Voyage of the Damned (Doctor Who) Who" by the Australian singer and actress Kylie Minogue, who plays the waitress Astrid Peth. Executive producer and writer Russell T Davies described her casting as a "very exceptional case", having written the part of Astrid specifically for Minogue. On its original airdate, "Voyage of the Damned" was watched by 13.31 million viewers, the highest viewing figure for "Doctor Who" since the 1979 serial "City of Death" and still the highest viewership of any episode since the show's revival. It was the second most-watched programme of 2007, beaten only by the episode of "EastEnders" which aired immediately after it. Critical
Astrid Assefa Astrid Assefa Astrid Assefa, born "Astrid Margaretha Engelbrektsson", is an Ethiopian-Swedish singer, actor and theater director. She was born on February 7, 1953 in Arvika, a locality and the seat of Arvika Municipality in Värmland County of Sweden. She is best known for her acting appearances in "Cool Kids Don't Cry" (2014), "Stockholm East" (2011) and "" (1995). Born in 1953 in Sweden, Assefa studied at the state stage school in Gothenburg and has been involved with the Royal Dramatic Theatre, The Riksteatern (Sweden's largest tour theater), the Folkeatern in Gävle and Stockholm City Theatre. She worked as a theater