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| The Monk (Peter Butterworth) is intrigued to find a TARDIS which isn't his |
1. The Watcher (8.9m)
2. The Meddling Monk (8.8m)
3. A Battle of Wits (7.7m)
4. Checkmate (8.3m)
Average audience for serial: 8.43m
David Anderson (Sven) Born August 1st 1945
Doctor Who credits
Played: Caravan warrior in Marco Polo (1964, uncredited)
Played: Palace guard in Marco Polo (1964, uncredited)
Played: Aztec captain in The Aztecs (1964)
Fight arranger: The Aztecs (1964), The Time Meddler (1965), The Daleks' Master Plan (1965-66)
Played: Soldier in The Reign of Terror (1964, uncredited)
Played: Reynier de Marun in The Crusade (1965)
Played: Sven in The Time Meddler (1965)
Played: Egyptian warrior in The Daleks' Master Plan (1965-66, uncredited)
CREW
Dennis Spooner (writer) December 1st 1932 to September 20th 1986 (heart attack) Click here for Dennis Spooner's entry on The Reign of Terror
Douglas Camfield (director) May 8th 1931 to January 27th 1984 (heart attack) Click here for Douglas Camfield's entry on Planet of Giants
Verity Lambert (producer) November 27th 1935 to November 22nd 2007 (cancer) Click here for Verity Lambert's entry on An Unearthly Child
Donald Tosh (script editor) March 16th 1935 to December 3rd 2019
Doctor Who credits
Script edited: The Time Meddler, Galaxy 4, Mission to the Unknown, The Myth Makers, The Daleks' Master Plan, The Massacre of St Bartholomew's Eve (episodes 1-3) (1965-66)
Wrote: The Massacre of St Bartholomew's Eve (episode 4, 1966), The Celestial Toymaker (from a story by Brian Hayles, 1966)
Played: Party guest in An Adventure in Space and Time (2013, uncredited)
Career highlights
Donald also script edited Compact (1964-65), Sherlock Holmes (1968) and Ryan International (1970), and penned scripts for Mystery Hall (1967), Sherlock Holmes (1968) and Happiness is E-Shaped (1968).
Facts
He helped create the format for what eventually became Coronation Street in 1960. In 1967, Donald submitted a script called The Rosemariners to the Doctor Who production team, but although this was not developed, it was made into a full-cast audio adventure by Big Finish in 2012. After leaving television, Donald worked for English Heritage and was also head custodian of Sherborne Old Castle in Dorset and St Mawes in Cornwall.
Average audience for serial: 8.43m
- A pictorial guide to the guest cast can be found at the bottom of this entry. Read an episode by episode review of this story on Time Space Visualiser here!
REGULAR CAST
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.
Maureen O'Brien (Vicki) Born June 29th 1943 For a full career biography of Maureen O'Brien, click here.
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.
Maureen O'Brien (Vicki) Born June 29th 1943 For a full career biography of Maureen O'Brien, click here.
Peter Purves (Steven Taylor) Born February 10th 1939 For a full career biography of Peter Purves, click here.
CREDITED GUEST CAST
CREDITED GUEST CAST
David Anderson (Sven) Born August 1st 1945
Doctor Who credits
Played: Caravan warrior in Marco Polo (1964, uncredited)
Played: Palace guard in Marco Polo (1964, uncredited)
Played: Aztec captain in The Aztecs (1964)
Fight arranger: The Aztecs (1964), The Time Meddler (1965), The Daleks' Master Plan (1965-66)
Played: Soldier in The Reign of Terror (1964, uncredited)
Played: Reynier de Marun in The Crusade (1965)
Played: Sven in The Time Meddler (1965)
Played: Egyptian warrior in The Daleks' Master Plan (1965-66, uncredited)
Peter Butterworth (The Monk) February 4th 1919 to January 16th 1979 (heart attack)
Doctor Who credits
Played: The Monk in The Time Meddler (1965), The Daleks' Master Plan (1965-66)
Career highlights
Peter's distinguished career began uncredited in William Comes to Town (1948), and he went on to appear in over 80 TV series and films, including Miss Pilgrim's Progress (1949), Aladdin (1951), Old Mother Riley's Jungle Treasure (1951), Will Any Gentleman? (1953), Friends and Neighbours (1954), Tom Thumb (1958), The Spider's Web (1960), Murder She Said (1961), Bulldog Breed (1962), The Odd Man (1963), Moll Flanders (1965), Danger Man (1965), A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1966), Inside George Webley (1968), Nearest and Dearest (1969), Bless This House (1972), Scott On... (1968-72), Dad's Army (1975), Robin and Marian (1976), A Bunch of Fives (1977), Alan Bennett's Afternoon Off (1979) and The Dancing Princesses (1980). Peter is best known for his varied roles in 16 Carry On films (1965-78), three Carry On Christmas specials (1969-73) and the Carry On Laughing series (1975). He had regular roles as Mr Oddy in Those Kids (1956), Groome in Catweazle (1970-71) and Wilf in Odd Man Out (1977).
