The Twin Dilemma

This would have been so much
better. Pic: Classical Gallifrey

Four episodes (Part One, Part Two, Part Three, Part Four)
First broadcast Mar 22 to 30 1984
Average audience for serial: 7.08m

REGULAR CAST

Colin Baker (The Doctor) Born Jun 8 1943 Click here for Colin Baker's entry on Arc of Infinity

Nicola Bryant (Peri Brown) Born Oct 11 1960 Click here for Nicola Bryant's entry on Planet of Fire

GUEST CAST

Helen Blatch (Fabian) Jan 24 1934 to Dec 31 2015 (cancer)
Doctor Who credits
Played: Matrix voice in The Deadly Assassin (1976)
Played: Fabian in The Twin Dilemma (1984)
Career highlights
Helen first appeared in The Stiffkey Scandals of 1932 (1969), then Peer Gynt (1972), A Doll's House (1973), Within These Walls (1976), Secret Army (1979), Blake's 7 (1980), Sorry! (1982), Tenko (1984), London Embassy (1987), A Doll's House (1992, a different character!), The Buddha of Suburbia (1993), Baddiel's Syndrome (2001), Harry Hill's TV Burp (2002), Wimbledon (2004), Waking the Dead (2007), Kingdom (2008), Frankie (2013) and Casualty (2014).

Dennis Chinnery (Professor Sylvest) May 14th 1927 to February 29th 2012
Doctor Who credits
Played: Albert C Richardson in The Chase (1965)
Played: Gharman in Genesis of the Daleks (1975)
Played: Professor Sylvest in The Twin Dilemma (1984)
Career highlights
Dennis's career began with White Fire (1953), then Great Scott, It's Maynard (1956), Mostly Maynard (1957), Hancock's Half Hour (1957-59), The Plague of the Zombies (1966), The Avengers (1967), Orlando (1966-68), Hadleigh (1969), Harriet's Back in Town (1973), Survivors (1975), Reilly: Ace of Spies (1983), The Bill (1989) and The Right Impression (2005).
Facts
The character of the accident-prone vet in BBC comedy The League of Gentlemen was named Mr Chinnery after Dennis. In 1998, Dennis gained the unlikely distinction of having appeared in Doctor Who fandom's best and worst stories ever, as voted by Doctor Who Magazine readers (Genesis of the Daleks and The Twin Dilemma).

Andrew Conrad (Remus)
Andrew's only other acting work was in Shine On Harvey Moon (1985). Andrew's father was actor Les Conrad (died Jan 27 2024), who had uncredited roles in nine Doctor Who serials between 1966-84 (including as Mestor's guard in this story). His twin brother is Gavin Conrad (see below) and his uncle Ron Conrad, who appeared uncredited in three Doctor Who serials between 1969-70.

Gavin Conrad (Romulus)
Gavin's real name is Paul Conrad but he had to change his name as there was already an actor in Equity with that name. His only other acting work was in Shine On Harvey Moon (1985). Gavin's father was actor Les Conrad (died Jan 27 2024), who had uncredited roles in nine Doctor Who serials between 1966-84 (including as Mestor's guard in this story). Gavin's twin brother is Andrew Conrad (see above) and his uncle is Ron Conrad, who appeared uncredited in three Doctor Who serials between 1969-70.

