The War Games

"Well, fancy meeting you chaps here!"

Ten episodes (Episode One, Episode Two, Episode Three, Episode Four, Episode Five, Episode Six, Episode Seven, Episode Eight, Episode Nine, Episode Ten)
First broadcast Apr 19 to Jun 21 1969
Average audience for serial: 4.94m

An episode-by-episode review of this story can be found at Time Space Visualiser here

REGULAR CAST

Patrick Troughton (The Doctor) Mar 25 1920 to Mar 28 1987 (heart attack) See Patrick Troughton's entry on The Power of the Daleks

Frazer Hines (Jamie McCrimmon) Born Sep 22 1944 Click here for Frazer Hines's entry on The Highlanders

Wendy Padbury (Zoe Heriot) Born Dec 7 1947 Click here for Wendy Padbury's entry on The Wheel in Space

GUEST CAST

Terry Adams (Corporal Riley) May 31 1943 to Apr 7 2011
Career highlights
Terry also appeared in Gazette (1968) and When the Boat Comes In (1977).

John Atterbury (Alien guard) Born Aug 4 1941
Doctor Who credits
Played: White Robot in The Mind Robber (1968)
Played: Alien guard in The War Games (1969)
Career highlights
John's other roles include Time of My Life (1980), Scarlett (1994), The Parent Trap (1998), Gosford Park (2001), Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007), Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007), Robin Hood (2010) and Love's Kitchen (2011).
Facts
John acts a lot for radio plays and narrates audiobooks for the blind.
In 2016 Toby Hadoke released his Who's Round interview with John here.

Terence Bayler (Major Barrington) Jan 24 1930 to Aug 2 2016
Doctor Who credits
Played: Yendom in The Ark (1966)
Played: Major Barrington in The War Games (1969)
Career highlights
New Zealander Terence's career began in Broken Barrier (1952) and has seen roles in Hamlet (1961), Moonstrike (1963), Mogul (1969), The Tragedy of Macbeth (1971), The Brothers (1974), The Rutles: All You Need is Cash (1978), Time Bandits (1981), Brazil (1985), She-Wolf of London (1990), Lipstick on Your Collar (1993), The Remains of the Day (1993), Dangerfield (1995) Harry Potter and the Sorceror's Stone (2001), Life Begins (2005), Chemical Wedding (2008) and We Know What We Know (2010).
Facts
He was once married to actress Bridget Armstrong.
In 2014 Toby Hadoke released his Who's Round interview with Terence here.

Edward Brayshaw (War Chief) Oct 18 1933 to Dec 28 1990 (throat cancer)
Doctor Who credits
Played: Leon Colbert in The Reign of Terror (1964)
Played: War Chief in The War Games (1969)
Career highlights
Edward's CV began with Trip-Tease and High C's (1959), then Mine Own Executioner (1960), 633 Squadron (1964), the title character in A Man Called Harry Brent (1965), Virgin of the Secret Service (1968), The Avengers (1969), Moonbase 3 (1973), Great Expectations (1974), The Changes (1975), Return of the Saint (1979), The Bill (1984) and Bergerac (1989). He also played Rochefort in The Three Musketeers and The Further Adventures of the Three Musketeers (1966-67), and will be best remembered as Harold Meaker in Rentaghost (1976-84).

James Bree (Security Chief) Jul 20 1923 to Dec 1 2008
Doctor Who credits
Played: Security Chief in The War Games (1969)
Played: Nefred in Full Circle (1980)
Played: Keeper of the Matrix in The Trial of a Time Lord (1986)
Career highlights
James's earliest appearance was in What's in Store (1953), then Give Them a Ring (1954), Stage By Stage: The Relapse, or Virtue in Danger (1954), Just My Luck (1957), Probation Officer (1962), R3 (1965), The Prisoner (1968), On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969), On the Buses (1971), Ace of Wands (1972), The Donati Conspiracy (1973), I, Claudius (1976), Secret Army (1977), Rumpole of the Bailey (1979), The Jewel in the Crown (1984), Galloping Galaxies! (1985-86), Executive Stress (1986), Without a Clue (1988), Anna Lee (1994), Silent Witness (1996) and Ruth Rendell: The Orchard Walls (1998). James also appeared in the Doctor Who fan video spin-off Downtime (1995) and Lust in Space (1998, his final work).
Facts
He was a close friend of Doctor Who film actor Peter Cushing, and read a tribute out at his funeral. James suffered a stroke in 1998 which left him without the power of speech for the rest of his life. James was born as James Rutherfoord Worsfold Thomson, but became Thomson-Bree (just Bree professionally) after inheriting land from his great-uncle, Archdeacon William Bree. Through this inheritance, James became patron of the benefice and rectory of Allesley in Coventry. James's long-time partner, Albert Yates, died in 2006.

Noel Coleman (General Smythe) Nov 26 1919 to Oct 12 2007
Career highlights
Debuting in The Undefeated (1949), Noel's CV took in Five Children and It (1951), The Count of Monte Cristo (1956), Captain Pugwash (1957, as narrator), Emergency Ward 10 (1961), Lorna Doone (1963), The Revenue Men (1967), Ivanhoe (1970), Doctor At Large (1971), Sykes (1972), The Dick Emery Show (1973), The Top Secret Life of Edgar Briggs (1974), Mind Your Language (1978), Don't Wait Up (1983), Up the Elephant and Round the Castle (1985), The Monocled Mutineer (1986), Red Dwarf (1988), Chancer (1991), Land of Hope and Gloria (1992), The Detectives (1993) and Bermuda Grace (1994). He also had a regular role as Colonel Shaw-Camberley in Virgin of the Secret Service (1968).

Peter Craze (Du Pont) Aug 27 1946 to Dec 30 2020
Doctor Who credits
Played: Dako in The Space Museum (1965)
Played: Du Pont in The War Games (1969)
Played: Costa in Nightmare of Eden (1979)
Career highlights
Peter, who was the younger brother of actor Michael Craze (who played Doctor Who companion Ben Jackson), debuted in Probation Officer (1962), followed by Martin Chuzzlewit (1964), If There Weren't Any Blacks You'd Have to Invent Them (1968), The Beast in the Cellar (1970), My Old Man (1975), The Professionals (1978), Blake's 7 (1978/81), Bergerac (1983), The Dreamstone (1990), EastEnders (1998), Dangerous Parking (2007) and Limbo (2012). He also regularly played Kevin Barford in the soap United! (1965).
Facts
Peter went on to become a drama teacher, and was Principal of Drama Studio London between 2003-2012. His wife was actor Illona Linthwaite.

Bernard Davies (German soldier) Nov 19 1923 to Sep 21 2010 (heart attack)
Career highlights
Bernard, who could speak six languages, debuted in The Wallet (1952), after which he appeared in The Human Jungle (1963), Danger Man (1964), Mystery Hall (1967), Hell Boats (1970) and Justice (1971).
Facts
In 1958 he won £6,000 on the quiz show Twenty One, and for several years, until the category was deleted, his name appeared annually in the Guinness Book of Records as winner of the largest cash prize ever on a British television quiz show. Bernard was also an avid Sherlock Holmes aficionado (for the last 20 years of his life he even lived in a house in Norwood, significant in Holmes lore), and in his essay The Back Yards of Baker Street (written for the Sherlock Holmes Society of London) he established beyond reasonable doubt the true location of the fictional 221B Baker Street (it's actually 31 Baker Street!). In 1973 Bernard and fellow actor Bruce Wightman (who also appeared in Doctor Who) established the Dracula Society, which took groups of tourists out to Transylvania and Whitby. In 1986 Bernard was made a Freeman of the City of London due to his extraordinary knowledge of the capital, and he was always so proud of the fact that one of his grandfathers was an investigating officer in Whitechapel at the time of the Jack the Ripper murders. On August 24th, 2010, Bernard fell in the street near his house and broke his hip.

Vernon Dobtcheff (Scientist) Born Aug 14 1934
Career highlights
The frighteningly prolific Vernon was born in France and made his screen debut in Compact (1963), followed by roles in Martin Chuzzlewit (1964), Front Page Story (1965), Breaking Point (1966), A Dandy in Aspic (1968), The Assassination Bureau (1969), The Beast in the Cellar (1970), Ace of Wands (1970), Them (1970), Fiddler on the Roof (1971), Mary, Queen of Scots (1971), The Protectors (1973), The Day of the Jackal (1973), Fall of Eagles (1974), Murder on the Orient Express (1974), The Venturers (1975), The Spy Who Loved Me (1977), Lillie (1978), Blake's 7 (1979), Nijinsky (1980), Condorman (1981), Marco Polo (1983), The Perils of Gwendoline in the Land of the Yik Yak (1984), Much Ado About Nothing (1984), Caravaggio (1986), Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989), Mr Majeika (1988/90), The Krays (1990), Sharpe's Sword (1995), England, My England (1995), Jude (1996), Father Ted (1998), David Copperfield (2000), White Teeth (2002), An American Haunting (2005), Rome (2007), Grand Star (2007-08), Apparitions (2008), The Borgias (2011-13), Seven Lucky Gods (2014), The Invisible Boy (2014), Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell (2015), Emerald City (2017) and Transfert (2017).
Facts
As his Doctor Who character, Vernon became the first actor to say the Time Lords' name on screen. In his 2006 memoir Red Carpets and Other Banana Skins, actor Rupert Everett reveals Vernon's extraordinary reputation as the "patron saint" of the acting profession, stating that he was "legendary not so much for his acting as for his magical ability to catch every first night in the country". If unable to attend an opening night, Vernon will still send the cast a card wishing the production good luck.
In 2013 Toby Hadoke released his Who's Round interview with Vernon here.

Brian Forster (Sergeant Willis) May 31 1936 to Sep 1999
Career highlights
Brian's other work included Blinker's Spy-Spotter (1972), Village Hall (1974) and A Question of Guilt (1980).

David Garfield (Von Weich)
Doctor Who credits
Played: Von Weich in The War Games (1969)
Played: Neeva in The Face of Evil (1977)
Career highlights
David's debut came in 1962's The Keep, after which he appeared in Merry-Go-Round (1965), The Spies (1966), The Prisoner (1967), Manhunt (1970), Elizabeth R (1971), Fish (1973), Anne of Avonlea (1975), The Changes (1975), Poems and Pints (1975), Poldark (1975-76), Lorna Doone (1976), Everyman (1978), A Question of Guilt (1980), Citizen Smith (1980), The District Nurse (1987), Cadfael (1994), Born and Bred (2005), The IT Crowd (2006) and Stella (2012). He also wrote over 30 scripts for soap Crossroads between 1974-84.

Pat Gorman (Military policeman) May 10 1933 to Oct 9 2018 Click here for Pat Gorman's entry on The Invasion

Bernard Horsfall (Time Lord) Nov 20 1930 to Jan 28 2013
Doctor Who credits
Played: Gulliver in The Mind Robber (1968)
Played: Time Lord in The War Games (1969)
Played: Taron in Planet of the Daleks (1973)
Played: Chancellor Goth in The Deadly Assassin (1976)
Career highlights
Prolific character actor Bernard debuted in The Steel Bayonet (1957) and went on to appear in Dancers in Mourning (1959), The Angry Silence (1960), Captain Moonlight: Man of Mystery (1960), Pathfinders to Space (1960), Family Solicitor (1961), Harpers West One (1962), Guns at Batasi (1964), The Avengers (1965/67/68), Department S (1969), On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969), Ivanhoe (1970), Elizabeth R (1971), Freewheelers (1973), Harriet's Back in Town (1973), South Riding (1974), Within These Walls (1976), Big Boy Now! (1977), Enemy at the Door (1978-80, as Dr Philip Martel), Minder (1982), Gandhi (1982), The Jewel in the Crown (1984), The Hound of the Baskervilles (1988), The Bill (1989), Thatcher: The Final Days (1991), Virtual Murder (1992), Braveheart (1995), Murder Rooms (2000), Doctors (2005) and Stone of Destiny (2008).
Facts
Bernard claimed he was a descendant of William the Conqueror. In the 1980s Bernard moved with his actress wife Jane Jordan Rogers to the Isle of Skye in Scotland, where he became a crofter, producing fruit and vegetables. His son Christian predeceased him in 2012.

Stephen Hubay (Petrov) Jun 16 1932 to Jan 4 2004
Career highlights
Hungarian Stephen's CV began with 1964's The Sullavan Brothers, followed by roles in The Baron (1966), The Saint (1967), Softly Softly (1968), The Avengers (1969), Warship (1974) and Quiller (1975).

