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| The Empress of Mars! |
First broadcast: June 10 2017
Audience for story: 5.02m
REGULAR CAST
Peter Capaldi (The Doctor) Born Apr 14 1958 Click here for Peter Capaldi's entry on The Fires of Pompeii
Matt Lucas (Nardole) Born Mar 5 1974 Click here for Matt Lucas's entry on The Husbands of River Song
Pearl Mackie (Bill Potts) Born May 29 1987 Click here for Pearl Mackie's entry on The Pilot
GUEST CAST
Richard Ashton (Friday) Born Oct 2 1965
Career highlights
6ft 7in Richard made his screen acting debut in Keeping Up Appearances (1990), followed by roles in Don't Tell Father (1992), Bunch of Five (1992), Monster Cafe (1994), Space Precinct (1994), The Fifth Element (1997), Dark Ages (1999), Starforce (2000), Calendar Girls (2003), Genie in the House (2009), Dracula: The Dark Prince (2013), Vikings (2014), Outlander (2015), The Saint (2016), Bitter Harvest (2017), Last Laugh (2017), The Outpost (2018) and Andy and the Band (2020). He also played Little John in The New Adventures of Robin Hood (1997-99), and Mr Little in the Christmas Prince franchise (2017-19).
In 2017 Toby Hadoke released his Who's Round interview with Richard here.
Ian Beattie (Jackdaw) Born Mar 3 1965
Career highlights
After debuting in The Hanging Gale (1995), Ian went on to work on Space Truckers (1996), Alexander (2004), Closing the Ring (2007), The Tudors (2009), Mo (2010), Keith Lemon: The Film (2012), A Belfast Story (2013), Line of Duty (2014), Blandings (2014), Farr (2015), Vikings (2015), Barbarians Rising (2016), The Journey (2016), Prime Suspect 1973 (2017), Papillon (2017), Quantico (2018), Hayfields (2018), Gangs of London (2020), The Spectacular (2021), Mandrake (2022) and Blackbird (2022). He also regularly played Ser Meryn Trant in Game of Thrones (2011-15).
Facts
When he was a child, Ian toured Northern Ireland in a circus with his father. Here's his Twitter feed.
Ferdinand Kingsley (Catchlove) Born Feb 13 1988
Career highlights
Debuted in The Last Legion (2007), then The Hollow Crown (2012), Ripper Street (2013), The Whale (2013), Borgia (2014), Dracula Untold (2014), Still Star-Crossed (2017), Mank (2020) and Wool (2023). Regular roles include Mr Francatelli in Victoria (2016-19) and Hob Gadling in The Sandman (2022).
Facts
Ferdinand is the son of actor Sir Ben Kingsley and theatre director Alison Sutcliffe, while his brother is actor Edmund Kingsley. He can also be seen in the 2012 music video for The Crookes' Dance in Colour. Ferdy also occasionally works as a music producer under the name FK. Here he is on Twitter.
CREW
Mark Gatiss (writer) Born Oct 17 1966 Click here for Mark Gatiss's entry on The Unquiet Dead
Wayne Yip (director) Born 1981
Doctor Who credits
Directed: Class: Detained (2016), Class: The Metaphysical Engine, or What Quill Did (2016), The Lie of the Land (2017), Empress of Mars (2017), Resolution (2019)
Career highlights
Wayne (sometimes credited as Wayne Che Yip) did his first work as a director on the 2008 short Samantha, followed by Coming Up (2010), Secret Diary of a Call Girl (2011), Utopia (2013), Misfits (2011-13), Tatau (2015), Salem (2016), Imposters (2017), Preacher (2017-18), Into the Badlands (2019), Doom Patrol (2019), Treadstone (2019), The Wheel of Time (2021) and The Lord of the Rings: The Ring of Power (2022). Wayne has also worked as a producer on series such as Tatau and The Lord of the Rings.
Facts
Wayne has also co-directed a number of music videos, including Groove Armada's Drop the Tough (2009).
