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| Adelaide (Annette Woollett) clings to Lord Skinsale (Alan Rowe) for dear life |
First broadcast Sep 3 to 24 1977
Average audience for serial: 8.40m
REGULAR CAST
Tom Baker (The Doctor) Born Jan 20 1934 Click here for Tom Baker's entry on Robot
Louise Jameson (Leela) Born Apr 20 1951 Click here for Louise Jameson's entry on The Face of Evil
GUEST CAST
John Abbott (Vince Hawkins) Born Apr 19 1945
Career highlights
John made his debut in Timeslip (1970), followed by roles in Special Branch (1973), Moody and Pegg (1975), Grange Hill (1978), Angels (1979), Bergerac (1985), Slinger's Day (1986), Moondial (1988), Spatz (1990), Soldier Soldier (1991), Kappatoo (1990-92), Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994), The Young Poisoner's Handbook (1995), Bottom (1995), Trial and Retribution (1997-98). Wycliffe (1998) and The Blonde Bombshell (1999).
Sean Caffrey (Lord Palmerdale) Apr 15 1940 to Apr 25 2013
Career highlights
Belfast born Sean first appeared in Londoners (1965), and later took roles in The Viking Queen (1967), No Hiding Place (1967, as Detective Sergeant Gregg), Coronation Street (1968), When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth (1970), The Regiment (1973), Sutherland's Law (1975), Survivors (1977), Minder (1980), Airline (1982), Harry's Game (1982), Curse of the Pink Panther (1983), Edge of Darkness (1985), Galloping Galaxies! (1985), Covington Cross (1992), The Bill (1994), Divorcing Jack (1998) and Eureka Street (1999).
Facts
Sean was also a set designer and writer in his native Northern Ireland.
Colin Douglas (Reuben/ Rutan voice) Jul 28 1912 to Dec 21 1991 (heart failure)
Doctor Who credits
Played: Donald Bruce in The Enemy of the World (1967-68)
Played: Reuben/ Rutan voice in Horror of Fang Rock (1977)
Career highlights
Colin's earliest credit was Dick Barton: Special Agent (1948) and later appeared in The Six Proud Walkers (1954), The Children of the New Forest (1955 and 1964), The Count of Monte Cristo (1956), Treasure Island (1957), The Black Arrow (1958), Invisible Man (1959), Emergency Ward 10 (1959), The Splendid Spur (1960), Benny Hill (1962), Bonehead (1960-62), Danger Man (1965), Softly Softly (1966), Quick Before They Catch Us (1966), The Railway Children (1968), Follyfoot (1972), Rooms (1975), The Sweeney (1975), Bill Brand (1976), The Flockton Flyer (1978), Telford's Change (1979), The Good Companions (1980-81), Nanny (1981-83, as Donald Gray), Highway (1983), The Pickwick Papers (1985), Ex (1991) and GBH (1991). He played Edwin Ashton in over 40 episodes of A Family at War (1970-72).
Facts
In the late 1920s Colin worked as a sheep farmer and a lumberjack while in New Zealand. During World War Two he took part in the Allied invasion of Sicily (Operation Husky) in 1943, and spent two days waiting to be rescued from the sea after his glider released too early. He also took part in 1944's Operation Market Garden, the unsuccessful Allied attempt to enter Germany via the Netherlands over the Rhine. Colin had five children with actress wife Gina Cachia, but their daughter Amanda was tragically killed in a traffic accident at the age of 20 at the University of Kent's Canterbury campus.
Rio Fanning (Harker) Nov 7 1931 to Aug 12 2018
Career highlights
Irishman Rio made his acting debut in Private Investigator (1959), and then Fred Emney Picks a Pop (1960), Taxi! (1964), This Man Craig (1966), The Jazz Age (1968), The Champions (1969, ironically as a lighthouse keeper), Tom Grattan's War (1970), Budgie (1971-72), The Regiment (1972-73), Within These Walls (1974-75), Rooms (1975), Couples (1976), Blake's 7 (1980), Emmerdale Farm (1980), Diamonds (1981), Harry's Game (1982), Casualty (1986), All Creatures Great and Small (1978/90), Priest (1994), Father Ted (1996), Monk Dawson (1998), Hatfields & McCoys (2012), 13 Steps Down (2012) and Doctors (2014). He had a long-running role as Dr O'Casey in The District Nurse (1984). In the 1990s Rio branched into writing (as Michael Robartes), including The Mixer (1992), William Shatner's A Twist in the Tale (1998), Ballykissangel (1997-98) and Relic Hunter (2002); he was also a storyliner on soap EastEnders in 1991.
