Reviews Serenity by Tony J Fyler

Tony helps burn suburban hell to the ground.

Ten years ago, Torchwood – Children of Earth terrified a nation and later a world with its gritty, ghastly prospect: aliens who were addicted to the secretions of children, and who wanted to take a job lot away with them, or they’d kill us all. The horror of the concept made Children of Earth a dark high point in TV Torchwood’s career, and one of the particular spikes of horror was that (spoilers, but get over yourself, it’s been ten years), Ianto Jones, Torchwood operative and lover of Jack Harkness, was killed.

To commemorate that ten year deathiverssary, Big Finish has released Torchwood – Serenity, a story featuring Jack and Ianto set back in their heyday, when they were working out exactly what it was they had together. As if to highlight the uncertainty of that, James Moran (whose last Torchwood work was apparently on Children of Earth – how has a decade gone by and allowed that to happen?) puts Jack and Ianto in a kind of Desperate Housewives – Of Death! scenario, a gated community in Cardiff, where life couldn’t be more Stepford, more suburban, more passive aggressive if it tried. It’s all cheery greetings, beaming smiles and prizes for the best kept lawn.

It’s hell on earth, and Torchwood’s investigating.

To anchor the episode back in the days of Ianto being alive, Serenity also gives us a return engagement for a Series 2 villain, an organisation ideally suited to invasion and destruction through weekend barbecues and very small, small talk. The episode unfolds like Mr and Mrs Smith meets Men In Black… in Cardiff, with Jack going cheerily off to work each day, leaving Ianto to be househusband and to deal with all the helpful, polite, smiley visits by the neighbours to discuss the length of his lawn grass and the state of the as-yet-unwashed car.

It’s a subtle but staggeringly honest satire on the domestic Fascism of collective ‘niceness,’ and the difficulty of not punching neighbourhood busybodies in the face. And Ianto, remember, is no domestic slouch – he’s a man who wears a suit to serve coffee.

As the episode unfolds, so does the alien threat, but not before Jack and Ianto have enormous fun impersonating each other’s characters, fend off threesomes and foursomes, endure a barbecue full of meat-based knob gags and realise the consequences of foiling this particular alien invasion.

Underneath all this of course are those awkward questions any relatively new relationship doesn’t want to ask, but has to find ways to get past – what is it we have? Are we just having fun or could this be a serious thing? Do we want it to be a serious thing? Do we want to blow up the house and take everyone else’s house with it? Standard stuff, but given an effective Torchwood twist in this story. By putting these two characters in the environment of ultra-nice neighbours, picket fences, and suburban gated ugliness, James Moran forces them to look themselves in the heart and ask ‘What the hell do I want out of this relationship? Is it going to end up here anyway, and if it does, is that right for me?’

On top of all that, there are ethical questions tackled in this otherwise relatively light-hearted script – if you have an alien threat that can ‘infect’ other people, are you justified in killing those it’s infected as a first response? Do you not have a duty to try to help the infected, or do you just kill them? Imagine the zombie apocalypse – do you reason with the zombies as they march towards you, or do you shoot first, run away second, and agonise about the morality of it all at some later, safer date over a bottle of wine or whiskey?

And just when you think that’s the peak of moral indecision with which this story will present you, Moran adds another layer to the question. If there was a threat to your way of life, and you could press a single button to make it go away – silently, distantly, with no immediate impact on you – but to press the button meant death for other people, meant potentially genocide, could you press the button?

In an age of nuclear weapons and drone warfare, these are important questions, and here they underline a fundamental difference between a Jack who still feels he’s bound by the ideas of the Tenth Doctor, and Ianto, who for all his experience at Torchwood One, still has qualms about standing at that moral crisis point and doing the deadly thing. In this story it actually makes you ponder the question of whether the Tenth Doctor is the best example to learn from, and whether Jack, perhaps, has grown so used to having ‘no choice’ but to do the deadly thing it’s become his first choice. It makes you wonder how far he is down the path of remote-access death and destruction, how far divorced he is from the consequences of death, as an immortal. How far his vision of the ‘bigger picture’ has deafened him to the immediate, horrifying consequences of his actions – a crisis to which he’s re-introduced through the events of Children of Earth.

But before you get the impression that this is all angsty death and consequences, that’s just a moment towards the end. For the most part, this is a celebration of Jack and Ianto, a funny scenario of domestic bliss and whether they’re ready for it now, or ever will be. But, y’know, with aliens wanting to take over the world, one barbecue at a time. It’s a cracking listen and a laugh-out-loud reunion for the winners of Team Torchwood’s Hottest Couple Award. Give it a go, and then get out and trim your privet – you never know who might be watching…

Articles Where Are They Now? Sleeper Cast by DJ Forrest

Broadcast 2008

Written by James Moran

Directed by Colin Teague

Sleeper episode introduced us to a new threat to Planet Earth - Sleepers. Living amongst humans, made to think and feel like humans until all information was exhausted. Beth lived a happy life with Mike until the fateful night when two burglars broke into their home and got more than they bargained for. Up until this point, Beth was none the wiser of her special abilities, but the stronger her abilities grew, the further from Mike she would become, until, accepting that there was no possibility of living like a 'proper' human being, she sacrificed herself while holding Gwen Cooper hostage, in the Hub.

