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| The Doctor (William Hartnell) and Dodo (Jackie Lane) say farewell to Steven (Peter Purves) |
Episode 1 (4.8m)
Episode 2 (5.6m)
Episode 3 (5.0m)
Episode 4 (4.5m)
Average audience for serial: 4.98m
Average audience for serial: 4.98m
- A pictorial guide to the guest cast can be found at the bottom of this entry. An episode-by-episode review of this story can be read on 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.
CREDITED GUEST CAST
Edward Caddick (Wylda) June 21st 1931 to June 9th 2017
Career highlights
Edward debuted in The Rag Trade (1961), then appeared in Strictly for the Birds (1964), Contract to Kill (1965), The Vulture (1967), Department S (1969), The Ten Commandments (1971), Under Capricorn (1983), Robbery Under Arms (1985) and Playing Beatie Bow (1986).
Facts
Edward, who emigrated to Australia in the 1970s, wrote two children's novels: Paddy on Sundays (1965) and Hannah and the Peacocks (1967 - "a story of one girl and two men"). Edward was married to actress Loelia Kidd.
Christopher Denham (Second assistant) June 6th 1939 to May 9th 2022
Career highlights
Other credits include The Ordeal of Richard Feverel (1964),An Enemy of the State (1965), Dr Finlay's Casebook (1967), Julius Caesar (1969), Dead of Night (1972), The Crezz (1976), Queen of Hearts (1985), Blunt: The Fourth Man (1987) and Final Run (1988).
Facts
Christopher's father was the actor Maurice Denham, who appeared in The Twin Dilemma. His sister was actor Virginia Denham.
John Dillon (Savage) 1933 to December 3rd 2025
Career highlights
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.
Peter Purves (Steven Taylor) Born February 10th 1939 For a full career biography of Peter Purves, click here.
Jackie Lane (Dodo Chaplet) July 10th 1941 to June 7th 2021 For a full career biography for Jackie Lane, click here.
CREDITED GUEST CAST
Edward Caddick (Wylda) June 21st 1931 to June 9th 2017
Career highlights
Edward debuted in The Rag Trade (1961), then appeared in Strictly for the Birds (1964), Contract to Kill (1965), The Vulture (1967), Department S (1969), The Ten Commandments (1971), Under Capricorn (1983), Robbery Under Arms (1985) and Playing Beatie Bow (1986).
Facts
Edward, who emigrated to Australia in the 1970s, wrote two children's novels: Paddy on Sundays (1965) and Hannah and the Peacocks (1967 - "a story of one girl and two men"). Edward was married to actress Loelia Kidd.
Christopher Denham (Second assistant) June 6th 1939 to May 9th 2022
Career highlights
Other credits include The Ordeal of Richard Feverel (1964),An Enemy of the State (1965), Dr Finlay's Casebook (1967), Julius Caesar (1969), Dead of Night (1972), The Crezz (1976), Queen of Hearts (1985), Blunt: The Fourth Man (1987) and Final Run (1988).
Facts
Christopher's father was the actor Maurice Denham, who appeared in The Twin Dilemma. His sister was actor Virginia Denham.
John Dillon (Savage) 1933 to December 3rd 2025
Career highlights
John's few other acting credits include Barbara in Black (1962), Moulded in Earth (1965), Death Happens to Other People (1967) and Vendetta (1967).
Facts
John ended his acting career in 1968 and moved to Ireland, later working variously as a horse-breeder, share fisherman, refugee aid worker, and art conservationist. In 2013, John published his memoirs, How It Was, which details his experiences with the CIA, Irish gardai and Gina Lollobrigida!
Geoffrey Frederick (Exorse) Born January 29th 1933
Career highlights
Geoffrey's debut came in The Maitland Scandal (1958), then The History of Mr Polly (1959), Hell is a City (1960), The Chequered Flag (1960), Man at the Carlton Tower (1961), 633 Squadron (1964), Riviera Police (1965), Out of the Unknown (1966), The Main Chance (1970), Paul Temple (1971), Barlow at Large (1974), The Orchard End Murder (1980) and Lifeforce (1985). He also regularly played Dr Robert Hamilton in Emergency Ward 10 (1962), Call Oxbridge 2000 (1962) and 24-Hour Call (1963).
