Enlightenment

Let's be honest, the 1983 special effects
were far superior to the CGI ones on
the DVD of this story

Four episodes (Part One, Part Two, Part Three, Part Four)
First broadcast Mar 1 to 9 1983
Average audience for serial: 6.83m

REGULAR CAST

Peter Davison (The Doctor) Born Apr 13 1951 Click here for Peter Davison's entry on Logopolis

Janet Fielding (Tegan) Born Sep 9 1953 Click here for Janet Fielding's entry on Logopolis

Mark Strickson (Turlough) Born Apr 6 1959 Click here for Mark Strickson's entry on Mawdryn Undead

GUEST CAST

Lynda Baron (Wrack) Mar 24 1939 to Mar 5 2022
Doctor Who credits
Sang: The Ballad of the Last Chance Saloon (soundtrack) in The Gunfighters (1966, uncredited)
Played: Captain Wrack in Enlightenment (1983)
Played: Val in Closing Time (2011)
Career highlights
Lynda debuted in Living for Pleasure (1958), and was then cast in The Rag Trade (1962), Hide and Seek (1964), Scott On... (1964), Mrs Brown, You've Got a Lovely Daughter (1968), The Kenneth Williams Show (1970), Universal Soldier (1971), Hands of the Ripper (1971), A Roof Over My Head (1977), Oh No, It's Selwyn Froggitt (1977), Crossroads (1978), Grundy (1980), Yentl (1983), Last of the Summer Wine (1983), KYTV (1990), Plaza Patrol (1991), Carry On Columbus (1992), The Upper Hand (1992-93), Coronation Street (1997), Dinnerladies (1998), Sunburn (1999), Peak Practice (2001), Down to Earth (2005), Rome (2005), EastEnders (2006-16), The Road to Coronation Street (2010), Love Matters (2013), Chasing Shadows (2014), Citizen Khan (2016), Father Brown (2017) and Dream Horse (2020). Lynda's most memorable roles are as Nurse Gladys Emmanuel in sitcom Open All Hours (1976-85) and spin-off Still Open All Hours (2013-16), Auntie Mabel in the children's series Come Outside (1993-97), Norma Patterson in Fat Friends (2002-05) and Linda Clarke in soap EastEnders (2006-09/16). Lynda has also appeared as herself on Juke Box Jury (1965), BBC3 (1965-66), Blankety Blank (1983-90) and Countdown (2008).
Facts
Lynda started out as a singer and dancer, being a resident singer on satirical sketch show Not So Much a Programme, More a Way of Life in 1965. She carried on singing: here she is rehearsing A Hard Man is Good to Find in 2011.

Keith Barron (Striker) Aug 8 1934 to Nov 15 2017
Career highlights
Prolific Keith's debut was in The Avengers (1961), followed by roles in Detective (1964), No Hiding Place (1965), The Further Adventures of Lucky Jim (1967), Baby Love (1968), Strange Report (1969), The Man Who Had Power Over Women (1970), The Edwardians (1972), No Strings (1974), Upstairs, Downstairs (1974), The Land That Time Forgot (1975), At the Earth's Core (1976), The New Avengers (1976), Telford's Change (1979), Prince Regent (1979), Holding the Fort (1982), Minder (1984), Leaving (1984), Take Me Home (1989), Plaza Patrol (1991), All Night Long (1994), Pie in the Sky (1997), Peak Practice (2000), Take Me (2001), Dead Man Weds (2005), Johnny and the Bomb (2006), Pickles: The Dog Who Won the World Cup (2006), Coronation Street (2007), Benidorm (2009), In Love with Alma Cogan (2011), Moving On (2013), Stella (2014), Holby City (2015-16) and Not Going Out (2017). Keith, who had an IQ of 146, enjoyed a whole host of regular and star roles over his career, starting very early on as Detective Sergeant John Swift in The Odd Man (1962-63) and It's Dark Outside (1964), and continuing with the title character in Dennis Potter's Stand Up, Nigel Barton and Vote, Vote, Vote for Nigel Barton (both 1965), David Pearce in the sitcom Duty Free (1984-86), Daniel Ford in Leaving (1984-85), Kevin Hughes in Room at the Bottom (1986-88), the title character in sitcom Haggard (1990-92), Guy Lofthouse in The Good Guys (1992-93), Alan Boothe in Where the Heart Is (2003-04), George Williams in The Chase (2006-07) and Arthur Banks in DCI Banks (2012-16). Keith's gentle Yorkshire tones may also be remembered as the voice of the Tetley tea commercials in the UK following fellow Doctor Who alumni Brian Glover's death. He also appeared on 99 episodes of the game show Countdown (1999-2008).
Facts
His wife was stage designer Mary Pickard, while his son writes under the name of Mark Dawson.
This is Your Life: Keith was the subject of Thames TV's This is Your Life on January 9th, 1985, surprised by host Eamonn Andrews during the curtain call for the pantomime Jack and the Beanstalk at the Richmond Theatre.

