Michelle Ryan

Doctor Who Planet Of The Dead

source: 21ctv (WordPress)

When Russell T Davies revived Doctor Who in 2005 after the series had been dormant for fifteen years he said: ”It deserves the status of being like Robin Hood or Merlin or James Bond – those rare British cultural figures who just run and run.” The original series, which ran for twenty six year...

Published Sun, Jul 19

The Measure Word for an Afanc

source: neveridol (WordPress)

From the title sequence of Merlin Nimueh (Michelle Ryan) from BBC One's Merlin The afanc from Episode 3: it's vaguely humanoid, but I thought of it as an animal. Merlin official site: here. Wikipedia article on afancs in popular culture: here.

Published Fri, Jun 26

New Doctor Who Specials Coming to America

source: IGN TV

BBC News  CA The first of the 2009 specials, Doctor Who: Planet of the Dead, guest starring Michelle Ryan (Bionic Woman), premieres in July. Doctor Who: The Waters of Mars is the second special and along with the two additional untitled specials will premiere later ...

Published Fri, May 29

Miss Who? the new girl aboard the Tardis

source: Daily Mail - UK

 UK Ex-EastEnders star Michelle Ryan, singer Lily Allen, TV presenter Kelly Brook and Georgia Moffett, the actress girlfriend of outgoing Doctor David Tennant, had all been tipped for the role. The decision to pick Miss Gillan means two virtual unknowns ...

Published Fri, May 29

Doctor Who Doctor Who selects new companion

source: Broadcastnow

 UK Tabloid speculation has seen the likes of Lily Allen and Michelle Ryan linked to the role, but the BBC has opted for an Inverness-born actress who appeared in ITV1's Rebus as a 17-year-old. Gillan's other credits include Channel 4's The Kevin Bishop ...

Published Thu, May 28

'Doctor Who' specials land at BBC America

source: From Inside the Box

BBC News July will see the premiere of "Doctor Who: Planet of the Dead," in which the Doctor (Tennant) is forced to work with the extraordinary Lady Christina ("Bionic Woman's" Michelle Ryan) when a London red bus takes a detour to an alien planet that's ...

Published Thu, May 28

Who knows what's next

source: Courier Mail

 Australia The international jewel thief character he referred to earlier is played by Michelle Ryan, who was Jaime Sommers in the short-lived Bionic Woman remake and also will be seen in Merlin as Nimueh. Ryan describes the thief, Lady Christina de Souza, ...

Published Tue, May 26

I prescribe one British lead actor ...

source: EducationGuardian.co.uk

 UK Bionic Woman Michelle Ryan, who made her name in EastEnders, has subsequently starred in Mansfield Park and Doctor Who and appeared in the BBC1 fantasy drama Merlin, which, in a reversal of the way things usually work, will air on the US network NBC ...

Published Sun, May 24