Mawdryn Undead

Nyssa (Sarah Sutton) and Tegan (Janet
Fielding) meet who they think is the
Sixth Doctor (David Collings)

Four episodes (Part One, Part Two, Part Three, Part Four)
First broadcast Feb 1 to 9 1983
Average audience for serial: 7.28m

REGULAR CAST

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

Sarah Sutton (Nyssa) Born Dec 12 1961 Click here for Sarah Sutton's entry on The Keeper of Traken

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

Mark Strickson (Turlough) Born Apr 6 1959
Doctor Who credits
Played: Vislor Turlough in Mawdryn Undead, Terminus, Enlightenment, The King's Demons, The Five Doctors, Warriors of the Deep, The Awakening, Frontios, Resurrection of the Daleks, Planet of Fire, The Caves of Androzani (1983-84)
Career highlights
Before Doctor Who, Mark had appeared in Strangers (1982), then Juliet Bravo (1982) and six episodes of Angels (1982). After leaving Doctor Who, he took parts in A Christmas Carol (1984), Bergerac (1985), David Copperfield (1986), Strike It Rich! (1987), Flying Lady (1987), Casualty (1988), Cassidy (1989), The Saint (1989), Rafferty's Rules (1990), Minder (1993) and Police Rescue (1993). Mark gave up acting to go into TV production, often wildlife documentaries, after emigrating to Australia in 1988 and studying a degree in zoology (his thesis was on the over-wintering biochemistry of the light brown apple moth!). In this capacity he has worked on Australia's Kangaroos (2000), Industrial Revelations (2002), Nature (2003), Massive Engines (2004), Mark Williams on the Rails (2004), Up Close and Dangerous (2006), Dark Days in Monkey City (2009), Modern Dinosaurs (2017) and Volcanoes, Dual Destruction (2018).
Facts
Mark's first acting job in 1980 was as part of the Mikron Theatre Company, which travelled the canals of Britain on a narrow boat performing up and down the country. He wrote many of the plays and songs performed by the company over the two years he worked with them (they were even committed to tape at Abbey Road Studios - listen to him singing Superhutch). As a wildlife documentary maker, it was Mark who was responsible for bringing the late naturalist Steve Irwin into the public gaze in series such as The Ten Deadliest Snakes in the World.  Between 2001-04, Mark was head of programming for Oxford Scientific Films in New Zealand, where he oversaw a range of productions, from natural history to presenter-led science and history films. He has since worked for stations such as Al-Jazeera and the Discovery Channel. Mark has revisited the character of Turlough in Big Finish audio plays since 1999. He was for a time married to actor Julie Brennan, who appeared in Paradise Towers.

GUEST CAST

David Collings (Mawdryn) Jun 4 1940 to Mar 23 2020
Doctor Who credits
Played: Vorus in Revenge of the Cybermen (1975)
Played: Poul in The Robots of Death (1977)
Played: Mawdryn in Mawdryn Undead (1983)
Career highlights
David debuted in Crime and Punishment (1964), then took roles in Gideon's Way (1965), The Troubleshooters (1966), Point Counterpoint (1968), The Possessed (1969), Strange Report (1969), Scrooge (1970), UFO (1970), Elizabeth R (1971), The Regiment (1972), For the Love of Ada (1972), Mahler (1974), The Love School (1975), Treasure Island (1977), Midnight is a Place (1977-78), The Thirty-Nine Steps (1978), Breakaway (1980), Look and Read: Dark Towers (1981), Blake's 7 (1981), Airline (1982), The All Electric Amusement Arcade (1983), By the Sword Divided (1985), The Return of the Antelope (1988), Through the Dragon's Eye (1989), Boon (1991), Love Hurts (1992), The Darling Buds of May (1993), Press Gang (1989/93), Persuasion (1995), The Ruth Rendell Mysteries (1995), Wren: The Man Who Built Britain (2004), The Invisible Woman (2013) and Holby City (2015). He is perhaps best remembered as Silver in the telefantasy series Sapphire and Steel (1981-82), but fewer people might know he dubbed the English voice for the character of Monkey in the 1978-80 Japanese series of the same name (originally Saiyuki, based on the Chinese novel Journey to the West).
Facts
David's ex-wife was fellow actor Karen Archer, while his son Samuel is also an actor, perhaps best known to TV viewers as Tom in Hex (2005).
In 2017 Toby Hadoke released his Who's Round interview with David here.

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

Brian Darnley (Second mutant) Born Feb 17 1949
Career highlights
Brian's other credits were for Juliet Bravo (1982) and The Fourth Arm (1983).

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.

