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| Hey nonny nonny! |
First broadcast Apr 7 2007
Average audience for story: 7.23m
REGULAR CAST
David Tennant (The Doctor) Born Apr 18 1971 Click here for David Tennant's entry on The Parting of the Ways
Freema Agyeman (Martha Jones) Born Mar 20 1979 Click here for Freema Agyeman's entry on Army of Ghosts
GUEST CAST
Andree Bernard (Dolly Bailey) Born Nov 29 1966
Career highlights
Andree first appeared in various comedy roles in The Two Ronnies in 1983, after which she found work in This Happy Breed (1984), Absolute Beginners (1986), William Tell (1989), Only Fools and Horses (1988-89), Snakes and Ladders (1989), The Brittas Empire (1991), Bernard and the Genie (1991), Chaplin (1992), The Sea Change (1998), Baddiel's Syndrome (2001), Crossroads (2002), Family Affairs (1998/2003), Young Gods (2008), Tales of the Legbreaker (2014), Holby City (2015-16) and Playing Dead (2018). However, it is for her long-running role as Liz Burton Taylor in more than 180 episodes of the soap Hollyoaks (2003-07) and its spin-offs Let Loose (2005) and In the City (2006) that she is best recognised.
Facts
Here she is in a 1991 TV commercial for Hamlet cigars. Here's her Twitter.
Career highlights
Andree first appeared in various comedy roles in The Two Ronnies in 1983, after which she found work in This Happy Breed (1984), Absolute Beginners (1986), William Tell (1989), Only Fools and Horses (1988-89), Snakes and Ladders (1989), The Brittas Empire (1991), Bernard and the Genie (1991), Chaplin (1992), The Sea Change (1998), Baddiel's Syndrome (2001), Crossroads (2002), Family Affairs (1998/2003), Young Gods (2008), Tales of the Legbreaker (2014), Holby City (2015-16) and Playing Dead (2018). However, it is for her long-running role as Liz Burton Taylor in more than 180 episodes of the soap Hollyoaks (2003-07) and its spin-offs Let Loose (2005) and In the City (2006) that she is best recognised.
Facts
Here she is in a 1991 TV commercial for Hamlet cigars. Here's her Twitter.
Linda Clark (Bloodtide)
Career highlights
Linda has a handful of credits to her name, including That Peter Kay Thing (2000), Emmerdale (1999/2002), Coronation Street (2012), Hanging in There (2017), Once a Year on Blackpool Sands (2020) and Meeting (2020).
Career highlights
Linda has a handful of credits to her name, including That Peter Kay Thing (2000), Emmerdale (1999/2002), Coronation Street (2012), Hanging in There (2017), Once a Year on Blackpool Sands (2020) and Meeting (2020).
In 2018 Toby Hadoke released his Who's Round interview with Linda here.
Christina Cole (Lilith) Born May 8 1982
Career highlights
Christina made her debut in 2002's The Project, followed by What a Girl Wants (2003), All About Me (2003), He Knew He Was Right (2004), Hex (2004-05), Jane Eyre (2006), Casino Royale (2006), Sea of Souls (2007), Sold (2007), Lost in Austen (2008), Doghouse (2009), Emma (2009), Lewis (2011), Chaos (2011), Rosemary's Baby (2014), The Assets (2014), Jupiter Ascending (2015), SS-GB (2017), The Indian Detective (2017), Van der Valk (2020) and Strike (2020). She also played Dr Paula Agard in 17 episodes of Suits (2015-18).
Facts
Christina once modelled for Andrea Galer wedding dresses. In 2013, she appeared in Cheyenne Jackson's music video for Before You.
Career highlights
Christina made her debut in 2002's The Project, followed by What a Girl Wants (2003), All About Me (2003), He Knew He Was Right (2004), Hex (2004-05), Jane Eyre (2006), Casino Royale (2006), Sea of Souls (2007), Sold (2007), Lost in Austen (2008), Doghouse (2009), Emma (2009), Lewis (2011), Chaos (2011), Rosemary's Baby (2014), The Assets (2014), Jupiter Ascending (2015), SS-GB (2017), The Indian Detective (2017), Van der Valk (2020) and Strike (2020). She also played Dr Paula Agard in 17 episodes of Suits (2015-18).