Facts
Geoffrey's wife was Irish actor Kerry Marsh, best remembered as Nurse O'Keefe in almost 100 episodes of Emergency Ward 10 in the late 1950s and early 60s.
Patrick Godfrey (Tor) February 13th 1933 to June 4th 2026
Doctor Who credits
Played: Tor in The Savages (1966)
Played: Major Cosworth in The Mind of Evil (1971)
Career highlights
Debuting in Sunday's Child (1959), Patrick's CV included roles in Gert and Daisy (1959), Doctor Faustus (1961), No Hiding Place (1963), Joan of Arc (1964), Dixon of Dock Green (1966), Mr Rose (1968), The Six Wives of Henry VIII (1970), A Family at War (1971), Ballet Shoes (1975), Scorpion Tales (1978), Enemy at the Door (1980), Shine on Harvey Moon (1984), Edge of Darkness (1985), Blott on the Landscape (1985), Auf Wiedersehen, Pet (1986), Maurice (1987), Shadow of a Noose (1989), Sleepers (1991), The Remains of the Day (1993), Bramwell (1995), A Dance to the Music of Time (1997), Ever After (1998), Casualty (2000), My Family (2003), Oliver Twist (2005), The History Boys (2006), Fallen Angel (2007), The Duchess (2008), Les Miserables (2012), Da Vinci's Demons (2013), Mr Turner (2014), Breathe (2017), His Dark Materials (2019) and Rejoyce! (2024).
Facts
Patrick was married to actress Amanda Walker, who appeared as the older Ruby in 73 Yards. Their daughter is vocal coach Kate Godfrey.
Tim Goodman (Guard) Born November 9th 1938
Career highlights
Also appeared in Carried By Storm (1964), The Last of the Mohicans (1971), The Persuaders! (1971), The Crocodile (1973), Fooling Hitler (2004), Holmfirth Hollywood (2006), Jane Eyre (2006), Oranges and Sunshine (2010), Autopsy: The Last Hours of Liberace (2015) and The Mother, the Son, the Rat and the Gun (2021).
Norman Henry (Senta) December 14th 1925 to March 4th 1987 (heart attack)
Career highlights
Norman's CV begins with The Never Never Murder (1961), and includes A Child in the House (1962), The Forsyte Saga (1967), Callan (1970), Napoleon and Love (1972), The Kids from 47A (1973), Lorna Doone (1976), London Belongs To Me (1977) and SWALK (1982).
Geoffrey Frederick (Exorse) Born January 29th 1933
Career highlights
Geoffrey's debut came in The Maitland Scandal (1958), then The History of Mr Polly (1959), Hell is a City (1960), The Chequered Flag (1960), Man at the Carlton Tower (1961), 633 Squadron (1964), Riviera Police (1965), Out of the Unknown (1966), The Main Chance (1970), Paul Temple (1971), Barlow at Large (1974), The Orchard End Murder (1980) and Lifeforce (1985). He also regularly played Dr Robert Hamilton in Emergency Ward 10 (1962), Call Oxbridge 2000 (1962) and 24-Hour Call (1963).
Facts
Geoffrey's wife was Irish actor Kerry Marsh, best remembered as Nurse O'Keefe in almost 100 episodes of Emergency Ward 10 in the late 1950s and early 60s.
Patrick Godfrey (Tor) February 13th 1933 to June 4th 2026
Doctor Who credits
Played: Tor in The Savages (1966)
Played: Major Cosworth in The Mind of Evil (1971)
Career highlights
Debuting in Sunday's Child (1959), Patrick's CV included roles in Gert and Daisy (1959), Doctor Faustus (1961), No Hiding Place (1963), Joan of Arc (1964), Dixon of Dock Green (1966), Mr Rose (1968), The Six Wives of Henry VIII (1970), A Family at War (1971), Ballet Shoes (1975), Scorpion Tales (1978), Enemy at the Door (1980), Shine on Harvey Moon (1984), Edge of Darkness (1985), Blott on the Landscape (1985), Auf Wiedersehen, Pet (1986), Maurice (1987), Shadow of a Noose (1989), Sleepers (1991), The Remains of the Day (1993), Bramwell (1995), A Dance to the Music of Time (1997), Ever After (1998), Casualty (2000), My Family (2003), Oliver Twist (2005), The History Boys (2006), Fallen Angel (2007), The Duchess (2008), Les Miserables (2012), Da Vinci's Demons (2013), Mr Turner (2014), Breathe (2017), His Dark Materials (2019) and Rejoyce! (2024).
