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| Davros (Terry Molloy) was inside the Emperor Dalek all along! |
First broadcast Oct 5 to 26 1988
Average audience for serial: 5.35m
REGULAR CAST
Sylvester McCoy (The Doctor) Born Aug 20 1943 Click here for Sylvester McCoy's entry on Time and the Rani
Sophie Aldred (Ace) Born Aug 20 1962 Click here for Sophie Aldred's entry on Dragonfire
GUEST CAST
Jasmine Breaks (The Girl) Born Mar 27 1976
Career highlights
Jasmine grew up to be a researcher and presenter, working on Didn't They Do Well! (2004), as well as various weekday morning chat shows and Eurosport's coverage of the European Drag Racing Championships, and then becoming a DJ for Reading's New City FM and Newbury's Kick FM.
Peter Hamilton Dyer (Embery) Born Mar 30 1961
Career highlights
After Doctor Who, Peter appeared in Table 12 (2001), The Fugitives (2005), Waking the Dead (2005), The Curse of Steptoe (2008), Silk (2011), The Tempest (2014), Wolf Hall (2015), Downton Abbey (2015), Babs (2017), Upstart Crow (2018) and The Nest (2020).
Facts
Peter is now an acting coach and practitioner at Shakespeare's Globe. He also founded the Milton Consort, which devises performances of classical texts with accompaniment on period instruments. His wife Julia runs the toy shop Ottie and the Bea in London, of which he is also a director.
Harry Fowler (Harry) Dec 10 1926 to Jan 4 2012
Career highlights
Harry appeared in well over 100 productions, starting with Those Kids from Town (1942) and including Champagne Charlie (1944), Hue and Cry (1947), She Shall Have Murder (1950), Scarlet Thread (1951), The Pickwick Papers (1952), Up to His Neck (1955), Fire Maidens from Outer Space (1956), The Fighting Wildcats (1957), The Diplomatic Corpse (1958), On with the Show (1958), The Anne Shelton Show (1959), Jacks and Knaves (1961), Crooks Anonymous (1962), Lawrence of Arabia (1962), Emergency Ward 10 (1964), The Nanny (1965), Secrets of a Windmill Girl (1966), Start the Revolution Without Me (1970), Crown Court (1973), The Melting Pot (1975), The Flockton Flyer (1978), The Little World of Don Camillo (1981), Educating Marmalade (1982), Dead Ernest (1982), Scarecrow and Mrs King (1984), Fresh Fields (1986), Super Gran (1987), Harry's Kingdom (1987), Sketch Pad (1989), Chicago Joe and the Showgirl (1990), Love Hurts (1993), The Famous Five (1997) and The Impressionable Jon Culshaw (2004). Harry made his name as Corporal Flogger Hoskins in The Army Game (1959-60), and later played Harry Danvers at Our Man at St Mark's (1964-66) and Harry the milkman in In Sickness and in Health (1985-92). He also appeared as himself in Going a Bundle (1976), Get This (1976) and Mike Reid's Mates and Music (1984).
Awards
1970: Member of the order of the British Empire (MBE) - as part of PM Harold Wilson's resignation honours
Facts
Harry's career began on the radio during World War Two after starting out as a London newsboy. His first wife was actress Joan Dowling, who committed suicide in 1954 aged just 26.
Karen Gledhill (Allison Williams) Born Aug 17 1960
Career highlights
Karen's CV also includes roles in Smart Money (1986), Paperhouse (1988), Rockcliffe's Folly (1988), Chicago Joe and the Showgirl (1990), Poirot (1992), Peak Practice (1994), Grange Hill (1999), State of Mind (2003) and Wallander (2010/15).
Facts
Karen also works as a piano tutor, and is one of only a handful of people appointed Fellow of the Shakespeare Code (FSC).
Peter Halliday (Vicar) Jun 2 1924 to Feb 18 2012
Doctor Who credits
Played: Packer in The Invasion (1968)
Played: Silurian voices in Doctor Who and the Silurians (1970)
Played: Alien voices in The Ambassadors of Death (1970)
Played: Pletrac in Carnival of Monsters (1973)
Played: Soldier in City of Death (1979)
Played: Vicar in Remembrance of the Daleks (1988)
Career highlights
Peter's career began with 1954's Fatal Journey and he then took roles in The Count of Monte Cristo (1956), Dunkirk (1958), The Citadel (1960), Garry Halliday (1962), Sierra Nine (1963), Danger Man (1965), Write a Play (1965), The Avengers (1968), UFO (1970-71), Sunday Bloody Sunday (1971), The Befrienders (1972), Bowler (1973), The Boy with Two Heads (1974), The Sweeney (1975), Keep It Up Downstairs (1976), Beasts (1976), Angels (1982), The Tripods (1984), Hannay (1989), The Remains of the Day (1993), Our Friends in the North (1996), Goodnight Sweetheart (1997), Esther (1999), Micawber (2001) and Lassie (2005). He also played Dr John Fleming in A for Andromeda (1961) and The Andromeda Breakthrough (1962).
