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| On trial, both on and off screen: The Doctor (Colin Baker) and the Inquisitor (Lynda Bellingham) weigh up their chances |
First broadcast Sep 6 to 27 1986
Average audience for serial: 4.35m
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
Lynda Bellingham (The Inquisitor) May 31 1948 to Oct 19 2014 (colon cancer)
Career highlights
Born in Canada, Lynda's acting debut came with The Misfit (1971), followed by Kate (1971), A Family at War (1971), Tell Tarby (1973), A Little Bit of Wisdom (1974), The Sweeney (1975), Confessions of a Driving Instructor (1976), Doctor on the Go (1977), The Fuzz (1977), The Pink Medicine Show (1978), Mackenzie (1980), Blake's 7 (1981), Educating Marmalade (1982), Martin Chuzzlewit (1994), Reach for the Moon (2000), My Uncle Silas (2001), Devil's Gate (2003), Odd Socks (2004), Bonkers (2007), Robin Hood (2007), Mister Eleven (2009) and Too Close for Comfort (2012/14). Lynda also had recurring roles as Nurse Hilda Price in General Hospital (1972-73), Helen Herriot in All Creatures Great and Small (1988-90), Pauline Farnell in At Home with the Braithwaites (2000-03) and Irene Radford in The Bill (2004). She also played Faith Grayshot in her own sitcom, Second Thoughts (1991-94) and its spin-off Faith in the Future (1995-98), and between 2007-2011 was a regular on the lunchtime discussion show Loose Women. In 2009, she was a contestant on Strictly Come Dancing, and was voted out in the fourth week.
Awards
2014: Officer of the order of the British Empire (OBE) for services to charity
Facts
One thing Lynda was associated with which irked her in later years was the Oxo television commercials, in which she played the mother of a family who viewers got to see grow up and develop over the course of 16 years, between 1983-99. Lynda's first husband was TV producer and director Greg Smith, while her son Michael Peluso also became an actor. Lynda was diagnosed with colorectal cancer in 2013 and at first was given a positive prognosis, but the cancer spread to her liver and lungs, and in September 2014 she announced she intended to cease treatment so she could enjoy one last Christmas with her family. Sadly, her last wish was not to be. Just weeks before her death, she published her autobiography, There's Something I'm Dying to Tell You.
In 2014, two days after her death, Toby Hadoke released his Who's Round interview with Lynda here.
This is Your Life: Lynda was the subject of Thames TV's This is Your Life on January 27th, 1993, surprised by host Michael Aspel on set for the sitcom Second Thoughts. Four Doctor Who actors paid tribute to her on the show - Nickolas Grace, Gareth Hunt, Peter Davison and Colin Baker, as well as director Peter Moffatt. Link to The Big Red Book entry.
Michael Jayston (The Valeyard) Oct 29 1935 to Feb 5 2024
Career highlights
Michael's earliest role was in Suspense in 1962 (as "Intense Young Man"!), after which he appeared in The Power Game (1969), Solo (1970), Cromwell (1970), Macbeth (1970), Nicholas and Alexandra (1971), Mr Rolls and Mr Royce (1972), Jane Eyre (1973), The Internecine Project (1974), Quiller (1975), Zulu Dawn (1979), Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (1979), Flesh and Blood (1980), Man of Letters (1984), Big Deal (1985), Still Crazy Like a Fox (1987), About Face (1989), A Bit of a Do (1989), Haggard (1990), Cluedo (1991), The Darling Buds of May (1993), Outside Edge (1995-96), Only Fools and Horses (1996), Heartburn Hotel (1998), EastEnders (2002), The Royal (2003-04/07), Albert's Memorial (2009), Tracy Beaker Returns (2011), Borgia (2014), The Man Who Choked (2014) and From This Day Forward (2019). He also played Donald De Souza in over 80 episodes of soap Emmerdale (2007-08).
Facts
Michael's first wife was the actor Lynn Farleigh, who herself has been married two other times - always to Doctor Who actors (David Yip and John Woodvine).
