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| The Doctor (Jon Pertwee), Sarah Jane Smith (Elisabeth Sladen) and Linx (Kevin Lindsay) enjoy a behind-the-scenes chat |
First broadcast Dec 15 1973 to Jan 5 1974
Average audience for serial: 8.23m
An episode by episode review of this story can be read at Time Space Visualiser.
REGULAR CAST
Jon Pertwee (The Doctor) Jul 7 1919 to May 20 1996 (heart attack) Click here to see Jon Pertwee's entry on Spearhead from Space
Elisabeth Sladen (Sarah Jane Smith) Feb 1 1946 to Apr 19 2011 (pancreatic cancer)
Doctor Who credits
Played: Sarah Jane Smith in The Time Warrior, Invasion of the Dinosaurs, Death to the Daleks, The Monster of Peladon, Planet of the Spiders, Robot, The Ark in Space, The Sontaran Experiment, Genesis of the Daleks, Revenge of the Cybermen, Terror of the Zygons, Planet of Evil, Pyramids of Mars, The Android Invasion, The Brain of Morbius, The Seeds of Doom, The Masque of Mandragora, The Hand of Fear (1973-76). Return appearances in The Five Doctors (1983), Dimensions in Time (1993), School Reunion (2006), The Stolen Earth/ Journey's End (2008), The End of Time (2010). Elisabeth also played Sarah Jane is the spin-off K9 and Company (1981) and in 52 episodes of The Sarah Jane Adventures (2007-11), as well as the 1975 audio story Doctor Who and the Pescatons, two BBC Radio stories - The Paradise of Death (1993) and The Ghosts of N-Space (1996) - the fan video production Downtime (1995), and various Big Finish audio plays. Archive footage in Logopolis (1981), Resurrection of the Daleks (1984), Turn Left (2008), The Doctor Falls (2017).
Career highlights
Elisabeth's earliest (uncredited) role was in Ferry Cross the Mersey (1965), then If Only the Trains Come (1968), My World (1969), Coronation Street (1970), Z Cars (1971/72), Doomwatch (1972), Public Eye (1972), Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em (1973), Special Branch (1973), Hickory House (1973), Merry-Go-Round (1977), Send in the Girls (1978), Betzi (1978), Take My Wife... (1979), Silver Dream Racer (1980), In Loving Memory (1980), Name for the Day (1980), Gulliver in Lilliput (1982), Dempsey and Makepeace (1985), Alice in Wonderland (1986), The Bill (1989), Men of the World (1994), Peak Practice (1996) and Faith in the Future (1996).
Facts
Elisabeth was married to actor Brian Miller, also a Doctor Who alumni. Elisabeth appeared alongside seven of the TV Doctors (Doctors 1-5 either during her own era or in The Five Doctors, plus the Tenth and Eleventh Doctors in either 21st century Doctor Who or her own spin-off series). The Impossible Astronaut was dedicated to Elisabeth on its transmission, while a special programme entitled My Sarah Jane: A Tribute to Elisabeth Sladen aired on CBBC. BBC4 also repeated The Hand of Fear as a tribute.
Elisabeth's earliest (uncredited) role was in Ferry Cross the Mersey (1965), then If Only the Trains Come (1968), My World (1969), Coronation Street (1970), Z Cars (1971/72), Doomwatch (1972), Public Eye (1972), Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em (1973), Special Branch (1973), Hickory House (1973), Merry-Go-Round (1977), Send in the Girls (1978), Betzi (1978), Take My Wife... (1979), Silver Dream Racer (1980), In Loving Memory (1980), Name for the Day (1980), Gulliver in Lilliput (1982), Dempsey and Makepeace (1985), Alice in Wonderland (1986), The Bill (1989), Men of the World (1994), Peak Practice (1996) and Faith in the Future (1996).
Facts
Elisabeth was married to actor Brian Miller, also a Doctor Who alumni. Elisabeth appeared alongside seven of the TV Doctors (Doctors 1-5 either during her own era or in The Five Doctors, plus the Tenth and Eleventh Doctors in either 21st century Doctor Who or her own spin-off series). The Impossible Astronaut was dedicated to Elisabeth on its transmission, while a special programme entitled My Sarah Jane: A Tribute to Elisabeth Sladen aired on CBBC. BBC4 also repeated The Hand of Fear as a tribute.