Nikki Wilson (producer) Click here for Nikki's entry on The Sontaran Stratagem
Career highlights
After debuting in The Hanging Gale (1995), Ian went on to work on Space Truckers (1996), Alexander (2004), Closing the Ring (2007), The Tudors (2009), Mo (2010), Keith Lemon: The Film (2012), A Belfast Story (2013), Line of Duty (2014), Blandings (2014), Farr (2015), Vikings (2015), Barbarians Rising (2016), The Journey (2016), Prime Suspect 1973 (2017), Papillon (2017), Quantico (2018), Hayfields (2018), Gangs of London (2020), The Spectacular (2021), Mandrake (2022) and Blackbird (2022). He also regularly played Ser Meryn Trant in Game of Thrones (2011-15).
Facts
When he was a child, Ian toured Northern Ireland in a circus with his father. Here's his Twitter feed.
Anthony Calf (Godsacre) Born May 4 1959
Doctor Who credits
Played: Charles in The Visitation (1982)
Played: Godsacre in Empress of Mars (2017)
Career highlights
Doctor Who was Anthony's big break, after which he appeared in Beau Geste (1982), To Catch a King (1984), Drummonds (1985-87), The Monocled Mutineer (1986), Fortunes of War (1987), My Family and Other Animals (1987), Great Expectations (1991), Diana: Her True Story (1993), The Madness of King George (1994), Pride and Prejudice (1995), My Night with Reg (1997, Celeb (2002), Judge John Deed (2003), The Murder Room (2005), The Good Samaritan (2007), Dalziel and Pascoe (2007), Material Girl (2010), Call the Midwife (2013), Dracula (2013), Noel Coward's Private Lives (2014), Home Fires (2015-16), Power Monkeys (2016), Riviera (2017), Poldark (2019), Domina (2021), Anne (2022) and Suspicion (2022). More recently he will be known as playing Michael Beauchamp in Holby City (2005-06) and Robert Strickland in 64 episodes of New Tricks (2005-15).
Facts
Anthony is married to actress Caroline Harker, whose sister is actress Susannah Harker (former wife of actor Iain Glen, who was in The Time of Angels/ Flesh and Stone, and partner of Eighth Doctor Paul McGann).
In 2015 Toby Hadoke released his Who's Round interview with Anthony here.
Doctor Who credits
Played: Charles in The Visitation (1982)
Played: Godsacre in Empress of Mars (2017)
Career highlights
Doctor Who was Anthony's big break, after which he appeared in Beau Geste (1982), To Catch a King (1984), Drummonds (1985-87), The Monocled Mutineer (1986), Fortunes of War (1987), My Family and Other Animals (1987), Great Expectations (1991), Diana: Her True Story (1993), The Madness of King George (1994), Pride and Prejudice (1995), My Night with Reg (1997, Celeb (2002), Judge John Deed (2003), The Murder Room (2005), The Good Samaritan (2007), Dalziel and Pascoe (2007), Material Girl (2010), Call the Midwife (2013), Dracula (2013), Noel Coward's Private Lives (2014), Home Fires (2015-16), Power Monkeys (2016), Riviera (2017), Poldark (2019), Domina (2021), Anne (2022) and Suspicion (2022). More recently he will be known as playing Michael Beauchamp in Holby City (2005-06) and Robert Strickland in 64 episodes of New Tricks (2005-15).
Facts
Anthony is married to actress Caroline Harker, whose sister is actress Susannah Harker (former wife of actor Iain Glen, who was in The Time of Angels/ Flesh and Stone, and partner of Eighth Doctor Paul McGann).
In 2015 Toby Hadoke released his Who's Round interview with Anthony here.
Ysanne Churchman (Voice of Alpha Centauri) Born May 14 1925
Doctor Who credits
Played: Alpha Centauri (voice) in The Curse of Peladon (1972), The Monster of Peladon (1974), Empress of Mars (2017)
Played: Spider voice in Planet of the Spiders (1974)
Career highlights
Ysanne made her debut aged 13 in Gallows Glorious (1938), followed by roles in Craven House (1950), Murder in the Cathedral (1951), The Railway Children (1951 & 1957), Sara and Hoppity (1962), Space Patrol (1964), Swizzlewick (1964), Rainbow City (1967), Z Cars (1968), Sadie, It's Cold Outside (1975), Madame Bovary (1975), Beasts (1976), 1990 (1978), Artemis 81 (1981), Ghost in the Water (1982), Alice in Wonderland (1986), Starlings (1988), Lipstick on Your Collar (1993) and Oliver Twist (1999). She is a prolific voice artiste best known for playing Grace Archer in radio soap The Archers (1952-55), as well as being the voice for Children's Hour on BBC Radio.
