Dimensions in Time

The Seven Doctors anyone?
Pic: Christopher's Doctor Who Covers

Two episodes (Part One, Part Two)
First broadcast Nov 26 to 27 1993. Note: Part One was broadcast as part of BBC1's Children in Need charity telethon, and Part Two as part of BBC1's Noel's House Party programme
Average audience for serial: 13.7m

DOCTOR WHO CAST

Jon Pertwee (The Doctor) Jul 7 1919 to May 20 1996 (heart attack) Click here to see Jon Pertwee's entry on Spearhead from Space

Tom Baker (The Doctor) Born Jan 20 1934 Click here for Tom Baker's entry on Robot

Peter Davison (The Doctor) Born Apr 13 1951 Click here for Peter Davison's entry on Logopolis

Colin Baker (The Doctor) Born Jun 8 1943 Click here for Colin Baker's entry on Arc of Infinity

Sylvester McCoy (The Doctor) Born Aug 20 1943 Click here for Sylvester McCoy's entry on Time and the Rani

Carole Ann Ford (Susan) Born Jun 16 1940 For a full career biography for Carole Ann Ford, click here.

Deborah Watling (Victoria Waterfield) Jan 2 1948 to Jul 21 2017 (lung cancer) Click here for Deborah Watling's entry on The Evil of the Daleks

Nicholas Courtney (Brigadier Lethbridge Stewart) Dec 16 1929 to Feb 22 2011 (cancer) Click here for Nicholas Courtney's entry on The Daleks' Master Plan

Richard Franklin (Captain Mike Yates) Jan 15 1936 to Dec 25 2023 Click here for Richard Franklin's entry on Terror of the Autons

Caroline John (Liz Shaw) Sep 19 1940 to Jun 5 2012 (cancer) Click here to see Caroline John's entry on Spearhead from Space

Elisabeth Sladen (Sarah Jane Smith) Feb 1 1946 to Apr 19 2011 (pancreatic cancer) Click here for Elisabeth Sladen's entry on The Time Warrior

Louise Jameson (Leela) Born Apr 20 1951 Click here for Louise Jameson's entry on The Face of Evil

John Leeson (Voice of K-9) Born Mar 16 1943 Click here for John Leeson's entry on The Invisible Enemy

Lalla Ward (Romana) Born Jun 28 1951 Click here for Lalla Ward's entry on The Armageddon Factor

Sarah Sutton (Nyssa) Born Dec 12 1961 Click here for Sarah Sutton's entry on The Keeper of Traken

Nicola Bryant (Peri Brown) Born Oct 11 1960 Click here for Nicola Bryant's entry on Planet of Fire

Bonnie Langford (Melanie Bush) Born Jul 22 1964 Click here for Bonnie Langford's entry on The Trial of a Time Lord Parts 9-12

Sophie Aldred (Ace) Born Aug 20 1962 Click here for Sophie Aldred's entry on Dragonfire

Kate O'Mara (The Rani) Aug 10 1939 to Mar 30 2014 (ovarian cancer)
Doctor Who credits
Played: The Rani in The Mark of the Rani (1985), Time and the Rani (1987), Dimensions in Time (1993)
Career highlights
Kate's first role was Home and Away (1956, credited as Merrie Carroll), followed by roles in Emergency Ward 10 (1957), Danger Man (1965), Weavers Green (1966), Adam Adamant Lives! (1967), Great Catherine (1968), The Desperados (1969), The Avengers (1969), The Main Chance (1969), The Vampire Lovers (1970), The Horror of Frankenstein (1970), Spy Trap (1973), The Tamarind Seed (1974), The Two Ronnies (1977), The Plank (1979), Dempsey and Makepeace (1986), Cluedo (1990), Bad Girls (2001), Absolutely Fabulous (1995/2003), Crossroads (2003), Family Affairs (2005) and Benidorm (2012). Kate had regular roles as Jane Maxwell in The Brothers (1975-76), Katherine Laker in Triangle (1981-82), Cassandra Morrell in US soap Dynasty (1986) and Laura Wilde in Howards' Way (1989-90). In 1971 Kate, who started her career as a speech therapist, appeared in the stage version of The Avengers, playing the villainous Madame Gerda. Kate reprised the role of the Rani in the 2000 audio play The Rani Reaps the Whirlwind, and was expected to do so again for Big Finish in 2014 in the story The Rani Elite, but she died before recording took place. The character was recast in the form of Siobhan Redmond.
Facts
Kate's mother was actress Hazel Bainbridge. Between 1961-76, Kate was married to actor Jeremy Young, who appeared in An Unearthly Child and Mission to the Unknown. In 1965, she had a brief liaison with an actor called David Orchard (he can be seen as the swimmer in the title sequence of the Bond film Thunderball), and as a result had a baby son which she had to have adopted. Her second husband was also a Doctor Who actor: between 1993-96 she was married to Richard Willis (who appeared in Full Circle). Her sister is actress Belinda Carroll, which made her brother-in-law the actor Michael Cochrane (who appeared in Black Orchid and Ghost Light). Belinda was previously married to actor Simon Williams (who appeared in Remembrance of the Daleks), making Simon Kate's ex brother-in-law (are you following this?). Kate founded The British Actors' Theatre Company in 1987, for which her son Dickon Young worked as a set designer. Kate had Dickon following an affair with the actor Ian Cullen (who appeared in The Aztecs), but Dickon was brought up by his stepfather, Jeremy Young. On New Year's Eve 2012, Dickon - who for years had suffered from alcohol and drug abuse, which had worsened since he sustained brain damage after being hit by a car - was found hanged at the family home, aged 48 (Kate was in hospital with double pneumonia at the time so her son's body was not found for three weeks).

Samuel West (Cyrian) Born Jun 19 1966
Career highlights
Sam's acting debut came aged nine in Edward the King (1975, playing a five-year-old!), followed by Nanny (1981), Reunion (1989), Prince Caspian and the Voyage of the Dawn Treader (1989), Stanley and the Women (1991), Howards End (1992, for which he was BAFTA-nominated), As Time Goes By (1994), Persuasion (1995), Zoya (1995), Strangers (1996), Jane Eyre (1996), The Ripper (1997), Notting Hill (1999), Longitude (2000), Complicity (2000), Iris (2001), Cambridge Spies (2003), Van Helsing (2004), Random Quest (2006), Margaret Thatcher: The Long Walk to Finchley (2008), Desperate Romantics (2009), Dark Relic (2010), Any Human Heart (2010), Eternal Law (2012), Fleming (2014), The Crimson Field (2014), Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell (2015), The Frankenstein Chronicles (2015), Suffragette (2015), The Hollow Crown (2016), Midsomer Murders (2007/17), Darkest Hour (2017), On Chesil Beach (2017), Trust (2018), Grantchester (2019), The Crown (2019), Death in Paradise (2020), Westworld (2020) and All Creatures Great and Small (2020). He also had a regular role as Frank Edwards in 36 episodes of Mr Selfridge (2013-16).
Awards
2001: London Critics' Circle Theatre Award for Best Shakespearean Performance (Hamlet)
Facts
Sam is the son of acting legends Timothy West and Prunella Scales, the grandson of actor Lockwood West, and the great-grandson of actor H. Carleton-Crowe. Samuel is a socialist activist and has spoken at a number of political and union rallies. He has been involved in a great number of recitals of both prose and poetry, both with and without choral or orchestral accompaniment, and is a choral singer himself. His partner is playwright Laura Wade. Sam appears in Billy Bragg's 2013 music video for Handyman Blues.

EASTENDERS CAST

Letitia Dean (Sharon Watts) Born Nov 14 1967
Career highlights
Letitia's first acting job was the regular role of Lucinda Oliver in school drama Grange Hill (1983-84); she also had roles in soap Brookside (1984) and Relative Strangers (1985) before securing the role of Sharon Watts in EastEnders. At the time of writing, Letitia is still in the soap, having played the character in more than 2,280 episodes since 1985. Other acting credits include Casualty (1995), England, My England (1995), The Hello Girls (1996-98), Doctors (2000) and Lucy Sullivan is Getting Married (1999-2000).
Facts
In 1986, Letitia and EastEnders co-star Paul Medford released a single called Something Outta Nothing which peaked at number 12 in the UK chart. In 2007, she was a contestant on Strictly Come Dancing.

Shobu Kapoor (Gita Kapoor) Born May 28 1961
Doctor Who credits
Played: Gita Kapoor in Dimensions in Time (1993)
Played: Scared woman in Journey's End (2008)
Career highlights
Shobu debuted in Family Pride in 1991, and then secured the role of Gita in EastEnders which she would play in more than 280 episodes between 1993-98. After leaving EastEnders, Shobu found roles in Bend It Like Beckham (2002), Nevermind Nirvana (2004), Chicken Tikka Masala (2005), Banglatown Banquet (2006), Van Wilder 2: The Rise of Taj (2006), Fair City (2006), Shameless (2007), The Infidel (2010), The Jury (2011), Silent Witness (2012), Some Things (2014), Hank Zipzer (2015), Loaded (2017), The Boy with the Topknot (2017), The Split (2018), Unforgotten (2018), Krypton (2018-19), Four Weddings and a Funeral (2019) and I Hate Suzie (2020). She also had the regular role of Mrs Khan in 33 episodes of the sitcom Citizen Khan (2012-16).
Facts
In 2013 she appeared as a contestant on Celebrity Mastermind, her specialist subject being the author Roald Dahl. Here she is, on Twitter!