Bill Hutchinson (Sergeant Thompson) Jul 22 1920 to Sep 25 2006
Career highlights
Bill's further work included Softly Softly (1966), Battle Beneath the Earth (1967), The Adding Machine (1969), Carry On Emmannuelle (1978), Murrow (1986), Bullseye! (1990) and To Be the Best (1992).

Clare Jenkins (Tanya Lernov)
Doctor Who credits
Played: Nanina in The Savages (1966)
Played: Tanya Lernov in The Wheel in Space (1968), The War Games (1969)
Career highlights
Clare's other credits include Crossroads (1964), Weavers Green (1966), Z Cars (1968), Ivanhoe (1970) and The Death of Adolf Hitler (1973).

John Livesey (German soldier) Died 2022
Career highlights
Debuting in Doctor Who, John went on to appear in The Expert (1969), Special Branch (1969), Ivanhoe (1970), Colditz (1974), Love Among the Artists (1979), Threads (1984) and Minder (1985). He regularly played PC Stack in Z Cars in 1969.

Michael Lynch (Spencer) Jul 13 1927 to Jan 29 2012
Doctor Who credits
Played: Spencer in The War Games (1969)
Played: Thal politician in Genesis of the Daleks (1975)
Career highlights
Debuted in The Morning After (1962), then The Saint (1964), The Woman in White (1966), The Avengers (1967), The Last of the Mohicans (1971) and Woodstock (1973).

Facts

Born in Barbados, Michael worked for a time as a radio announcer in the West Indies.

Philip Madoc (War Lord) 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.

Trevor Martin (Second Time Lord) Nov 17 1929 to Oct 5 2017
Doctor Who credits
Played: Time Lord in The War Games (1969)
Played: Doctor Who in Doctor Who and the Daleks in The Seven Keys to Doomsday (stage, 1974)
Played: Kaido in The Paradise of Death (radio, 1993)
Played: Guard in The Paradise of Death (radio, 1993)
Played: Ungar in The Paradise of Death (radio, 1993)
Played: Custodian of data store in The Paradise of Death (radio, 1993)
Played: Jenhegger in The Paradise of Death (radio, 1993)
Career highlights
Trevor made his screen debut in Tomorrow Mr Tompio! And About Time Too! (1958), followed by Medico (1959), Three Golden Nobles (1959), Sherlock Holmes (1965), Orlando (1966), The Troubleshooters (1967), Edward II (1970), Churchill's People (1975), The Onedin Line (1979), Krull (1983, as the uncredited voice of the Beast), Angels (1983), Coronation Street (1966/84), The Storyteller: Greek Myths (1991), Taggart (1996), Harry Enfield and Chums (1997), The Ambassador (1999), Beast (2001), The Romantics (2006), Whitechapel (2010) and Call the Midwife (2013).
Facts
Trevor was the first actor to portray the Doctor on stage. In 2008 Trevor returned to his role of an alternative Fourth Doctor for an audio adaptation of The Seven Keys to Doomsday. He was holidaying in Bulgaria when he was taken ill. His wife was actress Hermione Gregory, while one of his children is the Labour Party politician Sandy Martin, MP for Ipswich.
In 2017 Toby Hadoke released his Who's Round interview with Trevor here.

Tony McEwan (Redcoat)
Doctor Who credits
Played: Redcoat in The War Games (1969)
Played: Baldwin in Planet of Evil (1975)
Career highlights
Tony's further credits include Z Cars (1972), Hawkeye, the Pathfinder (1973), Juliet Bravo (1982) and Howards' Way (1986).

Michael Napier-Brown (Arturo Villar) Mar 17 1937 to Aug 18 2016
Career highlights
After debuting in Maigret (1963), Michael then took roles in Les Miserables (1967), The Borderers (1970), The Troubleshooters (1970), The Dick Emery Show (1976-79), 1990 (1977) and Terry and June (1980).
Facts
His wife was actress Vilma Hollingberry, who appeared in The Doctor Dances (2005). Michael started out as a journalist on the Bournemouth Daily Echo in the early 1950s, but soon fell into acting and directing for the stage in the 1960s. Michael was artistic director at various theatres over the years, including the Everyman in Cheltenham, Derby Playhouse and the Royal in Northampton, where he stayed for over 20 years. It was here he discovered the young actor Gian Sammarco, who went on to find fame in The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole (and of course, Doctor Who's The Greatest Show in the Galaxy (1988-89)). Michael also wrote plays and pantomimes during his stint at Northampton. When the Royal Theatre merged with Derngate Concert Hall, Michael moved on, to become director of Ludlow Shakespeare Festival and production director at the Orange Tree, Richmond, and Theatre Royal, Bath.

Gregg Palmer (Lieutenant Lucke)
Doctor Who credits
Played: Shav in The Tenth Planet (1966)
Played: Gern in The Tenth Planet (1966)
Played: Lieutenant Lucke in The War Games (1969)
Facts
Gregg had roles in the final stories of both the First and Second Doctors, which puts him in a very small club of people who appear in two different Doctors' regeneration stories (there are others, such as Patrick Troughton, Tom Baker, Peter Davison, Sylvester McCoy, David Tennant, Billie Piper, John Barrowman and Matt Smith). Gregg - born Donald van der Maaten - is often confused with the American actor of the same stage name, but they are different performers. Unfortunately, unlike his Stateside counterpart, Gregg's CV is very short (in fact, just Doctor Who!).

Charles Pemberton (Alien technician) Sep 19 1939 to May 13 2007 (cancer)
Doctor Who credits
Played: Cyberman in The Tomb of the Cybermen (1967)
Played: Alien technician in The War Games (1969)
Career highlights
Charles' debut came in Crossroads (1964), The Man in Room 17 (1965), Callan (1970), My Wife Next Door (1972), Coronation Street (1973), Doctor in Charge (1973), The Naked Civil Servant (1975), Adventures of a Taxi Driver (1976), Sapphire and Steel (1979), Minder (1980), Sink or Swim (1981), A Fine Romance (1983), The Box of Delights (1984), Bread (1987), Simon and the Witch (1987-88), The Upper Hand (1990), Virtual Murder (1992), Pat and Margaret (1994), The Vicar of Dibley (1999) and Foyle's War (1994).
Facts
Charles' partner of 39 years was fellow actor David Cleeve (who himself appeared in Doctor Who several times as an uncredited extra between 1973-80, and credited as David Woolliscroft in The Space Museum (1965)). Charles, who was an accomplished magician and held the Inner Magic Circle Silver Star, had his own one-man show which he toured the world with entitled WS Gilbert: A Disagreeable Man?. Charles also played Yorkshireman Alf in a series of TV commercials for John Smith's Bitter.

Clyde Pollitt (Third Time Lord) Apr 17 1924 to Nov 10 1989
Doctor Who credits
Played: Time Lord in The War Games (1969), The Three Doctors (1972-73)
Career highlights
Clyde's work began with How Green Was My Valley (1960), after which he popped up in Scotland Yard (1960), Sherlock Holmes (1968), Ivanhoe (1970), Soap Opera in Stockwell (1973), Moll Flanders (1975), Clayhanger (1976), Lady Jane (1986) and The War of the Roses (1990).
Facts
His brother was actor Derek Pollitt, who appeared in Doctor Who three times himself. With Derek and second brother Brian, the siblings ran theatre companies in Clacton-on-Sea and North Wales in the 1950s and 60s, after which Clyde worked for the Royal Shakespeare Company and English Shakespeare Company.

Hubert Rees (Captain Ransom) Apr 27 1928 to Oct 20 2009
Doctor Who credits
Played: Chief engineer in Fury from the Deep (1968)
Played: Captain Ransom in The War Games (1969)
Played: John Stevenson in The Seeds of Doom (1976)
Career highlights
Hubert's career began with 1958's Uncle Harry, followed by roles in 1962's Richard the Lionheart, Ring Out an Alibi (1964), Menace (1970), Fish (1973), Public Eye (1971-75, as George), The Government Inspector (1976), Sweeney 2 (1978), The Sandbaggers (1978), Buccaneer (1980), The Hound of the Baskervilles (1982, as Inspector Lestrade to Tom Baker's Sherlock Holmes), The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby (1982), The Baker Street Boys (1983, as Dr Watson), Howards' Way (1985), Chance in a Million (1986), Jeeves and Wooster (1991), Dandelion Dead (1994), Class Act (1995), Darklands (1996) and Sunburn (2000).

David Savile (Lieutenant Carstairs) Born Nov 3 1936
Doctor Who credits
Played: Lieutenant Carstairs in The War Games (1969)
Played: Winser in The Claws of Axos (1971)
Played: Crichton in The Five Doctors (1983)
Career highlights
David's career has been busy since he made his first appearance in a 1965 episode of Out of the Unknown, including Pride and Prejudice (1967), The Power Game (1969), Hell Boats (1970), The Man Who Was Hunting Himself (1972), The Big Sleep (1978), Out (1978), Kinvig (1981), Dempsey and Makepeace (1985), Shine On Harvey Moon (1985), Howards' Way (1988), Anglo Saxon Attitudes (1992), The Young Poisoner's Handbook (1995), Peak Practice (1999), Cambridge Spies (2003), New Tricks (2004) and Tan Lines (2005). He also regularly played Lieutenant Commander Beaumont in over 30 episodes of Warship (1973-76) and Max Barker in Kinsey (1991-92).
Facts
He was once married to actress Lois Baxter, who appeared in The Androids of Tara (1978).

Leslie Schofield (Leroy) Born Dec 12 1938
Doctor Who credits
Played: Leroy in The War Games (1969)
Played: Calib in The Face of Evil (1977)
Career highlights
Character actor Leslie debuted in The Body Stealers (1969), after which he became a prolific face on British screens, notably in Department S (1969), Manhunt (1970), New Scotland Yard (1972), Menace (1973), Boy Dominic (1974), Rentaghost (1976), Star Wars (1977), Blake's 7 (1978), Force 10 from Navarone (1978), The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin (1978-79, as Tim), Grandad (1980), Hallelujah! (1983), Oliver Twist (1985), Clockwise (1986), Jonny Briggs (1985-87, as Jonny's dad), Gentlemen and Players (1988-89), Tricky Business (1991), Coronation Street (1992-93), The Brittas Empire (1994), Wokenwell (1997), The Last Detective (2003) and Midsomer Murders (2006). Two of his most memorable running roles were as Jeff Healy in soap EastEnders (1997-2000) and as security guard Len in sitcom The Smoking Room (2004-05).

Jane Sherwin (Lady Jennifer Buckingham) Nov 3 1934 to Dec 16 2022
Career highlights
Jane's earliest credit was in a BBC Sunday Night Theatre in 1958, followed by Skyport (1958-59), The Pursuers (1962), Paul Temple (1971), Barlow (1974), Blake's 7 (1979), Agony (1981) and Cribb (1981).
Facts
Jane was married to Doctor Who producer Derrick Sherwin between 1956-82. In the 1960s she was credited as Jane Parsons, and as Sherwin in the 1970s.

Peter Stanton (Military chauffeur) Feb 17 1946 to May 21 2020 (cancer)
Career highlights
Peter's only other credits are Softly Softly (1969) and The Great Wall of China (1970).

Facts

After quitting acting, Peter became a theatrical stage manager in London (his last show was the 1977 musical Dean). After this he became a hydrographic surveyor in the off-shore oil and gas industry, and in the 1980s owned a bar in Ibiza. He then moved to Amsterdam for the rest of his life.

Richard Steele (Commander Gorton) Nov 15 1926 to Apr 30 2004
Doctor Who credits
Played: Commander Gorton in The War Games (1969)
Played: Sergeant Hart in Doctor Who and the Silurians (1970)
Played: Guard in The Mark of the Rani (1985)
Career highlights
Richard started his CV off with Quatermass and the Pit in 1959, then subsequently appeared in Suspense (1962), Sergeant Cork (1963), The Ugliest Girl in Town (1968), Coronation Street (1970), The Witch's Daughter (1971), Hawkeye, the Pathfinder (1973), The Venturers (1975), The Stars Look Down (1975), Within These Walls (1975-76), Grange Hill (1978), All Creatures Great and Small (1978), The Glums (1979), Juliet Bravo (1982), Bergerac (1983), No 73 (1983), Grange Hill (1984), First Among Equals (1986) and Three Up Two Down (1989). He also appeared regularly as PC Pierce in Andy Robson (1982-83).