GUEST CAST
Adam Blackwood (Balazar) Born Jul 14 1959
Career highlights
Adam debuted in Blake's 7 (1981), followed by roles in Stalky and Co (1982), By the Sword Divided (1983), A Passage to India (1984), London's Burning (1988), Great Expectations (1991), The Old Curiosity Shop (1995), Kidnapped (1995), Midsomer Murders (2001), Cambridge Spies (2003) and My Dad's the Prime Minister (2003-04). He played Cyril Fotheringay Phipps in Jeeves and Wooster (1990), Dr Poole in The Tomorrow People (1994) and provided the voice of James Bond in 007 computer games (1999-2001). He also featured regularly in comedian Harry Enfield's sketches in the 1990s as Chris Chapman, with Tim Nice-But-Dim.
Facts
Adam is married to actress Nicola King. In 1993 he set up the event management company Private Drama.
Roger Brierley (Voice of Drathro) Jun 2 1935 to Sep 23 2005 (heart attack)
Doctor Who credits
Played: Trevor in The Daleks' Master Plan (1965-66)
Played: Voice of Drathro in The Trial of a Time Lord (1986)
Career highlights
6ft 6in Roger's long career began in an episode of The Likely Lads (1965) and he went on to take roles in Hadleigh (1969), Budgie (1972), Sykes (1973), Rising Damp (1977), Kids (1979), Superman II (1980), Wood and Walters (1982), Only Fools and Horses (1982), Shine on Harvey Moon (1984, as Mr Compton), A Fish Called Wanda (1988), Victoria Wood (1989), Jeeves and Wooster (1990-91, as Sir Roderick Glossop), Bottom (1991), Mr Bean (1993), Pat and Margaret (1994), Have Your Cake and Eat It (1997), Tilly Trotter (1999), Ali G Indahouse (2002), About a Boy (2002), Spooks (2003), Footballers' Wives (2004), The Brief (2005) and The Alan Clark Diaries (2006). He also performed musical numbers in Dennis Potter's Pennies from Heaven (1978) and the game show 3-2-1 (1982).
Facts
A keen Manchester United fan, Roger was a founder member of the shareholders' independent organisation. Roger's partner for many years was actress Gillian McCutcheon, best known as Warren's therapist in This Life. For the last 20 years of his life he had suffered from angina.
Tom Chadbon (Merdeen) Born Feb 27 1946
Doctor Who credits
Played: Duggan in City of Death (1979)
Played: Merdeen in The Trial of a Time Lord (1986)
Career highlights
Tom's earliest role was in The Jazz Age (1968), followed by Shadows of Fear (1971). Hadleigh (1971), The Alf Garnett Saga (1972), The Stone Tape (1972), The Beast Must Die (1974), Rooms (1975), The Changes (1975), The Flight of the Heron (1976), Jubilee (1977), The Liver Birds (1977-79, as Derek Paynton), Blake's 7 (1979), The Brack Report (1982), Mitch (1984), Paradise Postponed (1986), Wish Me Luck (1989), Chancer (1990), Devices and Desires (1991), The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes (1994), Space Precinct (1995), Crown Prosecutor (1995), Shooting Fish (1997), The 10th Kingdom (2000), Holby City (2000), Dragons: A Fantasy Made Real (2004), Taggart (2005), Casino Royale (2006), Peep Show (2008), Agatha Christie: Poirot (2013), Father Brown (2015), Agatha Raisin (2016), Letters from Baghdad (2016) and Game of Thrones (2017). He has also been seen as Assistant Chief Constable John Brandon in Wire in the Blood (2002-04), Dr Kenworthy in Where the Heart Is (2001-06) and Henry Williams in Casualty (2008-11).
Facts
Here he is, on Twitter!
Billy McColl (Humker) Nov 15 1951 to Jan 1 2014 (brain tumour)
Career highlights
Billy's CV includes roles in Cold Harbour (1978), The Music Machine (1979), Holding the Fort (1980), Grandad (1980), Cloud Howe (1982), Ordeal By Innocence (1984), Dream Baby (1989), Soft Top Hard Shoulder (1993), Rab C Nesbitt (1993/99), Hamish Macbeth (1995), Looking After JoJo (1998), Oktober (1998), Psychos (1999), Glasgow Kiss (2000), Murder City (2004), Rebus (2006), The Untold Tommy Cooper (2011) and Vera (2012).