Christopher Brown (Marriner)
Career highlights
Christopher's debut was in England, Their England (1973), followed by Mondo Candido (1975), All Creatures Great and Small (1978), Sense and Sensibility (1981), The Twilight Zone (1986), Miami Vice (1987), Poirot (1989), The Remains of the Day (1993), Wings (1995), The Marshal (1995) and Walker, Texas Ranger (1998).

Tony Caunter (Jackson) Born Sep 22 1937
Doctor Who credits
Played: Thatcher in The Crusade (1965)
Played: Morgan in Colony in Space (1971)
Played: Jackson in Enlightenment (1983)
Career highlights
Tony's long career stems back to 24-Hour Call (1963), then The Indian Tales of Rudyard Kipling (1964), The Ipcress File (1965), The Likely Lads (1966), The Avengers (1967), The Queen Street Gang (1968), Parkin's Patch (1969), Ace of Wands (1970), War and Peace (1973), Marked Personal (1974), The Legend of Robin Hood (1975), Blake's 7 (1978), Angels (1979), Home to Roost (1985), London's Burning (1988), Boon (1990), Westbeach (1993), May to December (1994), Down to Earth (2004) and Doctors (2004/08). Tony will be best known as Roy Evans in the soap EastEnders (1994-2003), but he also had regular roles in Queenie's Castle (1970-72) as Jack, All Our Saturdays (1973) as Ken Hicks, Beryl's Lot (1973-77) as Trevor Tonks, Juliet Bravo (1980-82) as Jim Logan, Big Deal (1984) as Henry Diamond and The Chief (1990-94) as Arthur Quine.
In 2016 Toby Hadoke released his Who's Round interview with Tony here.

Valentine Dyall (Black Guardian) May 7 1908 to Jun 24 1985
Doctor Who credits
Played: Black Guardian in The Armageddon Factor (1979), Mawdryn Undead (1983), Terminus (1983), Enlightenment (1983)
Played: Slarn (voice) in Slipback (radio serial, 1985)
Career highlights
Valentine's immense CV stretches back to an uncredited role in The Missing Million (1942), with subsequent roles in The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943), Pink String and Ceiling Wax (1945), Brief Encounter (1945), The Ghost of Rashmon Hall (1947), Woman Hater (1948), Room to Let (1950), Stranger at my Door (1950), Treasure Island (1951), Stranger from Space (1951), Johnny on the Spot (1954), The Idiot Weekly, Price 2d (1956), A Show Called Fred (1956), Hancock's Half Hour (1956), Son of Fred (1956), The City of the Dead (1960), The Cheaters (1960-62), The Haunting (1963), The Wrong Box (1966), Frankie Howerd Meets the Bee Gees (1968), The Avengers (1968), Decidedly Dusty (1969, as co-host), Freewheelers (1970), Bright's Boffins (1970), The Marty Feldman Comedy Machine (1971-72), Not on Your Nellie (1975), Come Play With Me (1977), The Old Crowd (1979), Blake's 7 (1980), The Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy (1981), Nanny (1982-83), The Black Adder (1983) and Love's Labour's Lost (1985). He also had a long-running role as Dr Pascal Keldermans in Secret Army (1977-79). Valentine was perhaps best known for his voice work, his resonant and mellifluous tones creating the Man in Black storyteller on BBC Radio's Appointment With Fear in the 1940s, and also used in various storytelling/ narration capacities on productions such as Man in Black (1949), The Final Test (1953), The Goon Show (1950s), Fury at Smuggler's Bay (1961), The Naked World of Harrison Marks (1965) and A Child's Voice (1979).
Facts
After Valentine's death, the Man in Black was portrayed by Edward de Souza, who appeared in Mission to the Unknown (1965). His father was actor and producer Franklin Dyall, who appeared with his son in Yellow Canary (1943), while his son was the late BBC costume designer Christian Dyall.

Leee John (Mansell) Born Jun 23 1957
Career highlights
Leee - whose real name is John Leslie McGregor - only ever had one other acting credit after Doctor Who (for 2013's Dumar), as he was actually the lead singer of the band Imagination at the time, which had hits with Body Talk in 1981 (number 4 in the UK singles chart) and Just an Illusion (number 2) and Music and Lights (number 5) in 1982. The band's popularity waned as the decade progressed, although they continued to tour until the early 1990s. After that Leee released a number of UK garage tracks, including Your Mind, Your Body, Your Soul. In 2003, Leee took part in the celebrity talent series Reborn in the USA - Leee came fifth out of 10 performers, beating the likes of Gina G, Elkie Brooks and Sonia. In 2005, he released a jazz album, Feel My Soul, featuring a mix of jazz standards and original compositions, and he has also worked with Doctor Who uber-fan Ian Levine on a Northern Soul project.

