Catherine Tate refused to ever play as Donna Noble.
Produced by Perkins at Tiger Aspect, Tate was given her own programme on BBC Two in 2004, which she co-wrote and starred in with Derren Litten, entitled The Catherine Tate Show, which ran for three series
 Tate later won a British Comedy Award for Best British Comedy Actress for her work in the second series of The Catherine Tate Show