Facts
Billy was an authority on the works of Scottish poet Robert Burns, and also ran his own gardening business. In June 2014 Scottish playwright John Byrne instigated the Billy Award, to be given to young actors who make an impact on Scottish theatre. He was a good friend of Peter Capaldi.
Glen Murphy (Dibber) Born Apr 6 1957
Doctor Who credits
Played: Tribesman in Kinda (1982, uncredited)
Played: Dibber in The Trial of a Time Lord Parts 1-4 (1986)
Career highlights
Glen's earliest acting role was in Quadrophenia (1979), followed by Triangle (1981), A Fine Romance (1981), Gulliver in Lilliput (1982), Whoops Apocalypse (1982), The Chinese Detective (1982), Skorpion (1983), Tucker's Luck (1984), Shine On Harvey Moon (1985), Empire State (1987), The Last Emperor (1987), Casualty (1999), Dream Team (2001/03), The Ice Cream Wars (2012) and Lords of London (2014). Glen will be best remembered as George Green in over 170 episodes of fire brigade drama London's Burning (1988-2002). He has also acted as producer on a handful of productions, including Tank Malling (1989), The Bridge House Film (2009) and Husky (2011).
Awards
1994: Freedom of the City of London
2007: Member of the order of the British Empire (MBE) for services to drama and charity
Facts
Before he was an actor Glen was a boxer (hence the distinctive nose), following in the footsteps of his boxing father Terry (who was also the founder of record label Bridge House Records). Incidentally, Terry was also the first sportsman to appear on ITV, as he was boxing at Shoreditch Town Hall on the evening of September 22nd, 1955, broadcast live by ITV. Glen's brother was the late Darren Murphy, bassist for post-punk band Wasted Youth. Look out for Glen in the video for the 1989 single Cha Cha Heels by Bronski Beat and Eartha Kitt! Here's Glen on Twitter!
This is Your Life: Glen was the subject of Thames TV's This is Your Life on December 16th, 1992, surprised by host Michael Aspel on set for the drama London's Burning.
Sion Tudor Owen (Tandrell) Born Jun 16 1959
Career highlights
Sion's further credits include Jackanory Playhouse (1982), Now and Then (1983), One Summer (1983), Grange Hill (1985), Jenny's War (1985), Highlander (1986), The Endless Game (1989), The Return of Sam McCloud (1989), Surgical Spirit (1990), The Detectives (1993), Staggered (1994), The Famous Five (1995), Crime Traveller (1997), Twin Town (1997), Holby City (2002), Coronation Street (2007), Diamond Geezer (2007), Outlanders (2007), M I High (2008), Submarine (2010), One Chance (2013), Outlander (2016) and Humans (2018).
David Rodigan (Broken Tooth) Born Jun 24 1951
Career highlights
Born in West Germany, David's other acting work includes The Office Party (1976), Under the Bed (1977), Horse in the House (1979), Icebound in the Antarctic (1983), Rockcliffe's Babies (1988) and Streets Apart (1989).
Awards
2009: Sony Radio Award for Best Specialist Music Programme (Kiss FM)
2012: Member of the order of the British Empire (MBE) for services to broadcasting
2012: Sony Radio Award for Best Specialist Music Programme (BBC Radio 2)
Facts
David is now a radio broadcaster and DJ who specialises in reggae and dancehall music. He has worked for, among others, Capital Radio, BBC Radio and Kiss FM. He either features on, or is referenced in, tracks by Breakage, Caspa, Alborosie, Sukh Knight, Beastie Boys and Stylo G. Here he is, on Twitter!