Maurice Denham (Edgeworth/ Azmael) Dec 23 1909 to Jul 24 2002 (natural causes)
Doctor Who credits
Played: Edgeworth/ Azmael in The Twin Dilemma (1984)
Played: President in The Paradise of Death (1993, radio)
Career highlights
Maurice appeared in over 160 productions in his prolific career, beginning with On the High Road (1938), then Badger's Green (1938), Laburnum Grove (1938), Edna's Fruit Hat (1939), The Smugglers (1947), Jassy (1947), Blanche Fury (1948), Oliver Twist (1948), A Boy, a Girl and a Bike (1949), Terror on a Train (1953), The Purple Plain (1954, for which he was nominated for a BAFTA), Animal Farm (1954), Doctor At Sea (1955), 23 Paces to Baker Street (1956), Night of the Demon (1957), Sink the Bismarck! (1960), HMS Defiant (1962), Paranoiac (1963), Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines (1965), Hysteria (1965), The Heroes of Telemark (1965), The Nanny (1965), Torture Garden (1967), Some Girls Do (1969), Countess Dracula (1971), Sunday Blood Sunday (1971), The Day of the Jackal (1973), The Lotus Eaters (1972-73), Huggy Bear (1976), Porridge (1977), Edward and Mrs Simpson (1978), Schalcken the Painter (1979), The Chinese Detective (1982), The Black Tower (1985), Love Song (1985), 84 Charing Cross Road (1987), Inspector Morse (1991), Peak Practice (1993-94) and The Beggar Bride (1997).
Awards
1992: Officer of the order of the British Empire (OBE) for services to drama
Facts
Maurice also starred in two of the most popular radio series of the 1940s, Much Binding in the Marsh and ITMA (It's That Man Again). As a youngster he worked for elevator firm Waygood-Otis and helped install the lifts at BBC Broadcasting House and royal residence Clarence House. Maurice's son Christopher was also an actor, and appeared in the Doctor Who story The Savages. Maurice's daughter Virginia is also an actor.
This is Your Life: Maurice was the subject of Thames TV's This is Your Life on November 27th, 1985, surprised by host Eamonn Andrews while watching a preview of his latest film Mr Love in Wardour Street, London.

Seymour Green (Chamberlain) Oct 9 1912 to May 7 1998
Doctor Who credits
Played: Hargreaves in The Seeds of Doom (1976)
Played: Chamberlain in The Twin Dilemma (1984)
Career highlights
Seymour debuted in The Fake (1953), followed by The Grove Family (1954), Sixpenny Corner (1955-56), The Crooked Sky (1957), Maverick (1958), Top Secret (1962), Zero One (1963), The Wild Wild West (1966), Spy Trap (1973), Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em (1973), The Phoenix and the Carpet (1976), Get Some In! (1975/78), The Professionals (1983), Chessgame (1983), Bleak House (1985) and The Bill (1988/89).

Dione Inman (Elena) Born Mar 13 1956
Career highlights
Debuted in Maybury (1981), then Screamtime (1983), The Hello Goodbye Man (1984), The Pickwick Papers (1985), Howards' Way (1985), Health and Efficiency (1995), Silent Witness (1996), Bad Girls (2001), William and Mary (2004), Doctors (2007) and A Kiss from Grandma (2011).
Facts
Dione co-runs acting agency Pelham Associates. Her husband is actor/ agent Peter Cleall.

Kevin McNally (Hugo Lang) Born Apr 27 1956

Doctor Who credits

Played: Hugo Lang in The Twin Dilemma (1984)

Played: Professor Eustacius Jericho in Flux (2021)
Career highlights
Kevin debuted in The Paradise Run (1976), then took roles in I, Claudius (1976), The Spy Who Loved Me (1977), Poldark (1977), The Long Good Friday (1980), We'll Meet Again (1982), The Hard Word (1983), Diana (1984), Cry Freedom (1987), Dream Baby (1989), The New Statesman (1991), Bottom (1991), Full Stretch (1993), Chiller (1995), Frontiers (1996), Underworld (1997), Dad (1997-99), Spice World: The Movie (1997), Sliding Doors (1998), Entrapment (1999), Shackleton (2002), Spooks (2002), Johnny English (2003), De-Lovely (2004), The Phantom of the Opera (2004), Scoop (2006), Life on Mars (2007), The Murder of Princess Diana (2007), Valkyrie (2008), Wuthering Heights (2009), Big Top (2009), Last Man Standing (2011), CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2011), The Raven (2012), Supernatural (2011-12), Downton Abbey (2011-12), Burn Notice (2012), The Mill (2013), 24: Live Another Day (2014), The Man Who Knew Infinity (2015), Power Monkeys (2016), Designated Survivor (2016-17), The Good Fight (2018), Unforgotten (2018), The Outpost (2018), The ABC Murders (2018), Dad's Army: The Lost Episodes (2019), Catherine the Great (2019), Das Boot (2018-20), The Crown (2020), Curse of the Macbeths (2022) and The Wingfeather Saga (2023). He also played Joshamee Gibbs in the Pirates of the Caribbean film franchise (2003-17) and wrote two episodes of Lock, Stock... in 2000.
Facts
Kevin is married to actress Phyllis Logan, who appeared in The Battle of Ranskoor av Kolos.
In 2013 Toby Hadoke released his Who's Round interview with Kevin here.

