Jacqueline King
Episodes Broadcast: 2006, 2008-2010, 2023
Having trained at the Bristol Old Vic, Jacqueline King began appearing
on television in the early Eighties, on programmes such as The New
Adventures Of Lucky Jim, Andy Robson and Late
Expectations. She could more frequently be found in the theatre;
King often worked abroad, but amongst her domestic productions were a
number of plays written and directed by Alan Ayckbourn. Rare television
roles during the Nineties included Hetty Wainthropp Investigates,
but King increasingly accepted work on the small screen after the turn
of the century. She had a recurring role in 55 Degrees North, and
could also be seen in shows like Casualty and The Bill. A
longtime fan of Doctor Who, King began appearing in audio dramas
for Big Finish Productions. The first of her many roles for the company
was as an alternative version of companion Barbara Wright for
Deadline, a 2003 release in the Doctor Who Unbound
range.
In 2006, King was cast as Sylvia Noble -- mother to Catherine Tate's
Donna Noble -- in The Runaway
Bride, a Christmas special starring David Tennant as the Tenth
Doctor. She assumed that the small part would be a one-off appearance,
and moved on to a recurring role in four installments of Doctors.
However, when Tate agreed to return to Doctor Who for the 2008
season, King was also invited back. Given the opportunity to imbue
Sylvia with far more depth, and acting opposite the legendary Bernard
Cribbins as her on-screen father, Wilfred Mott, she would make eight
Doctor Who episodes over the next couple of years. King
ultimately bowed out alongside Tate, Cribbins and Tennant in 2010's The End Of Time.
During the next decade, King appeared in shows like Coronation
Street, Midsomer Murders, Bounty Hunters and Silent
Witness. She also continued her association with Big Finish,
eventually reprising the role of Sylvia Noble starting with 2018's
Wild Pastures. Her credits in the Twenties included The
Duchess and Adult Material. King reprised the role of Sylvia
Noble in 2023's The Star
Beast and The Giggle,
as part of Doctor Who's sixtieth anniversary celebrations.
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