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The English Way of Death (TV Story)

***The English Way of Death*** was the fifth serial of Season 33 of *Doctor Who*. It was written by Gareth Roberts, directed by Alan Wareing and starred Stephen Fry as the Ninth Doctor and Emma Fielding as Lena Haigh.

## Synopsis

The Doctor and Lena are hoping for a holiday in London in the sweltering summer of 1930. But the TARDIS is warning of time pollution. And that's not the only problem.

What connects the isolated Sussex resort of Nutchurch with the secret society run by the eccentric Percy Closed? Why has millionaire Hepworth Stackhouse dismissed his staff and hired assassin Julia Orlostro? And what is the truth behind the infernal vapour known only as Zodaal?

With the heat building, the Doctor and his friends set out to solve the mysteries.

## Cast

* The Doctor - Stephen Fry
* Lena Haigh - Emma Fielding
* Alfred Woodrow - Andrew Kazamia
* Felicia Chater - Abigail McKern
* Harriet Kipps - Jane Slavin
* Heath Porteous - Colin Spaull
* Hepworth Stackhouse - Graham Crowden
* Julia Orlostro - Annabel Mullion
* Orlick - Bryan Lawrence
* Percy Closed - Edward Halsted
* Colonel Radlett - Tim Bentinck
* Zodaal - John Leeson
* Sergeant Edwards - Daniel Ryan
* Teashop waitress - Karen O'Brien
* Thomas Joyce - Ian Thompson

## Worldbuilding

### The Doctor

* The Doctor visited Okushiri in 1720, Peru in 1910, met Hannibal and Sir Thomas Cubitt and played bridge with Cleopatra.
* The Doctor has not painted since 1749.
* The Doctor has fought the Hypnotron, the Aquamen, and the Steel Octopus.

### TARDIS

* 39% is the highest mean efficiency grading achieved by the TARDIS in the last seventeen years.

## Continuity

* The Doctor mentions that he was present for the eruption of Krakatoa in August 1883 during either his first or second incarnation. (TV: *Inferno*)

## Home Video & DVD Releases

### VHS

* This story was released alongside TV: *Subjects of War* on VHS in 2000.

### DVD

* This story along with the other stories in Season 33 were released as *Doctor Who: The Complete Thirty-Third Season* in 2011.

### Blu-ray

* This story along with the other stories in Season 33 were upscaled in 1080i50 high definition and were released as *Doctor Who: The Collection - Season 33* in the UK.
Shaw Taylor (in-universe)

Shaw, as he appears in Police 5: The Master

**Shaw Taylor** was a television host and journalist who once reported a crime file on the Master in the early 1990s, warning the public to be on the lookout for this dangerous individual.

Taylor mentioned during the programme that the Master was 700 years old and that he had three known regenerations. (TV: *Police 5: The Master*)
Charles Beeson

**Charles Beeson** (10 May 1957 – 26 April 2021) directed the *Doctor Who* stories *The Domesday Book* and *Subjects of War*.

## Profile

Some of his credits include the films: *Second Sight*, *Four Minutes*, *Stranded*, *Cider with Rosie*, *Thursday 12th*, and episodes of *EastEnders*, *Spooks*, *Inspector Morse*, *Kavanagh QC* and *Casualty*. He also worked on the American series *Close to Home*, *Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles*, *The Mentalist*, *The Vampire Diaries*, *Supernatural*, *Smallville*, *Person of Interest*, *Fringe*, *Alcatraz* and *Revolution*, *The Whispers*, *Containment*, *Timeless* and the TV adaptation of *Around the World in 80 Days*. He worked as an executive producer on *The Enemy Within* for NBC.

He attended Churcher's College.[*citation needed*]

He was based in Los Angeles and supported Portsmouth F.C.[*citation needed*]

Episode 7 of the BBC drama Around the World in 80 Days, which he directed, is dedicated to his memory.

On 26 April 2021, Beeson died of a heart attack.

## Credits

### *Doctor Who*

* *The Domesday Book*
* *Subjects of War*
Sophie Aldred

**Sophie Aldred** (born 20 August 1962) portrayed Ace in the television series from *Dragonfire* to *Ice Time*, and reprised the role for *Destiny*.

She was born in Greenwich, London and raised in Blackheath. She shares her birthday with her co-star, Sylvester McCoy, who is 19 years her senior, and Anthony Ainley.

## Profile

Sophie attended Blackheath High School and studied drama at the University of Manchester before embarking on a career in children's theatre. In 1987, while she was working back chorus on *Fiddler on the Roof*, she was cast as Ace. The Doctor found Ace serving milkshakes on Iceworld in the story *Dragonfire*, at the end of which she joined the Doctor on his travels. Several stories (*Ghost Light*, *The Curse of Fenric*, *Survival* and *Ice Time*) explored her character to an extent that previous companion characters had not seen.

Before and since *Doctor Who*, Aldred has had a varied and busy television career, particularly in children's programming, where she has presented educational programmes such as *Corners*, *Melvin and Maureen's Music-a-grams* and the long-running BBC series *Words and Pictures*. She has performed on radio and in the theatre. She has also reprised her role as Ace in the 30th Anniversary Special *Destiny.*

She edited a special issue of *Doctor Who Magazine* (Issue 255).

Beginning in 2012, Aldred provided the lead voice-over role in the animated series *Tree Fu Tom*; her co-star for the first series was David Tennant.

Sophie Aldred married Vince Henderson on 12 July 1997. They have two sons, Adam and William Henderson.

In 2013, Sophie and her co-star Sylvester McCoy partnered up for the *Doctor Who* edition of the game show *Pointless Celebrities*. She also contributed to the charity reference book *Behind the Sofa: Celebrity Memories of Doctor Who* and was interviewed for *Chicks Dig Time Lords: A Celebration of Doctor Who by the Women Who Love It*.

