"final episode aired, Chibnall said. But the secret never leaked. Olivia Colman was the first cast member to learn the killer's identity—having been informed during her first meeting with the producers. Colman told ""Radio Times"" that she asked who the killer was, and was told. An hour later, she was told that the killer's identity would remain a secret and that she should not tell anyone. Somehow, David Tennant's agent learned that Colman knew the murderer's identity, and told David Tennant midway through the production that Colman knew. Tennant did not believe it. Colman later said that Tennant was angry"
"Arthur Darvill Thomas Arthur Darvill (born 17 June 1982) is a British actor and musician. He is known for playing Rory Williams, one of the Eleventh Doctor's companions in the television series ""Doctor Who"" (2010-2012), Rip Hunter in ""Legends of Tomorrow"" (2016–2018) and as Rev. Paul Coates in ""Broadchurch"" (2013–2017). From 2013 to 2014 he appeared in the lead role in the theatre musical ""Once"" in the West End and on Broadway. Darvill's mother Ellie is an actress and during Arthur's early childhood she worked with masks, puppets and live acting as a member of Cannon Hill Theatre, which was"
"Oxfordshire, and has three older sisters. He decided that he wanted to be an actor at age 5 after seeing a stage production of ""Oliver!"" Jonathan Bailey (actor) Jonathan Bailey (born 25 April 1988) is a British actor, best known for the ITV drama ""Broadchurch"", the BBC's ""Doctor Who"", ""W1A"" and ""Leonardo"", and Channel 4 comedy ""Campus"". In 2011, he was cast as Leonardo da Vinci in the BBC series ""Leonardo"" and went on to play opposite Sarah Alexander in the BBC comedy ""Me and Mrs. Jones"". He was nominated for the award for Outstanding Newcomer at the ""Evening Standard"""
"in the final moments of the episode, writing Matt Smith's first words as the Eleventh Doctor. Chris Chibnall Chris Chibnall (born 1970) is an English television writer and producer, best known as the creator and writer of the award-winning ITV mystery-crime drama ""Broadchurch"" (2013–2017). A lifelong fan of the long-running BBC sci-fi ""Doctor Who"", Chibnall has written five episodes of the series under previous showrunners Russell T Davies and Steven Moffat, and was also the head writer for the first two series of the spinoff ""Torchwood"". In 2016, the BBC announced that Chibnall would succeed Moffat to become the showrunner"
"for Best Actress at the Venice Film Festival. A three-time BAFTA TV Award winner, she won Best Female Comedy Performance for ""Twenty Twelve"" and Best Supporting Actress for ""Accused"" in 2013, before winning Best Actress in 2014 for her role as DS Ellie Miller in the ITV crime series ""Broadchurch"". Colman was also nominated for the International Emmy Award for Best Actress for ""Broadchurch"". For her performance in the AMC/BBC miniseries ""The Night Manager"", she won the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film and was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding"
"Chris Chibnall Chris Chibnall (born 1970) is an English television writer and producer, best known as the creator and writer of the award-winning ITV mystery-crime drama ""Broadchurch"" (2013–2017). A lifelong fan of the long-running BBC sci-fi ""Doctor Who"", Chibnall has written five episodes of the series under previous showrunners Russell T Davies and Steven Moffat, and was also the head writer for the first two series of the spinoff ""Torchwood"". In 2016, the BBC announced that Chibnall would succeed Moffat to become the showrunner and head writer of ""Doctor Who"", beginning with the eleventh series in 2018. Brought up in"