Tony Selby (Glitz) Feb 26 1938 to Sep 5 2021
Doctor Who credits
Played: Sabalom Glitz in The Trial of a Time Lord Parts 1-4 & 13-14 (1986), Dragonfire (1987)
Career highlights
Tony debuted at the age of 13 in 1951's Menius Was a Bad Boy, followed by roles in Skippy Smith Goes to the Circus (1953), The Explorer (1955), An Alligator Named Daisy (1955), An Age of Kings (1960), Teletale (1964), Alfie (1966), King of the River (1966), Poor Cow (1967), The Informer (1967), The Avengers (1968), Witchfinder General (1968), According to Dora (1969), Shine a Light (1970), Catweazle (1971), Villain (1971), Ace of Wands (1970-71), Warship (1973), Reg Varney (1974), Moody and Pegg (1974-75), The Good Life (1975-76), Superman (1978), Jack of Diamonds (1983), Give Us a Break (1983-84), Hideaway (1986), The Secret Garden (1987), The World of Lee Evans (1995), Loop (1997), Holby City (1999), Burnside (2000), EastEnders (2002), Dream Team (2006), My Family (2011), Cockneys vs Zombies (2012) and Stan Lee's Lucky Man (2016). Tony also regularly played Corporal Percy Marsh in Get Some In! (1975-78), Bert in Mulberry (1992-93), Max Taplow in Love Hurts (1992-94) and Sergeant Nozzer Richardson in The Detectives (1994-97).
Joan Sims (Katryca) May 9 1930 to Jun 28 2001 (diverticulitis and liver disease)
Career highlights
Joan has gone down in history as one of the foremost and best-loved members of the Carry On team, appearing in 24 of the films between 1959-78, as well as the 1972 and 1973 Carry On Christmas specials and the 1975 series Carry On Laughing!. Her screen debut came with 1951's John of the Fair, and subsequent credits include The Square Ring (1953), Will Any Gentleman...? (1953), Trouble in Store (1953), Doctor in the House (1954), The Belles of St Trinian's (1954), Doctor at Sea (1955), Keep It Clean (1956), Dry Rot (1956), The Captain's Table (1959), Doctor in Love (1960), Watch Your Stern (1960), Our House (1960), Twice Round the Daffodils (1962), The Dick Emery Show (1963-64), The Benny Hill Show (1964), Sam and Janet (1967), According to Dora (1968-69), The Kenneth Williams Show (1970), Tarbuck's Luck (1970), The Cobblers of Umbridge (1973), Don't Just Lie There, Say Something! (1973), Men of Affairs (1973-74), One of Our Dinosaurs is Missing (1975), The Howerd Confessions (1976), Lord Tramp (1977), Dick Turpin (1980), Educating Marmalade (1982), Drummonds (1987), Super Gran (1987), Only Fools and Horses (1987), Victoria Wood (1989), Boys from the Bush (1992), One Foot in the Algarve (1993), Smokescreen (1994), Martin Chuzzlewit (1994), The Canterville Ghost (1996), My Good Friend (1995-96) and The Last of the Blonde Bombshells (2000). Joan also enjoyed several recurring roles, including Gran in Til Death Us Do Part (1967-75), Madge Kettlewell in Sykes (1972-78), Mrs Bloomsbury-Barton in Worzel Gummidge (1979-80), Molly Peglar in Born and Bred (1978-80), Annie Begley in Farrington of the F.O (1986-87), Lady Fox-Custard in Simon and the Witch (1987-88), Mrs Wembley in sitcom On the Up (1990-92), and Madge in sitcom As Time Goes By (1994-98).
Facts
Joan once had a relationship with Hollywood actor Tyrone Power. She appears as a medium in Morrissey's video for Ouija Board, Ouija Board (1989). She'd had an earlier brush with music when, in 1963, she recorded two singles - Hurry Up Gran/ Oh Not Again Ken and Spring Song/ Men - working with Beatles producer George Martin. These were followed four years later by Sweet Lovely Whatsisname/ The Lass with the Delicate Hair. Following the deaths of friend Hattie Jacques, as well as her mother and her agent Peter Eade, in the early 1980s, Joan turned to alcohol for solace. Her battle with the bottle continued for the rest of her life, not helped by suffering Bell's palsy and depression in 1999, and a fractured hip in 2000. In the summer of 2001 Joan was admitted to hospital, where she slipped into a coma. She died with her long-time friend and Carry On stand-in Norah Holland holding her hand.
