Maureen O'Brien

Maureen O'Brien (born 29 June 1943Doctor Who Guide) played the First Doctor's companion Vicki Pallister in Doctor Who, beginning with The Rescue and ending with The Myth Makers.
Despite a stated lack of interest in science fiction (AUDIO: The Fearless: Part 1, extra interview), in recent years O'Brien has worked on a number of Doctor Who related audio plays for Big Finish Productions, initially playing a new character for the Dalek Empire IV miniseries, as well as for the audio story Year of the Pig, then reprising the role of Vicki for the Companion Chronicles. She has also participated in DVD commentaries and interviews for BBC Video releases of stories from her era.
== Career ==
She has also appeared in many other television programmes, most notably Casualty.
Outside Doctor Who, O'Brien these days is known as a best-selling author of mystery novels, beginning with Close-Up on Death, which was published in 1989. Her most recent, Every Step You Take, was published in 2004.
== Legacy ==
O'Brien is depicted in the 2013 docudrama An Adventure in Space and Time by Anna-Lisa Drew in one scene recreating the press photocall announcing O'Brien's casting in the series.
== Credits ==
As Vicki Pallister
=== Television ===
==== Doctor Who ====
* The Rescue
* The Romans
* The Web Planet
* The Crusade
* The Space Museum
* The Chase
* The Time Meddler
* Galaxy 4
* The Myth Makers
=== Webcasts ===
==== Tales of the TARDIS ====
* The Time Meddler
==== The Collection ====
* The Storyteller
=== Audio ===
==== Doctor Who Main Range ====
* The Secret History
==== Special Releases ====
* The Light at the End
==== The Lost Stories ====
* The Dark Planet
==== The First Doctor Adventures ====
* Fugitive of the Daleks
==== The Early Adventures ====
* The Doctor's Tale
* The Bounty of Ceres
* The Fifth Traveller
* The Ravelli Conspiracy
* The Dalek Occupation of Winter
* An Ideal World
* Entanglement
* The Crash of the UK-201
==== The Companion Chronicles ====
* Frostfire
* The Suffering
* Upstairs
* Starborn
* The Unwinding World
* Fields of Terror
* Daybreak
Other Roles
=== Audio ===
==== Doctor Who Main Range ====
* Year of the Pig - Miss Alice Bultitude
==== The Ninth Doctor Adventures ====
* Last of the Zetacene - Selo / First Gyra
==== Once and Future ====
* The Union - The Union
==== Dalek Empire ====
As Agnes Landen
* The Fearless: Part 1
* The Fearless: Part 2
* The Fearless: Part 3
* The Fearless: Part 4
=== Audiobook Readings ===
==== Target Novelisations ====
* The Chase
* The Rescue
* The Space Museum
* Galaxy Four
* The Romans
* The Waters of Mars
==== BBC Audio ====
* The Ice Kings
=== Documentary ===
* Myth Makers: William Hartnell
* Tales of Isop
* Mounting The Rescue
* The End of the Line?
* Doctor Who Live: The Afterparty
* Toby Hadoke's Who's Round
* The Trouble with Chumblies
* Flight Through Eternity
=== Other ===
* Children in Need 1985
== External links ==
== Footnotes ==
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