Nikki Amuka-Bird

'Beth'

'There's no such thing as aliens.'

Beth was unaware of her Sleeper Agent self until it began to kick in under duress when Jack Harkness applied the Mind Probe device. When the team saw her arm open up, Jack knew that they were in trouble. The arm machinery acted as a communication device to all other agents, and when Beth was taken off the grid, it awoke the rest of the Sleeper Agents who began to put their plans into operation.

Since the episode aired in 2008, Nikki has played Det. Supt Gaynor Jenkins for two episodes of Silent Witness in 2010, playing Simone Campbell for 2 episodes in 2005. Played Samantha Willis for five episodes of Survivors from 2008 - 2010. Played DCI Erin Gray for 5 episodes of Luther from 2011 - 2013.  Played Anna Jackson in Death in Paradise episode The Man with the Golden Gun in 2014, Anna in the TV series Lovesick, played Diomika Tsing in the film Jupiter Ascending in 2015. In the TV series Quarry played Ruth for 8 episodes. played Amadia Kalu QC in The Children Act in 2017.

Nikki played Helen Clay  in Doctor Who episode Twice Upon a Time in 2017. 

Played Grace Morgan for 6 episodes of detective series Hard Sun. Was an A&E consultant in the NHS film To Provide All People. Plays Mrs Steerforth in The Personal History of David Copperfield currently in Post Production (2019) and is currently filming Gold Digger playing Marsha, out in 2019.

Plays Tamasan on the Doctor Who Big Finish audio - The Eighth Doctor - The Time War 2 drama and plays the same character for another Eighth Doctor audio story by Big Finish - The Lords of Terror, part of The Time War series, plus Planet of the Ogrons, In the Garden of Death and Jonah.

Dyfed Potter

'Mike'

'Don't let the police take you. I'm not going to let you go. I don't care what it is. I don't care what... What was that? (Beth has stabbed Mike) What are you?'

Until the burglars broke into their home, Mike was unaware that his wife Beth was anything but human, so it came as a massive shock when she visited him in hospital and fatally wounded him. Most people just bring grapes!

After Torchwood episode Sleeper, Dyfed appeared only once more in 2008 as Dillon for Eastenders episode dated 19th September. I've found nothing online for Dyfed and can only assume he no longer works as an actor.

Doug Rollins

'David'

'It doesn't matter. You can't stop us. We know what your weakness is. We know who you are, Jack Harkness. We know all about you and Torchwood. We got a lot of information before you switched her off. You'll be factored into our plans.'

When Beth was taken off the grid, David’s other self was activated. He became a cold ruthless killer, taking out his wife with whom he’d been having a hearty conversation with prior, and then setting his sights upon Mr Grainger who was a connection he needed for the codes to a secret storage of ten nuclear warheads in a disused coal mine in the cliffs, sealed off in the 1940s, protected by the army.

Even after he stabbed Jack through the heart, it wasn’t enough to destroy the weapons, as soon as the force shield was deactivated, Jack factored a few bullets into his plans, then ran like hell as the bomb he’d removed from his arm, exploded.

Since playing the Sleeper agent in Torchwood, Doug Rollins has played only one other character in a television series - Colonel Patrick Dukes in the daytime medical drama Doctors in 2011, having played Rees Thomas in 2006.

Since then Doug has worked behind the camera as Casting for film short The Double Deal in 2014, Cinematographer for film short Fright Corner in 2017, Producer/co-producer of 2 shorts from 2014 - 2015, Writer of 6 Short films from 2010 - 2017 and Director of 12 Shorts from 2010 - 2017.

Claire Cage

'David's Wife'

'What is that? What's happened to your arm? Hey. Where are you going? David, you're scaring me. What are you doing? What's happening? Come back here. David.'

When you shout ‘Come back here, David’ to your husband who is suddenly acting out of character, you don’t expect him to return, only to snap your neck, do you?

Since Torchwood episode, Claire has played a series of credited and uncredited roles, from Fiona Grantham in Wire in the Blood, Mum in Life Bites, Submarine as the News Reporter, Sherlock in 2010 as Eddie's Neighbour (uncredited), Gina in Baker Boys, Kat's Mum in The Sparticle Mystery in 2011, Julia Hawke for two parter WIzards Vs Aliens episode Rebel Magic in 2012, and 10 episodes of Casualty as Natalie Fletcher and Meg Collins from 2005 - 2014, continuing the character into Holby City in 2015. In Corrie as Defence Barrister for 7 episodes in 2014. Mrs Davies/Donna for Made in Wales television series from 2011 - 2014, Sophie Mitchell in Waterloo Road in 2015, with several more television series characters before bringing us up to date in 2017 playing Kath in Emmerdale, Marta Maier in Otzi and the Mystery of Time now completed, Bittersweet Symphony currently in post production, as Mary. Anne in Hatchback a film short also in post production and Chariot as Nina Hetherington also in post production.

