"Nurse Carol Hathaway before becoming part of the regular cast. The first additions to the main cast came in Season 2 with Gloria Reuben signing on as Physician Assistant Jeanie Boulet (recurring character in Season 1), and in Season 3 with Laura Innes as Dr. Kerry Weaver (recurring character in Season 2). In Season 4, Maria Bello signed on as Dr. Anna Del Amico (recurring character at the end of Season 3) and Alex Kingston joined the cast as Dr. Elizabeth Corday. Season 5 saw the addition of Kellie Martin as medical student Lucy Knight. George Clooney's departure towards the"
"that this idea was too ""dull"", and instead opted to have one of them know him. For the role of River Song, whom executive producer Russell T Davies described as ""sort of the Doctor's wife"", the production sought to cast Kate Winslet. One of Winslet's first acting roles was in the BBC1 teen drama ""Dark Season"", written by Davies. The role of River Song eventually went to Alex Kingston, known for starring in the popular US drama ""ER"". On Kingston's casting, Davies said ""I bloody love her!"" Kingston had been a fan of ""Doctor Who"" as a child. Kingston did"
"episodes, as River becomes a companion, romantic interest and eventual wife of the Doctor in his eleventh incarnation portrayed by Matt Smith. River Song was created by ""Doctor Who"" writer Steven Moffat for the show's fourth series in 2008, under the tenure of then executive producer Russell T Davies. When Moffat took over Davies' duties as executive producer, he began expanding on the character's background, depicting adventures earlier in River's timeline, upgrading Alex Kingston from a guest star to a recurring actor in the series. Other actresses have subsequently portrayed younger versions of the character. When the character was first"
"River Song, Wilfred Mott, and Craig Owens. Despite the fact that the majority of the Doctor's companions are young, attractive females, the production team for the 1963–89 series maintained a long-standing taboo against any overt romantic involvement in the TARDIS: for example, Peter Davison, as the Fifth Doctor, was not allowed to put his arm around either Sarah Sutton (Nyssa) or Janet Fielding (Tegan Jovanka). However, that has not prevented fans from speculating about possible romantic involvements, most notably between the Fourth Doctor and the Time Lady Romana (whose actors, Tom Baker and Lalla Ward, shared a romance and brief"
"The Husbands of River Song ""The Husbands of River Song"" is an episode of the British science fiction television series ""Doctor Who"". First broadcast on BBC One on 25 December 2015, it is the eleventh Christmas special since the show's revival in 2005. It is written by Steven Moffat and directed by Douglas Mackinnon. The episode marks the return of Alex Kingston as River Song, making her first appearance alongside Peter Capaldi's Twelfth Doctor. This also marks the first appearance of Nardole, who would become a companion starting from the next episode. On Christmas Day 5343 on the human colony"
"""It'd be difficult to find two superwomen in less need of a man to save them."" For her role as River Song in the 2011 series of ""Doctor Who"", Alex Kingston won the Best Actress prize at the 2012 ""SFX"" magazine Awards. In a 2012 poll conducted by ""SFX"" magazine to find the 100 sexiest female characters in science fiction and fantasy, River was voted number 22. She was also included in AfterEllen.com's Top 50 Favorite Female TV Characters, at number 44. Character Options have also released official toys based on River Song as part of their ""Doctor Who"" range."
