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Doctor Who Series 8
The eighth series of the British science fiction television programme ''Doctor Who'' began on 23 August 2014 with " Deep Breath" and ended with " Death in Heaven" on 8 November 2014. The series was officially ordered in May 2013, and led by head writer and executive producer Steven Moffat, alongside executive producer Brian Minchin. Nikki Wilson, Peter Bennett and Paul Frift served as producers. The series is the eighth to air following the programme's revival in 2005, the thirty-fourth season overall, and the first series since series five not to be split into two parts. The series is the first to star Peter Capaldi as the Twelfth Doctor, an alien Time Lord who travels through time and space in his TARDIS, which appears to be a British police box on the outside. It also stars Jenna Coleman as his companion, Clara Oswald. Also playing a major recurring role in the series is Samuel Anderson as Danny Pink, Clara's boyfriend. The main story arc revolves around a mysterious ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steven Moffat
Steven William Moffat (; born 18 November 1961) is a Scottish television writer, television producer and screenwriter. He is best known for his work as the second showrunner and head writer of the 2005 revival of the BBC sci-fi television series ''Doctor Who'' (2010–17), and for co-creating and co-writing the BBC crime drama television series '' Sherlock'' (2010–17). In the 2015 Birthday Honours, Moffat was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for his services to drama.United Kingdom: Born in Paisley, Scotland, Moffat, the son of a teacher, was formerly a teacher himself. His first television work was the teen drama series '' Press Gang''. His first sitcom, '' Joking Apart'', was inspired by the breakdown of his first marriage. Later in the 1990s, he wrote ''Chalk'', inspired by his own experience as an English teacher. Moffat, a lifelong fan of ''Doctor Who'', wrote the comedic sketch episode '' The Curse of Fatal Death'' for the Comic Relief chari ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TARDIS
The TARDIS (; acronym for "Time And Relative Dimension(s) In Space") is a fictional hybrid of a time machine and spacecraft that appears in the British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who'' and its various spin-offs. While a TARDIS is capable of disguising itself, the exterior appearance of the Doctor's TARDIS typically mimics a police box, an obsolete type of telephone kiosk that was once commonly seen on streets in Britain in the 1940s and 50s. Its interior is shown as being much larger than its exterior, commonly described as being "bigger on the inside". Due to the significance of ''Doctor Who'' in popular British culture, the shape of the police box is now more strongly associated with the TARDIS than its real-world inspiration. The name and design of the TARDIS is a registered trademark of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), although the design was originally created by the Metropolitan Police Service. Name TARDIS is an acronym of "Time And Relati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jamie Mathieson
Jamie Mathieson (born 1970) is a British television screenwriter. A former stand-up comedian, he has written for a number of UK science fiction TV shows, namely '' Being Human'', '' Dirk Gently'' and ''Doctor Who''. Career He scripted the sci-fi comedy film '' Frequently Asked Questions About Time Travel'', starring Chris O'Dowd, Dean Lennox Kelly, Marc Wootton, and Anna Faris. It was released in the UK and Ireland on 24 April 2009. He wrote the drama pilot ''ALT'' for Channel 4 in 2014, but it was not picked up for a series. However, he did create and write the sci-fi miniseries ''Tripped'' for E4. It was announced in October 2014 that Mathieson would be the lead writer of French science fiction series ''Métal Hurlant: Origins'', a sequel to '' Métal Hurlant Chronicles''. It is based on the popular comics anthology magazine ', known in the United States as '' Heavy Metal'' and in Germany as '. Mathieson started his contributions to ''Doctor Who ''Doctor Who'' is a Bri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Harness
