Doctor Who

When producers require extras and walk-ons for a production, they approach one of the many specialist agencies and may also advertise in the local press. If you are serious about becoming an extra, you might like to obtain a copy of the industry's handbook, which is published by Spotlight. If you are interested in obtaining this handbook, please write to:

The Spotlight
Charles House
7 Leicester Place
London
WC2H 7BP
Telephone: 020 7437 7631
www.spotlightcd.com

Doctor Who uses a number of local acting agencies to find extras for the show. In order to become an extra on Doctor Who you need to be registered with an official agency which can represent you but please be aware that a reputable agency will never ask you for a fee in advance of finding you work.

Unfortunately we are unable to consider any submitted material for Doctor Who as we have already commissioned a full team of creative personnel to work on the production.

Unfortunately we are unable to consider your material as we have already commissioned a full team of writers. Any similarity between your material and anything included in the final production will be purely coincidental. All are entries are sent back unopened.

The BBC provides excellent opportunities to get into the professional workforce after University. You can either apply for a job in the usual manner, CV / show reel / demo, or try our work experience / placement scheme. This is the best place to start: BBC Jobs
Although, we can not guarantee you will have a job on Doctor Who.

The BBC usually advertises a job specifically as the job title / role. If you want to get into the BBC the best place to start would be the BBC jobs website, as all our jobs / opportunities are listed here.