Billie Piper
  • 'Secret Diary of a Call Girl: The Final Season'

    The seriocomic, British-made series wrapped up its American run on Showtime with these episodes. Billie Piper ( "Doctor Who" ) puts the capper - at least for now, since a feature-film spinoff has been rumored - on her portrayal......

  • Showtime Sets Premiere Date for 'L Word,' Diablo Cody Comedy

    ... Steven Spielberg ("E.T.") among its executive producers. Closing the night at 10:30 p.m., Billie Piper will return for another season of candid escorting confessions on "Secret Diary of a Call Girl."...

  • Smoking Ratings for 'Weeds' Return

    ...in 2004, that's the premium cable network's most watched season one premiere. "Call Girl," which stars Billie Piper , beat out the 2004 premiere of "The L Word," which drew 936,000 viewers. As a better point of comparison......

  • TV Review: 'Secret Diary of a Call Girl'

    ...Weeds," Showtime 's "Secret Diary of a Call Girl" is basically a calling card for 25-year-old Billie Piper , a star in the United Kingdom for a decade, but a relative unknown to American audiences (or at least those unfamiliar......

  • 'Call Girl,' 'Shootout' on Tap at HBO

    ...a while after Showtime debuts the British import "Secret Diary of a Call Girl." That show, which stars Billie Piper as a woman living a double life, is scheduled to premiere in June. "Suburban Shootout" is based on a British......

  • Showtime Cultivates 'Weeds' in June

    ...on Britain's ITV2 channel, follows the double life of a young woman played by "Doctor Who" star Billie Piper . Hannah is a legal secretary in London by day, but she's also a high-class call girl who goes by the name of......

  • Sweet Jane: 'Complete Austen' Hits PBS

    ...David Morrissey ("Viva Blackpool," "The Water Horse") is Col. Brandon in "Sense and Sensibility" and Billie Piper ( "Doctor Who" ) and Michelle Ryan ("Bionic Woman") star in "Mansfield Park." Then there are the......

  • Showtime Hires a 'Call Girl'

    ...Secret Diary of a Call Girl." The series stars Billie Piper as Hannah, who works as a legal secretary by day...love with the original episodes, were captivated by Billie Piper's Belle, and decided to bring it to Showtime as is......

  • 'Doctor Who' Season Three Travels to Sci Fi

    ...timelord and introduces Freema Agyeman as Martha Jones, his new companion who replaces last season's Rose Tyler ( Billie Piper ). The Doctor's new adventures kick off with the "Doctor Who Christmas Special: The Runaway Bride," guest......

  • DVD Review: 'Doctor Who: The Complete Second Series' 6 -Disc Set

    ...Tennant as the new Doctor and saying farewell to Billie Piper as his first beloved companion Rose Tyler. As...Planet," and "Doomsday"; outtakes; deleted scenes; Billie Piper's video diaries; "Children in Need" special; David......

  • Tennant Answers the Call of 'Doctor Who'

    ...premiere, "The Christmas Invasion," which opens as the regenerated Doctor and his traveling companion, Rose Tyler ( Billie Piper ), arrive back in England via the Doctor's TARDIS, a craft that resembles a classic British phone box......

  • Sci Fi Makes Time for More 'Doctor Who'

    ...Fire." He'll be introduced in the two-hour season premiere, titled "Christmas Invasion," on Sept. 29. Billie Piper will be back as the Doctor's sidekick, Rose. "Doctor Who" averaged 1.5 million viewers per week during......

  • 'Doctor Who: The Complete First Series'

    ...the Doctor a companion who's an equal, rather than a sidekick -- Rose Tyler, the pragmatic Londoner played by Billie Piper , an untested pop singer who's turned out to be the show's biggest surprise. She's the real thing; just watch......