Facts
Christina once modelled for Andrea Galer wedding dresses. In 2013, she appeared in Cheyenne Jackson's music video for Before You.
Robert Demeger (Preacher) Jun 2 1951 to Sep 14 2014 (brain cancer)
Career highlights
Robert debuted in Great Expectations in 1981, then took roles in Morgan's Boy (1984), Casualty (1987), Inspector Morse (1992), Forever Green (1992), Orlando (1992), Lovejoy (1993), The Chief (1994), Black Beauty (1994), The Thin Blue Line (1995), The Dark Room (1999), Longitude (2000), Secret Passage (2004), He Kills Coppers (2008), The Borgias (2011), The Hour (2011) and Dark Matters: Twisted But True (2012).
Facts
Robert was a stalwart of the Royal Shakespeare Company. When diagnosed with cancer (after collapsing in the street), he was performing as the Duke in a National Theatre production of Othello, but refused to stop until illness prevented him. In 2013, Robert became the first European patient to try a new immune therapy, using a personalised vaccine which teaches the body to fight the tumour cells, following clinical trials in the USA. Following surgery, Robert lost his ability to communicate and had to learn to speak again. Sadly, the immune therapy did not work.
Career highlights
Robert debuted in Great Expectations in 1981, then took roles in Morgan's Boy (1984), Casualty (1987), Inspector Morse (1992), Forever Green (1992), Orlando (1992), Lovejoy (1993), The Chief (1994), Black Beauty (1994), The Thin Blue Line (1995), The Dark Room (1999), Longitude (2000), Secret Passage (2004), He Kills Coppers (2008), The Borgias (2011), The Hour (2011) and Dark Matters: Twisted But True (2012).
Facts
Robert was a stalwart of the Royal Shakespeare Company. When diagnosed with cancer (after collapsing in the street), he was performing as the Duke in a National Theatre production of Othello, but refused to stop until illness prevented him. In 2013, Robert became the first European patient to try a new immune therapy, using a personalised vaccine which teaches the body to fight the tumour cells, following clinical trials in the USA. Following surgery, Robert lost his ability to communicate and had to learn to speak again. Sadly, the immune therapy did not work.
Jalaal Hartley (Richard Burbage) Born 1976
Career highlights
Jalaal's first credit was for The Bill in 1999, after which he appeared in Heartbeat (2001), The Last Detective (2003), 40 (2003), Red Cap (2004), Spartacus (2004), Murder City (2006), Sugar Rush (2006), Pulling (2006), Touch Me, I'm Karen Taylor (2007-08), Holby City (2008-09), Twenty Twelve (2011), Doctors (2011), The Borgias (2011-12), The Bible (2013), Shameless (2013), Sherlock (2014), In the Flesh (2014), Horrible Histories (2012-19, including the movie), Cucumber (2015), For Love or Money (2019) and Vera (2020). He has also written for the screen, including for Touch Me, I'm Karen Taylor and the Comedy Lab's Clitheroe (2004), which he also directed.
Career highlights
Jalaal's first credit was for The Bill in 1999, after which he appeared in Heartbeat (2001), The Last Detective (2003), 40 (2003), Red Cap (2004), Spartacus (2004), Murder City (2006), Sugar Rush (2006), Pulling (2006), Touch Me, I'm Karen Taylor (2007-08), Holby City (2008-09), Twenty Twelve (2011), Doctors (2011), The Borgias (2011-12), The Bible (2013), Shameless (2013), Sherlock (2014), In the Flesh (2014), Horrible Histories (2012-19, including the movie), Cucumber (2015), For Love or Money (2019) and Vera (2020). He has also written for the screen, including for Touch Me, I'm Karen Taylor and the Comedy Lab's Clitheroe (2004), which he also directed.