David Troughton (Moor) Born Jun 9 1950
Doctor Who credits
Played: Guard in The Enemy of the World (1967-68, uncredited)
Played: Moor in The War Games (1969)
Played: King Peladon in The Curse of Peladon (1972)
Played: Professor Hobbes in Midnight (2008)
Career highlights
David - the son of Second Doctor Patrick Troughton - made his acting debut aged 13 in The Tin Whistle Man in 1963, then appeared in two of his father's Doctor Who stories until moving on to roles in The Regiment (1972), Wessex Tales (1973), David Copperfield (1974), Our Mutual Friend (1976), Survivors (1976), Crime and Punishment (1979), Smuggler (1981), Dance with a Stranger (1985), Bergerac (1989), Tales of Sherwood Forest (1989), Rab C Nesbitt (1990), Boon (1992), Bonjour la Classe (1993), Underworld (1997), Cider with Rosie (1998), Paradise Heights (2002), Trevor's World of Sport (2003), Jericho (2005), Outnumbered (2011), Father Brown (2014), The Interceptor (2015), Unforgotten (2015), Grantchester (2014-16), The Hollow Crown (2016), The Levelling (2016), ChickLit (2016) and Life (2020). David also enjoyed regular roles as Lieutenant Richard Bravington in Wings (1976-78), Dr Bob Buzzard in A Very Peculiar Practice (1986-88) and A Very Polish Practice (1992), Hurry Fenwick in Casualty 1906/1907/1909 (2006-09), Ricky Hanson in New Tricks (2006-09) and Stan Astill in The Cafe (2011-13). In 2014, he took over the role of Tony Archer in BBC radio soap The Archers, which had been played by Colin Skipp for 46 years.
Facts
David played his father's role of the Second Doctor in a 2011 BBC audio featuring Tom Baker's Fourth Doctor. Here's a quick Troughton dynasty rundown - David, who is married to actress Alison Groves, has an actor half-brother called Michael (who appeared in Last Christmas), while David's son Sam is also in the profession (memorably playing Much in the BBC's 21st century version of Robin Hood). Another son, Jim, is a professional cricket player, and last but not least there's William (Wigsy), who is also an actor. David's nephew (Michael's son) is Harry Melling, an actor best known as Dudley Dursley in the Harry Potter films. In the early 1970s David shared a flat with fellow actor Colin Baker, who would go on to become the Sixth Doctor and star opposite David's father in Doctor Who in 1985! Colin was also the best man at David and Alison's wedding, and is godfather to Sam Troughton. It's almost as involved as the Davison/ Tennant clan!
In 2014 Toby Hadoke released his Who's Round interview with David here.

David Valla (Lieutenant Crane) Born Jan 17 1941
Career highlights
David's other credits include R3 (1965), Open All Hours (1973), The Nearly Man (1975) and The Liver Birds (1974/76), but his most memorable role was as barman Bill Warren in soap Crossroads in 1976.
Facts
David (real name Halliwell) left drama school in 1962 and spent the rest of the decade working for BBC Radio. His first marriage broke down in 1970, but he then met an American woman who he subsequently married, and much later moved to live in Los Angeles. In his time he has run a delicatessen, led radio broadcasts and tinkered with vintage cars (particularly Bentleys). His first wife was actor Wanda Moore, who appeared in The Time Monster (1972).

Rudolph Walker (Harper) Born Sep 28 1939
Career highlights
Trinidadian Rudolph debuted in Fable (1965), followed by United! (1965), Adam Adamant Lives! (1967), On the Buses (1969), 10 Rillington Place (1971), The Fosters (1976), The Chinese Detective (1982), Black Silk (1985), Mr Bean (1990), King Ralph (1991), Bodger and Badger (1991), Bhaji on the Beach (1993), Bugs (1997), Ali G Indahouse (2002), Hit for Six (2007), Hero (2017) and Michael: The Michael Watson Story (2017). Recurring roles include Bill Reynolds in the sitcom Love Thy Neighbour (1972-76, the first mainstream black character role on British TV), Sebastian Moses in Empire Road (1978-79), PC Gladstone in the sitcom The Thin Blue Line (1995-96) and Langley Crouch in The Crouches (2003-05), although he may be best recognised as playing Patrick Trueman in more than 1,100 episodes of the soap EastEnders since 2001. He also provided voices for the children's series Teletubbies (1997).
Awards
2006: Officer of the order of the British Empire (OBE) for services to drama
2018: British Soap Awards Outstanding Achievement
2019: Commander of the most excellent order of the British Empire (CBE) for services to drama and charity
Facts
In 2009 he launched The Rudolph Walker Foundation, whose aims includes helping to provide opportunities and incentives for disadvantaged youth starting out on an entertainment career.
This is Your Life: Rudolph was the subject of BBC TV's This is Your Life on November 22nd, 1999, surprised by host Michael Aspel on his 60th birthday at Lord's Cricket Club.

Esmond Webb (Sergeant Major Burns) May 2 1927 to Jan 1981
Career highlights
Esmond's other work includes The Appleyards (1956), Kenilworth (1957), Private Investigator (1959), Z Cars (1965), The Jazz Age (1968), Sentimental Education (1970), Ivanhoe (1970), Woodstock (1973), The Brothers (1976), Poldark (1977), Thomas and Sarah (1979) and Cover (1981). His final role was as Man with Dog in Dennis Potter's Brimstone and Treacle, which was filmed in 1976 but not broadcast until 1987, six years after Esmond's death. The film was banned for nine years as it included a rape scene.

Graham Weston (Russell) Born Sep 10 1944
Doctor Who credits
Played: Russell in The War Games (1969)
Played: De Haan in Planet of Evil (1975)
Career highlights
Graham's debut came in The Hen House (1964), followed by roles in Rainbow City (1967), Parkin's Patch (1969), Ivanhoe (1970), The Brothers (1972), The Dragon's Opponent (1973), My Brother's Keeper (1975-76), Crown Court (1974-77, as DS Fenton), Coronation Street (1978), Empire Road (1978), Tess (1979), Prisoners of Conscience (1981), Angels (1983), London's Burning (1989), Chalkface (1991) and Lovejoy (1992). He regularly played Gregg Harris in soap United! (1965-67) and Colin Dutton in Crossroads (1979).
Facts
Graham's wife was actor Pamela Greenall.

Note: Other actors credited in the Radio Times for Episode Ten, but not on screen, include Freddie Wilson (Quark - see The Dominators), John Levene (Yeti - see The Invasion), Tony Harwood (Ice Warrior - see The Ice Warriors), Roy Pearce (Cyberman - see The Mutants) and Robert Jewell (Dalek - see The Daleks).

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Terrance Dicks (writer and script editor) Apr 14 1935 to Aug 29 2019 Click here for Terrance Dicks's entry on The Invasion

Malcolm Hulke (writer) Nov 21 1924 to Jul 6 1979 Click here for Malcolm Hulke's entry on The Faceless Ones

David Maloney (director) Dec 14 1933 to Jul 18 2006 (cancer) Click here for David Maloney's entry on The Mind Robber

Derrick Sherwin (producer) Apr 16 1936 to Oct 17 2018 Click here for Derrick Sherwin's entry on The Web of Fear

The Space Pirates

"Zoe, I do wish you hadn't dropped
your contact lens on this mesh floor!"

Six episodes (Episode One, Episode Two, Episode Three, Episode Four, Episode Five, Episode Six)
First broadcast Mar 8 to Apr 12 1969
Average audience for serial: 5.93m

An episode by episode review of this story can be read at Time Space Visualiser here.

REGULAR CAST

Patrick Troughton (The Doctor) Mar 25 1920 to Mar 28 1987 (heart attack) See Patrick Troughton's entry on The Power of the Daleks

Frazer Hines (Jamie McCrimmon) Born Sep 22 1944 Click here for Frazer Hines's entry on The Highlanders

Wendy Padbury (Zoe Heriot) Born Dec 7 1947 Click here for Wendy Padbury's entry on The Wheel in Space

GUEST CAST

Lisa Daniely (Madeleine Issigri) Jun 4 1929 to Jan 24 2014
Career highlights
Born Elizabeth Bodington (which she reverted back to in 1978), Lisa debuted in The Case of Thomas Pyke in 1949, followed by the title role of Lilli Marlene in 1950. She had a prolific career in productions such as Hindle Wakes (1952), The Wedding of Lilli Marlene (1953), Sailor of Fortune (1956), Interpol Calling (1959), The Pursuers (1961), Jezebel ex UK (1963), Voodoo Blood Death (1965), Pardon the Expression (1966), The Saint (1966), Strange Report (1969), The First Churchills (1969), Fraud Squad (1970), The Protectors (1973), The Spencer Side (1978), The Enigma Files (1980), The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1984), Souvenir (1989) and Princess in Love (1996). She regularly played Diane Brady in the series Invisible Man (1958-59), alongside a very young Deborah Watling.
Facts
Lisa's one-woman show for the Edinburgh Fringe told the story of Theroigne de Mericourt, an avid supporter of the French Revolution, who spent the last 20 years of her life in a mental hospital. She was working on turning the script into a novel when she died.

Anthony Donovan (Space guard) Apr 14 1945 to Sep 10 2016
Career highlights
His CV also includes Cross Now (1977) and Knightmare (1993, as Grimaldine and the Brollachan), Utz (1992), Witchcraft (1992) and Vanity Fair (1998).

Dudley Foster (Caven) Aug 7 1924 to Jan 8 1973 (suicide)
Career highlights
Dudley's first appearance was in Six Characters in Search of an Author (1954), then Fast and Loose (1955), The Two-Headed Spy (1958), Police Surgeon (1960), Coronation Street (1961), Ricochet (1963), Crane (1964), A Study in Terror (1965), Bat Out of Hell (1966), The Avengers (1965/67/68), The Expert (1969), If It Moves, File It (1970), That's Your Funeral (1971), The Fenn Street Gang (1971), Catweazle (1971), Jason King (1972), It's Murder But Is It Art? (1972), Harriet's Back in Town (1972) and Mistress Pamela (1974). Dudley also had a regular role as Detective Inspector Dunn in Z Cars (1962/64), and in 1970 appeared in a 30-minute documentary called Two in a Tiger in which he learnt to fly a De Havilland Tiger Moth plane.
Facts
His wife was Eileen Kennally, best known for her roles in The Liver Birds (1975-76) and In Sickness and in Health (1986-87). Although unsubstantiated, there is one school of thought that believes Dudley killed himself due to terminal illness.

Donald Gee (Major Ian Warne) Sep 28 1937 to Jan 14 2022
Doctor Who credits
Played: Major Ian Warne in The Space Pirates (1969)
Played: Eckersley in The Monster of Peladon (1974)
Career highlights
Donald debuted in 1965's Ferry Cross the Mersey, and later went on to appear in Z Cars (1965, as PC Walker), The Forsyte Saga (1967), The Avengers (1968), The Expert (1971), Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads? (1973), If There Weren't Any Blacks You'd Have to Invent Them (1974), Churchill's People (1975), One-Upmanship (1976-78), 1990 (1977), The Olympian Way (1981), Driving Ambition (1984), Wish Me Luck (1989), Coronation Street (1994-95, as Roger Crompton), Oh, Doctor Beeching! (1996), Doctors (2001) and Killing Me Softly (2002). Donald also had a regular role as village shopkeeper Mr Boynton in Born and Bred (2002-05).
Facts
Donald was married to award-winning stage and radio playwright Shirley Gee (nee Thieman).

Gordon Gostelow (Milo Clancey) May 14 1925 to Jun 3 2007
Career highlights
New Zealander Gordon's career began with 1954's Rain Before Seven, followed by A Tale of Two Cities (1957), An Age of Kings (1960), Lorna Doone (1963), Second City Reports (1964), Cluff (1965), David Copperfield (1966), Mr Aitch (1967), Nicholas Nickleby (1968), The Railway Children (1968), Wuthering Heights (1970), Elizabeth R (1971), The Pallisers (1974), Dominic/ Boy Dominic (1976), Rooms (1977), The Day Christ Died (1980), County Hall (1981), Shelley (1982), Tripper's Day (1984), Capstick's Law (1989), How to Get Ahead in Advertising (1989), Merlin of the Crystal Cave (1991) and Wives and Daughters (1999).
Facts
His wife was actress Vivian Pickles, and their son is actor Harry Gostelow. An attack of tuberculosis confined Gordon to a sanatorium for several months in 1955, aged 30.

