Sophie Aldred

Overview

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Acting
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Birthday
Aug 20, 1962 (62 years old)

Sophie Aldred

Known For

Looking for Dursley
0h 55m
Movie 2024

Looking for Dursley

A documentary looking back at the life and career of Dursley McLinden (Mike Smith in the 1988 Doctor Who serial Remembrance of the Daleks), who sadly died of AIDS in 1995 aged just 30.

Doctor Who: 60 Years of Secrets & Scandals
1h 10m
Movie 2023

Doctor Who: 60 Years of Secrets & Scandals

Behind-the-scenes stories from the long-running sci-fi drama. There are tales of stunts that went dangerously wrong and secrets of how the crew brought monsters to life, as well as revelations about how some storylines proved to be so scary the BBC were forced to re-edit episodes.

The Doctors: The Sylvester McCoy Years Behind The Scenes
5h 40m
Movie 2023

The Doctors: The Sylvester McCoy Years Behind The Scenes

Presented by Robert Dick, “Ace” Sophie Aldred, and “voice of the Daleks” Nicholas Briggs, this special collector’s edition includes six documentaries offering in-depth interviews with writers Ben Aaronovitch, Ian Briggs and Stephen Wyatt, director Andrew Morgan, Visual Effects Supervisor Mike Tucker and Composer Keff McCulloch.

Talking Doctor Who
0h 59m
Movie 2023

Talking Doctor Who

As part of the sixtieth anniversary celebrations of Doctor Who, David Tennant time-travels back through the BBC archives to tell the story of the Doctor’s classic era.

Doctor on Display: Llangollen
0h 50m
Movie 2022

Doctor on Display: Llangollen

This time we’re off to North Wales and the historic mill town of Llangollen – home to a Doctor Who exhibition with that little bit more to offer. Llangollen sits alongside the River Dee in Denbighshire and is a popular tourist attraction, not least for its steam railway and awe-inspiring aqueduct. In this film we’ll be travelling back in time to visit the exhibition, enjoy the scenery, see the props and monsters, visit the DAPOL factory and hear the stories of those who worked there … and those who have happy memories of visiting one of the biggest Doctor Who exhibitions ever mounted!

Doctor Who Am I
1h 20m
Movie 2022

Doctor Who Am I

In 1996, a Doctor Who TV movie was envisioned to lead the franchise into an exciting new future with a fresh direction but was met only by an outcry from disapproving fans. Now, follow the film’s screenwriter, Matthew Jacobs, as he is pulled back into the world of the Doctor Who fandom, where he unexpectedly finds himself a kindred part of this close-knit, yet vast, family of fans.

Doctor on Display: Longleat
0h 50m
Movie 2022

Doctor on Display: Longleat

In the early 70s, the Marquis of Bath, on the lookout for anything that would encourage more visitors to his estate at Longleat, decided that DOCTOR WHO would be just the ticket! In this production, we go behind the scenes in Wiltshire to reveal the story of DOCTOR WHO’s longest running exhibition, meeting the people who made it all happen, and those who visited … often many times a year! There’s drama, celebrations, days out and fire! It’s all here!

Doctor on Display: The Museum of Classic Sci-Fi
0h 50m
Movie 2022

Doctor on Display: The Museum of Classic Sci-Fi

In the early 1970s, the BBC decided to launch a series of exhibitions featuring monsters and props from Doctor Who. Over the next three decades, untold thousands of children (and adults too!) were thrilled by a mix of innovative, exciting and stunning extravaganzas! For many fans, these exhibitions were their first and only real chance to get close-up to their favourite TV programme … and the memories they share in this innovative documentary series are bound together by interviews with experts and people who actually worked at them! The museum re-opened in 2021 after extensive restoration work and we tell the story of that opening … and the incredible journey that led to that memorable day!