Facts
Rio was latterly a director of a company which trained and developed interpersonal skills, and regularly ran workshops on writing and presentation. He was married to actress Karen Ford, best remembered as Miss Booth in school soap Grange Hill (1985-91).
In 2014 Toby Hadoke released his Who's Round interview with Rio here.
Alan Rowe (Lord Skinsale) 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).
Ralph Watson (Ben) Jan 20 1936 to Jun 20 2021
Doctor Who credits
Played: Technician in The Underwater Menace (1967)
Played: Captain Knight in The Web of Fear (1968)
Played: Ettis in The Monster of Peladon (1974)
Played: Ben in Horror of Fang Rock (1977)
Career highlights
His first credit was Front Page Story (1965), then The Three Musketeers (1966), The Anniversary (1968), Barlow at Large (1973), Edward the Seventh (1975), Battle of the Sexes (1976), When the Boat Comes In (1976), Dave Allen At Large (1976-78), Hazell (1979), One By One (1985), Prospects (1986), Boon (1989), Spender (1992), The Glass Virgin (1995), Shooting Fish (1997), A Soldier's Tunic (2004) and Casualty (2007).
Facts
In the early 1980s Ralph worked as a teacher in London.
In 2016 Toby Hadoke released his Who's Round interview with Ralph here.
Annette Woollett (Adelaide Lesage) Born Dec 1 1955
Career highlights
Annette debuted in Scott On... (1972), followed by roles in Upstairs, Downstairs (1973), two installments of Thriller (1973/74), and Emmerdale Farm (1977).
Facts
Annette Woollett is actually a stage name adopted by Lucy Maxwell-Cooze, who now lives in South Wales and works for a homelessness charity. She is also a Tarot, Angel and Soul card reader, as well as a psychic medium! Of all the guest actors to have appeared in Doctor Who over the decades, Annette is one of the least likely to have a fan page "shrine" devoted to her, but nevertheless, here it is!
Career highlights
Annette debuted in Scott On... (1972), followed by roles in Upstairs, Downstairs (1973), two installments of Thriller (1973/74), and Emmerdale Farm (1977).
Facts
Annette Woollett is actually a stage name adopted by Lucy Maxwell-Cooze, who now lives in South Wales and works for a homelessness charity. She is also a Tarot, Angel and Soul card reader, as well as a psychic medium! Of all the guest actors to have appeared in Doctor Who over the decades, Annette is one of the least likely to have a fan page "shrine" devoted to her, but nevertheless, here it is!
CREW
Terrance Dicks (writer) Apr 14 1935 to Aug 29 2019 Click here for Terrance Dicks's entry on The Invasion
Paddy Russell (director) Jul 4 1928 to Nov 2 2017
Doctor Who credits
Directed: The Massacre of St Bartholomew's Eve (1966), Invasion of the Dinosaurs (1974), Pyramids of Mars (1975), Horror of Fang Rock (1977)
Career highlights
Paddy had worked in the 1950s as production assistant on various Rudolph Cartier shows, as well as the Quatermass serials and the 1954 adaptation of George Orwell's 1984. Paddy also directed for Compact (1962), The Mind of the Enemy (1965), The Newcomers (1967), Late Night Horror (1968), Little Women (1970), The Moonstone (1972), Harriet's Back in Town (1973), My Old Man (1975), Z Cars (1967-76), Within These Walls (1975-76), 3-2-1 (1979-80), The Omega Factor (1979), The Squad (1980) and Pick of the Week (1988).
Facts
Along with Julia Smith (who directed two Doctor Who stories in 1966/67), Paddy was one of the first two female directors for the BBC. After she retired, Paddy moved to the Yorkshire Moors and lived in relative seclusion, but worked for various cat charities.
