Actor Jamie Hill already had an impressive array of monstrous credits to his name before he played a Cyberman, a Monk and an Ice Warrior in the 2017 series. “The most enjoyable monster to play was definitely the Monks,” he says. “It was a completely different experience, to have prosthetic pieces applied and work face-to-face with Peter Capaldi, Pearl Mackie and Matt Lucas on set. I also got taken to Tenerife to film the pyramid scenes [for The Pyramid at the End of the World], so the Monks are definitely my favourite!
“The most physically challenging was definitely the Ice Warriors,” he continues. “The costumes are pretty heavy and as the torso piece doesn’t bend it gets quite uncomfortable. Thankfully one of the crew members, ‘Beans’, built some special stools for us to rest on in between takes.
Scaring Peter Capaldi in Mummy on the Orient Express (2014).