Peter Harness (born 1976) is an English playwright, screenwriter, actor and producer. He was the writer of ''Wallander'', '' Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell'' and ''Constellation'', and has contributed to programmes such as ''Doctor Who'', '' McMafia'' and '' Case Histories''. Early life He grew up in Hornsea, East Yorkshire and attended Oriel College, Oxford where he studied English. He is a former president of the Oxford Revue. He was one of Screen International's Stars of Tomorrow, 2007 and is a recipient of the Dennis Potter Screenwriting Award. Early works ''Mongoose'', his first original stage play, was performed at the Southwark Playhouse in 2003 (directed by Thea Sharrock) and later at the Assembly Rooms, Edinburgh and the Trafalgar Studios, London. The text is published by Nick Hern Books. In 2005, he adapted the M.R. James short story "A View From A Hill" for BBC4. It was the first in a new annual series of BBC '' Ghost Stories for Christmas''. Harness went on t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gareth Roberts (writer)
Gareth John Pritchard Roberts (born 5 June 1968) is a British television screenwriter, novelist and columnist best known for his work related to the science-fiction television series ''Doctor Who''. He has also worked on various comedy series and soap operas. Early life Roberts studied drama at King Alfred's College (now the University of Winchester) and Liverpool Polytechnic (now Liverpool John Moores University). He has also worked as a clerk at the Court of Appeal. Career Roberts has worked on some of the most popular British soap operas, including Channel 4's now-defunct '' Brookside'' as a scriptwriter (1999–2003), and as a story associate on ITV's ''Coronation Street'' in 1997. In 1998 he worked as a script editor on ITV's other long-running soap, ''Emmerdale'', moving across to write several episodes himself the following year. ''Doctor Who'' and others During the 1990s, Roberts was associated with the range of ''Doctor Who'' spin-off novels published by Virgin Books. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephen Thompson (writer)
Stephen Thompson (born 1967) is a British playwright and screenwriter. Background Thompson studied at the University of Warwick. He gained a maths degree but also did some English studies in his third year. Thompson worked as a maths teacher for twelve years at Tiffin School, and was head of maths. Thompson left teaching in 2000 and became a full-time dad and house husband to his children. He has stated this was because his wife was earning much more money than him. Career In an interview, Thompson said "I took a sudden left turn and became a scriptwriter.” He trained on the RADA playwrights' course, and his first play, ''Damages'', was performed at the Bush Theatre in 2004, winning the Meyer-Whitworth Award for new writing.Steve Thompson Profile in ''The Guardian'', Retrieved 3 August 2010 In 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Gatiss
Mark Gatiss (; born 17 October 1966) is an English actor, comedian, screenwriter, director, producer and novelist. Best known for his acting work on stage and screen as well as for co-creating television shows with Steven Moffat, he has received several awards including two Laurence Olivier Awards, a BAFTA TV Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, and a Peabody Award. Gatiss co-created, co-wrote and acted in BBC comedy series ''The League of Gentlemen'' (1999–2002). He co-created and portrayed Mycroft Holmes in the BBC series ''Sherlock (TV series), Sherlock'' (2010–2017) and Renfield, Frank Renfield in BBC One, BBC / Netflix miniseries ''Dracula (2020 TV series), Dracula'' (2020). He also wrote several episodes of ''Doctor Who'' during Moffat's tenure as showrunner, as well as two episodes during Russell T Davies's earlier tenure. His other TV roles include Tycho Nestoris in ''Game of Thrones'' (2014–2017), Stephen Gardiner in ''Wolf Hall (miniseries), Wolf Hall'' (2015), and Pete ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phil Ford (writer)
Phil Ford is a British television writer and producer. He is best known for his work on Gerry Anderson's '' New Captain Scarlet'' and ''Doctor Who''. He was head writer and co-producer of the spin-off '' The Sarah Jane Adventures'' (2008–11), co-writer of " The Waters of Mars" (2009) and “Into the Dalek” (2014) with Russell T Davies and Steven Moffat, respectively, and wrote the majority of the 2010s video game series '' Doctor Who: The Adventure Games''. In 2023, his novelisation of ''The Waters of Mars'' was released as part of the revived Target Books series. In 2012, with Davies, he created '' Wizards vs Aliens'', which ran for three series and gave him an executive producer credit. He won a Hugo Award The Hugo Award is an annual literary award for the best science fiction or fantasy works and achievements of the previous year, given at the World Science Fiction Convention (Worldcon) and chosen by its members. The award is administered by th ..., a Writers' Guil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michelle Gomez