Claire also directed the It's My Shout: Short Films from Wales TV series: Sherlock Jones this year (2018). Check it out on iPlayer along with the many others from the series of short films for television this year - they're absolutely brilliant viewing.

Also check out our interview with Claire from a few years ago on our Interviews Page.

Sean Carlsen

'Mr Patrick Grainger'

'So, what else happened at school today?'

Patrick Grainger was having a good day up until the doorbell rang. He was catching up with his family as they prepared the table for their evening meal. He was enquiring after his daughter’s day in school before he answered the door. Perhaps he should have had posted on his door: No Cold Callers, No Sleeper Agents!!!

Patrick Grainger was not just the leader of the Council, he was also the City Co-ordinator, the man who takes charge of the city during major emergencies. He carries all the security protocols, which David would need access to.

Not only was Sean in Torchwood, in 2005 he played a Policeman in Doctor Who episode The Christmas Invasion. As well as an actor, Sean Carlsen also narrated The Motown Invasion episode of Legends in 2009. He played Councillor Davies in Stella for three episodes and played a policeman for the teenage drama series Skins in 2011. He's also played an Advocate for the television mini series On the Edge in 2018 and plays Phil in Sisters.

Victoria Pugh

'Mrs Grainger'

'Alex, don't kill your sister. Not before tea anyway. (upon discovering her husband being stabbed in the front hallway) Patrick? Oh, my god, stop it. Get away from him. Oh, no. Please, don't hurt my children. No please.'

Dealing with the usual sibling teasing while setting the table for tea, relatively normal. Dealing with a sleeper agent murdering your husband in full view of the children on your hallway carpet, not something that happens every day!

Victoria Pugh’s television credits began as Mrs Grainger in Torchwood, since then she has appeared as a Young Housewife in Hughie Green, Most Sincerely film for television in the same year. Played Maggie Rees in Hinterland in 2013, a year later as Doctor Cronje in Stella and Eleri Pritchard in Dim Ond y Gwir a year later. Victoria played Gwenda in 35 Diwrnod for 8 episodes before playing DSI Susan Lynn in 2018 mini series Hidden.

Luke Rutherford

'Burglar #1'

'Come on, then. Get back in there. Sit down there. Keep her quiet. Get away. What is that thing? No, please, don't. Don't. Please stop. Stop. I'm sorry!' later 'The woman in the flat, keep her away from me.'

As a burglar I don’t suppose you meet much resistance when you’re burgling a property, and if you do, I would suspect that many of the home owners would value their life over their belongings and probably wouldn’t take matters into their own hands and murder the crooks. So, perhaps on this particular night, Burglar #1 might well have been wise to stay in and watch Question Time.

After playing Burglar #1 in Sleeper, Luke played Tony in 1234, a film about a band in the making, and in 2012 played Mercenary Security #2 in The Dark Knight Rises.

Alex Harries

'Burglar #2'

'I'll get the TV stuff unhooked. Wait, wait. Do you hear that? What's happening? What's going on?'

You never saw Burglar #2 without his mask on, and so you were never going to know just which actor played him, until of course, many years later, when you’re doing a spot of research for an interview and lo and behold you discover Alex Harries of Hinterland and Keeping Faith played him, in perhaps one of his first television dramas.

Did you know that Alex appeared in University Challenge in 2016 as a Contestant?

Check out our interview with Alex from earlier this summer.

Dominic Coleman

'Police Officer'

'Bit weird, this one. Might be one of yours. Nobody saw anything, heard anything, blah, blah, blah. The usual. Don't know why we bother asking anymore. In my opinion, the husband did it. He was looking for trouble, expecting to be burgled.'

Jack Harkness took an instant dislike to the nosey police officer who had his own thoughts of who the culprit really was. Jack couldn’t wait to get rid of him.

Dominic has played a host of different characters since 2008, starting out as the police officer stationed outside Beth and Mike's bedroom door in the Torchwood episode Sleeper. Since then he's played a a Warder in Big Top, in 2009, Colin in Psychoville, PC Collins in My Family in 2010, Cupid L'Amour in Hotel Trubble for CBBC in 2010.

Played Michael Hunter for Law & Order: UK in 2011, playing a policeman once more for The Bleak Old Shop of Stuff in the same year. He played Jamie for 6 episodes of Heading Out in 2013, was back as a policeman in Paddington in 2014 and Officer Thackery in Up the Women for 2 episodes.

Was the zip wire guy in The Bad Education Movie in 2015. played a variety of different officers for The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret from 2010 - 2016. Was a Priest in Peaky Blinders in 2016, played Mick McKelty in CBBC drama Hank Zipzer from 2014 - 2016, was an officer once again for Porridge (film), returning to play the same officer for the new version of the old sitcom in 2017 for 5 episodes. Played a variety of characters in the long running medical drama Doctors from 2003 - 2017. Played Neville in Trollied from 2012 - 2018.