Ross Kemp (Grant Mitchell) Born Jul 21 1964
Career highlights
Ross made his TV debut in Emmerdale Farm (1986), followed by roles in Playing Away (1987), The Picnic (1989) and Birds of a Feather (1989). He won the role of Grant Mitchell in EastEnders in 1990 and played him in over 1,000 episodes between 1990-2016. Other acting work includes City Central (1998), In Defence (2000), Without Motive (2000), A Christmas Carol (2000), The Crooked Man (2003), Spartacus (2004), 10 Minute Tales (2009) and Nothing to Declare (2020). He also had a regular role as Henry Garvie in Ultimate Force (2002-06). In recent years Ross has branched out into documentary filmmaking, and has fronted investigative series such as Alive in Alaska (1999), Ross Kemp in Afghanistan (2008), Ross Kemp on Gangs (2007-09), In Search of Pirates (2009), Battle for the Amazon (2010), Extreme World (2011-17) and Britain's Volunteer Army (2020). He has also acted as executive producer on several of these programmes.
Awards
1999: British Soap Award for Best Actor (EastEnders)
2006: British Soap Award for Best Actor (EastEnders)
2007: BAFTA TV Award for Best Factual Series (Ross Kemp on Gangs) - with Amelia Hann and Clive Tulloh
Facts
Between 2002-09 Ross was married to the tabloid journalist Rebekah Wade (who many years later was embroiled in the newspaper phone hacking scandal); in 2005 police were called after Wade (now Brooks) assaulted her husband, but no charges were pursued. It was revealed during the phone hacking court proceedings years later that she had been having an affair with tabloid colleague Andy Coulson between 1998-2007. In 2011 Ross wrote his first novel, Devil to Pay, followed by Moving Target the following year.
This is Your Life: Ross was the subject of BBC TV's This is Your Life on February 3rd, 1997, surprised by host Michael Aspel on the set of soap EastEnders.

Steve McFadden (Phil Mitchell) Born Mar 20 1959
Career highlights
Steve made his acting debut in Buster in 1988, followed by roles in Minder (1989) and Bergerac (1990) before winning the role of Phil Mitchell in EastEnders. He has played the role in more than 3,200 episodes since 1990. While most of his career has been spent in the soap, there have been occasional appearances in other productions, such as Kevin and Perry Go Large (2000), Murder in Mind (2001) and Provoked: A True Story (2006).
Awards
2001: British Soap Award for Villain of the Year (EastEnders)
2016: British Soap Award Outstanding Achievement Award (EastEnders)
Facts
In 2014, Steve successfully sued the Metropolitan Police and the News of the World newspaper after a police officer sold details about him to the publication. Between 1999-2003 Steve was in a relationship with EastEnders co-star Lucy Benjamin, who had an uncredited role as the young Nyssa in Mawdryn Undead.

Mike Reid (Frank Butcher) Jan 19 1940 to Jul 29 2007 (heart attack)
Doctor Who credits
Played: Thal in Dr Who and the Daleks (1965, film, uncredited)
Played: Greek soldier in The Myth Makers (1965, uncredited)
Played: Guard in The Massacre of St Bartholomew's Eve (1966, uncredited)
Played: Soldier in The War Machines (1966, uncredited)
Played: Frank Butcher in Dimensions in Time (1993)
Career highlights
Mike started out as a stuntman, working on productions such as Spartacus (1960), The Avengers (1965), The Dirty Dozen (1967), Casino Royale (1967), Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968) and Department S (1969). His second career in the entertainment industry then took off when he became a stand-up comedian in working men's clubs, which soon caught the attention of TV producers. He made his first comedy appearances in The Comedians (1972-74), after which he became a popular face on screen in the 1970s and 80s in The Wheeltappers and Shunters Social Club (1974), Runaround (1975), The Good Old Days (1977-78), The Mike Reid Show (1976-78), Starburst (1981-83) and Punchlines! (1983-84). His acting career continued in the likes of Steptoe and Son (1972), Yus My Dear (1976), Noah's Castle (1980), Worzel Gummidge (1980), Minder (1982), Big Deal (1986), The Detectives (1995), Underworld (1997), Moussaka and Chips (2005), The Bill (2007), Inferno (2008) and Jack Says (2008). However, it is his role as Frank Butcher in EastEnders for which he will most be remembered, who he played in 720 episodes between 1987-2005. Mike also released several of his live stand-up routines on video, including Live and Uncensored (1992), Alive and Kidding (1998) and Seriously Funny (2000).
Facts
In 1985, Mike's son Mark accidentally shot dead his 17-year-old friend and received a suspended sentence. Five years later Mark, suffering from schizophrenia, committed suicide by setting himself on fire. As if that wasn't tragic enough, within weeks Mark's daughter Kirsty (Mike's granddaughter) died in her cot, aged six months. Ironically, Mike had been given a thorough examination and a clean bill of health just two weeks before he died. At the time of his death he owed £900,000, so creditors took all of his legacy.
This is Your Life: Mike was the subject of BBC TV's This is Your Life on November 16th, 1994, surprised by host Michael Aspel following a stand-up gig at the Lakeside Country Club in Surrey. Fellow EastEnders (and Doctor Who!) actor Barbara Windsor paid tribute on the show.

Wendy Richard (Pauline Fowler) Jul 20 1943 to Feb 26 2009 (breast cancer)
Career highlights
Wendy made her acting debut in the 1961 series Saturday Spectacular, followed by roles in Hugh and I (1962-66, as Hugh's daughter), The Arthur Haynes Show (1962), Harpers West One (1962), HMS Paradise (1964), The Day of Ragnarok (1965), The Sullavan Brothers (1965), The Likely Lads (1965), Weavers Green (1966), Up Pompeii! (1970), On the Buses (1971), Please Sir! (1971), Both Ends Meet (1972), Bless This House (1972), Not On Your Nellie (1975), Spooner's Patch (1979) and Function Room (1985). Wendy's first brush with fame came playing Joyce Harker in soap The Newcomers between 1965-67, and later as blonde bombshell Miss Shirley Brahms in 69 episodes of the department store sitcom Are You Being Served? (1972-85) and its sequel Grace and Favour (1992-93), as well as the 1977 film version. During the 1970s Wendy also had a couple of recurring roles in sitcom Dad's Army, as Edith Parish in 1970 and then as Shirley in 1972-73. Also in the 1970s Wendy became a secondary regular member of the Carry On comedy team, appearing in Carry On Matron (1972, as Miss Willing) and Carry On Girls (1973, as the amusingly named Ida Downs) as well as the 1970 TV Christmas special. In 1985, Wendy secured the role for which she will be most remembered, Pauline Fowler in the soap EastEnders, who she played in 2,054 episodes between 1985-2006. After leaving the soap, Wendy took roles in Benidorm, Agatha Christie's Marple and Here Comes the Queen (all 2008).
Awards
2000: Member of the order of the British Empire (MBE) for services to television drama
2007: British Soap Awards Lifetime Achievement Award
Facts
In 1962, Wendy joined Mike Sarne on the number one UK hit single Come Outside. She was a collector of ornamental frogs, which numbered more than 1,000. Wendy beat cancer twice - in 1996 and in 2002 - before it spread in 2008.

Nicola Stapleton (Mandy Salter) Born Aug 9 1974
Career highlights
Nicola began as a child actor, her first work being uncredited in the James Bond film Octopussy (1983), after which she had roles in Dempsey and Makepeace (1985), Hansel and Gretel (1987), Snow White (1987), Hannay (1988), Courage Mountain (1990) and the regular character of Sally in Simon and the Witch (1987-88). Nicola joined EastEnders as Mandy in 1992, and played her for almost 200 episodes between 1992-94 and 2011-12. Work outside EastEnders has included The Thin Blue Line (1995), Urban Ghost Story (1998), The Killing Zone (1999), Audrey and Friends (2000), Chunky Monkey (2001), Goodbye Charlie Bright (2001), South West 9 (2001), Holby City (2004), The Commander (2007), Hollyoaks Later (2009), Postcode (2011), Blood and Carpet (2015), The Rise of the Krays (2015), The Fall of the Krays (2016), Dusty and Me (2016), White Gold (2017), Intruders (2017) and London Kills (2019). She also had the recurring role of Janine Nebeski in Bad Girls (2005-06) and Danielle Hutch in Emmerdale (2008-09), but more recently is known for voicing the character of Rosie in Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends (2017-20).
Facts
In 2001, Nicola's father Vincent was jailed for five years for his part in an £11m VAT computer chip fraud. Her brother was also fined £10,000 for helping in the fraudulent business, which involved importing VAT-exempt microchips from the EU and selling them to firms with added VAT, before claiming money back from the Government. In 2008, Nicola battled against the Customs Prosecution Office at the High Court in order to keep her property in London, which she had purchased from her father for £175,000 before his imprisonment. The prosecution claimed the house had originally been purchased from "ill-gotten gains" and wanted to seize the property as part of the confiscation order. Nicola maintained she bought the property out of her earnings as an actress in 2000 and the court found in her favour.

Pam St Clement (Pat Butcher) Born May 11 1942
Career highlights
Debuted in Doomwatch (1972), then The Fenn Street Gang (1973), All Our Saturdays (1973), Hedda (1975), A Horseman Riding By (1978), Emmerdale Farm (1980), The Bunker (1981), Angels (1981), Scrubbers (1982), Bottle Boys (1984), The Tripods (1985) and CATS Eyes (1986). Former teacher Pam won the role of Pat in 1986, and went on to play her in more than 2,500 episodes until 2012. After leaving the soap, Pam appeared in Leonardo (2012) and Casualty (2016-17).
Awards
2012: British Soap Awards Lifetime Achievement Award
Facts
Bisexual Pam is an avid campaigner for both gay rights and animal welfare.

This is Your Life: Pam was the subject of BBC TV's This is Your Life on September 20th, 1995, surprised by host Michael Aspel while filming a scene for EastEnders. Other notable guests from the world of Doctor Who included Mike Reid, Tony Caunter, Isla Blair, Simon Williams, Anna Wing, June Brown and Ian McKellen.

