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| Derek Francis as the amorous Emperor Nero |
1. The Slave Traders (13.0m)
2. All Roads Lead to Rome (11.5m)
3. Conspiracy (10.0m)
4. Inferno (12.0m)
Average audience for serial: 11.63m
William Hartnell (The Doctor) January 8th 1908 to April 23rd 1975 (heart failure after a series of strokes) For a full career biography for William Hartnell, click here.
William Russell (Ian Chesterton) November 19th 1924 to June 3rd 2024 For a full career biography for William Russell (aka Russell Enoch), click here.
Jacqueline Hill (Barbara Wright) December 17th 1929 to February 18th 1993 (bone cancer) For a full career biography for Jacqueline Hill, click here.
Maureen O'Brien (Vicki) Born June 29th 1943 For a full career biography of Maureen O'Brien, click here.
CREDITED GUEST CAST
Bart Allison (Maximus Pettulian) December 1st 1890 to June 29th 1978
Career highlights
Bart's earliest credit was as an Ugly Sister in a TV adaptation of Cinderella, broadcast in December 1947, after which he secured work in Vengeance is Mine (1949), The End of the Affair (1955), Three Golden Nobles (1959), Bootsie and Snudge (1960), Sherlock Holmes (1965), Softly Softly (1966), The Forsyte Saga (1967), Late Night Horror (1968), Carry On Loving (1970), Hadleigh (1973), No Sex Please: We're British (1973), Moody and Pegg (1975), Angels (1976) and Maidens' Trip (1977).
Average audience for serial: 11.63m
- A pictorial guide to the guest cast can be seen at the bottom of this entry. Read an episode-by-episode review of this story at Time Space Visualiser!
William Hartnell (The Doctor) January 8th 1908 to April 23rd 1975 (heart failure after a series of strokes) For a full career biography for William Hartnell, click here.
William Russell (Ian Chesterton) November 19th 1924 to June 3rd 2024 For a full career biography for William Russell (aka Russell Enoch), click here.
Jacqueline Hill (Barbara Wright) December 17th 1929 to February 18th 1993 (bone cancer) For a full career biography for Jacqueline Hill, click here.
Maureen O'Brien (Vicki) Born June 29th 1943 For a full career biography of Maureen O'Brien, click here.
CREDITED GUEST CAST
Bart Allison (Maximus Pettulian) December 1st 1890 to June 29th 1978
Career highlights
Bart's earliest credit was as an Ugly Sister in a TV adaptation of Cinderella, broadcast in December 1947, after which he secured work in Vengeance is Mine (1949), The End of the Affair (1955), Three Golden Nobles (1959), Bootsie and Snudge (1960), Sherlock Holmes (1965), Softly Softly (1966), The Forsyte Saga (1967), Late Night Horror (1968), Carry On Loving (1970), Hadleigh (1973), No Sex Please: We're British (1973), Moody and Pegg (1975), Angels (1976) and Maidens' Trip (1977).
Facts
At 87, Bart was the oldest actor to have appeared in Doctor Who at the time of his death.
John Caesar (Second man in market) January 23rd 1926 to June 11th 2000 (pancreatic cancer)
Doctor Who credits
Played: Second man in market in The Romans (1965)
Played: Egyptian warrior in The Daleks' Master Plan (1965-66, uncredited)
Played: Monoid Four in The Ark (1966)
Played: Cowboy in The Gunfighters (1966, uncredited)
Played: Guard in The Macra Terror (1967)
Played: Pirate guard in The Space Pirates (1969, uncredited)
Played: CPO Myers in The Sea Devils (1972)
Played: R/T soldier in Invasion of the Dinosaurs (1974)
Career highlights
John's first credit was in Paul of Tarsus (1960), then The Lenny the Lion Show (1961), Maigret (1963), Bat Out of Hell (1966), No Hiding Place (1967), Germinal (1970), The Guardians (1971), War and Peace (1972), Boy Dominic (1974), The Legend of Robin Hood (1975), Lorna Doone (1976), Janet and Company (1982), Bootle Saddles (1984), Big Deal (1984) and The Bill (1989).