In Drunk History: UK played Adolf Hitler in 2016. Played a man of the cloth in Death in Paradise in 2017.

He is also the voice of Arthur Weasley in the Harry Potter video game The Deathly Hallows Part 1

Currently completed three films/shorts and an untitled production with Danny Boyle and Richard Curtis which will broadcast in 2019. The three other productions I'm assuming will be released either 2018 or next year.

Matthew Arwel Pegram

'Driver'

'Oi f*ckflap. Get back in that car or I'll shove it up your arse.'

When the petrol tanker parked across the two roads blocking the M4 link road, the driver above jumped out of his car and shouted abuse at the paramedic who jumped down from the cab. Naturally he didn’t hang around when he saw why the paramedic had exited the vehicle in the first place. A well placed bomb on the side of the tanker was enough to clear the road in an instant.

Matthew's only credit was as the gobby driver in this episode. There are no other mentions of him anywhere else on the internet.

Derek Lea

'Paramedic'

Sleeper agents can activate at any time, but ideally always best not to wake up just as you’re attending to a roadside incident. The Sleeper stole and drove a petrol tanker to the M4 link road where an underground fuel pipeline ran. It was a special supply for the military, used in emergencies. Placing a bomb on the side of the tanker, he completely destroyed it.

Derek Lea played the Sleeper Agent Paramedic in this episode. The episode was his first role as an actor in 2008. Much of his roles as an actor were for films such as Quantum of Solace of which he was uncredited as Haines' Bodyguard. Much of his acting roles were for security guards police officers and random named characters. Derek Lea is probably better known for his stunts, working as stunt performer, and stunt coordinator, and stunt driver, often uncredited as well as credited, for films such as James Bond from 1995 to 2008. He's worked on Grantchester, Holby City, Rellik, and even Doctor Who from stunt performer from 2005 - 2008, stunt coordinator from 2016 - 2017. He's worked stunts for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: part 2, MI High, The Sweeney (film), Cockneys vs Zombies, Kick Ass 2, and so much more. It's a lengthy credit list and I could be here till the sun explodes - rather like listing off Jack Harkness' lovers list!!!

William Hughes (12 May 1998 - 9 July 2018)

Alex Grainger 

'Have not.'

William Hughes might be better identified as the eight year old Master staring into the Untempered Schism, as the Tenth Doctor talked about Gallifrey and the initiations into the Time Lord Academy to Captain Jack Harkness and Martha Jones, in the episode The Sound of Drums in 2007 and the Masters lament of his childhood in Last of the Time Lords.

William also appeared in the Christmas two parter The End of Time in 2009/2010.

After 2008, William gave up acting to pursue his interest in Boxing, joining the Bonymaen ABC Boxing Gym in Swansea. He won three Welsh titles and became the protege of Enzo Maccarinelli, the Welsh World Champion Boxer, winning a British Championship at the GB Amateur Boxing Championships for Wales, in the 42 kg class in 2011.

He shares a name with the 1930s Welsh Champion boxer William (Billy) "Kid" Hughes.

After celebrating finishing his exams from his first year of studies at Queen Mary University of London where he joined the Elite Athlete Programme in 2017, he took a holiday out to the Greek Island of Corfu, where on the 15th July, he was found alone in his hotel room in Kavos.

He was only 20 when he died.

Millie Phillipart

Grainger's daughter

'Alex has a girlfriend. She's called Jessica.'

When Patrick Grainger enquired after his daughter’s day at school, she casually mentioned that her brother Alex had a girlfriend, to which he vehemently denied.

Millie is the older sister of Lara Phillipart (Small Worlds & Doctor Who: The Idiot's Lantern). After her role in Torchwood in 2008, there is nothing else listed credit wise. However, between 2010 and 2014, Millie attended Swansea University.

NB: I always thought that Millie was the girl pushing the pram that set off the bomb in the telephone communications building, but I’m starting to realise that I’ve perhaps overlooked the one character nobody online pays any attention to. Sorry Millie.

Which leads me to the next question – who was the girl pushing the pram?

By the way, I've only cherry picked from the larger list of credits of some of the cast above. Obviously where there aren’t a lot of credits I’ve listed all that I’ve found, but if I listed every single entry in some, we’d definitely be competing with Jack Harkness on sun explosions.

Connections Primeval by DJ Forrest

Primeval was a sci fi series involving anomalies which began to appear all over England and involved Professor Cutter (Douglas Henshall) and his team, Connor Temple, Abby Maitland, and Steven Hart. Later on, as the series progressed, the team grew, a character or two left, or was killed off, and the story changed tact, involving a different team and dirty tactics.

The series was created by Adrian Hodges and Tim Haines and produced by Cameron McAlister, Paul Frift and Tim Bradley and ran from 2007 – 2011 on ITV. There were 5 seasons and 36 episodes in total.

