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| A slightly possessed Toby Zed (Will Thorp) |
First broadcast June 3 to 10 2006
Average audience for story: 6.20m
REGULAR CAST
David Tennant (The Doctor) Born Apr 18 1971 Click here for David Tennant's entry on The Parting of the Ways
Billie Piper (Rose Tyler) Born Sep 22 1982 Click here for Billie Piper's entry on Rose
GUEST CAST
MyAnna Buring (Scooti Manista) Born Sep 22 1979
Career highlights
Swedish born MyAnna made her debut in Murder Prevention (2004), then The Descent (2005), The Omen (2006), Doomsday (2008), Freakdog (2008), The Wrong Door (2008), Lesbian Vampire Killers (2009), The Descent: Part 2 (2009), Witchville (2010), Super Eruption (2011), The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1 (2011), Kill List (2011), White Heat (2012), The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2 (2012), Downton Abbey (2012-13), Banished (2015), Prey (2015), Dag (2015), In the Dark (2017), One Night (2018), Killers Anonymous (2019), The Witcher (2019) and The Salisbury Poisonings (2020). She also enjoyed the high profile role of Long Susan in 34 episodes of Ripper Street (2012-16).
Facts
MyAnna was born in Sweden, but grew up in the Middle East, schooling in Oman before moving to the UK in 1995. Here she is on Twitter.
Career highlights
Swedish born MyAnna made her debut in Murder Prevention (2004), then The Descent (2005), The Omen (2006), Doomsday (2008), Freakdog (2008), The Wrong Door (2008), Lesbian Vampire Killers (2009), The Descent: Part 2 (2009), Witchville (2010), Super Eruption (2011), The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1 (2011), Kill List (2011), White Heat (2012), The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2 (2012), Downton Abbey (2012-13), Banished (2015), Prey (2015), Dag (2015), In the Dark (2017), One Night (2018), Killers Anonymous (2019), The Witcher (2019) and The Salisbury Poisonings (2020). She also enjoyed the high profile role of Long Susan in 34 episodes of Ripper Street (2012-16).
Facts
MyAnna was born in Sweden, but grew up in the Middle East, schooling in Oman before moving to the UK in 1995. Here she is on Twitter.
Silas Carson (Voice of the Ood) Born 1964
Doctor Who credits
Played: Alien voices in The End of the World (2005)
Played: Voice of the Ood in The Impossible Planet/ The Satan Pit (2006), Planet of the Ood (2008), The End of Time (2009-10), Pond Life (2012), Flux (2021)
Played: Voice of Kudlak in The Sarah Jane Adventures: Warriors of Kudlak (2007)
Career highlights
Silas made his earliest appearance in Horse Opera (1993), followed by Cold Lazarus (1996), Fever Pitch (1997), Metrosexuality (1999), Hidalgo (2004), The Grid (2004), Chromophobia (2005), William and Mary (2005), Spooks (2005), The Bill (1999/2006-07), The IT Crowd (2007), Outnumbered (2007), Waterloo Road (2007-08), Bonekickers (2008), MI High (2010), How Not to Live Your Life (2010), Holby City (2011), Strike Back (2011), Doctors (2013), Dying of the Light (2014), The Casual Vacancy (2015), Tut (2015), Unforgotten (2015), EastEnders (2016), Phantom Thread (2017), Trust (2018), The Accident (2019) and Des (2020). He also appeared as several Star Wars characters - Nute Gunray and Ki-Adi-Mundi in The Phantom Menace (1999), Attack of the Clones (2002) and Revenge of the Sith (2005) and Lott Dod in The Phantom Menace. He also appeared in the flesh as ill-fated pilot Antidar Williams in The Phantom Menace.
