Revelation of the Daleks

That's a wig, you know.

Two episodes (Part One, Part Two)
First broadcast Mar 23 to 30 1985
Average audience for serial: 7.55m

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

Ken Barker (Mutant) Jun 19 1928 to Jun 24 1998 (prostate cancer)
Doctor Who credits
Stunts: Castrovalva (1982, uncredited)
Played: Mutant in Revelation of the Daleks (1985)
Career highlights
Actor-turned-stuntman-turned-magician Ken worked on many productions, beginning with Pursuit of the Graf Spee (1956), then Redcap (1965), The Baron (1967), The Avengers (1969), The Last of the Mohicans (1971), Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em (1973), Moonbase 3 (1973), The Chinese Puzzle (1974), Give Us Tomorrow (1978), Escape (1980), Cowboys (1980), An American Werewolf in London (1981), The Boys in Blue (1982), The Goodies (1982), Octopussy (1983), Superman III (1983), Dempsey and Makepeace (1985), Only Fools and Horses (1986), Consuming Passions (1988), Willow (1988), Batman (1989), Laura and Disorder (1989) and Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991).
Facts
Ken started out working with the professional surname Haward, until he changed it to Barker in 1976. His wife was actor Barbara Ashcroft (best known as Norah Norris in Emmerdale Farm in the 1970s).

Eleanor Bron (Kara) Born Mar 14 1938
Doctor Who credits
Played: Art gallery visitor in City of Death (1979)
Played: Kara in Revelation of the Daleks (1985)
Career highlights
Eleanor's acting career began with 1964's Not So Much a Programme, More a Way of Life and Second City Reports, later appearing in the Beatles' Help! (1965), BBC3 (1965-66), Alfie (1966), Bedazzled (1967), Women in Love (1969), The National Health (1973), After That, This (1975), The Day Christ Died (1980), Yes Minister (1982), Alice in Wonderland (1985), Little Dorrit (1988), French and Saunders (1990), Heartbeat (1992), Micky Love (1993), Black Beauty (1994), Wycliffe (1995), Vanity Fair (1998), Hippies (1999), Iris (2001), Wimbledon (2004), Fat Friends (2000-05), Streetdance 3D (2010) and The Tractate Middoth (2013). She may also be recognised as Patsy's mother in Absolutely Fabulous (1992/94/2003). Eleanor is also a writer, for series such as Where Was Spring? (1969), Six Days of Justice (1975), Couples (1976) and Crown Court (1978).
Facts
Eleanor turned down the role of Emma Peel in The Avengers, and was in Paul McCartney's mind when he wrote the Beatles track Eleanor Rigby. Her brother is record producer Gerry Bron, who worked on albums by Uriah Heep, Motorhead and the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band. Eleanor's husband until his death in 2003 was the architect Cedric Price, who in 1984 proposed the redevelopment of London's South Bank and anticipated the London Eye by suggesting a giant ferris wheel was erected next to the River Thames. She has also been a leading light in the various Amnesty International Secret Policeman's Ball benefit shows. She was one of the first female performers of the Cambridge Footlights Revue in 1959. It used to be all male with the female characters portrayed by men in drag. In 1985, Eleanor was selected for her authoritative tone to become "the voice of British Telecom" and can still be heard on various error messages such as "Please hang up and try again" and "The number you have dialled has not been recognised".

Toby Byrne (Dalek operator)
Doctor Who credits
Played: Dalek operator in Resurrection of the Daleks (1984), Revelation of the Daleks (1985)
Career highlights
Further work includes The Last Window Cleaner (1979), Blake's 7 (1979/81), The Hard Word (1983), Crossfire (1988), Children of the North (1991) and Beyond Reason (1995).

Trevor Cooper (Takis) Born Sep 21 1953
Doctor Who credits
Played: Takis in Revelation of the Daleks (1985)
Played: Friar Tuck in Robot of Sherwood (2014)
Career highlights
Trevor's CV begins with Fatal Spring (1980), then Baal (1982), Moonlighting (1982), Terry and June (1985), Mr Pye (1986), The Singing Detective (1986), Star Cops (1987), London's Burning (1988), Mother Love (1989), Kinsey (1991), Love Hurts (1992), Wuthering Heights (1992), Framed (1992), Gallowglass (1993), KYTV (1993), Ivanhoe (1997), Underworld (1997), Duck Patrol (1998), Gangs of New York (2002), Trevor's World of Sport (2003), Vanity Fair (2004), Chromophobia (2005), Stan (2006), The Ruby in the Smoke (2006), Murphy's Law (2007), George Gently (2009), Spooks (2010), Vikings (2013), Wizards vs Aliens (2014), The Wrong Mans (2014), Inside No 9 (2015), Ballot Monkeys (2015), Downtown Abbey (2015), Boomers (2016), Wolfblood (2017), Crooked House (2017), The Windsors (2018), Hetty Feather (2019) and Why Didn't They Ask Evans? (2022). Regular roles include Sergeant Woolf in Call the Midwife (2017-20) and Len Clifton in This Country (2017-20).
Facts
Trevor originally studied law and graduated with a Masters degree, after which he lectured in law for two years before going into acting. His niece is Daisy May Cooper, his nephew is Charlie Cooper and his brother Paul Cooper (of This Country fame). Here he is, on Twitter!
In 2017 Toby Hadoke released his Who's Round interview with Trevor here.

