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Jemma Churchill

Known for BBC Five(ish) Doctors Reboot the Doctor Who 50th-anniversary spoof; as Nanny Lyons in Upstairs Downstairs for BBC; most recently on Sky TV's crime comedy Agatha Raisin as Freda. Jemma began acting at the renowned Royal Court Youth Theatre in London in the '70s, working with Danny Boyle, Katrin Cartlidge, Simon Curtis, etc. Trained at The Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London and left to work on Mai Zeterrling's borstal girl feature film Scrubbers. Jemma was brought up around TV studios or film sets as her parents, Pauline Yates and Donald Churchill were well-known actor/writers. Donald wrote over 30 plays for television in the 60's/70's and Pauline worked extensively and perhaps is best known as Reggie's wife in The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin staring Leonard Rossiter. Jemma has worked in all areas of film and television. Most recently appearing in the new series for Sky TV Agatha Raisin. Jemma is best known for her portrayal as Nanny Lyons in Upstairs Downstairs for the BBC. She has many connections with the world of Doctor Who and appears in Peter Davisons' 50th Anniversary Doctor Who spoof for the BBC Five(ish)Doctors Reboot in which she plays herself. Jemma can often be seen on British TV Guesting in series such as Doctors, Holby or Waterloo Road. She enjoys working on independent movies on new writing and has recently worked on Deny Everything, Burn The Clock for Raging Calm Films and Between Places directed by Iain Findlay. She produced and starred in Beached and created Two Tree Island Productions with screenwriter Elizabeth Heery which won the Best Short Fiction Film at The Southend Film Festival 2012. The judging panel included Ray Winston and Perry Benson.

Chris Murray

Creator · Writer · Known for Doctors, Waterloo Road

Chris Murray created two series for the BBC: medical series Doctors, now in its 19th season, with over 3000 episodes the most successful British daytime drama ever and Merseybeat, a police procedural that ran for four seasons with Chris becoming Executive Producer and Showrunner for last two. Prior to screenwriting he spent a relatively successful decade as one half of a stand-up comedian duo. In tandem with the above, his long-held private passion for the occult and paranormal led to work on series such as Sea Of Souls and in recent years, following a Masters degree in the subject, he has shifted original work in this direction.

Catherine Skinner

Catherine Skinner is an Actress and Writer known for Doctors (2000), The Nevers (2021) and Father Brown (2013). After studying Drama at Manchester University, Catherine began her career at Birmingham Rep and since then has worked consistently in theatre, television and radio. Her extensive theatre credits include RSC, Wyndams/ATG, Hightide and the Finborough where she appeared in “Little Madam” by James Graham as Margaret Thatcher and in “Mirror Teeth” by Nick Gill both directed by Kate Wasserberg. Her television work includes “Housewife 49” by Victoria Wood, “Close to the Enemy” by Stephen Poliakoff and “The Nevers” on HBO.

Callum Kerr

Callum Kerr is a Scottish actor who has appeared in Doctors (2017), Armchair Detectives (2017), Four Weddings and a Funeral (2019) and Zomboat! (2019).

Emma Hollywood

Emma Hollywood is an actor known for her role in Doctors (2000)

Harry McMullen

Harry McMullen is known for Ted Lasso (2020), Doctors (2000) and Moving On (2009). 2018 BA Professional Actor Harry McMullen

Riley Burgin

Riley Burgin is known for King Gary (2018), Doctors (2000) and Small Axe (2020).

Lainy Boyle

Lainy Boyle is an Actress and is best know for her TV appearances in Trollied and Doctors, as well as the film Vengeance 2 with Vinnie Jones. She is married to actor Nigel Boyle with whom they share three children, Finian, Decan and Cora Rose.

Ariyon Bakare

Cast · Known for Doctors, Jupiter Ascending

Ariyon Bakare is an English actor. He has appeared in the BBC One soap opera Doctors as Ben Kwarme, the Amazon Prime television series Good Omens and Carnival Row, and the BBC One and HBO series His Dark Materials. Prior to this, Bakare made appearances on British dramas such as The Bill, Casualty, and Holby City.

Geneviève Lemon

Genevieve Lemon is an Australian actress who has appeared in a number of soap operas – as Zelda Baker in The Young Doctors, Marlene "Rabbit" Warren in Prisoner and Brenda Riley in Neighbours. She showed her comedic and singing talents in the televised revue show Three Men and a Baby Grand. Lemon has also appeared in a number of films directed by Jane Campion – Sweetie, The Piano and Holy Smoke. She played in the stage production "Priscilla, Queen of the Desert – the Musical" as the barmaid and owner of the Broken Hill Hotel, Shirley. Her first CD, with her band, is called "Angels in the City". It is a live recording of a concert she performed in the Studio at the Sydney Opera House as part of the Singing around the House series. Genevieve Lemon is currently on stage at London's Victoria Palace Theatre, portraying Mrs Wilkinson in Billy Elliot the Musical, a role she performed firstly in Sydney then Melbourne. On 21 January 2008 she won the Best Actress in a Musical award at the 2007 Sydney Theatre Awards. Lemon won a 2008 Helpmann Award for Best Actress in a Musical for her role in Billy Elliot the Musical. Lemon has worked extensively for a number of major state theatre companies in Australia. Lemon began her career with the Leichhardt-based amateur theater company, The Rocks Players. Description above from the Wikipedia article Genevieve Lemon, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

David Lloyd

Writer · Known for Doctors

David Lloyd is an English actor and writer, known for his work on Doctors, Maid Marian and Her Merry Men, and Eastenders.