Esmond Knight (Dom Issigri) May 4 1906 to Feb 23 1987 (heart attack)
Career highlights
Esmond - who suffered from terrible stage fright and a debilitating stutter - appeared in over 120 productions, starting with The Blue Peter (1928), followed by The Ringer (1931), Girls Will Be Boys (1934), Some Day (1935), Derby Day (1938), The Arsenal Stadium Mystery (1940), The Silver Fleet (1943), Uncle Silas (1947), Black Narcissus (1947), The Red Shoes (1948), The Wild Heart (1952), Richard III (1955), Helen of Troy (1956), The Prince and the Showgirl (1957), Nicholas Nickleby (1957), Invisible Man (1959), Peeping Tom (1960), A for Andromeda (1961), The Midnight Men (1964), Z Cars (1969), Anne of the Thousand Days (1969), Elizabeth R (1971), Cousin Bette (1971), The Boy Who Turned Yellow (1972), Fall of Eagles (1974), I, Claudius (1976), Supernatural (1977), The Borgias (1981), The Invisible Man (1984), Blott on the Landscape (1985), Superman IV (1987) and Fortunes of War (1987).
Facts
While serving in the Second World War in 1941, Esmond lost an eye and was almost totally blinded in the other during an engagement aboard the Bismarck. This stood him in good stead for playing a Royal Navy officer in the film Sink the Bismarck! (1960). Esmond's daughter Rosalind may be best recognised as neighbour Beryl in the sitcom Gimme Gimme Gimme. His second wife was actress Nora Swinburne, while his granddaughter is actress Su Elliott.
This is Your Life: Esmond was the subject of the BBC's This is Your Life on February 18th, 1957, surprised by host Eamonn Andrews at the King's Theatre, Hammersmith (Esmond was actually TiYL's earliest Doctor Who subject). Link to The Big Red Book entry.

George Layton (Technician Penn) Born Mar 2 1943
Career highlights
Multi-talented George made his debut as an actor and presenter playing Eustace Hadden in Swizzlewick (1964), followed by The Likely Lads (1965), United! (1965), Look and Read (1968), Jackanory (1969), Dixon of Dock Green (1969), The Liver Birds (1969/71), Coronation Street (1971), That's Life! (1973), The Sweeney (1975), Carry On Behind (1975), Confessions of a Driving Instructor (1976), Stand Up, Virgin Soldiers (1977), Keep It in the Family (1980), The Kenny Everett Television Show (1986), Metropolis (2000), Holby City (2004), Einstein's Big Idea (2005), Heartbeat (2006) and One Candle One Man (2013). George became most famous for playing Dr Paul Collier in the Doctor... sitcom franchise - Doctor in the House (1969-70), Doctor At Large (1971), Doctor in Charge (1972-73) and Doctor at the Top (1991). He also found success as Bombardier Solomons in It Ain't Half Hot, Mum (1974-75), Brian Booth in My Brother's Keeper (1975-76), the narrator for children's animation Pigeon Street (1981), Vernon Potter in Robin's Nest (1979-81), Des in Minder (1979-82), Alan Brookes in Sunburn (1999-2000) and Norman Simmonds in EastEnders (2011-12). Interestingly, he played the Doctor in the never transmitted French and Saunders Doctor Who spoof later included on the VHS release of the Comic Relief skit The Curse of Fatal Death (1999). George has also written for many series, such as the various Doctor... series (1971-91), Nearest and Dearest (1972), On the Buses (1972-73), My Name is Harry Worth (1974), Don't Wait Up (1983-87), Me and My Girl (1985) and Executive Stress (1986). He has also written three books, once part of the National Curriculum reading list, concerning life in the north of England in the 1940s and 50s.
This is Your Life: George was the subject of BBC TV's This is Your Life on January 18th, 1999, surprised by host Michael Aspel during a photoshoot at Holborn Studios, London.

Jack May (General Hermack) Apr 23 1922 to Sep 19 1997
Career highlights
Jack's screen debut came in Give Me the Stars (1945), followed by The Oracle (1953), Cat Girl (1957), The Adventures of Sir Lancelot (1957), An Age of Kings (1960), The Citadel (1960-61), A for Andromeda (1961), The Avengers (1964), Thorndyke (1964), A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1966), Goodbye, Mr Chips (1969), Trog (1970), The Ten Commandments (1971), The Pathfinders (1972-73, as Squadron Leader Shanks), Poldark (1977), A Horseman Riding By (1978), Sammy's Super T-Shirt (1978), Ripping Yarns (1979), The Hitch-Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy (1981), The Cleopatras (1983), Scarecrow and Mrs King (1984), The Doctor and the Devils (1985), Jeeves and Wooster (1990), The Mixer (1992) and The Ring (1996). Jack's more prominent roles were as William E Simms in Adam Adamant Lives! (1966-67) and the voice of Igor in Count Duckula (1988-93). He also provided the voice of Nelson Gabriel on BBC Radio 4's soap The Archers for over 45 years.
Facts
His wife was actress Petra Davies. Jack also ran an antiques dealership in London for many years.

Brian Peck (Dervish) Oct 24 1930 to Apr 3 2021
Career highlights
Debuting in the title role of The Voyage of Peter Joe in 1946, Brian's further credits include The Crime of the Century (1956), Nicholas Nickleby (1957), Follow That Man (1961), The Valiant (1962), What Every Woman Wants (1962), Mary Barton (1964), Cluff (1965), The Beverly Hillbillies (1968), Twisted Nerve (1968), Trial (1971), The Dragon's Opponent (1973), Survivors (1975), Rooms (1977), Shadows (1978), Rising Damp (1978, as Rigsby's brother Ron), Break in the Sun (1981), Open All Hours (1981), Minder (1984), Sorry! (1988), London's Burning (1989), Peak Practice (1997), Last of the Summer Wine (1988/2004), M.I High (2008), Merlin (2009), Rev (2011), A Touch of Cloth (2012), Boomers (2014), Coronation Street (1968/1979/2014) and Doctors (2004/07/09/14). He had regular roles as Culliford in Codename (1970) and Headmaster (1977), and Bowers in The Long Chase (1972).
Facts
He was married to actress Jennifer Wilson, best known as Jennifer Hammond in The Brothers. He passed away at his home in France.

Steve Peters (Pirate guard)
Doctor Who credits
Played: Extra in The Romans (1965, uncredited)
Played: Leader Roboman in Daleks: Invasion Earth 2150AD (1966)
Played: Ice Warrior in The Seeds of Death (1969)
Played: Pirate guard in The Space Pirates (1969)
Played: Lefee/ Astronaut in The Ambassadors of Death (1970)
Career highlights
Steve's other appearances include The Mind of the Enemy (1965), Touch of Leather (1968), The Doctors (1969), Out of the Unknown (1969), The Onedin Line (1971), Virgin Witch (1972), Menace (1973) and Moonbase 3 (1973).

Nik Zaran (Lieutenant Sorba) Jan 19 1933 to Jan 3 2014
Career highlights
Nik's other credits include Man in a Suitcase (1968), Department S (1969), Jason King (1971), Hine (1971), The Regiment (1973), Shaft in Africa (1973) and It Ain't Half Hot, Mum (1974).
Facts
Nik's real name was Tracy Connell, and he was born in St Vincent and the Grenadines. He left there in 1952 and worked as an actor in the UK for the next 25 years before returned to his home country and working in performing arts. Here's a lovely tribute to him by his nephew Chester.

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Robert Holmes (writer) Apr 2 1926 to May 24 1986 (chronic liver ailment) Click here to see Robert Holmes's entry on The Krotons

Michael Hart (director) Mar 31 1930 to Feb 21 2012
Career highlights
Michael's other directing work includes 20 episodes of Compact (1964-65), 199 Park Lane (1965), Softly Softly (1967-68), The Newcomers (1968), Boy Meets Girl (1969), The Doctors (1970), 22 editions of Thirty Minute Theatre (1966-71), Z Cars (1968-71), Raven (1977) and 90 episodes of soap Crossroads (1972-80).
Facts
Michael was the younger brother of British artist and children's TV presenter Tony Hart.

Peter Bryant (producer) Oct 27 1923 to May 19 2006 (cancer) Click here for Peter Bryant's entry on The Faceless Ones

Derrick Sherwin (script editor) Apr 16 1936 to Oct 17 2018 Click here for Derrick Sherwin's entry on The Web of Fear

The Seeds of Death

"Oh my giddy aunt! It's the
 foam machine again!"

Six episodes (Episode One, Episode Two, Episode Three, Episode Four, Episode Five, Episode Six)
First broadcast Jan 25 to Mar 1 1969
Average audience for serial: 7.22m

An episode by episode review of this serial can be read at Time Space Visualiser here.

REGULAR CAST

Patrick Troughton (The Doctor) Mar 25 1920 to Mar 28 1987 (heart attack) See Patrick Troughton's entry on The Power of the Daleks

Frazer Hines (Jamie McCrimmon) Born Sep 22 1944 Click here for Frazer Hines's entry on The Highlanders

Wendy Padbury (Zoe Heriot) Born Dec 7 1947 Click here for Wendy Padbury's entry on The Wheel in Space

GUEST CAST

Alan Bennion (Slaar) Apr 18 1930 to Jul 27 2018
Doctor Who credits
Played: Slaar in The Seeds of Death (1969)
Played: Izlyr in The Curse of Peladon (1972)
Played: Azaxyr in The Monster of Peladon (1974)
Career highlights
Alan made his debut in 1967's Send Foster before going on to appear in Sexton Blake (1967, as the Scorpion), The Troubleshooters (1970), Psychomania (1971), Thriller (1974), The Wilde Alliance (1978), Juliet Bravo (1981), Oliver Twist (1985), Sorry! (1986), Spatz (1992), B&B (1992) and Next of Kin (1997).
Facts
A nod to Alan is included in Gary Russell's 1994 Doctor Who novel Legacy, in which it is said Supreme Lord Izlyr retired to the planet Bennion.

Sonny Caldinez (Ice Warrior) Jul 1 1932 to Apr 12 2022
Doctor Who credits
Played: Kemel in The Evil of the Daleks (1967)
Played: Turoc in The Ice Warriors (1967)
Played: Ice Warrior in The Seeds of Death (1969)
Played: Ssorg in The Curse of Peladon (1972)
Played: Sskel in The Monster of Peladon (1974)
Career highlights
Trinidadian Sonny's other appearances include Scott On... (1964), Virgin of the Secret Service (1968), The Spy Killer (1969), White Cargo (1973), The Man With the Golden Gun (1974), Mind Your Language (1978), Sexton Blake and the Demon God (1978), Arabian Adventure (1979), Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981), The Return of Sherlock Holmes (1988) and The Fifth Element (1997).
Facts
Sonny, who is 6ft 4in, emigrated to the UK in 1952 and started working on the railways and as a wrestler, before moving into stuntwork and acting. He also worked for a time as bodyguard for music legend Michael Jackson. He moved to Spain in 2005.

Christopher Coll (Phipps) Jan 28 1938 to May 29 2021
Doctor Who credits
Played: Phipps in The Seeds of Death (1969)
Played: Stubbs in The Mutants (1972)
Career highlights
Debuting in The Big Pull (1962), Christopher's career saw appearances in Emergency Ward 10 (1962), United! (1965-66, as Dave Rockway), Adam Adamant Lives! (1966), Mr Rose (1968), Follyfoot (1971), Warship (1973), The Naked Civil Servant (1975), Sam and the River (1975), Grange Hill (1978), Shoestring (1979), Strangers (1982), Whoops Apocalypse (1986) and The Bill (1994). His most memorable roles were as Detective Constable Kane in Z Cars (1967-68) and stationery magnate Victor Pendlebury in Coronation Street (1982-92).
Facts
His wife was actress Elizabeth Weaver, who played Dr Anne Tarrant in Doomwatch (1970-72).

Martin Cort (Locke) Born Jun 27 1938
Doctor Who credits
Played: Voord in The Keys of Marinus (1964)
Played: Warrior in The Keys of Marinus (1964)
Played: Aydan in The Keys of Marinus (1964)
Played: Locke in The Seeds of Death (1969)
Career highlights
Martin also has credits on No Hiding Place (1963), Crossroads (1964), Judge Dee (1969), Dixon of Dock Green (1972) and Face Value (2010).
Facts
Martin went on to become a prestigious theatre director, and appeared in Patrick Lichfield's 2000 calendar.
In 2013 Toby Hadoke released his Who's Round interview with Martin, along with other members of the cast of The Keys of Marinus, here.

Ric Felgate (Brent) Jun 4 1933 to Jul 31 1999
Doctor Who credits
Played: American journalist in The War Machines (1966)
Played: Brent in The Seeds of Death (1969)
Played: Van Lyden in The Ambassadors of Death (1970)
Career highlights
Ric's other credits include Quick Before They Catch Us (1966), Jackanory (1969), Softly Softly (1968-70), The Passenger (1971) and The Sweeney (1976).
Facts
He was married to Cynthia Felgate (1935-91), co-creator and producer of children's programme Play School.

