David Tennant) stating "Funnily enough, that's a tax thing," as well as one of the Ninth Doctor's nicknames, "the oncoming storm" (with Nebulous known as "the oncoming drizzle"). Cast Mark Gatiss – Professor Boffo Nebulous Rosie Cavaliero – Paula Breeze (assistant to Nebulous) Graham Duff – Rory Lawson (assistant to Nebulous) Paul Putner – Harry Hayes (researcher for KENT) Graham Crowden – Ronald Rowlands (Minister with Unusual Portfolio) David Warner – Doctor Klench (Nebulous' arch-rival) Julia Dalkin – Nebulous's mother, Gemini (KENT's resident supercomputer) Matt Wolf – Nebulous's father Following positive reviews and high listening figures, the second series was able to attract a number of guest appearances from well known actors, including Peter Davison, Steve Coogan, and Kate O'Mara. The third series featured appearances from Julia Davis and David Tennant. Reviews Reception to Nebulous was generally positive: a reviewer from The Times described the first series as "a winning blend of Doomwatch, Quatermass and British silliness that has cult written all over it", while the second series was described as "cool and cultish". However, The Daily Telegraph was more guarded, comparing the show to "Hitchhiker's without the philosophy or Red Dwarf without the energy", going on to say that show is "funny, but not seriously so". A reviewer for Doctor Who website UnitNews also initially expressed concerns about the level of jokes in the show, but later claimed "I should have been more patient because when they did arrive, coinciding with the introduction of the character Harry, they were relentlessly funny". References External links BBC Radio comedy programmes British science fiction radio programmes 2005 radio programme debuts British radio dramas Post-apocalyptic fiction BBC Radio 4 programmes Science fiction comedy Fiction set in the 2090s 2099