Adrienne Hill (22 July 1937 – 6 October 1997) was an English actress. In 1965, she had brief recurring roles in soap opera '' 199 Park Lane'' and as Katarina in science fiction television show ''

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'', which ended when ''199 Park Lane'' was cancelled after 18 episodes and her character in ''Doctor Who'' was killed off after just five episodes.

Acting career

In 1965 Hill was cast in the regular role of Sandra Orlando for the BBC soap opera '' 199 Park Lane'', but the series was cancelled within a fortnight, after only 18 episodes on air.The Cutting Room Floor

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'' as Katarina, a

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handmaiden who became a companion of the Doctor—who at that time was played by

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. She was cast to replace

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, whose character

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was written out of the series in ''

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'', the same serial that introduced Hill's character. Katarina was the first companion to be killed in the series, appearing in only five episodes over two serials: ''The Myth Makers'' and ''

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''. The deletion of several scenes prior to recording meant that of the 93 lines originally scripted for her character only 78 made it into the final programmes with her character's final death scene being the first shots to be recorded. Due to the BBC's wiping policy in the 60s and 70s, only one episode to feature her still exists in the BBC archives (episode two of ''The Daleks' Master Plan''; "Day of Armageddon"). Fellow cast member

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said of Hill's time on the show that "We all thought she was the permanent new girl, but it was decided that a girl coming from ancient Troy could not cope with the science elements of the show and wouldn't understand all that, so after five episodes, they just junked her, literally."

Later life

Following her appearance in Doctor Who, Hill acted in several small roles prior to moving to the

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and subsequently to the

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. After returning to Britain she retrained to be a drama teacher and worked in London. She participated in the 1985 Children in Need programme along with other Doctor Who actors. Her last known acting role was a library assistant in an episode of City Life (a

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), which was broadcast in February 1998 after her death. Her obituary was published in

issue 261, which stated she died of cancer on 6 October 1997.Gallifrey Guardian

Issue #261 Jan 1998. UK: Panini. Retrieved 27 May 2018

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hill, Adrienne 1937 births 1997 deaths 20th-century English actresses Actresses from Plymouth, Devon Deaths from cancer in England English television actresses 20th-century British businesspeople