Peter Diamond (Delos) August 10th 1929 to March 27th 2004 (stroke)
Doctor Who credits
Stunts: The Daleks (1964, uncredited), The Rescue (1965, uncredited), The Daemons (1971, uncredited)
Fight arranger: The Dalek Invasion of Earth (1964), The Romans (1965), The Space Museum (1965), The Chase (1965), The Evil of the Daleks (1967), The War Games (1969), The Daemons (1971)
John Caesar (Second man in market) January 23rd 1926 to June 11th 2000 (pancreatic cancer)
Doctor Who credits
Played: Second man in market in The Romans (1965)
Played: Egyptian warrior in The Daleks' Master Plan (1965-66, uncredited)
Played: Monoid Four in The Ark (1966)
Played: Cowboy in The Gunfighters (1966, uncredited)
Played: Guard in The Macra Terror (1967)
Played: Pirate guard in The Space Pirates (1969, uncredited)
Played: CPO Myers in The Sea Devils (1972)
Played: R/T soldier in Invasion of the Dinosaurs (1974)
Career highlights
John's first credit was in Paul of Tarsus (1960), then The Lenny the Lion Show (1961), Maigret (1963), Bat Out of Hell (1966), No Hiding Place (1967), Germinal (1970), The Guardians (1971), War and Peace (1972), Boy Dominic (1974), The Legend of Robin Hood (1975), Lorna Doone (1976), Janet and Company (1982), Bootle Saddles (1984), Big Deal (1984) and The Bill (1989).
Peter Diamond (Delos) August 10th 1929 to March 27th 2004 (stroke)
Doctor Who credits
Stunts: The Daleks (1964, uncredited), The Rescue (1965, uncredited), The Daemons (1971, uncredited)
Fight arranger: The Dalek Invasion of Earth (1964), The Romans (1965), The Space Museum (1965), The Chase (1965), The Evil of the Daleks (1967), The War Games (1969), The Daemons (1971)
Played: Roboman in The Dalek Invasion of Earth (1964, uncredited)
Played: Delos in The Romans (1965)
Played: Sailor in The Highlanders (1966-67)
Played: Davis in The Ice Warriors (1967)
Played: Extra in The Enemy of the World (1967-68, uncredited)
Played: Double for Dr Who/ Salamander in The Enemy of the World (1967-68, uncredited)
Played: Confederate horseman in The War Games (1969, uncredited)
Played: Alien guard in The War Games (1969, uncredited)
Career highlights
Peter was one of the most prolific stuntmen in the UK, starting out on The Three Musketeers (1954), followed by The Gordon Honour (1955-56), The Cabin in the Clearing (1959), Ghost Squad (1963), Children of the Damned (1964), Carry On Cleo (1964), Alfie (1966), Follyfoot (1971), Star Wars (1977), Poldark (1977), Return of the Saint (1978-79), Dick Turpin (1979), The Empire Strikes Back (1980), Superman II (1980), Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981), An American Werewolf in London (1981), Return of the Jedi (1983), Lifeforce (1985), Superman IV (1987), Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988), TECX (1990), Zorro (1990-93, some episodes of which he also directed), Highlander (1992-93), Hamish Macbeth (1995-96), One Foot in the Grave (1996), Oktober (1998), Monarch of the Glen (2002) and Heartbeat (1996-2004), as well as a great many James Bond and Hammer films.
Facts
Peter learnt his craft from Hollywood action man Errol Flynn. He will be remembered by a generation of Star Wars fans as the Tusken Raider who attacks Luke in the original film, as well as the man who devised the definitive method of handling a light sabre! He died returning home to Durham from Yorkshire after being on the set of the drama Heartbeat as its stunt coordinator.
Dennis Edwards (Centurion) December 28th 1916 to March 15th 2008
Doctor Who credits
Played: Centurion in The Romans (1965)
Played: Lord Gomer in The Invasion of Time (1978)
Career highlights
Debuted in Toad of Toad Hall (1953), followed by The Scarlet Pimpernel (1956), The Black Brigand (1956), The Prince and the Showgirl (1957), Private Investigator (1959), Ghost Squad (1963), Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1967), Jackanory (1971), Father Brown (1974), The Brothers (1976), Nicholas Nickleby (1977), People Like Us (1978), Ladykillers (1981), No Problem! (1983), Grange Hill (1985) and Birds of a Feather (1991).
