Bram Stoker Bram Stoker Abraham "Bram" Stoker (8 November 1847 – 20 April 1912) was an Irish author, best known today for his 1897 Gothic novel "Dracula". During his lifetime, he was better known as the personal assistant of actor Sir Henry Irving and business manager of the Lyceum Theatre in London, which Irving owned. Stoker was born on 8 November 1847 at 15 Marino Crescent, Clontarf, on the northside of Dublin, Ireland. His parents were Abraham Stoker (1799–1876) from Dublin and Charlotte Mathilda Blake Thornley (1818–1901), who was raised in County Sligo. Stoker was the third of seven children, the eldest
Smith and Jones (Doctor Who) the design department saw this as a reference to Bram Stoker, author of "Dracula", so the sign 'B. Stoker' was placed on the office door during production. The "Royal Hope Hospital" name was reused in the of "", which starred Freema Agyeman and was written by "Doctor Who" and "Torchwood" writer Chris Chibnall. This is the first episode not to have a pre-credits sequence since the Ninth Doctor episode "Rose" (another series opener, also introducing a new companion). The next series opener, "Partners in Crime", would also have no pre-credits sequence. Filming took place mainly in August 2006, with additional