Doctor Who credits
Played: Alien voices in The End of the World (2005)
Played: Voice of the Ood in The Impossible Planet/ The Satan Pit (2006), Planet of the Ood (2008), The End of Time (2009-10), Pond Life (2012), Flux (2021)
Played: Voice of Kudlak in The Sarah Jane Adventures: Warriors of Kudlak (2007)
Career highlights
Silas made his earliest appearance in Horse Opera (1993), followed by Cold Lazarus (1996), Fever Pitch (1997), Metrosexuality (1999), Hidalgo (2004), The Grid (2004), Chromophobia (2005), William and Mary (2005), Spooks (2005), The Bill (1999/2006-07), The IT Crowd (2007), Outnumbered (2007), Waterloo Road (2007-08), Bonekickers (2008), MI High (2010), How Not to Live Your Life (2010), Holby City (2011), Strike Back (2011), Doctors (2013), Dying of the Light (2014), The Casual Vacancy (2015), Tut (2015), Unforgotten (2015), EastEnders (2016), Phantom Thread (2017), Trust (2018), The Accident (2019) and Des (2020). He also appeared as several Star Wars characters - Nute Gunray and Ki-Adi-Mundi in The Phantom Menace (1999), Attack of the Clones (2002) and Revenge of the Sith (2005) and Lott Dod in The Phantom Menace. He also appeared in the flesh as ill-fated pilot Antidar Williams in The Phantom Menace.
Ronny Jhutti (Danny Bartock) Born 1973
Career highlights
Ronny's earliest credit was playing Sohail Karim in 40 episodes of EastEnders (1988-90), followed by roles in Family Pride (1991), Wild West (1992), Immaculate Conception (1992), Moving Story (1994-95), Wing and a Prayer (1997), The Residents (2001), Where the Heart Is (2001), Always and Everyone (2001-02), Bollywood Queen (2002), Cutting It (2003), Chosen (2004), Banglatown Banquet (2006), Ideal (2005-07), Survivors (2008-10), Vexed (2010-12), Breathless (2013), Jarhead 2: Field of Fire (2014), Ripper Street (2016), Coronation Street (2017-18) and Unforgotten (2021). He also wrote and directed the short Creaking Shadows (2008).
Career highlights
Ronny's earliest credit was playing Sohail Karim in 40 episodes of EastEnders (1988-90), followed by roles in Family Pride (1991), Wild West (1992), Immaculate Conception (1992), Moving Story (1994-95), Wing and a Prayer (1997), The Residents (2001), Where the Heart Is (2001), Always and Everyone (2001-02), Bollywood Queen (2002), Cutting It (2003), Chosen (2004), Banglatown Banquet (2006), Ideal (2005-07), Survivors (2008-10), Vexed (2010-12), Breathless (2013), Jarhead 2: Field of Fire (2014), Ripper Street (2016), Coronation Street (2017-18) and Unforgotten (2021). He also wrote and directed the short Creaking Shadows (2008).
Paul Kasey (The Ood) Born Aug 5 1973 Click here for Paul Kasey's entry on Rose
Shaun Parkes (Zachary Cross Flane) Born Feb 9 1973
Career highlights
Shaun's debut was in Soldier Soldier in 1994, after which he found roles in Crown Prosecutor (1995), In Defence of the Chocolate Soldier (1995), Turning World (1997), Human Traffic (1999), Rage (1999), Lock, Stock... (2000), The Mummy Returns (2001), Servants (2003), Casanova (2005), Penelope (2006), Notes on a Scandal (2006), The Inspector Lynley Mysteries (2006-07), Kill Kill Faster Faster (2008), Harley Street (2008), Moses Jones (2009), Strike Back (2010), Identity (2010), Treasure Island (2012), The River (2012), Da Vinci's Demons (2013-14), Urban Hymn (2015), The Aliens (2016), Line of Duty (2016), Hooten and the Lady (2016), Trick or Treat (2019), The Accident (2019), Lost in Space (2018-19) and Small Axe (2020). Shaun also provided the voice of Tortoise in the children's animation Tinga Tinga Tales (2011-12).