"her due to Steven Moffat planning on the 2015 Christmas special ""The Husbands of River Song"" being the Twelfth Doctor and River's first meeting, Moffat suggested that Russell write the story to incorporate the Seventh Doctor's former companion Bernice Summerfield instead. On 27 June 2015, it was announced that River Song will feature in two Big Finish dramas, ""Doom Coalition 2"" and ""The Diary of River Song"", alongside Paul McGann. As a result, River Song becomes the first major character of the 2005–present modern era of ""Doctor Who"" to be featured in a Big Finish production (prior to 2015, the"
"traits and abilities similar to those of the Doctor's own race, the Time Lords. River Song first appears in the ""Doctor Who"" 2008 series two-parter ""Silence in the Library""/""Forest of the Dead"" (written by Steven Moffat) during the Russell T Davies era of ""Doctor Who"". Here, she encounters the Tenth Doctor (David Tennant) in the 52nd century and, though he has never met her, claims to be someone he will come to trust completely. River, who is a professor of archaeology and carries a TARDIS-colour/pattern diary of her adventures, is able to convince the Doctor of his future trust in"
"an unseen River Song, an unnamed Prince of Wales and the goldfish. She wants to have a serious conversation with the Doctor about her uneasy sleep, but the Doctor calls for her husband Rory (Arthur Darvill) to come deal with her emotions when he realises that he picked up the wrong goldfish. The Doctor returns from another night out with River Song. Amy, wide awake and sitting in her nightie on the stairs, catches him. She convinces him to tell her what he does while he's out at night, then tells him why she is finding it hard to sleep"
"been written by the character of River Song (a human-Time Lord hybrid who at this point in the show's narrative is married to the Doctor and is in fact the daughter of his companions Amy Pond and Rory Williams) under the pseudonym of ""Melody Malone"". The novella was initially released in e-book format on 4 October 2012. An audiobook version was released on CD by AudioGO on 16 April 2013, narrated by actress Alex Kingston who portrays River Song in ""Doctor Who."" A physical print release of the story occurred in the October 2013 anthology collection ""Summer Falls and Other"
"The Diary of River Song The Diary of River Song is an audio play series from Big Finish Productions. Alex Kingston reprises her character River Song from the television series ""Doctor Who"". The series is one of the first to prominently feature elements from the revived era (2005 on) of the show; the character of River Song was introduced in ""Silence in the Library"" (2008) as a time traveller with a mysterious connection to the Tenth Doctor, who does not recognize her. ""The Rulers of the Universe"", the fourth episode of Series 1, sees River crossing paths with the Eighth"
"suicide after her separation from her husband Ralph Fiennes. In 2008, Kingston guest-starred in the fourth series of the long-running science fiction television programme ""Doctor Who"" in the two-part story ""Silence in the Library"" / ""Forest of the Dead"" as River Song. She reprised the role in fifteen episodes in between 2008 and 2015. Kingston says she thought her role was simply a one-off, but was delighted that she would be a returning character. Kingston returned as the character in the 2015 Christmas special, ""The Husbands of River Song"". It was her first appearance alongside Peter Capaldi's Twelfth Doctor. She"
"as Melody Pond, asks Amy who River Song is. Amy uses the Teselecta records to show her who she will become. With this, River sacrifices her remaining regenerations to bring the Doctor back to life, and passes out. The Doctor, Amy, and Rory take her to a hospital in the far future, leaving a diary as a gift by her bedside, and depart. Aboard the TARDIS, the Doctor has discovered the date of his death from the records aboard the Teselecta. This episode reveals the origins to several facets of the River Song character. Before transforming into River, Mels states"
"The Wedding of River Song ""The Wedding of River Song"" is the thirteenth and final episode in the sixth series of the British science fiction television series ""Doctor Who"", and was first broadcast on BBC One on 1 October 2011. It was written by lead writer and executive producer Steven Moffat and directed by Jeremy Webb. In the episode, the archaeologist River Song (Alex Kingston) is programmed by the religious order the Silence to kill the alien time traveller the Doctor (Matt Smith) to prevent ""the first question"" from being asked on a planet called Trenzalore in the Doctor's future."
"Elizabeth Bower Elizabeth Bower (born 1 August 1976) is an English actress, best known for starring as Dr Melody Bell in ""Doctors"" from 2007 to 2009. Bower was born in Leeds, West Yorkshire. Educated in Solihull, Bower attended Langley School, before undertaking A Levels in Theatre Studies, Geography and Biology at The Sixth Form College. After graduating from the University of Warwick with a BA hons in Theatre Studies and Performing Arts, Bower gained her post graduate diploma in Acting and Musical Theatre from the Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts. After an initial period solely on stage, Bower took a"