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
GUEST CAST
June Brown (Eleanor) Feb 16 1927 to Apr 3 2022
Career highlights
June was best known for her role as Dot Cotton/ Branning in over 2,000 episodes of BBC soap EastEnders between 1985-2020, but other work included It Started in Paradise (1952), The Rough and Ready Lot (1959), Teletale (1963), Inadmissible Evidence (1968), Doomwatch (1970), Coronation Street (1970-71), Sunday Bloody Sunday (1971), Psychomania (1973), Marked Personal (1974), South Riding (1974), Couples (1976), Survivors (1977), The Duchess of Duke Street (1976-77), Murder By Decree (1979), Nijinsky (1980), Lace (1984), Now and Then (1983-84), Minder (1984), Oliver Twist (1985), Bean (1997), Ain't Misbehavin' (1997), Gormenghast (2000), Margery and Gladys (2003), Heading Out (2013), Spidarlings (2016) and Dead Lucky (2017).
Awards
2002: British Soap Award for Best On-Screen Partnership (EastEnders, with John Bardon)
2005: British Soap Lifetime Achievement Award
2005: British Soap Award for Best On-Screen Partnership (EastEnders, with John Bardon)
2008: Member of the order of the British Empire (MBE) for services to drama and charity
2022: Officer of the order of the British Empire (OBE) for services to drama and charity
Facts
June was married to actor John Garley between 1950-57; he suffered from depression and gassed himself to death in 1957. June's second husband was actor Robert Arnold, who died with dementia in 2003. June's private life was a catalogue of tragedy in this way - her baby brother died of pneumonia aged just 15 days in 1932; her elder sister Marise died in 1934 of meningitis; her second daughter Chloe (born 28 weeks premature) died aged 16 days in 1960. June was related to 18th century Dutch bare knuckle boxer Isaac Bitton, best remembered for a fight which lasted 74 rounds on Wimbledon Common, London!
Steve Brunswick (Sentry)
This is Steve's only known credit.
Jeremy Bulloch (Hal) Feb 16 1945 to Dec 17 2020 (Parkinson's Disease)
Doctor Who credits
Played: Tor in The Space Museum (1965)
Played: Hal in The Time Warrior (1973-74)
Career highlights
Jeremy enjoyed a long and varied career, beginning in Violent Playground (1958). He had roles in Carry On Teacher (1959), Counter-Attack! (1960), Billy Bunter of Greyfriars School (1961), Summer Holiday (1963), The Newcomers (1965-67, as Phillip Cooper), Hoffman (1970), The Pathfinders (1972), Man About the House (1974), The Spy Who Loved Me (1977), Agony (1979), For Your Eyes Only (1981), Octopussy (1983), Chocky (1984), Chocky's Children (1985), Robin of Sherwood (1984-86, as Edward of Wickham), Sloggers (1994), Maisie Raine (1999), Spooks (2002), Bonekickers (2008), Law and Order: UK (2009), Starhyke (2009) and That's English (2011). Jeremy's most famous role was as bounty hunter Boba Fett in the Star Wars films The Empire Strikes Back (1980) and Return of the Jedi (1983), as well as the 2015 short Bulloch Fett, while he also played Captain Colton in Revenge of the Sith (2005).
Facts
Jeremy's strong links with the Star Wars franchise may be down to the fact his half-brother is Robert Watts, co-producer on Empire and Jedi. Jeremy's sister is Sally Bulloch, who played Maud Birdhanger in The Pure Hell of St Trinian's (1960) and later ran the Athenaeum Hotel in London for 25 years. Jeremy is also distantly related to former US President Theodore Roosevelt.
In 2014 Toby Hadoke released his Who's Round interview with Jeremy here.
John J Carney (Bloodaxe) Aug 25 1940 to Feb 24 1995 (emphysema)
Career highlights
Debuting in Cul de Sac (1960), John's other work includes Honey Lane (1968-69), The Charge of the Light Brigade (1968), The Root of All Evil? (1968), Hamlet (1969), Z Cars (1971), A Clockwork Orange (1971), Tightrope (1972), Thick as Thieves (1974), The Sweeney (1978), The Ravelled Thread (1980), Blake's 7 (1980), Shogun (1980), Hawk the Slayer (1980), The Shooting Party (1985), Displaced Person (1985) and Queenie (1987).
