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The Invasion Of Time
''The Invasion of Time'' is the sixth and final serial of the 15th season of the British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who'', which was first broadcast in six weekly parts on BBC1 from 4 February to 11 March 1978. It features the final appearance of Louise Jameson as the companion Leela. In the serial, the Vardans break the defences of Gallifrey to allow the Sontarans to invade and control the power of the Time Lords. Plot To the confusion of Leela and K9, the Fourth Doctor has a covert meeting with aliens before taking his companions to the Citadel at Gallifrey. Once there, he lays claim to the vacant Presidency as his right by Time Lord law—he is the only candidate, as established in the story ''The Deadly Assassin''. While reviewing the presidential suite, he orders it lined with lead. During his induction ceremony, the Crown of Rassilon seems to reject him, and he's injured. Leela is accused of having attacked him, when in fact she tried to help him, and sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Baker
Thomas Stewart Baker (born 20 January 1934) is an English actor and writer. He is well known for his portrayal of the fourth incarnation of the Doctor in the science fiction television series ''Doctor Who'' from 1974 to 1981.Scott, Danny. (17 December 2006)"A Life in the Day: Tom Baker" ''The Sunday Times''. Later in his career, Baker performed in the television series ''Medics'' (1992–1995), ''Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)'' (2000–2001) and '' Monarch of the Glen'' (2004–2005). He also provided narration for the television comedy series ''Little Britain'' (2003–2006) and '' Little Britain USA'' (2008). His voice, which has been described as "sonorous", was voted the fourth-most recognisable in the UK in 2006. Early life Thomas Stewart Baker was born on Scotland Road in the Vauxhall area of Liverpool on 20 January 1934. His mother, Mary Jane (''née'' Fleming), was a cleaner and devout Catholic. His father, John Stewart Baker, was a seaman and largely absent from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Max Faulkner (actor)
Max Faulkner was an English stuntman and actor. Career Max Faulkner did stunt/double work in ''The Adventures of Robin Hood'' and appeared as a clerk in one episode but was mainly known for his credited work on Doctor Who during the 1970s where he appeared in ''The Ambassadors of Death'' (as a UNIT soldier), ''The Monster of Peladon'' (as a miner), ''Planet of the Spiders'' (as a Guard Captain), ''Genesis of the Daleks'' (as a Thal Guard), ''The Android Invasion'' (as Corporal Adams), ''The Sun Makers'' as one of Mandrel's rebels, and ''The Invasion of Time'' (as Nesbin). He also served as the fight arranger for ''The Hand of Fear''. Selected filmography *''I Was Monty's Double'' (1958) - British Sentry (uncredited) *'' A Night to Remember'' (1958) - Steward (uncredited) *''Carve Her Name with Pride'' (1958) - German officer in train corridor (uncredited) *''Danger Within'' (1959) - Hamlet Play POW (uncredited) *''The Giant Behemoth'' (1959) - PLA Radio Operator (uncredited) *' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dudley Simpson
Dudley George Simpson (4 October 1922 – 4 November 2017) was an Australian composer and conductor. He was the Principal Conductor of the Royal Opera House orchestra for three years and worked as a composer on British television. He worked on the BBC science-fiction series ''Doctor Who'', for which he composed incidental music during the 1960s and 1970s. When Simpson died aged 95 in 2017, ''The Guardian'' wrote that he was "at his most prolific as the creator of incidental music for ''Doctor Who'' in the 1960s and 70s, contributing to 62 stories over almost 300 episodes – more than any other composer.""Dudley Simpson obituary" by , '' |
Anthony Read
