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| The Doctor (Peter Capaldi) meets the original Cybermen again! |
First broadcast: Jun 24 to Jul 1 2017
Average audience for story: 5.2m
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
Rosie Boore (Gazron) Born Nov 28 2000
Career highlights
Rosie made her screen debut as Josette in The Collection (2016), then appeared in So Awkward (2016-17), To Walk Invisible: The Bronte Sisters (2016), The Children Act (2017) and Thunderbirds are Go (2017).
Career highlights
Rosie made her screen debut as Josette in The Collection (2016), then appeared in So Awkward (2016-17), To Walk Invisible: The Bronte Sisters (2016), The Children Act (2017) and Thunderbirds are Go (2017).
David Bradley (The Doctor) Born Apr 17 1942
Doctor Who credits
Played: Voice of Shansheeth Blue in The Sarah Jane Adventures: Death of the Doctor (2010)
Played: Solomon in Dinosaurs on a Spaceship (2012)
Played: William Hartnell in An Adventure in Space and Time (2013)
Played: The Doctor in The Doctor Falls, Twice Upon a Time (both 2017)
Career highlights
David made his debut in the sitcom Nearest and Dearest (1971), then secured the role of Colin Woodcock in A Family at War the same year. After that, he found work in The Professionals (1978), The Frisco Kid (1979), One By One (1985), Prick Up Your Ears (1987), Between the Lines (1992), The Buddha of Suburbia (1993), Martin Chuzzlewit (1994), Our Friends in the North (1996), Cracker (1996), Reckless (1997-98), Our Mutual Friend (1998), Tom's Midnight Garden (1999), Shades (2001), The Intended (2002), Nicholas Nickleby (2002), Exorcist: The Beginning (2004), Blackpool (2004), Red Mercury (2005), Sweeney Todd (2006), Hot Fuzz (2007), The Color of Magic (2008), Ideal (2006-08), Ashes to Ashes (2009), Harry Brown (2009), Waking the Dead (2011), Captain America: The First Avenger (2011), Benidorm (2012), Broadchurch (2013), Prisoners' Wives (2012-13), The World's End (2013), The Young Messiah (2016), Medici (2016), The Lodgers (2017), Await Further Instructions (2018), Les Miserables (2018-19), Gangs of London (2020), Jolt (2021) and The Responder (2022). His most memorable roles include Argus Filch in the Harry Potter film franchise (2001-11), Old Jake in Wild West (2002-04), Charlie in Mount Pleasant (2012-14), Abraham Setrakian in The Strain (2014-17), Druid Quane in Britannia (2018-21), Tony's Dad in Afterlife (2019-22) and of course, the much reviled Walder Frey in Game of Thrones (2011-17).
Doctor Who credits
Played: Voice of Shansheeth Blue in The Sarah Jane Adventures: Death of the Doctor (2010)
Played: Solomon in Dinosaurs on a Spaceship (2012)
Played: William Hartnell in An Adventure in Space and Time (2013)
Played: The Doctor in The Doctor Falls, Twice Upon a Time (both 2017)
Career highlights
David made his debut in the sitcom Nearest and Dearest (1971), then secured the role of Colin Woodcock in A Family at War the same year. After that, he found work in The Professionals (1978), The Frisco Kid (1979), One By One (1985), Prick Up Your Ears (1987), Between the Lines (1992), The Buddha of Suburbia (1993), Martin Chuzzlewit (1994), Our Friends in the North (1996), Cracker (1996), Reckless (1997-98), Our Mutual Friend (1998), Tom's Midnight Garden (1999), Shades (2001), The Intended (2002), Nicholas Nickleby (2002), Exorcist: The Beginning (2004), Blackpool (2004), Red Mercury (2005), Sweeney Todd (2006), Hot Fuzz (2007), The Color of Magic (2008), Ideal (2006-08), Ashes to Ashes (2009), Harry Brown (2009), Waking the Dead (2011), Captain America: The First Avenger (2011), Benidorm (2012), Broadchurch (2013), Prisoners' Wives (2012-13), The World's End (2013), The Young Messiah (2016), Medici (2016), The Lodgers (2017), Await Further Instructions (2018), Les Miserables (2018-19), Gangs of London (2020), Jolt (2021) and The Responder (2022). His most memorable roles include Argus Filch in the Harry Potter film franchise (2001-11), Old Jake in Wild West (2002-04), Charlie in Mount Pleasant (2012-14), Abraham Setrakian in The Strain (2014-17), Druid Quane in Britannia (2018-21), Tony's Dad in Afterlife (2019-22) and of course, the much reviled Walder Frey in Game of Thrones (2011-17).
Awards
1991: Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role (King Lear)
2014: BAFTA TV Award for Best Supporting Actor (Broadchurch)
2021: British Short Film Award for Best Actor (Roy)
Facts
David can be seen in the music video for Louise and the Pins' Bell Jar (2012). Since 2018 David has played his version of the First Doctor for Big Finish audios.