Facts
Peter was for a time married to the actress Simone Lovell, daughter of the actors Raymond Lovell and Margot Collis (who had an affair with the poet W B Yeats during her marriage to Lovell).
Derek Keller (Kaufman) Aug 5 1942 to Jan 11 2018 (lung cancer)
Career highlights
Doctor Who was Derek's final credit, after having appeared in Gazette (1968), Tom Grattan's War (1968), Parkin's Patch (1969), No Blade of Grass (1970), The Fenn Street Gang (1972), South Riding (1974) and Stand Up, Virgin Soldiers (1977).
Facts
From 1985, Derek (also known as Bo) began working as an actors' agent for Mahoney Bannon Associates (MBA), based in Brighton.
John Leeson (Voice of Dalek battle computer) Born Mar 16 1943 Click here for John Leeson's entry on The Invisible Enemy
Dursley McLinden (Mike Smith) May 29 1965 to Aug 7 1995 (AIDS-related illness)
Career highlights
Isle of Man born Dursley's brief career also included playing Tim Diamond in Just Ask for Diamond (1988) and The Diamond Brothers (1991). He also had roles in Anticasanova (1985), Freddie and Max (1990) and Mr Bean (1991), and enjoyed success on stage, notably in the company of The Phantom of the Opera in the West End in the early 1990s, as well as in Gigi and Follies in London.
Facts
Dursley - who was a keen and experienced conjurer - was also heavily involved with West End Cares, the theatre arm of the AIDS charity Crusaid. He was first diagnosed with an AIDS-related illness soon after recording Doctor Who in 1988, and continued working until May 28th, 1995 - the day before his 30th birthday.
Joseph Marcell (John) Born Aug 18 1948
Career highlights
Born in St Lucia in the Caribbean, Joseph made his first acting appearance in 1974 in Antony and Cleopatra, then Fancy Wanders (1980), Rumpole of the Bailey (1983), Cry Freedom (1987), Desmond's (1990), Sioux City (1994), Living Single (1997), Brothers and Sisters (1998), A Beautiful Life (2004), Jericho (2005), EastEnders (2006), A Touch of Frost (2008), Fedz (2013), Death in Paradise (2014), Return to Zero (2014), Wrapped Up in Christmas (2017) and The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind (2019). Joseph found early recognition for playing Walter Isaacs in the short-lived soap Empire Road (1978-79) but is best known as well-spoken butler Geoffrey in 146 episodes of the American sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990-96) and Hudson in US soap The Bold and the Beautiful (2003-04).
Facts
Joseph is on the board of the Globe Theatre in London, and also works with the Arts Council of Great Britain and the London Roundhouse Arts Project. Here he is, on Twitter!
In 2017 Toby Hadoke released his Who's Round interview with Joseph here.
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
Brian Miller (Dalek voice) Born Apr 17 1941
Doctor Who credits
Played: Dugdale in Snakedance (1983)
Played: Dalek voice in Resurrection of the Daleks (1984), Remembrance of the Daleks (1988)
Played: Harry in The Sarah Jane Adventures: The Mad Woman in the Attic (2009)
Played: Barney in Deep Breath (2014)
Career highlights
Brian started out on Compact in 1964, followed by Not So Much a Programme, More a Way of Life the year after, after which he appeared in Mr Rose (1968), The Dustbinmen (1970), Hey Brian! (1973), A Raging Calm (1974), Sam (1975), Out of Bounds (1977), The Devil's Crown (1978), Blake's 7 (1979), Ladykillers (1980), Angels (1981), Eh Brian! It's a Whopper (1984), Brazil (1985), Alice in Wonderland (1986), Strike It Rich! (1986-87), Grange Hill (1991), Stay Lucky (1993), The Ghost of Greville Lodge (2000), Line of Duty (2012), Wizards vs Aliens (2012) and Loose Ends (2017).
Facts
Brian was married to Doctor Who's very own Sarah Jane Smith, Elisabeth Sladen, from 1968 until her death in 2011. Their daughter Sadie Miller appeared as Natalie Redfern in Big Finish's Sarah Jane Smith audio series, and wrote the book Moon Blink for Candy Jar's Lethbridge-Stewart series. Sadie also appeared, aged eight, with her mother in the 1993 documentary Thirty Years in the TARDIS, wearing a replica of her mum's costume as seen in The Hand of Fear.
In 2017 Toby Hadoke released his Who's Round interview with Brian here.
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.
