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| Durkas and Eve Cicero (Ben Bailey Smith and Suzanne Packer) |
First broadcast: Nov 4 2018
Audience for story: 8.32m
REGULAR CAST
Jodie Whittaker (The Doctor) Born Jun 17 1982 Click here for Jodie Whittaker's entry on Twice Upon a Time
Mandip Gill (Yasmin Khan) Born Jan 5 1988 Click here for Mandip Gill's entry on The Woman Who Fell to Earth
Tosin Cole (Ryan Sinclair) Born Jul 23 1992 Click here for Tosin Cole's entry on The Woman Who Fell to Earth
Bradley Walsh (Graham O'Brien) Born Jun 4 1960 Click here for Bradley Walsh's entry on The Woman Who Fell to Earth
GUEST CAST
Lois Chimimba (Mabli) Born Aug 16 1991
Doctor Who credits
Played: Mabli in The Tsuranga Conundrum (2018)
Played: Abby in Redacted (2022, audio)
Career highlights
Lois made her debut in Holby City (2014), followed by Fried (2015), Trust Me (2017), There She Goes (2018), Small Town Politics (2019), Casualty (2020), A Discovery of Witches (2021), The One (2021), Vigil (2021), Shetland (2021) and Stunners (2022).
Facts
Lois lived in Malawi until she was two years old. Here's her Twitter account.
Brett Goldstein (Astos) Born Jul 17 1980
Career highlights
Brett debuted in the 2003 short film Section Eight, after which he found roles in Wish You Were Here (2005), Slave (2009), The Bill (2009), The Comedian (2012), Common Ground (2013), Love Matters (2013), The Hooligan Factory (2014), Cuckoo (2014), Legacy (2015), Undercover (2015), Howl (2015), SuperBob (2015), Catherine Tate's Nan (2015), The Pact (2017), Wild Honey Pie (2018) and Thor: Love and Thunder (2022). Brett has also had recurring roles as Tom in 11 episodes of Derek (2012-14), Danny Jones in Hoff the Record (2015-16), Scott in Drifters (2014-16), Casper in Uncle (2014-17) and Roy Kent in Ted Lasso (2020-21). He is also a comedy writer, having provided material for White Van Man (2011), Stand Up for the Week (2011-12), Ronna & Beverly (2012), Catherine Tate's Nan, SuperBob, Hoff the Record, Drifters and Ted Lasso (which he also produces).
Awards
2016: British Independent Film Award for Best Supporting Actor (Adult Life Skills)
Career highlights
Lois made her debut in Holby City (2014), followed by Fried (2015), Trust Me (2017), There She Goes (2018), Small Town Politics (2019), Casualty (2020), A Discovery of Witches (2021), The One (2021), Vigil (2021), Shetland (2021) and Stunners (2022).
Facts
Lois lived in Malawi until she was two years old. Here's her Twitter account.
Brett Goldstein (Astos) Born Jul 17 1980
Career highlights
Brett debuted in the 2003 short film Section Eight, after which he found roles in Wish You Were Here (2005), Slave (2009), The Bill (2009), The Comedian (2012), Common Ground (2013), Love Matters (2013), The Hooligan Factory (2014), Cuckoo (2014), Legacy (2015), Undercover (2015), Howl (2015), SuperBob (2015), Catherine Tate's Nan (2015), The Pact (2017), Wild Honey Pie (2018) and Thor: Love and Thunder (2022). Brett has also had recurring roles as Tom in 11 episodes of Derek (2012-14), Danny Jones in Hoff the Record (2015-16), Scott in Drifters (2014-16), Casper in Uncle (2014-17) and Roy Kent in Ted Lasso (2020-21). He is also a comedy writer, having provided material for White Van Man (2011), Stand Up for the Week (2011-12), Ronna & Beverly (2012), Catherine Tate's Nan, SuperBob, Hoff the Record, Drifters and Ted Lasso (which he also produces).
Awards
2016: British Independent Film Award for Best Supporting Actor (Adult Life Skills)
2021: Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series (Ted Lasso)
Facts
Brett also works as a stand-up comedian: his debut show was 2016's Brett Goldstein Was Born in a Strip Club. Here he is on Twitter.