Nick Evans (Didius) Born August 2nd 1932
Doctor Who credits
Played: Dalek in The Dalek Invasion of Earth (1964), The Power of the Daleks (1966, uncredited)
Played: Slyther in The Dalek Invasion of Earth (1964)
Played: Didius in The Romans (1965)
Career highlights
Nick's other work includes Educated Evans (1957), Love and Mr Lewisham (1959), The Forgotten Faces (1961), The Four Seasons of Rosie Carr (1964), R3 (1965), Alice in Wonderland (1966), The Devil in the Fog (1968), General Hospital (1972), The Adventurer (1973), Father Brown (1974) and All Creatures Great and Small (1988).
Derek Francis (Emperor Nero) November 7th 1923 to March 27th 1984 (heart attack)
Career highlights
Hugely prolific Derek debuted in 1960's Knight Errant Limited, followed by roles in The Long Way Home (1960), The Six Proud Walkers (1962), The Tomb of Ligeia (1964), Danger Man (1966), The Forsyte Saga (1967), Nicholas Nickleby (1968), Middlemarch (1968), Up Pompeii! (1970), Jason King (1971), Whoops Baghdad! (1973), Churchill's People (1975), To the Devil a Daughter (1976), Rising Damp (1977), Bless Me Father (1978), Partners (1981), Jemima Shore Investigates (1983) and A Christmas Carol (1984). Derek also had a memorable long-running role as Father Matthew in the sitcoms Oh, Brother! (1969-70) and Oh, Father! (1973), and appeared in a number of Carry On films between 1967-72.
Facts
Derek was a good friend of Jacqueline Hill and her husband Alvin Rakoff, and was the godfather to their two children. With sad irony, Derek played a character called Ernest in Channel 4's mini-series Winter Sunlight (1984), who died of a heart attack in the same week that Derek himself died the same way.
Dorothy-Rose Gribble (Woman slave) July 5th 1917 to October 1st 2014
Career highlights
Other credits include The Crucible (1959), Maigret (1961) and Monitor (1965). Dorothy-Rose was also a theatre producer, writer (in 1977 she wrote a book called My Servant Must Not Fail: A Story of Black Magic in Renaissance Times), poet and guesthouse owner.
Facts
She was a long-time resident of Highclere in Hampshire, and a member of the Highclere Society (Highclere being the location of Downton Abbey's filming). She was apparently a descendant of the poet John Milton. When she died, Dorothy bequeathed her arts studio Westridge to the community of Highclere.
In 2014, two months after her death, Toby Hadoke released his Who's Round interview with Dorothy-Rose here.
Barry Jackson (Ascaris) March 29th 1938 to December 5th 2013 (cancer)
Doctor Who credits
Played: Ascaris in The Romans (1965)
Played: Jeff Garvey in Mission to the Unknown (1965)
Played: Drax in The Armageddon Factor (1979)
Career highlights
Barry enjoyed a long career, starting with An Age of Kings (1960) and taking in A for Andromeda (1961), The Desperate People (1963), Kenilworth (1967), Ryan's Daughter (1970), Doomwatch (1972), Diamonds on Wheels (1974), Poldark (1975), Moll Flanders (1975), The New Avengers (1976), Blake's 7 (1978), Churchill and the Generals (1979), Cribb (1981), Them and Us (1985), Fortunes of War (1987), Growing Rich (1992), Three Seven Eleven (1993-94), Bernard's Watch (1999-2000), Wimbledon (2004), Derailed (2005), Toscanini in His Own Words (2009), Foster (2011) and The Wedding Video (2012). He played Walter Peters in A Touch of Frost (1994/2002) and played pathologist Dr George Bullard in 76 episodes of Midsomer Murders (1997-2011; when he left, he said the series was getting "too saucy"!). Barry also acted as a fight arranger under the name Jack Barry, most notably on Adam Adamant Lives! (1966).
Facts
Barry was named after the theatre impresario Sir Barry Jackson, founder of Birmingham Rep.