It was prime time viewing on a Saturday evening, and kept us all glued to the screen, amazed at the CGI effects and awesome past and future creatures.

It’s not just cast and crew who have worked in both Primeval and the Whoniverse that is amazing, it’s the use of one particular prop, seen on the TARDIS console during the 11^th Doctor incarnation, and on the boardroom table in the Hub, in Torchwood, that also appeared as a device created by Connor Temple in Primeval.

In Primeval, the prop is used as a transmitter section for the device known as the Anomaly Locking Mechanism. Its primary function was to lock Anomalies by passing an electro magnetic pulse through them. It sat on the end of what looked like a large tubular handgun. It was used in Primeval from episodes 3.1 when the concept was discovered – 28^th March 2009 till episode 5.5.

It was seen in Doctor Who, on the 11^th Doctor’s console from 2010 – 2012, and sat on the navigation panel. It spun while in flight and during take off. It was the device that steered the TARDIS according to the Eleventh Doctor. It was seen in the episodes The Eleventh Hour and The Angels Take Manhattan. 

It appeared in Torchwood episodes – Day One, Greeks Bearing Gifts, and Random Shoes which means that the prop began its life on Torchwood first in 2006.

Thanks to The Primeval Site team for their information, to Peter Anghelides and Barnaby Edwards with whom I pestered first, and to James Moran who came up with the goods regarding Doctor Who and Torchwood. Thank you all!

After this awesome discovery, it only made sense to go looking up cast and crew and extend the connections. So here it is – we’ve done the research so you don’t have to.

Directors

Mark Everest directed 6 episodes from 2009-2011. Directed Torchwood episode Adrift in 2008. Appeared in episode 2.11 of Torchwood Declassified in same year.

Writers

Paul Cornell wrote 1 episode in 2008. Paul wrote 3 episodes of Doctor Who from 2005 - 2007. Two of which became Human Nature and The Family of Blood episodes for the 10th Doctor, in 2007. The novel 'Human Nature' was originally written for the 7th Doctor.

He wrote 6 episodes of Scream of the Shalka in 2003, and appeared on several episodes of Doctor Who Confidential between 2005 - 2010, and in video docu's for Doctor Who shorts. Paul is also the creator of Bernice Summerfield - a series of novels and audios that are connected to Doctor Who.

James Moran wrote 1 episode in 2009. James wrote 2 episodes of Torchwood from Sleeper in 2008 and Children of Earth: Day Three a year later. He wrote Doctor Who episode The Fires of Pompeii. Appeared in the episode Sleepless in Cardiff for Torchwood Declassified in 2008. In 2010, James provided commentary for the release of the Doctor Who story The Time Monster from 1972, episode 3.

John Fay wrote 1 episode in 2011. John wrote 3 episodes of Torchwood, from Miracle Day: The Gathering in 2011, to Children of Earth Days 2 and 4 in 2009.

Helen Raynor wrote 1 episode in 2011. Was script editor for Doctor Who for 18 episodes from 2005 - 2008. Was writer for Doctor Who for 4 episodes from 2007 - 2008. Wrote 2 episodes of Torchwood - Ghost Machine in 2006 and To The Last Man in 2008. Appeared in several episodes of Doctor Who and Torchwood Confidential/Declassified episodes coinciding with written episodes. Provided commentary on the Doctor Who episode World War Three for The Complete First Series of Doctor Who 2005 DVD box set.

Cast 

Ben Miller played James Lester for 36 episodes from 2007-2011. He played the Sheriff of Nottingham in Doctor Who episode Robot of Sherwood in 2014.

Laila Rouass played Sarah Page for 10 episodes in 2009. Played Colonel Tia Karim in SJA for 2 episodes in 2010.

Tim Faraday played The Cleaner and replica clone for 8 episodes from 2008-2009. He played Tom's Dad in Doctor Who episode Fear Her in 2006.

John Voce played Tim Parker for 2 episodes in 2007. Played Mr Fanshawe in Doctor Who episode The Woman Who Lived in 2015.

Eloise Joseph played a Young Woman #1 for 1 episode in 2008. Played Beauty in Doctor Who episode Nightmare in Silver in 2013.

Jay Simpson played Steve  for 1 episode in 2008. Played Jay in SJA two parter The Lost Boy in 2007.

Tony Curran played a Knight for 1 episode in 2009. Played Vincent in Doctor Who episodes Vincent and the Doctor and The Pandorica Opens both in 2010.

Jack Montgomery played Ben Trent for 1 episode in 2007. Played young Jack in Torchwood episode Adam in 2008. Appeared uncredited as young Jack in episode Exit Wounds in same year.

Togo Igawa played Mr. Nagata for 1 episode in 2008. Aside from providing the voice for Hiro in Thomas the Tank & Friends, Togo played Secretary General in Doctor Who episode The Pyramid at the End of the World in 2017, and Dr Tanizaki in Torchwood episode Cyberwoman in 2006.

