Kerblam!

A sinister-looking Kerblam Man!

One episode (Kerblam!)
First broadcast: Nov 18 2018
Audience for story: 8.06m

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

Callum Dixon (Jarva Slade) Born 1972
Career highlights
Debuted in 1992's Waterland, followed by parts in The Tomorrow People (1992), The Knock (1997), Hetty Wainthropp Investigates (1997), The Armando Iannucci Shows (2001), The Baby Juice Express (2004), Ashes to Ashes (2008), Telstar: The Joe Meek Story (2008), Doc Martin (2009), A Touch of Cloth (2013) and Doctor Foster (2017). He also played Gregory in 23 episodes of the children's series The Queen's Nose (1995-2002), and was a puppeteer on The Dark Crystal: The Age of Resistance (2019).

Leo Flanagan (Charlie Duffy) Born Mar 20 1995
Career highlights
Leo debuted in Moving On (2014), then Fresh Meat (2016), Millie Inbetween (2018), The Bisexual (2018), Hanna (2019) and Four Lives (2022). Regular roles include Floyd Westbrook in Waterloo Road (2014) and Matthew Avison in Gentleman Jack (2022).
Facts
Here he is on Twitter.

Matthew Gravelle (Kerblam voice) Born Sep 24 1976
Doctor Who credits
Played: Doctor in Torchwood: End of Days (2007)
Played: Security guard in Torchwood: Asylum (2009, radio)
Played: Bob in Torchwood: The Dead Line (2009, radio)
Played: Kerblam voice in Kerblam! (2018)
Career highlights
Matthew's screen debut came in The Scarlet Pimpernel (2000), followed by roles in Hearts and Bones (2001), Holby City (2003), Love Soup (2005), Judge John Deed (2007), The Mark of Cain (2007), Y Pris (2007), High Hopes (2008), Patagonia (2010), Pen Talar (2010), Baker Boys (2011), The Bible (2013), Hinterland (2013), Son of God (2014), Rosemary's Baby (2014), Ordinary Lies (2016), Living a Lie (2016-17), Keeping Faith (2017), The Widow (2019), Carnival Row (2019), Curious Under the Stars (2015-19), The Snow Spider (2020), Exile (2020), Manhunt (2021) and Silent Witness (2022). He also regularly played Joe Miller in Broadchurch (2013-17).
Facts
Matthew is married to Mali Harries, who appeared in Boom Town. In 2009, Matthew was voted the 24th Sexiest Man in Wales by the Western Mail!

Julie Hesmondhalgh (Judy Maddox) Born Feb 25 1970
Career highlights
Julie made her screen acting debut in The Dwelling Place (1994), followed by roles in Pat and Margaret (1994), Dalziel and Pascoe (1998), Cucumber, Banana and Tofu (all 2015), Inside No. 9 (2015), Moving On (2016), Happy Valley (2016), Broadchurch (2017), Talking with Angels (2017), Peterloo (2018), The Trouble with Maggie Cole (2020), The A Word (2020), The Pact (2021) and The Outing (2022). However, she will always be most closely associated with her role as Hayley Cropper (the first transgender character in a British soap) in 1,375 episodes of the soap Coronation Street (1998-2014).
Awards
1999: British Soap Award for Best On-Screen Partnership (Coronation Street) - with David Neilson
2004: British Soap Award for Best On-Screen Partnership (Coronation Street) - with David Neilson

2013: Royal Television Society Award for Best Performance in a Continuing Drama (Coronation Street)
2014: British Soap Award for Best On-Screen Partnership (Coronation Street) - with David Neilson
2014: British Soap Award for Best Actress (Coronation Street)
2014: National Television Award for Most Popular Serial Drama Performance (Coronation Street)

2015: Royal Television Society Award for Best Female Performance (Black Roses: The Killing of Sophie Lancaster)
Facts
Julie's husband is actor and writer Ian Kershaw. You pronounce her surname "HEZ-mund-HALZH". Here she is on Twitter.
In 2018 Toby Hadoke released his Who's Round interview with Julie here.

Claudia Jessie (Kira Arlo) Born Oct 30 1989
Career highlights
Debuted in the short film Rosie (2012), followed by House of Anubis (2013), The Paradise (2013), Doctors (2014), WPC 56 (2015), Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell (2015), Bull (2015), Josh (2015), Call the Midwife (2016), Father Brown (2017), Line of Duty (2017), Detectorists (2017), Vanity Fair (2018), Porters (2017-19), Defending the Guilty (2019) and Bali 2002 (2022). She also played Shari in 100 episodes of the online mystery drama Dixi (2014-16) and Eloise Bridgerton in Bridgerton (2020-22).
Facts
Claudia, who was brought up living on a canal boat, is a vegan Nicheren Buddhist. Since childhood she has suffered from panic attacks and extreme anxiety, and was diagnosed with depersonalisation disorder.

Lee Mack (Dan Cooper) Born Aug 4 1968
Career highlights
Lee (birth name McKillop) is one of the UK's most popular comedians, most famous for writing and starring in his own sitcom, Not Going Out, since 2006 (almost 100 episodes and counting...). He has also acted in The Sketch Show (2001-04), The Smiths (2013), Outnumbered (2016), Semi-Detached (2019-20) and Murder, They Hope (2021), and has hosted various TV shows such as Gas (1997-98), They Think It's All Over (2005-06), The British Soap Awards (2009), Live at the Apollo (2007/10), Never Mind the Buzzcocks (2010/12), National Television Awards (2016), Duck Quacks Don't Echo (2014-17), 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown (2013-22), Have I Got News for You (2008-18) and Would I Lie to You? (2007-22). He has also appeared as a panellist on numerous other comedy shows. He has also toured the UK with his comedy show, and released DVDs of them.
Awards
2007: Royal Television Society Breakthrough Award - Behind the Screen (Not Going Out) - with Andrew Collins

2007: Rose d'Or Award (Not Going Out)
2012: British Comedy Award for Best Male Television Comic

2013: British Comedy Award for Best Male Television Comic

2014: British Comedy Award for Best Male Television Comic

2019: BAFTA TV Award for Outstanding Entertainment Performance (Would I Lie to You?)
Facts
In 1984, Lee was stable boy for Red Rum, the racehorse which won the Grand National three times in the 1970s. He has also worked as a Pontins Bluecoat entertainer, but was sacked from his job in Hemsby, Norfolk, for appearing drunk on stage and calling an audience member a "c***". In 2012, he published his autobiography, Mack the Knife. Lee suffers from Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).

CREW

Pete McTighe (writer)
Doctor Who credits
Wrote: Kerblam! (2018), Praxeus (2020)
Career highlights
Pete began his writing career as a story editor on Australian soap Neighbours in 2008, after which he graduated to writing almost 100 episodes between 2008-2014 (including its 6,000th episode). He has also written scripts for Crownies (2011), Tricky Business (2012), EastEnders (2011-13), Nowhere Boys (2014), Love Me (2014), Tatau (2015), Winners and Losers (2012-15), The Doctor Blake Mysteries (2014-16), Wentworth (2013-20, which he also devised), A Discovery of Witches (2021), The Pact (2021, which he also created) and The Rising (2022). He's also worked as a producer on A Discovery of Witches, The Pact and The Rising.
Facts
Pete wrote several of the sleeve notes for the Doctor Who classic series DVD range, and in 2018 became content consultant for the BBC's Doctor Who blu-ray range. Here he is on Twitter.

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.