Facts
Peter was in the British Navy during World War Two, and when the plane he was travelling in was shot down over Holland in 1940, he was sent to a Prisoner of War camp, where he met future Carry On writer Talbot Rothwell (other fellow prisoners were Rupert Davies and Donald Pleasence). He tried to escape the camp three times, and one of these attempts was later filmed as The Wooden Horse (1950), for which Peter auditioned but was told he didn't look heroic enough! Peter was married to actress and impressionist Janet Brown, and their son is actor Tyler Butterworth, who is married to actress Janet Dibley. Peter died after playing Widow Twankey in Aladdin in Coventry. When he failed to turn up for the next day's performance, he was found dead in bed at his hotel.
This is Your Life: Peter was the subject of Thames TV's This is Your Life on March 5th, 1975, surprised by host Eamonn Andrews while shopping with his wife Janet Brown at Selfridge's in London.
Alethea Charlton (Edith) August 9th 1931 to May 6th 1976 (malignant melanoma)
Geoffrey Cheshire (Viking leader) March 26th 1927 to October 5th 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), Tycoon (1978), The Thief of Baghdad (1978) and The Bill (1989).
Doctor Who credits
Played: The Monk in The Time Meddler (1965), The Daleks' Master Plan (1965-66)
Career highlights
Peter's distinguished career began uncredited in William Comes to Town (1948), and he went on to appear in over 80 TV series and films, including Miss Pilgrim's Progress (1949), Aladdin (1951), Old Mother Riley's Jungle Treasure (1951), Will Any Gentleman? (1953), Friends and Neighbours (1954), Tom Thumb (1958), The Spider's Web (1960), Murder She Said (1961), Bulldog Breed (1962), The Odd Man (1963), Moll Flanders (1965), Danger Man (1965), A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1966), Inside George Webley (1968), Nearest and Dearest (1969), Bless This House (1972), Scott On... (1968-72), Dad's Army (1975), Robin and Marian (1976), A Bunch of Fives (1977), Alan Bennett's Afternoon Off (1979) and The Dancing Princesses (1980). Peter is best known for his varied roles in 16 Carry On films (1965-78), three Carry On Christmas specials (1969-73) and the Carry On Laughing series (1975). He had regular roles as Mr Oddy in Those Kids (1956), Groome in Catweazle (1970-71) and Wilf in Odd Man Out (1977).
Facts
Peter was in the British Navy during World War Two, and when the plane he was travelling in was shot down over Holland in 1940, he was sent to a Prisoner of War camp, where he met future Carry On writer Talbot Rothwell (other fellow prisoners were Rupert Davies and Donald Pleasence). He tried to escape the camp three times, and one of these attempts was later filmed as The Wooden Horse (1950), for which Peter auditioned but was told he didn't look heroic enough! Peter was married to actress and impressionist Janet Brown, and their son is actor Tyler Butterworth, who is married to actress Janet Dibley. Peter died after playing Widow Twankey in Aladdin in Coventry. When he failed to turn up for the next day's performance, he was found dead in bed at his hotel.
This is Your Life: Peter was the subject of Thames TV's This is Your Life on March 5th, 1975, surprised by host Eamonn Andrews while shopping with his wife Janet Brown at Selfridge's in London.
Alethea Charlton (Edith) August 9th 1931 to May 6th 1976 (malignant melanoma)
Doctor Who credits
Played: Hur in An Unearthly Child (1963)
Played: Edith in The Time Meddler (1965)
Career highlights
Alethea's earliest role was in Touch of Death (1961), followed by roles in Silent Evidence (1962), The Villains (1964), The Woman in White (1966), Paul Temple (1969), Hardy Heating Company Ltd (1970), Doomwatch (1971), Upstairs, Downstairs (1971), Thriller (1973) and The Cedar Tree (1976). Her most successful recurring role was as Ethel Barraclough in Sam (1973-75).