Ernest Jennings (First man in market) January 9th 1902 to March 1st 1994
Doctor Who credits
Played: First man in market in The Romans (1965)
Played: Delos in The Romans (1965)
Played: Sailor in The Highlanders (1966-67)
Played: Davis in The Ice Warriors (1967)
Played: Extra in The Enemy of the World (1967-68, uncredited)
Played: Double for Dr Who/ Salamander in The Enemy of the World (1967-68, uncredited)
Played: Confederate horseman in The War Games (1969, uncredited)
Played: Alien guard in The War Games (1969, uncredited)
Career highlights
Peter was one of the most prolific stuntmen in the UK, starting out on The Three Musketeers (1954), followed by The Gordon Honour (1955-56), The Cabin in the Clearing (1959), Ghost Squad (1963), Children of the Damned (1964), Carry On Cleo (1964), Alfie (1966), Follyfoot (1971), Star Wars (1977), Poldark (1977), Return of the Saint (1978-79), Dick Turpin (1979), The Empire Strikes Back (1980), Superman II (1980), Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981), An American Werewolf in London (1981), Return of the Jedi (1983), Lifeforce (1985), Superman IV (1987), Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988), TECX (1990), Zorro (1990-93, some episodes of which he also directed), Highlander (1992-93), Hamish Macbeth (1995-96), One Foot in the Grave (1996), Oktober (1998), Monarch of the Glen (2002) and Heartbeat (1996-2004), as well as a great many James Bond and Hammer films.
Facts
Peter learnt his craft from Hollywood action man Errol Flynn. He will be remembered by a generation of Star Wars fans as the Tusken Raider who attacks Luke in the original film, as well as the man who devised the definitive method of handling a light sabre! He died returning home to Durham from Yorkshire after being on the set of the drama Heartbeat as its stunt coordinator.
Dennis Edwards (Centurion) December 28th 1916 to March 15th 2008
Doctor Who credits
Played: Centurion in The Romans (1965)
Played: Lord Gomer in The Invasion of Time (1978)
Career highlights
Debuted in Toad of Toad Hall (1953), followed by The Scarlet Pimpernel (1956), The Black Brigand (1956), The Prince and the Showgirl (1957), Private Investigator (1959), Ghost Squad (1963), Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1967), Jackanory (1971), Father Brown (1974), The Brothers (1976), Nicholas Nickleby (1977), People Like Us (1978), Ladykillers (1981), No Problem! (1983), Grange Hill (1985) and Birds of a Feather (1991).
Nick Evans (Didius) Born August 2nd 1932
Doctor Who credits
Played: Dalek in The Dalek Invasion of Earth (1964), The Power of the Daleks (1966, uncredited)
Played: Slyther in The Dalek Invasion of Earth (1964)
Played: Didius in The Romans (1965)
Career highlights
Nick's other work includes Educated Evans (1957), Love and Mr Lewisham (1959), The Forgotten Faces (1961), The Four Seasons of Rosie Carr (1964), R3 (1965), Alice in Wonderland (1966), The Devil in the Fog (1968), General Hospital (1972), The Adventurer (1973), Father Brown (1974) and All Creatures Great and Small (1988).
Derek Francis (Emperor Nero) November 7th 1923 to March 27th 1984 (heart attack)
Career highlights
Hugely prolific Derek debuted in 1960's Knight Errant Limited, followed by roles in The Long Way Home (1960), The Six Proud Walkers (1962), The Tomb of Ligeia (1964), Danger Man (1966), The Forsyte Saga (1967), Nicholas Nickleby (1968), Middlemarch (1968), Up Pompeii! (1970), Jason King (1971), Whoops Baghdad! (1973), Churchill's People (1975), To the Devil a Daughter (1976), Rising Damp (1977), Bless Me Father (1978), Partners (1981), Jemima Shore Investigates (1983) and A Christmas Carol (1984). Derek also had a memorable long-running role as Father Matthew in the sitcoms Oh, Brother! (1969-70) and Oh, Father! (1973), and appeared in a number of Carry On films between 1967-72.