Gillian Taylforth (Kathy Beale) Born Aug 14 1955
Career highlights
Gillian's acting debut came in Eleanor (1974), after which she appeared in Zigger Zagger (1975), Somebody's Daughter (1978), The Rag Trade (1977-78), Thundercloud (1979), Watch This Space (1980), The Long Good Friday (1980), Sink or Swim (1981), On Safari (1982-84), The Gentle Touch (1984) and Stars of the Roller State Disco (1985). She won the role of Kathy Beale in EastEnders in 1985, and she has played the part in more than 1,600 episodes since. Her later work includes Big Cat (1998), The Knock (2000), Messiah (2001/03), The House That Jack Built (2002), Jane Hall (2006) and Missing (2010). Regular roles have included Jackie Webb in 38 episodes of Footballers' Wives (2002-06), Sergeant Nikki Wright in 56 episodes of The Bill (2006-08) and Sandy Roscoe in 161 episodes of soap Hollyoaks (2013-15). Gillian also appeared on Strictly Come Dancing as a contestant in 2008, and on Celebrity Big Brother in 2013.
Facts
Her sister Kim Taylforth is also an actor. In 1994, Gillian was involved in a high-profile court case when she sued The Sun newspaper for libel after it ran a story claiming she and her then partner Geoff Knights had performed sexual acts on a slip road on the A1 in their vehicle. Gillian claimed her partner had suffered an attack of pancreatitis and she was merely massaging his stomach to soothe his abdominal pain; however, a police officer claimed she was performing fellatio. In the case, the jury returned a verdict in favour of The Sun.

This is Your Life: Gillian was the subject of BBC TV's This is Your Life on January 16th, 2003, surprised by host Michael Aspel while filming a scene for Footballers' Wives at the National Maritime Museum. Among those paying tribute were Doctor Who alumni Anna Wing, Shobu Kapoor, Mona Hammond, Anita Dobson and Michelle Collins.

Deepak Verma (Sanjay Kapoor) Born Feb 11 1969
Career highlights
Deepak debuted in Taggart in 1992 before securing the role of Sanjay in EastEnders which he would play for more than 360 episodes between 1993-98. After leaving EastEnders, Deepak appeared in Empty Mirror (2000), Holby City (2001), White Teeth (2002), All About Me (2003), 5 Aside (2014), Dominion (2015), City of Tiny Lights (2016), The Good Karma Hospital (2017) and Emergency: LA (2021). He also appeared in almost 400 episodes of the Hindi comedy drama Kyunki... Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi between 2000-02.
Awards
2017: Member of the order of the British Empire (MBE) for services to the arts
Facts
Deepak runs his own production company, Pukkanasha Films.

Adam Woodyatt (Ian Beale) Born Jun 28 1968
Career highlights
Adam's acting debut came playing Shiner in The Baker Street Boys (1983), after which he took the role of Dave Firkettle in 1983's The Witches and the Grinnygog. His third acting job was playing Ian Beale in EastEnders, which he joined in 1985 and has played in more than 3,900 episodes to date.
Awards
2013: British Soap Awards Lifetime Achievement Award (EastEnders)
2015: British Soap Awards Best On-Screen Partnership (EastEnders) - with Laurie Brett
Facts
Between 1983-85 Adam trained as a butcher in Wales. Here he is, on Twitter!

CREW

David Roden (writer)
Career highlights
At the time that he helped John Nathan-Turner write the script for Dimensions in Time, David was researcher on productions such as Derek Jarman's Wittgenstein and Blue. After this he became a production assistant on French Film (2008), a script editor on Casualty (2009-10) and Coronation Street (2013-14), a director on Doctors (2013), and a director and producer on Irish drama Red Rock (2015-17).
Facts
David used to run the BBC's Writers Academy, which trained writers to work on the BBC's continuing drama shows, and now runs his own screenwriting courses. He also wrote the schools version of the musical We Will Rock You. David also wrote several works of fiction for the Doctor Who Magazine Yearbooks in the 1990s, as well as the 2009 BBC audio adventure The Nemonite Invasion and one quarter of the 2008 BBC novel The Story of Martha. In 2013, David was on the cusp of being awarded a top drama producer's job at the BBC, but when allegations of sexual abuse against young men were highlighted by police, the job offer was withdrawn. No charges were subsequently brought against Roden by either accusers or police. Roden challenged the BBC's conduct in an employment tribunal in 2014. The case failed, but Roden was granted anonymity, which was subsequently overturned in 2015 after an appeal by the BBC.
In 2015 Toby Hadoke released his Who's Round interview with David here.

John Nathan-Turner (writer and producer) Aug 12 1947 to May 1 2002 (liver failure) Click here for John Nathan-Turner's entry on The Leisure Hive

Stuart McDonald (director) Died Apr 12 2021 (car accident)
Career highlights
Stuart directed variety and entertainment shows since the 1980s, including Top of the Pops, That's Life!, morning television, Stars in Their Eyes, The National Lottery, Before They Were Famous, Robot Wars (for which he also provided the robot voices and announcements), Trisha, Tomorrow's World, BAFTA Tributes, Royal Variety Performance, The Two Ronnies Sketchbook, Test the Nation, Parkinson, Gladiators, Pointless, The Chase, The Apprentice: You're Fired!, Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two and Question Time. He started out as a vision mixer on series such as Chockablock and Bellamy's Backyard Safari in 1981. Stuart did not leave his experience with 3D television behind either, as he also pioneering 3D TV broadcasting with Sky.

The Five Doctors

The Five Doctors in an alternative
universe perhaps? Pic: Whopix blog

One episode (The Five Doctors)
First broadcast Nov 23 1983 - on PBS in the USA; two days later in the UK
Average audience for serial: 7.7m

REGULAR CAST

Peter Davison (The Doctor) Born Apr 13 1951 Click here for Peter Davison's entry on Logopolis

Janet Fielding (Tegan) Born Sep 9 1953 Click here for Janet Fielding's entry on Logopolis

Mark Strickson (Turlough) Born Apr 6 1959 Click here for Mark Strickson's entry on Mawdryn Undead

GUEST CAST

Anthony Ainley (The Master) Aug 20 1932 to May 3 2004 (cancer) Click here for Anthony Ainley's entry on The Keeper of Traken

Tom Baker (The Doctor) Born Jan 20 1934 Click here for Tom Baker's entry on Robot

David Banks (Cyber Leader) Born Sep 24 1951
Doctor Who credits
Played: Cyber Leader in Earthshock (1982), The Five Doctors (1983), Attack of the Cybermen (1985), Silver Nemesis (1988)
Career highlights
David, 6ft 3in, made his acting debut in Keep It in the Family (1980), then made appearances in Bret Maverick (1981/82), The Bill (1991), A Time to Dance (1992), EastEnders (1994), Canary Wharf (1996) and Doctors (2006). Between 1991-92 he had a regular role in soap Brookside as Graeme Curtis.
Facts
In 1989 he played Karl the mercenary in the stage play Doctor Who - The Ultimate Adventure (a role he reprised for an audio adaptation in 2007). On April 29th 1989, Pertwee fell ill and was replaced for two performances by David, who wore a white suit, t-shirt and Panama hat as the Doctor. In the late 1980s David got involved with Cyber-lore, writing the biographical work Doctor Who - Cybermen in 1988, which he adapted into audio cassettes and narrated as Origins of the Cybermen (1989-90). In 1984 David submitted a script to the Doctor Who production team called FlipBack which was steeped in Cyber-continuity, and was ultimately developed into his New Adventure novel Iceberg in 1993. David would have been cast as the Auton leader if the aborted Season 23 Doctor Who story Yellow Fever and How to Cure It had been filmed.

Stuart Blake (Commander) Born Sep 2 1950
Doctor Who credits
Played: Zoldaz in State of Decay (1980)
Played: Commander in The Five Doctors (1983)
Played: Scibus in Warriors of the Deep (1984)
Career highlights
Other work includes A Bridge Too Far (1977), Flash Gordon (1980), King Lear (1982), Metal Mickey (1982), The Fourth Arm (1983) and Amy (1984).
Facts
Stuart gave up acting in 1987 and is now a "communications designer", principally for social media and live events. Stuart has been awarded the Freedom of the City of London for his part in the 800th anniversary celebrations of the London Mayoralty.

Nicholas Courtney (Brigadier Lethbridge Stewart) Dec 16 1929 to Feb 22 2011 (cancer) Click here for Nicholas Courtney's entry on The Daleks' Master Plan

Ray Float (UNIT Sergeant) Born 1949
Career highlights
Ray's further credits include How We Used to Live (1981), All for Love (1982), Juliet Bravo (1983), 'Allo 'Allo! (1984) and By the Sword Divided (1985).

Carole Ann Ford (Susan) Born Jun 16 1940 For a full career biography for Carole Ann Ford, click here.

Richard Franklin ("Mike Yates") Jan 15 1936 to Dec 25 2023 Click here for Richard Franklin's entry on Terror of the Autons

Mark Hardy (Cyber Lieutenant)
Doctor Who credits
Played: Cyber Lieutenant in Earthshock (1982), The Five Doctors (1983), Silver Nemesis (1988)
Career highlights
Mark's other credits include A Coming-Out Party (1961), Carry On Cleo (1964), The Corridor People (1966), The Orchard End Murder (1980), Personal Services (1987), Who's the Boss? (1987), Friendships Field (1995) and Bright Young Things (2003). It is unclear whether these are all the same actor (it's a common name!).

William Hartnell (The Doctor) Jan 8 1908 to Apr 23 1975 (heart failure after a series of strokes) For a full career biography for William Hartnell, click here.

Frazer Hines ("Jamie McCrimmon") Born Sep 22 1944 Click here for Frazer Hines's entry on The Highlanders

Keith Hodiak (Raston robot) June 16th 1950 to September 3rd 2025
Career highlights
Trained dancer Keith's other credits include Revenge of the Pink Panther (1978), Fox (1980), Wood and Walters (1981), The Chinese Detective (1981), An American Werewolf in London (1981), Are You Being Served? (1983-85, as semi-regular Seymour), Full Metal Jacket (1987), The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (1988) and EastEnders (1992).