Clive Kneller (Collier) Born Jan 3 1956
Career highlights
Clive's further roles were in I Remember Nelson (1982), Minder (1991), The Scarlet and the Black (1993), Grange Hill (1996), Wycliffe (1997), The Magical Legend of the Leprechauns (1999), The Parole Officer (2001), Bodywork (2001) and Doctors (2003).

Cyril Luckham (White Guardian) Jul 25 1907 to Feb 8 1989 (heart attack)
Doctor Who credits
Played: White Guardian in The Ribos Operation (1978), Enlightenment (1983)
Career highlights
Cyril's earliest credit was in Query (1945), then The Poppenkast (1952), Immediate Disaster (1954), Out of the Clouds (1955), The End Begins (1956), How to Murder a Rich Uncle (1957), An Age of Kings (1960), Coronation Street (1960-61), Invasion Quartet (1961), Some People (1962), Billy Budd (1962), No Cloak No Dagger (1963), The Great War (1984), The Alphabet Murders (1965), The Forsyte Saga (1967), Angel Pavement (1967), Happy Deathday (1968), Ryan International (1970), On Trial (1970), he Guardians (1971), Scotch on the Rocks (1973), Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em (1973-74), The Venturers (1975), The Lively Arts (1978), Return of the Saint (1979), The Omega Factor (1979), To Serve Them All My Days (1980-81), L for Lester (1982), The Barchester Chronicles (1982), Hallelujah! (1984), In Loving Memory (1986) and The Houseman's Tale (1987). Cyril also had a regular role as Charles Ashley in The Cedar Tree (1976-77).
Facts
Thomas Hardy fan Cyril was married to actress Violet Lamb, with whom he performed recitals at festivals and National Trust properties until his death. Cyril's son Robert Luckham appeared in The Power of the Daleks.

James McClure (First officer)
Career highlights
James's other credits were on The Walls of Jericho (1981), The Bill (1991) and EastEnders (1995).

CREW

Barbara Clegg (writer) Born Mar 1 1926
Career highlights
Barbara started her career as an actress in the theatre before moving into film and TV with roles in It's an Ill Wind (1956), Michael and Mary (1957), The Citadel (1960), Deadline Midnight (1961), Strange Concealments (1962, which she also wrote) and The Dream Maker (1963). Her greatest thespian success came playing Nurse Jo Buckley in 98 episodes of medical soap Emergency Ward 10 (1958-60). She then started writing scripts, contributing to the soap opera Coronation Street in 1961. She also wrote several radio and television serials, including a radio dramatisation of The Chrysalids, and for TV, One Aboard the Lugger (1963), Together (1980-81) and Gems (1985-86).
Facts
Barbara submitted several other story ideas to the Doctor Who production office but these were never taken up - these included The Elite in 1982 (which was adapted for audio by Big Finish in 2011) and Point of Entry in 1985 (adapted for audio in 2010).

Fiona Cumming (director) Oct 9 1937 to Jan 1 2015
Doctor Who credits
Assistant floor manager: The Massacre of St Bartholomew's Eve (1966, uncredited)
Production assistant: The Highlanders (1966-67), The Seeds of Death (1969, uncredited), The Mutants (1972, uncredited)
Directed: Castrovalva (1982), Snakedance (1983), Enlightenment (1983), Planet of Fire (1984)
Played: Tourist in Silver Nemesis (1988, uncredited)
Career highlights
Fiona started as an actress and continuity announcer in Scotland, then became an assistant floor manager or production assistant, later graduating to directing. She directed The Master of Ballantrae (1975), Z Cars (1974-77), Angels (1978), The Omega Factor (1979), God's Wonderful Railway (1980), Blake's 7 (1980), The Walls of Jericho (1981), Emmerdale Farm (1984), Take the High Road (1987-90, which she also produced over 40 episodes of), Eldorado (1992) and Machair (1993).
Facts
Fiona's husband was Doctor Who production manager Ian Fraser, who worked on five stories between 1986-89. He was also an uncredited tourist at Windsor Castle, along with his wife, in Silver Nemesis (1988).
In 2013 Toby Hadoke released his Who's Round interview with Fiona here.

John Nathan-Turner (producer) Aug 12 1947 to May 1 2002 (liver failure) Click here for John Nathan-Turner's entry on The Leisure Hive

Eric Saward (script editor) Born Dec 9 1944 Click here for Eric Saward's entry on on Castrovalva