Timothy Walker (Grell)Career highlights
Born in Canada, Lynda's acting debut came with The Misfit (1971), followed by Kate (1971), A Family at War (1971), Tell Tarby (1973), A Little Bit of Wisdom (1974), The Sweeney (1975), Confessions of a Driving Instructor (1976), Doctor on the Go (1977), The Fuzz (1977), The Pink Medicine Show (1978), Mackenzie (1980), Blake's 7 (1981), Educating Marmalade (1982), Martin Chuzzlewit (1994), Reach for the Moon (2000), My Uncle Silas (2001), Devil's Gate (2003), Odd Socks (2004), Bonkers (2007), Robin Hood (2007), Mister Eleven (2009) and Too Close for Comfort (2012/14). Lynda also had recurring roles as Nurse Hilda Price in General Hospital (1972-73), Helen Herriot in All Creatures Great and Small (1988-90), Pauline Farnell in At Home with the Braithwaites (2000-03) and Irene Radford in The Bill (2004). She also played Faith Grayshot in her own sitcom, Second Thoughts (1991-94) and its spin-off Faith in the Future (1995-98), and between 2007-2011 was a regular on the lunchtime discussion show Loose Women. In 2009, she was a contestant on Strictly Come Dancing, and was voted out in the fourth week.
Awards
2014: Officer of the order of the British Empire (OBE) for services to charity
Facts
One thing Lynda was associated with which irked her in later years was the Oxo television commercials, in which she played the mother of a family who viewers got to see grow up and develop over the course of 16 years, between 1983-99. Lynda's first husband was TV producer and director Greg Smith, while her son Michael Peluso also became an actor. Lynda was diagnosed with colorectal cancer in 2013 and at first was given a positive prognosis, but the cancer spread to her liver and lungs, and in September 2014 she announced she intended to cease treatment so she could enjoy one last Christmas with her family. Sadly, her last wish was not to be. Just weeks before her death, she published her autobiography, There's Something I'm Dying to Tell You.
In 2014, two days after her death, Toby Hadoke released his Who's Round interview with Lynda here.
This is Your Life: Lynda was the subject of Thames TV's This is Your Life on January 27th, 1993, surprised by host Michael Aspel on set for the sitcom Second Thoughts. Four Doctor Who actors paid tribute to her on the show - Nickolas Grace, Gareth Hunt, Peter Davison and Colin Baker, as well as director Peter Moffatt. Link to The Big Red Book entry.
Michael Jayston (The Valeyard) Oct 29 1935 to Feb 5 2024
Career highlights
Michael's earliest role was in Suspense in 1962 (as "Intense Young Man"!), after which he appeared in The Power Game (1969), Solo (1970), Cromwell (1970), Macbeth (1970), Nicholas and Alexandra (1971), Mr Rolls and Mr Royce (1972), Jane Eyre (1973), The Internecine Project (1974), Quiller (1975), Zulu Dawn (1979), Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (1979), Flesh and Blood (1980), Man of Letters (1984), Big Deal (1985), Still Crazy Like a Fox (1987), About Face (1989), A Bit of a Do (1989), Haggard (1990), Cluedo (1991), The Darling Buds of May (1993), Outside Edge (1995-96), Only Fools and Horses (1996), Heartburn Hotel (1998), EastEnders (2002), The Royal (2003-04/07), Albert's Memorial (2009), Tracy Beaker Returns (2011), Borgia (2014), The Man Who Choked (2014) and From This Day Forward (2019). He also played Donald De Souza in over 80 episodes of soap Emmerdale (2007-08).
Facts
Michael's first wife was the actor Lynn Farleigh, who herself has been married two other times - always to Doctor Who actors (David Yip and John Woodvine).
GUEST CAST
Adam Blackwood (Balazar) Born Jul 14 1959
Career highlights
Adam debuted in Blake's 7 (1981), followed by roles in Stalky and Co (1982), By the Sword Divided (1983), A Passage to India (1984), London's Burning (1988), Great Expectations (1991), The Old Curiosity Shop (1995), Kidnapped (1995), Midsomer Murders (2001), Cambridge Spies (2003) and My Dad's the Prime Minister (2003-04). He played Cyril Fotheringay Phipps in Jeeves and Wooster (1990), Dr Poole in The Tomorrow People (1994) and provided the voice of James Bond in 007 computer games (1999-2001). He also featured regularly in comedian Harry Enfield's sketches in the 1990s as Chris Chapman, with Tim Nice-But-Dim.
Facts
Adam is married to actress Nicola King. In 1993 he set up the event management company Private Drama.