Bertie Carvel played Ryan Mason for 1 episode in 2009. Played the Mysterious Man in Doctor Who episode The Lazarus Experiment in 2007.

Terence Maynard played the Chauffeur for 1 episode in 2009. Played Madison Yorke in SJA episodes Prisoner of the Judoon parts 1 & 2 in 2009.

Nina Toussaint-White played Melanie for 1 episode in 2009. Played Mels in Doctor Who episode Let's Kill Hitler 2011 - and we all know who she regenerated into, don't we?

Anthony Edridge played Captain for 1 episode in 2009. Played a Pilot in Doctor Who episode The Bells of Saint John in 2013.

James Bellamy played Boy 2 for 1 episode in 2008. Played Brandon Butler in SJA two parter Warriors of Kudlak in 2007.

Rupert Young played Mike for 1 episode in 2008. Played a Roman in Doctor Who episode The Pandorica Opens in 2010 but uncredited.

Chris Wilson played a Paramedic and a Traffic Warden uncredited for 2 episodes from 2008-2009. Chris is no stranger to Torchwood playing a subway traveller in Ghost Machine in 2006. Plus an attacked Chief Constable in a cell in Exit Wounds in 2008 when the Weevils were on the rampage. I blame Gray! Check out our interesting interview with Chris.

Tina Simmons played an uncredited News Reporter for 1 episode in 2008. Played an Inferno Customer in Doctor Who story The War Machines, Episode 1 in 1966, again uncredited.

Producers

Michael Treen was line producer for 23 episodes from 2009-2011. Was production manager for 4 episodes of Doctor Who in 1984 on The Twin Dilemma story parts 1 - 4.

Paul Frift was producer for 7 episodes in 2008. Was producer for 2 episodes of Doctor Who - In the Forest of the Night and Last Christmas in 2014.

Directors of photography

Jake Polonsky was director of photography for 3 episodes in 2007. Was director of photography for Doctor Who episode Journey to the Centre of the TARDIS in 2013.

Graham Frake was director of photography for 2 episodes in 2008. Was director of photography for 2 episodes of Doctor Who in 2010 - The Beast Below and Victory of the Daleks.

Editors

Nick Arthurs was editor for 6 episodes from 2007-2008. Was editor of Doctor Who episode Hide in 2013.

Richard Cox was editor for 6 episodes from 2009-2011. Was editor for Doctor Who episode The Next Doctor in 2008. Was editor for 9 episodes of Torchwood from 2006 - 2008.

Adam Trotman was editor for 4 episodes in 2009. Was editor for 3 episodes of Doctor Who from 2014 - 2017.

Adam Recht was editor for 3 episodes in 2007. Was editor for Doctor Who episode A Christmas Carol in 2010.

Liana Del Giudice was editor for 2 episodes in 2008. Was editor for 6 episodes of Doctor Who from 2005 - 2013.

Makeup Department

Vivienne Simpson was makeup artist / makeup assistant for 4 episodes in 2007. Was makeup artist for 28 episodes of Doctor Who from 2010 - 2013.

Production Management

Beewan Athwal was post-production supervisor for 6 episodes in 2007. Was visual effects producer for 14 episodes of Doctor Who from 2010 - 2011.

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Marcus Catlin was first assistant director for 10 episode from 2009-2011. Was first assistant director for 4 episodes of Doctor Who in 2010.

Jon Older was first assistant director for 3 episodes in 2007. Was first assistant director for 5 episodes of Doctor Who from 2005 - 2006.

Steve Robinson was first assistant director for 2 episodes in 2008. Was first assistant director for two episodes of Doctor Who in 2010 - The Beast Below and Victory of the Daleks.

Marios Hamboulides was first assistant director (uncredited) for 10 episodes from 2007-2008. Was first assistant director for 2 episodes of Doctor Who in 2017. Empress of Mars and The Lie of the Land.

Art Department

Robert Treen was art department assistant for 23 episodes from 2009-2011. Was digital compositor for 3 episodes of Doctor Who in 2017, digital compositor: milk-vfx for 1 episode in 2017.

Amy Pickwoad was stand-by art director for 6 episodes in 2008. Was stand-by art director for 6 episodes of Doctor Who from 2011 - 2014. Was art director for 11 episodes of Doctor Who from 2012 - 2013.

Pauline Seager was production buyer for 6 episodes in 2008. Was assistant floor manager for Doctor Who episode The Five Doctors in 1983.

Sophia Stapleton was stand-by art director for 5 episodes in 2007. Was standby art director for Doctor Who episode The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe in 2011.

Sound Mixer

Richard Manton was sound mixer for 5 episodes in 2008. Was film sound for 11 episodes of Doctor Who from 1971 - 1972.

Brian Milliken was second unit sound mixer (uncredited) for 6 episodes in 2011. Was sound recordist for 2 episodes of Doctor Who in 2008. Production sound mixer for Doctor Who episode The Sontaran Strategem in 2008.

