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| The Angels have the police box! |
First broadcast Jun 9 2007
Average audience for story: 6.62m
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
Ian Boldsworth (Banto) Born Jun 27 1973
Career highlights
Debuted in the short Hic (2004), then Skin Deep (2005), Doctors (2006), No Heroics (2008), Skins (2009), Not Going Out (2012), Shih Tzu Bingo (2013) and Red Dwarf (2017).
Facts
Although born as Ian Boldsworth, and often credited as such for his acting roles, Ian's assumed stage name is Ray Peacock, one half of the comedy duo Peacock and Gamble, who presented a weekly podcast (2009-11). He often performs as a warm-up comedian for TV comedy studio recordings, including Red Dwarf, Harry Hill and Taskmaster.
In 2014 Toby Hadoke released his Who's Round interview with Ian here.
Career highlights
Debuted in the short Hic (2004), then Skin Deep (2005), Doctors (2006), No Heroics (2008), Skins (2009), Not Going Out (2012), Shih Tzu Bingo (2013) and Red Dwarf (2017).
Facts
Although born as Ian Boldsworth, and often credited as such for his acting roles, Ian's assumed stage name is Ray Peacock, one half of the comedy duo Peacock and Gamble, who presented a weekly podcast (2009-11). He often performs as a warm-up comedian for TV comedy studio recordings, including Red Dwarf, Harry Hill and Taskmaster.
In 2014 Toby Hadoke released his Who's Round interview with Ian here.
Richard Cant (Malcolm Wainwright) Born 1964
Career highlights
Richard debuted uncredited in a 1994 episode of The Vicar of Dibley, after which he found work in This Life (1996), Gimme Gimme Gimme (1999), Sunburn (1999), The Way We Live Now (2001), Shackleton (2002), Bleak House (2005), Sparkle (2007), Stuart: A Life Backwards (2007), Vexed (2010), Mapp and Lucia (2014), Outlander (2015), Taboo (2017), Stan and Ollie (2018), Mary Queen of Scots (2018) and It's a Sin (2021).
Facts
Richard is the son of actor and children's presenter Brian Cant, who appeared in Doctor Who twice - The Daleks' Master Plan (1965) and The Dominators (1968). In 2023, it was revealed he was in a relationship with former Communards pop star Reverend Richard Coles.
Career highlights
Richard debuted uncredited in a 1994 episode of The Vicar of Dibley, after which he found work in This Life (1996), Gimme Gimme Gimme (1999), Sunburn (1999), The Way We Live Now (2001), Shackleton (2002), Bleak House (2005), Sparkle (2007), Stuart: A Life Backwards (2007), Vexed (2010), Mapp and Lucia (2014), Outlander (2015), Taboo (2017), Stan and Ollie (2018), Mary Queen of Scots (2018) and It's a Sin (2021).
Facts
Richard is the son of actor and children's presenter Brian Cant, who appeared in Doctor Who twice - The Daleks' Master Plan (1965) and The Dominators (1968). In 2023, it was revealed he was in a relationship with former Communards pop star Reverend Richard Coles.
Lucy Gaskell (Kathy Nightingale) Born Jul 10 1980
Career highlights
Lucy's CV begins with Where the Heart Is (2002), followed by Waking the Dead (2004), Dungeons and Dragons: Wrath of the Dragon God (2005), Vincent (2006), Holby Blue (2008), Lesbian Vampire Killers (2009), Paradox (2009), Being Human (2010), Misfits (2012), Suspects (2015), All the Ordinary Angels (2015), DCI Banks (2016), The A Word (2017) and Final Score (2018). Lucy also regularly played Ruby Ferris in Cutting It (2002-04) and Kirsty Clements in Casualty (2010-11).
Facts
Lucy is married to fellow actor Mark Bonnar (who appeared in The Almost People/ The Rebel Flesh in 2011). Here's Lucy's Twitter feed.
Career highlights
Lucy's CV begins with Where the Heart Is (2002), followed by Waking the Dead (2004), Dungeons and Dragons: Wrath of the Dragon God (2005), Vincent (2006), Holby Blue (2008), Lesbian Vampire Killers (2009), Paradox (2009), Being Human (2010), Misfits (2012), Suspects (2015), All the Ordinary Angels (2015), DCI Banks (2016), The A Word (2017) and Final Score (2018). Lucy also regularly played Ruby Ferris in Cutting It (2002-04) and Kirsty Clements in Casualty (2010-11).