Roger Nott (Prisoner) Nov 23 1943 to Oct 13 2022
Doctor Who credits
Played: UNIT soldier in The Green Death (1973, uncredited)

Played: Prisoner in The Twin Dilemma (1984)
Played: Older man in Attack of the Graske (2005)
Career highlights
Roger's further credits include Design for a Headstone (1962), The Mock Doctor (1968), Dixon of Dock Green (1969), The Regiment (1972), Fall of Eagles (1974), Hawkmoor (1978), The Life and Times of David Lloyd George (1981), The Professionals (1982), Minder (1984), Fighting Back (1986), Ballroom (1988), Making News (1990), We Are Seven (1989-91), Civvies (1992), Darklands (1996), Silent Cry (2002), The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 1 (2003) and Hair in the Gate (2012, which he also wrote and produced).

Facts

Roger was co-founder of Cardiff Open Air Theatre. He stood as a Labour councillor in the Treherbert ward of Rhondda Cynon Taf Council in Wales in the 2008 local elections: he polled 813 votes, not enough to secure one of the two seats available.

Edwin Richfield (Mestor) Sep 11 1921 to Aug 2 1990 (cancer)
Doctor Who credits
Played: Captain Hart in The Sea Devils (1972)
Played: Mestor in The Twin Dilemma (1984)
Career highlights
Prolific Edwin debuted in 1949's The Jack of Diamonds and had roles in The Bosun's Mate (1953), The Blue Parrot (1953), Radio Cab Murder (1954), The Brain Machine (1955), The Blue Peter (1955), The Adventures of Sir Lancelot (1956), X: The Unknown (1956), Quatermass II (1957), Invisible Man (1959), International Detective (1960), The Strange World of Gurney Slade (1960), The Protectors (1964), R3 (1964-65), The Face of Fu Manchu (1965), Quatermass and the Pit (1967), Adam Adamant Lives! (1967), six episodes of The Avengers (1961-68), Christ Recrucified (1969), The Owl Service (1969), Trial (1971), For the Love of Ada (1971), Crossroads (1975), Crown Court (1974/76), Rooms (1977), Bergerac (1984), Tripper's Day (1984), All Creatures Great and Small (1988) and Tumbledown (1988). Edwin also had regular roles in several series, including Armando in The Buccaneers (1956-57), Inspector Mornay in Interpol Calling (1959-60), Steve Gardiner in The Odd Man (1962-63) and Frank Chapman in Harriet's Back in Town (1972-73). He also wrote the heist thriller Calculated Risk in 1963 and various episodes of Interpol Calling (1959/60), Harriet's Back in Town (1973) and Marked Personal (1973).
Facts
As well as acting, Edwin and his wife, the actress Jan Holden, also ran a business manufacturing portable cabins.

Oliver Smith (Drak) Born May 29 1952
Career highlights
Oliver first appeared in Professional (1973), and then took roles in Couples (1975), Warship (1976), Jesus of Nazareth (1977), Hazell (1979), Shoestring (1980), Juliet Bravo (1983), El CID (1990), Moon and Son (1992), All Quiet on the Preston Front (1994), Chandler and Co. (1995), Monarch of the Glen (2005) and Dark Ditties (2017-18). Oliver had a regular role as Smudger, landlord of The Drum, in Boon (1990-92) and also played the skinless Frank in the films Hellraiser (1987) and Hellraiser II (1988).

Barry Stanton (Noma) Born Feb 17 1940
Career highlights
Barry's career began with The Plane Makers (1963), after which he took roles in The Likely Lads (1966), Witch Hunt (1967), The Caesars (1968), King Lear (1971), Spy Trap (1972), Demons of the Mind (1972), Survivors (1975), Hamlet (1976), The New Avengers (1977), Turtle's Progress (1980), Minder (1982), Something in Disguise (1982), The Old Men at the Zoo (1983), Hart to Hart (1983), Tucker's Luck (1984), The Young Ones (1984), Mann's Best Friends (1985), The Wars of the Roses (1990), Robin Hood (1991), Leon the Pig Farmer (1992), The Madness of King George (1994), Ain't Misbehavin' (1995), The Glam Metal Detectives (1995), Redemption Road (2001), Shanghai Knights (2003) and Holby City (2007). He also had regular parts as Joe Harris in Fallen Hero (1978-79) and Uncle Gordon in Now and Then (1983-84).
Facts
Barry's wife was dancer/ actress Isabelle Mileno.