Facts
John had to retire from acting in the 1980s due to a "slow debilitating illness", and died peacefully sitting upright in his favourite armchair. His grandfather was vaudevillian actor and Chaplin contemporary George Carney.
David Daker (Irongron) Born Sep 29 1935
Doctor Who credits
Played: Irongron in The Time Warrior (1973-74)
Played: Rigg in Nightmare of Eden (1979)
Career highlights
David's first credit was in Detective (1964), after which his prolific career took in King of the River (1966), Parkin's Patch (1970), Trial (1971), Villains (1972), Hadleigh (1973), The Black Windmill (1974), Stardust (1974), Daft as a Brush (1975), Aces High (1976), Porridge (1977), Rising Damp (1977), Holocaust (1978), Two People (1979), Time Bandits (1981), Britannia Hospital (1982), Only Fools and Horses (1982), Give Us a Break (1983), Hallelujah! (1983-84), The Woman in Black (1989), I Bought a Vampire Motorcycle (1990), The Vet (1996), Dangerfield (1997), Hearts and Bones (2001), The Last Detective (2004) and Holby City (2004/09). David has also enjoyed a number of running roles, as PC Culshaw in Z Cars (1967-68), Captain Spiker in Dick Turpin (1979-82), Gordon Lewis in Coronation Street (1981-85), Ben Campbell in Crown Prosecutor (1995) and Harry Crawford in Boon (1986-95).
Sheila Fay (Meg) 1926 to Aug 31 2013
Career highlights
Sheila made her debut in The Chase (1964), followed by Six (1964), Jude the Obscure (1971), Wives and Daughters (1971), The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club (1973), The Pallisers (1974), The Wackers (1975), The Mill on the Floss (1979), Sweet Sixteen (1983), Hallelujah! (1984), Help! (1986) and Bread (1987). She regularly played Lynne Webber in regional soap Together (1980-81), and appeared as Beryl's mum Mrs Hennessey in sitcom The Liver Birds (1971-74).
Facts
Her husband was actor Ken Jones.
Kevin Lindsay (Linx) Apr 17 1924 to Apr 26 1975 (heart attack)
Doctor Who credits
Played: Linx in The Time Warrior (1973-74)
Played: Cho-je in Planet of the Spiders (1974)
Played: Styre in The Sontaran Experiment (1975)
Played: The Marshal in The Sontaran Experiment (1975)
Career highlights
Australian Kevin's earliest credit was in One Got Fat (1963), followed by roles in Love Story (1966), Mr Rose (1968), Paul Temple (1969), War and Peace (1972) and Eleanor (1974). Kevin died of a long-standing heart condition nine days after his 51st birthday, and less than two months after his appearance as Styre in Doctor Who.
Donald Pelmear (Professor Rubeish) Born Jul 6 1924 DOCTOR WHO CENTENARIAN!
Career highlights
Donald debuted in A Man Involved (1959), followed by roles in The World of Tim Frazer (1960), Gamble for a Throne (1961), Ransom for a Pretty Girl (1966), Special Branch (1969), Van der Valk (1973), The Fortunes of Nigel (1974), The Day of the Triffids (1981), Little Dorrit (1988), Paul Merton: The Series (1991), McCallum (1998), Elizabeth (1998), Lock, Stock... (2000), Strange (2003), Little Britain (2004), Hotel Babylon (2006), Edie (2017) and The Curse of Shalott (2018).
Facts
June was married to actor John Garley between 1950-57; he suffered from depression and gassed himself to death in 1957. June's second husband was actor Robert Arnold, who died with dementia in 2003. June's private life was a catalogue of tragedy in this way - her baby brother died of pneumonia aged just 15 days in 1932; her elder sister Marise died in 1934 of meningitis; her second daughter Chloe (born 28 weeks premature) died aged 16 days in 1960. June was related to 18th century Dutch bare knuckle boxer Isaac Bitton, best remembered for a fight which lasted 74 rounds on Wimbledon Common, London!
Steve Brunswick (Sentry)
This is Steve's only known credit.