LOCKDOWN: The Doctor Who Fans' Survival Guide
0h 46m
Movie 2021

LOCKDOWN: The Doctor Who Fans' Survival Guide

During the COVID19 pandemic, a call went out to fans of the BBC TV science fiction series DOCTOR WHO to film personal videos of how they coped with being confined in their homes for months on end. Shot on mobile phones, laptops, tablets and cameras …anything they could lay their hands on … the following film is the result. It's an inspiring tale of the indomitable human spirit - all wrapped up in some utterly unique stories and videos!

Jeepers Creepers
1h 17m
Movie 2020

Jeepers Creepers

After twenty years as a struggling variety turn and then a prolific scriptwriter and television star, comic genius Marty Feldman found screen stardom with his very first Hollywood role in Mel Brooks' Young Frankenstein. With his wife Lauretta as the power behind the throne, his rise and fall and decline is related through bittersweet memories of the past and intoxicated infidelities in the present.

Biography

Sophie Aldred was born in Greenwich, London, and brought up in nearby Blackheath. After leaving school, she attended Manchester University, where she took a degree in drama. From university she sang in working men's clubs to obtain her Equity Card, then worked in a children's theatre, appearing in a fringe show, "Underground Men," at a pub theatre in London to get an agent, followed by more children theatre. She was appearing in "Fiddler on the Roof" with Topol in Manchester when she landed the part of Ace. At the same time as appearing in "Doctor Who," she presented a series for young children called "Corners" and later "Melvin and Maureen's Music-a-grams," which combined her acting and music skills. She has appeared in a number of theatre productions including a tour of "Daisy Pulls it Off" in which she played the lead, and she played Marjorie Pinchwite in the 1993 West End production of "Lust," a version of "The Country Wife." In 1995 she worked for the Children's Channel on satellite and also Love Call Live for Anglia television with David 'Kid' Jensen. In 1996, she co-authored with effects designer Mike Tucker a book looking at her time in Doctor Who called "Ace!"

Acting

2024
Looking for Dursley
2023
Doctor Who: 60 Years of Secrets & Scandals
2023
The Doctors: The Sylvester McCoy Years Behind The Scenes
2023
Talking Doctor Who
2022
Doctor on Display: Llangollen
2022
Doctor Who Am I
2022
Doctor on Display: Longleat
2022
Doctor on Display: The Museum of Classic Sci-Fi
2021
LOCKDOWN: The Doctor Who Fans' Survival Guide
2020
Jeepers Creepers
2020
Convention Culture
2020
Behind the Sofa - Season 14
2020
Farewell, Sarah Jane
2019
Sil and the Devil Seeds of Arodor
2019
Doctor Who: The Promise
2019
The Doctors: The Colin Baker Years
2019
Myth Makers 142: Paul McGann
2019
The Doctors: The Paul McGann Years
2019
The Doctors: The Sylvester McCoy Years
2018
A Wizard's Tale
2017
Classic Doctor Who Comic-Con Panel
2013
CBeebies Presents: A Christmas Carol
2013
Doctor Who Explained
2013
Doctor Who: Clara and the TARDIS
2013
Peter Rabbit
2012
Tree Fu Tom
2011
Thriller Theater!
2010
Bob the Builder: The Golden Hammer
2009
Dennis & Gnasher
2009
Noddy in Toyland
2007
Doctor Who: Endgame
2004
The Shadow Play
1999
Bob the Builder
1998
Lust in Space
1998
Where on Earth Is Katy Manning?
1996
I Was a Doctor Who Monster!
1995
The Doctors: 30 Years of Time Travel and Beyond
1995
The Making of Shakedown: Return of the Sontarans
1994
Myth Makers 28: Sylvester McCoy
1994
The Zero Imperative
1992
The Stranger: More Than a Messiah
1992
Sophie’s Choice
1991
Myth Makers 23: Sophie Aldred
1990
Search Out Space
1990
The PanoptiCon Tapes V
1988
The Making of Doctor Who: Silver Nemesis

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