John Wilson (Jacondan guard)
Career highlights
John's further work includes The Falls (1980), Full Metal Jacket (1987), Band of Gold (1995), No Angels (2005), Life on Mars (2006) and Shameless (2008).

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Anthony Steven (writer) Aug 3 1916 to May 26 1990
Career highlights
Anthony's writing career began with Bernard Miles on Gun Dogs (1949), followed by script duties on Life in Her Hands (1951), Man of Africa (1956), Duty Bound (1958), The Third Man (1959/63), Suspense (1963), Hereward the Wake (1965), The Forsyte Saga (1967), The Three Musketeers (1966-67), Boy Meets Girl (1967), Virgin of the Secret Service (1968), Tom Brown's Schooldays (1971), The Regiment (1972), Woodstock (1973), The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes (1971/73), The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (1978), Fanny By Gaslight (1981) and All Creatures Great and Small (1978-80 and 1988-89).
Facts
Anthony's writing process for The Twin Dilemma was problematic as he was beset by illness at the time; script editor Eric Saward completed work on the scripts. Anthony worked as a journalist as well as a scriptwriter.

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

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

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

The Deadly Assassin

The Fourth Doctor's new outfit
certainly turned some heads

Four episodes (Part One, Part Two, Part Three, Part Four)
First broadcast Oct 30 to Nov 20 1976
Average audience for serial: 12.18m

REGULAR CAST

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

GUEST CAST

Michael Bilton (Time Lord) December 14th 1919 to November 5th 1993
Doctor Who credits
Played: Teligny in The Massacre of St Bartholomew's Eve (1966)
Played: Collins in Pyramids of Mars (1975)
Played: Time Lord in The Deadly Assassin (1976)
Career highlights
Michael's first credit is in Sing Along With Me (1952), and over the course of his career he appeared in Quatermass II (1955), The Grove Family (1957), Yorky (1960-61), A Taste of Honey (1961), Martin Chuzzlewit (1964), The Mind of the Enemy (1965), The Prisoner (1967), The Avengers (1968), Dad's Army (1969), Doctor at Large (1971), The Fenn Street Gang (1973), South Riding (1974), The Haunting of Julia (1977), The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin (1977), Pennies from Heaven (1978), Bognor (1981), Brideshead Revisited (1981), Coronation Street (1983), Don't Wait Up (1984), The Practice (1986), The Fourth Protocol (1987), Ffizz (1987-89), The New Statesman (1990), One Foot in the Grave (1990), The Casebook of Sherlock Holmes (1991) and the Alleyn Mysteries (1993). He had memorable roles as Ned in To the Manor Born (1979-81), Mr Thorpe in Grace and Favour (1992-93) and Basil Makepeace in Waiting for God (1990-93). He may also be remembered for playing an elderly gardener in a TV commercial for Yellow Pages.
Facts
While serving in World War Two, he was wounded in the stomach at the Battle of El Alamein. Severe arthritis prevented him from working on stage toward the end of his career. 

Helen Blatch ([Matrix] Voice) Jan 24 1934 to Dec 31 2015 (cancer)
Doctor Who credits
Played: Matrix voice in The Deadly Assassin (1976)
Played: Fabian in The Twin Dilemma (1984)
Career highlights
Helen first appeared in The Stiffkey Scandals of 1932 (1969), then took roles in Peer Gynt (1972), A Doll's House (1973), Within These Walls (1976), Secret Army (1979), Blake's 7 (1980), Sorry! (1982), Tenko (1984), London Embassy (1987), A Doll's House (1992, a different character!), The Buddha of Suburbia (1993), Baddiel's Syndrome (2001), Harry Hill's TV Burp (2002), Wimbledon (2004), Waking the Dead (2007), Kingdom (2008), Frankie (2013) and Casualty (2014).