## Credits

### *Doctor Who*

* *Dragonfire*
* *Remembrance of the Daleks*
* *The Happiness Patrol*
* *Silver Nemesis*
* *The Greatest Show in the Galaxy*
* *Battlefield*
* *Ghost Light*
* *The Curse of Fenric*
* *Survival*
* *Ice Time*
* *Alixion* (brief cameo)
* *Destiny*
Thonmi

Thonmi, as he appeared in The Abominable Snowmen

**Thonmi** was a young warrior monk at Det-Sen Monastery. He helped the Second Doctor fight the Great Intelligence's robot Yeti in 1935.

## Biography

When the Doctor was captured by Khrisong, Thonmi didn't think the Doctor was responsible for the deaths of Edward Travers' companion and four monks. While the Doctor was imprisoned, he gave Thonmi the holy Ghanta that had been missing from the monastery for 300 years. Thonmi brought it to Padmasambhava, who then sent him to Khrisong with orders to set the Doctor free.

Thonmi helped Jamie McCrimmon capture a Yeti. He was then ordered to guard Victoria Waterfield, who sneaked away from him when he went to get food for her. He found her being menaced by the captured Yeti, held the Yeti off so she could escape, and let the Yeti out of the monastery.

When the monks left the monastery for their safety, Thonmi stayed behind to help the Doctor. He taught Victoria the "Jewel of the Lotus" prayer to keep her from succumbing to the Intelligence's hypnotism of her. While the Doctor battled the Intelligence, he and Jamie smashed its equipment, defeating the Intelligence. He sounded the gong to bring the monks back, and said goodbye to the Doctor and his companions. (TV: *The Abominable Snowmen*)

He was killed in 1984 by an explosion at the monastery caused by the Great Intelligence. (PROSE: *Downtime*)
The Menagerie (TV Story)

***The Menagerie*** was the fifth serial of Season 32 of *Doctor Who*. It was written by Martin Day, directed by Chris Clough, and starred Richard Griffiths as the Eighth Doctor, Lisa Bowerman as Bernice Summerfield and Robert Llewellyn as Norman Manning.

## Synopsis

A nameless city on a primitive, rain-sodden planet. The ruling Knights of Kuabris strive to keep order as hideous creatures emerge from the sewers to attack the populace. It seems that there might be some truth in the prophecies after all.

While Benny and Norman languish in the castle dungeons, the Doctor is forced to lead an expedition beneath the city to search for the fabled Menagerie of Ukkazaal. However, what he finds there may be too much for the planet to handle.

## Cast

* The Doctor - Richard Griffiths
* Bernice - Lisa Bowerman
* Norman - Robert Llewellyn
* Grand Knight Himesor - Larry Lamb
* Oiquaquil - Paul Angelis
* Defrabax - David Schofield
* Zaitabor - Jack Hedley
* Araboam - Chris Larkin
* Kaquaan - Morwenna Banks
* Cosmae - Ben Willbond
* Argaabil - Bruce Byron
* Voice of the Mecrim - Nicholas Briggs

## Continuity

* The Mecrim experiments were funded by IMC, (TV: *Colony in Space*) which grew from the Issigri Mining Corporation. (TV: *The Space Pirates*)
* Norman remembers his time on the Rock of Judgement. (TV: *The Romance of Crime*)
* The Doctor tries to remember Det-Sen Monastery. (TV: *The Abominable Snowmen*)
* Norman comments that he has been incarcerated "far more than I'd ever have liked". (TV: *Paradox of the Daleks*)

## Home Video & DVD Releases

### VHS

* This story was released on VHS in 2002.

### DVD

* This story along with the other stories in Season 32 were released as *Doctor Who: The Complete Thirty-Second Season* in 2008.

### Blu-ray

* This story along with the other stories in Season 32 were upscaled in 1080i50 high definition and were released as *Doctor Who: The Collection - Season 32* in the UK.
The Domesday Book (TV Story)

***The Domesday Book*** was the fifth serial of Season 30 of *Doctor Who*. It was written by Rona Munro, directed by Charles Beeson, and starred Richard Griffiths as the Eighth Doctor and Lisa Bowerman as Bernice Summerfield.

## Synopsis

*"They said that William would bring Doomsday."*

Valeham, 1086. The time of the Domesday survey. Michael of Sarte has done well for himself in providing for his Saxon underlings, and has served William well on the battlefield and in promoting his image. But when two newcomers show up from somewhere in the stars, everything begins to go wrong.

Strange demonic creatures show up out of nowhere from the parchment used for the survey itself the minute the newcomers arrive. One says this village should not exist. And worse, Michael seems to know them personally.

## Cast

* The Doctor - Richard Griffiths
* Bernice - Lisa Bowerman
* The Master - Anthony Ainley
* Wulfric - Nigel Hawthorne
* Leofstan - Paul Darrow
* Ælfweard - Francesca Folan
* Godric - John Simm
* Georges d'Armes - Miles Richardson
* Voice of the Shahar - John Leeson

## Worldbuilding

### The Master

* The Master's TARDIS disguises itself as a motte and bailey castle.
* The Master admits to drinking beer made by a nearby priory as a "guilty pleasure".
* When the Master reveals himself, the Doctor comments on how his plot is "a little below your usual pay grade".

### Anglo-Saxon England

* The Doctor and Bernice are hunted down by hue and cry.
* Bernice is given a trial by water, and passes the trial.
* The Domesday Survey is occurring during the events at Valeham.

## Notes

* This story was initially put forward with the title *Domesday* for Season 29 as Raine's final episode. It was scrapped in favour of TV:*The Green Knight*.

## Continuity

* The Doctor comments on how another Time Lord attempted to cut short William the Conqueror's time on the throne. (TV: *The Time Meddler*)
* The Doctor mocks the Master's plan, comparing it unfavourably to his previous attempt at summoning demons (TV: *The Dæmons*).

