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| Vicki aka Cressida (Maureen O'Brien) with her new love interest Paris (James Lynn) |
1. Temple of Secrets (8.3m)
2. Small Prophet, Quick Return (8.1m)
3. Death of a Spy (8.7m)
4. Horse of Destruction (8.3m)
Average audience for serial: 8.35m
Jack Melford (Menelaus) September 5th 1899 to October 22nd 1972
Career highlights
Jack's long career began in The Sport of Kings (1931), and he went on to appear in Honeymoon for Three (1935), Luck of the Turf (1936), Let's Make a Night of It (1937), Youth at the Helm (1938), Someone at the Door (1939), Theatre Royal (1943), The Dinner Was Deadly (1946), The Laughing Lady (1946), The October Man (1947), Rookery Nook (1947), A Song on the Wind (1948), Reggie Little at Large (1953), Dear Dotty (1954), Tales from Soho (1956), The Adventures of Robin Hood (1956/58/60), The Vise (1955-60), The Sky Larks (1958), The Army Game (1960), The Fourth Square (1961), The Sentimental Agent (1963), A Shot in the Dark (1964), Weavers Green (1966) and Lust for a Vampire (1971). Between 1957-58 Jack appeared as Detective Sergeant Miller in Educated Evans, played Mr Quelch in Billy Bunter of Greyfriars School (1960-61) and Dr Rospin in Emergency Ward 10 (1964-65).
Facts
Jack's brother was writer and director Austin Melford (who wrote many of the Old Mother Riley screenplays in the 1940s), while his daughter was actress Jill Melford (and between 1961-72 Jack was distinguished actor Sir John Standing's father-in-law, through his marriage to Jill). Jack's uncle was silent film era writer and actor Mark Melford, and his cousin Jackeydawra Melford was the second woman in Britain to direct a film (1914's The Inn on the Heath). Jack was married to actor Roberta Huby.
Ivor Salter (Odysseus) August 22nd 1925 to June 21st 1991
Doctor Who credits
Played: Morok commander in The Space Museum (1965)
Played: Odysseus in The Myth Makers (1965)
Played: Sergeant Markham in Black Orchid (1982)
Career highlights
Ivor's career began in The Adventures of Peter Simple (1957), and went on to appear in The Heart Within (1957), Police Surgeon (1960), The Six Proud Walkers (1962), Dog Eat Dog (1964), Adam Adamant Lives! (1966), Here Come the Double Deckers! (1970), In for a Penny (1972), Westway (1976), All Creatures Great and Small (1978), Crossroads (1979-80, as Reg Cotterill), The Invisible Man (1984), In Loving Memory (1986) and Executive Stress (1987).
Average audience for serial: 8.35m
- A pictorial guide to the guest cast can be seen at the bottom of the entry. Read an episode-by-episode review of this story at Time Space Visualiser here.
REGULAR CAST
William Hartnell (The Doctor) January 8th 1908 to April 23rd 1975 (heart failure after a series of strokes) For a full career biography for William Hartnell, click here.
Maureen O'Brien (Vicki) Born June 29th 1943 For a full career biography of Maureen O'Brien, click here.
William Hartnell (The Doctor) January 8th 1908 to April 23rd 1975 (heart failure after a series of strokes) For a full career biography for William Hartnell, click here.
Maureen O'Brien (Vicki) Born June 29th 1943 For a full career biography of Maureen O'Brien, click here.
Peter Purves (Steven Taylor) Born February 10th 1939 For a full career biography of Peter Purves, click here.
Adrienne Hill (Katarina) July 22nd 1937 to October 6th 1997 (cancer)
Doctor Who credits
Played: Katarina in The Myth Makers, The Daleks' Master Plan (1965)
Career highlights
Adrienne's other work includes Compact (1964) and 199 Park Lane (1965). She also regularly played Myrna Podmore on the BBC Radio series Waggoners' Walk between 1969-71, and appeared in a few other radio productions, including the role of Gloria Watt in the BBC Light Programme's The Dales in 1965, and a part in Radio 4's Midweek Theatre: Fatty (1970). Her final acting role was as a library assistant in New Zealand drama City Life (broadcast in January 1998, three months after her death). She also appeared at Children in Need's 1985 celebration of Doctor Who.
