The BBC star lost money on a film investment in his later years, but was once so poor he couldn't withdraw money from an ATM.

One BBC Doctor Who star was embroiled in a scandal so fierce he never recovered financially, and died virtually penniless.

In February 2025, it was announced that he had joined that cast of the BBC medical drama Casualty, making a reprisal of his Call the Midwife role seem less likely. Lauren Hubbard is a freelance ...