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First broadcast Aug 30 to Sep 20 1975
Average audience for serial: 9.03m
REGULAR CAST
Tom Baker (The Doctor) Born Jan 20 1934 Click here for Tom Baker's entry on Robot
Elisabeth Sladen (Sarah Jane Smith) Feb 1 1946 to Apr 19 2011 (pancreatic cancer) Click here for Elisabeth Sladen's entry on The Time Warrior
Ian Marter (Harry Sullivan) Oct 28 1944 to Oct 28 1986 (diabetes-related heart attack) Click here for Ian Marter's entry on Carnival of Monsters
Nicholas Courtney (Brigadier Lethbridge Stewart) Dec 16 1929 to Feb 22 2011 (cancer) Click here for Nicholas Courtney's entry on The Daleks' Master Plan
John Levene (Benton) Born Dec 24 1941 Click here for John Levene's entry on The Web of Fear
GUEST CAST
Keith Ashley (Zygon) Died 2007
Doctor Who credits
Played: Extra in The Savages (1966, uncredited), Planet of the Spiders (1974, uncredited)
Played: Firing squad member in The War Games (1969, uncredited)
Played: Technician in Doctor Who and the Silurians (1970, uncredited)
Played: Villager in The Daemons (1971, uncredited)
Played: Dalek operator in Genesis of the Daleks (1975)
Played: Zygon in Terror of the Zygons (1975)
Played: Sir Colin's aide in The Seeds of Doom (1976, uncredited)
Played: Brother in The Masque of Mandragora (1976, uncredited)
Career highlights
Keith's earliest credit was in The Love of Mike (1960), followed by roles in The Cheaters (1962), Frankie Howerd (1966), Hugh and I (1967), Doctor in the House (1970), No, That's Me Over Here! (1970), The Adventurer (1972), Upstairs Downstairs (1972/73), six episodes of Z Cars (1967-73), Marked Personal (1973), Colditz (1974), The Onedin Line (1976), Get Some In! (1977) and Three Piece Suite (1977).
Ronald Gough (Zygon) Nov 10 1927 to Nov 15 1996
Doctor Who credits
Played: Technician in Doctor Who and the Silurians (1970, uncredited)
Played: Extra in Invasion of the Dinosaurs (1974, uncredited)
Played: Zygon in Terror of the Zygons (1975)
Career highlights
Further appearances include Softly Softly (1966), Big Breadwinner Hog (1969), Menace (1970), Colditz (1972), The Two Ronnies (1973), three episodes of Dixon of Dock Green (1971-74) and four episodes of Z Cars (1971-77).
Facts
Ron was part of the family that ran Gough's Pet Store in East Grinstead, until the family sold it in 1980. The store is still going today, and although not run by the Gough family, retains the name.
Bernard G High (Corporal) Born Mar 21 1944
Doctor Who credits
Played: Soldier in The Web of Fear (1968)
Played: Corporal in Terror of the Zygons (1975)
Career highlights
Bernard debuted in A Game of Murder (1966), then took roles in Z Cars (1967), Detective (1968), Night After Night After Night (1969) and Within These Walls (1975). Bernard also wrote plays for the stage.
Angus Lennie (Angus) Apr 18 1930 to Sep 14 2014
Doctor Who credits
Played: Storr in The Ice Warriors (1967)
Played: Angus in Terror of the Zygons (1975)
Career highlights
Angus first appeared in The Mortimer Touch (1957) and later Para Handy - Master Mariner (1959-60), Tunes of Glory (1960), Petticoat Pirates (1961), The Great Escape (1963), 633 Squadron (1964), The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (1967), Oh! What a Lovely War (1969), The Borderers (1970), Paul Temple (1971), The Onedin Line (1973), One of Our Dinosaurs is Missing (1975), Send in the Girls (1978), Doom Castle (1980), Lovejoy (1986), Hannay (1988), All Night Long (1994), The Upper Hand (1995), Dad (1997) and Monarch of the Glen (2002-03). His most famous role was as chef Shughie McFee in the soap Crossroads (1974-80/85), as well as Murdoch in HMS Paradise (1964-65).