Facts
Adrienne had worked in repertory theatre before Doctor Who, and originally auditioned for the role of Joanna in The Crusade (1965). She moved to Holland and then the USA in the 1970s, returning to England in the 1980s to become a drama teacher.
CREDITED GUEST CAST
Doctor Who credits
Played: Katarina in The Myth Makers, The Daleks' Master Plan (1965)
Career highlights
Adrienne's other work includes Compact (1964) and 199 Park Lane (1965). She also regularly played Myrna Podmore on the BBC Radio series Waggoners' Walk between 1969-71, and appeared in a few other radio productions, including the role of Gloria Watt in the BBC Light Programme's The Dales in 1965, and a part in Radio 4's Midweek Theatre: Fatty (1970). Her final acting role was as a library assistant in New Zealand drama City Life (broadcast in January 1998, three months after her death). She also appeared at Children in Need's 1985 celebration of Doctor Who.
Facts
Adrienne had worked in repertory theatre before Doctor Who, and originally auditioned for the role of Joanna in The Crusade (1965). She moved to Holland and then the USA in the 1970s, returning to England in the 1980s to become a drama teacher.
CREDITED GUEST CAST
Max Adrian (King Priam) November 1st 1903 to January 19th 1973 (heart attack)
Career highlights
Irish-born Max's long career stemmed from The Primrose Path (1934) and included appearances in A Touch of the Moon (1936), Kipps (1941), The Young Mr Pitt (1942), Henry V (1944), Her Favourite Husband (1950), The Pickwick Papers (1952), Twelfth Night (1957), Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1959), Oliver Twist (1962), Dr Terror's House of Horrors (1965), Call My Bluff (1965), Adam Adamant Lives! (1966), The Baron (1967), The Terrornauts (1967), Song of Summer: Frederick Delius (1968), The Music Lovers (1970), The Devils (1971) and The Boy Friend (1971). He also had a long-running role as Ludicrus Sextus in Up Pompeii (1969-70).
Facts
His brother Norman Bor was an acclaimed botanist, and assistant director of Kew Gardens between 1948-59. Before becoming principally a stage actor, Max was a singer and dancer during the intermissions at a silent film cinema. Max was a founding member of both the Royal Shakespeare Company and the National Theatre. In the late 1960s, he toured as George Bernard Shaw in the one-man presentation By George, and originated the role of Pangloss in Leonard Bernstein's Candide on Broadway in 1956. In 1943, Max was imprisoned for three months for importuning in a lavatory, and was funded upon his release by actor Michael Redgrave. His long-time partner was television writer and director Laurier Lister (best known for devising Joyce Grenfell Requests the Pleasure for television in 1956). It is said he died at home of a heart attack after returning from a BBC TV studio recording of Bertolt Brecht's The Caucasian Chalk Circle. However, the cast list for this now lost BBC Play of the Month, broadcast on May 16th 1973, does not seem to include Max, so maybe he was rehearsing, and his part recast following his death? Laurence Olivier, Joyce Grenfell and Alec Guinness attended his memorial service.
Francis de Wolff (Agamemnon) January 7th 1913 to April 18th 1984
Doctor Who credits
Played: Vasor in The Keys of Marinus (1964)
Played: Agamemnon in The Myth Makers (1965)
Career highlights
Francis's long career began in Flame in the Heather (1935) and took in roles in Fire Over England (1937), Under Capricorn (1949), Treasure Island (1950), Tom Brown's Schooldays (1951), the Spirit of Christmas Present in Alistair Sims' Scrooge (1951), Moby Dick (1956), Corridors of Blood (1958), The Two Faces of Dr Jekyll (1960), From Russia with Love (1963), Carry On Cleo (1964), The Woman in White (1966), Paul Temple (1971), the villainous Jedikiah in The Tomorrow People (1973-75) and Jesus of Nazareth (1977).
Facts
English-born Francis was the son of Baron Vladimir de Wolff, a Russian nobleman who built his own mansion in Sussex in the 1920s which, in recent years, was purchased by BBC broadcaster Zoe Ball. Francis's first wife was Jean Fairlie, who worked in the wardrobe and costume department on productions such as Alfie (1966), UFO (1970-73), Supergirl (1984) and Brazil (1985). His second wife was Melissa Dundas, with whom he fathered four children, one of whom is Celia de Wolff, BBC radio producer and second wife of actor Robert Glenister (of The Caves of Androzani and Nikola Tesla's Night of Terror fame) - this makes Francis de Wolff his father-in-law. In 1970, Francis appeared in a TV commercial for Birds Eye chicken pie, alongside fellow Doctor Who alumnus June Whitfield.