Roger Brierley (Voice of Drathro) Jun 2 1935 to Sep 23 2005 (heart attack)
Doctor Who credits
Played: Trevor in The Daleks' Master Plan (1965-66)
Played: Voice of Drathro in The Trial of a Time Lord (1986)
Career highlights
6ft 6in Roger's long career began in an episode of The Likely Lads (1965) and he went on to take roles in Hadleigh (1969), Budgie (1972), Sykes (1973), Rising Damp (1977), Kids (1979), Superman II (1980), Wood and Walters (1982), Only Fools and Horses (1982), Shine on Harvey Moon (1984, as Mr Compton), A Fish Called Wanda (1988), Victoria Wood (1989), Jeeves and Wooster (1990-91, as Sir Roderick Glossop), Bottom (1991), Mr Bean (1993), Pat and Margaret (1994), Have Your Cake and Eat It (1997), Tilly Trotter (1999), Ali G Indahouse (2002), About a Boy (2002), Spooks (2003), Footballers' Wives (2004), The Brief (2005) and The Alan Clark Diaries (2006). He also performed musical numbers in Dennis Potter's Pennies from Heaven (1978) and the game show 3-2-1 (1982).
Facts
A keen Manchester United fan, Roger was a founder member of the shareholders' independent organisation. Roger's partner for many years was actress Gillian McCutcheon, best known as Warren's therapist in This Life. For the last 20 years of his life he had suffered from angina.
Tom Chadbon (Merdeen) Born Feb 27 1946
Doctor Who credits
Played: Duggan in City of Death (1979)
Played: Merdeen in The Trial of a Time Lord (1986)
Career highlights
Tom's earliest role was in The Jazz Age (1968), followed by Shadows of Fear (1971). Hadleigh (1971), The Alf Garnett Saga (1972), The Stone Tape (1972), The Beast Must Die (1974), Rooms (1975), The Changes (1975), The Flight of the Heron (1976), Jubilee (1977), The Liver Birds (1977-79, as Derek Paynton), Blake's 7 (1979), The Brack Report (1982), Mitch (1984), Paradise Postponed (1986), Wish Me Luck (1989), Chancer (1990), Devices and Desires (1991), The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes (1994), Space Precinct (1995), Crown Prosecutor (1995), Shooting Fish (1997), The 10th Kingdom (2000), Holby City (2000), Dragons: A Fantasy Made Real (2004), Taggart (2005), Casino Royale (2006), Peep Show (2008), Agatha Christie: Poirot (2013), Father Brown (2015), Agatha Raisin (2016), Letters from Baghdad (2016) and Game of Thrones (2017). He has also been seen as Assistant Chief Constable John Brandon in Wire in the Blood (2002-04), Dr Kenworthy in Where the Heart Is (2001-06) and Henry Williams in Casualty (2008-11).
Facts
Here he is, on Twitter!
Billy McColl (Humker) Nov 15 1951 to Jan 1 2014 (brain tumour)
Career highlights
Billy's CV includes roles in Cold Harbour (1978), The Music Machine (1979), Holding the Fort (1980), Grandad (1980), Cloud Howe (1982), Ordeal By Innocence (1984), Dream Baby (1989), Soft Top Hard Shoulder (1993), Rab C Nesbitt (1993/99), Hamish Macbeth (1995), Looking After JoJo (1998), Oktober (1998), Psychos (1999), Glasgow Kiss (2000), Murder City (2004), Rebus (2006), The Untold Tommy Cooper (2011) and Vera (2012).
Facts
Billy was an authority on the works of Scottish poet Robert Burns, and also ran his own gardening business. In June 2014 Scottish playwright John Byrne instigated the Billy Award, to be given to young actors who make an impact on Scottish theatre. He was a good friend of Peter Capaldi.
Glen Murphy (Dibber) Born Apr 6 1957
Doctor Who credits
Played: Tribesman in Kinda (1982, uncredited)
Played: Dibber in The Trial of a Time Lord Parts 1-4 (1986)
Career highlights
Glen's earliest acting role was in Quadrophenia (1979), followed by Triangle (1981), A Fine Romance (1981), Gulliver in Lilliput (1982), Whoops Apocalypse (1982), The Chinese Detective (1982), Skorpion (1983), Tucker's Luck (1984), Shine On Harvey Moon (1985), Empire State (1987), The Last Emperor (1987), Casualty (1999), Dream Team (2001/03), The Ice Cream Wars (2012) and Lords of London (2014). Glen will be best remembered as George Green in over 170 episodes of fire brigade drama London's Burning (1988-2002). He has also acted as producer on a handful of productions, including Tank Malling (1989), The Bridge House Film (2009) and Husky (2011).