Stephen Garlick (Ibbotson) Born Jul 7 1959
Career highlights
Stephen first appeared uncredited in Carry On Doctor (1967 - as the boy with a potty stuck on his head!), and then had roles in Headline Hunters (1968), Crossplot (1969), Scrooge (1970), The Hostages (1975), The Tomorrow People (1976), Two People (1979), Butterflies (1980), Minder (1982), The Houseboy (1982), Lovejoy (1986), The Storyteller (1987), The Chef's Apprentice (1989), The Bill (1989), 30 Door Key (1991) and The Nicholas Craig Masterclass (1992). He memorably played young boy Dan in the Look and Read serial The Boy from Space (1971/80), and Ned Lewis in The Adventures of Black Beauty (1973-74), and also provided the voice of Jen for the film The Dark Crystal (1982).
Facts
After leaving acting Stephen moved into radio, working for Thames FM, BBC7 and Big L 1395. Here he is on Twitter!
In 2015 Toby Hadoke released his Who's Round interview with Stephen, as well as actor Dorota Rae, here.

Sheila Gill (Matron) Apr 19 1914 to Feb 5 2005
Career highlights
Sheila's further work included Without Vision (1956), The Sullavan Brothers (1964), Redcap (1966), Malatesta (1970), The Mating Machine (1970), Bachelor Father (1971), Clayhanger (1976), Jubilee (1977), Supernatural (1977), Together (1980), Dead Ernest (1982), Never the Twain (1983), Paradise Postponed (1986), Personal Services (1987), UFO (1993) and Crime Traveller (1997).

Roger Hammond (Dr Runciman) Mar 21 1936 to Nov 8 2012 (cancer)
Doctor Who credits
Played: Francis Bacon in The Chase (1965)
Played: Dr Runciman in Mawdryn Undead (1983)
Career highlights
Roger's prolific career began in The Villains (1964), and saw appearances in You Can't Win (1966), The Avengers (1967), The First Churchills (1969), Casanova (1971), The Onedin Line (1972), Churchill's People (1975), When the Boat Comes In (1976), The Duchess of Duke Street (1976), Emmerdale (1980), Airline (1982), The Tripods (1984), Miss Marple: Nemesis (1987), One Foot in the Grave (1990), Campion (1990), the Uncle Jack... series (1991-93, playing M), Orlando (1992), The Madness of King George (1994), Kavanagh QC (1997), Bedazzled (2000), Rome (2005), Van Wilder 2: The Rise of Taj (2006), City of Vice (2008) and The King's Speech (2010).
Facts
Between 1968-75 Roger was married to actress Helen Weir, best remembered as Pat Sugden in soap Emmerdale.

Angus Mackay (Headmaster) Jul 15 1926 to Jun 8 2013
Doctor Who credits
Played: Cardinal Borusa in The Deadly Assassin (1976)
Played: Headmaster in Mawdryn Undead (1983)
Career highlights
Angus's prolific career began in Death of a Ghost (1960), then Nothing But the Best (1964), Mogul (1966), The Tyrant King (1968), Paul Temple (1970), Inn of the Frightened People (1971), The Golden Bowl (1972), Warship (1973), The Pallisers (1974), Edward the King (1975), Flesh and Blood (1980), When the Boat Comes In (1981), The Jewel in the Crown (1984), Clockwise (1986), Hot Metal (1986), Chance in a Million (1984/86), Alexei Sayle's Stuff (1986), One Foot in the Grave (1990), Brass (1990), King Ralph (1991) and If You See God, Tell Him (1993).
Facts
After Angus's actor/ librettist wife Dorothy Reynolds died of motor neurone disease in 1977, he decided to combat his loneliness by renting out room space in his house to up-and-coming actors, one of whom was Kenneth Branagh, who cites copious diarist Angus's expert knowledge on theatrical history as a major inspiration to him. He had an enormous archive of theatre magazines and programmes, and there are hopes to make them publicly available.

Peter Walmsley (First mutant)
Career highlights
Other credits include Juliet Bravo (1980), The Complete Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare (1981-82), Sink or Swim (1981) and The Ploughman's Lunch (1983).

CREW

Peter Grimwade (writer) Jun 8 1942 to May 15 1990 (leukaemia) Click here for Peter Grimwade's entry on Full Circle

Peter Moffatt (director) Aug 15 1922 to Oct 21 2007
Doctor Who credits
Directed: State of Decay (1980), The Visitation (1982), Mawdryn Undead (1983), The Five Doctors (1983), The Twin Dilemma (1984), The Two Doctors (1985)
Played: Man outside restaurant in The Two Doctors (1985, uncredited)
Played: Tourist in Silver Nemesis (1988, uncredited)
Career highlights
His training to become an actor was disturbed by the outbreak of World War Two, during which he became a prisoner of war at Stalag Luft 3 in Germany. After the war he went back into acting in programmes such as Emil and the Detectives (1952) and Tales from Soho (1956), but then turned to directing, working on Small Time (1960), Tales of Mystery (1961), It Happened Like This (1963), Crane (1963-64), Seven Deadly Sins (1966-67), Sexton Blake (1968), Hadleigh (1969), Big Brother (1970), Crime of Passion (1971-72), New Scotland Yard (1972), Melissa (1974), Rooms (1974-77), The Camerons (1979), The Gentle Touch (1980), Juliet Bravo (1980/82), EastEnders (1986) and All Creatures Great and Small (1978-88).
Facts
He was married to actress/ director/ producer Joan Kemp-Welch.

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