Alan Haywood (Hector) November 30th 1929 to March 6th 1995 (heart attack)
Career highlights
Alan's other credits include The Merry Wives of Windsor (1955), Emergency Ward 10 (1959), Barnaby Rudge (1960), The Avengers (1963/65), Smuggler's Bay (1964), Out of the Unknown (1965), The Saint (1967), The Love Factor (1969), UFO (1970), Colditz (1972), The Strange Affair of Adelaide Harris (1979), On the Razzle (1983), Jemima Shore Investigates (1983), Laura and Disorder (1989) and The Sharp End (1991). He also played Sir Geoffrey in more than 20 episodes of Richard the Lionheart (1962-63).
Barrie Ingham (Paris) February 10th 1932 to January 23rd 2015
Doctor Who credits
Played: Alydon in Doctor Who and the Daleks (film, 1965)
Played: Paris in The Myth Makers (1965)
Career highlights
Barrie enjoyed a long career, beginning in Murder Bag (1959), then The Cheaters (1960), The Victorians (1963), The Plane Makers (1964), Undermind (1965), Redcap (1966), The Avengers (1967), The Caesars (1968), The Power Game (1969), The Day of the Jackal (1973), Joe and Mary (1977), The Sweeney (1978), Funny Man (1981), Camelot (1982), Voyagers! (1983), Remington Steele (1983), The Fall Guy (1984), Airwolf (1984), Street Hawk (1985), The A Team (1986), Star Trek: The Next Generation (1989), Campion (1990), Murder, She Wrote (1985/93), Josh Kirby: Time Warrior (1995-96), The Bruce (1996), Ed (2001), A Touch of Frost (2002) and The Triangle (2005). He also played the title character in Hine (1971) and voiced Basil in the Disney animation Basil: The Great Mouse Detective (1986).
Facts
Barrie was also a prolific musical theatre actor, appearing in Gypsy (1974), Camelot (1982), Jekyll and Hyde (1997) and Anything Goes (2003). In a 2013 interview, he was asked to describe what he would do if he had just six months to live: "I would spend half the time with my dear wife, who has been very neglected for all the showbiz, and then I'd stand on stage at the Royal Shakespeare Company acting out every leading part in the 36 plays, and then die, on stage!"
In 2013 Toby Hadoke released his Who's Round interview with Barrie here.
Irish-born Max's long career stemmed from The Primrose Path (1934) and included appearances in A Touch of the Moon (1936), Kipps (1941), The Young Mr Pitt (1942), Henry V (1944), Her Favourite Husband (1950), The Pickwick Papers (1952), Twelfth Night (1957), Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1959), Oliver Twist (1962), Dr Terror's House of Horrors (1965), Call My Bluff (1965), Adam Adamant Lives! (1966), The Baron (1967), The Terrornauts (1967), Song of Summer: Frederick Delius (1968), The Music Lovers (1970), The Devils (1971) and The Boy Friend (1971). He also had a long-running role as Ludicrus Sextus in Up Pompeii (1969-70).
Facts
His brother Norman Bor was an acclaimed botanist, and assistant director of Kew Gardens between 1948-59. Before becoming principally a stage actor, Max was a singer and dancer during the intermissions at a silent film cinema. Max was a founding member of both the Royal Shakespeare Company and the National Theatre. In the late 1960s, he toured as George Bernard Shaw in the one-man presentation By George, and originated the role of Pangloss in Leonard Bernstein's Candide on Broadway in 1956. In 1943, Max was imprisoned for three months for importuning in a lavatory, and was funded upon his release by actor Michael Redgrave. His long-time partner was television writer and director Laurier Lister (best known for devising Joyce Grenfell Requests the Pleasure for television in 1956). It is said he died at home of a heart attack after returning from a BBC TV studio recording of Bertolt Brecht's The Caucasian Chalk Circle. However, the cast list for this now lost BBC Play of the Month, broadcast on May 16th 1973, does not seem to include Max, so maybe he was rehearsing, and his part recast following his death? Laurence Olivier, Joyce Grenfell and Alec Guinness attended his memorial service.