Hugh Martin (Munro) Dec 8 1933 to Jul 16 1997
Doctor Who credits
Played: Munro in Terror of the Zygons (1975)
Played: Priest in Vengeance on Varos (1985)
Career highlights
Debuting in The Errol Flynn Theatre (1957), Hugh's further work included Suspense (1962), Resurrection (1968), Softly Softly (1972), Hadleigh (1973), Oil Strike North (1975), The Sweeney (1976), Black Island (1979), The Enigma Files (1980), Union Castle (1982), Up the Elephant and Round the Castle (1985), A Very British Coup (1988) and Taggart (1983/90).
Robert Russell (The Caber) May 24 1936 to May 12 2008 (heart attack)
Doctor Who credits
Played: Guard in The Power of the Daleks (1966)
Played: The Caber in Terror of the Zygons (1975)
Career highlights
In 1947, Kent-born Robert's family moved to South Africa, where he began to work in a gold mine, but he soon moved into acting, debuting in Police Surgeon (1960), The Saint (1966), Inspector Clouseau (1968), Witchfinder General (1968), Orlando (1968), The Guardians (1971), The Protectors (1973), Public Eye (1975), Space: 1999 (1975), Blake's 7 (1978), Sorry! (1981), The Chinese Detective (1982) and Strange Horizons (1993).
Facts
Robert worked in a South African gold mine in the early 1950s.
Tony Sibbald (Huckle) Jun 28 1936 to Dec 13 2011
Career highlights
Canadian Tony first appeared in a 1966 Play of the Month, and then appeared in Doomwatch (1970), Cry of the Banshee (1970), The Venturers (1975), Second Verdict (1976), Lillie (1978), Quatermass IV (1979), The Professionals (1980), Superman II (1980), The Nightmare Man (1981), Scream for Help (1984), A View to a Kill (1985), Small World (1988), Selling Hitler (1991), Hackers (1995) and One Foot in the Grave (1995).
Facts
Sadly, Tony was asked to do an interview for the DVD of Terror of the Zygons, but died while visiting friends in Thailand after the letter requesting the interview was sent.
Peter Symonds (Soldier) Born 1942
Career highlights
Peter first appeared in Ooh La La! (1973), then Callan (1974), Look, Mike Yarwood! (1974), Plain Murder (1978), The Lonelyheart Kid (1984), Rumpole of the Bailey (1988), The Darling Buds of May (1991), The Final Cut (1995), The Long Firm (2004), Sharpe's Challenge (2006), Lewis (2007), EastEnders (2008), Agatha Christie's Poirot (2013) and My Mad Fat Diary (2015).
Facts
Peter appears as one of the judges in the music video for Emeli Sande's Clown (2012) - look out for Torchwood's Murray Melvin too!
Lillias Walker (Sister Lamont) 1930 to Aug 10 2023 (vascular disease)
Career highlights
First appearing in Mr Brown Comes Down the Hill (as a harlot!) in 1965, Lillias also appeared in Out of the Unknown (1969), The First Churchills (1969), Paul Temple (1969), What Became of Jack and Jill? (1972), Sporting Scenes (1974), Intimate Reflections (1974), Beasts (1976), The Walls of Jericho (1981) and Charlie (1984). She also had a long-running role as Rosemary Cartland in 60 episodes of The Cedar Tree (1976-78).
Facts
Lillias's second husband was actor Peter Vaughan, who she married in 1966 after divorcing her first husband, the actor Peter Burton. Lillias and Peter Burton had a daughter, the actress Victoria Burton, best known for playing Holly Parks in Gems (1985), and Victoria is married to actor Gregor Fisher, making Lillias Walker the mother-in-law of Rab C Nesbitt!
Bruce Wightman (Radio operator) Mar 5 1925 to Jan 8 2009
Doctor Who credits
Played: William de Tornebu in The Crusade (1965)
Played: Scott in The Daleks' Master Plan (1965-66)
Played: Radio operator in Terror of the Zygons (1975)
Career highlights
Bruce began his career in The Black Tulip (1956), then Blood of the Vampire (1958), The Rag Trade (1961), The Heart of Midlothian (1966), Confessions of a Window Cleaner (1974) and Great Performances (1977).
