Beverley Cressman
OccupationActress
SpouseMiles Richardson (1994–2009; divorced)
Children3

Beverley Cressman is a British actress, best known for being the first person cast as Kate Lethbridge-Stewart. She appeared in two unofficial direct-to-video Doctor Who spin-offs, Downtime (1995), and Dæmos Rising (2004).

Career

Cressmain was trained as an actor at the Guildford School of Acting.[1] In 1995, Cressman played Kate Lethbridge-Stewart in the Reeltime Pictures film Downtime.[2] The film also starred Nicholas Courtney as the Brigadier and Elisabeth Sladen as Sarah Jane Smith.[3] In 1999, Cressman appeared as a driving instructor in the TV series Grange Hill. In the same year Cressman played Debbie Hunter in the Pig Heart Boy episode Losing It. Cressman played the role of Kate Lethbridge-Stewart again in the 2004 film Dæmos Rising.[4] She starred in this film alongside her then husband Miles Richardson.[5] In 2012, the then current Doctor Who production team decided to re-introduce Cressman's character. The role was re-cast and given to Jemma Redgrave.[6] In 2018 it was announced that Cressman would reprise her role as Kate Lethbridge-Stewart in the Reeltime drama film Anomaly.[7]

Cressman also works as a voice over artist and a QVC guest presenter.[8] Furthermore, she voiced Clarissa Jones in Big Finish's Death and the Daleks[9] and Doctor Carnive in The Mirror Effect.[10]

Personal life

In 1994 Cressman married Miles Richardson. As of 2005 the couple had two sons.[11] In 2009 the couple were divorced. As of August 2015 Cressman lives in Warwickshire[12] along with her three sons.[13]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1995 Downtime Kate Lethbridge-Stewart Main role
2004 Dæmos Rising Kate Lethbridge-Stewart Main role
2013 Ian Levine: Downtime Redux Kate Lethbridge-Stewart Main role
2020 Anomaly Kate Lethbridge-Stewart Main role

TV series

Year Title Role Notes
1999 Grange Hill Driving Instructor Episode #22.11
1999 Pig Heart Boy Debbie Hunter Episode Losing It
2001 Rex the Runt Episode Wayne the Zebra

Audio plays

Year Title Role Series
2003 The Mirror Effect Doctor Carnivel Bernice Summerfield
2004 Death and the Daleks Clarissa Jones Bernice Summerfield

References

  1. ^ "Beverley Cressman".
  2. ^ MaryAnn Johanson (16 November 2015). "Downtime DVD review: 1995 Doctor Who fan film, on DVD for the first time". Flickfilosopher.com. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
  3. ^ Fraser McAlpine (13 March 2014). "10 Classic 'Doctor Who' Characters Who Made a Modern Comeback". BBC America. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
  4. ^ Richard McGinlay. "DVD. Daemos Rising". Sci-fi-online.com. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
  5. ^ Simon Morden (2005): Another War. Telos Publishing Limited. P. 138
  6. ^ Vinnie Bartilucci (24 September 2012). "New Who Review – "The Power of Three"". ComicMix. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
  7. ^ Tony Jones (5 February 2018). "Reeltime Announces Anomaly". Retrieved 15 February 2019.
  8. ^ "Wine fundraiser raises £7,000 for charity". Cotswoldjournal.co.uk. 7 May 2014. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
  9. ^ "4.4. Death and the Daleks". Big Finish. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
  10. ^ "3.4. The Mirror Effect". Big Finish. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
  11. ^ Ann McFerran (25 September 2005). "Ian Richardson and his son Miles". The Sunday Times. Archived from the original on 15 March 2016. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
  12. ^ Pipa Gordon (20 August 2015). "Our Great British Village Fayre". QVC. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
  13. ^ "Our guests share their gardening tips with you…". QVC. 18 June 2013. Retrieved 13 March 2016.

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