Erik Chitty (Coordinator Engin) July 8th 1907 to July 22nd 1977 (liver cancer)
Doctor Who credits
Played: Preslin in The Massacre of St Bartholomew's Eve (1966)
Played: Coordinator Engin in The Deadly Assassin (1976)
Career highlights
Erik's prolific career began with James Simpson (1937) and continued through Henry IV (1938), Alice (1946), The Pickwick Papers (1953), Footsteps in the Fog (1955), Summers Here (1957), The Devil's Disciple (1959), The Strange World of Gurney Slade (1960), Emergency Ward 10 (1960, as Ignatius Small), The Victorians (1963), Danger Man (1965), Adam Adamant Lives! (1967), Casino Royale (1967), Virgin of the Secret Service (1968), Strange Report (1969), Doomwatch (1970), Lust for a Vampire (1971), The Stalls of Barchester (1971), The Vault of Horror (1973), Man About the House (1975), One of Our Dinosaurs is Missing (1975), A Bridge Too Far (1977), The Dick Emery Show (1976/77) and Midnight is a Place (1977). He also had a regular role as Mr Smith in 55 episodes of the sitcom Please Sir! (1968-72).
Facts
Erik was a Fellow of the Society of Genealogists and had carried out extensive research into the genealogy of his surname. He was also a founder of the Cambridge University Mummers.

John Dawson (Time Lord) Jun 10 1919 to May 13 1984
Career highlights
John first appeared in Quatermass and the Pit in 1959, then took roles in Dead Lucky (1960), Deadline Midnight (1961), Suspense (1963), Smuggler's Bay (1964), Dixon of Dock Green (1965), The Dirtiest Girl I Ever Met (1970), The Man Who Haunted Himself (1970), The Witch's Daughter (1971), Moody and Pegg (1974), The Brothers (1975), Poldark (1975), Scorpion Tales (1978) and A Family Affair (1979). He also played Bernard Nelson in The Newcomers (1967), and Mr Mumford, the original next door neighbour to the spooks in Rentaghost (1976-79).

Bernard Horsfall (Chancellor Goth) 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.

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

Peter Mayock (Solis) May 31 1940 to Dec 15 1998
Doctor Who credits
Played: Namin in Pyramids of Mars (1975)
Played: Solis in The Deadly Assassin (1976)
Career highlights
Peter made his debut in The Wright People (1959), then Triton (1961), The Face of Fu Manchu (1965), Ulysses (1967), Emmerdale Farm (1972), My Old Man (1974-75) and Spend Spend Spend (1977).

Peter Pratt (The Master) Mar 21 1923 to Jan 11 1995
Career highlights
Peter's earliest TV credit was Dial RIX (1962), followed by Six Characters in Search of an Author (1964), Music for You (1966), Melodies for You (1967), Orlando (1967), The Challengers (1972), The Edwardians (1972), The Brontes of Haworth (1973), Murder Must Advertise (1973), Village Hall (1974), Churchill's People (1975), The Story of Ruth (1981) and Squadron (1982).
Facts
Opera singer Peter was best known for his roles in Gilbert and Sullivan comic operas. His first wife was opera singer Joyce Wright, while his second was Patience Sheffield, a BBC studio manager and daughter of opera singer Leo Sheffield. If you've ever wondered what he really looked like under that mask, here's a picture of him looking rather sinister as Bunthorne in Gilbert and Sullivan's comic opera Patience.

George Pravda (Castellan Spandrell) Jun 19 1916 to May 1 1985
Doctor Who credits
Played: Denes in The Enemy of the World (1967-68)
Played: Jaeger in The Mutants (1972)
Played: Castellan Spandrell in The Deadly Assassin (1976)
Career highlights
Prague-born George's extensive career began with Muzi bez kridel (1946), followed by The Antlers (1947), Sailor of Fortune (1956), The Battle of the V-1 (1958), Jo's Boys (1959), The Avengers (1961), The Monsters (1962), Ring of Spies (1964), Thunderball (1965), The Prisoner (1967), Inspector Clouseau (1968), Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed (1969), Department S (1970), Hadleigh (1971), Dracula (1973), Spy Trap (1973), QB VII (1974), The Duchess of Duke Street (1976), I, Claudius (1976), Sexton Blake and the Demon God (1978), Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy (1979), Strangers (1981-82), Chessgame (1983), Gulag (1985) and Cold War Killers (1986).
Facts
His wife was actress Hana Maria Pravda, best known as Emma Cohen in Survivors (1975). He was fluent in six languages, and sometimes acted on stage under the name Jiri Pravda (his birth name). His son is Dr Alex Pravda, an Emeritus Fellow at St Antony's College, Oxford University.