Pamela Salem (Rachel Jensen) Jan 22 1944 to Feb 21 2024
Doctor Who credits
Played: Xoanon voice in The Face of Evil (1977)
Played: Toos in The Robots of Death (1977)
Played: Rachel Jensen in Remembrance of the Daleks (1988)
Career highlights
Indian-born Pamela had one of the most familiar faces on British TV, her career starting with 1969's Happy Ever After, then Out of the Unknown (1971), Jason King (1971), The Onedin Line (1972), The Carnforth Practice (1974), Van der Valk (1977), Blake's 7 (1978), The Bitch (1979), Flesh and Blood (1980), Buccaneer (1980), Into the Labyrinth (1981-82), Never Say Never Again (1983, as Miss Moneypenny to Sean Connery's 007), The Tripods (1984), Ever Decreasing Circles (1984), Magnum P.I (1985), Howards' Way (1986), Succubus (1987), All Creatures Great and Small (1978/80/88, as Zoe Bennett), EastEnders (1988-89), French Fields (1989-91), Perfect Scoundrels (1992), ER (1996), Gods and Monsters (1998), Party of Five (2000), Licensed by Royalty (2003), The West Wing (2005, as the British PM!), Big Love (2010), Pig (2011) and Down's Revenge (2018).
Facts
Pamela originally auditioned for the role of companion Leela in The Face of Evil, but instead got a guest role in the following story. She was married to prolific Irish actor Michael O'Hagan until his death in 2017, while her sister is puppeteer and poet Gillie Robic.
George Sewell (Ratcliffe) Aug 31 1924 to Apr 2 2007 (cancer)
Career highlights
Debuting in This Sporting Life (1963), George's further work took in Sparrows Can't Sing (1963), Londoners (1965), Mr Rose (1967), The Vengeance of She (1968), Spindoe (1968), The Haunted House of Horror (1969), Get Carter (1971), The Adventurer (1972), Home and Away (1972), Diamonds on Wheels (1974), Born Free (1974), Barry Lyndon (1975), The Sweeney (1978), Running Blind (1979), Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (1979), The Chinese Detective (1982), Andy Robson (1983), Bulman (1985), Bleak House (1985), The Upper Hand (1993), Harry and the Wrinklies (1999), Doctors (2005) and Casualty (2006). He had regular roles as Frank Hagadan in The Power Game (1965-66), Detective Inspector Brogan in Z Cars (1967), Sammy Carson in Paul Temple (1970-71), Colonel Alec Freeman in UFO (1969-71), Detective Chief Inspector Alan Craven in Special Branch (1973-74), Robert Palmer in Homes James! (1987-90) and Superintendent Cottam in The Detectives (1993-97), and prior to that the Detectives sketches of Canned Carrot (1990).
Facts
His brother Danny (Dannis) Sewell was a promising heavyweight boxer before polio ended his career in 1947 and he turned to acting, becoming the first Bill Sikes in the stage musical Oliver! in the West End and on Broadway, and best known on TV as Gideon the jailer in Rogues' Gallery (1969). His father George was also a boxer who went by the name The Cobblestone Kid and who, one day in 1930, had his throat slashed by gangland criminals in the Admiral Duncan pub in Soho, London.
This is Your Life: George was the subject of Thames TV's This is Your Life on December 19th, 1973, surprised by host Eamonn Andrews during the filming of Special Branch.
Michael Sheard (Headmaster) Jun 18 1938 to Aug 31 2005 (cancer)
Doctor Who credits
Played: Rhos in The Ark (1966)
Played: Dr Summers in The Mind of Evil (1971)
Played: Laurence Scarman in Pyramids of Mars (1975)
Played: Lowe in The Invisible Enemy (1977)
Played: Mergrave in Castrovalva (1982)
Played: Headmaster in Remembrance of the Daleks (1988)
Career highlights
Michael was a prolific character actor, appearing in over 120 productions, starting in a 1962 episode of Suspense. Further roles included The Likely Lads (1965), Adam Adamant Lives! (1966), The Borderers (1969), Albert! (1969), Paul Temple (1971), The Onedin Line (1972), On the Buses (1973), The Sweeney (1975), Space: 1999 (1975), The Tomorrow People (1978), Blake's 7 (1980), The Empire Strikes Back (1980), The Outsider (1983), Auf Wiedersehen, Pet (1983-84), The Invisible Man (1984), Hannay (1988), Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989), 'Allo 'Allo (1992), Takin' Over the Asylum (1994), Another Life (2001), The Green Door (2005) and Shadows in the Woods (2006). Michael had a regular role as Mr Bronson in children's school series Grange Hill (1985-89).
Facts
During his career, he played Adolf Hitler five times, and Heinrich Himmler three times. He acted alongside five Doctors in the TV series, and a sixth (Paul McGann) in audio story The Stones of Venice (2001). Michael was the one to formally identify actor Declan Mulholland at the police mortuary after he was found dead on a train (as well as being the original actor to play Jabba the Hutt in a scene deleted from Star Wars, Declan also appeared in the Doctor Who stories The Sea Devils and The Androids of Tara).
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
Hugh Spight (Black Dalek operator) Born May 5 1947
Doctor Who credits
Played: Black Dalek operator in Remembrance of the Daleks (1988)
Played: Robot clown in The Greatest Show in the Galaxy (1988-89, uncredited)
Career highlights
Trained ballet dancer Hugh's other TV and film work includes The Elephant Man (1980), The Great Muppet Caper (1981), The Dark Crystal (1982), Luna (1983-84) and Chish 'n' Fips (1984-87). He also had a hand or two in the animatronics on The Tripods (1985) and was, among other characters, a Gamorrean guard on Return of the Jedi (1983, unfortunately credited as Hugh Spirit!).