Facts
Lucy is married to fellow actor Mark Bonnar (who appeared in The Almost People/ The Rebel Flesh in 2011). Here's Lucy's Twitter feed.
Louis Mahoney (Old Billy) Sep 8 1938 to Jun 28 2020
Doctor Who credits
Played: Newscaster in Frontier in Space (1973)
Played: Ponti in Planet of Evil (1975)
Played: Old Billy in Blink (2007)
Career highlights
Making his debut in The Sword in the Web (1962), Gambian Louis's CV includes Danger Man (1965), Voodoo Blood Death (1965), Slave Girls (1967), Praise Marx and Pass the Ammunition (1970), The Troubleshooters (1970), Adam Smith (1972), Quiller (1975), Fawlty Towers (1975, as Sybil's doctor), Omen III: The Final Conflict (1981), Rise and Fall of Idi Amin (1981), Cry Freedom (1987), White Mischief (1987), The Lenny Henry Show (1987, as Jake), The Real Eddy English (1989), Saracen (1989), Love Hurts (1992), Runaway Bay (1992-93), One Foot in the Grave (1993), Turning World (1997), Harbour Lights (1999), Urban Gothic (2000), Oscar Charlie (2001-02), Sea of Souls (2004), Casualty@Holby City (2005), 10 Days to War (2008), Being Human (2012-13), Captain Phillips (2013), The Trials of Jimmy Rose (2015), You, Me and the Apocalypse (2015), River (2015), Holby City (2005/2016), The Dumping Ground (2018), Counterpart (2018-19) and The Split (2020). In 2009 he also wrote and narrated a documentary about Victoria Falls in the Nature series.
Facts
Louis, who initially came to the UK to become a doctor, was a key campaigner within the acting industry in the anti-Apartheid movement, and co-created the Black Theatre Workshop.
Doctor Who credits
Played: Newscaster in Frontier in Space (1973)
Played: Ponti in Planet of Evil (1975)
Played: Old Billy in Blink (2007)
Career highlights
Making his debut in The Sword in the Web (1962), Gambian Louis's CV includes Danger Man (1965), Voodoo Blood Death (1965), Slave Girls (1967), Praise Marx and Pass the Ammunition (1970), The Troubleshooters (1970), Adam Smith (1972), Quiller (1975), Fawlty Towers (1975, as Sybil's doctor), Omen III: The Final Conflict (1981), Rise and Fall of Idi Amin (1981), Cry Freedom (1987), White Mischief (1987), The Lenny Henry Show (1987, as Jake), The Real Eddy English (1989), Saracen (1989), Love Hurts (1992), Runaway Bay (1992-93), One Foot in the Grave (1993), Turning World (1997), Harbour Lights (1999), Urban Gothic (2000), Oscar Charlie (2001-02), Sea of Souls (2004), Casualty@Holby City (2005), 10 Days to War (2008), Being Human (2012-13), Captain Phillips (2013), The Trials of Jimmy Rose (2015), You, Me and the Apocalypse (2015), River (2015), Holby City (2005/2016), The Dumping Ground (2018), Counterpart (2018-19) and The Split (2020). In 2009 he also wrote and narrated a documentary about Victoria Falls in the Nature series.
Facts
Louis, who initially came to the UK to become a doctor, was a key campaigner within the acting industry in the anti-Apartheid movement, and co-created the Black Theatre Workshop.
Career highlights
Carey made her acting debut on screen playing Kitty Bennet in Pride and Prejudice (2005), followed by roles in Bleak House (2005), The Amazing Mrs Pritchard (2006), Northanger Abbey (2007), The Greatest (2009), An Education (2009), Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps (2010), Never Let Me Go (2010), Drive (2011), The Great Gatsby (2013), Far from the Madding Crowd (2015), Suffragette (2015), The Walker (2015), Wildlife (2018), Collateral (2018), Promising Young Woman (2020), The Dig (2021) and Bernstein (2021).