"Following the success of the 2005 series produced by Russell T Davies, the BBC commissioned Davies to produce a 13-part spin-off series titled ""Torchwood"" (an anagram of ""Doctor Who""), set in modern-day Cardiff and investigating alien activities and crime. The series debuted on BBC Three on 22 October 2006. John Barrowman reprised his role of Jack Harkness from the 2005 series of ""Doctor Who"". Two other actresses who appeared in Doctor Who also star in the series; Eve Myles as Gwen Cooper, who also played the similarly named servant girl Gwyneth in the 2005 ""Doctor Who"" episode ""The Unquiet Dead"","
"Jonathan Bailey (actor) Jonathan Bailey (born 25 April 1988) is a British actor, best known for the ITV drama ""Broadchurch"", the BBC's ""Doctor Who"", ""W1A"" and ""Leonardo"", and Channel 4 comedy ""Campus"". In 2011, he was cast as Leonardo da Vinci in the BBC series ""Leonardo"" and went on to play opposite Sarah Alexander in the BBC comedy ""Me and Mrs. Jones"". He was nominated for the award for Outstanding Newcomer at the ""Evening Standard"" Theatre Awards 2012 for his performance in David Hare's ""South Downs"". Bailey has played the role of Tim Price in the musical ""American Psycho"" alongside"
"and Henry IV as Prince John. Recent stage appearances include Hippolito in Women Beware Women by Thomas Middleton with the RSC in 2006, before which he played the role of Scar in Disney's ""The Lion King"" at the Lyceum Theatre in London for several years. Rob Edwards (actor) Rob Edwards (born 24 May 1949 in Worcester, Worcestershire) is an English actor. His television credits include: ""Doctor Who"" (the serials ""The Face of Evil"" and ""The Robots of Death""), ""An Englishman's Castle"", ""Secret Army"", ""The Fourth Arm"", ""By the Sword Divided"", ""The Practice"", ""Casualty"", ""A Touch of Frost"", ""Dangerfield"", ""Midsomer Murders"""
"they danced the Quickstep. In September 2012 Barrowman was a guest host on ""Attack of the Show!"". On 12 November 2018, Barrowman was confirmed to be participating in that year’s series of ""I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!"". He eventually finished third behind Emily Atack and Harry Redknapp. Barrowman is best known in the UK for his role in the BBC science fiction drama ""Doctor Who"". When the series was revived in 2005, Barrowman came on board as recurring guest character Captain Jack Harkness, a pansexual time traveller from the 51st century. His first appearance as Harkness was in"
"Colin Baker as the Doctor and Bonnie Langford as Mel with guest star Ronald Pickup. A fourth, Doctor Who: Scavenger is due in March 2014. Between December 2014 and July 2015, Gallagher wrote Apple-centric app reviews and other features on MacNN.com. He is presently doing the same at AppleInsider.com. William Gallagher (writer) William Gallagher is a British writer and journalist. He has written Doctor Who audio plays for the Big Finish range, the stage play Manhattenhenge (2008–2009) and the Rhubarb Radio series Attachment (2009). His book on Alan Plater's ""The Beiderbecke Affair"" was published by the British Film Institute and"
"the actor, although the decision also involved Charlotte Moore and Piers Wenger, the director of content and head of drama for the BBC respectively. Media reports and bookmakers speculated as to who would replace Capaldi as the Thirteenth Doctor, with Ben Whishaw and Kris Marshall among the most popular predictions. On 16 July 2017, it was announced after the 2017 Wimbledon Championships men's finals that Whittaker would portray the thirteenth incarnation of the Doctor. The episode also introduces a new set of companions, including Bradley Walsh, Tosin Cole, and Mandip Gill as Graham O'Brien, Ryan Sinclair and Yasmin Khan, respectively."
