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 toby whithouse actor , writer
toby whithouse

toby whithouse is an english actor , stand-up comedian and screenwriter .
his highest-profile work has been the creation of the bbc three supernatural television series `` being human '' .
he also created the channel 4 television drama series `` no angels '' -lrb- 2004 -- 06 -rrb- , and has written for bbc one 's `` hotel babylon '' and `` doctor who '' .
one of his `` doctor who '' episodes , titled `` school reunion '' , featured the return of the robot dog k-9 and 1970s companion sarah jane smith .
after initially attending art college in his home town of southend , whithouse decided to drop out of the course and turn to acting as a profession .
he was a regular in the early 1990s bbc one drama series `` the house of eliott '' , and also appeared on stage in the west end , co-starring with gene wilder in `` laughter on the 23rd floor '' by neil simon in 1997 .
frustrated at what he perceived as a lack of quality in many of the scripts he was sent to read , whithouse took to writing in his spare time between acting roles , eventually writing a play jump mr. malinoff , jump which won the verity bargate award .
the play was performed as the opening production of the soho theatre in dean street , london .
following this he gained his first television work , writing an episode for the itv drama series `` where the heart is '' .
he then became associated with the independent production company world productions , for whom he worked on the bbc two drama series `` attachments '' .
when channel 4 approached world with a view to a new drama series commission , the company came up with the idea of a series concerning the lives of four nurses in the north of england , and whithouse was given the task of fleshing out and formatting the show which became `` no angels '' .
the series was a success , running for three series on channel 4 from 2004 to 2006 .
already being a friend of `` doctor who '' executive producer julie gardner , whithouse was invited to contribute to the series in 2005 , eventually writing the third episode of the second season , `` school reunion '' , transmitted on 29 april 2006 .
he went on to write for the `` doctor who '' spin-off series `` torchwood '' , with his episode -- `` greeks bearing gifts '' -- transmitted on 26 november 2006 .
whithouse returned to doctor who in 2010 , contributing the story `` the vampires of venice '' and later went on to write the series 6 episode `` the god complex '' and series 7 's `` a town called mercy '' , and series 9 's as-yet untitled first two-parter , and his first for the show , constituting episodes 3 and 4 .
in 2008 the pilot of `` being human '' , created and written by whithouse , was shown on bbc three .
at first it was not part of bbc 's line-up for new commissioned series , but after positive public feedback including a petition for its return , it returned on bbc three as a 6-part series in early 2009 .
the first episode debuted on 25 january 2009 .
the series went on to run for five seasons before it was cancelled in 2013 .
as an actor , he appeared in the role of alistair in the film version of `` bridget jones 's diary '' in 2001 .
since then his appearances have been less frequent , although he appeared in a small role in his own episode of `` hotel babylon '' in february 2006 , and made a cameo appearance in the last ever episode of `` no angels '' , transmitted on channel 4 in april 2006 .
he also played the home secretary in the final series of `` being human '' in 2013 .
toby whithouse is also a stand up comedian and has played several gigs under the `` laughing horse '' banner .
in 2013 , he wrote `` the game '' .