Awards
2009: Berlin International Film Festival Shooting Star Award
2009: British Independent Film Award for Best Actress (An Education)
2020: London Critics' Circle Film Award for Best Actress (An Education)
2010: BAFTA Film Award for Best Leading Actress (An Education)
2010: British Independent Film Award for Best Actress (Never Let Me Go)
2020: Critics' Choice Award for Best Actress (Promising Young Woman)
Facts
In 2012, Carey married Marcus Mumford, lead singer with the band Mumford and Sons, whom she had been pen pals with as a child, but lost touch. Carey had previously been in a relationship with actor Shia LaBeouf between 2009-10. Carey can be heard singing on Belle and Sebastian's song Write About Love (2010). In 2018, while performing in Girls and Boys on Broadway, Carey was mildly concussed by a heavy curtain that fell on her head, and she taken to hospital by actor Bradley Cooper, who was in the audience.
Facts
In 2012, Carey married Marcus Mumford, lead singer with the band Mumford and Sons, whom she had been pen pals with as a child, but lost touch. Carey had previously been in a relationship with actor Shia LaBeouf between 2009-10. Carey can be heard singing on Belle and Sebastian's song Write About Love (2010). In 2018, while performing in Girls and Boys on Broadway, Carey was mildly concussed by a heavy curtain that fell on her head, and she taken to hospital by actor Bradley Cooper, who was in the audience.
Thomas Nelstrop (Ben Wainwright) Born Jul 29 1980
Career highlights
Thomas debuted in EastEnders (2004), then Comedy: Shuffle (2007, for which he also wrote material), Arcadia (2008), Honest (2008), The Wrong Door (2008), The Impressions Show with Culshaw and Stephenson (2009), Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps (2009), Hotel Trubble (2010), Pat and Cabbage (2013), Mr Selfridge (2016), Damned (2018), Soul Reaper (2019) and Brave New World (2020). He also had several roles in the children's series Class Dismissed (2016-17).
Facts
Thomas is also a stand-up comedian and has performed at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. One of his alter egos is Jonni Music, who has often been seen on BBC3 and BBC Online. Here his Twitter feed.
Career highlights
Thomas debuted in EastEnders (2004), then Comedy: Shuffle (2007, for which he also wrote material), Arcadia (2008), Honest (2008), The Wrong Door (2008), The Impressions Show with Culshaw and Stephenson (2009), Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps (2009), Hotel Trubble (2010), Pat and Cabbage (2013), Mr Selfridge (2016), Damned (2018), Soul Reaper (2019) and Brave New World (2020). He also had several roles in the children's series Class Dismissed (2016-17).
Facts
Thomas is also a stand-up comedian and has performed at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. One of his alter egos is Jonni Music, who has often been seen on BBC3 and BBC Online. Here his Twitter feed.
Michael Obiora (Billy Shipton) Born Oct 8 1986
Career highlights
Michael made his debut playing Max Abassi in 67 episodes of Grange Hill between 1998-2002, when he was aged between 12 and 16. After this, he found roles in Doctors (2002), The Bill (2003), Holby City (2003), Sea of Souls (2004), My Family (2004), Bombshell (2006), Afterlife (2006), EastEnders (2009), Misfits (2009-10), Fortitude (2015), Midsomer Murders (2017), Tomb Raider (2018), Luther (2015/19), Death in Paradise (2020) and Soaperstar (2020, which he also wrote, directed and produced). He regularly played Ben Trueman in 32 episodes of Hotel Babylon (2006-09), Lloyd Asike in 65 episodes of Casualty (2011-13), and Chike in 40 episodes of Robozuna (2018-20).
Facts
Michael, who suffers from coeliac disease, published his first novel in 2009, Black Shoes: Reality Check. His second, Vivian's Couch, was out in 2014. In 2012, Michael appeared on Celebrity Mastermind; his specialist subject was Arsenal Football Club since 2000 (he came third). Here's his Twitter.
Finlay Robertson (Larry Nightingale) Born May 2 1975
Career highlights
Dutch-born Finlay's debut came in Peak Practice (1999), followed by Inbetweeners (2001), Lexx (2002), Prime Suspect 6 (2003), NY-LON (2004), Fat Slags (2004), Alfie (2004), The Golden Hour (2005), Doc Martin (2004/05), The Wild West (2006), Robin Hood (2006), Persuasion (2007), The Disappeared (2008), How Not to Live Your Life (2008), Taggart (2009), I Shouldn't Be Alive (2006/10), The Body Farm (2011), Cockneys vs Zombies (2012), Hammer of the Gods (2013), New Tricks (2014), Humans (2016), Silent Witness (2018), Unforgotten (2018), Casualty (2020) and Platform (2020). He also regularly played Kevin in Life Begins (2004-06). In 2004 he wrote, directed and produced his own short Count Backwards from Ten.