"David Tennant David John Tennant (né McDonald; born 18 April 1971) is a Scottish actor and voice actor. He is best known for his roles as the Tenth Doctor in the British television series ""Doctor Who"", Alec Hardy in ""Broadchurch"", Giacomo Casanova in the TV serial ""Casanova"", Kilgrave in ""Jessica Jones"", and Barty Crouch, Jr. in the film ""Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire"". In addition to his appearances on screen, he has worked as a voice actor and in theatre, including Prince Hamlet in a critically acclaimed 2008 stage production of ""Hamlet"" and as the voice of Scrooge"
"David Bradley (English actor) David John Bradley (born 17 April 1942) is an English actor. He is known for playing Argus Filch in the ""Harry Potter"" film series, Walder Frey in the HBO fantasy series ""Game of Thrones"" and Abraham Setrakian in the FX horror series ""The Strain"". He is also an established stage actor with a career that includes a Laurence Olivier Award for his role in a production of ""King Lear"". Other acting credits include the BBC series ""Our Friends in the North"", the ITV series ""Broadchurch"" (for which he won the best supporting actor award at the"
"Due to its popularity, a second series was announced at the end of the first series, with location filming finishing in October 2014. Shortly after the second series aired, it was announced that ""Broadchurch"" would return for a third series. Chibnall is a long-time fan of ""Doctor Who"", and appeared on the BBC discussion programme ""Open Air"" in 1986 as a representative of the ""Doctor Who"" Appreciation Society, criticising the quality of the series at the time. In 2005, Chibnall was appointed head writer and co-producer of science-fiction drama ""Torchwood"". The series, a spin-off from ""Doctor Who"", premiered on BBC"
"drama ""Broadchurch"", the reality-based spy drama miniseries ""The Assets"", and the four-part BBC One medical drama ""Trust Me"". On 16 July 2017, Whittaker was announced as the Thirteenth Doctor in the science fiction television series ""Doctor Who""; she is the first woman to play the title role. She had previously worked with incoming ""Doctor Who"" showrunner Chris Chibnall on ""Broadchurch"". She admitted that she had to ""tell a lot of lies"" after being cast to keep the information secret and used the codeword ""Clooney"" when talking about the role. She urged fans not to be afraid of her gender, saying"
"John Ogwen John Ogwen (born 25 April 1944) is a Welsh actor. Best known to British audiences for his starring role in the 1978 drama series ""Hawkmoor"", and appearances in the television series ""The District Nurse"" and the ""Doctor Who"" serial ""Revelation of the Daleks"", Ogwen has been a stalwart of Welsh language television and film since the early 1970s. He has also written plays, presented documentary series and recorded readings of Welsh-language works. In 2004 he was awarded a BAFTA Cymru Special Award for his contribution. He was born and raised in Sling, Bethesda, North Wales, and studied English"
"Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith. In 2016, Hesmondhalgh joined the cast of acclaimed drama thriller ""Happy Valley"" for its second series on BBC One. She was offered the role by creator, writer and executive producer Sally Wainwright. Hesmondhalgh's character Amanda Wadsworth, is a midwife and working mother from Yorkshire who has a fraught relationship with her husband, John (Kevin Doyle). In 2017, Hesmondhalgh played the lead role of Trish in the third and final series of ""Broadchurch"" on ITV. In 2018, she was announced as a guest star in the ""Doctor Who"" episode ""Kerblam!"". From 19 to 29 September 2012,"
"James Strong (director) James Strong is a British television and film director and writer, best known for his work on ""Broadchurch"" for which he was BAFTA-nominated for Best Director Fiction 2015. He trained at Granada TV and has directed episodes of the shows ""Holby City"" and ""Doctors"", as well as seven episodes of ""Doctor Who"" and two episodes of its spin-off series ""Torchwood"". His work on the ""Doctor Who"" episode ""Voyage of the Damned"" won him a BAFTA Cymru award for Best Director in 2008. In 2007, he directed the autobiographical documentary """" and in 2008 he directed three episodes"