Francis de Wolff (Agamemnon) January 7th 1913 to April 18th 1984
Doctor Who credits
Played: Vasor in The Keys of Marinus (1964)
Played: Agamemnon in The Myth Makers (1965)
Career highlights
Francis's long career began in Flame in the Heather (1935) and took in roles in Fire Over England (1937), Under Capricorn (1949), Treasure Island (1950), Tom Brown's Schooldays (1951), the Spirit of Christmas Present in Alistair Sims' Scrooge (1951), Moby Dick (1956), Corridors of Blood (1958), The Two Faces of Dr Jekyll (1960), From Russia with Love (1963), Carry On Cleo (1964), The Woman in White (1966), Paul Temple (1971), the villainous Jedikiah in The Tomorrow People (1973-75) and Jesus of Nazareth (1977).
Facts
English-born Francis was the son of Baron Vladimir de Wolff, a Russian nobleman who built his own mansion in Sussex in the 1920s which, in recent years, was purchased by BBC broadcaster Zoe Ball. Francis's first wife was Jean Fairlie, who worked in the wardrobe and costume department on productions such as Alfie (1966), UFO (1970-73), Supergirl (1984) and Brazil (1985). His second wife was Melissa Dundas, with whom he fathered four children, one of whom is Celia de Wolff, BBC radio producer and second wife of actor Robert Glenister (of The Caves of Androzani and Nikola Tesla's Night of Terror fame) - this makes Francis de Wolff his father-in-law. In 1970, Francis appeared in a TV commercial for Birds Eye chicken pie, alongside fellow Doctor Who alumnus June Whitfield.
Alan Haywood (Hector) November 30th 1929 to March 6th 1995 (heart attack)
Career highlights
Alan's other credits include The Merry Wives of Windsor (1955), Emergency Ward 10 (1959), Barnaby Rudge (1960), The Avengers (1963/65), Smuggler's Bay (1964), Out of the Unknown (1965), The Saint (1967), The Love Factor (1969), UFO (1970), Colditz (1972), The Strange Affair of Adelaide Harris (1979), On the Razzle (1983), Jemima Shore Investigates (1983), Laura and Disorder (1989) and The Sharp End (1991). He also played Sir Geoffrey in more than 20 episodes of Richard the Lionheart (1962-63).
Barrie Ingham (Paris) February 10th 1932 to January 23rd 2015
Doctor Who credits
Played: Alydon in Doctor Who and the Daleks (film, 1965)
Played: Paris in The Myth Makers (1965)
Career highlights
Barrie enjoyed a long career, beginning in Murder Bag (1959), then The Cheaters (1960), The Victorians (1963), The Plane Makers (1964), Undermind (1965), Redcap (1966), The Avengers (1967), The Caesars (1968), The Power Game (1969), The Day of the Jackal (1973), Joe and Mary (1977), The Sweeney (1978), Funny Man (1981), Camelot (1982), Voyagers! (1983), Remington Steele (1983), The Fall Guy (1984), Airwolf (1984), Street Hawk (1985), The A Team (1986), Star Trek: The Next Generation (1989), Campion (1990), Murder, She Wrote (1985/93), Josh Kirby: Time Warrior (1995-96), The Bruce (1996), Ed (2001), A Touch of Frost (2002) and The Triangle (2005). He also played the title character in Hine (1971) and voiced Basil in the Disney animation Basil: The Great Mouse Detective (1986).
Facts
Barrie was also a prolific musical theatre actor, appearing in Gypsy (1974), Camelot (1982), Jekyll and Hyde (1997) and Anything Goes (2003). In a 2013 interview, he was asked to describe what he would do if he had just six months to live: "I would spend half the time with my dear wife, who has been very neglected for all the showbiz, and then I'd stand on stage at the Royal Shakespeare Company acting out every leading part in the 36 plays, and then die, on stage!"
In 2013 Toby Hadoke released his Who's Round interview with Barrie here.