"Doug Ross was included in AOL TV's list of the ""Best TV Couples of All Time"" and in the same list by ""TV Guide"". Carol Hathaway Nurse Carol Hathaway Ross is a fictional character on the popular television show ""ER"", portrayed by Julianna Margulies from 1994 to 2000. Julianna Margulies' removal from the main cast opening credits was in the final episode of season 6. Carol Hathaway is a registered nurse and is the nurse manager in the emergency room of Chicago's County General Hospital. She holds a master's degree in nursing and is left-handed. Carol is sensitive towards the"
"think I'm going to need a bigger flow chart"". This echoes a line from the film ""Jaws"": ""You're gonna need a bigger boat"", as well as the creation by fans of Doctor Who of flow charts to depict the Doctor and River's relative timelines. One of River's other husbands the Doctor names is actor Stephen Fry. The read through for the episode took place on 31 August 2015, with the special being filmed between 1 and 26 September 2015. In September 2015, it was announced that Alex Kingston would reprise the role of recurring character River Song for the first"
"Doctor, a still younger incarnation. River would appear, again, alongside The Eighth Doctor starting with ""Doom Coalition 2"" and concluding in ""Doom Coalition 4"". The second series of ""The Diary of River Song"" features encounters with both the Sixth and Seventh Doctors. The third series, announced September 2017, features an encounter with the Fifth Doctor with Frances Barber reprising her role of Madame Kovarian. Announced in October 2017, Big Finish confirmed that River Song would return for a fourth and fifth series to be released in 2018 and 2019 respectively. The fourth series will feature an encounter with the Fourth"
"the Netflix original, ""Black Mirror"". Elizabeth Berrington Elizabeth Ann Berrington (born 3 August 1970 in Wallasey on the Wirral in Cheshire) is an English actress and graduate of the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art, she is best known for her roles as Ruby Fry in ""Waterloo Road"", Paula Kosh in ""Stella"", Mel Debrou in ""Moving Wallpaper"" and Dawn Stevenson in ""The Syndicate"". She has also featured in British television series such as ""The Bill"", ""Doc Martin"", ""Doctor Who"", ""The Office"", ""Casualty"", ""The Lakes"", ""The Grimleys"" and ""Rose and Maloney"". From 1996 to 1999, Berrington starred alongside Emma Wray and"
"but in doing so gains a new physical appearance and with it, a distinct new personality. Smith's incarnation is a quick-tempered but compassionate man whose youthful appearance is at odds with his more discerning and world-weary temperament. His main companions included feisty Scot Amy Pond (Karen Gillan), her husband Rory Williams (Arthur Darvill) and the mysterious Clara Oswald (Jenna-Louise Coleman). He also frequently appeared alongside River Song (Alex Kingston), a fellow time traveller with whom he shared a romantic storyline, and was the last Doctor to appear alongside the long-serving companion Sarah Jane Smith (Elisabeth Sladen) prior to the actress'"
"""Extremis"", and it is revealed that she ordered her employee Nardole (Matt Lucas) to keep an eye on the Doctor for her in the event of her death. Coinciding with the 2010 series, Alex Kingston portrays River Song narrating the ""Monster Files"" on the BBC website, an in-universe documentary account of ""Doctor Who"" monsters. This series had previously (in 2008-09) been narrated by John Barrowman in character as Captain Jack Harkness. Included with the series six DVD release, the exclusive-to-DVD bonus five-part serial ""Night and the Doctor"" (2011) references River throughout, with River appearing in the mini-episodes ""First Night"" and"
"Elizabeth McGovern Elizabeth Lee McGovern (born July 18, 1961) is an American film, television, and theater actress, and musician. She received an Academy Award nomination for her role as Evelyn Nesbit in the 1981 film ""Ragtime"". She is also known for her performance as Cora Crawley, Countess of Grantham in the British drama series ""Downton Abbey"", for which she has been nominated for an Emmy Award and Golden Globe Award. Her other films include ""Ordinary People"" (1980), ""Once Upon a Time in America"" (1984), ""The Handmaid's Tale"" (1990) and ""The Wings of the Dove"" (1997). McGovern was born in Evanston,"
"River Song"", with Simon Brew noting the pair as a ""strong double act"", with Morgan Jeffery of Digital Spy stating ""this, combined with Capaldi and Kingston's sensitive work, means you feel a weight of history between these two people who've never shared a screen before"". Andrew Billen of ""The Times"" praised the Twelfth Doctor for being at his ""warmest"" in ""The Return of Doctor Mysterio"", along with ""The Guardian"" applauding the dynamic between the Doctor and Nardole noting ""Peter Capaldi and Matt Lucas are 'a pantomime treat'"". In June 2016, Peter Capaldi was shortlisted for a national TV Choice Award"
"Poppy Jhakra Poppy Jhakra (born 1984) is an actress from West Yorkshire in England. She is best known for her role in Waterloo Road as English teacher, Eleanor Chaudry. Jhakra has appeared in ""Holby City"", ""Waking the Dead"" and ""Doctors"", and she got the role of Minnie in ""Coronation Street"". She graduated from ""Rose Bruford College"" with a First Class degree in American Theatre Arts in 2005, spending a year on American conventions and techniques in Texas. Jhakra has appeared in Holby City, Waking the Dead, Doctors, and Peter Kosminskys two part Channel 4 docu-film Britz. Following this she landed"