Ian Midlane

Cast · Known for Ebenezer, Doctors

Ian Midlane is an actor best known for portraying Dr Al Haskey in the long-running BBC1 daytime soap Doctors from 2012 until the show's cancellation in 2024. In 2018, he won the award for Best Comedy Performance at the British Soap Awards.  Midlane has also written three episodes of Doctors.

Toby Walton

Toby Walton is a writer and actor, known for Doctors (2000), Extras (2005) and The Queen's Nose (1995). He has been married to Freya Copeland since 2001.

Paris Froggatt

Minor background parts in Father Brown, Sister Bonniface, Doctors etc

Valerie Lilley

Cast · Known for Shameless

Valerie Lilley is a Northern Irish actress who has played many television roles on dramas such as Doctors and Grange Hill. Lilley most recently appeared on Channel 4's serial drama Shameless portraying Patty Croker

Sarah Manners

Cast · Known for The Bill

British actress of Casualty, Hollyoaks, The Bill and Doctors fame.

Adrian Lewis Morgan

Cast · Known for Doctors

Adrian Lewis Morgan is a Welsh actor best known for his role as Dr Jimmi Clay in the long-running BBC daytime soap Doctors from 2005 to its cancellation in 2024, making him the show's longest-serving character. In 2020, his portrayal saw him win the RTS Midlands Award for Best Actor. Prior to starring in Doctors, Morgan had played nurse Liam Evans in Holby City from 2001 to 2002 and had starred in numerous West End shows including Sweeney Todd (as Tobias Ragg), Rent (as Roger), Les Miserables (as Marius), and Jesus Christ Superstar (as Judas/Annas).

Elliot Reeve

Elliot Reeve is known for Snow White and the Huntsman (2012), Whitechapel (2009) and Doctors (2000).

Bobby Beynon

Bobby Beynon is an actor, known for Damned (2016), Doctors (2000) and The Adventures of Paddington (2019).

Caven Alexander

Caven Alexander is an Actor and Photographer known for The Outlaws (2021), Doctors (2000) and Pagans (2019).

Tyrese Eaton-Dyce

Tyrese Eaton-Dyce is an Actor known for How to Have Sex (2023), Sherwood (2022) and Doctors (2000).

Chaneil Kular

Cast · Known for Mutiny, Sex Education

Chaneil Kular (born 20 August 1999) is an English actor. After making his debut as Tariq Amiri on the BBC soap opera Doctors (2018), he began portraying the role of Anwar Bakshi in the Netflix comedy-drama series Sex Education (2019–2021).

Claire Jones

Claire Jones is a UK based actress from Birmingham.Claire graduated from Manchester Metropolitan University School Of Theatre in 2005. Since graduation, she has obtained credits in TV series BBC Doctors and Paddy McGuiness' Saturday Night Live Arena Tour. Claire has worked extensively within theatre and radio and is also an established voiceover artist having recorded numerous audio books and audio dramas. She is also the founder of Professional Actors Birmingham based in the UK.

Harriet Bibby

Harriet Anne Bibby (born 27 April 1998) is an English actress, known for her role as Summer Spellman in the ITV1 soap opera Coronation Street. Prior to her casting on the soap, Bibby appeared in episodes of Doctors and Brassic. Harriet Anne Bibby was born on 27 April 1998 in Market Rasen, Lincolnshire. She attended the De Aston School, where she featured in school theatre productions and eventually got into the National Youth Theatre summer school programme. After leaving De Aston, she attended the Academy of Live and Recorded Arts (ALRA), where she obtained a BA in acting. Whilst studying at ALRA, she appeared in various stage productions, including Oppenheimer and Game.[3] Bibby made her television debut in a 2020 episode of the BBC soap opera Doctors, where she portrayed Clara Bindon. She then appeared in an episode of the Sky series Brassic. In 2020, Bibby was cast in the ITV1 soap opera Coronation Street as Summer Spellman. The role was previously played by Matilda Freeman, who had decided to leave the role earlier that year. She was 22 when she was cast as the 16-year-old character, accrediting her casting to her "baby face". After being cast as Summer, Bibby moved to Manchester with her sister. A year into her tenure, Bibby was nominated for Best Newcomer at the 2021 Inside Soap Awards. Then in 2022, she was nominated for a National Television Award. In July 2022, Bibby took a break from the soap to appear in the theatre production Blackbird. She was meant to appear in the play prior to joining Coronation Street but it was postponed due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on theatre. Also alongside her role on Coronation Street, Bibby works as a musical theatre teacher for children on Saturdays, due to enjoying them as a child.