The Power of Kroll

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Four episodes (Part One, Part Two, Part Three, Part Four)
First broadcast Dec 23 1978 to Jan 13 1979
Average audience for serial: 9.43m

REGULAR CAST

Tom Baker (The Doctor) Born Jan 20 1934 Click here for Tom Baker's entry on Robot

Mary Tamm (Romana) Mar 22 1950 to Jul 26 2012 (cancer) Click here for Mary Tamm's entry on The Ribos Operation

GUEST CAST

John Abineri (Ranquin) May 18 1928 to Jun 29 2000 (motor-neurone disease)
Doctor Who credits
Played: Van Lutyens in Fury from the Deep (1968)
Played: General Carrington in The Ambassadors of Death (1970)
Played: Richard Railton in Death to the Daleks (1974)
Played: Ranquin in The Power of Kroll (1978-79)
Career highlights
John's first credit was in The Children of the New Forest (1955), and later appeared in The Third Man (1959), Formula for Danger (1960), The Odd Man (1962), Redcap (1965), Funeral in Berlin (1966), The Witch's Daughter (1971), The Last of the Mohicans (1971), General Hospital (1972), The Legend of Robin Hood (1975), The Moon Stallion (1978), Blake's 7 (1979), A Tale of Two Cities (1980), Jamaica Inn (1983), Maelstrom (1985), Red Dwarf (1988, as Rimmer's father), The Godfather Part III (1990), Seaforth (1994), Wycliffe (1995) and The Window Bed (1999). John also had regular roles as Hubert Goss in Survivors (1976-77) and Herne the Hunter in Robin of Sherwood (1984-86); he was also the butler in the original series of Ferrero Rocher advertisements.
Facts
John's son Daniel is an actor and voiceover artist who claims to have discovered Russell Crowe (Daniel is married to TV producer Claudia Rosencrantz). John's other son Sebastian is also an actor. When actor Duncan Lamont died during the film of the 1979 Blake's 7 episode Hostage, John took over the role (both had co-starred in the Doctor Who story Death to the Daleks (1974)). In 1973 John was nominated for a Primetime Emmy for Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role for playing Chingachgook in Last of the Mohicans and Hawkeye, the Pathfinder (he lost to Anthony Murphy).

Frank Jarvis (Skart) May 13 1941 to Sep 15 2010
Doctor Who credits
Played: Corporal in The War Machines (1966)
Played: Ankh in Underworld (1978)
Played: Skart in The Power of Kroll (1978-79)
Career highlights
Frank's extensive career began in 1962's Mix Me a Person, then That Kind of Girl (1963), Adam Adamant Lives! (1966), Z Cars (1967), The Italian Job (1969), Callan (1972), The Brothers (1974), Poldark (1975), Warship (1976-77, as Burnett), Grange Hill (1978), The Professionals (1978/79), Juliet Bravo (1981), Jenny's War (1985), Lovejoy (1992), EastEnders (2000), Catterick (2004), The Penalty King (2006) and Dear Father (2009).
Facts
The theme tune to The Italian Job, Self Preservation Society aka Get a Bloomin' Move On, was played at Frank's funeral.

John Leeson (Dugeen) Born Mar 16 1943 Click here for John Leeson's entry on The Invisible Enemy

Philip Madoc (Fenner) Jul 5 1934 to Mar 5 2012 (cancer)
Doctor Who credits
Played: Brockley in Daleks: Invasion Earth 2150AD (1966)
Played: Eelek in The Krotons (1968-69)
Played: War Lord in The War Games (1969)
Played: Solon in The Brain of Morbius (1976)
Played: Fenner in The Power of Kroll (1978-79)
Career highlights
Prolific Philip made his debut in 1961's On the Fiddle and went on to appear in Out of This World (1962), The Monsters (1962), The Scarlet and the Black (1965), A High Wind in Jamaica (1965), For Whom the Bell Tolls (1965), The Power Game (1966), five episodes of The Avengers (1962-69), Man in a Suitcase (1968), The Tyrant King (1968), Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) (1969), Manhunt (1970), UFO (1970-71), Dr Jekyll and Sister Hyde (1971), Woodstock (1973), Dad's Army (1973), The Inheritors (1974), Barlow At Large (1973-75, as Rizzi), Space: 1999 (1975), Porridge (1975),Survivors (1976), Another Bouquet (1977), Target (1977-78, as DS Tate), Flickers (1980), The Life and Times of David Lloyd George (1981, as the title character), Ennal's Point (1982), If Tomorrow Comes (1986), The Ronnie Corbett Show (1987), First Born (1988), Moonacre (1994), A Mind to Kill (1991-2002, as Detective Chief Inspector Noel Bain), Best (2000), Spine Chillers (2003), He Knew He Was Right (2004), Midsomer Murders (2007), Y Pris (2007) and Hawk (2011).
Facts
Between 1961-81 he was married to Welsh actress Ruth Madoc (of Hi-De-Hi! and Little Britain fame). In 2001 Philip - who acted as an interpreter in languages such as Welsh, Swedish, German and even Huron Indian and Mandarin before becoming an actor - was awarded an honorary degree by the University of Glamorgan.