Career highlights
Shaun's debut was in Soldier Soldier in 1994, after which he found roles in Crown Prosecutor (1995), In Defence of the Chocolate Soldier (1995), Turning World (1997), Human Traffic (1999), Rage (1999), Lock, Stock... (2000), The Mummy Returns (2001), Servants (2003), Casanova (2005), Penelope (2006), Notes on a Scandal (2006), The Inspector Lynley Mysteries (2006-07), Kill Kill Faster Faster (2008), Harley Street (2008), Moses Jones (2009), Strike Back (2010), Identity (2010), Treasure Island (2012), The River (2012), Da Vinci's Demons (2013-14), Urban Hymn (2015), The Aliens (2016), Line of Duty (2016), Hooten and the Lady (2016), Trick or Treat (2019), The Accident (2019), Lost in Space (2018-19) and Small Axe (2020). Shaun also provided the voice of Tortoise in the children's animation Tinga Tinga Tales (2011-12).
Awards
2021: London Critics' Circle Film Award for Best Supporting Actor (Small Axe)
Facts
Shaun also has a side career as a vocalist with Australian DJ producers AudioFly (here's an example of their work on Sense & Vision).
Facts
Shaun also has a side career as a vocalist with Australian DJ producers AudioFly (here's an example of their work on Sense & Vision).
Claire Rushbrook (Ida Scott) Born Aug 25 1971
Career highlights
Claire debuted in Casualty (1994), followed by Secrets & Lies (1996), Turning World (1997), Under the Skin (1997), Spice World: The Movie (1997), Spaced (1999), The Sins (2000), Linda Green (2001-02), Carrie and Barry (2004), Afterlife (2006), Ashes to Ashes (2008), Mutual Friends (2008), The Fades (2011), Mrs Biggs (2012), The Mill (2013), Home Fires (2015-16), Death in Paradise (2017), Black Mirror (2017), Requiem (2018), No Offence (2018), Spider-Man: Far from Home (2019), Temple (2019) and Enola Holmes (2020). Regular roles include Dr Caroline Llewellyn in Whitechapel (2009-13) and Linda Earl in My Mad Fat Diary (2013-15).
Career highlights
Claire debuted in Casualty (1994), followed by Secrets & Lies (1996), Turning World (1997), Under the Skin (1997), Spice World: The Movie (1997), Spaced (1999), The Sins (2000), Linda Green (2001-02), Carrie and Barry (2004), Afterlife (2006), Ashes to Ashes (2008), Mutual Friends (2008), The Fades (2011), Mrs Biggs (2012), The Mill (2013), Home Fires (2015-16), Death in Paradise (2017), Black Mirror (2017), Requiem (2018), No Offence (2018), Spider-Man: Far from Home (2019), Temple (2019) and Enola Holmes (2020). Regular roles include Dr Caroline Llewellyn in Whitechapel (2009-13) and Linda Earl in My Mad Fat Diary (2013-15).
Will Thorp (Toby Zed) Born Jun 21 1977
Career highlights
Will's debut was in Boys Will Be Boys (2003), followed by The Courtroom (2004), Law and Order UK (2009), Scott and Bailey (2012), Doctors (2013/16), AD: The Bible Continues (2015), Shakespeare and Hathaway (2018), Bruno (2019) and Silent Witness (2020). However, Will's most memorable role was as Paul "Woody" Joyner in 50 episodes of Casualty (2004-05) and Holby City (2005), and later Chris Gray in 108 episodes of Coronation Street (2010-11). In 2005 he was a contestant on Strictly Come Dancing, coming in seventh place.
Career highlights
Will's debut was in Boys Will Be Boys (2003), followed by The Courtroom (2004), Law and Order UK (2009), Scott and Bailey (2012), Doctors (2013/16), AD: The Bible Continues (2015), Shakespeare and Hathaway (2018), Bruno (2019) and Silent Witness (2020). However, Will's most memorable role was as Paul "Woody" Joyner in 50 episodes of Casualty (2004-05) and Holby City (2005), and later Chris Gray in 108 episodes of Coronation Street (2010-11). In 2005 he was a contestant on Strictly Come Dancing, coming in seventh place.