Michelle Gomez (born 23 November 1966), is a Scottish actress. She gained recognition for her roles in the comedy series '' The Book Group'' (2002–2003), '' Green Wing'' (2004–2007), and '' Bad Education'' (2012–2013). She went on to appear as Missy in the long-running British science fiction series ''Doctor Who'' (2014–2017), for which she was nominated for the BAFTA TV Award for Best Supporting Actress. Gomez received further recognition and acclaim for her roles as Lilith / Madam Satan and Mary Wardwell in the Netflix supernatural horror series '' Chilling Adventures of Sabrina'' (2018–2020) and as Miranda Croft in the HBO Max dark comedy thriller series '' The Flight Attendant'' (2020–2022). Early life Gomez was born in Glasgow to Tony and May Gomez. Her father is originally from Montserrat and is of Portuguese descent. He was a photographer. Her mother ran a modelling agency. From the moment she saw a production of ''Kiss Me, Kate'' at the age of seven, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Master (Doctor Who)
The Master, or "Missy" (short for "Mistress") in their female incarnation, is a recurring character and one of the main antagonists of the British Science fiction on television, science fiction television series ''Doctor Who'' and its associated Doctor Who spin-offs, spin-off works. Multiple actors have played the Master since the character's introduction in 1971. Within the show's narrative, the change in actors and subsequent change of the character's appearance is sometimes explained as the Master taking possession of other characters' bodies or as a consequence of Regeneration (Doctor Who), regeneration, which is a biological attribute that allows Time Lords to survive fatal injuries or old age. The Master was originally played by Roger Delgado from 1971 until his death in 1973. The role was subsequently played by Peter Pratt, Geoffrey Beevers, and Anthony Ainley, with Ainley reprising the role regularly through the 1980s until the series’s cancellation in 1989. Eric Rob ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Danny Pink
Danny Pink is a fictional character created by Steven Moffat and portrayed by Samuel Anderson in the long-running British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who''. He is a supporting character in the eighth series of the programme, first appearing in the second episode, "Into the Dalek". He appears alongside Peter Capaldi's Twelfth Doctor and his storylines stem primarily from being the colleague, and later boyfriend, of companion Clara Oswald, portrayed by Jenna Coleman. He appears in ten of the twelve episodes of Series 8, except for the series premiere " Deep Breath" and the third episode "Robot of Sherwood". Appearances Danny Pink is first introduced in Series 8 Episode 2, "Into the Dalek". He is a new Maths teacher at Coal Hill Secondary School in London, and is reasonably new to the profession having spent a number of years in the past serving with the British Army. A dark past is hinted at when he avoids answering a question from one of his students on whether ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samuel Anderson (actor)
Samuel Anderson (born 1982) is an English actor. He portrayed Crowther in the play '' The History Boys'' and its 2006 film adaptation. His other roles include Fingers in the BBC sitcom ''Gavin & Stacey'' (2007, 2009, 2024), Ross Kirk in the television soap opera ''Emmerdale'' (2007–2009), Danny Pink in the BBC sci-fi series ''Doctor Who'' (2014), and Daniel in the Sky1 sitcom '' Trollied'' (2014–2017). Early life Anderson was born in Handsworth, Birmingham, to an Irish mother and Jamaican father. From early life, Anderson made it clear that he wished to pursue acting as a career. He attended Stuart Bathurst, a Catholic secondary school. Career Anderson attended the Academy of Live and Recorded Arts in London before going on to originate the role of Crowther in the 2004 National Theatre production of Alan Bennett's play '' The History Boys''. He subsequently performed the same role in the Broadway, Sydney, Wellington, and Hong Kong productions, and radio and film ve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