Cavan Kendall (Achilles) May 22nd 1942 to October 29th 1999 (cancer)
Career highlights
Cavan's other credits include Cry Wolf! (1956), The Railway Children (1957, as Peter), Billy Bunter of Greyfriars School (1959, as Bob Cherry), Jo's Boys (1959), Three Golden Nobles (1959), The Roving Reasons (1960), Saki (1962), The Human Jungle (1963), St Ives (1967), Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush (1968), The Way We Live Now (1969), John Macnab (1976), The Enchanted Castle (1979), Blood Money (1981), Eureka (1983), The Clandestine Marriage (1999) and Sexy Beast (2000). Between 1957-58, when he was still a teenager, Cavan had the regular role of Guy James in The Thompson Family. He also played PC Greenly in Softly Softly (1966).
Facts
Cavan, also an accomplished photographer, was acting legend Rex Harrison's brother-in-law between 1957-59, as actress Kay Kendall was his sister. His grandmother Marie was a music hall star, famous for her rendition of Just Like the Ivy, who used to tour Europe as a male impersonator and was on the bill for the 1932 Royal Variety Performance. Cavan got a part in a TV commercial for Calvin Klein's Obsession fragrance in the mid-1980s (he's the first in this compilation), and used the salary from that to fund a round-the-world trip photographing various flora and fauna.
Tutte Lemkow (Cyclops) August 28th 1918 to November 10th 1991 (leukaemia)
Doctor Who credits
Played: Kuiju in Marco Polo (1964)
Played: Ibrahim in The Crusade (1965)
Played: Cyclops in The Myth Makers (1965)
Choreographed: The Celestial Toymaker (1966)
Career highlights
Norwegian born Tutte had a long career appearing in The Lost People (1949), Moulin Rouge (1952), Hancock's Half Hour (1957), The Guns of Navarone (1961), The Moon-Spinners (1964), The Wrong Box (1966), Fiddler on the Roof (1971, as the title character), Theatre of Blood (1973), Huntingtower (1978), Sphinx (1981), Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) and Red Sonja (1985). He was also an experienced choreographer, including on Casino Royale (1967), and helped adapt Ibsen's The Wild Duck (1983) for film, for which he was nominated for an Australian Film Institute Award.
Facts
Tutte's first wife between 1944-53 was Swedish actress Mai Zetterling, after which he married Ballet Rambert dancer Sara Luzita. A biography of Tutte's life was published in Oslo in 1989.
Jon Luxton (Messenger)
Career highlights
He also appeared in The Gentle Assassin (1962), Dr Finlay's Casebook (1963), Downfall (1964) and An Enemy of the State (1965).
James Lynn (Troilus)
Career highlights
James's other work includes Heiress of Garth (1965), R3 (1965), The Mask of Janus (1965), Four Triumphant: St Andrew (1966), Person Unknown (1967), The Golden Age (1967) and Children Playing (1967).
Career highlights
Cavan's other credits include Cry Wolf! (1956), The Railway Children (1957, as Peter), Billy Bunter of Greyfriars School (1959, as Bob Cherry), Jo's Boys (1959), Three Golden Nobles (1959), The Roving Reasons (1960), Saki (1962), The Human Jungle (1963), St Ives (1967), Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush (1968), The Way We Live Now (1969), John Macnab (1976), The Enchanted Castle (1979), Blood Money (1981), Eureka (1983), The Clandestine Marriage (1999) and Sexy Beast (2000). Between 1957-58, when he was still a teenager, Cavan had the regular role of Guy James in The Thompson Family. He also played PC Greenly in Softly Softly (1966).
Facts
Cavan, also an accomplished photographer, was acting legend Rex Harrison's brother-in-law between 1957-59, as actress Kay Kendall was his sister. His grandmother Marie was a music hall star, famous for her rendition of Just Like the Ivy, who used to tour Europe as a male impersonator and was on the bill for the 1932 Royal Variety Performance. Cavan got a part in a TV commercial for Calvin Klein's Obsession fragrance in the mid-1980s (he's the first in this compilation), and used the salary from that to fund a round-the-world trip photographing various flora and fauna.