Tony Harwood (Ice Warrior) Jun 26 1933 to Dec 9 2020
Doctor Who credits
Played: Cyberman in The Tomb of the Cybermen (1967)
Played: Yeti in The Abominable Snowmen (1967)
Played: Ice Warrior in The Ice Warriors (1967), The Seeds of Death (1969), The War Games (1969, uncredited)
Played: Flynn in The Ambassadors of Death (1970)
Career highlights
Further credits include Billion Dollar Brain (1967), Maigret at Bay (1969) and The Regiment (1972).

Facts

In 1981, Tony (real name Anthony Hargreaves) opened the Horseshoes Riding School in Kent with his wife.

Graham Leaman (Grand Marshall) Aug 9 1920 to Jun 14 1985 (multiple sclerosis)
Doctor Who credits
Played: Controller in The Macra Terror (1967)
Played: Price in Fury from the Deep (1968)
Played: Grand Marshall in The Seeds of Death (1969)
Played: Time Lord in Colony in Space (1971), The Three Doctors (1972-73)
Career highlights
His earliest credit was in Where's Charley? (1952), then Before Your Very Eyes (1956), Hancock's Half Hour (1956-59), The Strange World of Gurney Slade (1960), Deadline Midnight (1961), Kenilworth (1967), The First Churchills (1969), Dead of Night (1972) and Father Brown (1974).
Facts
In 1943 Graham was on the selection panel for the formation of an entertainment troupe for 2 AGRA (Army Group Royal Artillery) in North Africa. Among those selected was comedian Spike Milligan. When the Battery Band held a reunion in 1983, Milligan noticed Graham's absence (due to him suffering from multiple sclerosis) and went to his home to transport him to the reunion. His brother John (Jack) was also an amateur actor.

Ronald Leigh-Hunt (Radnor) Oct 5 1920* to Sep 12 2005 (broncho-pneumonia)
Doctor Who credits
Played: Commander Radnor in The Seeds of Death (1969)
Played: Commander Stevenson in Revenge of the Cybermen (1975)
Career highlights
Ronald's first credit was in 1950's Blackout, and he subsequently popped up in Three Steps to the Gallows (1953), Sword of Freedom (1957), Cards with Uncle Tom (1959), Oscar Wilde (1960), The Avengers (1961/65), Emergency Ward 10 (1964), Voodoo Blood Death (1965), Khartoum (1966), The Gamblers (1967), Hostile Witness (1968), Department S (1969), General Hospital (1972), Baxter! (1973), The Brothers (1975), The Omen (1976), The Professionals (1978), Blake's 7 (1980), Airline (1982), Remington Steele (1987), Slinger's Day (1987), Frankenstein (1992) and One Foot in the Grave (1995). Ronald, whose cousin was actress Barbara Leigh-Hunt, also had regular roles as King Arthur in The Adventures of Sir Lancelot (1956-57) and Colonel Buchan in Freewheelers (1968-71). * Obituaries claim Ronald was born in 1916, but birth records state 1920.

Hugh Morton (Sir James Gregson) Jun 28 1903 to Jul 11 1984
Career highlights
Hugh first appeared in The Romance of Seville in 1929 (as Hugh Eden), and as Hugh Morton, later appeared in Deadlock (1943), The Golden Arrow (1949), Decameron Nights (1953), Turn It Up! (1953), Life with the Lyons (1954), Living It Up (1957-58), Leave It To Todhunter (1958), Payroll (1961), Swizzlewick (1964, as the town clerk), Orlando (1966), Quatermass and the Pit (1967), Detective (1969), The Darwin Adventure (1972), Pardon My Genie (1972-73), The Black Arrow (1974), The Tomorrow People (1975), The New Avengers (1976), The Stud (1978), Rebecca (1979), The Life and Times of David Lloyd George (1981) and Oxford Blues (1984).
Facts
Hugh (born Hugh Morton Eden) was the first actor to play sleuth Paul Temple in three BBC Radio serials from 1938-39. His first cousin was politician Anthony Eden, who became British Prime Minister between 1955-57.

Louise Pajo (Gia Kelly) Jul 31 1940 to Nov 23 2020
Career highlights
New Zealander Louise first appeared in Romeo and Juliet in 1965, and moved on to The Tyrant King (1968), The Avengers (1968), Strange Report (1970), Sex and the Other Woman (1972), Cop Shop (1977), Prisoner: Cell Block H (1979), Carson's Law (1983), The Riddle of the Stinson (1987), The Flying Doctors (1987-88), A Country Practice (1993) and Big Sky (1999). She also regularly played Margery Carson in over 180 episodes of Carson's Law (1983-84).
Facts
Louise moved to Australia in 1977 to continue her acting career, notably in ongoing soaps and serials.

Steve Peters (Ice Warrior)
Doctor Who credits
Played: Extra in The Romans (1965, uncredited)
Played: Leader Roboman in Daleks: Invasion Earth 2150AD (1966)
Played: Ice Warrior in The Seeds of Death (1969)
Played: Pirate guard in The Space Pirates (1969)
Played: Lefee/ Astronaut in The Ambassadors of Death (1970)
Career highlights
Steve's other appearances include The Mind of the Enemy (1965), Touch of Leather (1968), The Doctors (1969), Out of the Unknown (1969), The Onedin Line (1971), Virgin Witch (1972), Menace (1973) and Moonbase 3 (1973).

Philip Ray (Eldred) Nov 1 1898 to May 11 1978
Career highlights
Philip made his debut uncredited in Old Roses (1935), then turned up in Sexton Blake and the Bearded Doctor (1935), The Perfect Crime (1937), Wanted by Scotland Yard (1939), Send for Paul Temple (1946), The October Man (1947), Night and the City (1950), Worzel Gummidge Turns Detective (1953), The Story of Gilbert and Sullivan (1953), Where There's a Will (1955), Starr and Company (1958), A Night to Remember (1958), Emma (1960), Sons and Lovers (1960), The Old Curiosity Shop (1962-63), Panic (1963), Silas Marner (1964), The Newcomers (1965), Dracula: Prince of Darkness (1966), The Forsyte Saga (1967), Frankenstein Created Woman (1967), Hadleigh (1969), Little Women (1970), Little Big Time (1971), Treasure Over the Water (1972), Public Eye (1973) and Thursday's Child (1973).

Terry Scully (Fewsham) May 13 1932 to Apr 17 2001 (stroke)
Career highlights
Terry's earliest credit was in The Case of Private Hamp (1959), followed by roles in An Age of Kings in 1960, and he later acted in The Fast Lady (1962), The Villains (1965), Public Eye (1966), The Forsyte Saga (1967), Triton (1968), Pegasus (1969), Goodbye Gemini (1970), The Flaxton Boys (1971), The Asphyx (1973), Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads? (1974), Survivors (1975, as Vic Thatcher), The Devil's Crown (1978), Blake's 7 (1980), Angels (1980) and Diamonds (1981).
Facts
Terry, who suffered from ulcers for many years, had a nervous breakdown while filming Survivors, and was replaced by another actor, Hugh Walters.

Derrick Slater (Security guard) Dec 18 1937 to Dec 23 1994
Career highlights
Other shows on Derrick's CV include The Bacchae (1962), Corrigan Blake (1963), The Expert (1969), Z Cars (1970), The Brothers (1972), Treasure Island (1977), Secret Army (1979), A Tale of Two Cities (1980), Nancy Astor (1982), Moonfleet (1984) and Late Starter (1985). He also wrote The Ups and Downs of a Handyman and Take an Easy Ride (both 1976).

Harry Towb (Osgood) Jul 27 1925 to Jul 24 2009 (cancer)
Doctor Who credits
Played: Osgood in The Seeds of Death (1969)
Played: McDermott in Terror of the Autons (1971)
Career highlights
Irishman Harry first appeared in Is Life Worth Living? (1949), followed by The Gentle Gunman (1950), Strictly Personal (1953), Above Us the Waves (1955), Joan and Leslie (1956), The Army Game (1959, as Private Dooley), Jacks and Knaves (1961), The Scarlet Blade (1963), Front Page Story (1965), Orlando (1967), The Avengers (1968), Carry On At Your Convenience (1971), Tottering Towers (1971-72, as Hairy O'Hara), Digby, the Biggest Dog in the World (1973), Marked Personal (1974), Barry Lyndon (1975), The Good Old Days (1976), The Professionals (1980), Pictures (1983), The Comic Strip Presents... (1983), Home, James! (1987-90, as Henry Compton), So You Think You've Got Troubles (1991), Brighton Belles (1993), Moll Flanders (1996), Doctors (2002), Heartbeat (2005), Casualty (1992/2006), EastEnders (2008) and Gardens with Red Roses (2009). Harry also wrote short radio plays for the BBC and RTE, and between 1985-91 presented the children's series You and Me.
Facts
He was married to actress Diana Hoddinott, best known as Annie Hacker in sitcom Yes, Minister/ Prime Minister.

John Witty (Computer voice) Sep 17 1915 to Jan 14 1990
Career highlights
John's debut came in 1946's The Queen's Husband, and he made subsequent appearances in Hangman's Wharf (1950), The Broken Horseshoe (1952), The Teckman Biography (1953-54), The New Adventures of Charlie Chan (1958), The Frightened City (1961), Voodoo Blood Death (1965), The Vault of Horror (1973), Dick Barton, Special Agent (1979) and Q9 (1980). In 1959, John wrote and presented the BBC's Wednesday Magazine, and between 1964-69 narrated the Look at Life series of shorts made by the Rank Organisation for cinema audiences. Perhaps John (whose birth name was Rupert John Blanchflower Featherstone-Witty) became typecast toward the end of his career, as he also voiced computers in a 1969 episode of Out of the Unknown (incidentally, also written by Brian Hayles and directed by Michael Ferguson) and a 1973 episode of Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em.
Facts
John also worked as a DJ for Radio Luxembourg. He was married twice, to actresses Genine Graham and Tita Dane. Tita was a Greek countess who refused to become a princess and escaped from imprisonment by her family to marry John, who was at the time an amateur actor in Athens, and president of the Oxford University Dramatic Society.

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Brian Hayles (writer) Mar 7 1931 to Oct 30 1978 Click here for Brian Hayles's entry on The Celestial Toymaker

Michael Ferguson (director) Jun 14 1937 to Oct 4 2021 Click here for Michael Ferguson's entry on The War Machines

Peter Bryant (producer) Oct 27 1923 to May 19 2006 (cancer) Click here for Peter Bryant's entry on The Faceless Ones

Terrance Dicks (script editor) Apr 14 1935 to Aug 29 2019 Click here for Terrance Dicks's entry on The Invasion

The Krotons

Jamie (Frazer Hines) is surprised
 from behind by a terrifying Kroton

Four episodes (Episode One, Episode Two, Episode Three, Episode Four)
First broadcast Dec 28 1968 to Jan 18 1969
Average audience for serial: 8.0m

An episode by episode review of this serial can be read at Time Space Visualiser here.

REGULAR CAST

Patrick Troughton (The Doctor) Mar 25 1920 to Mar 28 1987 (heart attack) See Patrick Troughton's entry on The Power of the Daleks

Frazer Hines (Jamie McCrimmon) Born Sep 22 1944 Click here for Frazer Hines's entry on The Highlanders

Wendy Padbury (Zoe Heriot) Born Dec 7 1947 Click here for Wendy Padbury's entry on The Wheel in Space

GUEST CAST

Terence Brown (Abu) Sep 30 1938 to Feb 18 2019
Doctor Who credits
Played: Abu in The Krotons (1968-69)
Played: UNIT soldier/ motorcyclist in Day of the Daleks (1972, uncredited)
Career highlights
Other work includes Life with Father (1953) and Over the Bridge (1961).

James Cairncross (Beta) Dec 21 1915 to Dec 17 2009
Doctor Who credits
Played: Lemaitre in The Reign of Terror (1964)
Played: Beta in The Krotons (1968-69)
Career highlights
Other credits include The Old Lady Shows Her Medals (1952), Kidnapped (1956), Run to Earth (1958), Jango (1961), Ask Mr Pastry (1961), The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner (1962), Tom Jones (1963), Adam Adamant Lives! (1966), Edna, the Inebriate Woman (1971), Van Der Valk (1972), Slater's Day (1974), Crown Court (1973/75), Sutherland's Law (1975), Airport Chaplain (1980), Small World (1988), Taggart (1988) and The Fool (1990). As well as appearing in various Mr Pastry series, James also wrote many scripts for the character, including Mr Pastry's Progress and Mr Pastry's Pet Shop (both 1962).
Facts
Devout Catholic James made no fewer than 16 appearances at the Edinburgh Festival during his career, and was also a gifted lyricist, instrumental in the success of the musical Salad Days when it debuted in 1954 at the Bristol Old Vic.