Doctor Who credits
Played: Alpha Centauri (voice) in The Curse of Peladon (1972), The Monster of Peladon (1974), Empress of Mars (2017)
Played: Spider voice in Planet of the Spiders (1974)
Career highlights
Ysanne made her debut aged 13 in Gallows Glorious (1938), followed by roles in Craven House (1950), Murder in the Cathedral (1951), The Railway Children (1951 & 1957), Sara and Hoppity (1962), Space Patrol (1964), Swizzlewick (1964), Rainbow City (1967), Z Cars (1968), Sadie, It's Cold Outside (1975), Madame Bovary (1975), Beasts (1976), 1990 (1978), Artemis 81 (1981), Ghost in the Water (1982), Alice in Wonderland (1986), Starlings (1988), Lipstick on Your Collar (1993) and Oliver Twist (1999). She is a prolific voice artiste best known for playing Grace Archer in radio soap The Archers (1952-55), as well as being the voice for Children's Hour on BBC Radio.
Lesley Ewen (Coolidge)
Career highlights
Lesley debuted in Fire with Fire (1986), then Danger Bay (1986), Backfire (1988), Mom P.I (1990), Bird on a Wire (1990), Look Who's Talking Too (1990), The Crush (1993), Magic in the Water (1995), Sliders (1996), The X Files (1993/94/95/97), The Net (1998), Viper (1999), The Sentinel (1996-99), Millennium (1999), The Outer Limits (1995/99), So Weird (2000), The Twilight Zone (2002), Stargate SG-1 (2006), The L Word (2007), V (2011), Arrow (2012), Eve of Destruction (2013) and The Witcher (2021).
Facts
Lesley appeared in the pilot episode of The X Files, and played the first character that Gillian Anderson's Scully speaks to. More recently, Lesley has concentrated on her career in live art, as well voice coaching, acting tutorship, photography, directing and video installations.
Career highlights
Lesley debuted in Fire with Fire (1986), then Danger Bay (1986), Backfire (1988), Mom P.I (1990), Bird on a Wire (1990), Look Who's Talking Too (1990), The Crush (1993), Magic in the Water (1995), Sliders (1996), The X Files (1993/94/95/97), The Net (1998), Viper (1999), The Sentinel (1996-99), Millennium (1999), The Outer Limits (1995/99), So Weird (2000), The Twilight Zone (2002), Stargate SG-1 (2006), The L Word (2007), V (2011), Arrow (2012), Eve of Destruction (2013) and The Witcher (2021).
Facts
Lesley appeared in the pilot episode of The X Files, and played the first character that Gillian Anderson's Scully speaks to. More recently, Lesley has concentrated on her career in live art, as well voice coaching, acting tutorship, photography, directing and video installations.
Bayo Gbadamosi (Vincey) Born 1991
Career highlights
Bayo has also appeared in The Swarm (2011), Casualty (2017) andThis Time with Alan Partridge (2019). Recurring roles include Kariem Gat Wich Machar in The War of the Worlds (2019-21) and Arkady in The Great (2020-21).
Facts
Bayo studied law at university and then took a Masters in business before becoming an actor. Here's his Twitter feed.
Career highlights
Bayo has also appeared in The Swarm (2011), Casualty (2017) andThis Time with Alan Partridge (2019). Recurring roles include Kariem Gat Wich Machar in The War of the Worlds (2019-21) and Arkady in The Great (2020-21).
Facts
Bayo studied law at university and then took a Masters in business before becoming an actor. Here's his Twitter feed.
Michelle Gomez (Missy) Born Nov 23 1966 Click here for Michelle Gomez's entry on Deep Breath
Ian Hughes (Knibbs) Born 1965
Doctor Who credits
Played: Finch in Torchwood: Miracle Day - The Gathering (2011)
Played: Knibbs in Empress of Mars (2017)
Career highlights
Ian debuted in Bright Young Things (2003), then Doom (2005), Foyle's War (2008), Gavin and Stacey (2008), Robin Hood (2009), Doctors (2007/11), Stella (2014), Ransom (2017) and Shakespeare and Hathaway (2018).