Facts
Derek was a good friend of Jacqueline Hill and her husband Alvin Rakoff, and was the godfather to their two children. With sad irony, Derek played a character called Ernest in Channel 4's mini-series Winter Sunlight (1984), who died of a heart attack in the same week that Derek himself died the same way.
Dorothy-Rose Gribble (Woman slave) July 5th 1917 to October 1st 2014
Career highlights
Other credits include The Crucible (1959), Maigret (1961) and Monitor (1965). Dorothy-Rose was also a theatre producer, writer (in 1977 she wrote a book called My Servant Must Not Fail: A Story of Black Magic in Renaissance Times), poet and guesthouse owner.
Facts
She was a long-time resident of Highclere in Hampshire, and a member of the Highclere Society (Highclere being the location of Downton Abbey's filming). She was apparently a descendant of the poet John Milton. When she died, Dorothy bequeathed her arts studio Westridge to the community of Highclere.
In 2014, two months after her death, Toby Hadoke released his Who's Round interview with Dorothy-Rose here.
Barry Jackson (Ascaris) March 29th 1938 to December 5th 2013 (cancer)
Doctor Who credits
Played: Ascaris in The Romans (1965)
Played: Jeff Garvey in Mission to the Unknown (1965)
Played: Drax in The Armageddon Factor (1979)
Career highlights
Barry enjoyed a long career, starting with An Age of Kings (1960) and taking in A for Andromeda (1961), The Desperate People (1963), Kenilworth (1967), Ryan's Daughter (1970), Doomwatch (1972), Diamonds on Wheels (1974), Poldark (1975), Moll Flanders (1975), The New Avengers (1976), Blake's 7 (1978), Churchill and the Generals (1979), Cribb (1981), Them and Us (1985), Fortunes of War (1987), Growing Rich (1992), Three Seven Eleven (1993-94), Bernard's Watch (1999-2000), Wimbledon (2004), Derailed (2005), Toscanini in His Own Words (2009), Foster (2011) and The Wedding Video (2012). He played Walter Peters in A Touch of Frost (1994/2002) and played pathologist Dr George Bullard in 76 episodes of Midsomer Murders (1997-2011; when he left, he said the series was getting "too saucy"!). Barry also acted as a fight arranger under the name Jack Barry, most notably on Adam Adamant Lives! (1966).
Facts
Barry was named after the theatre impresario Sir Barry Jackson, founder of Birmingham Rep.
Ernest Jennings (First man in market) January 9th 1902 to March 1st 1994
Doctor Who credits
Played: First man in market in The Romans (1965)
Played: Highlander in The Highlanders (1966, uncredited)
Played: Peasant in State of Decay (1980, uncredited)
Played: Aged rebel [Verne] in The Trial of a Time Lord (1986, uncredited)
Career highlights
Ernest debuted in Top Secret (1962), followed by Stand Up, Nigel Barton (1965), The Goodies (1970), Psychomania (1973), Steptoe and Son (1974), Kizzy (1976), Bless Me Father (1981), Objects of Affection (1982) and Late Expectations (1987).
Played: Peasant in State of Decay (1980, uncredited)
Played: Aged rebel [Verne] in The Trial of a Time Lord (1986, uncredited)
Career highlights
Ernest debuted in Top Secret (1962), followed by Stand Up, Nigel Barton (1965), The Goodies (1970), Psychomania (1973), Steptoe and Son (1974), Kizzy (1976), Bless Me Father (1981), Objects of Affection (1982) and Late Expectations (1987).
Facts
At 92, Ernest was the oldest actor to have appeared in Doctor Who at the time of his death.
Edward Kelsey (Slave buyer) June 4th 1930 to April 23rd 2019 (heart attack)
Doctor Who credits
Played: Slave buyer in The Romans (1965)
Played: Resno in The Power of the Daleks (1966)
Played: Edu in The Creature from the Pit (1979)
Career highlights
Debuted in Mary Britten MD (1958), then The Men from Room 13 (1961), The Avengers (1962), St Ives (1967), The Saint (1968), Doomwatch (1970), Cranford (1972), Shoestring (1979), Minder (1982), Anna of the Five Towns (1985), Casualty (1987), The Vicar of Dibley (1994), Brush with Fate (2003) and Wallace and Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005). Edward memorably provided the voice of Baron Silas Greenback and Colonel K in the cartoon series Danger Mouse (1981-92). He also played Joe Grundy on BBC Radio 4's long-running soap The Archers from 1985 until his death, providing his vocal performance right to the end from his nursing home.