## Home Video and DVD Releases

### VHS

* This story was released on VHS in 2000.

### DVD

* This story along with the other stories in Season 30 were released as *Doctor Who: The Complete Thirtieth Season* in 2008.

### Blu-Ray

* This story along with the other stories in Season 30 were upscaled in 1080i50 high definition and were released as *Doctor Who: The Collection - Season 30* in the UK.
Sue O'Neil

Unnamed sister

**Sue**, born **Susan O'Neil**, was a bit forgetful. She adored her toy rabbit, Happy. She went to many foster homes after her mother died. She didn't know her father. She found a tape with her mother's last words on it. She later found her father and discovered her true name.

She later found out more of her past from Major Dickens as an experiment to bring a dead being back to life. The Doctor later theorised that she talked through Happy to hold back the trauma. She killed Major Dickens after the Doctor left the room for what he had done to both the faculty and to her. When the Doctor could not bring himself to kill Sue, she thanked him without the mental aid of Happy for showing her true kindness. (TV: *Night Thoughts*)

When the Doctor was having his mind eaten by the Time Beetles on Alixion, he thought of Sue amongst the many people that he had helped. (TV: *Alixion*)

## Appearances

### Season 27

* *Night Thoughts*
* *Alixion*
Stephen Mansfield

**Stephen Mansfield** played Sontarans in the *Doctor Who* television stories *The Green Knight* and *Subjects of War*, as well as the human Sendei in *The Highest Science*.

He also belonged to a team that designed and created the Sontaran masks and helmets for *The Green Knight*, the design of which was used throughout the 1990s.

## Profile

He also appeared in the Reeltime Pictures production, *The Corridor Sketch*.

## Credits

### *Doctor Who*

#### As Actor

* *The Green Knight* - Sontaran
* *The Highest Science* - Sendei
* *Subjects of War* - Sontaran
The Antique Doctor Who Show

***The Antique Doctor Who Show*** was a 30th anniversary *Doctor Who* special.

It was broadcast in the same featurette series as *UNIT Recruiting Film*, sharing the same "eight Doctors opening introduction".

## Main Subject

Collectables expert Justin Pressland and *Doctor Who* expert David J. Howe speak to fans about their *Doctor Who* memorabilia collections in a pastiche of *Antiques Roadshow* (1979-ongoing).

## Notes

* The featurette had a "motion action figures in motion" opening theme.
* *The Antique Doctor Who Show* and *UNIT Recruiting Film* are the only 30th anniversary specials in the *Doctor Who and the Daleks* featurette series to be made available commercially as DVD extras. Three of the other four, *Bigger Inside Than Out*, *I Was That Monster* and *Police 5: The Master*, remain off-limits for DVD due to a variety of copyright and clearance problems — for example, *Bigger Inside Than Out* used newsreel footage that would be very expensive, if not impossible, to clear for commercial release. The situation regarding the three aforementioned featurettes is unlikely to change in the foreseeable future. The remaining featurette, *Missing in Action*, will never appear as a DVD or Blu-ray extra for various legal reasons.

## Home Media

* The featurette was released as an extra on the DVD release of *Horror of Fang Rock*.
The Herald (TV Story)

***The Herald*** was the third serial of Season 28 of *Doctor Who*. It was written by Ben Aaronovitch, directed by Nicholas Mallett and starred Richard Griffiths as the Eighth Doctor and Julia Sawalha as Raine Cunningham.

It is also noted for being the first appearance of Saskia Reeves as Guinevere Hoult, though she would not become a series regular until Season 29.

## Synopsis

A long, long time ago, the Doctor and his allies fought the evil Morgaine, a being from the Doctor's future.

Now, many years later, the Doctor finds himself goind through a rift, right into the course of King Arthur. Now is the time that all must become clear. Now is the time that the Doctor must face his destiny, and defeat Morgaine and the Destroyer. Now is the time that the Doctor must set everything up for his younger self to work with.

Now is the time that the Doctor must become Merlin.

## Cast

* The Doctor - Richard Griffiths
* Raine - Julia Sawalha
* Morgaine - Jean Marsh
* Mordred - Christopher Bowen
* Ancelyn - Marcus Gilbert
* Guinevere - Saskia Reeves
* King Arthur - Keith Allen
* Lancelot - Andrew Fettes
* Bors - Brian Croucher
* Percival - Gordon Kennedy
* Leon - Nicholas Ball
* Gawain - Robert McCulley
* Lionel - Jon Glover
* Knight Commander - Stefan Schwartz
* The Destroyer - Marek Anton

## Notes

* This story acted as a sequel to TV: *Battlefield*. The moniker of "Merlin" was also brought up in TV: *Avatar*.

## Continuity

* The Doctor is referred to as Merlin. He was previously called such at Carbury, (TV: *Battlefield*) and at Arkham. (TV: *Avatar*)

## Home Video and DVD Releases

### VHS

* This story was first released on VHS in 2002.

### DVD

* This story was released on a DVD box set alongside *Alixion* and *Avatar* entitled *The Making of Time's Champion* in 2003.
* This story along with the other stories in Season 28 were released as *Doctor Who: The Complete Twenty-Eighth Season* in 2007.

### Blu-ray

* This story along with the other stories in Season 28 were upscaled in 1080i50 high definition and were released as *Doctor Who: The Collection - Season 28* in the UK.
Shaw Taylor

**Eric Stanley Taylor MBE** (26 October 1924 – 17 March 2015), known professionally as **Shaw Taylor,** played a fictionalised version of himself in *Police 5: The Master*, a parody of his crime programme *Police 5* for the *Doctor Who and the Daleks* featurette series.