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.
Simon Williams (Group Captain Gilmore) Born Jun 16 1946
Career highlights
Simon debuted in a 1967 episode of Man in a Suitcase, followed by The Blood on Satan's Claw (1971), Three for All (1975), The Incredible Sarah (1976), Jabberwocky (1977), The Uncanny (1977), The Fiendish Plot of Dr Fu Manchu (1980), Kinvig (1981), Teachers (1984), Juliet Bravo (1985), First Among Equals (1986), The Return of Sam McCloud (1989), Cluedo (1990), Demob (1993), Law and Disorder (1994), The Opium War (1997), Once a Thief (1998), Killer Net (1998), Dinnerladies (1998), Pig Heart Boy (1999), The Gathering Storm (2002), Starhunter (2004), Family Affairs (2005), Sensitive Skin (2007), The Commander (2007), Spooks (2008), The Queen (2009), Merlin (2010), The Bletchley Circle (2012), Father Brown (2015), Galavant (2016), Goodbye Christopher Robin (2017), EastEnders (2017), Poldark (2019), Martin's Close (2019) and Shakespeare and Hathaway (2020). Simon's regular roles include James Bellamy in Upstairs, Downstairs (1971-75), Laurence Lucas in Agony (1979-81) and Agony Again (1995), Dr Charles Cartwright in Don't Wait Up (1985-88), Sir Anthony Rose in The Mixer (1992) and Sir Charles Merrick in Holby City (2000-03).
Facts
Simon's first wife was actress Belinda Carroll (Rani actress Kate O'Mara's sister), and the marriage produced two children, one of whom - Tamlyn Williams - appears in Remembrance of the Daleks as a Coal Hill schoolboy. Simon's second wife is actress Lucy Fleming, best known for her role as Jenny Richards in 1970s series Survivors (she's also the daughter of Brief Encounter star Celia Johnson, and niece of James Bond creator Ian Fleming). His father was actor Hugh Williams (best known as Inspector Marlowe in The New Adventures of Charlie Chan) while his mother was Australian actress and model Margaret Vyner, and his brother is poet and journalist Hugo Williams. His late sister Polly was married to actor Nigel Havers. Since 2012, Simon has been revisiting the role of Gilmore for Big Finish's Counter-Measures audio series.
This is Your Life: Simon was the subject of Thames TV's This is Your Life on April 2nd, 1986, surprised by host Eamonn Andrews at Fortnum and Mason in London. Doctor Who actors Colin Baker and Gareth Hunt were among the guests on the show.
CREW
Ben Aaronovitch (writer) Born Feb 22 1964
Doctor Who credits
Wrote: Remembrance of the Daleks (1988), Battlefield (1989)
Career highlights
Ben's other screen writing work includes Jupiter Moon (1990), Casualty (1990) and Dark Knight (2001). Ben has now become a successful author, penning the Rivers of London series of books since 2011, which follows his authorship of several Doctor Who novels, including Transit (1992) and The Also People (1995).
Facts
His father was economist and Communist Sam Aaronovitch, and his brothers are broadcaster and journalist David Aaronovitch and actor Owen Aaronovitch. Ben's website is called The Folly and his blog is Temporarily Significant.
Andrew Morgan (director) Born Oct 20 1942
Doctor Who credits
Directed: Time and the Rani (1987), Remembrance of the Daleks (1988)
Played: Windsor Castle tourist in Silver Nemesis (1988)
Career highlights
Andrew's career began as a production assistant on 1974's The Gathering Storm, followed by similar work on The Onedin Line (1976), Wings (1977) and Who Pays the Ferryman? (1977). His first directing job was on The Onedin Line, followed by Sutherland's Law (1975), Everyday Maths (1978-79), Blake's 7 (1980), Triangle (1981), King's Royal (1982-83), Swallows and Amazons Forever! (1984, which was BAFTA-nominated), One By One (1987, which he also produced), Knights of God (1987), Hard Cases (1989), Casualty (1989-90), Rides (1992-93), EastEnders (1993-94), The Famous Five (1995), The Prince and the pauper (1996, which was BAFTA-nominated), Children of the New Forest (1998), Urban Gothic (2000), The Worst Witch (1998-2000), Harry and the Wrinklies (2000-02), Heartbeat (2003-09) and That's English (2011-14).
In 2016 Toby Hadoke released his Who's Round interview with Andrew here.