"Martin Freeman Martin John Christopher Freeman (born 8 September 1971) is an English actor and comedian, who became known for portraying Tim Canterbury in the original UK version of sitcom mockumentary ""The Office"", Dr. John Watson in the British crime drama ""Sherlock"", Bilbo Baggins in Peter Jackson's ""The Hobbit"" film trilogy, and Lester Nygaard in the dark comedy-crime drama TV series ""Fargo"". His other notable film roles include the romantic comedy ""Love Actually"" (2003), the comic science fiction film ""The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy"" (2005), the semi-improvised comedy ""Nativity!"" (2009), the comedic ""Three Flavours Cornetto"" trilogy, most prominently in"
"Owen introduces himself ""Doctor Owen Harper. By dint of great effort, I have made myself even less sympathetic and more unlikeable than the other characters."" Owen Harper Dr. Owen James Harper is a fictional character played by Burn Gorman, and a regular in the BBC television series ""Torchwood"", a spin-off from the long-running series ""Doctor Who"". The character last appeared onscreen in the Series 2 finale, ""Exit Wounds"". Within the series' narrative, Owen is the medical officer and a field agent for Torchwood Three, a team of alien-hunters based in Cardiff. In his private life, Owen is a narcissistic womanizer"
"""The Eleventh Hour"" made him the record holder for longest gap (42 years) between appearances on the series until he was beaten by Donald Sumpter in 2015 with a 43-year gap. However, in terms of appearances between Doctor Who and a spin-off series Zienia Merton had a longer gap with 45 years between her appearance in the Doctor Who serial Marco Polo and in the Sarah Jane Adventures story The Wedding of Sarah Jane Smith. Arthur Cox (actor) Arthur Cox (born 7 April 1934), is a Northern Irish actor of television and film. His most regular roles were as George,"
"Richard E. Grant Richard E. Grant (born Richard Grant Esterhuysen; 5 May 1957) is a Swazi-English actor. He made his film debut as Withnail in the drama ""Withnail and I"" (1987). In film, Grant is further recognized as John Seward in ""Bram Stoker's Dracula"" (1992) and Zander Rice in ""Logan"" (2017). In television, he played Bob Cratchit in TNT's ""A Christmas Carol"" (1999), Izembaro in the sixth season of the HBO series ""Game of Thrones"", the Great Intelligence in the seventh series of ""Doctor Who"" and Simon Bricker in the critically acclaimed ITV/Masterpiece program ""Downton Abbey"". He will appear in"
"accomplice. Philip McGough Phillip McGough is an English actor best known for his 2010 roles as Dr. Charlie Bradfield in￼ ""Doctors"" and only Fools and horses as conman Arnie. McGough was cast as secret service detective Edwin Woodhall in the Alan Bleasdale-written drama The Monocled Mutineer and appeared in Brookside as Charlie Dawson who at first appeared to be a friend of Heather Haversham's then husband but turned out to be a drug dealer. He appeared as Sergeant Calder, a member of the British Army's bomb disposal squad, in the 1984 Doctor Who story ""Resurrection of the Daleks"". McGough is"
"episode being the 2013 Christmas Special, with that episode set to feature the Doctor's latest regeneration. Speculation about the identity of the actor set to take over began immediately, with a number of names suggested. The official announcement of the actor of the Twelfth Doctor was made in a special live simulcast on 4 August 2013 in ""Doctor Who Live: The Next Doctor"", and saw confirmation of Peter Capaldi in the role. The 2013 special is the fourth and final Christmas episode to feature Matt Smith's incarnation of the Doctor, and the second to feature Jenna Coleman as Clara Oswald."
"that the portrayer of the Thirteenth Doctor would be revealed after the 2017 Wimbledon Championships men's finals on 16 July 2017. Immediately after the announcement, ""Death in Paradise"" actor Kris Marshall was the bookmakers' favourite at 4/6, although twenty-four hours later, Jodie Whittaker, notable for her role as Beth Latimer in Chibnall's crime drama ""Broadchurch"", had become the favourite at 5/4. Whittaker was introduced as the Thirteenth Doctor on 16 July and subsequently made her debut in the 2017 Christmas special ""Twice Upon a Time"". On Whittaker's casting, Chibnall said, ""I always knew I wanted the Thirteenth Doctor to be"
"Jack Harkness Captain Jack Harkness is a fictional character played by John Barrowman in ""Doctor Who"" and its spin-off series, ""Torchwood"". The character first appears in the 2005 ""Doctor Who"" episode ""The Empty Child"" and subsequently features in the remaining episodes of the 2005 series as a companion to the series' protagonist, the Doctor. Subsequent to this, Jack became the central character in the adult-themed ""Torchwood"", which aired from 2006 to 2011. Barrowman also reprised the role for guest appearances in ""Doctor Who"" in its 2007 series and 2008 series, as well as the two-part special ""The End of Time""."