Facts
David can be seen in the music video for Louise and the Pins' Bell Jar (2012). Since 2018 David has played his version of the First Doctor for Big Finish audios.
Nicholas Briggs (Voice of the Cybermen) Born Sep 29 1961 Click here for Nicholas Briggs' entry on Rose
Paul Brightwell (Surgeon)
Career highlights
After debuting as Uriah Heep in a 1986 adaptation of Dickens' David Copperfield, Paul went on to appear in Hard Cases (1988), El CID (1990), Maigret (1992), Between the Lines (1992), Staggered (1994), Titanic (1997), Sliding Doors (1998), Sleepy Hollow (1999), Grange Hill (2000), Hornblower (2001), Bad Girls (2004), The Commander (2003-08), Blackbeard (2006), The Bible (2013), Son of God (2014), The Infiltrator (2016), Outlander (2017), Berlin Station (2019) and Last Night in Soho (2021).
Facts
Here's Paul on Twitter.
Career highlights
After debuting as Uriah Heep in a 1986 adaptation of Dickens' David Copperfield, Paul went on to appear in Hard Cases (1988), El CID (1990), Maigret (1992), Between the Lines (1992), Staggered (1994), Titanic (1997), Sliding Doors (1998), Sleepy Hollow (1999), Grange Hill (2000), Hornblower (2001), Bad Girls (2004), The Commander (2003-08), Blackbeard (2006), The Bible (2013), Son of God (2014), The Infiltrator (2016), Outlander (2017), Berlin Station (2019) and Last Night in Soho (2021).
Facts
Here's Paul on Twitter.
Simon Coombs (Rexhill)
Career highlights
Simon's other work includes Mouth to Mouth (2009), Holby City (2010/12) and Doctors (2016).
Career highlights
Simon's other work includes Mouth to Mouth (2009), Holby City (2010/12) and Doctors (2016).
Michelle Gomez (Missy) Born Nov 23 1966 Click here for Michelle Gomez's entry on Deep Breath
Stephanie Hyam (Heather) Born 1990
Doctor Who credits
Played: Heather in The Pilot, The Doctor Falls (both 2017)
Career highlights
Stephanie debuted in Murdered By My Boyfriend (2014), followed by roles in Jekyll & Hyde (2015), Sherlock (2016), Peaky Blinders (2016), Their Finest (2016), Bodyguard (2018), Wasteland (2018), A Confession (2019) and Hullraisers (2022).
Facts
Here she is on Twitter!
Doctor Who credits
Played: Heather in The Pilot, The Doctor Falls (both 2017)
Career highlights
Stephanie debuted in Murdered By My Boyfriend (2014), followed by roles in Jekyll & Hyde (2015), Sherlock (2016), Peaky Blinders (2016), Their Finest (2016), Bodyguard (2018), Wasteland (2018), A Confession (2019) and Hullraisers (2022).
Facts
Here she is on Twitter!
Oliver Lansley (Jorj) Born 1981
Career highlights
Debuted in EastEnders (2001), then took roles in Holby City (2003), Doctors (2006), FM (2006/09), Whites (2010), Best Possible Taste: The Kenny Everett Story (2012), The Wrong Mans (2013), Misfits (2013), Sherlock (2014), Endeavour (2014), Agatha Raisin (2014), Lewis (2015), The Aliens (2016), Requiem (2018), Vanity Fair (2018), Flack (2020) and Vigil (2021). Oliver is also a writer, having worked on FM, Whites, Beaver Falls (2011), Mr Sloane (2014), Flack (2019-20) and Maxxx (2020). He is also a producer on Whites and Flack.
Facts
Oliver is co-founder of the theatre company Les Enfants Terribles, which was behind (among other projects) the immersive production Alice's Adventures Underground in 2017. This is his Twitter.
Career highlights
Debuted in EastEnders (2001), then took roles in Holby City (2003), Doctors (2006), FM (2006/09), Whites (2010), Best Possible Taste: The Kenny Everett Story (2012), The Wrong Mans (2013), Misfits (2013), Sherlock (2014), Endeavour (2014), Agatha Raisin (2014), Lewis (2015), The Aliens (2016), Requiem (2018), Vanity Fair (2018), Flack (2020) and Vigil (2021). Oliver is also a writer, having worked on FM, Whites, Beaver Falls (2011), Mr Sloane (2014), Flack (2019-20) and Maxxx (2020). He is also a producer on Whites and Flack.
Facts
Oliver is co-founder of the theatre company Les Enfants Terribles, which was behind (among other projects) the immersive production Alice's Adventures Underground in 2017. This is his Twitter.