Facts
Patrick was married to actress Amanda Walker, who appeared as the older Ruby in 73 Yards. Their daughter is vocal coach Kate Godfrey.
Tim Goodman (Guard) Born November 9th 1938
Career highlights
Also appeared in Carried By Storm (1964), The Last of the Mohicans (1971), The Persuaders! (1971), The Crocodile (1973), Fooling Hitler (2004), Holmfirth Hollywood (2006), Jane Eyre (2006), Oranges and Sunshine (2010), Autopsy: The Last Hours of Liberace (2015) and The Mother, the Son, the Rat and the Gun (2021).
Norman Henry (Senta) December 14th 1925 to March 4th 1987 (heart attack)
Career highlights
Norman's CV begins with The Never Never Murder (1961), and includes A Child in the House (1962), The Forsyte Saga (1967), Callan (1970), Napoleon and Love (1972), The Kids from 47A (1973), Lorna Doone (1976), London Belongs To Me (1977) and SWALK (1982).
Facts
Before becoming an actor, Norman was a schoolmaster
Tony Holland (Third assistant) January 18th 1940 to November 28th 2007 (injuries from a fall)
Career highlights
Tony started out as an actor, appearing in Doctor Who and Message for Posterity (1967), before moving behind the cameras. He script-edited 178 episodes of Z Cars (1970-73), 133 episodes of Angels (1979-83) and 276 episodes of EastEnders (1985-87), the BBC soap opera he devised with Julia Smith (who directed two Doctor Who stories in 1966/67). Tony's script-writing work included Z Cars (1972), Angels (1980-82), The District Nurse (1984), Civvy Street (1988), Snoken (1993-97) and A Mind to Kill (1997). Again with Julia Smith, he also created the ill-fated BBC soap Eldorado (1992-93).
Tony Holland (Third assistant) January 18th 1940 to November 28th 2007 (injuries from a fall)
Career highlights
Tony started out as an actor, appearing in Doctor Who and Message for Posterity (1967), before moving behind the cameras. He script-edited 178 episodes of Z Cars (1970-73), 133 episodes of Angels (1979-83) and 276 episodes of EastEnders (1985-87), the BBC soap opera he devised with Julia Smith (who directed two Doctor Who stories in 1966/67). Tony's script-writing work included Z Cars (1972), Angels (1980-82), The District Nurse (1984), Civvy Street (1988), Snoken (1993-97) and A Mind to Kill (1997). Again with Julia Smith, he also created the ill-fated BBC soap Eldorado (1992-93).
Facts
Tony had been in poor health ever since being knocked down in a traffic accident in Chiswick, London, several years before he died.
Frederick Jaeger (Jano) May 9th 1928 to June 18th 2004
Doctor Who credits
Played: Jano in The Savages (1966)
Played: Sorenson in Planet of Evil (1975)
Played: Professor Marius in The Invisible Enemy (1977)
Career highlights
German born Frederick's career began in 1950's Probation Officer and went on to see roles in The Grove Family (1955), The One That Got Away (1957), Ice Cold in Alex (1958), Interpol Calling (1960), Farewell Performance (1963), Hit and Run (1965), The Jazz Age (1968), Ryan International (1970), The Befrienders (1972), Scorpio (1973), The New Avengers (1976), The Omega Factor (1979), Yes, Minister (1980), Remington Steele (1984), The Chief (1990), Selling Hitler (1991), Keeping Up Appearances (1993) and Cold Comfort Farm (1995). He also played Dr James Austen in The Inside Man (1969), Commander Fletcher in Special Branch (1974), and Max Van Der Rheede in The Onedin Line (1980).
Facts
Frederick's family fled Berlin for France when the Nazi party took control in 1933, then moved to the UK in 1939. He became a naturalized British citizen 11 years later.