James Copeland (Selris) May 1 1918 to Apr 17 2002
Career highlights
Debuting in 1953's Scotch on the Rocks, James has appeared in a great number of productions, including The Maggie (1954), Kidnapped (1956), Redgauntlet (1959), Emergency Ward 10 (1960), Rob Roy (1961), Summerhouse (1961), Kidnapped (1963), The Avengers (1965), The Saint (1965), Ransom for a Pretty Girl (1966), Torture Garden (1967), Dad's Army (1969), The Main Chance (1970), Spy Trap (1972), The Brothers (1972-73), Are You Being Served? (1973), Oil Strike North (1975), The Mackinnons (1977), Doom Castle (1980), Strangers (1979-81), High Road (1980), The Walls of Jericho (1981), The Citadel (1983), The Campbells (1990) and A Rage in Harlem (1991). He also had a regular role as Alec Mcleod in The Flying Doctor (1959).
Facts
James, an expert on Robbie Burns, was also a poet and writer, having penned episodes of Dr Finlay's Casebook and the popular folk song These Are My Mountains. He was made a Freeman of the City of London in 1955, and was also Grampian TV's start-up and continuity announcer in 1961. James's son is well-known actor James Cosmo.

Richard Ireson (Axus) Born Dec 16 1946
Doctor Who credits
Played: Soldier in The Mind Robber (1968)
Played: Axus in The Krotons (1968-69)
Career highlights
Richard's further credits include Dr Finlay's Casebook (1967), The Onedin Line (1972), The Hole in the Wall (1972), Bill Brand (1977), The New Avengers (1977), Reilly: Ace of Spies (1983), Juliet Bravo (1984), The New Statesman (1987), The Nineteenth Hole (1989), Chicago Joe and the Showgirl (1990), The Object of Beauty (1991), Love Hurts (1992), Sharpe's Rifles (1993) and Woof! (1993). He had a regular role as Frank McNab in Hold the Back Page (1985-86) and Reg Sparrow in EastEnders (1987-88). In 1989 he wrote an episode of The Bill.
Facts
In 1986 he set up his own theatrical agency with actor Tim Brown called The Narrow Road Company.

Robert La'Bassiere (Kroton) Born Apr 25 1940
Career highlights
Robert also appeared in The Boy Friend (1971), Moonbase 3 (1973), Great Mysteries (1973), Revenge of the Pink Panther (1978), Arabian Adventure (1979), The Two Ronnies (1979), The Boy Who Never Was (1980) and Into the Night (1985).
Facts
The actor's real name was Robert Grant.

Philip Madoc (Eelek) 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 Amelia 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), Rainbow (1981), 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), Peter Ackroyd's London (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.

Madeleine Mills (Vana) Feb 28 1941 to Aug 18 2010 (cancer)
Career highlights
Madeleine's most high profile role was as Wendy Yapp in Swizzlewick (1964), but she also popped up in The Hellfire Club (1961), The Plane Makers (1963), No Hiding Place (1964), Quick Before They Catch Us (1966), Haunted (1967), Mr Rose (1968), The Adventures of Don Quick (1970), Please, Sir! (1972) and Late Night Drama (1974).
Facts
In the 1950s Madeleine took part in BBC children's programmes as a child performer under the surname Merrington. She was married to fellow actor Simon Brent, who played Howard in Swizzlewick.

Miles Northover (Kroton) Born c.1947
Doctor Who credits
Played: Man carrying caskets in The Invasion (1968, uncredited)
Played: Kroton in The Krotons (1968-69)
These are Miles's sole credits.

Maurice Selwyn (Custodian) Jul 18 1919 to Dec 5 1972
Doctor Who credits
Played: Revolutionary soldier in The Reign of Terror (1964, uncredited)
Played: Custodian in The Krotons (1968-69)
Played: Waxworks visitor/ Auton replica in Spearhead from Space (1970, uncredited)
Career highlights
Maurice (real surname Solomon) had just two other credits in Theatre 625: Parade's End (1964) and Count of Monte Cristo (1964).

Bronson Shaw (Student)
Bronson's only other credits are Etes-vous malades? and 'Kiss' et la theatre de la cruaute (1973).

Roy Skelton (Kroton voice) Jul 20 1931 to Jun 8 2011 (pneumonia following a stroke) Click here for Roy Skelton's entry on The Ark

Patrick Tull (Kroton voice) Jul 28 1941 to Sep 23 2006
Career highlights
Patrick's other roles include Z Cars (1962), Sherlock Holmes (1968), Mosquito Squadron (1969), Sentimental Education (1970), Sex Farm (1973), Parting Glances (1986) and Sleepers (1996).
Facts
Patrick was a founder member of Tony Randall's National Actors' Theatre after moving to New York in 1973, and appeared on and off Broadway in many productions. He was a prolific narrator of TV documentaries and talking books, including the 1997/98 US series Sea Tales.

Gilbert Wynne (Thara) Born 1934
Career highlights
Gilbert first appeared in Studio 4 (1962), followed by Teletale (1964), Sinking Fish Move Sideways (1968), Uncle Silas (1968), Night After Night After Night (1969), Clegg (1970), Permissive (1970), Hawkeye, the Pathfinder (1973), Follow You Follow Me (1979), Coronation Street (1981, as Maurice Dodds), Bergerac (1985), The District Nurse (1987), Prime Suspect 3 (1993), Kavanagh QC (1998), The Courtroom (2004), The Duchess (2008), Torchwood (2011) and Da Vinci's Demons (2013). He also had a long-running role as Detective Constable Reg Dwyer in Softly Softly (1966-67).
Facts
Gilbert played the main dance judge in Geri Halliwell's It's Raining Men music video in 2001.

CREW

Robert Holmes (writer) Apr 2 1926 to May 24 1986 (chronic liver ailment)
Doctor Who credits
Wrote: The Krotons (1968-69), The Space Pirates (1969), Spearhead from Space (1970), Terror of the Autons (1971), Carnival of Monsters (1973), The Time Warrior (1973-74), The Ark in Space (1975), Pyramids of Mars (1975, uncredited), The Brain of Morbius (1976, uncredited), The Deadly Assassin (1976), The Talons of Weng-Chiang (1977), The Sun Makers (1977), The Ribos Operation (1978), The Power of Kroll (1978-79), The Caves of Androzani (1984), The Two Doctors (1985), The Trial of a Time Lord (episodes 1-4 & 13, 1986)
Script edited: Death to the Daleks (uncredited), Robot, The Ark in Space (uncredited), 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, The Deadly Assassin, The Face of Evil, The Robots of Death, The Talons of Weng-Chiang (uncredited), Horror of Fang Rock, The Invisible Enemy, Image of the Fendahl, The Sun Makers (uncredited) (1974-78)
Career highlights
He began writing for TV as early as Knight Errant Limited (1960), and went on to write scripts for Deadline Midnight (1961), Ghost Squad (1962), 36 episodes of Emergency Ward 10 (1962-63), Dr Finlay's Casebook (1964-65), Undermind (1965), No Hiding Place (1965-67), Public Eye (1965-68), Mr Rose (1967-68), The Saint (1968), Doomwatch (1971), Spyder's Web (1972), The Regiment (1973), Dixon of Dock Green (1974), Jukes of Piccadilly (1980), The Nightmare Man (1981), Blake's 7 (1979/81), Into the Labyrinth (1981-82), Miracles Take Longer (1984) and Bergerac (1983-87). He was also story editor on Armchair Thriller and Shoestring, both in 1980.
Awards
1975: Writers' Guild of Great Britain Award for Best Children's Drama Script (Season 11, shared with Terry Nation, Malcolm Hulke, Brian Hayles and Robert Sloman)
Facts
In 1944, aged 18, Robert was the youngest ever commissioned officer in the Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders (as well as the entire British Army), serving in Burma. After he left the Army he joined the police force, then became a journalist and sports writer - he was the last ever editor of British lifestyle publication John Bull Magazine, which began in 1820 and ran until 1964 until it was merged with Weekend magazine. He was originally going to write Doctor Who's 20th anniversary tale in 1983, but when he found the numerous elements he'd been asked to incorporate unworkable, he was replaced by Terrance Dicks. Robert died while writing the final two episodes of The Trial of a Time Lord, and due to tensions in the Doctor Who production office at the time, his original ending for the story had to be changed and written afresh by Pip and Jane Baker. His face was also one of those seen during the Time Lord mind battle in The Brain of Morbius.

David Maloney (director) Dec 14 1933 to Jul 18 2006 (cancer) Click here for David Maloney's entry on The Mind Robber

Peter Bryant (producer) Oct 27 1923 to May 19 2006 (cancer) Click here for Peter Bryant's entry on The Faceless Ones

Terrance Dicks (script editor) Apr 14 1935 to Aug 29 2019 Click here for Terrance Dicks's entry on The Invasion

The Invasion

Tobias Vaughan (Kevin Stoney) gets a
bit shouty

Eight episodes (Episode One, Episode Two, Episode Three, Episode Four, Episode Five, Episode Six, Episode Seven, Episode Eight)
First broadcast Nov 2 to Dec 21 1968
Average audience for serial: 6.91m

An episode by episode review of this serial can be read at Time Space Visualiser here.

REGULAR CAST

Patrick Troughton (The Doctor) Mar 25 1920 to Mar 28 1987 (heart attack) See Patrick Troughton's entry on The Power of the Daleks

Frazer Hines (Jamie McCrimmon) Born Sep 22 1944 Click here for Frazer Hines's entry on The Highlanders

Wendy Padbury (Zoe Heriot) Born Dec 7 1947 Click here for Wendy Padbury's entry on The Wheel in Space

GUEST CAST

Dominic Allan (Policeman)
Career highlights
Dominic's other credits include The Troubleshooters (1968), The Girl with a Pistol (1968), The Railway Children (1970), A Pin to See the Peepshow (1973), The Naked Civil Servant (1975), The Tomorrow People (1978), Law and Order (1978), Rebecca (1979), Minder (1982) and The Russian Soldier (1986).

Edward Burnham (Professor Watkins) Dec 25 1916 to Jun 30 2015
Doctor Who credits
Played: Professor Watkins in The Invasion (1968)
Played: Professor Kettlewell in Robot (1974-75)
Career highlights
Edward's career began in 1938 with The Marvellous History of St Bernard, followed by Destination Downing Street (1957), Quatermass and the Pit (1959), The Citadel (1960), The Plane Makers (1964), The Saint (1966), To Sir, With Love (1967), The Avengers (1967/69), Christ Crucified (1969), The Abominable Dr Phibes (1971), 10 Rillington Place (1971), The Pallisers (1974), Nicholas Nickleby (1977), Van der Valk (1977), Tales of the Unexpected (1982), Muck and Brass (1982), Eh Brian! It's a Whopper (1984), The Gentle Touch (1984), Oliver Twist (1985), Little Dorrit (1988), Nightingales (1990), The Bill (1992), Black Books (2002) and Swiss Toni (2003).
Facts
Edward was the first director to put Dylan Thomas's Under Milk Wood on the stage at the 1956 Edinburgh Festival. Edward's daughter Vinilla Burnham has some impressive claims to fame, including designing the Batsuit for Tim Burton's Batman (1989), Aslan the Lion for The Chronicles of Narnia TV series (1988-90) and various creatures and costumes for Brazil (1985), The Fifth Element (1997), The Wind in the Willows (2006) and The Seeker: The Dark is Rising (2007). In 2008, at the age of 92, Edward released his first novel, Moosia, set during the Russian Revolution.

Ralph Carrigan (Cyberman) Nov 1 1933 to Apr 4 2007
Doctor Who credits
Played: Extra in The Myth Makers (1965, uncredited)
Played: Monoid in The Ark (1966)
Played: Cheerleader in The Macra Terror (1967)
Played: White Robot in The Mind Robber (1968)
Played: Cyberman in The Invasion (1968)
Career highlights
Ralph's only other credit is a Wednesday Play (1965) and The Body Stealers (1969).