Jeremy Bulloch (Hal) Feb 16 1945 to Dec 17 2020 (Parkinson's Disease)
Doctor Who credits
Played: Tor in The Space Museum (1965)
Played: Hal in The Time Warrior (1973-74)
Career highlights
Jeremy enjoyed a long and varied career, beginning in Violent Playground (1958). He had roles in Carry On Teacher (1959), Counter-Attack! (1960), Billy Bunter of Greyfriars School (1961), Summer Holiday (1963), The Newcomers (1965-67, as Phillip Cooper), Hoffman (1970), The Pathfinders (1972), Man About the House (1974), The Spy Who Loved Me (1977), Agony (1979), For Your Eyes Only (1981), Octopussy (1983), Chocky (1984), Chocky's Children (1985), Robin of Sherwood (1984-86, as Edward of Wickham), Sloggers (1994), Maisie Raine (1999), Spooks (2002), Bonekickers (2008), Law and Order: UK (2009), Starhyke (2009) and That's English (2011). Jeremy's most famous role was as bounty hunter Boba Fett in the Star Wars films The Empire Strikes Back (1980) and Return of the Jedi (1983), as well as the 2015 short Bulloch Fett, while he also played Captain Colton in Revenge of the Sith (2005).
Facts
Jeremy's strong links with the Star Wars franchise may be down to the fact his half-brother is Robert Watts, co-producer on Empire and Jedi. Jeremy's sister is Sally Bulloch, who played Maud Birdhanger in The Pure Hell of St Trinian's (1960) and later ran the Athenaeum Hotel in London for 25 years. Jeremy is also distantly related to former US President Theodore Roosevelt.
In 2014 Toby Hadoke released his Who's Round interview with Jeremy here.
John J Carney (Bloodaxe) Aug 25 1940 to Feb 24 1995 (emphysema)
Career highlights
Debuting in Cul de Sac (1960), John's other work includes Honey Lane (1968-69), The Charge of the Light Brigade (1968), The Root of All Evil? (1968), Hamlet (1969), Z Cars (1971), A Clockwork Orange (1971), Tightrope (1972), Thick as Thieves (1974), The Sweeney (1978), The Ravelled Thread (1980), Blake's 7 (1980), Shogun (1980), Hawk the Slayer (1980), The Shooting Party (1985), Displaced Person (1985) and Queenie (1987).
Facts
John had to retire from acting in the 1980s due to a "slow debilitating illness", and died peacefully sitting upright in his favourite armchair. His grandfather was vaudevillian actor and Chaplin contemporary George Carney.
David Daker (Irongron) Born Sep 29 1935
Doctor Who credits
Played: Irongron in The Time Warrior (1973-74)
Played: Rigg in Nightmare of Eden (1979)
Career highlights
David's first credit was in Detective (1964), after which his prolific career took in King of the River (1966), Parkin's Patch (1970), Trial (1971), Villains (1972), Hadleigh (1973), The Black Windmill (1974), Stardust (1974), Daft as a Brush (1975), Aces High (1976), Porridge (1977), Rising Damp (1977), Holocaust (1978), Two People (1979), Time Bandits (1981), Britannia Hospital (1982), Only Fools and Horses (1982), Give Us a Break (1983), Hallelujah! (1983-84), The Woman in Black (1989), I Bought a Vampire Motorcycle (1990), The Vet (1996), Dangerfield (1997), Hearts and Bones (2001), The Last Detective (2004) and Holby City (2004/09). David has also enjoyed a number of running roles, as PC Culshaw in Z Cars (1967-68), Captain Spiker in Dick Turpin (1979-82), Gordon Lewis in Coronation Street (1981-85), Ben Campbell in Crown Prosecutor (1995) and Harry Crawford in Boon (1986-95).
Sheila Fay (Meg) 1926 to Aug 31 2013
Career highlights
Sheila made her debut in The Chase (1964), followed by Six (1964), Jude the Obscure (1971), Wives and Daughters (1971), The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club (1973), The Pallisers (1974), The Wackers (1975), The Mill on the Floss (1979), Sweet Sixteen (1983), Hallelujah! (1984), Help! (1986) and Bread (1987). She regularly played Lynne Webber in regional soap Together (1980-81), and appeared as Beryl's mum Mrs Hennessey in sitcom The Liver Birds (1971-74).
Facts
Her husband was actor Ken Jones.
Kevin Lindsay (Linx) Apr 17 1924 to Apr 26 1975 (heart attack)
Doctor Who credits
Played: Linx in The Time Warrior (1973-74)
Played: Cho-je in Planet of the Spiders (1974)
Played: Styre in The Sontaran Experiment (1975)
Played: The Marshal in The Sontaran Experiment (1975)
Career highlights
Australian Kevin's earliest credit was in One Got Fat (1963), followed by roles in Love Story (1966), Mr Rose (1968), Paul Temple (1969), War and Peace (1972) and Eleanor (1974). Kevin died of a long-standing heart condition nine days after his 51st birthday, and less than two months after his appearance as Styre in Doctor Who.
