Rachael Stirling Rachael Stirling Rachael Atlanta Stirling (born 30 May 1977) is an English stage, film and television actress. She has been nominated twice for the Laurence Olivier Award for her stage work. She played Nancy Astley in the BBC drama "Tipping the Velvet", and Millie in the ITV series "The Bletchley Circle". She has also appeared in programmes such as "Lewis", and the long-running BBC One science fiction drama "Doctor Who". Stirling is the daughter of actress Diana Rigg and theatre producer Archibald Stirling. Her parents married in 1982 and divorced in 1990. Through her father, she has a long line
Rachael Stirling Bletchley Circle" in 2012 and 2014. Stirling appeared in a 2013 episode of "Doctor Who" titled "The Crimson Horror" alongside her mother. The episode had been specially written for Stirling and her mother by Mark Gatiss (marking the very first appearance of the two actresses together professionally) and was aired 4 May 2013 as part of Series 7. In 2014, Stirling portrayed Kate Wilkinson in the Cold War spy thriller television series "The Game", and appeared in the BBC Four comedy drama "Detectorists" as Becky, initially girlfriend, then wife, of Andy (played by Mackenzie Crook). Stirling appeared as a guest