Michelle Ryan

David Tennant talks Doctor Who

source: Crave Online

In the first one, we had Michelle Ryan who, for all intents and purposes, was the companion, and she's fantastic. Although she was a very distinct character ... and more »

Published Tue, Dec 1

Doctor Who: Next time, take the Tube

source: raked (WordPress)

As for the humans, I was surprised by the guest cast:  I expected to think that Michelle Ryan was dreadful and Lee Evans was hilarious, but was wrong on both counts. Not that I’ve seen a lot of either actor — but Ryan was better here than in Bionic Woman, and while I loved Evans as Leo Bloom in The P...

Published Sun, Jul 26

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

Band of Brothers rewind, episode 3: "Carentan"

source: sepinwall (Blogspot)

Let's take the second point first. I've liked Marc Warren in other projects that have crossed the pond ("Hustle," his episode of "Doctor Who"), but he's terrible here. He struggles mightily with the American accent and, like a number of other Brit-as-American performances of recent vint...

Published Mon, Jun 8

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' 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

David Tennant Tapped To Host the 'Masterpiece' Series

source: Anglophenia

 NY Daily Mail) Grey Anatomy's Kevin McKidd and Doctor Who sidekick Michelle Ryan will co-star in One Night In Emergency, "the story of one man's surreal search for his wife in an inner-city hospital." (Daily Record) Was there a "smear campaign" to stop ...

Published Wed, May 13