Career highlights
Dean debuted in Peak Practice in 1998, then took roles in Still Crazy (1998), Maisie Raine (1999), The Low Down (2000), Mike Bassett: England Manager (2001), Deathwatch (2002), The Worst Week of My Life (2004), Ashes (2005), Sorted (2006), Cranford (2007), The Invisibles (2008), Being Human (2009), Robin Hood (2009), Married Single Other (2010), Frankie (2013), Fleming (2014), Death in Paradise (2015), Silent Witness (2016), Trick or Treat (2019) and Sick of It (2020). He will be best remembered as Kev Ball in the drama series Shameless (2004-13), and Meredith Rutter in Jamestown (2017-19). Dean is also a prolific narrator, most notably for The Real Hustle (2006-07) and Supertruckers (2015).
Facts
Dean's brother is actor Craig Kelly, best known as Doctor Who fan Vince Tyler in Russell T Davies' drama Queer As Folk, as well as the voice behind Joe in the Doctor Who animated adventure Scream of the Shalka (2003). Dean added Lennox (his mother's maiden name) into his professional name after he turned up at a voiceover session, only to be told he was "the wrong Dean Kelly". In an interview in 2007, Dean added: "The other Dean Kelly is a children's entertainer, specialising in finger puppets. We met at a wedding once. We didn't get on too well." Dean was best man to his best friend, actor Richard Coyle.
Matt King (Peter Streete) Born Jan 31 1968
Career highlights
Matt debuted in The Craic (1999), followed by work in Blue Heelers (2000), Look Around You (2002), Star Stories (2006), Jekyll (2007), Dog Face (2007), City of Vice (2008), RocknRolla (2008), Bronson (2008), Inkheart (2008), Skins (2009), Malice in Wonderland (2009), Made in Dagenham (2010), Whites (2010), The IT Crowd (2013), Paddington (2014), Get Santa (2014), Ibiza Undead (2015), In the Dark (2017), The End of the F***ing World (2017), Strike (2018), Dolittle (2020) and Bulletproof (2020). Matt has also enjoyed several recurring roles, including Rollo the chauffeur in Something in the Air (2000-01), Henry Mallet in Spirited (2010-11), Super Hans in Peep Show (2003-15) and Uncle Loz in Starlings (2012-13). He is also a prolific comedy writer, having written for Hale and Pace (1990), Full Frontal (1993-94), Jimeoin (1994-95), The Basil Brush Show (2002), Tripping Over (2006), Dog Face (2007), Whites (2010) and Starlings (2012-13 - the latter two he also produced).
Facts
Although born in the UK, Matt emigrated to Australia in 1988 for 15 years, working as a chef, before returning to Britain as a stand-up comedian and writer. In July 2013, Matt was declared bankrupt at Brighton County Court in light of unpaid taxes amounting to £68,277. In 2019, he appeared in San Fender's music video for Saturday.
Chris Larkin (Lynley) Born Jun 19 1967
Career highlights
Chris debuted in Frank Stubbs in 1993, after which he found work in Bliss (1995), Jane Eyre (1996), Karaoke (1996), Highlander (1997), Tea with Mussolini (1999), Evolution (2002), Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003), After Thomas (2006), Valkyrie (2008), The Facility (2012), Yes, Prime Minister (2013), Coalition (2015), Endeavour (2016), Black Sails (2017), Next of Kin (2018) and Outlander (2020). He regularly played Cambridge in the sitcom Roger Roger (1996-99).
Facts
Chris is the son of actress Dame Maggie Smith and actor Sir Robert Stephens, and is the brother of actor Toby Stephens (his professional surname is after the author Philip Larkin). Coming from this very special parental coupling, Chris is also brother-in-law to actress Anna-Louise Plowman (who appeared in Dalek), and stepson of actress Patricia Quinn (who appeared in Dragonfire).