Suzanne Packer (Eve Cicero) Born Nov 26 1962
Career highlights
Suzanne debuted in Crime Story (1992), then The Lifeboat (1994), Grange Hill (1995), Porkpie (1996), Tiger Bay (1997), Dirty Work (2000), Third Watch (2002), Under Mild Wood (2014), Doctors (2015), The Level (2016), Stella (2016), Vera (2017), Death in Paradise (2018), Hold the Sunset (2018/19), A Mother's Love (2018), The ABC Murders (2018), Clink (2019), Bryn (2020), The Pembrokeshire Murders (2021),In My Skin (2018-21) and Agatha Raisin (2022). She regularly played Josie Johnson in soap Brookside (1990-93 and 2000), but will be best known for playing Tess Bateman in over 480 episodes of Casualty (2003-16/21), as well as Holby City (2004-05). Other regular roles include DCI Layla Davies in Bang (2017-20) and Delyth Lloyd in Keeping Faith (2017-21). In 2010 she also directed an episode of Casualty.
Facts
Suzanne's brother is TV presenter and former champion sprint hurdler Colin Jackson. Here she is on Twitter.
Jack Shalloo (Yoss Inkl) Born Dec 10 1986
Career highlights
Jack's earliest screen credit was The Bill (2005), followed by Holby City (2008), Fit (2010), KickOff (2011), The Suspicions of Mr Whicher: Beyond the Pale (2014), Doctors (2014), The Interceptor (2015), Dickensian (2016), People Just Do Nothing (2017), Humans (2018), London Kills (2019), 1917 (2019), White House Farm (2020), Belgravia (2020), Stay Close (2021) and Daliland (2023).
Facts
In 2011, Jack released an album called London Soul. Here he is on Twitter.
David Shields (Ronan)
Career highlights
David's other work includes The Bad Education Movie (2015), Una (2016), The Crown (2016), Doctors (2018), Judy (2019), Treadstone (2019), The Liberator (2020), Benediction (2021) and Masters of the Air (2023).
Facts
Here he is on Twitter.
Ben Bailey Smith (Durkas Cicero) Born Sep 21 1977
Career highlights
Ben acts under both his birth name and his acquired stage name of Doc Brown. He debuted in Wishbaby (2007), followed by Miranda (2009), Doc Brown - Jimmy Wigz (2010), Rev (2010), The Inbetweeners (2010), Little Howard's Big Question (2011), Hunted (2012), Derek (2013), Midsomer Murders (2014), Law and Order UK (2014), Give Out Girls (2014), Nurse (2015), Midwinter of the Spirit (2015), Murder in Successville (2016), Brief Encounters (2016), Fleabag (2016), Bounty Hunters (2017), Ratburger (2017), Cleaning Up (2019), Britannia (2019), The Split (2020), Des (2020), Suspicion (2022) and Persuasion (2022). He also provided the voice of Budge in Big Babies (2010) and Mitchell Tanner in Strange Hill High (2013-14 - he also performed the theme tune), and has a long-standing working relationship with Ricky Gervais, playing Dom Johnson in Brent and Johnson: Equality Street (2013), The Return of Brent (2013), Learn Guitar with David Brent (2013) and David Brent: Life on the Road (2016). He also regularly played Nathan in 22 episodes of 4 O'Clock Club (2012-15, which he also created). Ben has also appeared on numerous TV shows as himself, or Doc Brown.
Facts
Ben's sister is the author Zadie Smith. He has released musical works as rapper Doc Smith, including The Document (2005) and Stemma (2017). He has also released a children's book called I Am Bear.
CREW
Chris Chibnall (writer) Born Mar 21 1970 Click here for Chris Chibnall's entry on 42
Jennifer Perrott (director)
Doctor Who credits
Directed: The Tsuranga Conundrum (2018), Kerblam! (2018)
Career highlights
Jennifer's other directing work includes Hollyoaks and Hollyoaks: Let Loose (2005), The Chase (2006), Doctors (2005-07), Echo Beach (2008), Offspring (2013), Home and Away (2013), Newton's Law (2017), Gentleman Jack (2019) and The Midwich Cuckoos (2022). She also wrote and directed the short films Breathe (2000) and The Ravens (2016).
Awards
2003: Broadcast Young Talent Award for Best Young Director
Facts
Her short film The Ravens has been nominated for and won many film festival awards, and was even longlisted for an Oscar in 2018.
Facts
Brett also works as a stand-up comedian: his debut show was 2016's Brett Goldstein Was Born in a Strip Club. Here he is on Twitter.