Maurice Quick (Gold Usher) Aug 24 1911 to Dec 17 2000
Doctor Who credits
Played: Auton VIP in Spearhead from Space (1970, uncredited)
Played: Priest in The Masque of Mandragora (1976, uncredited)
Played: Gold Usher in The Deadly Assassin (1976)
Career highlights
After debuting in The Other Man (1964), Maurice's CV includes The Forsyte Saga (1967), Sherlock Holmes (1968), Sentimental Education (1970), Father Dear Father (1971), The Edwardians (1973), The Pallisers (1974, as Collingwood), Rooms (1975), The Basil Brush Show (1975), Raffles (1977), Penmarric (1979), Kessler (1981), Beau Geste (1982), Potter (1983) and Strangers and Brothers (1984).

Llewellyn Rees (The President) Jun 18 1901 to Jan 7 1994
Career highlights
Llewellyn's earliest credit is in The Inward Eye (1955), followed by Sword of Freedom (1957), The Navy Lark (1959), The Davy Jones Saga (1959), The House in Marsh Road (1960), The Double (1963), The Power Game (1966), The Tempest (1968), Strange Report (1969), The Way We Live Now (1969), Doomwatch (1970), Crown Court (1972), The Ruling Glass (1972), Coronation Street (1973), Comet Amongst the Stars (1975), Dickens of London (1976), Crossroads (1978), Carry On Emmannuelle (1978), The Return of the Soldier (1982), The Dresser (1983), The Kenny Everett Television Show (1986), Withnail and I (1987), Mr Majeika (1988), A Fish Called Wanda (1988), Chancer (1990) and Splitting Heirs (1993).
Facts
Llewellyn was a staunch supporter of his industry, having served on the committees of actors' union Equity, the Federation of Theatre Unions, the Old Vic, the Arts Council of Great Britain, and the Arts Theatre. His wives were actors Carol Rees and Madeleine Newbury.

Derek Seaton (Commander Hilred) Oct 1 1943 to Sep 2 1979 (brain haemorrhage)
Career highlights
Debuted in Coriolanus (1965), then Troilus and Cressida (1966), The Likely Lads (1966), Dombey and Son (1969), The Strauss Family (1972), Tittertime (1975), Within These Walls (1976), Miss Jones and Son (1977), People Like Us (1978, as Harold Godbeer), Telford's Change (1979), Shoestring (1979) and Only a Game (1981).
Facts
Derek, who also had the recurring role of Rusty in BBC Radio's Waggoner's Walk, was married to actress Paula Wilcox between 1969 and his death. Derek collapsed at BBC TV Centre during rehearsals for the 1980 thriller series Breakaway. He was rushed to hospital for a four-hour operation on his brain, which was sadly unsuccessful.

Hugh Walters (Commentator Runcible) March 2nd 1939 to February 13th 2015
Doctor Who credits
Played: William Shakespeare in The Chase (1965)
Played: Commentator Runcible in The Deadly Assassin (1976)
Played: Vogel in Revelation of the Daleks (1985)
Career highlights
Other credits include The Larkins (1963, as Georgie), Nicholas Nickleby (1968), Ivanhoe (1970), Never Say Die (1970), Doctor at Large (1971), The Fenn Street Gang (1971-72), Jason King (1972), Survivors (1975), Clayhanger (1976), Thomas and Sarah (1979), Holding the Fort (1982), Miss Marple: The Body in the Library (1984), Chance in a Million (1986), The Russ Abbot Show (1991), The Brittas Empire (1996), Bernard's Watch (1999), Cor Blimey! (2000, as Charles Hawtrey), Doctors (2006), Sold (2007) and M.I High (2011). He also wrote for and played Peter Pringle in the series The Train Now Standing (1973).

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

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

Philip Hinchcliffe (producer) Born Oct 1 1944 Click here for Philip Hinchcliffe's entry on The Ark in Space