Harry Fowler (Harry) Dec 10 1926 to Jan 4 2012
Career highlights
Harry appeared in well over 100 productions, starting with Those Kids from Town (1942) and including Champagne Charlie (1944), Hue and Cry (1947), She Shall Have Murder (1950), Scarlet Thread (1951), The Pickwick Papers (1952), Up to His Neck (1955), Fire Maidens from Outer Space (1956), The Fighting Wildcats (1957), The Diplomatic Corpse (1958), On with the Show (1958), The Anne Shelton Show (1959), Jacks and Knaves (1961), Crooks Anonymous (1962), Lawrence of Arabia (1962), Emergency Ward 10 (1964), The Nanny (1965), Secrets of a Windmill Girl (1966), Start the Revolution Without Me (1970), Crown Court (1973), The Melting Pot (1975), The Flockton Flyer (1978), The Little World of Don Camillo (1981), Educating Marmalade (1982), Dead Ernest (1982), Scarecrow and Mrs King (1984), Fresh Fields (1986), Super Gran (1987), Harry's Kingdom (1987), Sketch Pad (1989), Chicago Joe and the Showgirl (1990), Love Hurts (1993), The Famous Five (1997) and The Impressionable Jon Culshaw (2004). Harry made his name as Corporal Flogger Hoskins in The Army Game (1959-60), and later played Harry Danvers at Our Man at St Mark's (1964-66) and Harry the milkman in In Sickness and in Health (1985-92). He also appeared as himself in Going a Bundle (1976), Get This (1976) and Mike Reid's Mates and Music (1984).
Awards
1970: Member of the order of the British Empire (MBE) - as part of PM Harold Wilson's resignation honours
Facts
Harry's career began on the radio during World War Two after starting out as a London newsboy. His first wife was actress Joan Dowling, who committed suicide in 1954 aged just 26.
Karen Gledhill (Allison Williams) Born Aug 17 1960
Career highlights
Karen's CV also includes roles in Smart Money (1986), Paperhouse (1988), Rockcliffe's Folly (1988), Chicago Joe and the Showgirl (1990), Poirot (1992), Peak Practice (1994), Grange Hill (1999), State of Mind (2003) and Wallander (2010/15).
Facts
Karen also works as a piano tutor, and is one of only a handful of people appointed Fellow of the Shakespeare Code (FSC).
Peter Halliday (Vicar) Jun 2 1924 to Feb 18 2012
Doctor Who credits
Played: Packer in The Invasion (1968)
Played: Silurian voices in Doctor Who and the Silurians (1970)
Played: Alien voices in The Ambassadors of Death (1970)
Played: Pletrac in Carnival of Monsters (1973)
Played: Soldier in City of Death (1979)
Played: Vicar in Remembrance of the Daleks (1988)
Career highlights
Peter's career began with 1954's Fatal Journey and he then took roles in The Count of Monte Cristo (1956), Dunkirk (1958), The Citadel (1960), Garry Halliday (1962), Sierra Nine (1963), Danger Man (1965), Write a Play (1965), The Avengers (1968), UFO (1970-71), Sunday Bloody Sunday (1971), The Befrienders (1972), Bowler (1973), The Boy with Two Heads (1974), The Sweeney (1975), Keep It Up Downstairs (1976), Beasts (1976), Angels (1982), The Tripods (1984), Hannay (1989), The Remains of the Day (1993), Our Friends in the North (1996), Goodnight Sweetheart (1997), Esther (1999), Micawber (2001) and Lassie (2005). He also played Dr John Fleming in A for Andromeda (1961) and The Andromeda Breakthrough (1962).
Facts
Peter was for a time married to the actress Simone Lovell, daughter of the actors Raymond Lovell and Margot Collis (who had an affair with the poet W B Yeats during her marriage to Lovell).
Derek Keller (Kaufman) Aug 5 1942 to Jan 11 2018 (lung cancer)
Career highlights
Doctor Who was Derek's final credit, after having appeared in Gazette (1968), Tom Grattan's War (1968), Parkin's Patch (1969), No Blade of Grass (1970), The Fenn Street Gang (1972), South Riding (1974) and Stand Up, Virgin Soldiers (1977).
Facts
From 1985, Derek (also known as Bo) began working as an actors' agent for Mahoney Bannon Associates (MBA), based in Brighton.
John Leeson (Voice of Dalek battle computer) Born Mar 16 1943 Click here for John Leeson's entry on The Invisible Enemy
Dursley McLinden (Mike Smith) May 29 1965 to Aug 7 1995 (AIDS-related illness)
Career highlights
Isle of Man born Dursley's brief career also included playing Tim Diamond in Just Ask for Diamond (1988) and The Diamond Brothers (1991). He also had roles in Anticasanova (1985), Freddie and Max (1990) and Mr Bean (1991), and enjoyed success on stage, notably in the company of The Phantom of the Opera in the West End in the early 1990s, as well as in Gigi and Follies in London.
Facts
Dursley - who was a keen and experienced conjurer - was also heavily involved with West End Cares, the theatre arm of the AIDS charity Crusaid. He was first diagnosed with an AIDS-related illness soon after recording Doctor Who in 1988, and continued working until May 28th, 1995 - the day before his 30th birthday.
