10 Doctor Who Cameos You Definitely Missed
6. Harley Bird (In The Forest Of The Night)
Our next entry is another voice you might recognise, and the youngest actor on the list.
Harley Bird played inquisitive schoolgirl Ruby in Series 8's In the Forest of the Night. If you noticed something familiar about her voice – specifically, a similar cadence to that of a certain cartoon character – then you’d be on to something. That’s because she was the voice of Peppa Pig between 2007 and 2020.
Bird is one of four actors to have voiced the character over the years, and the longest serving. She was just 12 when she recorded her Doctor Who scenes – roughly halfway through her stint as the animated piglet.
Interestingly, she’s also not the only actor to have starred in both shows. Peppa Pig's grandparents (Grandpa Pig and Granny Pig), have both been played by classic Who alums: specifically, David Graham (who voiced the Daleks throughout the Hartnell era), and Frances White (Cassandra in the First Doctor serial The Myth Makers).
Basically, Peppa's grandparents are a '60s Dalek and a Greek high priestess. Now there’s an idea for a Big Finish boxset.