017), Strangeways Here We Come (2017), Absentia (2019) and The Mystery of D B Cooper (2020). However, his earliest appearance on TV was playing a "Baggy Trousers Schoolkid" at the 2003 Royal Variety Performance, as part of a routine from the West End musical Our House (featuring the music of Madness).
Facts
Peter is also an established stage actor, having appeared in drama and musical theatre such as Enron, One Man Two Guvnors, Jesus Christ Superstar and Into the Woods. He is also a member of The Imaginarium, a digital studio dedicated to the creation of characters via motion-capture. In 2014, Peter was one of the singers on the charity single We're All Human by The L Project, which raised awareness of LGBT people suffering abuse in Russia. Here he is on Twitter.
Mimi Ndiweni (Abby) Born Aug 31 1991
Career highlights
Debuted in Telling Tales (2012), then Cinderella (2015), The Legend of Tarzan (2016), The Last Dragonslayer (2016), Rellik (2017), Black Earth Rising (2018), Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019) and In the Long Run (2019). She played Tilly Brockless in eight episodes of Mr Selfridge (2016) and Fringilla in 14 episodes of The Witcher (2019-21 - credited as Mimi M Khayisa).
Career highlights
Katie made her screen debut in This Love (2012), followed by This Way Out (2013), Vera (2015), The Alienist (2018), Luther (2019), War of the Worlds (2019), The Wheel of Time (2021) and Roslund & Hellstrom: Cell 8 (2022).
Awards
2015: Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical (Beautiful: The Carole King Musical)
Facts
Katie made a name for herself playing Carole King in Beautiful: The Carole King Musical. Here she is on Twitter.
Peter Caulfield (Dahh-Ren) Born Jun 13 1984
Career highlights
Peter debuted in Banana and Cucumber (both 2015), followed by Modus (2017), Strangeways Here We Come (2017), Absentia (2019) and The Mystery of D B Cooper (2020). However, his earliest appearance on TV was playing a "Baggy Trousers Schoolkid" at the 2003 Royal Variety Performance, as part of a routine from the West End musical Our House (featuring the music of Madness).
Facts
Peter is also an established stage actor, having appeared in drama and musical theatre such as Enron, One Man Two Guvnors, Jesus Christ Superstar and Into the Woods. He is also a member of The Imaginarium, a digital studio dedicated to the creation of characters via motion-capture. In 2014, Peter was one of the singers on the charity single We're All Human by The L Project, which raised awareness of LGBT people suffering abuse in Russia. Here he is on Twitter.
Mimi Ndiweni (Abby) Born Aug 31 1991
Career highlights
Debuted in Telling Tales (2012), then Cinderella (2015), The Legend of Tarzan (2016), The Last Dragonslayer (2016), Rellik (2017), Black Earth Rising (2018), Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019) and In the Long Run (2019). She played Tilly Brockless in eight episodes of Mr Selfridge (2016) and Fringilla in 14 episodes of The Witcher (2019-21 - credited as Mimi M Khayisa).
Facts
Mimi's grandfather was Khayisa Nhlanhlayamangwe Ndiweni, a respected chief in Matabeleland, Zimbabwe.
Justin Salinger (Tasker) Born 1969
Career highlights
Justin made his debut in Velvet Goldmine (1998), followed by roles in London's Burning (2000), Peaches (2000), Dark Realm (2001), Waking the Dead (2002), Trust (2003), Hitler: The Rise of Evil (2003), Enduring Love (2004), The Line of Beauty (2006), He Kills Coppers (2008), New Tricks (2008), Being Human (2011), Dracula (2013), Ripper Street (2013), The Mill (2014), Everest (2015), Humans (2016), Rillington Place (2016), Dark Heart (2018), Once Upon a Time in London (2019), Grant (2020), Hanna (2019-21) and Alex Rider (2021).
Facts
Here's Justin on Twitter.
CREW
Charles Palmer (director) Born 1965 Click here for Charles Palmer's entry on Smith and Jones
Nikki Wilson (producer) Click here for Nikki's entry on The Sontaran Stratagem
Justin Salinger (Tasker) Born 1969
Career highlights
Justin made his debut in Velvet Goldmine (1998), followed by roles in London's Burning (2000), Peaches (2000), Dark Realm (2001), Waking the Dead (2002), Trust (2003), Hitler: The Rise of Evil (2003), Enduring Love (2004), The Line of Beauty (2006), He Kills Coppers (2008), New Tricks (2008), Being Human (2011), Dracula (2013), Ripper Street (2013), The Mill (2014), Everest (2015), Humans (2016), Rillington Place (2016), Dark Heart (2018), Once Upon a Time in London (2019), Grant (2020), Hanna (2019-21) and Alex Rider (2021).
Facts
Here's Justin on Twitter.
CREW
Jamie Mathieson (writer) Born 1970
Doctor Who credits
Wrote: Mummy on the Orient Express (2014), Flatline (2014), The Girl Who Died (2015), Oxygen (2017)
Career highlights
Jamie's other screenwriting credits include My Parents are Aliens (2005), Frequently Asked Questions About Time Travel (2009), Becoming Human (2011), Dirk Gently (2012), Being Human (2010-13) and Tripped (2015).
Doctor Who credits
Wrote: Mummy on the Orient Express (2014), Flatline (2014), The Girl Who Died (2015), Oxygen (2017)
Career highlights
Jamie's other screenwriting credits include My Parents are Aliens (2005), Frequently Asked Questions About Time Travel (2009), Becoming Human (2011), Dirk Gently (2012), Being Human (2010-13) and Tripped (2015).
Awards
2012: Writers' Guild of Great Britain Award for Best TV Drama Series (Being Human) - with production team
Facts
Jamie is a former stand-up comedian who spoke to the Doctor Who production team in 2004 about writing for the series, but did not get a script successfully commissioned for another decade. Here he is on Twitter.
In 2015 Toby Hadoke released his Who's Round interview with Jamie, as well as Toby Whithouse, here.
Facts
Jamie is a former stand-up comedian who spoke to the Doctor Who production team in 2004 about writing for the series, but did not get a script successfully commissioned for another decade. Here he is on Twitter.
In 2015 Toby Hadoke released his Who's Round interview with Jamie, as well as Toby Whithouse, here.
Charles Palmer (director) Born 1965 Click here for Charles Palmer's entry on Smith and Jones
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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