Clare Jenkins (Nanina)
Doctor Who credits
Played: Nanina in The Savages (1966)
Played: Tanya Lernov in The Wheel in Space (1968), The War Games (1969)
Career highlights
Clare's other credits include Take a Pair of Private Eyes (1966), Weavers Green (1966), Adam Adamant Lives! (1967), Z Cars (1968), The First Lady (1969), Ivanhoe (1970), Crossroads (1972) and The Death of Adolf Hitler (1973).
Andrew Lodge (First assistant) May 31st 1937 to February 13th 2017
Career highlights
Tazmanian Andrew's career began in Consider Your Verdict (1962) and includes Crossroads (1965), Corridors of Power (1966), The Last Escape (1970), My Wife Next Door (1972), Assassin (1973), The Beast Must Die (1974), The Land That Time Forgot (1975), The Children of the New Forest (1977), The Sandbaggers (1980), Priest of Love (1981), Beau Geste (1982), Minder (1984), The Collectors (1986), She-Wolf of London (1990) and Men Behaving Badly (1992).
In 2013 Toby Hadoke released his Who's Round interview with Andrew, and Peter Thomas, here.
Robert Sidaway (Avon) January 24th 1942 to August 16th 2024 (brain cancer)
Doctor Who credits
Played: Avon in The Savages (1966)
Played: Captain Turner in The Invasion (1968)
Career highlights
Further acting credits include The Angry Gods (1961), The Gentle Assassin (1962), It Happened Like This (1962), Sergeant Cork (1964), Out of the Unknown (1965), The Avengers (1968), A Nice Girl Like Me (1969), Crossroads (1973), The Optimist (1983/85), Joy Division (2006) and Chuck the Eco Duck (as narrator, 2009). Robert also slipped behind the camera to become a producer on The Game of the Century (1978), The Optimist (1983-85), Best of British (1987-94), Wicked Willie (1990-91), The World of Hammer (1994), Rainbow (1995) and Chuck the Eco Duck (2009). He also scripted many of the programmes he produced, as well as Crossroads (1975).
Facts
Robert's first wife was actor Maggie Don. In the 1970s, Robert worked in public relations and marketing for London theatre managers. In 1987, he wrote a book based on his documentary series Best of British, focusing on the Rank Organisation, and in 1996 wrote a novelisation of his film Rainbow (which was the first theatrically distributed all-digital feature film). In 1995, he co-founded the International Football Hall of Fame. In 2021, he led a successful social media campaign to get his series The Optimist released on DVD.
Tony had been in poor health ever since being knocked down in a traffic accident in Chiswick, London, several years before he died.
Frederick Jaeger (Jano) May 9th 1928 to June 18th 2004
Doctor Who credits
Played: Jano in The Savages (1966)
Played: Sorenson in Planet of Evil (1975)
Played: Professor Marius in The Invisible Enemy (1977)
Career highlights
German born Frederick's career began in 1950's Probation Officer and went on to see roles in The Grove Family (1955), The One That Got Away (1957), Ice Cold in Alex (1958), Interpol Calling (1960), Farewell Performance (1963), Hit and Run (1965), The Jazz Age (1968), Ryan International (1970), The Befrienders (1972), Scorpio (1973), The New Avengers (1976), The Omega Factor (1979), Yes, Minister (1980), Remington Steele (1984), The Chief (1990), Selling Hitler (1991), Keeping Up Appearances (1993) and Cold Comfort Farm (1995). He also played Dr James Austen in The Inside Man (1969), Commander Fletcher in Special Branch (1974), and Max Van Der Rheede in The Onedin Line (1980).
Facts
Frederick's family fled Berlin for France when the Nazi party took control in 1933, then moved to the UK in 1939. He became a naturalized British citizen 11 years later.
Clare Jenkins (Nanina)
Doctor Who credits
Played: Nanina in The Savages (1966)
Played: Tanya Lernov in The Wheel in Space (1968), The War Games (1969)
Career highlights
Clare's other credits include Take a Pair of Private Eyes (1966), Weavers Green (1966), Adam Adamant Lives! (1967), Z Cars (1968), The First Lady (1969), Ivanhoe (1970), Crossroads (1972) and The Death of Adolf Hitler (1973).