Derek Chafer (Cyberman) Born May 30 1935
Doctor Who credits
Played: Saxon in The Time Meddler (1965, uncredited)
Played: Greek soldier in The Myth Makers (1965, uncredited)
Played: Guard in The Massacre of St Bartholomew's Eve (1966, uncredited), The Curse of Peladon (1972, uncredited), The Monster of Peladon (1974, uncredited)
Played: Lynch mob member in The Gunfighters (1966, uncredited)
Played: Cyberman in The Moonbase (1967, uncredited), The Invasion (1968)
Played: Extra in The Space Pirates (1969, uncredited)
Played: UNIT soldier in Doctor Who and the Silurians (1970, uncredited)
Played: Prisoner in The Mind of Evil (1971, uncredited)
Played: Exxilon in Death to the Daleks (1974, uncredited)
Played: Armourer in The Masque of Mandragora (1976, uncredited)
Career highlights
Further work includes Softly Softly (1969), Doomwatch (1970), The Moonstone (1972), Upstairs Downstairs (1974), Star Wars (1977), Enemy at the Door (1980), The Empire Strikes Back (1980) and No Problem! (1983).

Geoffrey Cheshire (Tracy) Mar 26 1927 to Oct 5 2004
Doctor Who credits
Played: Viking leader in The Time Meddler (1965)
Played: Garge in The Daleks' Master Plan (1965-66)
Played: Roboman in Daleks: Invasion Earth 2150 AD (1966)
Played: Tracy in The Invasion (1968)
Career highlights
Geoffrey's other credits include The Skull (1965), The Saint (1967), On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969), Doctor in Charge (1972), The Thief of Baghdad (1978) and The Bill (1989).

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

Stacy Davies (Private Perkins) Jul 13 1936 to Jul 7 2019
Doctor Who credits
Played: Private Perkins in The Invasion (1968)
Played: Veros in State of Decay (1980)
Career highlights
Stacy's earliest credit was on 1963's The Human Jungle, and subsequently King of the River (1966), The Revenue Men (1967), Sex and the Other Woman (1972), Barlow (1975), Clayhanger (1976), The Flockton Flyer (1977), 1990 (1977), A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square (1979), Terry and June (1982), Eh Brian! It's a Whopper (1984), The Magnificent Evans (1984), Scene: Your Place or Mine (1985), Rockcliffe's Folly (1988), Bernard and the Genie (1991), Virtual Murder (1992), Backup (1997), Big Women (1998), Lady Audley's Secret (2000) and London's Burning (2001). He had a recurring role as Dick Willoughby in medical drama Angels (1981-83).

Edward Dentith (Major-General Rutlidge) Sep 22 1917 to Jan 1999
Career highlights
First performing under the name Edward Dain in Without the Prince (1952), My Wife Jacqueline (1952), Operation Diplomat (1953) and Portrait of Alison (1955), Edward also appeared in Abigail and Roger (1956), Yangtse Incident (1957), The Moonraker (1958), The Avengers (1961), Gideon's Way (1965), Crossroads (1966), The Jazz Age (1968), The First Churchills (1969), The Onedin Line (1971), War and Peace (1972), Son of the Bride (1973), Affairs of the Heart (1975), King of the Castle (1977), The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin (1977), Lillie (1978), Emmerdale Farm (1979), All Creatures Great and Small (1988), Around the World in 80 Days (1989), Mulberry (1992) and Leon the Pig Farmer (1992).
Facts
Edward's son was Professor Simon Dentith, latterly of the University of Reading, who died in 2014 aged 62.

Terence Denville (Cyberman) Nov 22 1930 to Oct 26 2015 (dementia)
Doctor Who credits
Played: Cyberman in The Invasion (1968)
Played: Foot soldier in The War Games (1969, uncredited)
Played: Alien technician in The War Games (1969, uncredited)
Played: Technician in Doctor Who and the Silurians (1970, uncredited)
Played: Prison guard in Frontier in Space (1973, uncredited)
Played: Exxilon in Death to the Daleks (1974, uncredited)
Played: Ice Warrior in The Monster of Peladon (1974, uncredited)
Career highlights
Other work includes No Hiding Place (1963), Hadleigh (1969), Callan (1972), Moonbase 3 (1973), Ripping Yarns (1976), Lytton's Diary (1986), Love Soup (2005) and Miranda (2010).
Facts
Terence - real name Terence Faulkner - had been a member of the British far right nationalist party the National Front since 1970. He added Denville to his surname by deed poll in return for a lifelong income from the estate of theatrical impresario Alfred Denville, who founded Denville Hall, the Actors' Charitable Trust retirement and care home for elderly actors and performers, in 1925. Alfred was also associated with far right politics, and between 1931-45 was Conservative MP for Newcastle Upon Tyne, and was a leading member of the Friends of National Spain and a supporter of Italy's Benito Mussolini. Terence stood for the National Front in several elections, including a March 1976 by-election in Carshalton, London, when he received 4.6% of the ballot; the May 1979 General Election in Carshalton, when he received 1.8% of the ballot; and the June 1983 General Election in Twickenham, London, when he received 0.5% of the ballot.

Sheila Dunn (Phone operator, computer voice) Apr 11 1940 to Mar 3 2004
Doctor Who credits
Played: Blossom Lefevre in The Daleks' Master Plan (1965-66)
Played: Computer voice/ telephone operator in The Invasion (1968)
Played: Petra Williams in Inferno (1970)
Played: Dr Petra Williams in Inferno (1970)
Career highlights
Sheila's other credits include R3 (1965), Z Cars (1967), Mistress of Hardwick (1972), The Treasure of Abbot Thomas (1974), Accident (1978), Kessler (1981), The Bill (1997) and Harry Hill (1997-2000, in which she played Harry's mother).
Facts
Sheila was married to director Douglas Camfield, who cast her in three of his Doctor Who stories, and her father was Bill Dunn, inventor of the bullet-proof Spitfire engine and chairman of ICI. In the 1980s and 90s Sheila was a leading light in the Richmond Shakespeare Society (as Sheila Camfield), and popped up on TV in the oddest of places - including playing an old and obese Baby Spice in An Audience with the Spice Girls (1997)!

Clifford Earl (Major Branwell) Aug 29 1933 to Jul 30 2015
Doctor Who credits
Played: Station sergeant in The Daleks' Master Plan (1965-66)
Played: Major Branwell in The Invasion (1968)
Career highlights
Clifford's CV also includes appearances in The History of Mr Polly (1959), Private Investigator (1959), The Franchise Affair (1962), Gideon's Way (1965), Department S (1969), Diamonds Are Forever (1971), Jason King (1972), Edward and Mrs Simpson (1978), Ike (1979), The Sea Wolves (1980), Third Time Lucky (1982) and The Upper Hand (1990). Clifford provided continuity announcements for Southern TV in the 1970s and TVS in the 1980s.
Facts
Clifford's real name was Kenneth Clifford Earl and he was a survivor/ victim of the Porton Down chemical tests into the common cold carried out on British soldiers by the MoD in the 1950s, which resulted in his colleague Ronald Maddison's death in 1953. Ken suffered from a number of health problems throughout his adult life, which he put down to being administered nerve agent Sarin while at Porton Down in 1953 - including prostate cancer, carcinoma, spondylosis, hepatic liver cysts, a lung embolism and depression.

Murray Evans (Lorry driver)
Career highlights
Murray's earliest work was in Payroll (1961), then This Sporting Life (1963), The Sicilians (1963), Orlando (1966), The Shuttered Room (1967), The Troubleshooters (1969) and Youngblood (1986).
In 2018 Toby Hadoke released his Who's Round interview with Murray here.

Ian Fairbairn (Gregory) Sep 17 1931 to Dec 2 2014
Doctor Who credits
Played: Questa in The Macra Terror (1967)
Played: Gregory in The Invasion (1968)
Played: Bromley in Inferno (1970)
Played: Dr Chester in The Seeds of Doom (1976)
Career highlights
Ian's career began with a 1960 episode of Scotland Yard, and then appeared in Emergency Ward 10 (1961-62), Adam Adamant Lives! (1966), The Troubleshooters (1969), The Lotus Eaters (1973), The Professionals (1977/80), Dramarama (1986) and Last of the Summer Wine (1991). Self-confessed hoarder Ian, who played Dr Frazer in Timeslip between 1970-71, retained the only original Timeslip scripts known to exist!

Sally Faulkner (Isobel Watkins) Born Aug 14 1946
Career highlights
Sally made her TV debut in a 1967 episode of Boys Meets Girl, and went on to appear in The Body Stealers (1969), The Culture Vultures (1970), Vampyres (1974), I'm Not Feeling Myself Tonight (1976), Confessions of a Driving Instructor (1976), Target (1978), Confessions from the David Galaxy Affair (1979), The Professionals (1982), Just Good Friends (1986), Brookside (1988), House of Cards (1990), She-Wolf of London (1990), Chancer (1991), Hollyoaks (1996), Big Kids (2000), Silent Witness (2002), Doctors (2005/07), Identity (2010), The Bill (1988/92/97/2004/10) and The Verity (2016).

Charles Finch (Cyberman)
Doctor Who credits
Played: Cyberman in The Invasion (1968)
Played: UNIT soldier in Doctor Who and the Silurians (1970, uncredited)
Played: Villager in The Daemons (1971, uncredited)
Career highlights
Charles also appeared in Softly Softly (1968-69), Z Cars (1968-71), Groupie Girl (1970), Universal Soldier (1971) and The Morecambe and Wise Show (1973).

Pat Gorman (Cyberman) May 10 1933 to Oct 9 2018
Doctor Who credits
Played: Freedom fighter/ Rebel in The Dalek Invasion of Earth (1964, uncredited)
Played: Planetarian in Mission to the Unknown (1965, uncredited)
Played: Greek soldier in The Myth Makers (1965, uncredited)
Played: Guard in The Massacre of St Bartholomew's Eve (1966, uncredited), The Enemy of the World (1967-68, uncredited), Day of the Daleks (1972, uncredited), Frontier in Space (1973, uncredited), The Green Death (1973, uncredited), The Monster of Peladon (1974, uncredited), Robot (1974-75, uncredited), The Seeds of Doom (1976, uncredited), The Deadly Assassin (1976, uncredited)
Played: Worker in The War Machines (1966, uncredited), Attack of the Cybermen (1985, uncredited)
Played: Seaman in The Highlanders (1966-67, uncredited)
Played: Monk in The Abominable Snowmen (1967, uncredited)
Played: Cyberman in The Invasion (1968), Revenge of the Cybermen (1975, uncredited), Attack of the Cybermen (1985, uncredited)
Played: Military policeman in The War Games (1969)
Played: Silurian in Doctor Who and the Silurians (1970)
Played: Technician in The Seeds of Death (1969, uncredited), The Ambassadors of Death (1970, uncredited)
Played: Primord in Inferno (1970)
Played: Auton leader in Terror of the Autons (1971)
Played: Primitive in Colony in Space (1971)
Played: Voice in Colony in Space (1971)
Played: Long/ colonist in Colony in Space (1971)
Played: Coven member in The Daemons (1971, uncredited)
Played: Film cameraman in Day of the Daleks (1972, uncredited)
Played: Sea Devil in The Sea Devils (1972), Frontier in Space (1973, uncredited)
Played: UNIT soldier in The Three Doctors (1972-73, uncredited), Invasion of the Dinosaurs (1974, as "corporal"), Planet of the Spiders (1974)
Played: 'Nuthutch' resident in The Green Death (1973, uncredited)
Played: Thal soldier in Genesis of the Daleks (1975)
Played: Dead crewman in Revenge of the Cybermen (1975, uncredited)
Played: Soldier in The Masque of Mandragora (1976), The Caves of Androzani (1984, uncredited)
Played: Brother in The Masque of Mandragora (1976, uncredited)
Played: Medic in The Invisible Enemy (1977)
Played: Kro in The Ribos Operation (1978, uncredited)
Played: Pilot in The Armageddon Factor (1979)
Played: Thug in City of Death (1979, uncredited)
Played: Gundan in Warriors' Gate (1981, uncredited)
Played: Foster in The Keeper of Traken (1981, uncredited)
Played: Policeman in Time-Flight (1982, uncredited)
Played: Grogan in Enlightenment (1983, uncredited)
Career highlights
Many of Pat's roles in other TV shows and films went uncredited, including The Edgar Wallace Mystery Theatre (1962), Carry On Jack (1963), Girl in the Headlines (1963), The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb (1964), The Forsyte Saga (1967), five episodes of Adam Adamant Lives! (1966-67), The Prisoner (1967), Dad's Army (1969), Doomwatch (1970), Trog (1970), The Moonstone (1972), On the Buses (1973), Hawkeye, the Pathfinder (1973), Within These Walls (1975), Fawlty Towers (1975), The Sweeney (1975/78), I, Claudius (1976), The New Avengers (1976), The Sandbaggers (1978), The Big Sleep (1978), The Tomorrow People (1975/79), Secret Army (1978-79), The Plank (1979), Bloomers (1979), The Plank (1979), Hammer House of Horror (1980), The Elephant Man (1980), The Nightmare Man (1981), The Day of the Triffids (1981), 10 episodes of Blake's 7 (1978-81), Minder (1979/80/82), The Professionals (1978-82), The Young Ones (1982), 'Allo 'Allo (1984), The Bill (1984), Magnum, PI (1985), Batman (1989), Dark Season (1991), Poirot (1992/93) and Soldier, Soldier (1994).
Facts
Pat appeared (often uncredited) in every series of Doctor Who between Season 2 in 1964 and Season 22 in 1985.