Tutte Lemkow (Cyclops) August 28th 1918 to November 10th 1991 (leukaemia)
Doctor Who credits
Played: Kuiju in Marco Polo (1964)
Played: Ibrahim in The Crusade (1965)
Played: Cyclops in The Myth Makers (1965)
Choreographed: The Celestial Toymaker (1966)
Career highlights
Norwegian born Tutte had a long career appearing in The Lost People (1949), Moulin Rouge (1952), Hancock's Half Hour (1957), The Guns of Navarone (1961), The Moon-Spinners (1964), The Wrong Box (1966), Fiddler on the Roof (1971, as the title character), Theatre of Blood (1973), Huntingtower (1978), Sphinx (1981), Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) and Red Sonja (1985). He was also an experienced choreographer, including on Casino Royale (1967), and helped adapt Ibsen's The Wild Duck (1983) for film, for which he was nominated for an Australian Film Institute Award.
Facts
Tutte's first wife between 1944-53 was Swedish actress Mai Zetterling, after which he married Ballet Rambert dancer Sara Luzita. A biography of Tutte's life was published in Oslo in 1989.
Jon Luxton (Messenger)
Career highlights
He also appeared in The Gentle Assassin (1962), Dr Finlay's Casebook (1963), Downfall (1964) and An Enemy of the State (1965).
James Lynn (Troilus)
Career highlights
James's other work includes Heiress of Garth (1965), R3 (1965), The Mask of Janus (1965), Four Triumphant: St Andrew (1966), Person Unknown (1967), The Golden Age (1967) and Children Playing (1967).
Jack Melford (Menelaus) September 5th 1899 to October 22nd 1972
Career highlights
Jack's long career began in The Sport of Kings (1931), and he went on to appear in Honeymoon for Three (1935), Luck of the Turf (1936), Let's Make a Night of It (1937), Youth at the Helm (1938), Someone at the Door (1939), Theatre Royal (1943), The Dinner Was Deadly (1946), The Laughing Lady (1946), The October Man (1947), Rookery Nook (1947), A Song on the Wind (1948), Reggie Little at Large (1953), Dear Dotty (1954), Tales from Soho (1956), The Adventures of Robin Hood (1956/58/60), The Vise (1955-60), The Sky Larks (1958), The Army Game (1960), The Fourth Square (1961), The Sentimental Agent (1963), A Shot in the Dark (1964), Weavers Green (1966) and Lust for a Vampire (1971). Between 1957-58 Jack appeared as Detective Sergeant Miller in Educated Evans, played Mr Quelch in Billy Bunter of Greyfriars School (1960-61) and Dr Rospin in Emergency Ward 10 (1964-65).
Facts
Jack's brother was writer and director Austin Melford (who wrote many of the Old Mother Riley screenplays in the 1940s), while his daughter was actress Jill Melford (and between 1961-72 Jack was distinguished actor Sir John Standing's father-in-law, through his marriage to Jill). Jack's uncle was silent film era writer and actor Mark Melford, and his cousin Jackeydawra Melford was the second woman in Britain to direct a film (1914's The Inn on the Heath). Jack was married to actor Roberta Huby.
Ivor Salter (Odysseus) August 22nd 1925 to June 21st 1991
Doctor Who credits
Played: Morok commander in The Space Museum (1965)
Played: Odysseus in The Myth Makers (1965)
Played: Sergeant Markham in Black Orchid (1982)
Career highlights
Ivor's career began in The Adventures of Peter Simple (1957), and went on to appear in The Heart Within (1957), Police Surgeon (1960), The Six Proud Walkers (1962), Dog Eat Dog (1964), Adam Adamant Lives! (1966), Here Come the Double Deckers! (1970), In for a Penny (1972), Westway (1976), All Creatures Great and Small (1978), Crossroads (1979-80, as Reg Cotterill), The Invisible Man (1984), In Loving Memory (1986) and Executive Stress (1987).
Frances White (Cassandra) Born November 1st 1938
Career highlights
Frances began acting in Winning Widows (1961) and went on to make appearances in Harpers West One (1962), The Pumpkin Eater (1964), This Man Craig (1966), Gazette (1968), The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes (1971), Mary, Queen of Scots (1971), Love Story (1973), Thriller (1975), I, Claudius (1976), Crown Court (1977), Prince Regent (1979), Bognor (1981), Nobody's Perfect (1982), A Very Peculiar Practice (1986), Cluedo (1991), Casualty (1993), Harry's Mad (1996), Game On (1996), Tellystack (1997), Dangerfield (1998-99), Holby City (2001), Wild West (2002), The Courtroom (2004) and Doctors (2000/09). Frances is also a prolific voice actor, providing the voices of Granny Pig in the children's series Peppa Pig (2004-22), Toot in Ricky Zoom (2019-20) and Ms Marjorie in PAW Patrol (2016-23). Most memorably she played Kate Hamilton in soap Crossroads (1977-78) and Vera Flood in the sitcom May to December (1989-94).
