Space Babies

The Doctor (Ncuti Gatwa)
can see you now

One episode (Space Babies)

First broadcast: May 11 2024
Audience for story: 4.01m

REGULAR CAST

Ncuti Gatwa (The Doctor) Born Oct 15 1992 Click here for Ncuti Gatwa's entry on The Giggle

Millie Gibson (Ruby Sunday) Born Jun 19 2004 Click here for Millie Gibson's entry on The Church on Ruby Road

GUEST CAST

Sami Amber (Voice of Eric)

Career highlights

Child actor Sami's earliest credit was providing the voice of Billy in an episode of Love, Death and Robots (2021), followed by Jerk (2021), Ted Lasso (2021), Dalgliesh (2021), The Walk-In (2022), Hijack (2023) and Sexy Beast (2024).

Lonnee Archibong (Voice of Adjani)

Yasmine Bouabid (Lucia Colasanto)

Career highlights

Debuted in Eclipses (2016), followed by The Flower of Aleppo (2016), Case 460 (2019) and Jurassic World: Dominion (2022). She also enjoyed a regular role as Waad in 23 episodes of The Road to Paradise (2021-22).

Michelle Greenidge (Carla) Born Jun 15 1970

Doctor Who credits

Played: Carla Sunday in The Church on Ruby Road (2023), Space Babies (2024), 73 Yards (2024), Rogue (2024), The Legend of Ruby Sunday/ Empire of Death (2024)

Career highlights

Debuted in the 2009 short Leave, followed by All About the McKenzies (2014), Venus vs Mars (2015), A Lesson Learnt (2015), Intruders (2017), Timewasters (2019), I May Destroy You (2019-20), Small Axe (2020), It's a Sin (2021), Cruella (2021), King Gary (2021), Grantchester (2021), Alex Rider (2021), The Witchfinder (2022) and My Happy Ending (2023). Recurring roles include Lola in Mandy (2020-22), Valerie in After Life (2019-22) and Judith in Code 404 (2020-22).

Mason McCumskey (Eric)

Sienna-Robyn Mavanga-Phipps (Poppy)

Shola Olaitan-Ajiboye (Voice of Poppy)

Shola has mixed race parentage - her father is Nigerian and her mother is Bulgarian.

Jesus Reyes Ortiz (Rico Trieste) Born Jul 1982

Career highlights

American Jesus is a ballroom, Latin and salsa instructor based in the UK with his own dance school.

Param Patel (Voice of Marcel) Born 2013

Golda Rosheuvel (Jocelyn Sancerre) Born May 2 1970

Doctor Who credits

Played: Dr Angela Connolly in Torchwood: Dead Man Walking (2008), Exit Wounds (2008)

Played: Jocelyn in Space Babies (2024)

Career highlights

Guyana-born Golda made her screen debut in Lava (2001), followed by The Bill (2005), Casualty (2006), Colonial Gods (2009), Luther (2011), Coronation Street (2012), Dead Boss (2012), Threesome (2012), Mr Stink (2012), Rev. (2014), EastEnders (2015), Muse (2020), Death in Paradise (2021), Dune: Part One (2021) and Orion and the Dark (2024). She will be best known for playing Queen Charlotte in 13 episodes of Bridgerton (2020-22) and its spin-off Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story (2023).

Robert Strange (Bogeyman) Born 1989

Doctor Who credits

Played: Wrarth Warrior [Sergeant Zogroth] in The Star Beast (2023, uncredited)

Played: Bogeyman in Space Babies (2024)

Career highlights

6f5 5in tall Robert (who also performs under his birth surname of Nairne (Strange is his mother's maiden name)) is a busy creature performer and puppeteer whose earliest credit was in 2014's The Nightmare of Nevermoor, followed by Penny Dreadful (2014), Howl (2015), Londongrad (2015), Red Dwarf (2016), The Crown (2016), Zapped (2017), Survive the Night (2019), Boys from County Hell (2020), The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power (2022) and The Winter King (2023). He has performed in each of the five Star Wars films released between 2015-19, including Professor Allium in The Force Awakens and Kullbee Sperado in Rogue One.

Cadence Williams (Voice of Sandra)

Angela Wynter (Cherry) Born Jul 14 1957

Doctor Who credits

Played: Cherry Sunday in The Church on Ruby Road (2023), Space Babies (2024), 73 Yards (2024), The Legend of Ruby Sunday/ Empire of Death (2024)

Career highlights

Jamaican Angela's earliest credit is 1981's Burning an Illusion, followed by The Nation's Health (1983), Minder (1984), No Problem! (1983-84), The Bill (1992), Murder Most Horrid (1994), Cracker (1994), Cutting It (2002), Death in Paradise (2017), The Tunnel (2017-18), Les Miserables (2019), Last Christmas (2019), Home by 8.30 (2020), Mood (2022), Vampire Academy (2022), Call the Midwife (2023) and Time (2023). Regular roles include Makeda Sylvester in Doctors (2021) and Yolande Trueman in more than 360 episodes of soap EastEnders (2003-23).

Facts

Angela is also a singer, having been part of the 1980s band View from the Hill between 1985-88. During this period the band released an album called In Time, and three singles: No Conversation  (which peaked at number 58 in the singles chart), I'm No Rebel (which peaked at number 59) and Stay and Let Me Love You. More recently, Angela has been a member of the female reggae group Sistas.

CREW

Russell T Davies (writer) Born Apr 27 1963 Click here for Russell T Davies' entry on Rose

Julie Ann Robinson (director)

Doctor Who credits

Directed: Space Babies (2024), Boom (2024)

Career highlights

Julie's earliest directing work was on three episodes of daytime soap Doctors (2000-01), followed by work on Cutting It (2003), Blackpool (2004), Holby City (2001-05), Coming Down the Mountain (2007), Grey's Anatomy (2006-09), Big Love (2009), Pushing Daisies (2009), The Last Song (2010), Pan Am (2011), Weeds (2007-12), Parks and Recreation (2013), Brooklyn Nine-Nine (2013-14), Scandal (2013-14), Nurse Jackie (2015), Orange is the New Black (2015), Masters of Sex (2016), Losing It (2017), The Good Place (2018), Bridgerton (2020) and History of a Pleasure Seeker (2022).

Facts

Julie lives with her husband in Pasadena, USA. In 2017, she and actor Sean Maguire organised a Syrian refugee benefit in Los Angeles.