Joseph Marcell (John) Born Aug 18 1948
Career highlights
Born in St Lucia in the Caribbean, Joseph made his first acting appearance in 1974 in Antony and Cleopatra, then Fancy Wanders (1980), Rumpole of the Bailey (1983), Cry Freedom (1987), Desmond's (1990), Sioux City (1994), Living Single (1997), Brothers and Sisters (1998), A Beautiful Life (2004), Jericho (2005), EastEnders (2006), A Touch of Frost (2008), Fedz (2013), Death in Paradise (2014), Return to Zero (2014), Wrapped Up in Christmas (2017) and The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind (2019). Joseph found early recognition for playing Walter Isaacs in the short-lived soap Empire Road (1978-79) but is best known as well-spoken butler Geoffrey in 146 episodes of the American sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990-96) and Hudson in US soap The Bold and the Beautiful (2003-04).
Facts
Joseph is on the board of the Globe Theatre in London, and also works with the Arts Council of Great Britain and the London Roundhouse Arts Project. Here he is, on Twitter!
In 2017 Toby Hadoke released his Who's Round interview with Joseph here.
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
Brian Miller (Dalek voice) Born Apr 17 1941
Doctor Who credits
Played: Dugdale in Snakedance (1983)
Played: Dalek voice in Resurrection of the Daleks (1984), Remembrance of the Daleks (1988)
Played: Harry in The Sarah Jane Adventures: The Mad Woman in the Attic (2009)
Played: Barney in Deep Breath (2014)
Career highlights
Brian started out on Compact in 1964, followed by Not So Much a Programme, More a Way of Life the year after, after which he appeared in Mr Rose (1968), The Dustbinmen (1970), Hey Brian! (1973), A Raging Calm (1974), Sam (1975), Out of Bounds (1977), The Devil's Crown (1978), Blake's 7 (1979), Ladykillers (1980), Angels (1981), Eh Brian! It's a Whopper (1984), Brazil (1985), Alice in Wonderland (1986), Strike It Rich! (1986-87), Grange Hill (1991), Stay Lucky (1993), The Ghost of Greville Lodge (2000), Line of Duty (2012), Wizards vs Aliens (2012) and Loose Ends (2017).
Facts
Brian was married to Doctor Who's very own Sarah Jane Smith, Elisabeth Sladen, from 1968 until her death in 2011. Their daughter Sadie Miller appeared as Natalie Redfern in Big Finish's Sarah Jane Smith audio series, and wrote the book Moon Blink for Candy Jar's Lethbridge-Stewart series. Sadie also appeared, aged eight, with her mother in the 1993 documentary Thirty Years in the TARDIS, wearing a replica of her mum's costume as seen in The Hand of Fear.
In 2017 Toby Hadoke released his Who's Round interview with Brian here.
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.
Pamela Salem (Rachel Jensen) Jan 22 1944 to Feb 21 2024
Doctor Who credits
Played: Xoanon voice in The Face of Evil (1977)
Played: Toos in The Robots of Death (1977)
Played: Rachel Jensen in Remembrance of the Daleks (1988)
Career highlights
Indian-born Pamela had one of the most familiar faces on British TV, her career starting with 1969's Happy Ever After, then Out of the Unknown (1971), Jason King (1971), The Onedin Line (1972), The Carnforth Practice (1974), Van der Valk (1977), Blake's 7 (1978), The Bitch (1979), Flesh and Blood (1980), Buccaneer (1980), Into the Labyrinth (1981-82), Never Say Never Again (1983, as Miss Moneypenny to Sean Connery's 007), The Tripods (1984), Ever Decreasing Circles (1984), Magnum P.I (1985), Howards' Way (1986), Succubus (1987), All Creatures Great and Small (1978/80/88, as Zoe Bennett), EastEnders (1988-89), French Fields (1989-91), Perfect Scoundrels (1992), ER (1996), Gods and Monsters (1998), Party of Five (2000), Licensed by Royalty (2003), The West Wing (2005, as the British PM!), Big Love (2010), Pig (2011) and Down's Revenge (2018).
Facts
Pamela originally auditioned for the role of companion Leela in The Face of Evil, but instead got a guest role in the following story. She was married to prolific Irish actor Michael O'Hagan until his death in 2017, while her sister is puppeteer and poet Gillie Robic.
George Sewell (Ratcliffe) Aug 31 1924 to Apr 2 2007 (cancer)
Career highlights
Debuting in This Sporting Life (1963), George's further work took in Sparrows Can't Sing (1963), Londoners (1965), Mr Rose (1967), The Vengeance of She (1968), Spindoe (1968), The Haunted House of Horror (1969), Get Carter (1971), The Adventurer (1972), Home and Away (1972), Diamonds on Wheels (1974), Born Free (1974), Barry Lyndon (1975), The Sweeney (1978), Running Blind (1979), Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (1979), The Chinese Detective (1982), Andy Robson (1983), Bulman (1985), Bleak House (1985), The Upper Hand (1993), Harry and the Wrinklies (1999), Doctors (2005) and Casualty (2006). He had regular roles as Frank Hagadan in The Power Game (1965-66), Detective Inspector Brogan in Z Cars (1967), Sammy Carson in Paul Temple (1970-71), Colonel Alec Freeman in UFO (1969-71), Detective Chief Inspector Alan Craven in Special Branch (1973-74), Robert Palmer in Homes James! (1987-90) and Superintendent Cottam in The Detectives (1993-97), and prior to that the Detectives sketches of Canned Carrot (1990).
