Meet the stars of Doctor Who before they were famous
From a teenage Tennant to Peter Capaldi’s stint in The Beatles, here are some of our favourite clips of Doctor Who stars before they stepped aboard the TARDIS…
Karen Gillan
Two years before Amy Pond stepped aboard the TARDIS, Karen Gillan starred as Ginny, teenage daughter to a sleazy men’s mag owner in the TV film Stacked. Here’s the moment she rather dramatically derails her dad’s birthday party celebrations with a surprise reveal:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6IYWx2Ewvoo
Later that year, Karen made her Doctor Who debut as a soothsayer in the David Tennant episode The Fires of Pompeii – which also featured a certain Peter Capaldi. Trust this show to stage a cast reunion for people who haven’t actually been in it yet.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W3L54TrNKro
Between Pompeii and Pond, Karen appeared in two series of Channel 4’s The Kevin Bishop Show, playing dozens of roles in sketches that traded on her character acting skills, brilliant comic timing and 400-ft legs:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EbUjTOhFBTk
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