Facts

Guyanese Keith was one of the first black dancers to perform with a UK national dance company, Rambert, between 1972-75. His birthname was Hodiak Hampden Sears. Toward the end of his career he taught adult ballet classes, yoga and tai chi.
In 2015 Toby Hadoke released his Who's Round interview with Keith here.

Richard Hurndall (The Doctor) Nov 3 1910 to Apr 13 1984 (heart attack)
Career highlights
Richard began acting on the stage in 1930, but his first screen appearance was in Adventure Story (1946), followed by parts in 1066 and All That (1947), The Middle Watch (1948), Emma (1948), The Good Companions (1949), Two of Everything (1953), Portrait of Man (1960), The Last Man Out (1962), No Hiding Place (1964), Take It or Leave It (1964-65), United! (1966), Breaking Point (1966), Haunted (1967), The Paradise Makers (1967), Spindoe (1968), The Avengers (1968), Some Girls Do (1969), The Power Game (1969), Manhunt (1970), Steptoe and Son (1970), Zeppelin (1971), I, Monster (1971), It's Murder But Is It Art (1972), Doctor in Charge (1972), War and Peace (1972-73), Gawain and the Green Knight (1973), The Inheritors (1974), The Brothers (1974), The Rough with the Smooth (1975), Oil Strike North (1975), Philby, Burgess and Maclean (1977), Running Blind (1979), Ripping Yarns (1979), Love in a Cold Climate (1980), Blake's 7 (1981), Rep (1982), Nanny (1983) and Bergerac (1983).
Facts
Richard's middle name was Gibbon. Richard was a member of the BBC Radio repertory company between 1949-52 and in the late 1950s worked for both Radio Luxembourg and the BBC (playing Sherlock Holmes). His third wife was actress Margaret Ward. Sadly, Richard died just four and a half months after The Five Doctors aired - reportedly before he'd even been paid for playing the role of the First Doctor.

Paul Jerricho (Castellan) Born Nov 18 1948
Doctor Who credits
Played: Castellan in Arc of Infinity, The Five Doctors (both 1983)

Played: Alfie in Lucky Day (2025)
Career highlights
Paul, who was brought up in the Caribbean, debuted in Clayhanger in 1976, followed by roles in Space: 1999 (1977), Force 10 from Navarone (1978), Grange Hill (1981), The Biko Inquest (1984), Knights of God (1987), Cry Freedom (1987), Howards' Way (1990), Love Hurts (1993), The Ice House (1997), Mosley (1998), A Likeness in Stone (2000), Footballers' Wives (2004), Look Around You (2005), Jericho (2005), EastEnders (2009), The Whistleblower (2010), Lewis (2012) and Casualty (2014). He also had a regular role as Charles Woodhouse in 78 episodes of the soap Triangle (1981-83).
Facts
Until 1984, Paul was married to actress Barbara Kinghorn, the only guest star to survive the Doctor Who story The Caves of Androzani (1984). His current partner is actress Helena Little.

Caroline John ("Liz Shaw") Sep 19 1940 to Jun 5 2012 (cancer) Click here to see Caroline John's entry on Spearhead from Space

William Kenton (Cyber scout) Jun 9 1944 to Nov 2 2021

Career highlights

His CV also includes Russian Roulette (1973), By the Sword Divided (1983) and Big Deal (1984). He was also credited as a poker advisor on Big Deal (1984-86; William also worked as a croupier) and a boat wrangler on Rosie & Jim (1991; he was also a merchant seaman).

Facts

His parents were actors Godfrey and Mary Kenton (incidentally, Godfrey's third wife, after Mary, was Vivienne Bennett, who played Queen Elizabeth I in The Chase).

Philip Latham (Lord President Borusa) Jan 17 1929 to Jun 20 2020
Career highlights
Philip's first credit was in A Rubovian Legend (1955), followed by Huntingtower (1957), The Moonstone (1959), The Army Game (1959), The Treasure Seekers (1961), The Andromeda Breakthrough (1962), Harpers West One (1962), The Devil-Ship Pirates (1964), The Secret of Blood Island (1964), Dracula: Prince of Darkness (1966), Middlemarch (1968), UFO (1971), No Exit (1972), Seeing and Believing (1961-75), Force 10 from Navarone (1978), From a Far Country (1981), The Fourth Arm (1983), Leaving (1985), Murder of a Moderate Man (1985) and The Man from the Pru (1990). Philip's most famous roles were as Willy Izard in 110 episodes of The Troubleshooters (1965-72), Plantagenet in 26 episodes of The Pallisers (1974) and Arthur Bourne in 75 episodes of The Cedar Tree (1976-77).

John Leeson (Voice of K-9) Born Mar 16 1943 Click here for John Leeson's entry on The Invisible Enemy

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

Richard Mathews (Rassilon) Dec 11 1914 to Oct 15 1992
Career highlights
Richard's earliest credit was in No Medals (1948), after which he secured roles in ...And Humanity (1958), Emergency Ward 10 (1961), Thorndyke (1964), The Baron (1966), The Caesars (1968), Z Cars (1967/70), Crown Court (1972), The Satanic Rites of Dracula (1973), The Adams Chronicles (1976), Children of the Stones (1977), Beryl's Lot (1977), The Walls of Jericho (1981), The Forgotten Story (1983) and Harnessing Peacocks (1992). He also narrated the 1976 paranormal series Beyond Belief.

Stephen Meredith (Technician)
Career highlights
Stephen's other work includes The Enchanted Castle (1979) and A Little Silver Trumpet (1980).

Wendy Padbury ("Zoe Heriot") Born Dec 7 1947 Click here for Wendy Padbury's entry on The Wheel in Space

Jon Pertwee (The Doctor) Jul 7 1919 to May 20 1996 (heart attack) Click here to see Jon Pertwee's entry on Spearhead from Space

David Savile (Crichton) Born Nov 3 1936
Doctor Who credits
Played: Lieutenant Carstairs in The War Games (1969)
Played: Winser in The Claws of Axos (1971)
Played: Crichton in The Five Doctors (1983)
Career highlights
David's career has been busy since he made his first appearance in a 1965 episode of Out of the Unknown, including Pride and Prejudice (1967), The Power Game (1969), Hell Boats (1970), The Man Who Was Hunting Himself (1972), The Big Sleep (1978), Out (1978), Kinvig (1981), Dempsey and Makepeace (1985), Shine On Harvey Moon (1985), Howards' Way (1988), Anglo Saxon Attitudes (1992), The Young Poisoner's Handbook (1995), Peak Practice (1999), Cambridge Spies (2003), New Tricks (2004) and Tan Lines (2005). He also regularly played Lieutenant Commander Beaumont in over 30 episodes of Warship (1973-76) and Max Barker in Kinsey (1991-92).
Facts
He was once married to actress Lois Baxter, who appeared in The Androids of Tara (1978).

Dinah Sheridan (Chancellor Flavia) Sep 17 1920 to Nov 25 2012
Career highlights
Debuted at the age of 17 in Landslide (1937), followed by roles in Irish and Proud of It (1938), Full Speed Ahead (1940), Get Cracking (1943), Murder in Reverse (1945), The Hills of Donegal (1947), Dark Secret (1949), Ivory Hunter (1951), Breaking the Sound Barrier (1952), Genevieve (1953), The Contact (1968), The Railway Children (1970), Call My Bluff (1969-71), Ooh La La! (1973), Zodiac (1974), Marked Personal (1974), Village Hall (1975), Whodunnit? (1977), Sykes (1979), Sink or Swim (1981), All for Love (1983), The Winning Streak (1985), Blankety Blank (1981-87), Cross Wits (1990), Keeping Up Appearances (1991), Just Us (1992), Lovejoy (1992), Countdown (1988-93), All Night Long (1994) and Jonathan Creek (1999). Dinah found early recognition playing Paul Temple's wife Steve in the late 1940s, and found renewed fame as Angela Latimer in 38 episodes of the sitcom Don't Wait Up (1983-90).
Facts
Dinah was one of the first actresses to appear on BBC Television in 1936 when she was interviewed for Picture Page. Dinah's parents were photographers to the Royal family, by appointment to the Queen and Queen Mother. Dinah retired from acting in 1954 after marrying second husband Sir John Davis, president of the Rank Organisation (it was his condition she gave up acting if they wed), but returned following their divorce. Dinah's first husband was actor Jimmy Hanley, with whom she had three children - one died in infancy, while the other two are Jenny Hanley, best remembered as presenter of children's show Magpie in the 1970s, and Sir Jeremy Hanley, former Conservative MP and British foreign minister and Conservative Party chairman in the 1990s. Her third (of four) husband was Canadian actor John Merivale, who in 1970 was given 10 years to live due to a previously undiagnosed hereditary kidney condition. When he married Dinah in 1986 she learnt how to administer kidney dialysis at home, until he passed away in 1990.
This is Your Life: Dinah was the subject of Thames TV's This is Your Life on March 28th, 1979, surprised by host Eamonn Andrews dressed as a porter at Heathrow Airport. Link to The Big Red Book entry.

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

Elisabeth Sladen (Sarah Jane Smith) Feb 1 1946 to Apr 19 2011 (pancreatic cancer) Click here for Elisabeth Sladen's entry on The Time Warrior

John Tallents (Guard) Born Jan 11 1947
Career highlights
Further credits include Nancy Astor (1982), The Fourth Arm (1983), Diana (1984) and Island at War (2004).
Facts
John started out studying law, as he comes from a continuous line of solicitors dating back to 1780, but changed his career when he got a job at auctioneers Sotheby's specialising in ceramics. He didn't decide to go into acting until the late 1970s. Nowadays he performs as Charles Dickens on reading tours around the UK and beyond, much like we see Dickens doing in The Unquiet Dead.