Suzanne Packer (Eve Cicero) Born Nov 26 1962
Career highlights
Suzanne debuted in Crime Story (1992), then The Lifeboat (1994), Grange Hill (1995), Porkpie (1996), Tiger Bay (1997), Dirty Work (2000), Third Watch (2002), Under Mild Wood (2014), Doctors (2015), The Level (2016), Stella (2016), Vera (2017), Death in Paradise (2018), Hold the Sunset (2018/19), A Mother's Love (2018), The ABC Murders (2018), Clink (2019), Bryn (2020), The Pembrokeshire Murders (2021),In My Skin (2018-21) and Agatha Raisin (2022). She regularly played Josie Johnson in soap Brookside (1990-93 and 2000), but will be best known for playing Tess Bateman in over 480 episodes of Casualty (2003-16/21), as well as Holby City (2004-05). Other regular roles include DCI Layla Davies in Bang (2017-20) and Delyth Lloyd in Keeping Faith (2017-21). In 2010 she also directed an episode of Casualty.
Facts
Suzanne's brother is TV presenter and former champion sprint hurdler Colin Jackson. Here she is on Twitter.
Jack Shalloo (Yoss Inkl) Born Dec 10 1986
Career highlights
Jack's earliest screen credit was The Bill (2005), followed by Holby City (2008), Fit (2010), KickOff (2011), The Suspicions of Mr Whicher: Beyond the Pale (2014), Doctors (2014), The Interceptor (2015), Dickensian (2016), People Just Do Nothing (2017), Humans (2018), London Kills (2019), 1917 (2019), White House Farm (2020), Belgravia (2020), Stay Close (2021) and Daliland (2023).
Facts
In 2011, Jack released an album called London Soul. Here he is on Twitter.
David Shields (Ronan)
Career highlights
David's other work includes The Bad Education Movie (2015), Una (2016), The Crown (2016), Doctors (2018), Judy (2019), Treadstone (2019), The Liberator (2020), Benediction (2021) and Masters of the Air (2023).
Facts
Here he is on Twitter.
Ben Bailey Smith (Durkas Cicero) Born Sep 21 1977
Career highlights
Ben acts under both his birth name and his acquired stage name of Doc Brown. He debuted in Wishbaby (2007), followed by Miranda (2009), Doc Brown - Jimmy Wigz (2010), Rev (2010), The Inbetweeners (2010), Little Howard's Big Question (2011), Hunted (2012), Derek (2013), Midsomer Murders (2014), Law and Order UK (2014), Give Out Girls (2014), Nurse (2015), Midwinter of the Spirit (2015), Murder in Successville (2016), Brief Encounters (2016), Fleabag (2016), Bounty Hunters (2017), Ratburger (2017), Cleaning Up (2019), Britannia (2019), The Split (2020), Des (2020), Suspicion (2022) and Persuasion (2022). He also provided the voice of Budge in Big Babies (2010) and Mitchell Tanner in Strange Hill High (2013-14 - he also performed the theme tune), and has a long-standing working relationship with Ricky Gervais, playing Dom Johnson in Brent and Johnson: Equality Street (2013), The Return of Brent (2013), Learn Guitar with David Brent (2013) and David Brent: Life on the Road (2016). He also regularly played Nathan in 22 episodes of 4 O'Clock Club (2012-15, which he also created). Ben has also appeared on numerous TV shows as himself, or Doc Brown.
Facts
Ben's sister is the author Zadie Smith. He has released musical works as rapper Doc Smith, including The Document (2005) and Stemma (2017). He has also released a children's book called I Am Bear.
CREW
Chris Chibnall (writer) Born Mar 21 1970 Click here for Chris Chibnall's entry on 42
Jennifer Perrott (director)
Doctor Who credits
Directed: The Tsuranga Conundrum (2018), Kerblam! (2018)
Career highlights
Jennifer's other directing work includes Hollyoaks and Hollyoaks: Let Loose (2005), The Chase (2006), Doctors (2005-07), Echo Beach (2008), Offspring (2013), Home and Away (2013), Newton's Law (2017), Gentleman Jack (2019) and The Midwich Cuckoos (2022). She also wrote and directed the short films Breathe (2000) and The Ravens (2016).
Awards
2003: Broadcast Young Talent Award for Best Young Director
Facts
Her short film The Ravens has been nominated for and won many film festival awards, and was even longlisted for an Oscar in 2018.
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