Alison Lintott (Nurse) Born 1967
Career highlights
Debuted in Kavanagh QC (1998), then Underground (1998), Casualty (2003), Wire in the Blood (2008), Psychoville (2009), The Tudors (2010), Sherlock (2010), Campus (2009-11), Line of Duty (2012), Guardians of the Galaxy (2014), Hunderby (2015), Loaded (2017), Apple Tree House (2017-19), The Spanish Princess (2019) and We Hunt Together (2022).
Career highlights
Debuted in Kavanagh QC (1998), then Underground (1998), Casualty (2003), Wire in the Blood (2008), Psychoville (2009), The Tudors (2010), Sherlock (2010), Campus (2009-11), Line of Duty (2012), Guardians of the Galaxy (2014), Hunderby (2015), Loaded (2017), Apple Tree House (2017-19), The Spanish Princess (2019) and We Hunt Together (2022).
Briana Shann (Alit) Born 2005
Career highlights
Briana's other screen work includes I, Daniel Blake (2016) and 10 episodes of Holby City as Mia Barron (2017-21).
John Simm (The Master) Born Jul 10 1970 Click here for John Simm's entry on Utopia
Samantha Spiro (Hazran) Born June 20 1968
Career highlights
Samantha debuted in The Bill (1994), then found roles in Beyond Bedlam (1994), Guru in Seven (1998), From Hell (2001), Cold Feet (2001), Tomorrow La Scala! (2002), MIT: Murder Investigation Team (2003), After You've Gone (2007), Rock & Chips (2011), Panto! (2012), Bad Education (2013), London Spy (2015), Plebs (2016/19), Game of Thrones (2016), Tracey Ullman's Show (2016-18), Tracey Breaks the News (2017-18), Doc Martin (2017), Semi-Detached (2019-20), Ridley Road (2021), Ragdoll (2021), Dodger (2022) and The Pentaverate (2022). Samantha also regularly played Auntie Liz in Grandma's House (2010-12), played various roles in Psychobitches (2012-14), Maureen Groff in Sex Education (2019-21) and, due to her striking resemblance, has twice played actress Barbara Windsor on TV, in Cor, Blimey! (2000) and Babs (2017), and on stage in 1998's Cleo, Camping, Emmanuelle and Dick.
Awards
2001: Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical (Merrily We Roll Along)
2010: Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical (Hello Dolly!)
2010: British Comedy Award for Best Female Comedy Breakthrough Artist (Grandma's House)
Trivia
Samantha is married to actor Mark Leadbetter. Here she is on Twitter.
CREW
Steven Moffat (writer) Born Nov 18 1961 Click here for Steven Moffat's entry on The Empty Child
Rachel Talalay (director) Born Aug 16 1958 Click here for Rachel Talalay's entry on Dark Water
Peter Bennett (producer) Click here for Peter Bennett's entry on The Beast Below
Career highlights
Briana's other screen work includes I, Daniel Blake (2016) and 10 episodes of Holby City as Mia Barron (2017-21).
John Simm (The Master) Born Jul 10 1970 Click here for John Simm's entry on Utopia
Samantha Spiro (Hazran) Born June 20 1968
Career highlights
Samantha debuted in The Bill (1994), then found roles in Beyond Bedlam (1994), Guru in Seven (1998), From Hell (2001), Cold Feet (2001), Tomorrow La Scala! (2002), MIT: Murder Investigation Team (2003), After You've Gone (2007), Rock & Chips (2011), Panto! (2012), Bad Education (2013), London Spy (2015), Plebs (2016/19), Game of Thrones (2016), Tracey Ullman's Show (2016-18), Tracey Breaks the News (2017-18), Doc Martin (2017), Semi-Detached (2019-20), Ridley Road (2021), Ragdoll (2021), Dodger (2022) and The Pentaverate (2022). Samantha also regularly played Auntie Liz in Grandma's House (2010-12), played various roles in Psychobitches (2012-14), Maureen Groff in Sex Education (2019-21) and, due to her striking resemblance, has twice played actress Barbara Windsor on TV, in Cor, Blimey! (2000) and Babs (2017), and on stage in 1998's Cleo, Camping, Emmanuelle and Dick.
Awards
2001: Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical (Merrily We Roll Along)
2010: Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical (Hello Dolly!)
2010: British Comedy Award for Best Female Comedy Breakthrough Artist (Grandma's House)
Trivia
Samantha is married to actor Mark Leadbetter. Here she is on Twitter.
CREW
Steven Moffat (writer) Born Nov 18 1961 Click here for Steven Moffat's entry on The Empty Child
Rachel Talalay (director) Born Aug 16 1958 Click here for Rachel Talalay's entry on Dark Water
Peter Bennett (producer) Click here for Peter Bennett's entry on The Beast Below
Nick Lambon (script editor) Click here for Nick Lambon's entry on Under the Lake
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