Patrick Troughton (The Doctor) Mar 25 1920 to Mar 28 1987 (heart attack) See Patrick Troughton's entry on The Power of the Daleks

Lalla Ward (Romana) Born Jun 28 1951 Click here for Lalla Ward's entry on The Armageddon Factor

CREW

Terrance Dicks (writer) Apr 14 1935 to Aug 29 2019 Click here for Terrance Dicks's entry on The Invasion

Peter Moffatt (director) Aug 15 1922 to Oct 21 2007
Doctor Who credits
Directed: State of Decay (1980), The Visitation (1982), Mawdryn Undead (1983), The Five Doctors (1983), The Twin Dilemma (1984), The Two Doctors (1985)
Played: Man outside restaurant in The Two Doctors (1985, uncredited)
Played: Tourist in Silver Nemesis (1988, uncredited)
Career highlights
His training to become an actor was disturbed by the outbreak of World War Two, during which he became a prisoner of war at Stalag Luft 3 in Germany. After the war he went back into acting in programmes such as Emil and the Detectives (1952) and Tales from Soho (1956), but then turned to directing, working on Small Time (1960), Tales of Mystery (1961), It Happened Like This (1963), Crane (1963-64), Seven Deadly Sins (1966-67), Sexton Blake (1968), Hadleigh (1969), Big Brother (1970), Crime of Passion (1971-72), New Scotland Yard (1972), Melissa (1974), Rooms (1974-77), The Camerons (1979), The Gentle Touch (1980), Juliet Bravo (1980/82), EastEnders (1986) and All Creatures Great and Small (1978-88).
Facts
He was married to actress/ director/ producer Joan Kemp-Welch.

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 Castrovalva

Logopolis

The Doctor (Tom Baker) with his new
friends, plus a new old enemy!

Four episodes (Part One, Part Two, Part Three, Part Four)
First broadcast Feb 28 to Mar 21 1981
Average audience for serial: 6.68m

REGULAR CAST

Tom Baker (The Doctor) Born Jan 20 1934 Click here for Tom Baker's entry on Robot

Matthew Waterhouse (Adric) Born Dec 19 1961 Click here for Matthew Waterhouse's entry on Full Circle

Sarah Sutton (Nyssa) Born Dec 12 1961 Click here for Sarah Sutton's entry on The Keeper of Traken

Janet Fielding (Tegan) Born Sep 9 1953
Doctor Who credits
Played: Tegan Jovanka in Logopolis, Castrovalva, Four to Doomsday, Kinda, The Visitation, Black Orchid, Earthshock, Time-Flight, Arc of Infinity, Snakedance, Mawdryn Undead, Terminus, Enlightenment, The King's Demons, The Five Doctors, Warriors of the Deep, The Awakening, Frontios, Resurrection of the Daleks (1981-84). Return appearance in The Caves of Androzani (1984), The Power of the Doctor (2022) and Tales of the TARDIS (2023), as well as the Jim'll Fix It sketch A Fix with Sontarans (1985).
Career highlights
Prior to Doctor Who, Australian born Janet had appeared in the Hammer House of Horror episode Charlie Boy (1980), and subsequent credits include Shelley (1982), Minder (1984), Hold the Back Page (1986) and Parnell and the Englishwoman (1991).
Facts
After training as an actor Down Under, Janet moved to the UK in 1977, but in 1991 gave up acting to work for pressure group Women in Film and Television. In the 1990s she became an actors' agent, representing Paul McGann when he was cast as the Eighth Doctor in 1996. In 1982, Janet married Daily Mirror and World in Action journalist Nicholas Davies, who later became notable for allegations of being an arms dealer and Mossad agent, as well as one of Diana, Princess of Wales's lovers. They divorced in 1991. Janet reprised her role as Tegan in 2006 for the Big Finish audio adventure The Gathering, and has played her on audio ever since. In 2012, it was revealed that Janet was fighting cancer. She is heavily involved in the community scheme Project MotorHouse in Ramsgate, UK, and organised two fundraising events in 2013 which reunited firstly five Doctors (numbers 5, 6, 7, 8 and 10) and then 12 companions (along with Peter Davison). Janet has the distinction of having acted alongside seven TV Doctors (1-6 & 13), as well as playing opposite Sylvester McCoy at his audition, and representing Paul McGann as his agent. Here she is on Twitter.

GUEST CAST

Anthony Ainley (The Master) Aug 20 1932 to May 3 2004 (cancer) Click here for Anthony Ainley's entry on The Keeper of Traken

John Fraser (The Monitor) Born Mar 18 1931 to Nov 7 2020
Career highlights
John made his debut in 1952's Kidnapped, followed by Titanic (1953), Cavalcade of America (1953), The Desert Rats (1953), The Dam Busters (1955), The Good Companions (1957), The Gentle Flame (1959), The Trials of Oscar Wilde (1960, for which he was nominated for a BAFTA), Tunes of Glory (1960), El Cid (1961), Repulsion (1965), Kenilworth (1967), Isadora (1968), Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) (1969), Columbo (1972), A Legacy (1975), Schizo (1976), Supernatural (1977), Thundercloud (1979), Young Sherlock: The Mystery of the Manor House (1982), Rep (1982), Tell-Tale Hearts (1992), Scarlett (1994), Doctor Finlay (1996) and The Bill (1995/96). He also had the regular role of Dr Lawrence Golding in The Practice (1985-86).
Facts
John also dabbled in the pop charts in the late 1950s and early 60s with songs such as Golden Cage and Why Don't They Understand. It was John who discovered actor Patrick Wymark's body when he died in Australia while on a theatre tour in 1970. John's memoirs, Close Up: An Actor Telling Tales (2004), lifts the lid on the private lives of many of his acting contemporaries, including Michael Redgrave, Dirk Bogarde and Peter Sellers, and reveals that he had a sexual relationship with dancer Rudolf Nureyev. In 1969 he wrote a novel called Clap Hands If You Believe in Fairies, one of the first books to deal with the Thalidomide controversy. He retired to Tuscany, Italy, to write novels and live with his long-term partner, before returning to the UK in 2010.

Tom Georgeson (Detective Inspector) August 8th 1936 to March 18th 2026
Doctor Who credits
Played: Kavell in Genesis of the Daleks (1975)
Played: Detective inspector in Logopolis (1981)
Career highlights
Prolific Tom's earliest credit was in All's Well That Ends Well (1968), followed by roles in The Assistant (1969), Shabby Tiger (1973), Lizzie Dripping (1975), Rooms (1975), Headmaster (1977), When the Boat Comes In (1981), Maybury (1981), Boys from the Blackstuff (1982), Juliet Bravo (1983), The Last Place on Earth (1985), Strike It Rich! (1986), A Fish Called Wanda (1988), Les Girls (1988), The Manageress (1989-90), Stay Lucky (1990), GBH (1991), Bramwell (1996), Fierce Creatures (1997), Cadfael (1997), Liverpool 1 (1998), City Central (2000), Ultimate Force (2002), Bleak House (2005), Notes on a Scandal (2006), Angel (2007), Ashes to Ashes (2009), Justice (2011), The Crimson Petal and the White (2011), The Suspicions of Mr Whicher (2011), The Hollow Crown (2012), Electricity (2014) and Casualty (2015). He also had a long-standing role as Harry Naylor in Between the Lines (1992-94).
Facts
Tom's daughter Rosalind is married to actor Tom Bell's son Aran, and the two of them have a daughter, actor Florence Bell.

Christopher Hurst (Security guard) Born Apr 20 1956
Career highlights
Further credits include Cry Freedom (1987) and The Midday Sun (1989).

Facts

After quitting acting in 1986, Christopher moved into teaching and training in communication skills in Zimbabwe, then moved into shipping, before returning to performance and working at AFDA in Durban, South Africa.

Dolore Whiteman (Aunt Vanessa) Oct 26 1926 to Sep 1 2013
Career highlights
Doctor Who was Australian Dolore's final credit, after having appeared in A Little South of Heaven (1961), The Comedy Game (1971), Mrs Finnegan (1970-71, as Jessie Finnegan), Behind the Legend (1972), Our Man in the Company (1973-74, as Ena Wheeler), Matlock Police (1972/74), Moving On (1974), The Unisexers (1975), Caddie (1976), Rush (1976), The Outsiders (1977), The Picture Show Man (1977), Tickled Pink (1978) and Glenview High (1978-79, as Mrs Moore).
Facts
In 1973, Dolore was hospitalised after being in a car accident in Sydney, thankfully not harming her pregnancy in the event. Dolore was the mother of sisters Jodie Brooke and Tracey Wilson, who themselves appeared in Delta and the Bannermen (1987). In the 1990s Jodie was hostess on the TV game show Take Your Pick, hosted by Des O'Connor - and in 2007 Des and Jodie married, making Dolore Des O'Connor's mother-in-law! Jodie has had a singing career of her own, including this song, Falling.

