Beverley Cressman

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Beverley Cressman
OccupationActress
Spouse(s)Miles 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.[4] Cressman played the role of Kate Lethbridge-Stewart again in the 2004 film Dæmos Rising.[5] She starred in this film alongside her then husband Miles Richardson.[6] 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.[7] In 2018 it was announced that Cressman would reprise her role as Kate Lethbridge-Stewart in the Reeltime drama film Anomaly.[8]

Cressman also works as a voice over artist and a QVC guest presenter.[9] Furthermore, she voiced Clarissa Jones in Big Finish's Death and the Daleks[10] and Doctor Carnive in The Mirror Effect.[11]

Personal life[]

In 1994 Cressman married Miles Richardson. As of 2005 the couple had two sons.[12] In 2009 the couple were divorced. As of August 2015 Cressman lives in Warwickshire[13] along with her three sons.[14]

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. ^ "Beverley Cressman". IMDb. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
  5. ^ Richard McGinlay. "DVD. Daemos Rising". Sci-fi-online.com. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
  6. ^ Simon Morden (2005): Another War. Telos Publishing Limited. P. 138
  7. ^ Vinnie Bartilucci (24 September 2012). "New Who Review – "The Power of Three"". ComicMix. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
  8. ^ Tony Jones (5 February 2018). "Reeltime Announces Anomaly". Retrieved 15 February 2019.
  9. ^ "Wine fundraiser raises £7,000 for charity". Cotswoldjournal.co.uk. 7 May 2014. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
  10. ^ "4.4. Death and the Daleks". Big Finish. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
  11. ^ "3.4. The Mirror Effect". Big Finish. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
  12. ^ Ann McFerran (25 September 2005). "Ian Richardson and his son Miles". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
  13. ^ Pipa Gordon (20 August 2015). "Our Great British Village Fayre". QVC. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
  14. ^ "Our guests share their gardening tips with you…". QVC. 18 June 2013. Retrieved 13 March 2016.

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