Cast & creator
Sophie Aldred
Best known for Doctor Who, Chip 'n' Dale Rescue Rangers, Bob the Builder
Sophie Aldred was born in Greenwich, London, and brought up in nearby Blackheath. After leaving school, she attended Manchester University, where she took a degree in drama. From university she sang in working men's clubs to obtain her Equity Card, then worked in a children's theatre, appearing in a fringe show, "Underground Men," at a pub theatre in London to get an agent, followed by more children theatre. She was appearing in "Fiddler on the Roof" with Topol in Manchester when she landed the part of Ace. At the same time as appearing in "Doctor Who," she presented a series for young children called "Corners" and later "Melvin and Maureen's Music-a-grams," which combined her acting and music skills. She has appeared in a number of theatre productions including a tour of "Daisy Pulls it Off" in which she played the lead, and she played Marjorie Pinchwite in the 1993 West End production of "Lust," a version of "The Country Wife." In 1995 she worked for the Children's Channel on satellite and also Love Call Live for Anglia television with David 'Kid' Jensen. In 1996, she co-authored with effects designer Mike Tucker a book looking at her time in Doctor Who called "Ace!"
69
film credits
18
television credits
87
1963–2025 · acting roles
7.0
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (87)
Showing 87 of 87 credits
Doctor Who
Ace
1963
Chip 'n' Dale Rescue Rangers
English Citizens (voice)
1989
Bob the Builder
Muck (voice)
1999
Pointless Celebrities
Self
2011
Celebrity Mastermind
Self - Contestant
2003
Doctor Who Confidential
2005
Peter Rabbit
Mrs. Rabbit / Flopsy / Mopsy (voice UK)
2013
Doctor Who: Behind the Sofa
Self
2018
Dennis & Gnasher
2009
Tales of the Tardis
Ace
2023
The Stranger
The Girl
1991
Tree Fu Tom
Tom (voice)
2012Space Cadets
Self
1997
A Wizard's Tale
Crowd (voice)
2018
Noddy in Toyland
2009
ZZZap!
1993
It's a Mystery
Herself
1996
The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot
Self
2013
Doctor Who Am I
Self (uncredited)
2022
HiT Favorites: Sweet Dreams
Muck (voice)
2011
Convention Culture
Narrator (voice)
2020
Sil and the Devil Seeds of Arodor
Mistress Na
2019
Jeepers Creepers
Self - Fantasy Lover (voice)
2020
Thriller Theater!
Lynn Whitlam
2011
Doctor Who: The Happiness Patrol
Ace
1988
Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time
Ace
1993
PROBE: The Zero Imperative
Public Relations Officer
1994
The Story of Doctor Who
2003
Doctor Who: Clara and the TARDIS
Ace (archive footage)
2013
ReUNITed at Chicago Tardis
2001
The Doctors: The Paul McGann Years
2019
Doctor Who: The Curse of Fenric
Ace
1989The Shadow Play
Ros
2004
HiT Favorites: Preschool Fun
Muck (voice) (uncredited)
2011
Talking Doctor Who
Ace McShane (archive footage)
2023
Doctor Who: Silver Nemesis
Ace
1988
Doctor Who: Ghost Light
Ace
1989
Doctor Who: Remembrance of the Daleks
Ace
1988
Doctor Who: 60 Years of Secrets & Scandals
Self
2023
The Doctors: 30 Years of Time Travel and Beyond
1995
Doctor Who: Dragonfire
Ace
1987
Where on Earth Is Katy Manning?
1998
HiT Favorites: Friends and Family
Muck (voice)
2011
Doctor Who: Death Comes to Time
Ace
2002
Doctor Who: The Greatest Show in the Galaxy
Ace
1988
Bob the Builder: The Big Dino Dig
Muck (voice)
2011
Doctor Who: Battlefield
Ace
1989
The Doctors: The Colin Baker Years
2019
Now, Get Out of That
2008
I Was a Doctor Who Monster!
1996
CBeebies Presents: A Christmas Carol
2013
The Making of Doctor Who: Silver Nemesis
1988
Shakedown: Return of the Sontarans
Mari
1994
Doctor Who Explained
Self
2013
Farewell, Sarah Jane
Ace
2020
The Making of Shakedown: Return of the Sontarans
1995
Behind the Sofa - Season 14
2020
Bob the Builder: Teamwork Time
Muck
2012
Sil and the Devil Seeds of Arodor
Mistress Na
2019
The Doctors: The Sylvester McCoy Years
2019
The Stranger: More Than a Messiah
Girl
1992
Doctor on Display: Blackpool 1974-1985
Self
2023
The PanoptiCon Tapes V
1990
Looking for Dursley
Self
2024
Doctor on Display: The Museum of Classic Sci-Fi
Self
2022
Doctor Who: Survival
Ace
1989
Doctor Who: The Promise
Ace
2019
Sophie Aldred: In Conversation
Self
2024
Lust in Space
Self
1998
Doctor on Display: Blackpool 2
Self
2023
Saffron
Self/Saffron
2024
Doctor on Display: Llangollen
Self
2022
Mindgame Trilogy
Space Pilot 6927896
1999
Mindgame
Human
1998Character Building
Storyteller
1995
Doctor Who: Endgame
Self
2007
Doctor on Display: The USA Tour 1986-1988
Host
2025
LOCKDOWN: The Doctor Who Fans' Survival Guide
Presenter
2021
Doctor on Display: Longleat
Self
2022Vote Sil
Mistress Na
The Search for Simon
Angela Spooner
2013
Search Out Space
Ace
1990
Mindgame Requiem
Human
Doctor on Display: Greatest Shows in the Galaxy
2024
Anomaly
The Megeve Experiment
2002
Sophie’s Choice
Sophie
1992