Peter Davison (The Doctor) Born Apr 13 1951
Doctor Who credits
Played: The Doctor in Logopolis, Castrovalva, Four to Doomsday, Kinda, The Visitation, Black Orchid, Earthshock, Time-Flight, Arc of Infinity, Snakedance, Mawdryn Undead, Terminus, Enlightenment, The King's Demons, The Five Doctors, Warriors of the Deep, The Awakening, Frontios, Resurrection of the Daleks, Planet of Fire, The Caves of Androzani (1981-84). Return appearances in Dimensions in Time (1993), Time Crash (2007), The Power of the Doctor (2022) and Tales of the TARDIS (2023). Appears in archive footage in The Next Doctor (2008), The Eleventh Hour (2010), Journey to the Centre of the TARDIS (2013), The Name of the Doctor (2013), The Day of the Doctor (2013), The Magician's Apprentice (2015) and Twice Upon a Time (2017).
Career highlights
Peter's earliest screen appearance was in The Tomorrow People (1975), followed by Print Out (1979), Saint Joan (1979), The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy (1981), Jackanory (1984), Anna of the Five Towns (1985), Miss Marple (1985), Tales of the Unexpected (1988), Kinsey (1992), Harnessing Peacocks (1993), Black Beauty (1994), Molly (1994), The Good Sex Guide (2004), Cuts (1996), Dear Nobody (1997), Jonathan Creek (1998), Wuthering Heights (1998), Parting Shots (1998), The Mrs Bradley Mysteries (2000), Hardware (2004), The Complete Guide to Parenting (2006), Marple: At Bertram's Hotel (2007), Fear, Stress and Anger (2007), Unforgiven (2009), Midsomer Murders (2009), Miranda (2009), The Queen (2009), Sherlock (2010), New Tricks (2011), Pat and Cabbage (2013), Death in Paradise (2014), Toast of London (2014-15), Brian Pern: A Tribute (2017), Grantchester (2017), Liar (2017), Say My Name (2018), Vera (2019) and Gentleman Jack (2019). Peter, whose birth surname is Moffett, has had lead or regular roles in many series, starting with Tom Holland in Love for Lydia (1977), Russell Milburn in Holding the Fort (1980-82), Brian Webber in Sink or Swim (1980-82), Dr Stephen Daker in A Very Peculiar Practice (1986-88) and its spin-off A Very Polish Practice (1992), Albert Campion in Campion (1989-90), Tristan Farnon in 65 episodes of All Creatures Great and Small (1978-90), Ralph West in Fiddlers Three (1991), Clive Quigley in Ain't Misbehavin' (1994-95), the voice of Mole in a series of adaptations of The Wind in the Willows (1994-96), David Braithwaite in At Home with the Braithwaites (2000-03), Bill Shore in Distant Shores (2005-08), DC "Dangerous" Davies in The Last Detective (2003-07) and Henry Sharpe in 27 episodes of Law and Order UK (2011-14). He also appeared in a number of fan spin-off videos in the 1990s, and was the mastermind behind the Doctor Who 50th anniversary project The Five(ish) Doctors (Reboot) (2013). Peter has also appeared on a number of celebrity-led shows such as Sugar Free Farm (2017) and Great British Car Journeys (2018).
Facts
Peter composed and sang the theme tune for the 1978 sitcom Mixed Blessings and the 1980s children's series Button Moon. He also sang the theme song to the series Campion, and wrote the song Officer McKirk for Dave Clark's 1972 album Dave Clark and Friends (under his birthname of Peter Moffett). Between 1978-94 Peter was married to American actress Sandra Dickinson. In 2003 he married actress Elizabeth Morton. In 2001 Peter hit the headlines when he made a citizen's arrest after a 15-year-old youth allegedly stole a video camera from his car in Belsize Park, London. Peter gave chase and restrained the youth for 10 minutes before police arrived. Peter's daughter (with Dickinson) is actress Georgia Moffett, who appeared as the title character Jenny in The Doctor's Daughter (2008). As if to make matters even more complicated, Tenth Doctor David Tennant married Georgia in 2011 - making him Peter's son-in-law! - and the couple had a daughter together in 2011, Olivia. All this means that Olivia has a Doctor for a father and grandfather, and the "Doctor's daughter" for a mother! Time for a lie-down...
This is Your Life: Peter was the subject of Thames TV's This is Your Life on March 24th, 1982 (broadcast between parts 2 and 3 of Time-Flight), surprised by host Eamonn Andrews recording a mock Doctor Who promo in Trafalgar Square (it took place on March 17th, 1982). Several Doctor Who actors were guests on the show, including Sarah Sutton, Janet Fielding, Matthew Waterhouse, Anthony Ainley, Robert Glenister and Beryl Reid, as well as producer John Nathan-Turner. Link to The Big Red Book entry.

CREW

Christopher H Bidmead (writer and script editor) Jan 18 1941 to Aug 6 2025 Click here for Christopher H Bidmead's entry on The Leisure Hive

Peter Grimwade (director) Jun 8 1942 to May 15 1990 (leukaemia) Click here for Peter Grimwade's entry on Full Circle

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

Barry Letts (executive producer) Mar 26 1925 to Oct 9 2009 (cancer) Click here for Barry Letts's entry on The Enemy of the World

The Keeper of Traken

The birth of a new Master
(Anthony Ainley)

Four episodes (Part One, Part Two, Part Three, Part Four)
First broadcast Jan 31 to Feb 21 1981
Average audience for serial: 6.75m

REGULAR CAST

Tom Baker (The Doctor) Born Jan 20 1934 Click here for Tom Baker's entry on Robot

Matthew Waterhouse (Adric) Born Dec 19 1961 Click here for Matthew Waterhouse's entry on Full Circle

Sarah Sutton (Nyssa) Born Dec 12 1961
Doctor Who credits
Played: Nyssa in The Keeper of Traken, Logopolis, Castrovalva, Four to Doomsday, Kinda, The Visitation, Black Orchid, Earthshock, Time-Flight, Arc of Infinity, Snakedance, Mawdryn Undead, Terminus (1980-83). Return appearances in The Caves of Androzani (1984) and Dimensions in Time (1993).
Played: Ann Talbot in Black Orchid (1982)
Career highlights
Prior to Doctor Who Sarah had appeared in Menace (1973), Baby Blues (1973), Alice Through the Looking Glass (1973, as Alice), Late Call (1975), Ten from the Twenties (1975), Oil Strike North (1975), Westway (1976), The Moon Stallion (1978), The Crucible (1980) and Byron: A Personal Tour (1981). After leaving Doctor Who she took roles in Casualty (1989) and Unnatural Pursuits (1992), but she then left her acting career to bring up a family, at one time working as a public librarian. She has been playing Nyssa on Big Finish audios since 2000's Land of the Dead.

GUEST CAST

Anthony Ainley (Tremas/ The Master) Aug 20 1932 to May 3 2004 (cancer)
Doctor Who credits
Played: Tremas in The Keeper of Traken (1981)
Played: The Master in The Keeper of Traken (1981), Logopolis (1981), Castrovalva (1982), Time-Flight (1982), The King's Demons (1983), The Five Doctors (1983), Planet of Fire (1984), The Mark of the Rani (1985), The Trial of a Time Lord (1986), Survival (1989), as well as a brief cameo in The Caves of Androzani (1984), and the BBC computer game Destiny of the Doctors (1997).
Career highlights
Anthony's earliest role was aged 10 in The Foreman Went to France (1942, uncredited), followed by roles in It's Dark Outside (1965), Call My Bluff (1966), Exorcism at Midnight (1966), The Golden Age (1967), Champion House (1967), Inspector Clouseau (1968), The Avengers (1968), Joanna (1968), Oh! What a Lovely War (1968), The Champions (1968), Department S (1970), Doomwatch (1971), The Blood on Satan's Claw (1971), In the Devil's Garden (1971), Elizabeth R (1971), Brett (1971), The Adventurer (1972), Spyder's Web (1972, as regular Clive Hawksworth), Upstairs, Downstairs (1973), Warship (1973), Orson Welles' Great Mysteries (1973), The Pallisers (1974), The Land That Time Forgot (1975), The Flight of the Heron (1976), Nicholas Nickleby (1977), Target (1977), The Devil's Crown (1978), Mackenzie (1980) and The Boy Who Won the Pools (1983).
Facts
Anthony's brother was actor Richard Ainley and his father was silent film star Henry Ainley. Anthony adored cricket - he was a long-time member of the London Theatres' Cricket Club - and between 1993-2003 scored about 8,000 runs at an average of 47 (he scored as many as 50,000 runs in total). Ainley's last match was on September 28th, 2003, when he scored 56. The LTCC paid its respects to Ainley at his funeral on May 13th. Nicholas Courtney was reportedly the only Doctor Who actor to attend the funeral. Anthony shared his birthdate with Seventh Doctor Sylvester McCoy and Ace actress Sophie Aldred (August 20th). Before his acting career took off, he was well known as a rugby player in London, playing under the name of A A Holmes (his mother's surname). For several seasons in the 1960s he played regularly for Richmond and Middlesex.

Geoffrey Beevers (The Master) Born Jan 9 1941
Doctor Who credits
Played: Private Johnson in The Ambassadors of Death (1970)
Played: The Master in The Keeper of Traken (1981)
Career highlights
Geoffrey made his debut in a 1970 edition of Sentimental Education, and then appeared in The Jensen Code (1973), Edward the King (1975), Anna Karenina (1977), Breakaway (1980), The Hitch-Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy (1981), Stalky & Co (1982), Curse of the Pink Panther (1983), The Jewel in the Crown (1984), Bust (1988), A Very British Coup (1988), Grange Hill (1989), Spatz (1990), Taggart (1992), The Buddha of Suburbia (1993), Seaforth (1994), Medics (1995), Bramwell (1996), Bodyguards (1996-97), Shooting the Past (1999), Boyz Unlimited (1999), Red Dwarf (1999), The Queen's Nose (1998/2000), Jeffrey Archer: The Truth (2002), Down to Earth (2004), Miss Potter (2006), The Edge of Love (2008), Cass (2008), Clash of the Titans (2010), Reggie Perrin (2010), Bad Education (2013) and Legend (2015).
Facts
Geoffrey's wife was Doctor Who actress Caroline John. After playing the Master in The Keeper of Traken, he has reprised the role several times in a number of Big Finish audio dramas.
In 2015 Toby Hadoke released his Who's Round interview with Geoffrey here.

Philip Bloomfield (Foster) Born Nov 19 1952
Career highlights
Further credits include Angels (1978), Blake's 7 (1980), Screamtime (1983), The Krays (1990), Class Act (1994) and The Bill (1993/96/97/98).