Peter Halliday (Packer) Jun 2 1924 to Feb 18 2012
Doctor Who credits
Played: Packer in The Invasion (1968)
Played: Silurian voices in Doctor Who and the Silurians (1970)
Played: Alien voices in The Ambassadors of Death (1970)
Played: Pletrac in Carnival of Monsters (1973)
Played: Soldier in City of Death (1979)
Played: Vicar in Remembrance of the Daleks (1988)
Career highlights
Peter's career began with 1954's Fatal Journey and he then took roles in The Count of Monte Cristo (1956), Dunkirk (1958), The Citadel (1960), Garry Halliday (1962), Sierra Nine (1963), Danger Man (1965), Write a Play (1965), The Avengers (1968), UFO (1970-71), Sunday Bloody Sunday (1971), The Befrienders (1972), Bowler (1973), The Boy with Two Heads (1974), The Sweeney (1975), Keep It Up Downstairs (1976), Beasts (1976), Angels (1982), The Tripods (1984), No 73 (1986), Hannay (1989), The Remains of the Day (1993), Our Friends in the North (1996), Goodnight Sweetheart (1997), Esther (1999), Micawber (2001) and Lassie (2005). He also played Dr John Fleming in A for Andromeda (1961) and The Andromeda Breakthrough (1962).
Facts
Peter was for a time married to the actress Simone Lovell, daughter of the actors Raymond Lovell and Margot Collis (who had an affair with the poet W B Yeats during her marriage to Lovell).

Norman Hartley (Sergeant Peters) Jun 13 1930 to Jan 13 2020
Doctor Who credits
Played: Ulf in The Time Meddler (1965)
Played: Sergeant Peters in The Invasion (1968)
Career highlights
Norman's debut came in The Shop at Sly Corner (1948), followed by The Gay Lady (1949), The History of Mr Polly (1959), Our Man at St Mark's (1964), The Spies (1966), Adam Adamant Lives! (1966), Paul Temple (1971), Beasts: The Dummy (1976), Revenge of the Pink Panther (1978), Breakaway (1980), Blake's 7 (1981), John and Yoko: A Love Story (1985), The Piglet Files (1990) and Between the Lines (1993). Norman also co-wrote the Canadian TV play The Insurance Man from Ingersoll (1975).
Facts
Norman was the godfather of the son of director Douglas Camfield and actor wife Sheila Dunn.
In 2015 Toby Hadoke released his Who's Round interview with Norman here.

Richard King (Cyberman)
Doctor Who credits
Played: Cyberman in The Invasion (1968)
Played: Technician in Doctor Who and the Silurians (1970, uncredited)
Played: Lunar guard in Frontier in Space (1973, uncredited)
Played: Draconian Emperor guard in Frontier in Space (1973, uncredited)
Career highlights
Richard also had roles in Softly Softly (1967), Doomwatch (1971), Emma (1972), The Two Ronnies (1973), Upstairs Downstairs (1972/74) and Within These Walls (1975).

John Levene (Benton) Born Dec 24 1941 Click here for John Levene's entry on The Web of Fear

Walter Randall (Patrolman) Jun 26 1929 to May 5 2006
Doctor Who credits
Played: Tonila in The Aztecs (1964)
Played: El Akir in The Crusade (1965)
Played: Hyksos in The Daleks' Master Plan (1965-66)
Played: Patrolman in The Invasion (1968)
Played: Harry Slocum in Inferno (1970)
Played: Guard captain in Planet of the Spiders (1974)
Career highlights
Dancer/ actor Walter's long career began in Rock You Sinners (1958), then Nudist Paradise (1959), Man from Interpol (1960), The Hands of Orlac (1961), Ghost Squad (1963), Danger Man (1964), All Gas and Gaiters (1967), Trial (1971), Follyfoot (1973), The Double Dealers (1974), Target (1977), The Professionals (1980) and Yes, Minister (1982).
Facts
Former dancer Walter went into partnership with Jon Pertwee in the 1970s, owning a hamburger diner.

Robert Sidaway (Captain Turner) Born Jan 24 1942
Doctor Who credits
Played: Avon in The Savages (1966)
Played: Captain Turner in The Invasion (1968)
Career highlights
Further acting credits include It Happened Like This (1962), Out of the Unknown (1965), The Avengers (1968), A Nice Girl Like Me (1969), Crossroads (1973), Joy Division (2006) and Chuck the Eco Duck (as narrator, 2009). Robert also slipped behind the camera to become a producer on The Game of the Century (1978), The Optimist (1983-85), Best of British (1987-94), The World of Hammer (1994) and Chuck the Eco Duck. He also scripted many of the programmes he produced.
Facts
Robert is married to actor Maggie Don. In the 1970s Robert worked in public relations and marketing for London theatre managers. In 1987 he wrote a book based on his documentary series Best of British, focusing on the Rank Organisation, and in 1996 wrote a novelisation of his film Rainbow (which was the first theatrically distributed all-digital feature film). In 1995 Robert co-founded the International Football Hall of Fame.

John Spradbury (Cyberman) Aug 3 1930 to Jun 6 2014
Doctor Who credits
Played: Cyberman in The Invasion (1968)
Played: Foot soldier in The War Games (1969, uncredited)
Played: Alien technician in The War Games (1969, uncredited)
Played: UNIT soldier in Doctor Who and the Silurians (1970, uncredited)
Career highlights
John's other work includes No Hiding Place (1963), The First Churchills (1969) and Curry and Chips (1969).
Facts
John - whose father was Walter Spradbery, designer of many London Underground and LNER posters in the 1920s to 40s, and whose mother was opera singer Dorothy D'Orsay - was also a trained set designer and lighting technician. He had close professional associations with dancer and choreographer Lindsay Kemp, with whom he collaborated on the stage directions for David Bowie's legendary live show for Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars in 1972. Their working relationship continued for decades to come, including Kemp's memorable performance Flowers, seen in the West End and on Broadway, for which John was lighting designer. In the 1990s John worked for the Paris and New York Metropolitan Opera companies, and in his latter years wrote books, including one about his father and another about his work with Lindsay Kemp.

Kevin Stoney (Tobias Vaughn) Jan 22 1921 to Jan 22 2008 (skin cancer)
Doctor Who credits
Played: Mavic Chen in The Daleks' Master Plan (1965-66)
Played: Tobias Vaughn in The Invasion (1968)
Played: Tyrum in Revenge of the Cybermen (1975)
Career highlights
Kevin's career began in 1950's The Gentle Gunman, followed by David Copperfield (1956), William Tell (1959), The Adventures of Robin Hood (1958-60), The Six Proud Walkers (1962), Murder at the Gallop (1963), The Prisoner (1967), Doomwatch (1970), Spy Trap (1972), The Tomorrow People (1973), The New Avengers (1976), Quatermass (1979), Bergerac (1981-83), Hannay (1988), Inspector Morse (1993) and Alleyn Mysteries (1993). Kevin also played the character Thrasyllus in both The Caesars (1968) and I, Claudius (1976).
Facts
Kevin was voted the Daily Mail's Villain of the Year in 1965 for his memorable role in The Daleks' Master Plan. In 1985 Kevin's very premature death was announced in a Doctor Who fanzine, but he made an appearance at a 1987 convention to prove he was still alive and kicking!

Peter Thompson (Workman) 1925 to 1999
Doctor Who credits
Played: Workman in The Invasion (1968)
Played: Primord in Inferno (1970)
Career highlights
Peter made his debut in Stranger on the Shore (1961), and then popped up in Z Cars (1964), Six Shades of Black (1965), Frankie Howerd (1966), Ollie and Fred's Five O'Clock Club (1966), Freewheelers (1968), Kemek (1970), Twins of Evil (1971), Plugg (1975), High Rolling (1977), Prisoner: Cell Block H (1979/80), The Other Woman (1981), Channel Chaos (1984) and Neighbours (1986).

James Thornhill (Sergeant Walters)
Career highlights
James had previously appeared in The Entertainer (1960), Girl in a Black Bikini (1967), Z Cars (1967), Poor Cow (1967) and The Limbo Line (1968). Doctor Who was his final credit.

Peter Thornton (Cyberman)
Career highlights
Peter's debut was in Man with a Gun (1958), followed by Lorna Doone (1963), The Benny Hill Show (1965), Coronation Street (1968), Jackanory (1970), Man of Violence (1971), Theatre of Blood (1973), Steptoe and Son Ride Again (1973), When the Boat Comes In (1976) and Thomas and Sarah (1979). He also regularly played PC Burton in Dixon of Dock Green (1964-68).

CREW

Derrick Sherwin (writer) Apr 16 1936 to Oct 17 2018 Click here for Derrick Sherwin's entry on The Web of Fear

Kit Pedler (story idea) Jun 11 1927 to May 27 1981 (heart attack) Click here for Kit Pedler's entry on The War Machines

Douglas Camfield (director) May 8 1931 to Jan 27 1984 (heart attack) Click here for Douglas Camfield's entry on Planet of Giants

Peter Bryant (producer) Oct 27 1923 to May 19 2006 (cancer) Click here for Peter Bryant's entry on The Faceless Ones

Terrance Dicks (script editor) Apr 14 1935 to Aug 29 2019
Doctor Who credits
Script edited: The Invasion, The Krotons, The Seeds of Death, The War Games (uncredited), Spearhead from Space, Doctor Who and the Silurians, The Ambassadors of Death, Inferno, Terror of the Autons, The Mind of Evil, The Claws of Axos, Colony in Space, The Daemons, Day of the Daleks, The Curse of Peladon, The Sea Devils, The Mutants, The Time Monster, The Three Doctors, Carnival of Monsters, Frontier in Space, Planet of the Daleks, The Green Death, The Time Warrior, Invasion of the Dinosaurs, Death to the Daleks, The Monster of Peladon, Planet of the Spiders (1968-74)
Wrote: The Dominators (1968, uncredited), The Seeds of Death (1969, uncredited), The War Games (1969), Robot (1974-75), The Brain of Morbius (1976, as Robin Bland), Horror of Fang Rock (1977), State of Decay (1980), The Five Doctors (1983). Terrance also wrote the Doctor Who stage plays Doctor Who and the Daleks in The Seven Keys to Doomsday (1974) and The Ultimate Adventure (1989), as well as fan spin-offs Shakedown: Return of the Sontarans (1994, video) and Mindgame (1998, video).
Played: Man in Doctor Who and the Silurians (1970, uncredited)
Career highlights
Prolific writer Terrance also wrote for The Avengers (1962-69), Moonbase 3 (1973) and Space: 1999 (1976). He took script editing duties on Moonbase 3 (1973), Great Expectations (1981), Stalky & Co. (1982), The Hound of the Baskervilles (1982, with Tom Baker as Sherlock Holmes), Dombey and Son (1983), Jane Eyre (1983), Goodbye Mr Chips (1984), The Invisible Man (1984), The Prisoner of Zenda (1984) and The Pickwick Papers (1985). As a producer, he worked on Oliver Twist (1985), Alice in Wonderland (1986), Brat Farrar (1986), David Copperfield (1986), The Diary of Anne Frank (1987), Vanity Fair (1987) and The Franchise Affair (1988).
Facts
Terrance maintained his links to Doctor Who over the years, having written over 60 TV story novelisations, as well as three Virgin New Adventures, seven BBC Books and two Quick Reads. Away from Doctor Who, Terrance has also written extensively for children's fiction and non-fiction book ranges since 1976, including Star Quest, The Mounties, The Baker Street Irregulars, Cry Vampire, The Adventures of Goliath, Chronicles of a Computer Game Addict, The Unexplained and many more.
In 2014 Toby Hadoke released his Who's Round interview with Terrance here.