Amanda Lawrence (Doomfinger) Born 1971
Career highlights
Amanda has been acting since her role in Casualty in 2004, after which she appeared in Afterlife (2006), Hotel Babylon (2007), 28 Weeks Later (2007), Little Dorrit (2008), Tamara Drewe (2010), The Lady (2011), Dead Boss (2012), The Charles Dickens Show (2012), Mr Selfridge (2014), Mr Turner (2014), The Enfield Haunting (2015), Pan (2015), Houdini and Doyle (2016), Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017), Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019), White House Farm (2020) and Summerland (2020). She also regularly played DC Joan Faulkland in Above Suspicion (2009-12).
Facts
In 2009, Amanda appeared in a one-woman show called Jiggery Pokery at the Edinburgh Festival telling the life story of British Carry On film legend Charles Hawtrey. See the resemblance? Amanda as Charles; Charles as Charles.
Career highlights
Matt debuted in The Craic (1999), followed by work in Blue Heelers (2000), Look Around You (2002), Star Stories (2006), Jekyll (2007), Dog Face (2007), City of Vice (2008), RocknRolla (2008), Bronson (2008), Inkheart (2008), Skins (2009), Malice in Wonderland (2009), Made in Dagenham (2010), Whites (2010), The IT Crowd (2013), Paddington (2014), Get Santa (2014), Ibiza Undead (2015), In the Dark (2017), The End of the F***ing World (2017), Strike (2018), Dolittle (2020) and Bulletproof (2020). Matt has also enjoyed several recurring roles, including Rollo the chauffeur in Something in the Air (2000-01), Henry Mallet in Spirited (2010-11), Super Hans in Peep Show (2003-15) and Uncle Loz in Starlings (2012-13). He is also a prolific comedy writer, having written for Hale and Pace (1990), Full Frontal (1993-94), Jimeoin (1994-95), The Basil Brush Show (2002), Tripping Over (2006), Dog Face (2007), Whites (2010) and Starlings (2012-13 - the latter two he also produced).
Facts
Although born in the UK, Matt emigrated to Australia in 1988 for 15 years, working as a chef, before returning to Britain as a stand-up comedian and writer. In July 2013, Matt was declared bankrupt at Brighton County Court in light of unpaid taxes amounting to £68,277. In 2019, he appeared in San Fender's music video for Saturday.
Chris Larkin (Lynley) Born Jun 19 1967
Career highlights
Chris debuted in Frank Stubbs in 1993, after which he found work in Bliss (1995), Jane Eyre (1996), Karaoke (1996), Highlander (1997), Tea with Mussolini (1999), Evolution (2002), Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003), After Thomas (2006), Valkyrie (2008), The Facility (2012), Yes, Prime Minister (2013), Coalition (2015), Endeavour (2016), Black Sails (2017), Next of Kin (2018) and Outlander (2020). He regularly played Cambridge in the sitcom Roger Roger (1996-99).
Facts
Chris is the son of actress Dame Maggie Smith and actor Sir Robert Stephens, and is the brother of actor Toby Stephens (his professional surname is after the author Philip Larkin). Coming from this very special parental coupling, Chris is also brother-in-law to actress Anna-Louise Plowman (who appeared in Dalek), and stepson of actress Patricia Quinn (who appeared in Dragonfire).
Amanda Lawrence (Doomfinger) Born 1971
Career highlights
Amanda has been acting since her role in Casualty in 2004, after which she appeared in Afterlife (2006), Hotel Babylon (2007), 28 Weeks Later (2007), Little Dorrit (2008), Tamara Drewe (2010), The Lady (2011), Dead Boss (2012), The Charles Dickens Show (2012), Mr Selfridge (2014), Mr Turner (2014), The Enfield Haunting (2015), Pan (2015), Houdini and Doyle (2016), Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017), Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019), White House Farm (2020) and Summerland (2020). She also regularly played DC Joan Faulkland in Above Suspicion (2009-12).
Facts
In 2009, Amanda appeared in a one-woman show called Jiggery Pokery at the Edinburgh Festival telling the life story of British Carry On film legend Charles Hawtrey. See the resemblance? Amanda as Charles; Charles as Charles.
In 2018 Toby Hadoke released his Who's Round interview with Amanda here.