Facts
His brother Danny (Dannis) Sewell was a promising heavyweight boxer before polio ended his career in 1947 and he turned to acting, becoming the first Bill Sikes in the stage musical Oliver! in the West End and on Broadway, and best known on TV as Gideon the jailer in Rogues' Gallery (1969). His father George was also a boxer who went by the name The Cobblestone Kid and who, one day in 1930, had his throat slashed by gangland criminals in the Admiral Duncan pub in Soho, London.
This is Your Life: George was the subject of Thames TV's This is Your Life on December 19th, 1973, surprised by host Eamonn Andrews during the filming of Special Branch.
Michael Sheard (Headmaster) Jun 18 1938 to Aug 31 2005 (cancer)
Doctor Who credits
Played: Rhos in The Ark (1966)
Played: Dr Summers in The Mind of Evil (1971)
Played: Laurence Scarman in Pyramids of Mars (1975)
Played: Lowe in The Invisible Enemy (1977)
Played: Mergrave in Castrovalva (1982)
Played: Headmaster in Remembrance of the Daleks (1988)
Career highlights
Michael was a prolific character actor, appearing in over 120 productions, starting in a 1962 episode of Suspense. Further roles included The Likely Lads (1965), Adam Adamant Lives! (1966), The Borderers (1969), Albert! (1969), Paul Temple (1971), The Onedin Line (1972), On the Buses (1973), The Sweeney (1975), Space: 1999 (1975), The Tomorrow People (1978), Blake's 7 (1980), The Empire Strikes Back (1980), The Outsider (1983), Auf Wiedersehen, Pet (1983-84), The Invisible Man (1984), Hannay (1988), Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989), 'Allo 'Allo (1992), Takin' Over the Asylum (1994), Another Life (2001), The Green Door (2005) and Shadows in the Woods (2006). Michael had a regular role as Mr Bronson in children's school series Grange Hill (1985-89).
Facts
During his career, he played Adolf Hitler five times, and Heinrich Himmler three times. He acted alongside five Doctors in the TV series, and a sixth (Paul McGann) in audio story The Stones of Venice (2001). Michael was the one to formally identify actor Declan Mulholland at the police mortuary after he was found dead on a train (as well as being the original actor to play Jabba the Hutt in a scene deleted from Star Wars, Declan also appeared in the Doctor Who stories The Sea Devils and The Androids of Tara).
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
Hugh Spight (Black Dalek operator) Born May 5 1947
Doctor Who credits
Played: Black Dalek operator in Remembrance of the Daleks (1988)
Played: Robot clown in The Greatest Show in the Galaxy (1988-89, uncredited)
Career highlights
Trained ballet dancer Hugh's other TV and film work includes The Elephant Man (1980), The Great Muppet Caper (1981), The Dark Crystal (1982), Luna (1983-84) and Chish 'n' Fips (1984-87). He also had a hand or two in the animatronics on The Tripods (1985) and was, among other characters, a Gamorrean guard on Return of the Jedi (1983, unfortunately credited as Hugh Spirit!).
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.
William Thomas (Martin) Born 1946
Doctor Who credits
Played: Martin in Remembrance of the Daleks (1988)
Played: Mr Cleaver in Boom Town (2005)
Played: Geraint Cooper in Torchwood: Something Borrowed (2008), Torchwood: Miracle Day (The New World, The Categories of Life, The Middle Men, The Gathering, The Blood Line) (2011)
Career highlights
Debuted in Antony and Cleopatra (1974), then Casey's Shadow (1978), Grange Hill (1981), Taff Acre (1981), The District Nurse (1984), The Magnificent Evans (1984), Knights of God (1987), Only Fools and Horses (1989), After the War (1989), Forever Green (1992), Darklands (1996), Twin Town (1997), Satellite City (1998), Longitude (2000), Grass (2003), Midsomer Murders (2007), Freebird (2008), Mr Nice (2010), Y Syrcas (2013), Hinterland (2016), Requiem (2018), Bittersweet Symphony (2019) and Gangs of London (2020). He played William George in The Life and Times of David Lloyd George (1981), Matthew Thomas in We Are Seven (1989-91), Ivor Thomas in Fun at the Funeral Parlour (2001-02), Eric Miller in Welsh soap Pobol-y-Cwm (2004-05), William James in Belonging (2006-09), Father Chris in Gavin and Stacey (2007-10) and Wiliam in Alys (2011-12).
