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A Christmas Carol
Season 5, Episode 14
Newlyweds Amy and Rory are trapped on a crashing space liner and the only way the Time Lord can rescue his friends is to save the soul of a lonely old miser. But it seems the Scrooge-like Sardick, the richest man in Sardicktown, may be beyond redemption. Christmas 2010 edition of the classic sci-fi drama, guest starring Michael Gambon and singer Katherine Jenkins, with Matt Smith, Karen Gillan and Arthur Darvill
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Cast & Crew
Matt Smith
(Actor)
.. The Doctor
Karen Gillan
(Actor)
.. Amy Pond
Arthur Darvill
(Actor)
.. Rory Williams
Michael Gambon
(Actor)
.. Kazran/Elliot Sardick
Katherine Jenkins
(Actor)
.. Abigail
Laurence Belcher
(Actor)
.. Young Kazran
Danny Horn
(Actor)
.. Adult Kazran
Steve North
(Actor)
.. Old Benjamin
Bailey Pepper
(Actor)
.. Boy & Benjamin
Nick Malinowski
(Actor)
.. Eric
Laura Rogers
(Actor)
.. Isabella
Meg Wynn-Owen
(Actor)
.. Old Isabella
Pooky Quesnel
(Actor)
.. Captain
Leo Bill
(Actor)
.. Pilot
Micah Balfour
(Actor)
.. Co-pilot
Tim Plester
(Actor)
.. Servant
Steven Moffat
(Writer)
Toby Haynes
(Director)
Sanne Wohlenberg
(Producer)
More Information
Did You Know..
Matt Smith
(Actor)
.. The Doctor
Born:
October 28, 1982
in
Northampton
Best Known For:
Being the current Doctor Who.
Early-life:
Matthew Robert Smith was born on October 28, 1982, in Northampton. A promising footballer from a young age, he played for the youth teams at Northampton Town, Nottingham Forest and Leicester City. He looked set for a professional career until a back injury scuppered his chances. A teacher encouraged him to act, and although reluctant at first, he eventually joined the National Youth Theatre. He also studied drama and creative writing at the University of East Anglia. At the same time, his professional stage career began to take off, and he was allowed to miss lectures during his final year so that he could work.
Career:
Smith's first professional roles came in the plays Fresh Kills, opposite Christian Slater, and On the Shore of the Wide World. He appeared with Slater again in Swimming with Sharks, and also featured in The History Boys. He was part of the Olivier Award-nominated cast of That Face. His TV roles include The Ruby in the Smoke, The Shadow in the North and Secret Diary of a Call Girl, all alongside ex-Doctor Who assistant Billie Piper. He also starred in political drama Party Animals, and made his debut as the 11th Doctor Who in 2010. He was the youngest actor to play the part, but will bow out at Christmas, when he'll be replaced by Peter Capaldi. Other projects include Christopher and His Kind, Bert and Dickie, Womb, and the forthcoming How to Catch a Monster. He will return to the West End stage in 2014 to play the lead in a musical version of American Psycho.
Quote:
"I'm tired of television that's patronising and silly. I think Doctor Who is brave and it's inviting, challenging. For me anyway; I can only speak personally."
Trivia:
He's a Blackburn Rovers supporter and loves the band Radiohead.
Karen Gillan
(Actor)
.. Amy Pond
Born:
November 28, 1987
in
Inverness
Best Known For:
Playing Amy Pond in Doctor Who.
Early-life:
Karen Sheila Gillan was born in Inverness on November 28, 1987 to Marie and John. Karen knew from an early age that she wanted to be an actress. She joined local youth theatre groups and went on to complete an HNC Acting and Performance course at Telford College before studying at the Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts drama school in London. During her time at Italia Conti, she also did some modelling work.
Career:
Gillan's early TV career included guest appearances in Rebus, Harley Street and Coming Up. She played various characters in The Kevin Bishop Show. She made a guest appearance on Doctor Who in 2008 and two year's later, the show would prove to be a launchpad for her career when she was cast as the Eleventh Doctor's (Matt Smith) first companion, Amy Pond. She made appearances in the show as Amy until 2013. She has also starred in the TV movie We'll Take Manhattan and the film Guardians of the Galaxy (2014). In 2014, she also starred in short-lived American sitcom Selfie. In 2011, she made her stage debut in Inadmissible Evidence at the Donmar Warehouse.
