Introduced in the sixth series, he continues as a lead character following Sam Ryan's departure. He supports Nikki Alexander's integration into the team before leaving to accept a position in New York City prior to the sixteenth series.
Played by Tom Ward. Identified in the text as the Home Secretary within the series.
A physicist whose topological approach gives Stephen a new way to investigate the universe when writing equations becomes difficult. Penrose studies the collapse of dying stars into black holes and the singularities at their centres, providing the mathematical insight that Stephen applies to the universe and its possible beginning.
A big-game hunter who volunteers to finance and join Challenger's expedition. He initially flirts with Agnes, but she rejects him because of his hunting and indifference to prehistoric life. On the plateau, he falls in love with Maree, earns permission to marry her by killing an Entelodon, and is later revealed to have survived his wound and stayed with her and the villagers.
Tom Ward has 21 screen credits in a career dating back to 1991. Signature works include Abandoned Engineering, The Frankenstein Chronicles, Harry Price: Ghost Hunter. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.