Graham Williams (producer) May 24 1945 to Aug 17 1990 (shooting incident)
Doctor Who credits
Produced: Horror of Fang Rock, The Invisible Enemy, Image of the Fendahl, The Sun Makers, Underworld, The Invasion of Time, The Ribos Operation, The Pirate Planet, The Stones of Blood, The Androids of Tara, The Power of Kroll, The Armageddon Factor, Destiny of the Daleks, City of Death, The Creature from the Pit, Nightmare of Eden, The Horns of Nimon, Shada (unbroadcast) (1977-80)
Wrote: The Invasion of Time (1978, as David Agnew), City of Death (1979, as David Agnew)
Career highlights
Graham wrote for - and created - Target (1977), was script editor on The View from Daniel Pike (1971-73), Sutherland's Law (1973), Barlow at Large (1975) and Z Cars (1975-77), and also produced Super Gran (1986-87).
Facts
Graham was the nephew of esteemed Welsh dramatist Emlyn Williams (who has a theatre named after him in Mold's Theatr Clwyd, North Wales). His wife was Jacqueline Williams, who has worked as a researcher in documentary television, such as for Chris Tarrant's Extreme Railways (2016-17). In 1985 Graham helped design the text computer game Doctor Who and the Warlord. In 1986 Graham pitched a script for Doctor Who's 23rd season, The Nightmare Fair, but when the programme was put on hiatus for 18 months, he eventually wrote the story as a novel in 1989. It was adapted as an audio adventure featuring Colin Baker and Nicola Bryant in 2009. At the time of his death Graham was running the Hartnoll Hotel in Tiverton, Devon. It is commonly believed that Graham may have accidentally shot himself while cleaning his firearm, although there is another, unsubstantiated, rumour that he may have committed suicide.
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
Terrance Dicks (writer) Apr 14 1935 to Aug 29 2019 Click here for Terrance Dicks's entry on The Invasion
Paddy Russell (director) Jul 4 1928 to Nov 2 2017
Doctor Who credits
Directed: The Massacre of St Bartholomew's Eve (1966), Invasion of the Dinosaurs (1974), Pyramids of Mars (1975), Horror of Fang Rock (1977)
Career highlights
Paddy had worked in the 1950s as production assistant on various Rudolph Cartier shows, as well as the Quatermass serials and the 1954 adaptation of George Orwell's 1984. Paddy also directed for Compact (1962), The Mind of the Enemy (1965), The Newcomers (1967), Late Night Horror (1968), Little Women (1970), The Moonstone (1972), Harriet's Back in Town (1973), My Old Man (1975), Z Cars (1967-76), Within These Walls (1975-76), 3-2-1 (1979-80), The Omega Factor (1979), The Squad (1980) and Pick of the Week (1988).
Facts
Along with Julia Smith (who directed two Doctor Who stories in 1966/67), Paddy was one of the first two female directors for the BBC. After she retired, Paddy moved to the Yorkshire Moors and lived in relative seclusion, but worked for various cat charities.
Graham Williams (producer) May 24 1945 to Aug 17 1990 (shooting incident)
Doctor Who credits
Produced: Horror of Fang Rock, The Invisible Enemy, Image of the Fendahl, The Sun Makers, Underworld, The Invasion of Time, The Ribos Operation, The Pirate Planet, The Stones of Blood, The Androids of Tara, The Power of Kroll, The Armageddon Factor, Destiny of the Daleks, City of Death, The Creature from the Pit, Nightmare of Eden, The Horns of Nimon, Shada (unbroadcast) (1977-80)
Wrote: The Invasion of Time (1978, as David Agnew), City of Death (1979, as David Agnew)
Career highlights
Graham wrote for - and created - Target (1977), was script editor on The View from Daniel Pike (1971-73), Sutherland's Law (1973), Barlow at Large (1975) and Z Cars (1975-77), and also produced Super Gran (1986-87).
Facts
Graham was the nephew of esteemed Welsh dramatist Emlyn Williams (who has a theatre named after him in Mold's Theatr Clwyd, North Wales). His wife was Jacqueline Williams, who has worked as a researcher in documentary television, such as for Chris Tarrant's Extreme Railways (2016-17). In 1985 Graham helped design the text computer game Doctor Who and the Warlord. In 1986 Graham pitched a script for Doctor Who's 23rd season, The Nightmare Fair, but when the programme was put on hiatus for 18 months, he eventually wrote the story as a novel in 1989. It was adapted as an audio adventure featuring Colin Baker and Nicola Bryant in 2009. At the time of his death Graham was running the Hartnoll Hotel in Tiverton, Devon. It is commonly believed that Graham may have accidentally shot himself while cleaning his firearm, although there is another, unsubstantiated, rumour that he may have committed suicide.
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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