Stephen Marcus (Jailer) Born Jun 18 1962
Career highlights
Debuted in My Beautiful Laundrette (1985), after which he appeared in Brush Strokes (1987), Boon (1989), Stay Lucky (1990), Birds of a Feather (1989/91), Red Dwarf (1993), KYTV (1993), Frank Stubbs (1994), The Glam Metal Detectives (1995), Rumble (1995), Our Friends in the North (1996), Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998), Roger Roger (1999), Angela's Ashes (1999), Sorted (2000), Quills (2000), Iris (2001), Mile High (2004), Stage Beauty (2004), Kinky Boots (2005), Hogfather (2006), Kingdom (2007), The Colour of Magic (2008), Lark Rise to Candleford (2008), Ninja Assassin (2009), Fast and Furious 6 (2013), The London Firm (2014), Man Down (2015), EastEnders (2015), Benidorm (2016), The Coroner (2016), Fanged Up (2017), The Facility (2019), NCIS: Los Angeles (2019) and The Big Ugly (2020) . He also had a long-running role as Rudolpho de Luna in 44 episodes of Starhunter (2000-04) and its revival series Transformation (2016) and ReduX (2017-18).
Facts
Stephen conducts guided walking tours around London taking in gangster locations from real life and the movies. He also coaches for the London Olympians American football team, after having played himself for the Sussex Thunders until 2007. Here he is on Twitter.
Sam Marks (Wiggins)
Career highlights
Sam debuted in Nighty Night (2004), then Foyle's War (2010), Endeavour (2018), Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan (2019) and The Witcher (2019). Sam works extensively on the stage, particularly for the Royal Shakespeare Company, and in 2013 played Bushy to David Tennant's Richard II at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre.
Facts
He's on Twitter.
Angela Pleasence (Queen Elizabeth I) Born Sep 30 1941
Doctor Who credits
Played: Queen Elizabeth I in The Shakespeare Code (2007)
Played: Mystic Mags in The Sarah Jane Adventures: The Curse of Clyde Langer (2011)
Career highlights
Angela made her acting debut in The Madam (1965), then Seven Deadly Sins (1966/67), Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush (1968), Coronation Street (1968), The Six Wives of Henry VIII (1970), Anyone for Sex? (1973), From Beyond the Grave (1974), A Legacy (1975), The Godsend (1980), The Barchester Chronicles (1982), Mansfield Park (1983), A Christmas Carol (1984), Girls on Top (1986), Somewhere to Run (1989), September (1996), Crime Traveller (1997), Cider with Rosie (1998), Dr Terrible's House of Horrible (2001), Doctors (2006), Your Highness (2011), Whitechapel (2013) and Happy Valley (2016).
Facts
Angela is the daughter of actor Donald Pleasence, best remembered as Dr Loomis in the Hallowe'en films. Angela is the second of three actresses to play the Virgin Queen in Doctor Who, the others being Vivienne Bennett in The Chase (1965) and Joanna Page in The Day of the Doctor (2013).
David Westhead (Will Kempe) Born Jun 1 1963
Career highlights
Debuted uncredited in Jenny's War (1985), after which he popped up in Blackeyes (1989), Stanley and the Women (1991), Wycliffe (1994), Bramwell (1996), Mrs Brown (1997), Wilde (1997), The Lakes (1997/99), Grafters (1999), Macready and Daughter (2000-01), Queen's Messenger (2001), William and Mary (2003), Stage Beauty (2004), Rose and Maloney (2005), Wallis and Edward (2005), The Time of Your Life (2007), Moving Wallpaper (2009), The Silence (2010), The Iron Lady (2011), DCI Banks (2012), Endeavour (2014), The Coroner (2015), Bodyguard (2018) and If It's Not Too Late (2020). He regularly played Brian Middleton in Life Begins (2004-06) and Neil Reid in W1A (2014-20).
Facts
He is a co-founder of Wilton Pictures, which produces documentaries and short films.
