Beth Hymson-Ayer, CSA was the casting director for the 1996 tele-movie with Paul McGann. As a former president of the Casting Society of America, she is perhaps the best-credentialed casting director to work on a televised Doctor Who adventure.
She is a one-time Emmy nominee for her work on L.A. Law, and has had long associations with many US shows, like Doogie Howser, Nowhere Man, Young Hercules, and The District.