Danny Webb (Mr Jefferson) Born Jun 6 1958
Career highlights
Danny debuted in The Racing Game in 1979, followed by Mackenzie (1980), The Imitation Game (1980), Brookside (1982-83), No End (1985), Defence of the Realm (1986), Intimate Contact (1987), Boon (1989), Robin Hood (1991), Alien 3 (1992), Comics (1993), Cardiac Arrest (1994), Space Precinct (1995), 99-1 (1994-95), Our Friends in the North (1996), Sharman (1996), Terror in the Mall (1998), The Jump (1998), Shiner (2000), Take Me (2001), The Hound of the Baskervilles (2002), Starhunter (2003), My Family (2004), Life Begins (2004-05), Hotel Babylon (2006), All About Me (2007), Honest (2008), Valkyrie (2008), Trinity (2009), Land Girls (2009-11), Being Human (2011), Sherlock (2012), Jo (2013), Lightfields (2013), Scott and Bailey (2014), Humans (2015), The Contract (2015), Crow (2016), City of Tiny Lights (2016), Humans (2015-16), The Halcyon (2017), SS-GB (2017), The City and the City (2018), Plebs (2016/19), Liar (2017-20), Pennyworth (2019-20) and The Dog (2021).
Facts
Keen surfer Danny is married to actress Leila Bertrand.
Gabriel Woolf (Voice of the Beast) Born Oct 2 1932
Doctor Who credits
Played: Sutekh in Pyramids of Mars (1975), The Legend of Ruby Sunday/ Empire of Death (2024)
Played: Voice of the Beast in The Impossible Planet/ The Satan Pit (2006)
Career highlights
Gabriel was first credited in The Boy with a Cart (1951), then appeared in Knights of the Round Table (1953), Rob Roy (1961), Emergency Ward 10 (1961), Merry-Go-Round (1968), Honey Lane (1969), Paul Temple (1971), Look and Read: The Boy from Space (1971), The Brothers (1972), Dial M for Murder (1974), Bognor (1981), The Prisoner of Zenda (1984) and Wizards vs Aliens (2012-13).
Facts
He is married to opera singer Dame Felicity Lott, who sang at the wedding of the Duke and Duchess of York in 1986. In 1981 Gabriel read three Doctor Who novelisations as RNIB talking books (imagine a bedtime story read to you by Sutekh!). Gabriel is also a vice-president of the Joyful Company of Singers.
CREW
Matt Jones (writer) Born Aug 5 1968
Doctor Who credits
Wrote: The Impossible Planet/ The Satan Pit (2006), Torchwood: Dead Man Walking (2008)
Career highlights
Matt started his career as a script editor and storyliner on series such as Love in the 21st Century (1999), Queer as Folk (1999-2000), Clocking Off (2000) and Linda Green (2001), and then moved into creating and writing his own series, including Serious and Organised (2003), POW (2003), Dirk Gently (2012), Mr Selfridge (2015-16), Lucky Man (2017) and The Split (2020). However, he has also become a producer on programmes such as Now You See Her (2001), Serious and Organised, POW, Shameless (2004-07), Talk to Me (2007), Skins (2011-13) and Rogue (2014).
Facts
Matt's earliest brush with Doctor Who fandom was writing a regular column for Doctor Who Magazine in the 1990s, as well as two novels - Bad Therapy (1996) and Beyond the Sun (1997).
