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| Naughty Ood behind bars |
First broadcast Apr 19 2008
Average audience for story: 7.50m
REGULAR CAST
David Tennant (The Doctor) Born Apr 18 1971 Click here for David Tennant's entry on The Parting of the Ways
Catherine Tate (Donna Noble) Born Dec 5 1969 Click here for Catherine Tate's entry on Doomsday
GUEST CAST
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.
Paul Clayton (Mr Bartle) Born Mar 8 1957
Doctor Who credits
Played: Mergrass (voice) in The Infinite Quest (2007)
Played: Mr Bartle in Planet of the Ood (2008)
Career highlights
Paul's TV career began as a presenter on Mersey Pirate (1979), a children's show set aboard the Mersey ferries; he was also a presenter on Jigsaw (1982-83). He entered acting with Gossip from the Forest (1979), then Brideshead Revisited (1981), Forever Green (1989), Drop the Dead Donkey (1996), One Foot in the Grave (2000), Ali G Indahouse (2002), The Amazing Mrs Pritchard (2006), He Kills Coppers (2008), Affinity (2008), The Queen (2009), Law and Order UK (2011), The Secret of Crickley Hall (2012), Wolf Hall (2015), The Frankenstein Chronicles (2015), Man in an Orange Shirt (2017), The Crown (2017), Black Earth Rising (2018), Holby City (2019-20), Breeders (2020) and Cursed (2020). He has had several recurring roles, including Ian Chapman in Peep Show (2007-10), Graham in Him and Her (2012-13) and Chief Superintendent Marlow in Hollyoaks (2013-14).
Facts
Here he is on Twitter; here's his blog too. In 2021 he wrote his first novel, The Hoax.
Doctor Who credits
Played: Mergrass (voice) in The Infinite Quest (2007)
Played: Mr Bartle in Planet of the Ood (2008)
Career highlights
Paul's TV career began as a presenter on Mersey Pirate (1979), a children's show set aboard the Mersey ferries; he was also a presenter on Jigsaw (1982-83). He entered acting with Gossip from the Forest (1979), then Brideshead Revisited (1981), Forever Green (1989), Drop the Dead Donkey (1996), One Foot in the Grave (2000), Ali G Indahouse (2002), The Amazing Mrs Pritchard (2006), He Kills Coppers (2008), Affinity (2008), The Queen (2009), Law and Order UK (2011), The Secret of Crickley Hall (2012), Wolf Hall (2015), The Frankenstein Chronicles (2015), Man in an Orange Shirt (2017), The Crown (2017), Black Earth Rising (2018), Holby City (2019-20), Breeders (2020) and Cursed (2020). He has had several recurring roles, including Ian Chapman in Peep Show (2007-10), Graham in Him and Her (2012-13) and Chief Superintendent Marlow in Hollyoaks (2013-14).
Facts
Here he is on Twitter; here's his blog too. In 2021 he wrote his first novel, The Hoax.
Ayesha Dharker (Solana Mercurio) Born Mar 16 1977
Career highlights
Born in India, Ayesha debuted in Manika, une vie plus tard in 1989, followed by City of Joy (1992), The Terrorist (1998), The Mystic Masseur (2001), Star Wars: Attack of the Clones (2002), Life Isn't All Ha Ha Hee Hee (2005), Outsourced (2006), Mad Sad and Bad (2009), Waterloo Road (2015), Indian Summers (2015), Holby City (2017), The Father (2020) and Finding Alice (2021). Regular roles include Tara Mandal in Coronation Street (2008-09) and Kamini Sharma in The Indian Doctor (2010-13).
Facts
Ayesha's mother is Imtiaz Dharker, a Pakistani-British poet, artist and filmmaker, while her father is journalist Anil Dharker. She was also a member of the original cast of the musical Bombay Dreams, and can be heard on the official soundtrack.
