The thirtieth anniversary of the iconic 1996 Doctor Who TV Movie is next year, and we’re going all in on celebrating that special film. Paul McGann was previously announced as one of our headliner guests for our February 2026 convention, and today we’re thrilled to welcome back two old friends of Gallifrey One as guests, to add to our anniversary celebration!
Daphne Ashbrook
Daphne Ashbrook portrayed Dr. Grace Holloway, a trauma surgeon whose life became entangled with Paul McGann’s newly regenerated Eighth Doctor in the 1996 Doctor Who TV movie. An accomplished actress on stage and screen, Ashbrook appeared in many guest and recurring roles, including on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Knight Rider, The O.C., Our Family Honor, Fortune Dane, Hooperman, Riptide, Cold Case, CSI, Crossing Jordan, JAG, Murder She Wrote, Judging Amy, NCIS, Ghost Whisperer, Intruders and Hollywood Heights. She has appeared in multiple audio plays for Big Finish Productions, including their Doctor Who and Dark Shadows lines, and her memoir “Dead Woman Laughing” was published in 2012. Last with us nine years ago, before she left Los Angeles for the East Coast, we are delighted to welcome her back next year.
Yee Jee Tso
Actor, author and musician Yee Jee Tso played the key role of Chang Lee, gang member-turned-ally of the Doctor, in the 1996 Doctor Who TV Movie. Tso’s many appearances on television and in film included appearances in Stargate SG-1, Stargate Atlantis, Sliders, Battlestar Galactica, Arrow, Snowpiercer, Travelers, The 100, The Commish, Highlander, Impact, Da Vinci’s Inquest, They Wait, Intelligence, Madison and AntiTrust. Tso has appeared in multiple Doctor Who audio productions from Big Finish. He released a book, “Time and Spaces
A Photo Journal of Doctor Who Filming” in 2016, a photojournal and guided tour of the film’s production, an updated online version of which is on his website, yeejeetso.com; meanwhile, his music is available on Spotify and Apple Music. Last with us fifteen years ago, we’re excited to see him again!
More news, including further guest announcements, very soon!
Anita Dobson is a celebrated British actress and singer, best known to Doctor Who audiences as the character Mrs. Flood, the mysterious character who first appeared in “The Church on Ruby Road” and who has appeared in both of the first two seasons starring Ncuti Gatwa. UK audiences know her primarily for the role of Angie Watts in the long-running BBC soap EastEnders, and she has also appeared in Split Ends, Red Dwarf, Casualty, Gigglebiz, Call the Midwife, Generation Z, Curfew, The Worst Witch, Doctors, Play Away, Darkness Falls and London Road, among many others. She has also appeared on stage in Chicago, Gertrude in Hamlet and The Merry Wives of Windsor, and was nominated for the Olivier Award for Best Actress in the stage play Frozen. Also known as Lady May, she is married to musician and physicist Sir Brian May.