Quote:
"I don't get to lounge about in the sun like everyone else. I go bright red. It's a ginger thing."
Trivia:
She plays the piano.
Arthur Darvill
(Actor)
.. Rory Williams
Born:
June 17, 1982
in
Birmingham
Best Known For:
Playing Rory in Doctor Who.
Early-life:
Born Thomas Arthur Darvill on June 17, 1982, in Birmingham. He has a younger sister. They grew up around performers and performing - his mother was a member of the Cannon Hill Puppet Theatre, with which she toured the world as a puppeteer and actor. His father played organ for artists such as Edwin Starr, Ruby Turner, Fine Young Cannibals and UB40. Arthur began acting at 10 with the Stage2 Youth Theatre Company.
Career:
In 2000, Darvill began presenting continuity links on CITV. He left a year later and founded his own theatre company, Fuego's Men. At 18 he settled in London to take up a place at Rada. Many of his early roles came on stage, including in an acclaimed production of Terre Haute at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. He worked with future Doctor Who co-star Matt Smith in Swimming with Sharks in 2007. A year later, he made his TV debut in He Kills Coppers and followed it with Little Dorrit, but it was travelling with the Time Lord as Rory Williams that made him a star. Other projects since include the films Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll, and Robin Hood.
Quote:
On leaving Doctor Who: "I'm really going to miss the people. Me, Matt and Karen are still in touch, so we're going to see each other whenever we can, but it's different when you're not working together any more. Brilliant, brilliant actors - we know each other so well. We'll still chat."
Trivia:
Away from acting, Darvill plays guitar and keyboards, and collects taxidermy.
Michael Gambon
(Actor)
.. Kazran/Elliot Sardick
Born:
October 19, 1940
in
Dublin
Best Known For:
The Singing Detective and the Harry Potter movies.
Early-life:
Michael John Gambon was born in Dublin on October 19, 1940. His family moved to London after the Second World War, where his engineer father worked on rebuilding the city. His mother was a seamstress. Gambon's parents registered him as a British citizen around this time, enabling him to receive a knighthood in 1998. He hated school, and left at 15 with no qualifications. Despite wanting to be an actor, he followed his father into engineering for seven years before training at RADA.
Career:
Gambon became a member of Laurence Olivier's first Royal National Theatre company, and made his movie debut in 1965's Othello, alongside the star. His role in long-running TV show The Borderers led to an audition for James Bond. Parts in such forgettable productions as The Beast Must Die and Nothing But the Night came next. It was The Singing Detective in 1986 that finally made him a star. He's worked steadily ever since in the likes of Maigret, The Cook, the Thief, His Wife and Her Lover, Gosford Park, Doctor Who, Quartet, Sleepy Hollow and Fortitude. He took over playing Dumbledore in Harry Potter following the death of Richard Harris. He's won BAFTA TV awards for Perfect Strangers, Longitude, Wives and Daughters, and The Singing Detective.
Quote:
"Theatre actors are just tolerated. You have to be a movie star to be a celebrity."
Trivia:
Auditioned for the role of James Bond after George Lazenby left the series, but was turned down because they didn't want to hire another unknown.
Katherine Jenkins
(Actor)
.. Abigail
Laurence Belcher
(Actor)
.. Young Kazran
Danny Horn
(Actor)
.. Adult Kazran
Steve North
(Actor)
.. Old Benjamin
Bailey Pepper
(Actor)
.. Boy & Benjamin
Nick Malinowski
(Actor)
.. Eric
Laura Rogers
(Actor)
.. Isabella
Meg Wynn-Owen
(Actor)
.. Old Isabella
Pooky Quesnel
(Actor)
.. Captain
Leo Bill
(Actor)
.. Pilot
Micah Balfour
(Actor)
.. Co-pilot
Tim Plester
(Actor)
.. Servant
Steven Moffat
(Writer)
Toby Haynes
(Director)
Sanne Wohlenberg
(Producer)