"the physical age difference between herself and Matt Smith adds to the success of the pairing, whilst she feels that viewers have responded warmly to the notion of an action hero in her 40s. Matt Smith has noted that in his characterisation of the Doctor that ""River Song frightens the Doctor but he finds himself strangely attracted to her"" and that ""what makes her a great companion is that when she turns up all hell breaks loose!"". River's characterisation has invited parallels with that of Jack Harkness (John Barrowman), a companion of the Ninth and Tenth Doctors introduced by Steven"
"Kovarian, who will train her to one day kill the Doctor. River Song then arrives and tells Amy that she is an adult Melody. A flashback in ""Let's Kill Hitler"" introduces Amy and Rory's childhood friend Mels (Nina Toussaint-White). As teenagers, it was Mels who pointed out that Rory had been in love with Amy for some time, which led to the two dating. In the present, Mels hijacks the TARDIS and directs it to 1939 where she is shot by Hitler (Albert Welling) and regenerates into River Song, revealing that Amy had grown up alongside her daughter, who was"
"Elizabeth Berrington Elizabeth Ann Berrington (born 3 August 1970 in Wallasey on the Wirral in Cheshire) is an English actress and graduate of the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art, she is best known for her roles as Ruby Fry in ""Waterloo Road"", Paula Kosh in ""Stella"", Mel Debrou in ""Moving Wallpaper"" and Dawn Stevenson in ""The Syndicate"". She has also featured in British television series such as ""The Bill"", ""Doc Martin"", ""Doctor Who"", ""The Office"", ""Casualty"", ""The Lakes"", ""The Grimleys"" and ""Rose and Maloney"". From 1996 to 1999, Berrington starred alongside Emma Wray and Tony Robinson in the ITV"
"introduced, much about her origins remained a mystery. Following the character's initial appearance, Davies had described her as ""one of the most important characters"" in the narrative, and ""vital"" to the Doctor's life. In series six (2011), Moffat's episodes unveil more about the character. Born Melody Pond, River is the daughter of the Eleventh Doctor's companions Amy Pond (Karen Gillan) and Rory Williams (Arthur Darvill), alongside whom Kingston had already appeared several times in series five and six of the show. Having been conceived on board the TARDIS as it travelled through the time vortex, Melody is born with genetic"
"Season 11, episode 4 ""Fear"". During the 15th and final season of ""ER"", at the end of the episode ""The Book of Abby"", long-serving nurse Haleh Adams shows the departing Abby Lockhart a closet wall where all the past doctors and employees have put their locker name tags. Amongst them, the tag ""Corday"" can be seen. Elizabeth Corday returned to ""ER"" in the fifteenth season on January 15, 2009, in the episode ""Dream Runner"", in a one-episode return billed as a special appearance. Dr. Corday returns to interview potential employees, including the surprised Neela Rasgotra, for positions at Duke University."
"name ""squareness gun"" was coined by Rose Tyler in the earlier episode. ""Forest of the Dead"" was initially announced under the title ""River's Run"", before its name was changed relatively late in production. Josh and Ella, Donna's two children in the computer-generated world, were named after Steven Moffat's son and his son's friend. For the role of River Song, whom producer Russell T Davies describes as ""sort of the Doctor's wife"", the production sought to cast Kate Winslet. One of Winslet's first acting roles was in the BBC teen drama ""Dark Season"", written by Davies. The role of River Song"
"River (TV series) River is a six-part British television drama series, created and written by Abi Morgan and starring Stellan Skarsgård and Nicola Walker. It premiered on BBC One on 13 October 2015 and internationally on Netflix on 18 November 2015. The series was commissioned by Charlotte Moore and Ben Stephenson. The executive producers are Jane Featherstone, Manda Levin, Abi Morgan and Lucy Richer. Filming began in London in October 2014. The series was made by Kudos and will be distributed globally by Shine International. Vicki Power of ""The Daily Express"" reported Skarsgård saying of his role as DI River,"
"self. After Moffat took over from Davies as executive producer of the show, River Song reappeared in the 2010 series. In the two-parter ""The Time of Angels""/""Flesh and Stone"", which takes place prior to River becoming a professor, she encounters the Eleventh Doctor (Matt Smith), with whom she is more familiar. She leaves coordinates for the Doctor so that he may rescue her in the 52nd century, and together they investigate the crash of the spaceship ""Byzantium"". She shows herself to be more adept at flying the TARDIS than he is and reveals to the Doctor that she is imprisoned"
"century Earth, Mels hijacks the TARDIS and directs it to 1938, where she is shot by Hitler (Albert Welling) and regenerates into River Song. They learn she is the assailant they saw kill the Doctor in his future. At the episode's conclusion, they decide to let the adult River make her own way in life and continue their travels. Rory features prominently in ""The Girl Who Waited"", where he is confronted with the horrible consequences time travel has had on a version of his wife. In ""The God Complex"", he is the only one of the TARDIS crew who is"