Facts
Frances's father was prolific movie art director Frank White. Frances was married for eight years to Anthony Hone, the brother of Camillus Hone, who in 1940 was adopted by Mary Poppins author P L Travers (Travers was offered both brothers, but opted for just the one). In 2013, Frances said of Anthony in an interview: "He was a Jekyll and Hyde when he was drinking. I never knew who would come through the door." You can read all about the P L Travers/ Hone family saga here.
Career highlights
Frances began acting in Winning Widows (1961) and went on to make appearances in Harpers West One (1962), The Pumpkin Eater (1964), This Man Craig (1966), Gazette (1968), The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes (1971), Mary, Queen of Scots (1971), Love Story (1973), Thriller (1975), I, Claudius (1976), Crown Court (1977), Prince Regent (1979), Bognor (1981), Nobody's Perfect (1982), A Very Peculiar Practice (1986), Cluedo (1991), Casualty (1993), Harry's Mad (1996), Game On (1996), Tellystack (1997), Dangerfield (1998-99), Holby City (2001), Wild West (2002), The Courtroom (2004) and Doctors (2000/09). Frances is also a prolific voice actor, providing the voices of Granny Pig in the children's series Peppa Pig (2004-22), Toot in Ricky Zoom (2019-20) and Ms Marjorie in PAW Patrol (2016-23). Most memorably she played Kate Hamilton in soap Crossroads (1977-78) and Vera Flood in the sitcom May to December (1989-94).
Facts
Frances's father was prolific movie art director Frank White. Frances was married for eight years to Anthony Hone, the brother of Camillus Hone, who in 1940 was adopted by Mary Poppins author P L Travers (Travers was offered both brothers, but opted for just the one). In 2013, Frances said of Anthony in an interview: "He was a Jekyll and Hyde when he was drinking. I never knew who would come through the door." You can read all about the P L Travers/ Hone family saga here.
CREW
Donald Cotton (writer) April 26th 1928 to December 28th 1999
Doctor Who credits
Wrote: The Myth Makers (1965), The Gunfighters (1966)
Career highlights
Experienced comedy writer Donald had previously adapted Greek tales for the BBC's Third Programme (starring Max Adrian and scored by Humphrey Searle, both involved in The Myth Makers), as well as writing 1955's The Merry Christmas and the 1956 short film Five Guineas a Week. He went on to help create and write for Adam Adamant Lives! (1966), then turned his attentions to writing for the stage and being a columnist (this included the play My Dear Gilbert, with Jon Pertwee as W.S Gilbert, performed in June 1969, just weeks after Pertwee had accepted the role of the Third Doctor). In 1966, he submitted an undeveloped storyline entitled The Herdsmen of Aquarius to the Doctor Who team, which boasted remarkable similarities to what later became Terror of the Zygons (1975). He also wrote lyrics for Tony Snell's 1973 album Medieval and Latter Day Lays, and in 1986 wrote the children's book The Bodkin Papers for Target Books, the fictional memoirs of a 150-year-old parrot.
Michael Leeston-Smith (director) December 12th 1916 to December 5th 2001 (septicaemia)
Career highlights
Starting out behind the scenes in TV and film in the 1930s - as well as being lighting engineer on The Quatermass Experiment (1953) and production assistant on Quatermass II (1955) - Michael's other directing duties include The Silver Box (1959), The Small House at Allington (1960), Witch Wood (1964), Thorndyke (1964), Z Cars (1962-65), Londoners (1965), R3 (1965), A Most Unfortunate Accident (1968), The World About Us (1969) and The Human Voice (1976). As a producer he worked on The Freedom of the Prisoner (1958), The Withered Look of Summer (1959), The Silver Box (1959), and The Small House at Allington (1960). He moved to South Africa in 1973 to work as a freelance director for the South Africa Broadcasting Corporation when its colour TV broadcasts were in their infancy.