Awards
1994: Freedom of the City of London
2007: Member of the order of the British Empire (MBE) for services to drama and charity
Facts
Before he was an actor Glen was a boxer (hence the distinctive nose), following in the footsteps of his boxing father Terry (who was also the founder of record label Bridge House Records). Incidentally, Terry was also the first sportsman to appear on ITV, as he was boxing at Shoreditch Town Hall on the evening of September 22nd, 1955, broadcast live by ITV. Glen's brother was the late Darren Murphy, bassist for post-punk band Wasted Youth. Look out for Glen in the video for the 1989 single Cha Cha Heels by Bronski Beat and Eartha Kitt! Here's Glen on Twitter!
This is Your Life: Glen was the subject of Thames TV's This is Your Life on December 16th, 1992, surprised by host Michael Aspel on set for the drama London's Burning.
Sion Tudor Owen (Tandrell) Born Jun 16 1959
Career highlights
Sion's further credits include Jackanory Playhouse (1982), Now and Then (1983), One Summer (1983), Grange Hill (1985), Jenny's War (1985), Highlander (1986), The Endless Game (1989), The Return of Sam McCloud (1989), Surgical Spirit (1990), The Detectives (1993), Staggered (1994), The Famous Five (1995), Crime Traveller (1997), Twin Town (1997), Holby City (2002), Coronation Street (2007), Diamond Geezer (2007), Outlanders (2007), M I High (2008), Submarine (2010), One Chance (2013), Outlander (2016) and Humans (2018).
David Rodigan (Broken Tooth) Born Jun 24 1951
Career highlights
Born in West Germany, David's other acting work includes The Office Party (1976), Under the Bed (1977), Horse in the House (1979), Icebound in the Antarctic (1983), Rockcliffe's Babies (1988) and Streets Apart (1989).
Awards
2009: Sony Radio Award for Best Specialist Music Programme (Kiss FM)
2012: Member of the order of the British Empire (MBE) for services to broadcasting
2012: Sony Radio Award for Best Specialist Music Programme (BBC Radio 2)
Facts
David is now a radio broadcaster and DJ who specialises in reggae and dancehall music. He has worked for, among others, Capital Radio, BBC Radio and Kiss FM. He either features on, or is referenced in, tracks by Breakage, Caspa, Alborosie, Sukh Knight, Beastie Boys and Stylo G. Here he is, on Twitter!
Tony Selby (Glitz) Feb 26 1938 to Sep 5 2021
Doctor Who credits
Played: Sabalom Glitz in The Trial of a Time Lord Parts 1-4 & 13-14 (1986), Dragonfire (1987)
Career highlights
Tony debuted at the age of 13 in 1951's Menius Was a Bad Boy, followed by roles in Skippy Smith Goes to the Circus (1953), The Explorer (1955), An Alligator Named Daisy (1955), An Age of Kings (1960), Teletale (1964), Alfie (1966), King of the River (1966), Poor Cow (1967), The Informer (1967), The Avengers (1968), Witchfinder General (1968), According to Dora (1969), Shine a Light (1970), Catweazle (1971), Villain (1971), Ace of Wands (1970-71), Warship (1973), Reg Varney (1974), Moody and Pegg (1974-75), The Good Life (1975-76), Superman (1978), Jack of Diamonds (1983), Give Us a Break (1983-84), Hideaway (1986), The Secret Garden (1987), The World of Lee Evans (1995), Loop (1997), Holby City (1999), Burnside (2000), EastEnders (2002), Dream Team (2006), My Family (2011), Cockneys vs Zombies (2012) and Stan Lee's Lucky Man (2016). Tony also regularly played Corporal Percy Marsh in Get Some In! (1975-78), Bert in Mulberry (1992-93), Max Taplow in Love Hurts (1992-94) and Sergeant Nozzer Richardson in The Detectives (1994-97).