Stephen Flynn (Grigory) Aug 17 1953 to Sep 12 2000 (brain tumour)
Career highlights
Stephen's other work includes Tuxedo Warrior (1982), Howards' Way (1986-87), One Man's Meat (1989) and The Bill (1989).

William Gaunt (Orcini) Born Apr 3 1937
Career highlights
William's earliest credit was as Lieutenant Hastings in Colonel Trumper's Private War (1961), after which he appeared in Out of This World (1962), The Avengers (1962), The Tenant of Wildfell Hall (1968-69), The Ten Commandments (1971), The Challengers (1972), Holly (1972), Nobody's House (1976), Claire (1982), The Far Pavilions (1984), The Practice (1986), Capstick's Law (1989), GBH (1991), The Preventers (1996), Holby City (2005), Life of Riley (2011), Without You (2011), The Crucible (2014), EastEnders (2015) and A Woman of No Importance (2018). William has also enjoyed several regular starring roles, as Bob Marriott in over 60 episodes of Sergeant Cork (1963-68), Richard Barrett in 30 episodes of The Champions (1968-69), Gareth Brown in The Foundation (1977-78), Arthur Crabtree in 43 episodes of sitcom No Place Like Home (1983-87), and Andrew in sitcom Next of Kin (1995-97).
Facts
His wife is actress Carolyn Lyster.

Alec Linstead (Stengos) Born 1940
Doctor Who credits
Played: Sgt Osgood in The Daemons (1971)
Played: Jellicoe in Robot (1974-75)
Played: Stengos in Revelation of the Daleks (1985)
Career highlights
After debuting in Doctor Who, Alec's further credits include The Man Outside (1972), Nicholas Nickleby (1977), The Professionals (1979), Suez 1956 (1979), Bulman (1985), The Tripods (1985), A Vote for Hitler (1988), Lovejoy (1993), Goodnight Sweetheart (1995), The Governor (1995), Silent Witness (1996/99), Lexx (2001) and The Bill (1993/2004).

Bridget Lynch-Blosse (Natasha) Born Feb 10 1958
Career highlights
Bridget's further work includes Juliet Bravo (1985), Star Cops (1987) and Party Time (1992).
Facts
She is now a jazz singer and bereavement counsellor.

John Scott Martin (Dalek operator) Apr 1 1926 to Jan 6 2009 (Parkinson's Disease) Click here for John Scott Martin's entry on The Web Planet

Royce Mills (Dalek voice) May 12 1942 to May 21 2019
Doctor Who credits
Played: Dalek voice in Resurrection of the Daleks (1984), Revelation of the Daleks (1985), Remembrance of the Daleks (1988)
Career highlights
Debuted in Charley's Aunt (1969), then Coppers End (1971), Up Pompeii! (1971), Queenie's Castle (1972), The Kids from 47A (1974), The Tomorrow People (1977), Marti (1977), The Rather Reassuring Programme (1977), Bing Crosby's Merrie Olde Christmas (1977), Come Back, Lucy (1978), Bernie (1978), Sykes (1979), Mike Yarwood In Persons (1977/79), Rings on Their Fingers (1978/80), The Jim Davidson Show (1980), The Cut Price Comedy Show (1982-83), See How They Run (1984), Alice in Wonderland (1985), The Kenny Everett Television Show (1982-83/86), Edward and Friends (1987), Never the Twain (1990), Fiddlers Three (1991), Polterguests (1999), Bernard's Watch (2001) and Run for Your Wife (2012). Royce also had the occasional role of Andrew in Minder (1984-85/89).
Facts
Royce initially qualified in fine art to become a theatre set designer before branching in front of the cameras and on stage.