John Wiles (producer) September 20th 1925 to April 5th 1999
Doctor Who credits
Produced: The Myth Makers, The Daleks' Master Plan, The Massacre of St Bartholomew's Eve, The Ark (1965-66)
Career highlights
South Africa born John also wrote for The Dancing Bear (1954), The Vise (1955), The Grove Family (1957), Your World (1961-62), This Man Craig (1966), The Newcomers (1966), Dixon of Dock Green (1967), Boy Meets Girl (1967-68), Judge Dee (1969), Menace (1970), Out of the Unknown (1971), The Regiment (1972), Warship (1973-74), Ballet Shoes (1975), Poldark (1977), A Horseman Riding By (1978) and Tycoon (1978), and script edited on Compact (1963), The Midnight Men (1964), A Man Called Harry Brent (1965), Contract to Kill (1965), The Mind of the Enemy (1965) and Dixon of Dock Green (1967-69).
Facts
John came to the UK in 1949 and worked for a time as a furniture porter. John had a fascination for the Greek myths, and often worked on productions of them in schools. He also wrote novels, including A Short Walk Abroad (1969), Homelands (1980) and Killing Casanova (1993).
Donald Cotton (writer) April 26th 1928 to December 28th 1999
Doctor Who credits
Wrote: The Myth Makers (1965), The Gunfighters (1966)
Career highlights
Experienced comedy writer Donald had previously adapted Greek tales for the BBC's Third Programme (starring Max Adrian and scored by Humphrey Searle, both involved in The Myth Makers), as well as writing 1955's The Merry Christmas and the 1956 short film Five Guineas a Week. He went on to help create and write for Adam Adamant Lives! (1966), then turned his attentions to writing for the stage and being a columnist (this included the play My Dear Gilbert, with Jon Pertwee as W.S Gilbert, performed in June 1969, just weeks after Pertwee had accepted the role of the Third Doctor). In 1966, he submitted an undeveloped storyline entitled The Herdsmen of Aquarius to the Doctor Who team, which boasted remarkable similarities to what later became Terror of the Zygons (1975). He also wrote lyrics for Tony Snell's 1973 album Medieval and Latter Day Lays, and in 1986 wrote the children's book The Bodkin Papers for Target Books, the fictional memoirs of a 150-year-old parrot.
Career highlights
Starting out behind the scenes in TV and film in the 1930s - as well as being lighting engineer on The Quatermass Experiment (1953) and production assistant on Quatermass II (1955) - Michael's other directing duties include The Silver Box (1959), The Small House at Allington (1960), Witch Wood (1964), Thorndyke (1964), Z Cars (1962-65), Londoners (1965), R3 (1965), A Most Unfortunate Accident (1968), The World About Us (1969) and The Human Voice (1976). As a producer he worked on The Freedom of the Prisoner (1958), The Withered Look of Summer (1959), The Silver Box (1959), and The Small House at Allington (1960). He moved to South Africa in 1973 to work as a freelance director for the South Africa Broadcasting Corporation when its colour TV broadcasts were in their infancy.
Doctor Who credits
Produced: The Myth Makers, The Daleks' Master Plan, The Massacre of St Bartholomew's Eve, The Ark (1965-66)
Career highlights
South Africa born John also wrote for The Dancing Bear (1954), The Vise (1955), The Grove Family (1957), Your World (1961-62), This Man Craig (1966), The Newcomers (1966), Dixon of Dock Green (1967), Boy Meets Girl (1967-68), Judge Dee (1969), Menace (1970), Out of the Unknown (1971), The Regiment (1972), Warship (1973-74), Ballet Shoes (1975), Poldark (1977), A Horseman Riding By (1978) and Tycoon (1978), and script edited on Compact (1963), The Midnight Men (1964), A Man Called Harry Brent (1965), Contract to Kill (1965), The Mind of the Enemy (1965) and Dixon of Dock Green (1967-69).
Facts
John came to the UK in 1949 and worked for a time as a furniture porter. John had a fascination for the Greek myths, and often worked on productions of them in schools. He also wrote novels, including A Short Walk Abroad (1969), Homelands (1980) and Killing Casanova (1993).
Donald Tosh (script editor) March 16th 1935 to December 3rd 2019 Click here for Donald Tosh's entry on The Time Meddler
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