Joan Sims (Katryca) May 9 1930 to Jun 28 2001 (diverticulitis and liver disease)
Career highlights
Joan has gone down in history as one of the foremost and best-loved members of the Carry On team, appearing in 24 of the films between 1959-78, as well as the 1972 and 1973 Carry On Christmas specials and the 1975 series Carry On Laughing!. Her screen debut came with 1951's John of the Fair, and subsequent credits include The Square Ring (1953), Will Any Gentleman...? (1953), Trouble in Store (1953), Doctor in the House (1954), The Belles of St Trinian's (1954), Doctor at Sea (1955), Keep It Clean (1956), Dry Rot (1956), The Captain's Table (1959), Doctor in Love (1960), Watch Your Stern (1960), Our House (1960), Twice Round the Daffodils (1962), The Dick Emery Show (1963-64), The Benny Hill Show (1964), Sam and Janet (1967), According to Dora (1968-69), The Kenneth Williams Show (1970), Tarbuck's Luck (1970), The Cobblers of Umbridge (1973), Don't Just Lie There, Say Something! (1973), Men of Affairs (1973-74), One of Our Dinosaurs is Missing (1975), The Howerd Confessions (1976), Lord Tramp (1977), Dick Turpin (1980), Educating Marmalade (1982), Drummonds (1987), Super Gran (1987), Only Fools and Horses (1987), Victoria Wood (1989), Boys from the Bush (1992), One Foot in the Algarve (1993), Smokescreen (1994), Martin Chuzzlewit (1994), The Canterville Ghost (1996), My Good Friend (1995-96) and The Last of the Blonde Bombshells (2000). Joan also enjoyed several recurring roles, including Gran in Til Death Us Do Part (1967-75), Madge Kettlewell in Sykes (1972-78), Mrs Bloomsbury-Barton in Worzel Gummidge (1979-80), Molly Peglar in Born and Bred (1978-80), Annie Begley in Farrington of the F.O (1986-87), Lady Fox-Custard in Simon and the Witch (1987-88), Mrs Wembley in sitcom On the Up (1990-92), and Madge in sitcom As Time Goes By (1994-98).
Facts
Joan once had a relationship with Hollywood actor Tyrone Power. She appears as a medium in Morrissey's video for Ouija Board, Ouija Board (1989). She'd had an earlier brush with music when, in 1963, she recorded two singles - Hurry Up Gran/ Oh Not Again Ken and Spring Song/ Men - working with Beatles producer George Martin. These were followed four years later by Sweet Lovely Whatsisname/ The Lass with the Delicate Hair. Following the deaths of friend Hattie Jacques, as well as her mother and her agent Peter Eade, in the early 1980s, Joan turned to alcohol for solace. Her battle with the bottle continued for the rest of her life, not helped by suffering Bell's palsy and depression in 1999, and a fractured hip in 2000. In the summer of 2001 Joan was admitted to hospital, where she slipped into a coma. She died with her long-time friend and Carry On stand-in Norah Holland holding her hand.
Career highlights
After debuting in Doctor Who, Timothy went on to appear in Casualty (1991), Soldier Soldier (1993), Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994), Rhodes (1996), Monsignor Renard (2000), Crush (2001), Looking for Victoria (2003), Hannibal Rising (2007), The Commander (2007), Bel Ami (2012) and The Last Kingdom (2017).
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Robert Holmes (writer) Apr 2 1926 to May 24 1986 (chronic liver ailment) Click here to see Robert Holmes's entry on The Krotons
Nicholas Mallett (director) May 6 1945 to Jan 30 1997 (AIDS-related illness)
Doctor Who credits
Directed: The Trial of a Time Lord Parts 1-4 (1986), Paradise Towers (1987), The Curse of Fenric (1989)
Career highlights
Nicholas started out as a production assistant on series such as Oppenheimer (1980) and Icebound in the Antarctic (1982) but then graduated to directing on series such as Late Starter (1985), Black Silk (1985), Crossroads (1987-88), Children's Ward (1989), Ruby (1991), The Bill (1993-95) and Take the High Road (1993-95).
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 on Castrovalva
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