## Profile

Taylor served in the RAF and trained at RADA. He then acted on stage in the West End and on tour. He was an announcer for Associated TeleVision (ATV) when the normal announcer was not available. He then had a variety of acting roles in film and television from the 1950s onwards, and presented various game shows including *Password*, *Tell the Truth*, *Dotto*, *This Is Your Chance* and *The Law Game* (BBC Radio 2). In the early 1960s, Taylor and Muriel Young co-hosted a music programme on Radio Luxembourg, *The Friday Spectacular*.

Between 1960 and 1962, Taylor presented the quiz show *Pencil and Paper*. In 1970, Taylor was the original presenter of the *Clunk Click* public information films. In 1972, he presented a pilot episode of *Whodunnit?* on ITV, before the show was taken over by Edward Woodward for the first series (1973). Taylor was also an occasional panellist on the popular talent show *New Faces*.

Taylor was best known for presenting *Police 5*, a long-running five-minute television programme first broadcast in the London area in 1962 that appealed to the public to help solve crimes.

He later presented a spin-off show for younger viewers, *Junior Police 5*, a.k.a. *JP5*. His catchphrase was "keep 'em peeled!" – asking viewers to be vigilant. This was originally used at the end of every *JP5* programme but, according to Taylor himself, "...at the suggestion of a friend I tried it out on the adult Police 5. I thought it sounded a bit naff at first but then the studio crew seemed to get withdrawal symptoms if I didn't say it at the end of the programme and it became a catchphrase that complete strangers still shout at me in the street".[*citation needed*]

Taylor presented and produced several regional versions of *Police 5*, including editions for ATV and Central in the Midlands, LWT for the London area and TVS in the South and South East of England, where the series ended its thirty-year run in December 1992. He was also involved with televised appeals for Crimestoppers UK. In 2008, at the age of 83, Taylor featured as himself hosting *Police 5* in the seventh episode of the BBC TV drama *Ashes to Ashes*, set in October 1981, in which he uses the aforedescribed "keep 'em peeled!" catchphrase.

In 2014, at the age of 89, he returned to television with a weekly segment on the new Channel 5 version of *Police 5*, and revived his "keep 'em peeled!" catchphrase. He also played bridge and presented a television series on the subject.
The Romance of Crime (TV Story)

***The Romance of Crime*** was the second serial of Season 32 of *Doctor Who*. It was written by Gareth Roberts, directed by Alan Wareing, and starred Richard Griffiths as the Eighth Doctor, Lisa Bowerman as Bernice Summerfield and Robert Llewellyn as Norman Manning.

## Synopsis

The TARDIS brings the Doctor, Benny and Norman to the Rock of Judgement: a court, prison and place of execution built into a rocket-powered asteroid. There they become embroiled in an investigation by the system's finest lawman.

What connects the macabre gallery of artist Menlove Stokes with the slaughter of a survey team on a distant planet? Why is Margo, chief of security, behaving so strangely? And which old enemies of the Doctor are aboard the unmarked spaceship making its way towards the Rock?

## Cast

* The Doctor - Richard Griffiths
* Bernice - Lisa Bowerman
* Norman - Robert Llewellyn
* Pyerpoint - Richard Pearce
* Margo - Jane Hazlegrove
* Xais - Sharon Maughan
* Shom - Pete Postlethwaite
* Hogan - Ian Hart
* Ogron 6 - Jake Abraham
* Frank Spiggot - David Threlfall
* Stokes - Michael Troughton
* Zy - Bill Geraghty
* Ogron 5 - Jimmy Hibbert
* Wilkin - Leslie Phillips
* Charlie Nisbett - Edward Highmore
* Eddie Nisbett - Mark Lewis Jones
* Ogrons - Steve Devereaux, Robert Inch, Jeremy Peters
* Blakemore - Kazia Pelka
* Bailiff - Rosalind Knight
* Librarian - Sinéad Cusack

## Worldbuilding

### Games

* The Doctor, Benny and Norman play Monopoly.

### The Doctor

* The Eighth Doctor is five foot ten inches tall.

## Home Video & DVD Releases

### VHS

* This story was released on VHS in 2000.

### DVD

* This story along with the other stories in Season 32 were released as *Doctor Who: The Complete Thirty-Second Season* in 2008.

### Blu-ray

* This story along with the other stories in Season 32 were upscaled in 1080i50 high definition and were released as *Doctor Who: The Collection - Season 32* in the UK.
Tim Raynham

**Tim Raynham** (born 2 June 1958) played Varl in the *Doctor Who* television story *The Two Doctors*, a Sontaran called Turner in the mini-episode *A Fix with Sontarans* as well the version of *A Fix with Sontarans* released in 2022 and an unnamed Sontaran in the television story *The Green Knight*.

## Profile

He has since left the acting industry. (DWM 578)

## Credits

### *Doctor Who*

* *The Two Doctors* - Varl
* *The Green Knight* - Sontaran
Tony Etchells

**Tony Etchells** wrote the *Doctor Who* episode *A School for Glory* with an unspecified other writer.

## Profile

Amongst Etchells' other credits, he has written for *Casualty*, *Boon*, *The Bill*, *Dangerfield*, *EastEnders*, *Midsomer Murders*, and *Doctors*.

It is as yet unknown who Etchells wrote *A School for Glory* with. He has stated previously that he worked with another writer on the script, but only he is credited in the titles. Many fans believe that due to the Doctor's requiring help from his companions, it was partially written by Mark Gatiss, as that is a common trope within Gatiss' scripts.
Ysanne Churchman

**Ysanne Churchman** (born 14 May 1925 in Sutton Coldfield) voiced Alpha Centauri in the *Doctor Who* television stories *The Curse of Peladon*, *The Monster of Peladon* and *Legacy,* and Lupton's Spider in *Planet of the Spiders.*

## Profile

She retired from acting in 1999 at the age of seventy-four.

