Sophie Aldred

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 mens clubs to obtain her Equity Card then worked in a childrens 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 Maureens Musicagrams 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 Childrens Channel on satellite and also Love Call Live for Anglia television with David Kid Jensen In 1996 she coauthored with effects designer Mike Tucker a book looking at her time in Doctor Who called Ace