Edward Kelsey (Slave buyer) June 4th 1930 to April 23rd 2019 (heart attack)
Doctor Who credits
Played: Slave buyer in The Romans (1965)
Played: Resno in The Power of the Daleks (1966)
Played: Edu in The Creature from the Pit (1979)
Career highlights
Debuted in Mary Britten MD (1958), then The Men from Room 13 (1961), The Avengers (1962), St Ives (1967), The Saint (1968), Doomwatch (1970), Cranford (1972), Shoestring (1979), Minder (1982), Anna of the Five Towns (1985), Casualty (1987), The Vicar of Dibley (1994), Brush with Fate (2003) and Wallace and Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005). Edward memorably provided the voice of Baron Silas Greenback and Colonel K in the cartoon series Danger Mouse (1981-92). He also played Joe Grundy on BBC Radio 4's long-running soap The Archers from 1985 until his death, providing his vocal performance right to the end from his nursing home.
Facts
Edward provided the descriptive commentary for blind visitors to the Palace of Westminster. Edward's son Peter predeceased him.
Gertan Klauber (Galley master) March 5th 1932 to August 1st 2008
Doctor Who credits
Played: Galley master in The Romans (1965)
Played: Ola in The Macra Terror (1967)
Career highlights
Gertan's lengthy career began in Assignment Foreign Legion (1957), then The Adventures of Ben Gunn (1958), The Big Pull (1962), Carry On Cleo (1964), Danger Man (1966), The Avengers (1969), The Goodies (1970), Carry On Henry (1971), Upstairs Downstairs (1974), Poldark (1977), Octopussy (1983), Blackadder the Third (1987), House of Cards (1990), The Famous Five (1997) and Red Cap (2003).
Facts
Czech-born Gertan was married to actress Gwendolyn Watts (sister of fellow actor Sally Watts), who appeared in three medical-themed Carry On films. They had two children, one of whom - Daniel - predeceased Gertan.
Tony Lambden (Court messenger) December 10th 1933 to September 21st 2006
Doctor Who credits
Played: Citizen of Millennius in The Keys of Marinus (1964, uncredited)
Played: Revolutionary soldier in The Reign of Terror (1964, uncredited)
Played: Rebel in The Dalek Invasion of Earth (1964, uncredited)
Played: Court messenger in The Romans (1965)
Career highlights
Tony's other credits include Eyes Down and Look In (1963), The Avengers (1964), Steptoe and Son (1965) and Frankie Howerd (1966).
Kay Patrick (Poppaea) Born September 2nd 1941
Doctor Who credits
Played: Poppaea in The Romans (1965)
Played: Flower in The Savages (1966)
Career highlights
Kay started her career in front of the cameras, appearing in The Call (1962), The Flying Swan (1965), Nana (1968) and The First Churchills (1969), but then moved behind the camera to become director on soaps such as EastEnders (1986), Brookside (1992-94), Springhill (1996-97) and Emmerdale (1998-99), as well as Dramarama (1987-89), Jupiter Moon (1990), In Suspicious Circumstances (1993-94), Sunburn (1999) and Holby City (2000). In later years she became a producer on Coronation Street (1996-97), Sunburn (1999-2000), Merseybeat (2002) and Crossroads (2001-03). Her latter career has concentrated on directing more than 260 episodes of soap opera Coronation Street (1994-2015).
Career highlights
Tony's other credits include Eyes Down and Look In (1963), The Avengers (1964), Steptoe and Son (1965) and Frankie Howerd (1966).