Grahame Mallard (Harg)
Career highlights
Doctor Who was Grahame's last role, before which he'd appeared in Softly Softly (1966), Q9 (1969), Ryan International (1970), Oh in Colour (1970), Colditz (1972), The Land That Time Forgot (1975), The Dick Emery Show (1975-76), Double Exposure (1977) and Target (1978). He also played PC Terry Nesbitt in 30 episodes of Softly Softly: Task Force (1972-74).

Neil McCarthy (Thawn) Jul 26 1932 to Feb 6 1985 (motor neurone disease)
Doctor Who credits
Played: Barnham in The Mind of Evil (1971)
Played: Thawn in The Power of Kroll (1978-79)
Career highlights
Neil's career had been prolific since his debut in 1959's Dial 999, after which he appeared in Sands of the Desert (1960), Barnaby Rudge (1960), The Pot Carriers (1962), The Young Detectives (1963), The Cracksman (1963), Zulu (1964), Great Expectations (1967), Where Eagles Dare (1968), Department S (1970), Albert and Victoria (1971), The Hole in the Wall (1972), Freewheelers (1973), Steptoe and Son Ride Again (1973), The Nine Tailors (1974), A Little Bit of Wisdom (1976), The Ghosts of Motley Hall (1976), Who Pays the Ferryman? (1977), The Boy Merlin (1979), The Monster Club (1980), George and Mildred (1980), Clash of the Titans (1981), The Gentle Touch (1981) and Only When I Laugh (1982). Neil also had a regular role as Sam Woodyard in Catweazle (1970).
Facts
Neil had studied languages and was qualified to teach both French and Latin. Neil suffered from acromegaly, the disease that causes gigantism.

Glyn Owen (Rohm-Dutt) Mar 6 1928 to Sep 10 2004 (cancer)
Career highlights
Debuting in The Trollenberg Terror (1956-57), Glyn's other work includes A Santa for Christmas (1957), William Tell (1958-59), Inn for Trouble (1960), Top Secret (1961), Bud (1963), Thorndyke (1964), Coronation Street (1965), Attack on the Iron Coast (1968), Letters from the Dead (1968), Doomwatch (1971), The Brothers (1972), Marked Personal (1974), Survivors (1975), Blake's 7 (1978), Ennal's Point (1982), The District Nurse (1984), Heartbeat (1992), Get Real (1998), Extremely Dangerous (1999) and Pandaemonium (2000). Glyn also enjoyed several recurring roles, as Dr Patrick O'Meara in 133 episodes of Emergency Ward 10 (1957-61), Richard Hurst in 25 episodes of The Rat Catchers (1966-67) and most memorably as Jack Rolfe in 78 episodes of Howards' Way (1985-90).
Facts
His actor son is Lloyd Owen, while his first wife was actress Patricia Mort. Glyn was a London policeman in the late 1940s and early 50s.

Carl Rigg (Varlik) Born May 21 1941
Career highlights
Carl's debut came in Conflict (1966), after which he appeared in The Body Stealers (1969), The Oblong Box (1969), Cry of the Banshee (1970), Z Cars (1972), The Sweeney (1975), Horse in the House (1977), Crossroads (1978), 3-2-1 (1979/81), Squadron (1982), The Living Daylights (1987), Press Gang (1991), Hollyoaks (1996), Murder in Suburbia (2004), Doctors (2005) and several episodes of The Bill between 1989 and 2008. He also had a regular role as Gordon Marsh in 40 episodes of Marked Personal (1974), and played Richard Anstey in 111 episodes of soap Emmerdale Farm (1980-81).
Facts
Carl is married to actor Maggie Wells (his co-star in Marked Personal, and later known as Patricia Illingworth in Where the Heart Is).

Terry Walsh (Mensch) May 5 1939 to Apr 21 2002 (cancer) Click here for Terry Walsh's entry on Terror of the Autons

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

Norman Stewart (director) (deceased*)
Doctor Who credits
Production assistant: The Daleks (1963-64, uncredited), Planet of Giants (1964, uncredited), The Web Planet (1965, uncredited), The Savages (1966, uncredited), The Underwater Menace (1967, uncredited), Day of the Daleks (1972, uncredited), The Invisible Enemy (1977)
Directed: Underworld (1978), The Power of Kroll (1978-79)
Career highlights
Norman also directed episodes of The Newcomers (1967-69), The Omega Factor (1979), and Emmerdale (1980), but this strand of his CV was short-lived and he returned to being a production manager on series such as Bergerac (1983-84) and Tenko (1984) (it's spooky how his credits tend to be series featuring Louise Jameson!). *It is known that Norman has died.

Graham Williams (producer) May 24 1945 to Aug 17 1990 (shooting incident) Click here for Graham Williams's entry on Horror of Fang Rock

Anthony Read (script editor) Apr 21 1935 to Nov 21 2015 Click here for Anthony Read's entry on Underworld