Donald Pelmear (Professor Rubeish) Born Jul 6 1924 DOCTOR WHO CENTENARIAN!
Career highlights
Donald debuted in A Man Involved (1959), followed by roles in The World of Tim Frazer (1960), Gamble for a Throne (1961), Ransom for a Pretty Girl (1966), Special Branch (1969), Van der Valk (1973), The Fortunes of Nigel (1974), The Day of the Triffids (1981), Little Dorrit (1988), Paul Merton: The Series (1991), McCallum (1998), Elizabeth (1998), Lock, Stock... (2000), Strange (2003), Little Britain (2004), Hotel Babylon (2006), Edie (2017) and The Curse of Shalott (2018).
Facts
In 2020, Donald wrote to the Guardian to agree with Les Knight of Extinction Rebellion, that the human race should become extinct. He wrote: "Planet Earth is suffering from an infestation of human beings. Nor do I want us to colonise another planet. We have plundered the one we are already on. If we colonised another, we'd simply carry our polluting ways there too."
In 2016 Toby Hadoke released his Who's Round interview with Donald here.
Gordon Pitt (Eric) Jun 30 1938 to Apr 29 1985
Doctor Who credits
Played: Wheel crewmember in The Wheel in Space (1968, uncredited)
Played: Eric in The Time Warrior (1973-74)
Career highlights
Gordon's other work includes The First Churchills (1969), Softly Softly (1970) and The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club (1973). As Ian Shurey, he once wrote an episode of Adventure Weekly (1969).
Alan Rowe (Edward of Wessex) Dec 14 1926 to Oct 21 2000
Doctor Who credits
Played: Voice from Space Control in The Moonbase (1967)
Played: Dr Evans in The Moonbase (1967)
Played: Edward of Wessex in The Time Warrior (1973-74)
Played: Skinsale in Horror of Fang Rock (1977)
Played: Garif in Full Circle (1980)
Career highlights
New Zealander Alan's career began with You Never Can Tell (1955), then Sword of Freedom (1957) An Age of Kings (1960), Maigret (1963), The Forsyte Saga (1967), The First Churchills (1969), Heil Caesar! (1973), The XYY Man (1976), Crown Court (1975-79, as Justice Quinlan), Number 10 (1983), Morgan's Boy (1984), Lovejoy (1986), The Manageress (1989-90), Forever Green (1989-92) and Wycliffe (1997).
Facts
He was the long-term partner of actor Geoffrey Bayldon, who appeared in Doctor Who: The Creature from the Pit (1979).
CREW
Robert Holmes (writer) Apr 2 1926 to May 24 1986 (chronic liver ailment) Click here to see Robert Holmes's entry on The Krotons
Alan Bromly (director) Sep 13 1915 to Sep 1995
Doctor Who credits
Directed: The Time Warrior (1973-74), Nightmare of Eden (1979)
Career highlights
Alan started out as an actor in productions such as The Queen's Husband (1946), Little Women (1950-51), The Railway Children (1951), The Six proud Walkers (1954), The Long Chase (1972) and Crown Court (1973), but he soon moved behind the camera as both a director and producer. Alan directed At Your Service Ltd (1951), Panorama (1953-54, including its first ever episode), The Other Man (1956), Little Women (1958), The Scarf (1959), The World of Tim Frazer (1960), Suspense (1962), A Man Called Harry Brent (1965), The Big M (1967), Justice (1973), Great Mysteries (1973), The Swiss Family Robinson (1974-76), Crown Court (1972-77), Crossroads (1977-78) and Coronation Street (1977-80). As producer, he worked on many of the same series he directed, as well as The Powder Monkey (1951), Parent-Craft (1951), BBC Sunday Night Theatre (1955-59), Little Women (1958), Compact (1962), Legend of Death (1965), Watch the Birdies (1966), This Way for Murder (1967), Paul Temple (1969-70) and Out of the Unknown (1969-71). He also wrote the 1952 TV film Postman's Knock and adapted for TV the Sunday Night Theatre production of The Powder Monkey. Alan had also been a radio commentator since World War Two.
