Cilla (miniseries) nerves singing for Brian Epstein. A drama this good, with Smith in sparkling form, knows it can take its time to flourish." The Guardian wrote: "The third, and best, reason why Cilla is so watchable is Sheridan Smith. It's one of those extraordinary performances, like Julie Walters as Mo Mowlam, when an actress does more than play a real character; she becomes her, to the extent that it's hard for the viewer not to forget they're not actually watching a young Cilla Black. She sounds like her, too. I'd be interested to know what someone more qualified to judge (an
Utopia (Doctor Who) arbitrary. This is the first episode in the revived series to credit three principal cast members within the title sequence, with the addition of John Barrowman, who plays Captain Jack Harkness. This is Derek Jacobi's third involvement in "Doctor Who". The first was in the September 2003 audio drama "Deadline", where he played a screenwriter who believes himself to be the Doctor. The second was several months later, in the webcast "Scream of the Shalka", where he played an android version of the Master. In 2017, Jacobi reprised his role from "Utopia" in the audio drama series "The War Master".