Facts
Bruce co-founded London's Dracula Society in 1973 with fellow actor Bernard Davies (who appeared in The War Games in 1969). During the 1970s and 80s Bruce ran Dracula tours in Romania. In the 1990s he lived in Bulgaria working as an art critic and journalist, but moved to New Zealand in 2001 to continue writing about the career of Bram Stoker.
John Woodnutt (Duke of Forgill/ Broton) Mar 3 1924 to Jan 2 2006
Doctor Who credits
Played: Hibbert in Spearhead from Space (1970)
Played: Draconian Emperor in Frontier in Space (1973)
Played: Duke of Forgill/ Broton in Terror of the Zygons (1975)
Played: Seron in The Keeper of Traken (1981)
Career highlights
John became a prolific character actor after he first appeared in The Black Brigand (1956), then The Cabin in the Clearing (1959), Gamble for a Throne (1961), Swizzlewick (1964), The Avengers (1966), Rogues' Gallery (1969), The Six Wives of Henry VIII (1970, as Henry VII), Look and Read: The Boy from Space (1971, as the spooky Thin Man), The Tomorrow People (1973), The Secret Garden (1975), Children of the Stones (1977), Shoestring (1979), Stalky and Co. (1982), Lifeforce (1985), Porterhouse Blue (1987), Jeeves and Wooster (1990-93, as Sir Watkyn), Wycliffe (1995) and Harry Enfield and Chums (1997). He also played Mr Quelch in Billy Bunter of Greyfriars School (1959), Judge Weightman in Crown Court (1977-84) and Merlin/ Mogdred in children's virtual reality show Knightmare (1987-90).
Facts
John ended his years in the actors' retirement home Denville Hall.
Bernard G High (Corporal) Born Mar 21 1944
Doctor Who credits
Played: Soldier in The Web of Fear (1968)
Played: Corporal in Terror of the Zygons (1975)
Career highlights
Bernard debuted in A Game of Murder (1966), then took roles in Z Cars (1967), Detective (1968), Night After Night After Night (1969) and Within These Walls (1975). Bernard also wrote plays for the stage.
Angus Lennie (Angus) Apr 18 1930 to Sep 14 2014
Doctor Who credits
Played: Storr in The Ice Warriors (1967)
Played: Angus in Terror of the Zygons (1975)
Career highlights
Angus first appeared in The Mortimer Touch (1957) and later Para Handy - Master Mariner (1959-60), Tunes of Glory (1960), Petticoat Pirates (1961), The Great Escape (1963), 633 Squadron (1964), The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (1967), Oh! What a Lovely War (1969), The Borderers (1970), Paul Temple (1971), The Onedin Line (1973), One of Our Dinosaurs is Missing (1975), Send in the Girls (1978), Doom Castle (1980), Lovejoy (1986), Hannay (1988), All Night Long (1994), The Upper Hand (1995), Dad (1997) and Monarch of the Glen (2002-03). His most famous role was as chef Shughie McFee in the soap Crossroads (1974-80/85), as well as Murdoch in HMS Paradise (1964-65).
Hugh Martin (Munro) Dec 8 1933 to Jul 16 1997
Doctor Who credits
Played: Munro in Terror of the Zygons (1975)
Played: Priest in Vengeance on Varos (1985)
Career highlights
Debuting in The Errol Flynn Theatre (1957), Hugh's further work included Suspense (1962), Resurrection (1968), Softly Softly (1972), Hadleigh (1973), Oil Strike North (1975), The Sweeney (1976), Black Island (1979), The Enigma Files (1980), Union Castle (1982), Up the Elephant and Round the Castle (1985), A Very British Coup (1988) and Taggart (1983/90).
Robert Russell (The Caber) May 24 1936 to May 12 2008 (heart attack)
Doctor Who credits
Played: Guard in The Power of the Daleks (1966)
Played: The Caber in Terror of the Zygons (1975)
Career highlights
In 1947, Kent-born Robert's family moved to South Africa, where he began to work in a gold mine, but he soon moved into acting, debuting in Police Surgeon (1960), The Saint (1966), Inspector Clouseau (1968), Witchfinder General (1968), Orlando (1968), The Guardians (1971), The Protectors (1973), Public Eye (1975), Space: 1999 (1975), Blake's 7 (1978), Sorry! (1981), The Chinese Detective (1982) and Strange Horizons (1993).