Terry Molloy (Davros) Born Jan 4 1947
Doctor Who credits
Played: Davros in Resurrection of the Daleks (1984), Revelation of the Daleks (1985), Remembrance of the Daleks (1988)
Played: Russell in Attack of the Cybermen (1985)
Career highlights
Debuted in God's Wonderful Railway (1980), then Radio Phoenix (1982), Connie (1985), Oliver Twist (1985), A Sort of Innocence (1987), Crossroads (1987), French and Saunders (1988), Tales of Sherwood Forest (1989), Chalkface (1991), Dangerfield (1998), Urban Gothic (2000), Kingdom (2008), In Love with Alma Cogan (2012), Kosmos (2015), ChickLit (2016) and Anoraks (2017). Terry has been playing Davros for Big Finish audio productions since 2003. His voice will be well-known to fans of BBC Radio 4 soap The Archers as that of Mike Tucker since 1973.
Facts
In the 1960s, Terry played saxophone in a soul band called The T-Bunkum Band in Liverpool, even appearing at famous Beatles venue The Cavern Club.

John Ogwen (Bostock) Born Apr 25 1944
Career highlights
Debuted in Barlow (1971), then Fish (1973), The Inheritors (1974), Hawkmoor (1978), A Mind to Kill (1994), Eldra (2003), Patagonia (2010), Hinterland (2015) and Elen (2017). He also regularly played David Price in The District Nurse (1984).
Awards
2004: BAFTA Cymru Special Award
Facts
John, who is married to prominent Welsh actress Maureen Rhys, has been a major figure in Welsh language television since the 1970s. He played football for Bangor City FC while still in sixth form in the 1950s.

Alexei Sayle (DJ) Born Aug 7 1952
Career highlights
Alexei is better known for his comedy work in the UK than for his acting. His earliest screen credit was in 1979's Repeater, followed by Wolcott (1981), Whoops Apocalypse (1982), Gorky Park (1983), The Young Ones (1982-84), Give us a Break (1984), Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989), The Gravy Train (1990), Selling Hitler (1991), Carry On Columbus (1992), Lovejoy (1993), The Comic Strip Presents (1988-93), Paris (1994), Common as Muck (1997), Tipping the Velvet (2002), Keen Eddie (2003-04), Agatha Christie's Marple (2009), Horrible Histories (2010), New Tricks (2012), Holby City (2014), Gloves Off (2017) and Sometimes Always Never (2018). He has also enjoyed several of his own comedy series, such as Alexei Sayle's Stuff (1988-91), The All New Alexei Sayle Show (1994-95), Alexei Sayle's Comedy Hour (1997), Alexei Sayle's Merry-Go-Round (1998) and Alexei Sayle's Liverpool (2008), plus countless guest appearances on other comedy/ sketch shows. He has also written comedy for the TV, including The Young Ones, his own programmes, and Spine Chillers (2003).
Awards
1989: International Emmy Award for Comedy (Alexei Sayle's Stuff)
Facts
In 1989, Alexei won an International Emmy for his series Alexei Sayle's Stuff, but the first he knew about it was when he saw it on the TV news and saw, to his amazement, comedian Benny Hill accepting the award on his behalf. In 1990 Alexei had a fatwa taken out on him by a Syrian Muslim cleric after a joke on his TV series (the fatwa has never been withdrawn). In 1992 he signed a seven-year deal to appear in The Golden Palace, a spin-off from US sitcom The Golden Girls, but only lasted two weeks, saying: "Those old ladies are horrible". Alexei also has a musical string to his bow, releasing a number of (usually comedic) singles, including Pop-up Toasters (1981), Albania! Albania! (Albanixey! Albanixey!) (1982), Ullo John, Gotta New Motor (1982, reissued in 1983, which peaked at number 15 in the UK singles chart in 1984), Didn't You Kill My Brother? (1985) and Meanwhile (1986). On top of all that he has also published several novels and a graphic novel, Geoffrey the Tube Train and the Fat Comedian (1987). Alexei, who identifies as a Marxist, is also outspoken on political issues and often writes for various British newspapers on politics, and another of his passions, motoring.

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

Colin Spaull (Lilt) Born May 19 1944

Doctor Who credits

Played: Lilt in Revelation of the Daleks (1985)

Played: Mr Crane in Rise of the Cybermen/ The Age of Steel (2006)

Career highlights

Colin's debut came voicing the title character in children's series Noddy in Toyland in 1957, when he was just 13, after which he secured acting roles in All My Sons (1958), Jennings at School (1958), Great Expectations (1959), Heidi (1959), The Secret Garden (1960), Benny Hill (1963), The Larkins (1963), Frankie Howerd (1966), Before Winter Comes (1969), Coronation Street (1969), Frenzy (1972), Seven Faces of Woman (1977), Agony (1980), L for Lester (1982), The Collectors (1986), Stay Lucky (1990), Birds of a Feather (1991), Get Back (1992), The Brittas Empire (1994), Nelson's Column (1995), Inspector More (2000), Down to Earth (2001-03), The Last Detective (2004), Doctors (2007), The Hour (2011), Holby City (2004/08/12), Catherine Tate's Nan (2015) and Make Aliens Dance (2017). Between 1962-63, Colin played Cliff in the serialised Wade Family section of Television Club.
In 2015 Toby Hadoke released his Who's Round interview with Colin here.