## Credits

### *Doctor Who*

#### As Alpha Centauri

* *The Curse of Peladon*
* *The Monster of Peladon*
* *Legacy*

#### Other Roles

* *Planet of the Spiders* - Lupton's Spider
Cyber Co-Ordinator

The **Cyber Co-ordinator** was an immobile cybernetic machine and acted as a leader of the Cybermen, similar to that of a Cyber-Planner. It was said to be ten thousand years old when the Ninth Doctor met it in 2006. As an experiment to gain mobility, it had itself implanted into the recently converted Cyberman, Bono Brooks, and became the first instance of a Cyber-Controller. (TV: *Iceberg*)
Thomas (Hostage)

**Thomas** was a Killer-type android used by the Justice Police in the Althosian system.

He was part of a team sent to the seventh planet to retrieve Pandora's Box. The rest of the team was killed by Butler after they landed, but Thomas accidentally killed Butler when he knocked him into a patch of time-stopping red weed.

He was captured later with Ell Romer and Raine Cunningham by Butler's partner Swarf. Thomas tried to kill Swarf, but was killed instead. (TV: *Hostage*)
Susannah Harker

**Susannah Harker** (born Susannah Owens; 26 April 1965) is an English film, television, and theatre actor. She played the third incarnation of Romana on *Doctor Who* from *The Council's Reverence*.

## Profile

She was nominated for a BAFTA TV Award in 1990 for her role as Mattie Storin in House of Cards. She played Jane Bennet in the 1995 TV adaptation of Pride and Prejudice.

## Personal Life

She is the daughter of Polly Adams, sister of Caroline Harker and sister-in-law of Anthony Calf. She was married to Iain Glen for nine years and was also in a relationship with Paul McGann for two years.

## Credits

### *Doctor Who*

* *The Council's Reverence*
* *Visions of Tomorrow*
Louise Jameson

**Louise Jameson** (born 20 April 1951) played Leela, the leather-clad warrior companion of the Fourth Doctor, from *The Face of Evil* to *The Invasion of Time*. She later reprised the role for the Eighth Doctor serial *Lungbarrow*.

## Profile

Jameson has also appeared on *Emmerdale* (as Sharon Crossthwaite), *The Omega Factor* (as Dr. Anne Reynolds), *Tenko* (as Blanche Simmons), *Bergerac* (as Susan Young) and *EastEnders* (as Rosa di Marco). Fellow *EastEnders* cast member Leslie Grantham, who appeared in *Resurrection of the Daleks*, has credited Jameson with inspiring him to pursue a career in drama while he was serving time in prison.

Jameson attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art with her successor on *Doctor Who*, Mary Tamm, and spent two years with the Royal Shakespeare Company, performing in *Romeo and Juliet,* *The Taming of the Shrew*, *King Lear*, and *Blithe Spirit*. Other stage appearances include the first production of *Passion Play*.

In the early 1980s, Jameson modelled for photographs for one of Lalla Ward's knitting books, wearing some of Ward's designs.

Louise is the subject of MJTV's *The Actor Speaks* Volume 5, in which she discusses herself, her acting career and the various roles in which she has appeared.

She is married to actor David Warwick.

In 2013, she partnered up with Frazer Hines in the *Doctor Who* edition of *Pointless Celebrities*. Seven years later, she went on the show again (in a Sci-Fi edition), this time partnered with Matthew Waterhouse.

## In the DWU

Louise Jameson portrayed herself in the webcast *The Home Assistants of Death?!*, of which she was the main protagonist, however the story is not currently a valid source on this Wiki due to the story being classed as a trailer by the BBC.

## Credits

### *Doctor Who*

* *The Face of Evil*
* *The Robots of Death*
* *The Talons of Weng-Chiang*
* *Horror of Fang Rock*
* *The Invisible Enemy*
* *Image of the Fendahl*
* *The Sun Makers*
* *Underworld*
* *The Invasion of Time*
* *Lungbarrow*
The Green Knight (TV Story)

***The Green Knight*** was the second serial of Season 29 of *Doctor Who*. It was written by Ben Aaronovitch, directed by Nicholas Mallett and starred Richard Griffiths as the Eighth Doctor, Julia Sawalha as Raine Cunningham and Saskia Reeves as Guinevere Hoult.

It was the final regular appearance for Julia Sawalha as Raine Cunningham, and the first regular appearance of Saskia Reeves as Guinevere Hoult, who had been introduced in Season 28's *The Herald*.

## Synopsis

It is done. Morgaine has been vanquished once and for all by Merlin, with no hope of returning, and Camelot can continue its benevolent rule in peace. Or so it seems.

Reports soon emerge of a strange figure and his army planning an attack. A green knight with forces from beyond the stars at his disposal. The Doctor and Raine must work quickly to uncover deceptions, defeat the knight, and ensure Camelot's safety, once and for all.

## Cast

* The Doctor - Richard Griffiths
* Raine - Julia Sawalha
* Guinevere - Saskia Reeves
* Ancelyn - Marcus Gilbert
* Brigadier Winifred Bambera - Angela Bruce
* Lancelot - Andrew Fettes
* Gawain - Robert McCulley
* Bedevere - Jack Docherty
* Percival - Gordon Kennedy
* Leon - Nicholas Ball
* Zbrigniev - Robert Jezek
* Staun - Toby Aspin
* Sontarans - Tom Finnis, Tim Raynham, Stephen Mansfield, Keith Dunne, Julian Jones, Derek Handley
* Bertilak - Jerome Flynn
* Seytan - John Banks

## Worldbuilding

### Culture

* Guinevere knows many Arthurian legends off by heart.

### Individuals

* The Doctor is called Merlin again, and referred to as UNIT's scientific advisor.
* Guinevere is a freighter pilot from the future who crashed into Arthur's Earth after entering a rift.
* Bertilak has survived decapitation.

### Technology

* The Grail is a superweapon developed specifically for the final battle between Arthur and Morgaine's forces.