Facts
Robert worked in a South African gold mine in the early 1950s.
Tony Sibbald (Huckle) Jun 28 1936 to Dec 13 2011
Career highlights
Canadian Tony first appeared in a 1966 Play of the Month, and then appeared in Doomwatch (1970), Cry of the Banshee (1970), The Venturers (1975), Second Verdict (1976), Lillie (1978), Quatermass IV (1979), The Professionals (1980), Superman II (1980), The Nightmare Man (1981), Scream for Help (1984), A View to a Kill (1985), Small World (1988), Selling Hitler (1991), Hackers (1995) and One Foot in the Grave (1995).
Facts
Sadly, Tony was asked to do an interview for the DVD of Terror of the Zygons, but died while visiting friends in Thailand after the letter requesting the interview was sent.
Peter Symonds (Soldier) Born 1942
Career highlights
Peter first appeared in Ooh La La! (1973), then Callan (1974), Look, Mike Yarwood! (1974), Plain Murder (1978), The Lonelyheart Kid (1984), Rumpole of the Bailey (1988), The Darling Buds of May (1991), The Final Cut (1995), The Long Firm (2004), Sharpe's Challenge (2006), Lewis (2007), EastEnders (2008), Agatha Christie's Poirot (2013) and My Mad Fat Diary (2015).
Facts
Peter appears as one of the judges in the music video for Emeli Sande's Clown (2012) - look out for Torchwood's Murray Melvin too!
Lillias Walker (Sister Lamont) 1930 to Aug 10 2023 (vascular disease)
Career highlights
First appearing in Mr Brown Comes Down the Hill (as a harlot!) in 1965, Lillias also appeared in Out of the Unknown (1969), The First Churchills (1969), Paul Temple (1969), What Became of Jack and Jill? (1972), Sporting Scenes (1974), Intimate Reflections (1974), Beasts (1976), The Walls of Jericho (1981) and Charlie (1984). She also had a long-running role as Rosemary Cartland in 60 episodes of The Cedar Tree (1976-78).
Facts
Lillias's second husband was actor Peter Vaughan, who she married in 1966 after divorcing her first husband, the actor Peter Burton. Lillias and Peter Burton had a daughter, the actress Victoria Burton, best known for playing Holly Parks in Gems (1985), and Victoria is married to actor Gregor Fisher, making Lillias Walker the mother-in-law of Rab C Nesbitt!
Bruce Wightman (Radio operator) Mar 5 1925 to Jan 8 2009
Doctor Who credits
Played: William de Tornebu in The Crusade (1965)
Played: Scott in The Daleks' Master Plan (1965-66)
Played: Radio operator in Terror of the Zygons (1975)
Career highlights
Bruce began his career in The Black Tulip (1956), then Blood of the Vampire (1958), The Rag Trade (1961), The Heart of Midlothian (1966), Confessions of a Window Cleaner (1974) and Great Performances (1977).
Facts
Bruce co-founded London's Dracula Society in 1973 with fellow actor Bernard Davies (who appeared in The War Games in 1969). During the 1970s and 80s Bruce ran Dracula tours in Romania. In the 1990s he lived in Bulgaria working as an art critic and journalist, but moved to New Zealand in 2001 to continue writing about the career of Bram Stoker.
John Woodnutt (Duke of Forgill/ Broton) Mar 3 1924 to Jan 2 2006
Doctor Who credits
Played: Hibbert in Spearhead from Space (1970)
Played: Draconian Emperor in Frontier in Space (1973)
Played: Duke of Forgill/ Broton in Terror of the Zygons (1975)
Played: Seron in The Keeper of Traken (1981)
Career highlights
John became a prolific character actor after he first appeared in The Black Brigand (1956), then The Cabin in the Clearing (1959), Gamble for a Throne (1961), Swizzlewick (1964), The Avengers (1966), Rogues' Gallery (1969), The Six Wives of Henry VIII (1970, as Henry VII), Look and Read: The Boy from Space (1971, as the spooky Thin Man), The Tomorrow People (1973), The Secret Garden (1975), Children of the Stones (1977), Shoestring (1979), Stalky and Co. (1982), Lifeforce (1985), Porterhouse Blue (1987), Jeeves and Wooster (1990-93, as Sir Watkyn), Wycliffe (1995) and Harry Enfield and Chums (1997). He also played Mr Quelch in Billy Bunter of Greyfriars School (1959), Judge Weightman in Crown Court (1977-84) and Merlin/ Mogdred in children's virtual reality show Knightmare (1987-90).
