▁Mike ▁had ▁been ▁contract ed ▁to ▁continue ▁in ▁the ▁role ▁following ▁the ▁show ' s ▁transfer ▁to ▁the ▁West ▁End ▁at ▁the ▁Duke ▁of ▁York ▁theatre . ▁In ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁he ▁took ▁part ▁in ▁the ▁British ▁Library ' s ▁celebr ation ▁of ▁Jack ▁Ker ou ac , ▁reading ▁ex cer pts ▁from ▁On ▁The ▁Road ▁on ▁the ▁ 5 0 th ▁anni versary ▁of ▁its ▁publication . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁Mc Sh ane ▁appeared ▁as ▁a ▁guest ▁perform er ▁in ▁Paul ▁M erton ' s ▁Im pro ▁Ch ums , ▁a ▁live ▁improv ▁show , ▁and ▁was ▁asked ▁to ▁join ▁the ▁permanent ▁company ▁for ▁three ▁UK ▁t ours , ▁and ▁is ▁still ▁on going ▁with ▁the ▁group . ▁and ▁as ▁Dr . ▁Va ab it ▁in ▁episode ▁ 5 ▁of ▁BBC ' s ▁sit com ▁Lab ▁R ats , ▁and ▁has ▁appeared ▁twice ▁on ▁the ▁BBC ▁radio ▁programme ▁Just ▁a ▁Min ute . ▁ ▁In ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁Mc Sh ane ▁appeared ▁as ▁the ▁character ▁Gray le ▁in ▁the ▁television ▁series ▁Doctor ▁Who ▁in ▁the ▁series ▁ 7 ▁episode ▁" The ▁Ang els ▁Take ▁Manh attan ". ▁In ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁Mike ▁star red ▁as ▁a ▁C IA ▁military ▁consult ant ▁in ▁BBC ▁Three ▁comedy ▁series ▁Bl uest one ▁ 4 2 . ▁In ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁Mike ▁created ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁Louis ▁B . ▁May er ▁in ▁the ▁new ▁musical ▁"