Andrew Lodge (First assistant) May 31st 1937 to February 13th 2017
Career highlights
Tazmanian Andrew's career began in Consider Your Verdict (1962) and includes Crossroads (1965), Corridors of Power (1966), The Last Escape (1970), My Wife Next Door (1972), Assassin (1973), The Beast Must Die (1974), The Land That Time Forgot (1975), The Children of the New Forest (1977), The Sandbaggers (1980), Priest of Love (1981), Beau Geste (1982), Minder (1984), The Collectors (1986), She-Wolf of London (1990) and Men Behaving Badly (1992).
In 2013 Toby Hadoke released his Who's Round interview with Andrew, and Peter Thomas, here.
Kay Patrick (Flower) September 2nd 1941 to June 2nd 2026
Doctor Who credits
Played: Poppaea in The Romans (1965)
Played: Flower in The Savages (1966)
Career highlights
Kay started her career in front of the cameras, appearing in The Call (1962), The Flying Swan (1965), Nana (1968) and The First Churchills (1969), but then moved behind the camera to become director on soaps such as EastEnders (1986), Brookside (1992-94), Springhill (1996-97) and Emmerdale (1998-99), as well as Dramarama (1987-89), Jupiter Moon (1990), In Suspicious Circumstances (1993-94), Sunburn (1999) and Holby City (2000). In later years she became a producer on Coronation Street (1996-97), Sunburn (1999-2000), Merseybeat (2002) and Crossroads (2001-03). Her latter career concentrated on directing more than 260 episodes of soap opera Coronation Street (1994-2015).
Doctor Who credits
Played: Poppaea in The Romans (1965)
Played: Flower in The Savages (1966)
Career highlights
Kay started her career in front of the cameras, appearing in The Call (1962), The Flying Swan (1965), Nana (1968) and The First Churchills (1969), but then moved behind the camera to become director on soaps such as EastEnders (1986), Brookside (1992-94), Springhill (1996-97) and Emmerdale (1998-99), as well as Dramarama (1987-89), Jupiter Moon (1990), In Suspicious Circumstances (1993-94), Sunburn (1999) and Holby City (2000). In later years she became a producer on Coronation Street (1996-97), Sunburn (1999-2000), Merseybeat (2002) and Crossroads (2001-03). Her latter career concentrated on directing more than 260 episodes of soap opera Coronation Street (1994-2015).
Awards
2014: British Soap Award for Best Single Episode (Coronation Street - Hayley's Death) - shared with Chris Fewtrell
Facts
In 2009, Kay was hit and injured badly by a car while working on Coronation Street (needing a plate in her shoulder and a reconstructed knee), but she was back on set in 2010. In 2016, she wrote a crime novel called The Trial of Marie Montrecourt in aid of Alzheimer's Society.
Facts
In 2009, Kay was hit and injured badly by a car while working on Coronation Street (needing a plate in her shoulder and a reconstructed knee), but she was back on set in 2010. In 2016, she wrote a crime novel called The Trial of Marie Montrecourt in aid of Alzheimer's Society.
Robert Sidaway (Avon) January 24th 1942 to August 16th 2024 (brain cancer)
Doctor Who credits
Played: Avon in The Savages (1966)
Played: Captain Turner in The Invasion (1968)
Career highlights
Further acting credits include The Angry Gods (1961), The Gentle Assassin (1962), It Happened Like This (1962), Sergeant Cork (1964), Out of the Unknown (1965), The Avengers (1968), A Nice Girl Like Me (1969), Crossroads (1973), The Optimist (1983/85), Joy Division (2006) and Chuck the Eco Duck (as narrator, 2009). Robert also slipped behind the camera to become a producer on The Game of the Century (1978), The Optimist (1983-85), Best of British (1987-94), Wicked Willie (1990-91), The World of Hammer (1994), Rainbow (1995) and Chuck the Eco Duck (2009). He also scripted many of the programmes he produced, as well as Crossroads (1975).