CREW
Charles Palmer (director) Born 1965 Click here for Charles Palmer's entry on Smith and Jones
Stephen Marcus (Jailer) Born Jun 18 1962
Career highlights
Debuted in My Beautiful Laundrette (1985), after which he appeared in Brush Strokes (1987), Boon (1989), Stay Lucky (1990), Birds of a Feather (1989/91), Red Dwarf (1993), KYTV (1993), Frank Stubbs (1994), The Glam Metal Detectives (1995), Rumble (1995), Our Friends in the North (1996), Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998), Roger Roger (1999), Angela's Ashes (1999), Sorted (2000), Quills (2000), Iris (2001), Mile High (2004), Stage Beauty (2004), Kinky Boots (2005), Hogfather (2006), Kingdom (2007), The Colour of Magic (2008), Lark Rise to Candleford (2008), Ninja Assassin (2009), Fast and Furious 6 (2013), The London Firm (2014), Man Down (2015), EastEnders (2015), Benidorm (2016), The Coroner (2016), Fanged Up (2017), The Facility (2019), NCIS: Los Angeles (2019) and The Big Ugly (2020) . He also had a long-running role as Rudolpho de Luna in 44 episodes of Starhunter (2000-04) and its revival series Transformation (2016) and ReduX (2017-18).
Facts
Stephen conducts guided walking tours around London taking in gangster locations from real life and the movies. He also coaches for the London Olympians American football team, after having played himself for the Sussex Thunders until 2007. Here he is on Twitter.
Sam Marks (Wiggins)
Career highlights
Sam debuted in Nighty Night (2004), then Foyle's War (2010), Endeavour (2018), Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan (2019) and The Witcher (2019). Sam works extensively on the stage, particularly for the Royal Shakespeare Company, and in 2013 played Bushy to David Tennant's Richard II at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre.
Facts
He's on Twitter.
Angela Pleasence (Queen Elizabeth I) Born Sep 30 1941
Doctor Who credits
Played: Queen Elizabeth I in The Shakespeare Code (2007)
Played: Mystic Mags in The Sarah Jane Adventures: The Curse of Clyde Langer (2011)
Career highlights
Angela made her acting debut in The Madam (1965), then Seven Deadly Sins (1966/67), Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush (1968), Coronation Street (1968), The Six Wives of Henry VIII (1970), Anyone for Sex? (1973), From Beyond the Grave (1974), A Legacy (1975), The Godsend (1980), The Barchester Chronicles (1982), Mansfield Park (1983), A Christmas Carol (1984), Girls on Top (1986), Somewhere to Run (1989), September (1996), Crime Traveller (1997), Cider with Rosie (1998), Dr Terrible's House of Horrible (2001), Doctors (2006), Your Highness (2011), Whitechapel (2013) and Happy Valley (2016).
Facts
Angela is the daughter of actor Donald Pleasence, best remembered as Dr Loomis in the Hallowe'en films. Angela is the second of three actresses to play the Virgin Queen in Doctor Who, the others being Vivienne Bennett in The Chase (1965) and Joanna Page in The Day of the Doctor (2013).
David Westhead (Will Kempe) Born Jun 1 1963
Career highlights
Debuted uncredited in Jenny's War (1985), after which he popped up in Blackeyes (1989), Stanley and the Women (1991), Wycliffe (1994), Bramwell (1996), Mrs Brown (1997), Wilde (1997), The Lakes (1997/99), Grafters (1999), Macready and Daughter (2000-01), Queen's Messenger (2001), William and Mary (2003), Stage Beauty (2004), Rose and Maloney (2005), Wallis and Edward (2005), The Time of Your Life (2007), Moving Wallpaper (2009), The Silence (2010), The Iron Lady (2011), DCI Banks (2012), Endeavour (2014), The Coroner (2015), Bodyguard (2018) and If It's Not Too Late (2020). He regularly played Brian Middleton in Life Begins (2004-06) and Neil Reid in W1A (2014-20).
Facts
He is a co-founder of Wilton Pictures, which produces documentaries and short films.
CREW
Gareth Roberts (writer) Born Jun 5 1968 Click here for Gareth Roberts' entry on Attack of the Graske
Charles Palmer (director) Born 1965 Click here for Charles Palmer's entry on Smith and Jones
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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