Denis Carey (The Keeper) Aug 3 1909 to Sep 28 1986
Doctor Who credits
Played: Professor Chronotis in Shada (1980, unbroadcast)
Played: The Keeper in The Keeper of Traken (1981)
Played: Old man in Timelash (1985)
Career highlights
Denis started out as a dancer and choreographer on films such as The Red Shoes (1948), The Queen of Spades (1949) and Oh... Rosalinda! (1955), then moved into acting in productions such as Serjeant Musgrave's Dance (1961 & 65), Champion House (1967-68), A Beast with Two Backs (1968), Codename (1970), Elizabeth R (1971), The Shadow of the Tower (1972), The Day of the Jackal (1973), I, Claudius (1976), Rooms (1977), Blake's 7 (1979), The Borgias (1981), Stalky and Co (1982), Big Deal (1984), Lamb (1986) and Hard Travelling (1986).
Facts
His wife was actress Yvonne Coulette.

Roland Oliver (Neman)
Career highlights
Roland's first role was uncredited in Carry On at Your Convenience (1971), followed by The Swordsman (1974), Crown Court (1976), Miracles Take Longer (1983), Brookside (1986), Rumpole of the Bailey (1987), Spatz (1990), Dodgem (1991), Thatcher: The Final Days (1991), London's Burning (1996), Hippies (1999), All the King's Men (1999), EastEnders (2001), The Inspector Lynley Mysteries (2006), Skins (2009), Law and Order UK (2011), Vera (2014), Coronation Street (2011/17), Casualty (2009/11/18) and Doctors (2004/15/18). He had a regular role as Simon Stubberfield in Bad Girls (1999-2001).

Liam Prendergast (Foster)
Liam's only other credit was Cover (1981).

Sheila Ruskin (Kassia) Born Mar 28 1946
Career highlights
Sheila first appeared in The Stiffkey Scandals of 1932 (1969), then later A Promise of Bed (1970), Passion Potion (1971), The Intruder (1972), The Pallisers (1974), How Green Was My Valley (1975), Life and Death of Penelope (1976), I, Claudius (1976), Who is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe? (1978), Blake's 7 (1979), Mackenzie (1980), Minder (1984), Strangers and Brothers (1984), Space (1985), Lizzie's Pictures (1987), Hard Cases (1989), Parnell and the Englishwoman (1991), The Good Guys (1993), Space Precinct (1995), Grange Hill (1997), The Vanishing Man (1998), Bad Girls (1999), Aristocrats (1999), Midsomer Murders (2006), Moving Wallpaper (2008), Silk (2011) and Stan Lee's Lucky Man (2016). In 2005 and 2008 she also had the recurring role of Marcia Holland in daytime soap Doctors.
Facts
In the late 1960s Sheila was married to David Wood, now a distinguished writer, playwright and theatre producer.

Robin Soans (Luvic) Born Jun 20 1946
Doctor Who credits
Played: Luvic in The Keeper of Traken (1981)
Played: Chronolock guy in Face the Raven (2015)
Career highlights
Robin debuted in 1972's The Reprieve, followed by Absolution (1978), Horse in the House (1979), Dream Stuffing (1984), The Last Place on Earth (1985), Tales of Sherwood Forest (1989), Bergerac (1991), So Haunt Me (1993), Blue Juice (1995), Jonathan Creek (1997), Dangerfield (1999), The Russian Bride (2001), Not Only But Always (2004), Waking the Dead (2005), The Queen (2006), Midsomer Murders (2005/10), Silk (2012), Endeavour (2013), Viceroy's House (2017), Victoria (2016-17), Red Joan (2018) and The Princess Switch franchise (2018-21).
Facts
In 2003, Robin travelled to Israel and Palestine to speak to people caught up in the conflict, then wrote the play The Arab-Israeli Cookbook, which premiered in 2005 to great acclaim. The play is just one of a number of hard-hitting plays by Soans, including A State Affair (2000) and Talking to Terrorists (2005), during the research for which he almost got beheaded!

Margot Van der Burgh (Katura) November 14th 1918 to July 14th 2008
Doctor Who credits
Played: Cameca in The Aztecs (1964)
Played: Katura in The Keeper of Traken (1981)
Career highlights
Margot's career began in The Thracian Horses (1946), followed by How Does It End? (1952), Jane Eyre (1956), Great Expectations (1959), The Herries Chronicle (1960), Crane (1963), R3 (1965), Crime of Passion (1971), Edward the Seventh (1975), Anna Karenina (1977), Sense and Sensibility (1981), Dempsey and Makepeace (1985) and Blonde Fist (1991).

John Woodnutt (Seron) Mar 3 1924 to Jan 2 2006
Doctor Who credits
Played: Hibbert in Spearhead from Space (1970)
Played: Draconian Emperor in Frontier in Space (1973)
Played: Duke of Forgill/ Broton in Terror of the Zygons (1975)
Played: Seron in The Keeper of Traken (1981)
Career highlights
John became a prolific character actor after he first appeared in The Black Brigand (1956), then The Cabin in the Clearing (1959), Gamble for a Throne (1961), Swizzlewick (1964), The Avengers (1966), Rogues' Gallery (1969), The Six Wives of Henry VIII (1970, as Henry VII), Look and Read: The Boy from Space (1971, as the spooky Thin Man), The Tomorrow People (1973), The Secret Garden (1975), Children of the Stones (1977), Shoestring (1979), Stalky and Co. (1982), Lifeforce (1985), Porterhouse Blue (1987), Jeeves and Wooster (1990-93, as Sir Watkyn), Wycliffe (1995) and Harry Enfield and Chums (1997). He also played Mr Quelch in Billy Bunter of Greyfriars School (1959), Judge Weightman in Crown Court (1977-84) and Merlin/ Mogdred in children's virtual reality show Knightmare (1987-90).
Facts
John ended his years in the actors' retirement home Denville Hall.

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Johnny Byrne (writer) Nov 27 1935 to Apr 2 2008
Doctor Who credits
Wrote: The Keeper of Traken (1981), Arc of Infinity (1983), Warriors of the Deep (1984)
Career highlights
Born in Dublin, Johnny first appeared as a bit-part actor in productions such as Till Death Us Do Part (1967), but soon moved into script writing with The Season of the Witch (1970), Adolf Hitler - My Part in His Downfall (1972), Space: 1999 (1975-77), Lionman II: The Witchqueen (1979), Cosmic Princess (1982), Miracles Take Longer (1984), Dodger, Bonzo and the Rest (1985), One By One (1985-87), All Creatures Great and Small (1978-90), Love Hurts (1994), To Die For (1994), Noah's Ark (1997) and Heartbeat (1992-2005). He also worked as script editor on Space: 1999 (1975-76) and was credited as story consultant on almost 50 episodes of All Creatures Great and Small (1988-90). He was also credited as devising Heartbeat in 1992 and Young James Herriot in 2011 (posthumously).
Facts
In 1969 he co-wrote the bestselling novel Groupie, about life in Swinging Sixties London. In 1990 Johnny submitted a script to the BBC for a Doctor Who film, but this went undeveloped. In the 1960s Johnny was a travelling poet as well as a literary editor, and shared a house with the Beatles for a time. He performed as a poet at London's Marquee Club in 1966 alongside Pink Floyd, and was also for a time the tour manager for Shel Talmy, producer of the Kinks and the Who.

John Black (director) Born May 9 1940
Doctor Who credits
Directed: The Keeper of Traken (1981), K-9 & Company (1981), Four to Doomsday (1982)
Career highlights
John, born in Malawi, had previously directed The Zoo Robbery (1973, which he also wrote and produced), Our Terry (1975), You Talk Too Much (1976), The Unbroken Arrow (1976), Coronation Street (1976-77), The Thin End of the Wedge (1977), Crown Court (1979) and later directed for The Bill (1991). He also acted as producer on Robin Hood Junior in 1975.
In 2017 Toby Hadoke released his Who's Round interview with John 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

Barry Letts (executive producer) Mar 26 1925 to Oct 9 2009 (cancer) Click here for Barry Letts's entry on The Enemy of the World

Christopher H Bidmead (script editor) Jan 18 1941 to Aug 6 2025 Click here for Christopher H Bidmead's entry on The Leisure Hive

Warriors' Gate

Romana (Lalla Ward) and K-9 (voiced by
John Leeson) say farewell, accompanied
by Biroc (David Weston)

Four episodes (Part One, Part Two, Part Three, Part Four)
First broadcast Jan 3 to 24 1981
Average audience for serial: 7.48m

REGULAR CAST

Tom Baker (The Doctor) Born Jan 20 1934 Click here for Tom Baker's entry on Robot

Lalla Ward (Romana) Born Jun 28 1951 Click here for Lalla Ward's entry on The Armageddon Factor

John Leeson (Voice of K-9) Born Mar 16 1943 Click here for John Leeson's entry on The Invisible Enemy

Matthew Waterhouse (Adric) Born Dec 19 1961 Click here for Matthew Waterhouse's entry on Full Circle

GUEST CAST

Kenneth Cope (Packard) Apr 14 1931 to Sep 11 2024
Career highlights
Clifford's career on screen began with Johnny, You're Wanted (1953), followed by work in Impulse (1954), Patrol Car (1955), Billy Bunter of Greyfriars School (1955-56), X: The Unknown (1956), Dunkirk (1958), The Pleasure Lovers (1959), Jungle Street Girls (1960), Kipps (1960), These are the Damned (1963), Carry On Jack (1963), The Lance Percival Show (1965), Island of the Burning Damned (1967), We Have Ways of Making You Laugh (1968), Catweazle (1971), Carry On at Your Convenience (1971), Carry On Matron (1972), The Famous Five (1978), Strangers (1982), Rumpole of the Bailey (1987), Captives (1994), Medics (1995), Waking the Dead (2004), Hustle (2007) and The Royal Today (2008). His most memorable role was as the late Marty Hopkirk in Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) (1969-70), and other regular roles included Ray Hilton in Brookside (1999-2001) and Jed Stone in soap Coronation Street (1961-63/66/2008-09). Kenneth was also an established screenwriter, having penned for the likes of That Was the Week That Was (1962-63), For Amusement Only (1968), The Dustbinmen (1970), Striker (1975-76), The Squirrels (1976-77) and A Sharp Intake of Breath (1978).
Facts
Kenneth's wife was actress Renny Lister, while his daughter Martha appeared in Doctor Who as the Controller in Bad Wolf (2005). Their sons Nick and Mark Cope were members of the 1990s rock band the Candyskins. In 1963, thanks to his success in Coronation Street, Kenneth released a single with the Breakaways called Hands Off, Stop Muckin' About. It wasn't a hit, but it did lead to him getting a regular DJ slot on Radio Luxembourg. In 1974, Kenneth and Renny opened a restaurant in Oxfordshire called Martha's Kitchen, named after their daughter. Nine years later they bought a pub and named it Edward's, after their second son. In 2014, Clifford appeared in court as a character witness for Coronation Street co-star William Roache, who was accused (and subsequently acquitted) of rape and indecent assault. Kenneth, who in later life suffered from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, was diagnosed with incurable lung cancer in 2000, and was under the impression he did not have long to live. However, in 2003 a specialist doctor discovered Kenneth had been misdiagnosed, and wrote to his GP to tell him - but the GP did not pass the information on, and Kenneth did not find out that he didn't have cancer until 2006, when he questioned his medical records. He told the Daily Mail in 2009: "I spent six years of my life wrongly believing I had cancer, literally under a false death sentence because of a wrong diagnosis."