Anthony Read (21 April 1935 – 21 November 2015) was an English television producer, screenwriter, script editor and author. He was principally active in British television from the 1960s to the mid-1980s, which included a period as a script editor and writer of ''Doctor Who'' from 1977 to 1979, although he occasionally contributed to televised productions until 1999. Beginning in the 1980s, he launched a second career as a print author, concentrating largely on World War II histories. He was also a chair of the Writers' Guild of Great Britain. From 2004 he regularly wrote prose fiction, mainly in the form of a revival of his television series '' The Baker Street Boys'' (1983). Early life Read was born in the small mining community of Cheslyn Hay, Staffordshire. He originally set out to become an actor, due to his education at Queen Mary's Grammar School in Walsall, known for its strong theatrical tradition, and then at the Central School of Speech and Drama in London. G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Graham Williams (television Producer)
Richard Graham Williams (24 May 1945 – 17 August 1990) was an English television producer, script editor and screenwriter. He produced three seasons of the BBC science fiction television series ''Doctor Who'' during Tom Baker's era as the Fourth Doctor, the ITV children's series '' Super Gran'' (1986-1987), and thirteen episodes of '' Tales of the Unexpected'' (1982-1984). Early work After working as the script editor for ''The View From Daniel Pike'' (1971), ''Sutherland's Law'' (1973), ''Barlow at Large'' (1975) and ''Z-Cars'' (1975–1976), he was encouraged by Bill Slater, then BBC Head of Serials, to move to production. He created a new police series for the BBC, which became ''Target'', but the corporation's management decided to take him off it at an early stage and charged him with taking over ''Doctor Who'' in 1977, swapping roles with Philip Hinchcliffe. ''Doctor Who'' Williams was the producer on ''Doctor Who'' between 1977 and 1980, during the Tom Baker era. Un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Agnew
"David Agnew" is a pen name that was employed on BBC television drama programmes of the 1970s as a scriptwriting credit. Conditions of use The pseudonym "David Agnew" was most often used when the original freelance scriptwriter was unable to accommodate fundamental changes requested by the production staff, who therefore had to perform a significant rewrite themselves. BBC rules prevented the production staff from taking screen credit without a time-consuming, bureaucratic appeals process, meaning that the quickest way for the project to continue under the BBC system was to use the name of a non-existent writer. Sometimes production staff were directly ordered by BBC management to use the credit. Examples The name was first used in 1971, when Anthony Read's script for the ''Play for Today'' episode "Hell's Angel" was broadcast under the pseudonym. Read's work on the 1975 ''BBC2 Playhouse'' episode "Diane" was likewise credited to "David Agnew". The pseudonym entered into use on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gerald Blake (director)
Gerald Blake (3 December 1928 – 5 April 1991) was a British television director who worked in drama from the 1960s to the 1980s. His numerous credits include ''The Gentle Touch'', '' The Omega Factor'' (the episode "After-Image"), ''Blake's 7'' (the episodes "The Harvest of Kairos" (1980) and "Death-Watch" (1980) from the third series), '' Survivors'' (three episodes from the first series), ''The Onedin Line'', ''Out of the Unknown'', '' Doctor Who'' (the stories ''The Abominable Snowmen'' (1967) and ''The Invasion of Time'' (1978)), ''Dr. Finlay's Casebook'', ''Compact'', ''Z-Cars'', ''Mr. Palfrey of Westminster ''Mr Palfrey of Westminster'' is a British television drama produced by Thames Television for ITV which ran between 18 April 1984 and 11 June 1985. Plot summary Mr Palfrey is a mild, middle-aged man—the epitome of a middle-ranking British Ci ...'', and '' Coronation Street''. References * External links * 1928 births 1991 deaths British television dir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sontaran
The Sontarans ( ) are a fictional race of extraterrestrial humanoids principally portrayed in the British science fiction television programme ''Doctor Who''. A warrior race characterised by their ruthlessness and fearlessness of death, they were conceived by writer and future story editor Robert Holmes and first appeared in the 1973 ''Doctor Who'' serial ''The Time Warrior''. Characteristics Culture The Sontarans are a race of humanoids with a stocky build, greenish brown skin, a distinctive dome-shaped head, and they have only three fingers on each hand, though some members of their species do have five fingers. Their musculature is designed for load-bearing rather than leverage, because of the high gravity on their home planet. Ross Jenkins in " The Sontaran Stratagem" describes the main Sontaran villain, General Staal, as resembling "a talking baked potato", whilst in sequel episode "The Poison Sky", Colonel Alan Mace likens the Sontarans to "trolls". Sontarans come from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stuart Fell