Was production sound mixer for 4 episodes of SJA in 2007. Was sound recordist for 4 episodes in 2007 and sound for 2 episodes in 2007.

Special Effects

Mike Tucker was special effects unit model maker for 1 episode in 2008. Was model unit supervisor for Doctor Who video Shada in 2017. Was model unit supervisor for 15 episodes of Doctor Who from 2005 - 2017. Was visual effects assistant for 34 episodes of Doctor Who from 1986 - 1989.  Provided special effects for Doctor Who documentary: 30 Years in the Tardis in 1993. Appeared on many video docu shorts regarding Doctor Who from 2004 - 2016. Mike is also an awesome author of many Doctor Who novels including Nightmare of Black Island and Snowglobe 7 for 10th Doctor and The Crawling Terror for 12th, and illegal Alien in 1997 and Diamond Dogs for 12th, plus audio stories for Who.

Peter Tyler was special effects unit director of photography for 1 episode in 2008. Was miniature effects director of photography for Doctor Who video Shada in 2017. Was model unit director of photography for 3 episodes of Doctor Who from 2005 - 2013.

Visual Effects

Robin Hinch was vfx editor for 13 episodes in 2011. Was vfx editor - blue bolt for Doctor episode The Day of the Doctor in 2013.

James Farrington was animation lead for 6 episodes in 2007. Was lead animator for 2 episodes of Doctor Who in 2011.

Jon R. Brown was visual effects production manager (uncredited) / vfx production manager (uncredited) for 13 episodes in 2011. Was visual effects shoot production manager for 12 episodes from 2012 - 2013, and visual effects shoot for 1 episode in 2012.

Amy Cuthbertson was lead matchmove artist: The Mill (uncredited) / matchmove artist: The Mill (uncredited) for 13 episodes in 2011. Was animator for 4 episodes of Doctor Who from 2012 - 2013.

Jean-Claude Deguara was visual effects supersivor (uncredited) for 13 episodes in 2011. Was 3D artist for 21 episodes from 2005 - 2008, 3D visual effects artist for 9 episodes in 2005, cg supervisor for 5 episodes in 2007, 3D supervisor for 4 episodes from 2008 - 2010, animation supervisor for 2 episodes in 2010 and CG supervisor for 2 episodes in 2007.

Thibault Pansiot was animator (uncredited) for 13 episodes in 2011. Was animator for 2 episodes of Doctor Who from 2012.

James Rose was digital compositor (uncredited) for 12 episodes in 2011. Was digital compositor for 5 episodes from 2010 - 2015.

Toby Winder was matchmove artist (uncredited) / matchmover (uncredited) for 11 episodes from 2008-2009. Provided the art for Doctor Who video game The Eternity Clock in 2012.

David Jones was visual effects artist (uncredited) for 6 episodes in 2007. Was visual effects artist for 9 episodes from 2010 - 2013, 3D artist for 5 episodes from 2008 - 2010 and animator for 1 episode in 2009. Was visual effects for 2 episodes of SJA in 2008.

Dominic Alderson was lighting techical director (uncredited) for 6 episodes in 2011. Was 3D artist for 2 episodes in 2010, CG supervisor for 1 episode in 2017, groom lead for 1 episode in 2014 and lighting td for 1 episode in 2013 of Doctor Who.

Henning Glabbart was digital compositor (uncredited) for 6 episodes in 2011. Was compositing supervisor for 12 episodes in 2017, and digital compositor for 2 episodes from 2012 - 2013.

Andrew Hutton was matchmove artist (uncredited) for 6 episodes in 2011. Was visual effects artist for 1 episode of Doctor Who in 2011 and matchmove artist for another in 2010.

Zahra Al-Naib was pre-visualization artist & 3d artist (uncredited) for 5 episodes in 2011. Was 3D artist for 10 episodes of Doctor Who from 2009 - 2010, 3D artist for 2 episodes in 2010, and previsualisation artist for 1 episode in 2010.

Theajodharan was digital compositor (uncredited) for 5 episodes in 2011. Was digital compositor for 2 episodes of Doctor Who in 2012.

Jacob Flint was matchmove artist (uncredited) for 4 episodes in 2011. Was matchmove artist for 3 episodes of Doctor Who from 2010 - 2012.

Will Pryor was visual effects artist (uncredited) for 4 episodes in 2011. Was 3D artist for 20 episodes from 2006 - 2010, visual effects for 10 episodes from 2006 - 2008, and visual effects artist for 1 episode of Doctor Who in 2007.

Was visual effects artist for 4 episodes of SJA  from 2007 - 2008, and digital effects artist for 1 episode in 2007.

Was digital effects artist for 5 episodes of Torchwood for 2006.

Adam Darrah was matchmove artist: The Mill (uncredited) for 3 episodes in 2011. Was matchmove artist for 2 episodes of Doctor Who in 2011.

