Noel Clarke pleads not guilty to six sexual offence charges in London

Noel Clarke, the former Doctor Who actor, pleaded not guilty to six sexual offence charges at Westminster Magistrates Court in London on Wednesday, 21 October 2026. The charges concern alleged offences against five women between 2007 and 2016. He is due to appear at Southwark Crown Court on 18 November.

The charges against Noel Clarke

Clarke, 50, faces two charges of sexual assault, three of voyeurism and one of exposure. The Metropolitan Police said the alleged offences took place between 2007 and 2016, according to The Hollywood Reporter. His not-guilty pleas leave those allegations to be tested in the court proceedings.

Clarke’s career and earlier allegations

Clarke played Mickey Smith, the boyfriend of Billie Piper’s character Rose Tyler, in Doctor Who from 2005 to 2010. BBC News also identified him as an actor in Kidulthood and said he had worked as a writer, producer and director.

In 2021, the Guardian published allegations of sexual misconduct and bullying against Clarke from 20 women. Clarke vehemently denied those claims at the time, The Hollywood Reporter reported. ITV, Sky and the talent agency CAA subsequently cut ties with him, and BAFTA rescinded his Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema award.

Clarke lost a libel case against the Guardian in 2025 over its reporting and was ordered to pay £3 million toward the newspaper’s legal costs, according to The Hollywood Reporter. That civil case is separate from the six charges to which he pleaded not guilty on Wednesday.

The next scheduled step in the criminal case is Clarke’s appearance at Southwark Crown Court on 18 November 2026. The charges relate to five women; their allegations have not been established by his appearance and pleas at the magistrates’ court.