"Patrick Troughton Patrick George Troughton (, 25 March 1920 – 28 March 1987) was an English actor. Classically trained, he played the second incarnation of the Doctor in the long-running British science-fiction television series ""Doctor Who"", which he played from 1966 to 1969; he reprised the role in 1973, 1983 and 1985. He appeared in several fantasy, science fiction and horror films. Troughton was born on 25 March 1920 in Mill Hill, Middlesex, England, to Alec George Troughton (1887–1953), a solicitor, and Dorothy Evelyn Offord (1886–1979), who married in 1914 in Edmonton. Patrick had an elder brother, Alec Robert (1915–1994),"
"of the Doctor"" and ""The Time of the Doctor"", as composed by Murray Gold, were released on 24 November 2014 by Silva Screen Records. Doctor Who (2013 specials) The 2013 specials of the British science fiction television programme ""Doctor Who"" are two additional episodes following the programme's seventh series. In addition to the traditional Christmas episode, which has been a feature of the revived series since 2005, there was also a special celebrating the 50th anniversary of the programme. Both episodes starred Matt Smith as the Eleventh Doctor and Jenna Coleman as Clara Oswald. The 50th anniversary special, ""The Day"
"2013. The couple have two children: a son born in 2014, and a daughter born in 2016. Olivia Wilde Olivia Jane Cockburn (born March 10, 1984), known professionally as Olivia Wilde, is an American actress, model, producer, director and activist. She is known for her role as Dr. Remy ""Thirteen"" Hadley on the medical-drama television series ""House"" (2007–2012), and her roles in the films ""Conversations with Other Women"" (2005), ""Alpha Dog"" (2007), """" (2010), ""Cowboys & Aliens"" (2011), ""Butter"" (2011), ""Drinking Buddies"" (2013), ""The Incredible Burt Wonderstone"" (2013), ""Rush"" (2013), ""Her"" (2013), ""The Lazarus Effect"" (2015), ""Love the Coopers"" (2015),"
"Rev. Paul Coates, Maggie Radcliffe, and Tom Miller. Joe Sims confirmed his return as Nigel Carter via Twitter. Charlotte Rampling confirmed she will not return as Jocelyn Knight QC, with her character's absence referred to in the second episode. New to ""Broadchuch"" include Mark Bazeley, Georgina Campbell, Julie Hesmondhalgh, Charlie Higson, Sarah Parish, Lenny Henry, Roy Hudd, Sunetra Sarker, Sebastian Armesto, Becky Brunning, Jim Howick, Chris Mason, and Deon-Lee Williams. <onlyinclude></onlyinclude> ""Broadchurch"" won the award for best Crime Drama at National Television Awards in early 2018. This was the first year the award was presented and ""Broadchurch"" was competing against"
"best companion. Users of Plusnet also voted David Tennant as the best Doctor in 2013. Users of DoctorWhoTV also voted Tennant as 'Ultimate Doctor' in 2013. Voters on ""Digital Spy"" also rated Tennant as the greatest Doctor in 2013 with 50.05% of the votes, and again in 2015. A poll in November 2013 revealed that Tennant was considered the greatest Doctor with 33% of the vote, a clear 10% lead over 2nd place, Tom Baker. Readers of ""The Telegraph"" voted Tennant as the greatest actor to play the Doctor in 2014. Jenna Coleman, who played Clara Oswald and appeared with"
"he appeared in the ""Doctor Who"" serial ""The Sea Devils"". Fifteen years later he was considered for the role of the Seventh Doctor, but accepted other work that precluded taking the part. He appeared with Brian Murphy and Maureen Lipman in the 1985 television drama ""On Your Way, Riley"". In 2011 he appeared in episode 5 of series 5 of ""MI High"" as George. Hugh Futcher Hugh Futcher (born 29 October 1937 in Portsmouth, Hampshire) is an English actor in theatre, television and film. He was a member of the stock company of the Carry On films, with notable parts"