Doctor Who (series 4) Astrid Peth, who died during the events of the episode. The companions in the regular series had all been in the lead companion role previously: the primary role of Donna Noble, who was introduced in "The Runaway Bride", was played by Catherine Tate for all thirteen episodes. Her return was announced by the BBC on 3 July 2007. Freema Agyeman, who portrayed the Doctor's companion Martha Jones in series three, returned for "The Sontaran Stratagem", "The Poison Sky", "The Doctor's Daughter", "The Stolen Earth" and "Journey's End". Billie Piper, who played Rose Tyler from the first episode of the new
Dreamland (Doctor Who) and is married to David Tennant who played the tenth Doctor. She portrayed Tanya Webster in the audio drama "Red Dawn" with Davison reprising his role as the Fifth Doctor, and she narrated the Tenth Doctor audio-book "Snowglobe 7". Lisa Bowerman (Saruba Velak) played the Cheetah Person Karra in the 1989 "Doctor Who" serial "Survival" (the last serial of the classic series to be broadcast). Since 1998, she has also played Bernice Summerfield in the ongoing Big Finish audio drama series and in occasional "Doctor Who" audio stories. Veteran actor David Warner has also appeared in numerous Big Finish audio