Tony Starr (Dalek operator) Died Jan 6 2015
Doctor Who credits
Played: British soldier in The War Games (1969, uncredited)
Played: Dalek operator in Planet of the Daleks (1973, uncredited), Resurrection of the Daleks (1984), Revelation of the Daleks (1985), Remembrance of the Daleks (1988)
Career highlights
Tony's other screen work includes The Boys of San Francisco (1981), Little Miss Perkins (1982), Russ Abbot's Saturday Madhouse (1982) and Couchers (2012).
Facts
Tony was also a singer and songwriter. In 1964 he wrote and recorded two rare, collectible singles for Decca, I'll Take a Rocket to the Moon and The Next Train Leaving from Platform 2. He was a contemporary of music promoter Joe Meek in the 1960s, and also wrote the song What Am I To Do for the Wildwoods in 1966.

Clive Swift (Jobel) Feb 9 1936 to Feb 1 2019
Doctor Who credits
Played: Jobel in Revelation of the Daleks (1985)
Played: Mr Copper in Voyage of the Damned (2007)
Career highlights
Clive was one of the UK's busiest actors, making his debut in Ondine (1961), then Love Story (1963), Dig This Rhubarb (1963), Having a Wild Weekend (1965), The Expert (1968), Dombey and Son (1969), Waugh on Crime (1970-71), The Stalls of Barchester (1971), Frenzy (1972), Dead of Night (1972), A Warning to the Curious (1972), The National Health (1973), Raw Meat (1973), South Riding (1974), The Brothers (1976), Clayhanger (1976), Nigel Kneale's Beasts (1976), 1990 (1978), Hazell (1979), The Nesbitts are Coming (1980), Excalibur (1981), The Barchester Chronicles (1982), A Passage to India (1984), The Pickwick Papers (1985), First Among Equals (1986), Les Girls (1988), The Return of Shelley (1990), Woof! (1994), Peak Practice (1998), The Old Guys (2009-10), Hustle (2011), Valentine's Kiss (2015), SunTrap (2015) and Midsomer Murders (2017). He had a regular role in Born and Bred as the Reverend Brewer (2002-05), but will always be remembered as Richard Bucket in sitcom Keeping Up Appearances (1990-95).
Facts
Between 1960-75 Clive was married to the British playwright and novelist Margaret Drabble. His brother was actor David Swift (best remembered as Henry Davenport in sitcom Drop the Dead Donkey), while his children include TV gardener Joe Swift, author and philosopher Adam Swift, and the late literary consultant Rebecca Swift. Clive's niece is actress Julia Swift (who is, incidentally, married to actor David Bamber, who also appeared in a Doctor Who story about a space-faring Earth vessel, Mummy on the Orient Express!). In 1978, Clive co-founded (with Sheila Hancock, William Hobbs and John Alderton) the Actors Centre, a meeting place in London for members of his profession.

Jenny Tomasin (Tasambeker) Mar 22 1938* to Jan 3 2012 (heart disease)
Career highlights
Although a familiar face on British TV, Jenny's CV was relatively modest. Her earliest role was in The Adventures of Barry Mackenzie (1972), after which she secured the role of scullery maid Ruby in 41 episodes of Upstairs, Downstairs (1972-75). After leaving the series she found work in Crossroads (1974/79), Brensham People (1976), The Onedin Line (1977), Midnight is a Place (1977-78), Man and Superman (1982), Tripper's Day (1984), Martin Chuzzlewit (1994) and Cinderella (2000). She had two regular roles in soap Emmerdale (Farm), first as Naomi Tolly (1980-81) and later as Noreen Bell (2005-06).
*Jenny's date of birth is a source of some confusion: some sources/ obituaries put it on March 22nd, others November 30th; some say 1936, others 1938. I've gone with the later date, out of kindness to Jenny, but if anybody has any concrete proof of the real date, please leave a comment.

Cy Town (Dalek operator) Feb 17 1931 to Mar 26 2024 Click here for Cy Town's entry on Frontier in Space

Hugh Walters (Vogel) Mar 2 1939 to Feb 13 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), 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 (1971-72).
Facts
Some lovely tributes to Hugh can be found here.

CREW

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

Graeme Harper (director) Born Mar 11 1945 Click here for Graeme Harper's entry on The Caves of Androzani

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