Stuart Fell is a professional actor and stuntman. Prior to this career, Fell served in the Parachute Regiment. He has appeared on British television many times, with his earliest role being in the LWT comedy series '' Hark at Barker'', in which he plays the driver of a car that crashes when he's distracted by Ronnie Barker carrying a mannequin. In 1971, he appeared as an uncredited extra in the ''Doctor Who'' serial ''Terror of the Autons'', and his last role came in 1998, as a stuntman in '' Duck Patrol''. He worked in over twenty ''Doctor Who'' stories in all, from 1971 to 1983, most often as a stuntman or actor, though he served once as a fight arranger in 1981. He was Dennis Moore on horseback in Monty Pythons Flying Circus, literally sitting in for John Cleese. His small size made him ideal for a number of roles. He was able to get inside a number of small, cramped costumes and even doubled for Katy Manning and Louise Jameson (wearing their costumes on both occasions!). Hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Derek Deadman
Derek Deadman (11 March 1940 – 22 November 2014) was an English character actor who appeared in numerous British films and television series for 38 years. Family Born in Fulham, Derek Deadman was one of the three sons of George and Edith Deadman. Derek had a son, Jake and two grandsons, Luke and Ari. Television Deadman appeared on television in minor roles before being cast in a more significant part as Rankin in two episodes of the RAF sitcom '' Get Some In!'' in 1975 and 1978. He then played Ringo in 39 of the 66 episodes of the series '' Never the Twain'' between 1981 and 1991. He also played the ruthless Sontaran Commander Stor in the ''Doctor Who'' serial '' The Invasion of Time''. Film His many film appearances include roles in ''The Canterbury Tales'' (1972), ''Queen Kong'' (1976), '' Jabberwocky'' (1977), ''The Glitterball'' (1977), '' The Big Sleep'' (1978), the film version of ''Porridge'' (1979), '' A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square'' (1979), '' The Apple'' (19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Kelly (actor)
Tom Kelly is a British actor, noted for his roles in television. He appeared in three '' Doctor Who'' serials (''The Face of Evil'', ''The Sun Makers'' and ''The Invasion of Time''), as well as ''Blake's 7'', ''Sapphire & Steel ''Sapphire & Steel'' is a British television supernatural sci-fi/fantasy series starring David McCallum as Steel and Joanna Lumley as Sapphire. Produced by ATV, it ran from 1979 to 1982 on the ITV network. The series was created by Peter J. ...'' and '' Dempsey & Makepeace''. External links * Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Place of birth missing (living people) British male television actors 20th-century British male actors {{UK-tv-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stan McGowan
Stan or STAN may refer to: People * Stan (given name), a list of people with the given name ** Stan Laurel (1890–1965), English comic actor, part of duo Laurel and Hardy * Stan (surname), a Romanian surname * Stan! (born 1964), American author, cartoonist and games designer Steven Brown * Stan (singer) (born 1987), Greek singer born Stratos Antipariotis Arts and entertainment Fictional characters * Stan, an alligator in the 2006 Disney animated film ''The Wild'' * Grunkle Stan, in the animated TV series ''Gravity Falls'' * Stan, in the 2009 American fantasy comedy movie '' 17 Again'' * Stan, from the film ''Crawl'' * Stan Beeman, in the TV series ''The Americans'' * Stan Carter, in the British soap opera ''EastEnders'' * Stan Edgar, in the Amazon Prime Video series '' The Boys'' * Stan Gable, in the ''Revenge of the Nerds'' film series played by Ted McGinley * Stan Marsh, in the animated TV series ''South Park'' * Stan Ogden, in the British soap opera ''Coronation Street'' * S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