Facts
Career highlights
Michael made his debut playing Max Abassi in 67 episodes of Grange Hill between 1998-2002, when he was aged between 12 and 16. After this, he found roles in Doctors (2002), The Bill (2003), Holby City (2003), Sea of Souls (2004), My Family (2004), Bombshell (2006), Afterlife (2006), EastEnders (2009), Misfits (2009-10), Fortitude (2015), Midsomer Murders (2017), Tomb Raider (2018), Luther (2015/19), Death in Paradise (2020) and Soaperstar (2020, which he also wrote, directed and produced). He regularly played Ben Trueman in 32 episodes of Hotel Babylon (2006-09), Lloyd Asike in 65 episodes of Casualty (2011-13), and Chike in 40 episodes of Robozuna (2018-20).
Facts
Michael, who suffers from coeliac disease, published his first novel in 2009, Black Shoes: Reality Check. His second, Vivian's Couch, was out in 2014. In 2012, Michael appeared on Celebrity Mastermind; his specialist subject was Arsenal Football Club since 2000 (he came third). Here's his Twitter.
Finlay Robertson (Larry Nightingale) Born May 2 1975
Career highlights
Dutch-born Finlay's debut came in Peak Practice (1999), followed by Inbetweeners (2001), Lexx (2002), Prime Suspect 6 (2003), NY-LON (2004), Fat Slags (2004), Alfie (2004), The Golden Hour (2005), Doc Martin (2004/05), The Wild West (2006), Robin Hood (2006), Persuasion (2007), The Disappeared (2008), How Not to Live Your Life (2008), Taggart (2009), I Shouldn't Be Alive (2006/10), The Body Farm (2011), Cockneys vs Zombies (2012), Hammer of the Gods (2013), New Tricks (2014), Humans (2016), Silent Witness (2018), Unforgotten (2018), Casualty (2020) and Platform (2020). He also regularly played Kevin in Life Begins (2004-06). In 2004 he wrote, directed and produced his own short Count Backwards from Ten.
Facts
Here's Finlay on Twitter.
Ray Sawyer (Desk sergeant)
Career highlights
Debuted in Brookside (1989), then London's Burning (1989), Watching (1990), Brave (1994), Bottom (1995), The Wyvern Mystery (2000), Beast (2001) and Collision (2009).
CREW
Steven Moffat (writer) Born Nov 18 1961 Click here for Steven Moffat's entry on The Empty Child
Ray Sawyer (Desk sergeant)
Career highlights
Debuted in Brookside (1989), then London's Burning (1989), Watching (1990), Brave (1994), Bottom (1995), The Wyvern Mystery (2000), Beast (2001) and Collision (2009).
CREW
Steven Moffat (writer) Born Nov 18 1961 Click here for Steven Moffat's entry on The Empty Child
Hettie MacDonald (director) Born 1962
Doctor Who credits
Directed: Blink (2007), The Magician's Apprentice/ The Witch's Familiar + prologue (2015)
Career highlights
Hettie's directing debut came with the feature film Beautiful Thing (1996, she also directed the stage play in 1994), followed by Casualty (1997), Where the Heart Is (1998), Servants (2003), Banglatown Banquet (2006), White Girl (2008), Wallander (2010), Lewis (2011), The Tunnel (2013), Fortitude (2015-17), Howards End (2017) and Normal People (2020).
Awards
1996: Paris Film Festival Grand Prix Winner (Beautiful Thing)
2008: Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation - Short Form (Doctor Who) - shared with Steven Moffat
2009: BAFTA TV Award for Best Single Drama (White Girl) - shared with Abi Morgan, Andrew Woodhead and Greg Brenman
Phil Collinson (producer) Born Aug 26 1970 Click here for Phil Collinson's entry on Rose
Helen Raynor (script editor) Born Mar 27 1972 Click here for Helen Raynor's entry on The Unquiet Dead
Phil Collinson (producer) Born Aug 26 1970 Click here for Phil Collinson's entry on Rose
Helen Raynor (script editor) Born Mar 27 1972 Click here for Helen Raynor's entry on The Unquiet Dead
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