Career highlights
Born in India, Ayesha debuted in Manika, une vie plus tard in 1989, followed by City of Joy (1992), The Terrorist (1998), The Mystic Masseur (2001), Star Wars: Attack of the Clones (2002), Life Isn't All Ha Ha Hee Hee (2005), Outsourced (2006), Mad Sad and Bad (2009), Waterloo Road (2015), Indian Summers (2015), Holby City (2017), The Father (2020) and Finding Alice (2021). Regular roles include Tara Mandal in Coronation Street (2008-09) and Kamini Sharma in The Indian Doctor (2010-13).
Facts
Ayesha's mother is Imtiaz Dharker, a Pakistani-British poet, artist and filmmaker, while her father is journalist Anil Dharker. She was also a member of the original cast of the musical Bombay Dreams, and can be heard on the official soundtrack.
Roger Griffiths (Commander Kess) Born Feb 6 1961
Career highlights
Debuted in London's Burning (1986), followed by Hard Cases (1989), Birds of a Feather (1990), Desmond's (1990-91), Finney (1994), Hard Men (1996), Captain Butler (1997), Tube Tales (1999), Comin' Atcha! (1999-2000, which he also wrote material for), The Bill (1992/99), Lenny Henry In Pieces (2000), French and Saunders (2004), Batman Begins (2005), Hustle (2009), Vexed (2010-12), Hard Time Bus (2015), Bonded by Blood 2 (2017) and Still Open All Hours (2018). Regular roles include Everton in the sitcom Chef! (1993-96), Gabriel Drummond in soap Family Affairs (2002-03), Harvey Tyson in Casualty (2006-07), and two recurring characters in soap EastEnders: DI Riddick (2004-05) and Mitch Baker since 2018. He also played the Headmaster in The Rubbish World of Dave Spud (2020-21).
Career highlights
Debuted in London's Burning (1986), followed by Hard Cases (1989), Birds of a Feather (1990), Desmond's (1990-91), Finney (1994), Hard Men (1996), Captain Butler (1997), Tube Tales (1999), Comin' Atcha! (1999-2000, which he also wrote material for), The Bill (1992/99), Lenny Henry In Pieces (2000), French and Saunders (2004), Batman Begins (2005), Hustle (2009), Vexed (2010-12), Hard Time Bus (2015), Bonded by Blood 2 (2017) and Still Open All Hours (2018). Regular roles include Everton in the sitcom Chef! (1993-96), Gabriel Drummond in soap Family Affairs (2002-03), Harvey Tyson in Casualty (2006-07), and two recurring characters in soap EastEnders: DI Riddick (2004-05) and Mitch Baker since 2018. He also played the Headmaster in The Rubbish World of Dave Spud (2020-21).
Awards
2019: British Soap Award for Best On-Screen Partnership (EastEnders) - shared with Kara-Leah Fernandes
Facts
Roger is also a qualified professional chef and was once co-owner of Quick Thyme, which manufactured Caribbean food.
Facts
Roger is also a qualified professional chef and was once co-owner of Quick Thyme, which manufactured Caribbean food.
Tariq Jordan (Rep) Born 1985
Career highlights
Tariq debuted in Holby City (2002), then Waking the Dead (2003), The Bill (2008), Spooks (2008), Shameless (2010), Cleanskin (2012), The Turtle and the Sea (2014), EastEnders (2017) and Marcella (2018). He played Teddy in nine episodes of Law and Order UK (2009-11).
Facts
Tariq's Twitter feed. He is also a writer, having penned the 2019 play Ali & Dahlia, and the 2022 stage show Akram Khan's Jungle Book Reimagined.
Career highlights
Tariq debuted in Holby City (2002), then Waking the Dead (2003), The Bill (2008), Spooks (2008), Shameless (2010), Cleanskin (2012), The Turtle and the Sea (2014), EastEnders (2017) and Marcella (2018). He played Teddy in nine episodes of Law and Order UK (2009-11).
Facts
Tariq's Twitter feed. He is also a writer, having penned the 2019 play Ali & Dahlia, and the 2022 stage show Akram Khan's Jungle Book Reimagined.
