The Well

The Doctor and Belinda try to
comfort Aliss

One episode (The Well)

First broadcast: Apr 26 2025
Audience for story: 3.23m

REGULAR CAST

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

Varada Sethu (Belinda Chandra) Born May 12 1992 Click here for Varada Sethu's entry on Boom

GUEST CAST

Bethany Antonia (Mo Gilliben) Born Dec 25 1997

Career highlights

Bethany's first credit was Doctors (2017), followed by Pin Cushion (2017), Stath Lets Flats (2018), Get Even (2020), Stay Close (2021), Nolly (2023), Sense & Sensibility (2024) and House of the Dragon (2022-24, as Baela Targaryen).

Rose Ayling-Ellis (Aliss Fenly) Born Nov 17 1994

Career highlights

Debuted in The End (2011), then Casualty (2017), Summer of Rockets (2019), Murder, They Hope (2023), Ludwig (2024) and Reunion (2025). Rose is best known for playing Frankie Lewis in more than 130 episodes of soap EastEnders (2020-22), as well as being the inspirational winner of the 2021 series of Strictly Come Dancing.

Awards

2022: BAFTA TV Award for Must-See Moment (Strictly Come Dancing)

2023: Stage Debut Award for Best West End Debut (As You Like It)

2024: Member of the order of the British Empire (MBE) for services to the deaf community

Facts

Rose can be seen in the 2017 music video for the Vamps' Middle of the Night. In 2022, she unveiled the first Barbie doll to have hearing aids, and that same year became the first presenter to sign a bedtime story on Children's BBC.

Annabel Brook (Hanno Yeft)

Career highlights

4ft 10in Annabel's stuntwork includes The Bay (2019), Game of Thrones (2019), His Dark Materials (2019), Get Even (2020), Artemis Fowl (2020), Eternals (2021), The Larkins (2021), Shetland (2022), The Flash (2023), The Veil (2024) and Nightsleeper (2024). Doctor Who is her first major acting credit.

Gaz Choudhry (Kai Sabba) Born Jun 23 1985

Career highlights

Gaz became an actor following retirement from a successful sporting career as a Paralympian. Born in Pakistan, Gaz had to have his right leg amputated when he was 10 years old due to bone cancer. After moving to the UK Gaz began to play wheelchair basketball, and became so successful that he formed part of the Great Britain wheelchair basketball squad at the 2012, 2016 and 2020 Paralympics, winning Bronze medals in the latter two. Gaz's other acting work includes 2023's Extrapolations.

Awards

2013: Gold medal as part of Team GB at European Wheelchair Basketball Championships

2015: Gold medal as part of Team GB at European Wheelchair Basketball Championships

2016: Bronze Paralympics medal as part of Team GB (wheelchair basketball)

2020: Bronze Paralympics medal as part of Team GB (wheelchair basketball)

2022: Member of the order of the British Empire (MBE) for services to wheelchair basketball

Christopher Chung (Cassio Palin-Paleen) Born Jul 13 1988

Career highlights

Australian Christopher, who is of Chinese/ Irish descent, made his acting debut in Neighbours (2011), followed by Night Bus (2014), Doctors (2014), Gods of Their Own Religion (2023) and Blitz (2024). Christopher's most high profile roles include Archie Wong in Waterloo Road (2013-14) and Roddy Ho in Slow Horses (2022-24), but he is also prolific as a voice actor in computer games such as Foamstars (2024) and Brazen Blaze (2024).

Facts

Christopher is married to actor Frances Mayli McCann. He auditioned for Australian Idol in 2006, reaching the competition's top 100 finalists.

Anita Dobson (Mrs Flood) Born Apr 29 1949 Click here for Anita Dobson's entry on The Church on Ruby Road

Jermaine Dominique (Ulric Dazen)

Career highlights

Jermaine's other work includes The Pugilist (2017), Yellow Jacket (2017), Hard Sun (2018) and Crongton (2025).

Caoilfhionn Dunne (Shaya Costallion) Born 1984

Career highlights

Debuted in Little White Lie (2008), followed by Vexed (2012), Traders (2015), The Bisexual (2018), Ghosts (2019), Chernobyl (2019), A Thousand Blows (2024-25) and Andor (2025). Regular roles include Lizzie in Love/ Hate (2012-14), Brearn in Britannia (2019) and Jackie Walsh in Industry (2020-24).

Facts

Her Irish first name is pronounced "kee-lin".

Paul Kasey (It Has No Name aka Midnight entity) Born Aug 5 1973 Click here for Paul Kasey's entry on Rose

Frankie Lipman (Sal Van Hyten)

Career highlights

Frankie's only other screen work to date is Domino Day (2024).

Gary Pillai (Albie Bethick) Born Nov 11 1968

Doctor Who credits

Played: Mark Brisco in Torchwood: They Keep Killing Suzie (2006)

Played: Albie Bethick in The Well (2025)

Career highlights

Gary debuted in the 1997 TV movie Choices, followed by parts in Men Only (2001), Green-Eyed Monster (2001), Footballers' Wives (2003), Dalziel and Pascoe (2006), Far North (2007), The Passion (2008), Franklyn (2008), Survivors (2010), Dirk Gently (2010), Silent Witness (2014), Remember Me (2014), Game of Thrones (2015), Citizen Khan (2015), Hard Sun (2018), Bodyguard (2018), Doctors (2021), Breeders (2022), The Crown (2022) and Strike (2024). He also regularly played DC MacLean in more than 30 episodes of soap Family Affairs (1997-99).

Luke Rhodri (Callo Rence)

Career highlights

Luke's other credits include Ruthless (2020) and Wolf (2023).

Amy Tyger (Val Vivo) Born 1993

Career highlights

Amy's debut came in 2015's Legacy, followed by Doctors (2015), Intruders (2017), The Droving (2020), The Alienist (2020) and Forever Young (2023). She also played Azura in Foundation (2021).

CREW

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

Sharma Angel-Walfall (writer)

Career highlights

After starting out as an actor with bit-parts in Lol (2010) and Coronation Street (2018), Sharma moved behind the camera to write episodes of soap Hollyoaks (2017), Sparks (2020) and Dreamland (2023), as well as act as a script consultant on Wolfe (2021).

Facts

When Sharma was around 12 years old in Manchester, she attended a week-long drama workshop at the Contact Theatre led by none other than Russell T Davies.

Amanda Brotchie (director)

Doctor Who credits

Directed: Lux (2025), The Well (2025)

Career highlights

Amanda's first directorial credit was the short film Headlock (1996), after which she worked on Neighbours (2000), Lowdown (2010-12), This is Littleton (2014), Girlboss (2017), Picnic at Hanging Rock (2018), Mr Black (2019), Squinters (2018-19), How to Stay Married (2020) and Renegade Nell (2024). She has also written for many of these productions, and acted as producer on Lowdown, This is Littleton and Total Agony (2012-15).

Facts

Amanda is married to Australian actor and writer Adam Zwar.