Facts
John ended his years in the actors' retirement home Denville Hall.
CREW
Robert Banks Stewart (writer) Jul 16 1931 to Jan 14 2016 (cancer)
Doctor Who credits
Wrote: Terror of the Zygons (1975), The Seeds of Doom (1976), The Talons of Weng-Chiang (1977, story outline only)
Career highlights
Robert's writing career began with the 1959 series Knight Errant, and he went on to pen scripts for Interpol Calling (1959-60), Danger Man (1960-61), The Human Jungle (1963), Thorndyke (1964), Dr Finlay's Casebook (1964-65), Undermind (1965), The Avengers (1965-66), Adam Adamant Lives! (1966), Callan (1967-69), Special Branch (1969), Jason King (1972), Arthur of the Britons (1973), The Protectors (1974), The Sweeney (1975), Sutherland's Law (1975-76), Rooms (1977), Shoestring (1979-80), Jukes of Piccadilly (1980), Bergerac (1981-91), The Darling Buds of May (1991), Moon and Son (1992) and My Uncle Silas (2001-03). He also worked on many of these dramas as a producer, as well as Intrigue (1966), Lovejoy (1986), Hannay (1988) and Frank Stubbs (1993). He was also script editor on series such as The Human Jungle, Undermind, Harriet's Back in Town (1973), Van der Valk (1973) and Armchair Thriller (1978).
Facts
In 1981 he was nominated for BAFTA's Best Drama Series for Shoestring. Robert published his first novel in 2011 at the age of 81, called The Hurricane's Tail, and his memoirs, To Put You in the Picture, in 2015.
Douglas Camfield (director) May 8 1931 to Jan 27 1984 (heart attack) Click here for Douglas Camfield's entry on Planet of Giants
Philip Hinchcliffe (producer) Born Oct 1 1944 Click here for Philip Hinchcliffe's entry on The Ark in Space
Robert Holmes (script editor) Apr 2 1926 to May 24 1986 (chronic liver ailment) Click here to see Robert Holmes's entry on The Krotons
Robert Banks Stewart (writer) Jul 16 1931 to Jan 14 2016 (cancer)
Doctor Who credits
Wrote: Terror of the Zygons (1975), The Seeds of Doom (1976), The Talons of Weng-Chiang (1977, story outline only)
Career highlights
Robert's writing career began with the 1959 series Knight Errant, and he went on to pen scripts for Interpol Calling (1959-60), Danger Man (1960-61), The Human Jungle (1963), Thorndyke (1964), Dr Finlay's Casebook (1964-65), Undermind (1965), The Avengers (1965-66), Adam Adamant Lives! (1966), Callan (1967-69), Special Branch (1969), Jason King (1972), Arthur of the Britons (1973), The Protectors (1974), The Sweeney (1975), Sutherland's Law (1975-76), Rooms (1977), Shoestring (1979-80), Jukes of Piccadilly (1980), Bergerac (1981-91), The Darling Buds of May (1991), Moon and Son (1992) and My Uncle Silas (2001-03). He also worked on many of these dramas as a producer, as well as Intrigue (1966), Lovejoy (1986), Hannay (1988) and Frank Stubbs (1993). He was also script editor on series such as The Human Jungle, Undermind, Harriet's Back in Town (1973), Van der Valk (1973) and Armchair Thriller (1978).
Facts
In 1981 he was nominated for BAFTA's Best Drama Series for Shoestring. Robert published his first novel in 2011 at the age of 81, called The Hurricane's Tail, and his memoirs, To Put You in the Picture, in 2015.
Douglas Camfield (director) May 8 1931 to Jan 27 1984 (heart attack) Click here for Douglas Camfield's entry on Planet of Giants
Philip Hinchcliffe (producer) Born Oct 1 1944 Click here for Philip Hinchcliffe's entry on The Ark in Space
Robert Holmes (script editor) Apr 2 1926 to May 24 1986 (chronic liver ailment) Click here to see Robert Holmes's entry on The Krotons
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