Happy birthday wishes go out on this day to veteran actor Bernard Cribbins, who Doctor Who fans will recognise as Donna Noble’s grandfather, Wilfred Mott, from Voyage of the Damned, Series 4 and the The End of Time!

Cribbins, who was last month presented with a British Academy Children’s Awards for his years of outstanding creative contribution to the industry, is celebrating his 81st birthday, so join us in raising our glasses, and we hope he has a wonderful day!

In 1966, he starred as the Doctor’s companion, Tom Campbell, in the film Daleks’ Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D.