Facts
Alan directed Nightmare of Eden when in semi-retirement (at the age of 65), but the technical demands - along with Tom Baker's "demanding" personality - seemed beyond him, and producer Graham Williams replaced him as director for the story's final recording day. Alan's wife was actress June Ellis (best known as Kate Balfour in Paul Temple (1969-70) and Fletcher's wife Isobel in Porridge (1974)).
Barry Letts (producer) Mar 26 1925 to Oct 9 2009 (cancer) Click here for Barry Letts's entry on The Enemy of the World
Terrance Dicks (script editor) Apr 14 1935 to Aug 29 2019 Click here for Terrance Dicks's entry on The Invasion
Gordon Pitt (Eric) Jun 30 1938 to Apr 29 1985
Doctor Who credits
Played: Wheel crewmember in The Wheel in Space (1968, uncredited)
Played: Eric in The Time Warrior (1973-74)
Career highlights
Gordon's other work includes The First Churchills (1969), Softly Softly (1970) and The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club (1973). As Ian Shurey, he once wrote an episode of Adventure Weekly (1969).
Alan Rowe (Edward of Wessex) Dec 14 1926 to Oct 21 2000
Doctor Who credits
Played: Voice from Space Control in The Moonbase (1967)
Played: Dr Evans in The Moonbase (1967)
Played: Edward of Wessex in The Time Warrior (1973-74)
Played: Skinsale in Horror of Fang Rock (1977)
Played: Garif in Full Circle (1980)
Career highlights
New Zealander Alan's career began with You Never Can Tell (1955), then Sword of Freedom (1957) An Age of Kings (1960), Maigret (1963), The Forsyte Saga (1967), The First Churchills (1969), Heil Caesar! (1973), The XYY Man (1976), Crown Court (1975-79, as Justice Quinlan), Number 10 (1983), Morgan's Boy (1984), Lovejoy (1986), The Manageress (1989-90), Forever Green (1989-92) and Wycliffe (1997).
Facts
He was the long-term partner of actor Geoffrey Bayldon, who appeared in Doctor Who: The Creature from the Pit (1979).
CREW
Robert Holmes (writer) Apr 2 1926 to May 24 1986 (chronic liver ailment) Click here to see Robert Holmes's entry on The Krotons
Alan Bromly (director) Sep 13 1915 to Sep 1995
Doctor Who credits
Directed: The Time Warrior (1973-74), Nightmare of Eden (1979)
Career highlights
Alan started out as an actor in productions such as The Queen's Husband (1946), Little Women (1950-51), The Railway Children (1951), The Six proud Walkers (1954), The Long Chase (1972) and Crown Court (1973), but he soon moved behind the camera as both a director and producer. Alan directed At Your Service Ltd (1951), Panorama (1953-54, including its first ever episode), The Other Man (1956), Little Women (1958), The Scarf (1959), The World of Tim Frazer (1960), Suspense (1962), A Man Called Harry Brent (1965), The Big M (1967), Justice (1973), Great Mysteries (1973), The Swiss Family Robinson (1974-76), Crown Court (1972-77), Crossroads (1977-78) and Coronation Street (1977-80). As producer, he worked on many of the same series he directed, as well as The Powder Monkey (1951), Parent-Craft (1951), BBC Sunday Night Theatre (1955-59), Little Women (1958), Compact (1962), Legend of Death (1965), Watch the Birdies (1966), This Way for Murder (1967), Paul Temple (1969-70) and Out of the Unknown (1969-71). He also wrote the 1952 TV film Postman's Knock and adapted for TV the Sunday Night Theatre production of The Powder Monkey. Alan had also been a radio commentator since World War Two.
Facts
Alan directed Nightmare of Eden when in semi-retirement (at the age of 65), but the technical demands - along with Tom Baker's "demanding" personality - seemed beyond him, and producer Graham Williams replaced him as director for the story's final recording day. Alan's wife was actress June Ellis (best known as Kate Balfour in Paul Temple (1969-70) and Fletcher's wife Isobel in Porridge (1974)).
Barry Letts (producer) Mar 26 1925 to Oct 9 2009 (cancer) Click here for Barry Letts's entry on The Enemy of the World
Terrance Dicks (script editor) Apr 14 1935 to Aug 29 2019 Click here for Terrance Dicks's entry on The Invasion
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