Kay Patrick (Poppaea) Born September 2nd 1941
Doctor Who credits
Played: Poppaea in The Romans (1965)
Played: Flower in The Savages (1966)
Career highlights
Kay started her career in front of the cameras, appearing in The Call (1962), The Flying Swan (1965), Nana (1968) and The First Churchills (1969), but then moved behind the camera to become director on soaps such as EastEnders (1986), Brookside (1992-94), Springhill (1996-97) and Emmerdale (1998-99), as well as Dramarama (1987-89), Jupiter Moon (1990), In Suspicious Circumstances (1993-94), Sunburn (1999) and Holby City (2000). In later years she became a producer on Coronation Street (1996-97), Sunburn (1999-2000), Merseybeat (2002) and Crossroads (2001-03). Her latter career has concentrated on directing more than 260 episodes of soap opera Coronation Street (1994-2015).
Awards
2014: British Soap Award for Best Single Episode (Coronation Street - Hayley's Death) - shared with Chris Fewtrell
Facts
In 2009, Kay was hit and injured badly by a car while working on Coronation Street (needing a plate in her shoulder and a reconstructed knee), but she was back on set in 2010.
Michael Peake (Tavius) October 13th 1918 to April 1st 1967
Career highlights
Michael's earliest credit was the narrator of The Ambermere Treasure (1955), followed by roles in Manuela (1957), William Tell (1959), Strip Tease Murder (1961), Strongroom (1962), The Gorgon (1964), The Troubleshooters (1965), The Avengers (1966) and The Rat Catchers (1967).
Brian Proudfoot (Tigilinus) March 15th 1932 to September 7th 2009
Doctor Who credits
Played: Dr Who in The Reign of Terror (1964, uncredited), The Space Museum (1965, uncredited)
Facts
In 2009, Kay was hit and injured badly by a car while working on Coronation Street (needing a plate in her shoulder and a reconstructed knee), but she was back on set in 2010.
Michael Peake (Tavius) October 13th 1918 to April 1st 1967
Career highlights
Michael's earliest credit was the narrator of The Ambermere Treasure (1955), followed by roles in Manuela (1957), William Tell (1959), Strip Tease Murder (1961), Strongroom (1962), The Gorgon (1964), The Troubleshooters (1965), The Avengers (1966) and The Rat Catchers (1967).
Brian Proudfoot (Tigilinus) March 15th 1932 to September 7th 2009
Doctor Who credits
Played: Dr Who in The Reign of Terror (1964, uncredited), The Space Museum (1965, uncredited)
Played: Parisian citizen in The Reign of Terror (1964, uncredited)
Played: Tigilinus in The Romans (1965)
Played: Tigilinus in The Romans (1965)
Played: Aridian in The Chase (1965, uncredited)
Career highlights
Other work includes The Andromeda Breakthrough (1962), Moonstrike (1963) and The Desperate People (1963).
Facts
Brian has the honour of being the first actor to appear in Doctor Who on location - doubling as the Doctor! The shots of the Doctor wandering the French countryside in The Reign of Terror (1964) are actually Proudfoot, not William Hartnell.
Derek Sydney (Sevcheria) January 11th 1920 to June 18th 2000 (heart attack)
Career highlights
Derek's earliest credit was a 1949 adaptation of Macbeth, followed by roles in Hot Ice (1952), The Constant Husband (1955), Man from Tangier (1957), Sword of Freedom (1957-58), The Men from Room 13 (1959), Danger Man (1960), Carry On Spying (1964), The Likely Lads (1966), Carry On Up the Khyber (1968) and Timeslip (1971).
Career highlights
Other work includes The Andromeda Breakthrough (1962), Moonstrike (1963) and The Desperate People (1963).
Facts
Brian has the honour of being the first actor to appear in Doctor Who on location - doubling as the Doctor! The shots of the Doctor wandering the French countryside in The Reign of Terror (1964) are actually Proudfoot, not William Hartnell.
Derek Sydney (Sevcheria) January 11th 1920 to June 18th 2000 (heart attack)
Career highlights
Derek's earliest credit was a 1949 adaptation of Macbeth, followed by roles in Hot Ice (1952), The Constant Husband (1955), Man from Tangier (1957), Sword of Freedom (1957-58), The Men from Room 13 (1959), Danger Man (1960), Carry On Spying (1964), The Likely Lads (1966), Carry On Up the Khyber (1968) and Timeslip (1971).
