This guide covers the cast and principle crew of the first season only.
Elisabeth Sladen (Sarah Jane Smith)
Best known for her starring role in Doctor Who (1973-6, and return appearances in 1983, 1993 and 2006), Sladen made several guest appearances early 70s TV such as Doomwatch (1972), Z Cars (1971-2) and Some Mothers Do ‘Ave Em (1973). After her defining appearances as Sarah Jane, she suffered the regular ex-Who fate of career wilderness, although she still found opportunities in The Bill (1989), Peak Practice (1996) and Faith in the Future (1996).
Yasmin Paige (Maria Jackson)
Aside from modelling work for ASDA, Paige had been acting onscreen since 2003, appearing in Wondrous Oblivion (2003), Keen Eddie (2003), Doctors (2004),Tooth (2004), The Last Detective (2004), My Life as a Popat (unknown year), 27 episodes of The Mysti Show (2004-5), The Keeper: Legend of Omar Khayyam (2005), The Golden Hour (2005), True True Lie (2006), Secret Life (2007) and I Could Never Be Your Woman (2007).
Tommy Knight (Luke Smith)
Knight had been seen in TV To Go (2002), Casualty (2005), Dialogue for One (2005), The Impressionists (2006), Doctors (2006), The Bill (2006), Sorted (2006) and Pudding Bowl (2007).
Daniel Anthony (Clyde Langer) [series only]
Anthony was first seen in straight-to-video film Chez Risque (2001) and later spotted in Casualty (2001 and 2006), Eastenders (2004), Shockumentary(2005), Dream Team (2006), Doctors (2006), Dirty Habit (2006), Happy $lapz (2006), and As The Bell Rings (2007).
Joseph Millson (Alan Jackson)
Millson is best known for playing Dr Sam Morgan in Peak Practice (1999-2001). He was later seen in two episodes of Eastenders (2002), one of Holby City (2002), New Tricks (2006) and in the James Bond movie Casino Royale (2006).
Juliet Cowan (Chrissie Jackson)
Juliet’s big break was in twelve episodes of popular drama This Life (1997). She also appeared semi-regularly in The Bill (1998-2002) and The Queen’s Nose (2003).
Russell T Davies (Executive Producer/Writer)
Wrote three episodes of Chucklevision (1987), wrote and produced episodes of Children’s Ward (1993-5), wrote the series Breakfast Serials (1990), the series Dark Season (1991), the series Century Falls (1993), an episode of Clue (1993), the series Revelations (1994), the series The House of Windsor (1994), the series Springhill (1996), the miniseries Touching Evil (1997), devised the series The Grand (1998) which he also wrote for and then wrote and co-produced the TV shows Queer as Folk (1999-2000), also receiving consulting credit on the US version (2000) and Bob & Rose (2001). Then he wrote and executive produced the miniseries The Second Coming (2003) and Casanova (2005) before going on to write an episode of Linda Green (2001) and the series Mine All Mine (2004) and finally executive produce and write episodes of Doctor Who (2005-8) and Torchwood (2006-8).
Phil Collinson (Producer)
Phil produced Born and Bred (2002) and Doctor Who (2005-7) amongst others.
Susie Liggat (Producer) [Bane only]
After stepping in for Collinson during the Doctor Who episodes Human Nature and The Family of Blood (both 2007) this was Susie’s first major producer role. She was better known as a First Assistant Director on episodes of Teachers (2001), Crush (2001), Casanova (2005) and, of course, Doctor Who (2006).
Matthew Bouch (Producer) [series only]
Another newcomer to the title, Bouch’s prior credits consisted of co-producing The Legend of the Tarmworth Two (2004) and providing script editing duties on a number of TV shows.
Colin Teague (Director)
Wrote and directed North West One (1999), Spivs (2004) and The Last Drop (2005). Also directed Shooters (2002), two episodes of London’s Burning (2002), seven episodes of Holby City (2003-6), two of Torchwood (2006) and two of Doctor Who (2007)
Alice Troughton (Director)
Directed ten episodes of Doctors (2003-4), five of Holby City (2004-5), four of Eastenders (2006) and two of Torchwood (2006)
Graeme Harper (Director)
Harper’s early career was as a floor manager on shows including Doctor Who, before he finally got his directing break with episodes of Angels (1982-3), The District Nurse (1984) and Doctor Who (1981, 1985, 2006 and 2007). Along the way he has had a successful career directing episodes of many popular TV shows including Juliet Bravo (1984 and 1985), Bergerac (1985 and 1987), Boon (1989-1991), The House of Eliott (1992-4), The Detectives (1995-7), Eastenders (2000-2002) and Byker Grove (2003 and 2005).
Charles Martin (Director)
Directed episodes of The Giblet Boys (2005) and My Life as a Popat (2007).
Gareth Roberts (Writer)
Gareth had written for episodes of Emmerdale Farm, Springhill, Brookside, Randall & Hopkirk Deceased (2001), Swiss Toni (2003) and Swinging (2005) before BBC Wales hired him to write the interactive Doctor Who episode Attack of the Graske (2005), all thirteen webisodes under the Tardisodes banner (2006) and Doctor Who: The Shakespeare Code(2007).
Phil Ford (Writer)
Ford was known for writing episodes of Bad Girls (1997-2006), Taggart (1997) Coronation Street (1998), Heartbeat (1988), Footballer’s Wives (2002), The Bill (2001-2), Captain Scarlet (all 23 episodes of the 2005 series), Bombshell (2006), and Waterloo Road (2007).
Phil Gladwin (Writer)
Gladwin had previously written for Grange Hill (unknown year), Crossroads (unknown year), The Bill (2000-3), Holby City (2005), If… (2005) and Trial and Retribution XIII: Curriculum Vitae.