Facts
Robert's first wife was actor Maggie Don. In the 1970s, Robert worked in public relations and marketing for London theatre managers. In 1987, he wrote a book based on his documentary series Best of British, focusing on the Rank Organisation, and in 1996 wrote a novelisation of his film Rainbow (which was the first theatrically distributed all-digital feature film). In 1995, he co-founded the International Football Hall of Fame. In 2021, he led a successful social media campaign to get his series The Optimist released on DVD.
Ewen Solon (Chal) September 7th 1917 to July 7th 1985
Doctor Who credits
Played: Chal in The Savages (1966)
Played: Vishinsky in Planet of Evil (1975)
Career highlights
Ewen was born in New Zealand and his first acting credit was in The Fur Coat (1949), followed by roles in Valley of Eagles (1951), Rob Roy, the Highland Rogue (1953), The Dam Busters (1955), Yangtse Incident (1957), Jack the Ripper (1959), The Sundowners (1960), The Curse of the Werewolf (1961), Mystery Submarine (1963), No Hiding Place (1965), The Sandwich Man (1966), Bellbird (1967), The Ugliest Girl in Town (1968), Spyforce (1971), Moving On (1974), Kim and Co (1975), The Message (1976), Machinegunner (1976), Follow Me (1977), Kidnapped (1978), The Doombolt Chase (1978), The Spaceman and King Arthur (1979), A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square (1979), Into the Labyrinth (1981-82), The Wicked Lady (1983) and Master of the Game (1984). He also played Sgt Lucas in 50 episodes of Maigret (1960-63), Caesar Smith in almost 40 episodes of The Revenue Men (1967-68), and Alan Mitchell in more than 1,600 episodes of the Australian serial drama Bellbird (1967-77).
Facts
Before going into the acting profession, Ewen worked as a farmer, a dock labourer, a door to door salesman, a timber mill worker and a journalist. His wife for five years was actor Vicki Woolf.
Doctor Who credits
Played: Chal in The Savages (1966)
Played: Vishinsky in Planet of Evil (1975)
Career highlights
Ewen was born in New Zealand and his first acting credit was in The Fur Coat (1949), followed by roles in Valley of Eagles (1951), Rob Roy, the Highland Rogue (1953), The Dam Busters (1955), Yangtse Incident (1957), Jack the Ripper (1959), The Sundowners (1960), The Curse of the Werewolf (1961), Mystery Submarine (1963), No Hiding Place (1965), The Sandwich Man (1966), Bellbird (1967), The Ugliest Girl in Town (1968), Spyforce (1971), Moving On (1974), Kim and Co (1975), The Message (1976), Machinegunner (1976), Follow Me (1977), Kidnapped (1978), The Doombolt Chase (1978), The Spaceman and King Arthur (1979), A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square (1979), Into the Labyrinth (1981-82), The Wicked Lady (1983) and Master of the Game (1984). He also played Sgt Lucas in 50 episodes of Maigret (1960-63), Caesar Smith in almost 40 episodes of The Revenue Men (1967-68), and Alan Mitchell in more than 1,600 episodes of the Australian serial drama Bellbird (1967-77).
Facts
Before going into the acting profession, Ewen worked as a farmer, a dock labourer, a door to door salesman, a timber mill worker and a journalist. His wife for five years was actor Vicki Woolf.
Peter Thomas (Captain Edal) January 23rd 1936 to January 5th 2017
Career highlights
Peter's other credits include The Infamous John Friend (1959), Walk a Crooked Mile (1961), Z Cars (1962), The Plane Makers (1963), No Cloak - No Dagger (1963), The Benny Hill Show (1965), The Baron (1966), Invasion (1966), Meet the Wife (1966), Witchfinder General (1968), Department S (1969), Big Breadwinner Hog (1969), Manhunt (1970), Kindly Leave the Kerb (1971), Tales from the Crypt (1972), Crown Court (1976), Nighthawks (1978), Sense of Enlightenment (2012), Day I Met God (2015) and Snapshot (2016).
Facts
The gap in Peter's CV is down to the fact he had to semi-retire in the late 1970s to look after his terminally ill wife, the actor June Speight, and their young children.
In 2013 Toby Hadoke released his Who's Round interview with Peter, and Andrew Lodge, here.