Facts
Derek retired from actors' union Equity in 1990 and passed away in San Marcos, California, where he was a part-time resident.
Margot Thomas (Stallholder) January 16th 1919 to September 26th 2008 (cancer)
Career highlights
Margot debuted in Oliver Twist (1962), followed by roles in Katy (1962), Z Cars (1967), Take Three Girls (1969), The Befrienders (1972), The Dragon's Opponent (1973), The Stud (1978), Roger Doesn't Live Here Any More (1981), Bullseye! (1990) and After Henry (1992).
Facts
Margot was an ardent supporter of the theatre, and in the 1960s helped revive the fortunes of Henley's Kenton Theatre, which first opened in 1805 but fell on hard times in 1963. Her husband was RAF pilot Gilbert Travers Thomas, who also wrote screenplays for the BBC in the 1940s and 50s.
Ann Tirard (Locusta) June 5th 1917 to August 12th 2003
Doctor Who credits
Played: Locusta in The Romans (1965)
Played: The Seeker in The Ribos Operation (1978)
Career highlights
Ann's earliest credit was on Nathaniel Titlark (1957), then Violent Playground (1958), Emergency Ward 10 (1960), The Avengers (1961), Let's Go Out (1965), Witchfinder General (1968), Rogues' Gallery (1969), Jane Eyre (1973), Crossroads (1966-67), Within These Walls (1976-78), Schalcken the Painter (1979), Moonlighting (1982), The Witches (1990) and Devil's Advocate (1995).
Facts
Ann was married to actor William Lyon Brown.
CREW
Dennis Spooner (writer & story editor) December 1st 1932 to September 20th 1986 (heart attack) Click here for Dennis Spooner's entry on The Reign of Terror
Christopher Barry (director) September 20th 1925 to February 7th 2014 (following a fall) Click here for Christopher Barry's entry on The Daleks
Verity Lambert (producer) November 27th 1935 to November 22nd 2007 (cancer) Click here for Verity Lambert's entry on An Unearthly Child
Mervyn Pinfield (associate producer) February 28th 1912 to May 20th 1966 Click here for Mervyn Pinfield's entry on An Unearthly Child
Margot Thomas (Stallholder) January 16th 1919 to September 26th 2008 (cancer)
Career highlights
Margot debuted in Oliver Twist (1962), followed by roles in Katy (1962), Z Cars (1967), Take Three Girls (1969), The Befrienders (1972), The Dragon's Opponent (1973), The Stud (1978), Roger Doesn't Live Here Any More (1981), Bullseye! (1990) and After Henry (1992).
Facts
Margot was an ardent supporter of the theatre, and in the 1960s helped revive the fortunes of Henley's Kenton Theatre, which first opened in 1805 but fell on hard times in 1963. Her husband was RAF pilot Gilbert Travers Thomas, who also wrote screenplays for the BBC in the 1940s and 50s.
Ann Tirard (Locusta) June 5th 1917 to August 12th 2003
Doctor Who credits
Played: Locusta in The Romans (1965)
Played: The Seeker in The Ribos Operation (1978)
Career highlights
Ann's earliest credit was on Nathaniel Titlark (1957), then Violent Playground (1958), Emergency Ward 10 (1960), The Avengers (1961), Let's Go Out (1965), Witchfinder General (1968), Rogues' Gallery (1969), Jane Eyre (1973), Crossroads (1966-67), Within These Walls (1976-78), Schalcken the Painter (1979), Moonlighting (1982), The Witches (1990) and Devil's Advocate (1995).
Facts
Ann was married to actor William Lyon Brown.
CREW
Dennis Spooner (writer & story editor) December 1st 1932 to September 20th 1986 (heart attack) Click here for Dennis Spooner's entry on The Reign of Terror
Christopher Barry (director) September 20th 1925 to February 7th 2014 (following a fall) Click here for Christopher Barry's entry on The Daleks
Verity Lambert (producer) November 27th 1935 to November 22nd 2007 (cancer) Click here for Verity Lambert's entry on An Unearthly Child
Mervyn Pinfield (associate producer) February 28th 1912 to May 20th 1966 Click here for Mervyn Pinfield's entry on An Unearthly Child
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