## Notes

* This story was a sequel to both TV: *Battlefield* and TV: *The Herald*, with the Doctor being referred to once again as Merlin.

## Continuity

* The Doctor is referred to again as Merlin. He had previously been called such at Carbury (TV: *Battlefield*), Arkham (TV: *Avatar*) and Camelot (TV: *The Herald*).
* The Doctor recalls to Bertilak a previous case of a knight working with the Sontarans. (TV: *The Time Warrior*)
* It has only been six months since Guinevere had started ruling alone (TV: *The Herald*) and a few weeks since the incursion at Carbury (TV: *Battlefield*).

## Home Video and DVD Releases

### VHS

* This story was released on VHS in 2001.

### DVD

* This story along with the other stories in Season 29 were released as *Doctor Who: The Complete Twenty-Ninth Season* in 2010.

### Blu-Ray

* This story along with the other stories in Season 29 were upscaled in 1080i50 high definition and were released as *Doctor Who: The Collection - Season 29* in the UK.
Stephen Fry

**Stephen Fry** (born 24 August 1957) played the Ninth Doctor from 1995 to 1998, starting with a brief appearance at the end of *Mind Games* and ending with *Visions of Tomorrow*. Prior to this, he also played Glospin, the Doctor's cousin in the story *Lungbarrow*.

## Profile

### Career

Outside of the *Doctor Who* universe, Fry's early acting credits included *A Bit of Fry & Laurie*, *Blackadder* (written by Richard Curtis, produced by John Lloyd and starring Rowan Atkinson and Tim McInnerny), and *Jeeves and Wooster*. He has also been the presenter of the BBC panel show *QI* from 2003 to 2016.

Fry has also appeared in a number of feature films, including *V for Vendetta*, Douglas Adams' *The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy* and *The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug*. He was also the narrator of the UK *Harry Potter* audiobooks, as well as several video games based on the series.

### *Doctor Who*

Fry was selected to play the Doctor following a successful audition for the role, taking over from Richard Griffiths in 1996. He had previously played Glospin in the Season 28 story *Lungbarrow*, making him the second person to have played a role in *Doctor Who* prior to becoming the Doctor, the first being Colin Baker. After spending three years in the role, Fry left the show in 1998, citing his belief that he had spent enough time on the show. He passed the role on to Peter Capaldi, who himself had prior appeared on the show.

At 6'5, he is the tallest person to play the Doctor.

### Personal Life

He was a great friend to Douglas Adams for many years, as well as Lalla Ward and Fry even introduced her to her future husband Richard Dawkins at one of Adams' parties.

In June 2010, Fry stirred controversy in Who fandom in a speech in which he described programmes such as *Doctor Who* as "wonderfully written" but "not for adults." Steven Moffat responded by saying the show was "was designed specifically to be a family programme, that's what it's for."

Fry was openly gay, notably coming in as the second most influential gay person (behind only Russell T Davies) of Britain in *The Independent*'s Pink List.

## Credits

### *Doctor Who*

#### As the Ninth Doctor

* *Mind Games*
* *The Eyes of Madmen*
* *Toy Soldiers*
* *Return of the Living Dad*
* *Subjects of War*
* *The English Way of Death*
* *Damaged Goods*
* *The Dark Path*
* *Vampire Science*
* *Blink*
* *Genocide*
* *Evolution*
* *Matrix*
* *Phantasmagoria*
* *Placebo Effect*
* *Iceberg*
* *Silence in the Library*
* *The Council's Reverence*
* *Children of the Revolution*
* *Operation Werewolf*
* *Visions of Tomorrow*
Simon Bucher-Jones

**Simon Bucher-Jones** (born 6 September 1964) was a prose writer. He wrote the *Doctor Who* television story *The Death of Art*.

## Profile

Jones was born in Liverpool. He is known for a hard SF approach. He has written Cthulhu Mythos short stories and reviewed books for the Fortean Times and for small press papers. His poetry has appeared in the Journal of the British Fantasy Society.
Spandrell

All the televised incarnations of Spandrell

**Spandrell** was Castellan of the Chancellery Guard on Gallifrey for many years. He was initially succeeded by Kelner, though he regained his position during Romana's term as Lord President.

## Biography

Spandrell was Castellan during the President's assassination and led the subsequent investigation into the attack. He was very sceptical of the Fourth Doctor at first but ended up becoming his ally in the unmasking of Chancellor Goth as the President's murderer. While Spandrell was Castellan, it was rare for the office-holder to deal with criminal offences committed by Time Lords; according to Engin, his duties more often brought him into contact with "more plebeian classes". (TV: *The Deadly Assassin*)

Spandrell retired and was succeeded by Castellan Kelner due to a combination of good birth and political intrigue. (PROSE: *Doctor Who and the Invasion of Time*)

Spandrell was persuaded to come out of retirement to serve under Lord President Romana. He witnessed Ruath's trapping her in a miniscope, and hoped she would be released sooner rather than later. (TV: *Goth Opera*)

## Personality

### Fourth Doctor's Ally

Spandrell was tough and sardonic, with his long years working in Security making him a cynical individual. His career ensured that he had no illusions about the underside of Gallifreyan life and gave him a blunt and no-nonsense manner. His survival was thanks to his integrity and efficiency. (PROSE: *Doctor Who and the Deadly Assassin*)

### Castellan under Romana

Spandrell kept his sardonic attitude in this incarnation, however, his bluntness was tempered by calm humour and a slightly greater willingness to trust others. He was aware of Glitz' background as a criminal when learning of his being with Romana him the miniscope, commenting to another Time Lord that he feared for her safety, conveying some level of his former cynicism. (TV: *Goth Opera*)

## Appearance

### Fourth Doctor's ally

Spandrell was of average height and was, for a Time Lord, unusually broad and muscular. He had an impassive and heavy face that disguised his vast intelligence. (PROSE: *Doctor Who and the Deadly Assassin*)

### Castellan under Romana

Spandrell, in contrast to his predecessor, was a slimmer, more wiry individual with a small shock of black hair. He had a round face with a prominent nose, and required the use of glasses due to a complication during his regeneration. (PROSE: *Goth Opera*)

## Behind the Scenes

It is unclear as to the placements of both incarnations of Spandrell seen throughout the series. No explanation is given for the change of appearance in TV: *Goth Opera* or its novelisation, and therefore it is unknown how far apart these two incarnations are from one another.
The Abbot

The **Abbot of Alixion** was the leader of the Order of Alixion, and as such, the ruler of Alixion itself.