Sam Lucas was cg artist: The Mill (uncredited) for 2 episodes in 2011. Was 3D artist for 5 episodes from 2008 - 2010, cg artist for 1 episode of Doctor Who in 2013.

Rubén Bautista was fx technical director: The Mill (uncredited) for 1 episode in 2011. Was fx technical director for 7 episodes from 2011 - 2012, cg effects artist for 1 episode in 2010 for Doctor Who.

Stunts

Gary Hoptrough was stunt performer for 4 episodes from 2008-2009. Was stunt performer for Torchwood episode Ghost Machine in 2006.

Belinda McGinley was stunt performer for 4 episodes from 2008-2009. Was stunt performer for 4 episodes of Doctor Who from 2010 - 2015.

Rick English was stunt performer for 3 episodes from 2007-2009. Was stunt performer for Doctor Who episode Tooth and Claw in 2006.

Lloyd Bass was stunt performer / stunt driver for 3 episodes from 2008-2009. Was stunt performer for 1 episode of Doctor Who in 2013.

Gordon Seed was stunt performer for 2 episodes from 2007-2009. Was stunt performer for 21 episodes from 2006 - 2014, stunt coordinator for 13 episodes from 2011 - 2014, assistant stunt co-ordinator for 1 episode of Doctor Who, and uncredited as Matt Smith for 1 episode in 2010. Appeared for 5 episodes of Doctor Who Confidential from 2010 - 2015 and Doctor Who Extra for 1 episode in 2015. And Totally Doctor Who as himself in 2007.

Tracey Caudle was stunt performer for 2 episodes from 2008-2009. Was stunt performer for 2 episodes of Doctor Who from 2011 - 2013.

Andy Godbold was stunt performer for 2 episodes from 2008-2009. Was stunt performer for Doctor Who episode The Bells of Saint John in 2013.

Stephen Walsh was stunt performer for 1 episode in 2007. Was stunt performer for Doctor Who episode The Time of the Doctor in 2013.

Stephanie Carey was stunt performer for 1 episode in 2008. Was stunt performer for six episodes of Doctor Who from 2007 - 2013, and stunts for 1 episode in 2010.

Stuart Clark was stunt performer for 1 episode in 2009. Was stunt performer for 3 episodes of Doctor Who in 2005.

Maxine Whittaker was stunt performer for 1 episode in 2009. Was stunt performer for Doctor Who episode The Shakespeare Code in 2007. Was stunt performer for Torchwood episode Day One in 2006.

Bronco McLoughlin was stunt coordinator for 1 episode in 2011. Played a soldier in Doctor Who episode The Masque of Mandragora part 1 in 1976.

Camera and Electrical Department

Mark McQuoid was camera operator for 10 episodes in 2011. Was camera operator for 22 episodes of Doctor Who from 2013 - 2017.

Tristan Haley was clapper loader / focus puller camera "b" for 3 episodes in 2007. Was additional first assistant camera for Doctor Who episode Journey to the Centre of the TARDIS in 2013, uncredited.

Ken Lowe was camera operator for 2 episodes in 2009. Was film cameraman for 4 episodes of Doctor Who in 1973.

Animation Department

Peter Anderson was animation director: title sequence for 36 episodes from 2007-2011. Was animation director for 8 episodes of Doctor Who from 2012 - 2013.

Martin Lanzinger was animator (uncredited) for 5 episodes from 2008-2011. Was animator for two episodes of Doctor Who - The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe in 2011, and A Christmas Carol in 2010, both of which he was uncredited for.

Editorial Department

Perry Gibbs was colorist for 10 episodes in 2009. Was colorist for Doctor Who Confidential episode Music and Monsters in 2006.

Matthew Wispy Clarke was on-line editor for 3 episodes in 2008. Was on-line editor for 46 episodes of Doctor Who from 2005 - 2008, on-line conformer for 12 episodes from 2009 - 2010, and online editor for 1 episode in 2007.

Was on-line editor for 7 episodes of Torchwood from 2006 - 2007.

Location Management

Patrick Schweitzer was location manager for 3 episodes in 2007. Was line producer for 13 episodes of Doctor Who in 2010 and producer of 2 in 2010. Was location manager for The Runaway Bride in 2006 and production manager for 6 episodes of Who in 2007.

Miscellaneous crew

Peter Anderson was title designer / main title design / title designer: main titles for 13 episodes from 2007-2008. Was animation director for 8 episodes from 2012 - 2013.

Sarah Dollard was script editor for 13 episodes in 2011. Was writer for Doctor Who episodes Face the Raven in 2015 and Thin Ice in 2017.

Karen Jones was script supervisor for 3 episodes in 2008. Was production assistant for 4 episodes of Doctor Who in 1986.

Caroline Holder was script supervisor for 2 episodes in 2008. Was script supervisor for 9 episodes of Doctor Who in 2011.

Joe Hornsey was floor runner: dailies (uncredited) for 1 episode in 2008. Was second assistant director for Doctor Who episode Nightmare in Silver in 2013, uncredited.