| GATWA | Ncuti ---, actor who took on the lead role in Doctor Who in 2023 |
| DANIELCRAIG | Actor who took on the role of James Bond in 2006 with Casino Royale (6, 5) |
| TATE | Catherine who returned to "Doctor Who" in 2023 |
| MCCOY | Actor who starred in Doctor Who in the 1980s, Sylvester ----- (5) |
| SIMM | Surname of John who played The Master in Doctor Who in the 2010s and 2017 (4) |
| ALAN | Mr Bates who took on the Post Office (4) |
| BAKER | Tom -, fourth actor to take the lead role in Doctor Who (5) |
| MOODY | Actor Ron ____ came to regret his rejection of the lead role in Doctor Who |
| JODIEWHITTAKER | First woman to play the lead role in Doctor Who (5,9) |
| LEASHED | On the lead - the lead the female brought in (7) |
| SECRET | Madonna keeping shtum on the lead single from Bedtime Stories? (6) |
| CAPALDI | Who plays the title role in Doctor Who? (7) |
| NESBITT | Northern Irish actor who took the lead role in medical drama Monroe (5, 7) |
| SYLVESTERMCCOY | Scotsman who took over the title role of Doctor Who in 1987 (9,5) |
| RANI | Kate O'Mara's role in Doctor Who (4) |
| RIVERSONG | Alex Kingston's role in Doctor Who (5,4) |
| ZEROUAL | Surname of Karim, the presenter and actor who took part in Strictly in 2019 and Celebs Go Dating in 2021 (7) |
| CHASE | Former Emmerdale actor who took part in Celebs on the Farm, Lorraine ----- (5) |
| ONEAL | Shaquille ?, NBA player and actor who took the title role in films Steel and Kazaam |
| AARON | ___ Anthony, actor who took over the role of Emmerdale's Ellis Chapman in 2019 (5) |