Facts
William is the first actor to appear in Doctor Who's classic series, new series and spin-off Torchwood.
Cy Town (Dalek operator) Feb 17 1931 to Mar 26 2024 Click here for Cy Town's entry on Frontier in Space
Cy Town (Dalek operator) Feb 17 1931 to Mar 26 2024 Click here for Cy Town's entry on Frontier in Space
Simon Williams (Group Captain Gilmore) Born Jun 16 1946
Career highlights
Simon debuted in a 1967 episode of Man in a Suitcase, followed by The Blood on Satan's Claw (1971), Three for All (1975), The Incredible Sarah (1976), Jabberwocky (1977), The Uncanny (1977), The Fiendish Plot of Dr Fu Manchu (1980), Kinvig (1981), Teachers (1984), Juliet Bravo (1985), First Among Equals (1986), The Return of Sam McCloud (1989), Cluedo (1990), Demob (1993), Law and Disorder (1994), The Opium War (1997), Once a Thief (1998), Killer Net (1998), Dinnerladies (1998), Pig Heart Boy (1999), The Gathering Storm (2002), Starhunter (2004), Family Affairs (2005), Sensitive Skin (2007), The Commander (2007), Spooks (2008), The Queen (2009), Merlin (2010), The Bletchley Circle (2012), Father Brown (2015), Galavant (2016), Goodbye Christopher Robin (2017), EastEnders (2017), Poldark (2019), Martin's Close (2019) and Shakespeare and Hathaway (2020). Simon's regular roles include James Bellamy in Upstairs, Downstairs (1971-75), Laurence Lucas in Agony (1979-81) and Agony Again (1995), Dr Charles Cartwright in Don't Wait Up (1985-88), Sir Anthony Rose in The Mixer (1992) and Sir Charles Merrick in Holby City (2000-03).
Facts
Simon's first wife was actress Belinda Carroll (Rani actress Kate O'Mara's sister), and the marriage produced two children, one of whom - Tamlyn Williams - appears in Remembrance of the Daleks as a Coal Hill schoolboy. Simon's second wife is actress Lucy Fleming, best known for her role as Jenny Richards in 1970s series Survivors (she's also the daughter of Brief Encounter star Celia Johnson, and niece of James Bond creator Ian Fleming). His father was actor Hugh Williams (best known as Inspector Marlowe in The New Adventures of Charlie Chan) while his mother was Australian actress and model Margaret Vyner, and his brother is poet and journalist Hugo Williams. His late sister Polly was married to actor Nigel Havers. Since 2012, Simon has been revisiting the role of Gilmore for Big Finish's Counter-Measures audio series.
This is Your Life: Simon was the subject of Thames TV's This is Your Life on April 2nd, 1986, surprised by host Eamonn Andrews at Fortnum and Mason in London. Doctor Who actors Colin Baker and Gareth Hunt were among the guests on the show.
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Ben Aaronovitch (writer) Born Feb 22 1964
Doctor Who credits
Wrote: Remembrance of the Daleks (1988), Battlefield (1989)
Career highlights
Ben's other screen writing work includes Jupiter Moon (1990), Casualty (1990) and Dark Knight (2001). Ben has now become a successful author, penning the Rivers of London series of books since 2011, which follows his authorship of several Doctor Who novels, including Transit (1992) and The Also People (1995).
Facts
His father was economist and Communist Sam Aaronovitch, and his brothers are broadcaster and journalist David Aaronovitch and actor Owen Aaronovitch. Ben's website is called The Folly and his blog is Temporarily Significant.
Andrew Morgan (director) Born Oct 20 1942
Doctor Who credits
Directed: Time and the Rani (1987), Remembrance of the Daleks (1988)
Played: Windsor Castle tourist in Silver Nemesis (1988)
Career highlights
Andrew's career began as a production assistant on 1974's The Gathering Storm, followed by similar work on The Onedin Line (1976), Wings (1977) and Who Pays the Ferryman? (1977). His first directing job was on The Onedin Line, followed by Sutherland's Law (1975), Everyday Maths (1978-79), Blake's 7 (1980), Triangle (1981), King's Royal (1982-83), Swallows and Amazons Forever! (1984, which was BAFTA-nominated), One By One (1987, which he also produced), Knights of God (1987), Hard Cases (1989), Casualty (1989-90), Rides (1992-93), EastEnders (1993-94), The Famous Five (1995), The Prince and the pauper (1996, which was BAFTA-nominated), Children of the New Forest (1998), Urban Gothic (2000), The Worst Witch (1998-2000), Harry and the Wrinklies (2000-02), Heartbeat (2003-09) and That's English (2011-14).
In 2016 Toby Hadoke released his Who's Round interview with Andrew here.
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
Andrew Cartmel (script editor) Born Apr 6 1958 Click here for Andrew Cartmel's entry on Time and the Rani
Andrew Cartmel (script editor) Born Apr 6 1958 Click here for Andrew Cartmel's entry on Time and the Rani
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