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 Swan A new LP 'Better Than Wages' was released in 2009, seeing a more synth-based pop direction. Astrid Swan Astrid Swan (born Astrid Joutseno, 1982) is a Finnish musician and singer. She records in English. Her album "Poverina" was released May 11, 2005 in Finland (on Delphic Recordings) and May 22, 2007 in the U.S. (on Minty Fresh). Singles from the album were "Poverina" and "Good Girl". She performed an acoustic cover of The Killers "When You Were Young" on KCMP "The Current" in April 2007. Astrid Swan's second album "Spartan Picnic" was released in Finland by Johanna Kustannus in February