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Up the Women, premiering today on BBC Four, is written by and stars comedian/actress Jessica Hynes (Spaced). Whovians will recognize her as Joan Redfern, the nurse Ten/John Smith fell in love with in season three, as well as Joan’s great-granddaughter Verity.

(The Thick of It‘s Nicola Murray, don’t think I don’t see you there in that clip.)

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