Doctor Who credits
Played: Finch in Torchwood: Miracle Day - The Gathering (2011)
Played: Knibbs in Empress of Mars (2017)
Career highlights
Ian debuted in Bright Young Things (2003), then Doom (2005), Foyle's War (2008), Gavin and Stacey (2008), Robin Hood (2009), Doctors (2007/11), Stella (2014), Ransom (2017) and Shakespeare and Hathaway (2018).
Facts
Ian is also a communication coach and keynote speaker. He was the first recipient of the Royal National Theatre/ Ian Charleson Award in 1990, presented to him by Alec Guinness. Here he is on Twitter.
Ian is also a communication coach and keynote speaker. He was the first recipient of the Royal National Theatre/ Ian Charleson Award in 1990, presented to him by Alec Guinness. Here he is on Twitter.
Ferdinand Kingsley (Catchlove) Born Feb 13 1988
Career highlights
Debuted in The Last Legion (2007), then The Hollow Crown (2012), Ripper Street (2013), The Whale (2013), Borgia (2014), Dracula Untold (2014), Still Star-Crossed (2017), Mank (2020) and Wool (2023). Regular roles include Mr Francatelli in Victoria (2016-19) and Hob Gadling in The Sandman (2022).
Facts
Ferdinand is the son of actor Sir Ben Kingsley and theatre director Alison Sutcliffe, while his brother is actor Edmund Kingsley. He can also be seen in the 2012 music video for The Crookes' Dance in Colour. Ferdy also occasionally works as a music producer under the name FK. Here he is on Twitter.
Adele Lynch (Iraxxa)
Career highlights
Adele's only other screen work is in three episodes of The Bill in 1999 and 2000.
Facts
The Blue Room, a stage play by David Hare, caused a stir in 2003 as it featured the actors in the nude, one of whom was Adele. The people of Dorchester were apparently outraged when the play visited Dorchester Arts Centre.
Glenn Speers (Sergeant Major Peach) Born 1967
Career highlights
Glenn debuted in School Without Walls (2008), then Perrier's Bounty (2009), Fedz (2013), Ripper Street (2013), Orthodox (2015), The Few (2016), Stan Lee's Lucky Man (2017), Home Alone (2017) and Doctors (2018).
Facts
Glenn only started acting when he was 40 years old, before which he was an aircraft engineer in the Royal Navy. He was also in a rock band called The Rhino's Horn.
Career highlights
Adele's only other screen work is in three episodes of The Bill in 1999 and 2000.
Facts
The Blue Room, a stage play by David Hare, caused a stir in 2003 as it featured the actors in the nude, one of whom was Adele. The people of Dorchester were apparently outraged when the play visited Dorchester Arts Centre.
Glenn Speers (Sergeant Major Peach) Born 1967
Career highlights
Glenn debuted in School Without Walls (2008), then Perrier's Bounty (2009), Fedz (2013), Ripper Street (2013), Orthodox (2015), The Few (2016), Stan Lee's Lucky Man (2017), Home Alone (2017) and Doctors (2018).
Facts
Glenn only started acting when he was 40 years old, before which he was an aircraft engineer in the Royal Navy. He was also in a rock band called The Rhino's Horn.
CREW
Mark Gatiss (writer) Born Oct 17 1966 Click here for Mark Gatiss's entry on The Unquiet Dead
Wayne Yip (director) Born 1981
Doctor Who credits
Directed: Class: Detained (2016), Class: The Metaphysical Engine, or What Quill Did (2016), The Lie of the Land (2017), Empress of Mars (2017), Resolution (2019)
Career highlights
Wayne (sometimes credited as Wayne Che Yip) did his first work as a director on the 2008 short Samantha, followed by Coming Up (2010), Secret Diary of a Call Girl (2011), Utopia (2013), Misfits (2011-13), Tatau (2015), Salem (2016), Imposters (2017), Preacher (2017-18), Into the Badlands (2019), Doom Patrol (2019), Treadstone (2019), The Wheel of Time (2021) and The Lord of the Rings: The Ring of Power (2022). Wayne has also worked as a producer on series such as Tatau and The Lord of the Rings.
Facts
Wayne has also co-directed a number of music videos, including Groove Armada's Drop the Tough (2009).
Nikki Wilson (producer) Click here for Nikki's entry on The Sontaran Stratagem
Nick Lambon (script editor) Click here for Nick Lambon's entry on Under the Lake
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