CREW
Ian Stuart Black (writer) March 21st 1915 to October 13th 1997
Doctor Who credits
Wrote: The Savages (1966), The War Machines (1966), The Macra Terror (1967)
Career highlights
Ian also wrote for series such as Shadow of the Past (1950), The Limping Man (1953), Fabian of the Yard (1955-56), The Invisible Man (1958-59), William Tell (1959), Danger Man (1960-61), Sir Francis Drake (1961-62), Man of the World (1962-63), The Saint (1964), The High Bright Sun (1965), Ransom for a Pretty Girl (1966), Adam Adamant Lives! (1967), The Champions (1968), Redgauntlet (1970), Elephant Boy (1972-73), Castaway (1974), Star Maidens (1976), The Outsiders (1976-77) and House of Glass (1992). He took editing duties on Invisible Man, Sir Francis Drake, Man of the World, The Sentimental Agent (1963), The Man in Room 17 (1965) and The Outsiders, and produced Danger Man (1960-61) and Elephant Boy.
Facts
Ian submitted a fourth script to Doctor Who in the early 1970s entitled The Space War, but this was not developed. His daughter is actress Isobel Black, best known for playing Eileen O'Rourke in The Troubleshooters (1967-68). Ian also wrote novels (such as 1953's In the Wake of a Stranger and 1961's The Passionate City) and plays (such as We Must Kill Toni (1953) and Nothing Legal (1964)).
Christopher Barry (director) September 20th 1925 to February 7th 2014 (following a fall) Click here for Christopher Barry's entry on The Daleks
Career highlights
Peter's other credits include The Infamous John Friend (1959), Walk a Crooked Mile (1961), Z Cars (1962), The Plane Makers (1963), No Cloak - No Dagger (1963), The Benny Hill Show (1965), The Baron (1966), Invasion (1966), Meet the Wife (1966), Witchfinder General (1968), Department S (1969), Big Breadwinner Hog (1969), Manhunt (1970), Kindly Leave the Kerb (1971), Tales from the Crypt (1972), Crown Court (1976), Nighthawks (1978), Sense of Enlightenment (2012), Day I Met God (2015) and Snapshot (2016).
Facts
The gap in Peter's CV is down to the fact he had to semi-retire in the late 1970s to look after his terminally ill wife, the actor June Speight, and their young children.
In 2013 Toby Hadoke released his Who's Round interview with Peter, and Andrew Lodge, here.
CREW
Ian Stuart Black (writer) March 21st 1915 to October 13th 1997
Doctor Who credits
Wrote: The Savages (1966), The War Machines (1966), The Macra Terror (1967)
Career highlights
Ian also wrote for series such as Shadow of the Past (1950), The Limping Man (1953), Fabian of the Yard (1955-56), The Invisible Man (1958-59), William Tell (1959), Danger Man (1960-61), Sir Francis Drake (1961-62), Man of the World (1962-63), The Saint (1964), The High Bright Sun (1965), Ransom for a Pretty Girl (1966), Adam Adamant Lives! (1967), The Champions (1968), Redgauntlet (1970), Elephant Boy (1972-73), Castaway (1974), Star Maidens (1976), The Outsiders (1976-77) and House of Glass (1992). He took editing duties on Invisible Man, Sir Francis Drake, Man of the World, The Sentimental Agent (1963), The Man in Room 17 (1965) and The Outsiders, and produced Danger Man (1960-61) and Elephant Boy.
Facts
Ian submitted a fourth script to Doctor Who in the early 1970s entitled The Space War, but this was not developed. His daughter is actress Isobel Black, best known for playing Eileen O'Rourke in The Troubleshooters (1967-68). Ian also wrote novels (such as 1953's In the Wake of a Stranger and 1961's The Passionate City) and plays (such as We Must Kill Toni (1953) and Nothing Legal (1964)).
Christopher Barry (director) September 20th 1925 to February 7th 2014 (following a fall) Click here for Christopher Barry's entry on The Daleks
Innes Lloyd (producer) December 24th 1925 to August 23rd 1991 (cancer) Click here for Innes Lloyd's entry on The Celestial Toymaker
Gerry Davis (script editor) February 23rd 1930 to August 31st 1991 (stomach cancer) Click here for Gerry Davis's entry on The Massacre of St Bartholomew's Eve
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