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Maggie Stables was a British actress who played the part of the
companion Evelyn Smythe in a
range of audio dramas by
Big Finish Productions
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television series
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Doctor Who
''Doctor Who'' is a British science fiction television series broadcast by the BBC since 1963. The series depicts the adventures of a Time Lord called the Doctor, an extraterrestrial being who appears to be human. The Doctor explores the u ...
''.
Career
Stables began acting as a second career after retiring from a long-held position as a French teacher. After some experience in musical theatre, in 1991 she acted in a production of ''
Jane Eyre
''Jane Eyre'' ( ; originally published as ''Jane Eyre: An Autobiography'') is a novel by the English writer Charlotte Brontë. It was published under her pen name "Currer Bell" on 19 October 1847 by Smith, Elder & Co. of London. The first ...
'', with
Nicholas Briggs
Nicholas Briggs (born 29 September 1961) is an English actor, writer, director, sound designer and composer. He is associated with the BBC science fiction television series '' Doctor Who'' and its spin-offs, particularly as the voice of the Dal ...
. This led to Briggs' later casting Stables as Ruthley in Big Finish's first ''Doctor Who'' play, ''
The Sirens of Time
''The Sirens of Time'' is a 1999 audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series '' Doctor Who''. It was the first Big Finish Productions audio drama based on the series and became the first in the company's '' ...
'', and as Evelyn the following year.
Stables appeared in several Big Finish audio roles beyond Evelyn. In addition to Ruthley, Stables appeared in ''
Zagreus
In ancient Greek religion and mythology, Zagreus ( grc-gre, Ζαγρεύς) was sometimes identified with a god worshipped by the followers of Orphism, the "first Dionysus", a son of Zeus and Persephone, who was dismembered by the Titans and reb ...
'' as the Great Mother, in ''
Sarah Jane Smith: The TAO Connection'' as Mrs Lythe, and the
Bernice Summerfield
Bernice Surprise Summerfield (later Professor Bernice Summerfield or just Benny) is a fictional character created by author Paul Cornell as a new companion of the Seventh Doctor in Virgin Publishing's range of original full-length ''Doctor Who ...
audio drama ''
Just War
The just war theory ( la, bellum iustum) is a doctrine, also referred to as a tradition, of military ethics which is studied by military leaders, theologians, ethicists and policy makers. The purpose of the doctrine is to ensure that a war i ...
'' as Ma Doras. Stables also portrayed Evelyn Smythe in the
webcast
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''Doctor Who'' story ''
Real Time''. Stables was a
justice of the peace
A justice of the peace (JP) is a judicial officer of a lower or ''puisne'' court, elected or appointed by means of a commission ( letters patent) to keep the peace. In past centuries the term commissioner of the peace was often used with the sa ...
from 1971 to 2003, sitting in both the Edmonton and Haringey Petty sessions.
Last years and death
Stables retired from acting in 2013 due to a long-term illness. She died in her sleep, on 26 September 2014.
References
External links
Video interview with Maggie Stables BBC.co.uk; accessed 29 September 2014.
*http://www.doctorwhotv.co.uk/a-whology-maggie-stables-67290.htm], DoctorWhoTV.co.uk; accessed 21 March 2015.
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British radio actresses
British stage actresses
British television actresses
2014 deaths
Place of birth missing
Year of birth missing