Freddie Earlle (Aldo) May 24 1924 to Jul 7 2007
Career highlights
Debuting in Showcase in 1953, Freddie's screen work includes Thank Your Lucky Stars (1961), Knight Errant Limited (1961), It's a Square World (1963), The Wakey Wakey Tavern (1964), The Plane Makers (1964), Hullabaloo (1968), Virgin of the Secret Service (1968), Hullabaloo (1968), Hark at Barker (1969), Paul Temple (1970), Roads to Freedom (1970), Lovebox (1972), Clochemerle (1972), Sykes (1973), The Brothers (1975), I'm Not Feeling Myself Tonight (1976), Rob Roy (1977), Yanks Go Home (1976-77), Room Service (1979, in which he played a different character also called Aldo), The Basil Brush Show (1980), Robin's Nest (1981), Triangle (1982), The Paradise Club (1989), Bullseye! (1990) and Backup (1997). He also had a recurring role as Alasdair McCaig in Adam Smith (1972-73).
Facts
Freddie's career began as a music hall comedian and performer in the 1940s, often appearing with his first wife Freda Mundy as the duo Mundy and Earl ("a boy, a girl and a gramophone"), sharing the bill with the likes of Frank Sinatra and Laurel and Hardy (here's a fantastic bill from Leicester's Palace Theatre which sees Freddie and Freda sharing the bill with comedian Max Miller, as well as the intriguing The Three Karloffs!). With the decline of the music halls Freddie took his family to live in a kibbutz in Israel, but the lure of the stage never left him, and he returned to the UK to take up acting. In 1998, he retired to Spain with his second wife, Naomi. Freddie was Doctor Who script editor Christopher H Bidmead's father-in-law.

Jeremy Gittins (Lazlo) Born Jan 30 1956
Career highlights
Jeremy's earliest work was in Callan (1974), followed by Keep It in the Family (1980), Wet Job (1981), Mitch (1984), Fresh Fields (1986), Andy Capp (1988), Blackadder Goes Forth (1989), Lazarus and Dingwall (1991), The Upper Hand (1995), EastEnders (2000), New Tricks (2004), Mile High (2005) and As You Like It (2011), but he may be most remembered as Michael Partridge the vicar in sitcom Keeping Up Appearances (1990-95).
Facts
Jeremy and his wife, the TV presenter Sara Hollamby, were also occasionally seen on the holiday programme Wish You Were Here in the 1990s. In 2014 he appeared in a TV commercial for Cadbury's Crispello.

David Kincaid (Lane) Sep 18 1939 to May 12 2010
Career highlights
David's earliest role was in Dr Finlay's Casebook (1967), followed by Spy Trap (1972), Churchill's People (1975), Timon of Athens (1981), Taggart (1986), Perilous (2000), Baddiel's Syndrome (2001) and Back Home (2001).

Vincent Pickering (Sagan)
Career highlights
Doctor Who was Vincent's debut role, after which he appeared in EastEnders (1986), Gentlemen and Players (1989), Prime Suspect (1991), Grange Hill (1991-92), Lovejoy (1993), Porkpie (1996), Highlander: The Raven (1999), Messiah (2001) and Gangs of New York (2002).

Clifford Rose (Rorvik) Oct 24 1929 to Nov 6 2021
Career highlights
Clifford's earliest acting credit was in Hilda Lessways (1959), followed by As You Like It (1963), Marat/ Sade (1967), Tell Me Lies (1968), Roads to Freedom (1970), Eyeless in Gaza (1971), Shelley (1972), Once Upon a Time (1973), The Pallisers (1974), The Madness (1976), Rooms (1977), Bergerac (1983), The Cold Room (1984), Fortunes of War (1987), GBH (1991), In Suspicious Circumstances (1996), Wallis and Edward (2005), Midsomer Murders (2010), The Iron Lady (2011), Four Weddings and a Funeral (2019) and The Crown (2019). Clifford's many recurring roles include Dr Snell in Callan (1969-72/74), Ludwig Kessler in both Secret Army (1977-79) and Kessler (1981), Charles Burton in Buccaneer (1980) and Challon in One By One (1985-87).
Facts
His brother was actor David Rose. Clifford retired from acting in 2013 after being diagnosed with advanced kidney failure. In 2020 his family issued an appeal to help pay for Clifford's fees at Denville Hall, the actors' retirement home, saying he was suffering from advanced kidney failure, heart disease and severe anxiety.
In 2018 Toby Hadoke released his Who's Round interview with Clifford here.

Robert Vowles (Gundan)
Career highlights
Robert debuted in Doctor on the Go (1975), then A Horseman Riding By (1978), The Nightmare Man (1981), Beau Geste (1982), CATS Eyes (1986), The Honesty in Dishonesty (2011), Edward (2014) and Moths (2016).

Harry Waters (Royce) Mar 25 1947 to Mar 15 2002 (cancer)
Career highlights
Harry's other work includes Rasputin (1971), State of Emergency (1975), Shoestring (1979), Bergerac (1981), Lytton's Diary (1986), The Bill (1991) and Moon and Son (1992).

David Weston (Biroc) Born July 28th 1938
Doctor Who credits
Played: Nicholas in The Massacre of St Bartholomew's Eve (1966)
Played: Biroc in Warriors' Gate (1981)
Career highlights
David first appeared in An Age of Kings (1960), then Tales of Mystery (1962), That Kind of Girl (1963), The Masque of the Red Death (1964), The Heroes of Telemark (1965), The Idiot (1966), Love Story (1969), UFO (1970/71), The Adventurer (1973), The Tomorrow People (1973), Jumbo Spencer (1976), Emu's All Live Pink Windmill Show (1984), Minder (1984), Strike It Rich! (1986), Heart of the Country (1987), Lovejoy (1993), Barbara (1999), Doctors (2005), King Lear (2008) and Masterpiece (2010).
Facts
David is married to the actor Dora Reisser. In 2011, he wrote a book called Covering McKellen, all about being Ian McKellen's understudy, while in 2013 he published his first novel, Dodger Down Under, followed by a sequel, Dodger Treads the Boards (2015) - both tell the further adventures of Oliver Twist character the Artful Dodger.
In 2013 Toby Hadoke released his Who's Round interview with David here.

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Stephen Gallagher (writer) Born Oct 13 1954
Doctor Who credits
Wrote: Warriors' Gate (1981), Terminus (1983)
Career highlights
Stephen's first screen writing credit was on Doctor Who, after which he went on to great success with series such as Rockcliffe's Folly (1988), Chimera (1991, adapted from his own novel), Chiller (1995), Bugs (1995-97, on which he was series consultant), Oktober (1988, from his own novel, and which he also directed), Murder Rooms (2001), Rosemary and Thyme (2004-05), Eleventh Hour (2006, and its 2008 US version), Crusoe (2008-09), The Forgotten (2009-10, which he also co-produced), Silent Witness (2013) and Stan Lee's Lucky Man (2016).
Facts
Stephen is also a prolific novelist, including The Last Rose of Summer (1978, aka Dying of Paradise), Valley of Lights (1987), Red, Red Robin (1995), Out of His Mind (2004), Spirit Box (2005), The Bedlam Detective (2012) and The Authentic William James (2016). He has occasionally written under the names John Lydecker (including his Doctor Who script novelisations), Stephen Couper and Lisa Todd.
In 2016 Toby Hadoke released his Who's Round interview with Stephen here.

Paul Joyce (director) Born Dec 27 1940
Career highlights
The vast majority of Paul's directing work has been in arts documentaries, beginning with shorts such as Barbarella City and Youth Wave in the late 1960s, and continuing in the 1980s with The Man Who Left His Soul on Film (1983), Tickets for the Titanic (1988), Motion and Emotion: The Films of Wim Wenders (1990), Sam Peckinpah: Man of Iron (1993), Marlon Brando: The Wild One (1996), Spielberg on Kubrick (1999), 2001: The Making of a Myth (2001), Hell on Earth (2002), The Curious Case of Inspector Clouseau (2002) and Mantrap: Straw Dogs - The Final Cut (2003). He has also written and produced many of the credits on his CV. In 2014, he appeared in an episode of daytime auction series Homes Under the Hammer.
Facts
His film-making company is called Lucida Productions.
In 2016 Toby Hadoke released his Who's Round interview with Paul 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

Barry Letts (executive producer) Mar 26 1925 to Oct 9 2009 (cancer) Click here for Barry Letts's entry on The Enemy of the World

Christopher H Bidmead (script editor) Jan 18 1941 to Aug 6 2025 Click here for Christopher H Bidmead's entry on The Leisure Hive