Paul Kasey (Ood Sigma) Born Aug 5 1973 Click here for Paul Kasey's entry on Rose
Career highlights
Tim debuted in For Maddie with Love (1980), followed by Wetherby (1985), Edge of Darkness (1985), A Very British Coup (1988), Erik the Viking (1989), Richard III (1995), 101 Dalmatians (1996), Notting Hill (1999), Rogue Trader (1999), 102 Dalmatians (2002), Hot Dog (2002), Casanova (2005), The Line of Beauty (2006), Severance (2006), Spooks (2004/06), Freezing (2008), The Devil's Whore (2008), Black Death (2010), Twenty Twelve (2011), The Bleak Old Shop of Stuff (2012), New Tricks (2011-12), Automata (2014), Outlander (2014-15), Spooks: The Greater Good (2015), Strike Back (2015), Sherlock (2016), Houdini and Doyle (2016), National Treasure (2016), The Hippopotamus (2016), Harlots (2017), Game of Thrones (2016-17), Peterloo (2018), Strangers (2018), The Aeronauts (2019), Gangs of London (2020), The Serpent (2021) and Banking on Mr Toad (2022). He is, of course, best known for his association with the Blackadder sitcom franchise, playing Percy in The Black Adder (1983), Lord Percy in Black-Adder II (1986), Lord Topper in Black Adder the Third (1987), Captain Darling in Blackadder Goes Forth (1989) and various Darlings in Blackadder Back & Forth (1999).
Facts
Tim has also made appearances in music videos, including Kate Bush's This Woman's Work (1989) and Uptown Girl by Westlife (2000). His sister is actress Lizzy McInnerny.
Adrian Rawlins (Dr Ryder) Born Mar 27 1958
Career highlights
Adrian made his screen debut in Palm Beach (1980), then Revolution (1985, Kit Curran (1986), Chance in a Million (1986), Neighbours (1988), The Ginger Tree (1989), The Woman in Black (1989), Early Travellers in North America (1992), Soldier Soldier (1993), She's Out (1995), Insiders (1997), Sunburn (2000), The Stretford Wives (2002), Spooks (2004), I Shouldn't Be Alive (2006), Clapham Junction (2007), Hunter (2009), Misfits (2010), Intruders (2011), The Raven (2012), Prisoners' Wives (2012-13), Glue (2014), The Woman in Black 2: Angel of Death (2014), From Darkness (2015), War and Peace (2016), Dickensian (2015-16), The White Princess (2017), Maigret (2017), Hard Sun (2018), Girlfriends (2018), Chernobyl (2019), The Small Hand (2019), Small Axe (2020), A Discovery of Witches (2021) and Baptiste (2021). Adrian will also be recognised as James Potter, Harry's father, in the Harry Potter film franchise (2001-11).
Facts
In 1989, Adrian played the lead character of Arthur in a memorable TV adaptation of The Woman in Black. Twelve years later he was cast as the father of Harry Potter, played by Daniel Radcliffe. Eleven years after that Daniel Radcliffe was cast in a remake of The Woman in Black, playing the same character Adrian had played 23 years previously (and as the icing on the cake, Adrian had a cameo in The Woman in Black 2!).
CREW
Keith Temple (writer)
Career highlights
Keith started out as an assistant script editor on Heartbeat in 1994, but soon moved into scriptwriting, on series such as Dangerfield (1995), Casualty (1994-96), Family Affairs (1997-98), EastEnders (1996-2001), Byker Grove (2004-06), Angel Cake (2006), Doc Martin (2007), River City (2009) and Wyvern Hill (2021).
Facts
Here's Keith on Twitter.
Graeme Harper (director) Born Mar 11 1945 Click here for Graeme Harper's entry on The Caves of Androzani
Susie Liggat (producer) Born 1968 Click here for Susie Liggat's entry on Human Nature/ The Family of Blood
Lindsey Alford (script editor) Click here for Lindsey Alford's entry on Daleks in Manhattan
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