James Strong (director)
Doctor Who credits
Directed: The Impossible Planet/ The Satan Pit (2006), Torchwood: Cyberwoman (2006), Torchwood: They Keep Killing Suzie (2006), Daleks in Manhattan/ Evolution of the Daleks (2007), Voyage of the Damned (2007), Partners in Crime (2008), Planet of the Dead (2009)
Career highlights
James's first directing work came with The Clothes Show in the late 1990s, after which he moved into drama on series such as Doctors (2000-01), Mile High (2003), Casualty (2004), Holby City (2002-05), Rocket Man (2005), Bonekickers (2008), Monty Python in Aberystwyth (2009), Silent Witness (2011), United (2011), Downton Abbey (2011), Hunted (2012), Gracepoint (2014), Broadchurch (2013-15), Code of a Killer (2015), 11.22.63 (2016), Vanity Fair (2018), Liar (2017-20) and Vigil (2021). He has also worked as a producer on productions such as Gracepoint, Broadchurch, Vanity Fair, Liar and Vigil.
Doctor Who credits
Played: Sutekh in Pyramids of Mars (1975), The Legend of Ruby Sunday/ Empire of Death (2024)
Played: Voice of the Beast in The Impossible Planet/ The Satan Pit (2006)
Career highlights
Gabriel was first credited in The Boy with a Cart (1951), then appeared in Knights of the Round Table (1953), Rob Roy (1961), Emergency Ward 10 (1961), Merry-Go-Round (1968), Honey Lane (1969), Paul Temple (1971), Look and Read: The Boy from Space (1971), The Brothers (1972), Dial M for Murder (1974), Bognor (1981), The Prisoner of Zenda (1984) and Wizards vs Aliens (2012-13).
Facts
He is married to opera singer Dame Felicity Lott, who sang at the wedding of the Duke and Duchess of York in 1986. In 1981 Gabriel read three Doctor Who novelisations as RNIB talking books (imagine a bedtime story read to you by Sutekh!). Gabriel is also a vice-president of the Joyful Company of Singers.
CREW
Matt Jones (writer) Born Aug 5 1968
Doctor Who credits
Wrote: The Impossible Planet/ The Satan Pit (2006), Torchwood: Dead Man Walking (2008)
Career highlights
Matt started his career as a script editor and storyliner on series such as Love in the 21st Century (1999), Queer as Folk (1999-2000), Clocking Off (2000) and Linda Green (2001), and then moved into creating and writing his own series, including Serious and Organised (2003), POW (2003), Dirk Gently (2012), Mr Selfridge (2015-16), Lucky Man (2017) and The Split (2020). However, he has also become a producer on programmes such as Now You See Her (2001), Serious and Organised, POW, Shameless (2004-07), Talk to Me (2007), Skins (2011-13) and Rogue (2014).
Facts
Matt's earliest brush with Doctor Who fandom was writing a regular column for Doctor Who Magazine in the 1990s, as well as two novels - Bad Therapy (1996) and Beyond the Sun (1997).
James Strong (director)
Doctor Who credits
Directed: The Impossible Planet/ The Satan Pit (2006), Torchwood: Cyberwoman (2006), Torchwood: They Keep Killing Suzie (2006), Daleks in Manhattan/ Evolution of the Daleks (2007), Voyage of the Damned (2007), Partners in Crime (2008), Planet of the Dead (2009)
Career highlights
James's first directing work came with The Clothes Show in the late 1990s, after which he moved into drama on series such as Doctors (2000-01), Mile High (2003), Casualty (2004), Holby City (2002-05), Rocket Man (2005), Bonekickers (2008), Monty Python in Aberystwyth (2009), Silent Witness (2011), United (2011), Downton Abbey (2011), Hunted (2012), Gracepoint (2014), Broadchurch (2013-15), Code of a Killer (2015), 11.22.63 (2016), Vanity Fair (2018), Liar (2017-20) and Vigil (2021). He has also worked as a producer on productions such as Gracepoint, Broadchurch, Vanity Fair, Liar and Vigil.
Awards
2008: BAFTA Cymru Award for Best Director - Drama (Doctor Who)
Facts
Here he is on Twitter.
Facts
Here he is on Twitter.
Phil Collinson (producer) Born Aug 26 1970 Click here for Phil Collinson's entry on Rose
Simon Winstone (script editor) Born 1973 Click here for Simon Winstone's entry on Attack of the Graske
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