## Biography

### As Head of the Abbey

The Abbot took over as head of the Order of Alixion decades before the Seventh Doctor's arrival on the planet.

Under his watch, the monastery drastically increased production of an elixir created by feeding minds to Time Beetles. He had special draining pods devised to house these beetles, with visitors occasionally being picked off in order to create the elixir. In addition, the Abbot ordered a spaceship to be shot down once a year in order to find extra people to create a surplus of elixir. (TV: *Alixion*)

### Battling the Doctor

When the Seventh Doctor and Raine Cunningham landed on Alixion, the Abbot recognised the Doctor's mind as being capable of giving him power over creation itself, a power that he had desired from his taking over the Order. He ordered a pair of monks to detain the Doctor, who at that point was taking part in the organised tour hosted by Brother Urnie. The Doctor was aware of the Abbot's use of tourists to create the elixir, and made the Abbot aware of this. He also made sure to let the Abbot know that he was aware of his plans to place him in a draining pod.

Thanks to the Doctor's revealing himself to be aware of the Abbot's plans, the two engaged in an argument, with the Abbot attempting to manipulate the Doctor by deeming him cruel through his actions and as a result unable to take the moral high ground. With the Doctor left in a moral dilemma, the Abbot took the opportunity to try and force the Doctor into his own personal draining pod, however, the Doctor was able to fight him off. The two engaged in a fight around the Abbot's office, ultimately wrestling each other into the draining pod. Whilst his mind was being consumed, the Abbot further attempted to break the Doctor by mocking his treatment of Ace after gaining some of the Doctor's memories. The Doctor fought back with the memories of the companions whom he had helped.

When Raine Cunningham broke into the Abbot's office with the tourists she had been part of and some defecting monks, she released the Doctor from the draining pod and pushed the Abbot back in when he tried to escape. (TV: *Alixion*) He was eventually let out himself by the new Abbot Urnie, but was left in a vegetative state, and died shortly after Urnie pulled him out. (PROSE: *Alixion*)
Zbrigniev

Zbrigniev, as he appears in Battlefield

Sergeant **Zbrigniev** was a Polish soldier seconded to the United Kingdom branch of UNIT.

## Biography

Zbrigniev began his service under Brigadier Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart and was still with UNIT years later, serving under Winifred Bambera. (TV: *Battlefield*) He never talked about the old "bug hunts". (PROSE: *Battlefield*)

When the Seventh Doctor arrived, Zbrigniev let him through on an outdated UNIT pass and later explained to Bambera that this was the same man as in the photo: he knew from past experience their scientific advisor changed appearance, though he was unaware how and didn't seem to have known him personally. (TV: *Battlefield*)

Whilst one account states that he was killed by Mordred when Mordred and Morgaine attempted to steal a nuclear missile, (PROSE: *Battlefield*) it is widely accepted that Zbrigniev survived Morgaine's gambit on Earth. Zbrigniev was among the UNIT reinforcements asked for by the Eighth Doctor to help aid Guinevere against Bertilak. He struck up a brief friendship with Sir Lancelot in Guinevere's forces, though this ended when Lancelot was killed by the Grail. He left with Bambera after the Grail was destroyed. (TV: *The Green Knight*)

Zbrigniev was the second-in-command of UNIT's investigations into the University of Advanced Galactic Education, and provided a helping hand in defeating the Rani's Network, personally arresting the Rani once she had been defeated. (TV: *Network*)

## Behind the Scenes

* Despite its spelling in the episode credits and novelisation, Zbrigniev's name was actually pronounced in the serial as "Zbigniew", a real Polish name, indicating a disconnect between auctorial intent and production reality.
UNIT Recruiting Film (TV Story)

***UNIT Recruiting Film*** was a short 1993 comedic television story regarding UNIT. It was broadcast for the 30th anniversary year of *Doctor Who*.

It aired on BBC Two alongside the final episode of *Planet of the Daleks*, as part of a series of featurettes called *Doctor Who and the Daleks*. This video was a marketing stunt to promote the repeats.

## Synopsis

Ever thought about joining UNIT, even with the high death count?

## Plot

The narrator of the film, a UNIT soldier, tells of his experiences serving in this international military/scientific taskforce, while Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart tells the story of UNIT's beginnings and encourages the public to "unite with UNIT and save the world".

## Cast

* Narrator - Dexter Fletcher
* Voice of Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart - Nicholas Courtney

## Crew

* Writer - Kevin Davies
* Director - Kevin Davies
* Producer - Caroline Wright
* Executive producer - John Whiston, Ian Fraser

## Notes

* Towards the end of this featurette, a telephone number, 071 757 7047, was given on-screen for anyone interested in joining UNIT (which has been edited out for DVD). Those who did call the number heard a recorded message from Nicholas Courtney in character as the Brigadier, who congratulated the caller on passing what was actually a UNIT initiative test, before announcing the news that *The Green Death* was to be repeated on BBC Two in the New Year. *(Please note: the aforementioned telephone number is now no longer valid.)*
* *UNIT Recruiting Film* and *The Antique Doctor Who Show* are the only 30th anniversary specials in the *Doctor Who and the Daleks* featurette series to be made available commercially as DVD extras. Three of the other four, *Bigger Inside Than Out*, *I Was That Monster* and *Police 5: The Master*, remain off-limits for DVD and Blu-ray due to a variety of copyright and clearance problems — for example, *Bigger Inside Than Out* used newsreel footage that would be very expensive, if not impossible, to clear for commercial release. The situation regarding the three aforementioned featurettes is unlikely to change in the foreseeable future. The remaining featurette, *Missing in Action*, will never be released as a DVD or Blu-ray extra for various legal reasons.