Facts
Before training as an actor, Alethea was a teacher. Alethea was one of six siblings. Tragically, Alethea was one of three that pre-deceased their parents: sister Elsie died in 1975 aged 60, and sister Miriam died four months after Alethea, aged 59. It must have been a devastating period for the Charlton family.
Played: Hur in An Unearthly Child (1963)
Played: Edith in The Time Meddler (1965)
Career highlights
Alethea's earliest role was in Touch of Death (1961), followed by roles in Silent Evidence (1962), The Villains (1964), The Woman in White (1966), Paul Temple (1969), Hardy Heating Company Ltd (1970), Doomwatch (1971), Upstairs, Downstairs (1971), Thriller (1973) and The Cedar Tree (1976). Her most successful recurring role was as Ethel Barraclough in Sam (1973-75).
Facts
Before training as an actor, Alethea was a teacher. Alethea was one of six siblings. Tragically, Alethea was one of three that pre-deceased their parents: sister Elsie died in 1975 aged 60, and sister Miriam died four months after Alethea, aged 59. It must have been a devastating period for the Charlton family.
Geoffrey Cheshire (Viking leader) March 26th 1927 to October 5th 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), Tycoon (1978), The Thief of Baghdad (1978) and The Bill (1989).
Facts
Geoffrey has the distinction of appearing in a TV Cyberman story, a TV Dalek story and a Dalek film.
Michael Guest (Saxon hunter)
Norman Hartley (Ulf) June 13th 1930 to January 13th 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), Tomorrow at Ten (1963), Our Man at St Mark's (1964), The Spies (1966), Adam Adamant Lives! (1966), Man in a Suitcase (1968), Paul Temple (1971), Beasts: The Dummy (1976), Revenge of the Pink Panther (1978), Shoestring (1979), Breakaway (1980), Blake's 7 (1981), County Hall (1982), Shine On Harvey Moon (1984), John and Yoko: A Love Story (1985), The Bill (1989), 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 wife Sheila Dunn.
In 2015 Toby Hadoke released his Who's Round interview with Norman here.
Michael Miller (Wulnoth) April 6th 1922 to June 27th 1987
Career highlights
Michael's career began in an episode of Dixon of Dock Green (1961) and saw appearances in Contract to Kill (1965), three episodes of The Prisoner (1967/68), Paul Temple (1970), Crossroads (1976-78, as Tom Reed), Supernatural (1977), Henry IV, Part II (1979) and Baal (1982). His role as a man at the bar in Sunday, Bloody Sunday (1971) ended up on the cutting room floor.
Ronald Rich (Gunnar the Giant)
Doctor Who credits
Played: Gunnar the Giant in The Time Meddler (1965)
Played: Trantis in Mission to the Unknown (1965, uncredited)
Career highlights
6ft 8in Ronald's other work includes The Lance Percival Show (1965), Alfie (1966), Doctor in Clover (1966), B and B (1968) and The Benny Hill Show (1968). In Bond film You Only Live Twice (1967) Ronald played Blofeld's bodyguard Hans, who 007 has a fight with an ultimately pushes into a pool of piranhas.
Michael Guest (Saxon hunter)
Doctor Who credits
Played: Mongol bandit in Marco Polo (1964)
Played: Mongol bandit in Marco Polo (1964)
Played: Man-at-arms in The Crusade (1965, uncredited)
Played: Saxon hunter in The Time Meddler (1965)
Played: Interviewer in The Daleks' Master Plan (1965-66)
Career highlights
His acting debut came in Escape (1957), then Quatermass and the Pit (1958-59), Pathfinders in Space (1960), Compact (1963), R3 (1965), The Champions (1968), Menace (1970), Upstairs, Downstairs (1972), Special Branch (1974) and Dixon of Dock Green (1974/75).
Played: Saxon hunter in The Time Meddler (1965)
Played: Interviewer in The Daleks' Master Plan (1965-66)
Career highlights
His acting debut came in Escape (1957), then Quatermass and the Pit (1958-59), Pathfinders in Space (1960), Compact (1963), R3 (1965), The Champions (1968), Menace (1970), Upstairs, Downstairs (1972), Special Branch (1974) and Dixon of Dock Green (1974/75).
Norman Hartley (Ulf) June 13th 1930 to January 13th 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), Tomorrow at Ten (1963), Our Man at St Mark's (1964), The Spies (1966), Adam Adamant Lives! (1966), Man in a Suitcase (1968), Paul Temple (1971), Beasts: The Dummy (1976), Revenge of the Pink Panther (1978), Shoestring (1979), Breakaway (1980), Blake's 7 (1981), County Hall (1982), Shine On Harvey Moon (1984), John and Yoko: A Love Story (1985), The Bill (1989), 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 wife Sheila Dunn.
