
Other credits include McDonald & Dodds, The C Word, and Catastrophe. Susannah Fielding plays Ruthīelle’s sister Ruth is played by Susannah Fielding who has previously starred in ITV drama Sticks and Stones and This Time with Alan Partridge Sticks and Stones. Victoria Hamilton plays a pilates teacher called Belle who has to take in her teenage niece, Maya.ĭoctor Foster fans will recognise Belle as Anna, who has changed her name and is trying to rebuild her life without her husband.Īs a seasoned actor, Victoria played the Queen Mother in the first two seasons of The Crown, and has also starred in Cobra, Pride & Prejudice, Deep State and Mansfield Park. Other credits include Sanditon and A Confession, as well as Line of Duty series one where she played DCI Gates’s wife, Jools. Kate Ashfield plays Jonathan’s sister and previously starred as Liz in Shaun of the Dead.

He actually played Fergus Williams in The Thick of It and Calum Reed in Spooks in the early 2000s, but more recently starred in Traitors and The Miniaturist. Gail and Henry’s son is played by Geoffrey Streatfeild. Geoffrey Streatfeild plays Jonathan in Life. She is also the voice of Jolene Archer on The Archers. Buffy Davis plays Dawnĭawn is Gail’s very successful friend from school and is played by Buffy Davis.īuffy plays Pippa Woodley in Doc Martin and has also starred in The Trial of Christine Keeler and The Night Manager. TV fans will also recognise him as William Priestley in Gentleman Jack and he’s also been in Liar, Toast of London and The Last Detective. Peter was actually the Fifth Doctor in Doctor Who back in the 80s and also played Tristan Farnon in the original BBC series of All Creatures Great and Small.

Henry is Gail’s husband and he is played by actor Peter Davison.