## Home Video & DVD Releases

* The featurette was released as an extra on the DVD releases of *Spearhead from Space* and *Spearhead from Space: Special Edition*.
Tony Selby

**Anthony Samuel "Tony" Selby** (26 February 1938-5 September 2021) played Sabalom Glitz in the *Doctor Who* television stories *The Mysterious Planet*, *The Ultimate Foe*, *Dragonfire* and *Goth Opera*.

## Profile

His other most well known roles are those of Clive Mitchell in *EastEnders* and Corporal Percy Marsh in *Get Some In!*.

## Credits

### *Doctor Who*

* *The Mysterious Planet*
* *The Ultimate Foe*
* *Dragonfire*
* *Goth Opera*
The Doctor

Jon Pertwee (1970-74)

Tom Baker (1974-81)

Peter Davison (1981-84)

Colin Baker (1984-86)

Sylvester McCoy (1987-90)

Richard Griffiths (1991-95)

Stephen Fry (1995-98)

Peter Capaldi (1999-)

Michael Jayston (1986)

"**The Doctor**", a title which embodied their promise to the universe, was the main alias used by a mysterious renegade Time Lord from Gallifrey who travelled through time and space with various companions in an obsolete and "borrowed" Type 40 TARDIS. They were the universe's "greatest defender", having saved the cosmos thousands of times throughout a long life, becoming a great legend across the universe.

Though largely a believer in non-violent conflict resolution, they were, when absolutely necessary, a great warrior.

The Doctor's own memories were unclear regarding their early life and origins, (COMIC: *The World Shapers*; PROSE: *Who is Dr Who?*) and several accounts even suggested that they had non-Gallifreyan origins.

According to one account, the Doctor was in some way related to or a reincarnation of the Other, a mysterious figure from Gallifrey's past who helped form Time Lord society and perfect time travel technology. The Other would later become the Doctor via looming. (TV: *Lungbarrow*) Indeed, the Doctor explicitly told Davros that they were "far more than just another Time Lord", (TV: *Remembrance of the Daleks*) and Lady Peinforte claimed knowledge of the Doctor's actions during the Dark Times of early Gallifrey, well before their assumed birth date, as gathered from the Nemesis statue. (TV: *Silver Nemesis*)

From the latter years of their first incarnation onward, the Doctor had a pronounced affinity for Earth and the human race. After departing Gallifrey, they voluntarily chose to spend time on the planet, (TV: *An Unearthly Child*) choosing it as the place of their exile during most of their third incarnation, (TV: *Spearhead from Space - The Three Doctors*) and even owning property in Kent. (COMIC: *Fellow Travellers*) They favoured Great Britain as a frequently visited location, taking most of their companions from there. (TV: *An Unearthly Child*, *Spearhead from Space*, *The Time Monster* et al.)

Though taste in fashion did change with each Doctor, one thing that was an almost constant were jackets, either as part of an outfit (TV: *An Unearthly Child*, *The Power of the Daleks*, *Spearhead from Space*, *Castrovalva*, *The Twin Dilemma*, *Avatar*) or an extra like a trench coat.

## Gallery

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Terry Molloy

**Terry Molloy** (born 4 January 1947) was the third actor to portray the character of Davros, following Michael Wisher and David Gooderson. He also featured in the *Doctor Who* story *Attack of the Cybermen* as the undercover police officer Russell following a promise made whilst he was playing Davros that he could appear without prosthetics.

## Profile

In the third episode of the *Doctor Who* story *Remembrance of the Daleks*, he was credited by the pseudonym "Roy Tromelly", an anagram of his name, to avoid giving away plot details. He was the narrator and a contributor to the Davros Connections documentary.

Prior to being cast as Davros, he was previously considered for the roles of Scobie, Bilton and Sheard in *Time-Flight* (TCH 35) and Bulic in *Warriors of the Deep* (TCH 38)

## Credits

### *Doctor Who*

#### Television

* *Resurrection of the Daleks*
* *Revelation of the Daleks*
* *Remembrance of the Daleks*
* *Paradox of the Daleks*
Ralph Brown

**Ralph William John Brown** (born 18 June 1957) played Valentin in the *Doctor Who* television story *Crime of the Century*.

## Profile

He is known for playing Danny the drug dealer in *Withnail and I*, the security guard Aaron (a.k.a. "85") in *Alien 3*, DJ Bob Silver in *The Boat That Rocked* aka *Pirate Radio*, super-roadie Del Preston in *Wayne's World 2*, the pilot Ric Olié in *Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace* and Henry Clinton in *Turn: Washington's Spies*. He won The Samuel Beckett Award for his first play *Sanctuary* written for Joint Stock Theatre Company in 1987, and the Raindance and Sapporo Film Festival awards for his first screenplay for the British film *New Year's Day* in 2001.
Srik

Lieutenant **Srik** of the G5 Sontaran Military Regiment (PROSE: *Destiny*) was part of a squadron of Sontarans that came into contact with Cybermen attempting to destroy the Doctor's timestream. After being partially converted, he and his superior, Major Raal, were teleported onto the bridge of the Space Station *Abraxas* to confront the Fourth Doctor and Sarah Jane Smith. Whilst he did shoot Rowan soon after arrival, he was unable to succeed in dispatching the Doctor and his companion, instead being shot dead by Liz Shaw when she, the Third Doctor and Bernice Summerfield arrived to save the Doctor. (TV: *Destiny*)