In 2015 Toby Hadoke released his Who's Round interview with Norman here.
Michael Miller (Wulnoth) April 6th 1922 to June 27th 1987
Career highlights
Michael's career began in an episode of Dixon of Dock Green (1961) and saw appearances in Contract to Kill (1965), three episodes of The Prisoner (1967/68), Paul Temple (1970), Crossroads (1976-78, as Tom Reed), Supernatural (1977), Henry IV, Part II (1979) and Baal (1982). His role as a man at the bar in Sunday, Bloody Sunday (1971) ended up on the cutting room floor.
Ronald Rich (Gunnar the Giant)
Doctor Who credits
Played: Gunnar the Giant in The Time Meddler (1965)
Played: Trantis in Mission to the Unknown (1965, uncredited)
Career highlights
6ft 8in Ronald's other work includes The Lance Percival Show (1965), Alfie (1966), Doctor in Clover (1966), B and B (1968) and The Benny Hill Show (1968). In Bond film You Only Live Twice (1967) Ronald played Blofeld's bodyguard Hans, who 007 has a fight with an ultimately pushes into a pool of piranhas.
Peter Russell (Eldred) June 8th 1931 to July 28th 2003 (cancer)
Career highlights
Peter's debut came in The Three Princes (1959), followed by Bonehead (1960), The Sudden Silence (1962), The Villains (1964), Gideon's Way (1964), Blackmail (1965), Softly Softly (1966), The Railway Children (1970), Days of Hope (1975), Ready When You Are, Mr McGill (1976), It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet (1977), Dummy (1977), The Water Babies (1978), Last of the Summer Wine (1983), The Hello Goodbye Man (1984), Making News (1990), Oasis (1993), The Mill on the Floss (1997), Bramwell (1998), The Dark Room (1999) and The Scarlet Pimpernel (2000). He also had a regular role as Rufus Wright in Swizzlewick (1964).
Facts
Peter was also a comedian and did multiple stage shows with many of the UK's well known TV comedians of the 1970s, like Jimmy Tarbuck.
Career highlights
Peter's debut came in The Three Princes (1959), followed by Bonehead (1960), The Sudden Silence (1962), The Villains (1964), Gideon's Way (1964), Blackmail (1965), Softly Softly (1966), The Railway Children (1970), Days of Hope (1975), Ready When You Are, Mr McGill (1976), It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet (1977), Dummy (1977), The Water Babies (1978), Last of the Summer Wine (1983), The Hello Goodbye Man (1984), Making News (1990), Oasis (1993), The Mill on the Floss (1997), Bramwell (1998), The Dark Room (1999) and The Scarlet Pimpernel (2000). He also had a regular role as Rufus Wright in Swizzlewick (1964).
Facts
Peter was also a comedian and did multiple stage shows with many of the UK's well known TV comedians of the 1970s, like Jimmy Tarbuck.
CREW
Douglas Camfield (director) May 8th 1931 to January 27th 1984 (heart attack) Click here for Douglas Camfield's entry on Planet of Giants
Verity Lambert (producer) November 27th 1935 to November 22nd 2007 (cancer) Click here for Verity Lambert's entry on An Unearthly Child
Doctor Who credits
Script edited: The Time Meddler, Galaxy 4, Mission to the Unknown, The Myth Makers, The Daleks' Master Plan, The Massacre of St Bartholomew's Eve (episodes 1-3) (1965-66)
Wrote: The Massacre of St Bartholomew's Eve (episode 4, 1966), The Celestial Toymaker (from a story by Brian Hayles, 1966)
Played: Party guest in An Adventure in Space and Time (2013, uncredited)
Career highlights
Donald also script edited Compact (1964-65), Sherlock Holmes (1968) and Ryan International (1970), and penned scripts for Mystery Hall (1967), Sherlock Holmes (1968) and Happiness is E-Shaped (1968).
Facts
He helped create the format for what eventually became Coronation Street in 1960. In 1967, Donald submitted a script called The Rosemariners to the Doctor Who production team, but although this was not developed, it was made into a full-cast audio adventure by Big Finish in 2012. After leaving television, Donald worked for English Heritage and was also head custodian of Sherborne Old Castle in Dorset and St Mawes in Cornwall.
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