Billie Gets Another Job

Rule number one in the TV Casting Agent's Handbook (Sci Fi And Stuff That's A Bit Like It) states: give the job to Billie Piper. Keeps the fanboys happy.

So Billie, who is now five and a half times more powerful in the TV industry than her ex husband, is to star in the latest drama from His Dark Materials author Philip Pullman. The BBC1 adaptation of Ruby in the Smoke casts Billie as Sally Lockhart, a Victorian girl investigating her father's death. No dates yet, but we'll keep you posted.

* Doctor Who episode guide: Outpost Gallifrey
* Doctor Who webcasts: BBC Classic Series

* Doctor Who, series 2 ep 1: 'New Earth', BBC1, spring 2006

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