Monday, December 16, 2013

The Power of the Daleks

The Doctor (Patrick Troughton) and his
companions waste no time in meeting
 the most evil creatures in the universe
Six episodes (Episode One, Episode Two, Episode Three, Episode Four, Episode Five, Episode Six)
First broadcast Nov 5 to Dec 10 1966
Average audience for serial: 7.80m
REGULAR CAST

Patrick Troughton (The Doctor) Mar 25 1920 to Mar 28 1987 (heart attack)
Doctor Who credits
Played: The Doctor in The Power of the Daleks, The Highlanders, The Underwater Menace, The Moonbase, The Macra Terror, The Faceless Ones, The Evil of the Daleks, The Tomb of the Cybermen, The Abominable Snowmen, The Ice Warriors, The Enemy of the World, The Web of Fear, Fury from the Deep, The Wheel in Space, The Dominators, The Mind Robber, The Invasion, The Krotons, The Seeds of Death, The Space Pirates, The War Games (1966-69). Return appearances in The Three Doctors (1972-73), The Five Doctors (1983), The Two Doctors (1985). Patrick's Doctor also appears in archive footage or images in The Next Doctor (2008), The Eleventh Hour (2010), The Sarah Jane Adventures: Death of the Doctor (2010), The Lodger (2010), The Name of the Doctor (2013), The Day of the Doctor (2013), Twice Upon a Time (2017)
Played: Salamander in The Enemy of the World (1967-68)
Career highlights
Patrick appeared in over 130 productions, starting in 1947's Hamlet and Edward II, and including Badger's Green (1949), The Whole World Over (1950), Treasure Island (1950), Kidnapped (1952 & 1956), the title role in Robin Hood (1953), Clementina (1954), The Scarlet Pimpernel (1956), The Moonraker (1958), Ivanhoe (1958), William Tell (1958), The Moonstone (1959), The Splendid Spur (1960), The Adventures of Robin Hood (1956-60), Sir Francis Drake (1962), Compact (1962), The Old Curiosity Shop (1962-63), Jason and the Argonauts (1963), The Midnight Men (1964), The Gorgon (1964), A Tale of Two Cities (1965), Adam Adamant Lives! (1966), The Viking Queen (1967), The Six Wives of Henry VIII (1970), Scars of Dracula (1970), Doomwatch (1971), Out of the Unknown (1971), A Family at War (1970-72, as Harry Porter), Colditz (1972),Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell (1974), Coronation Street (1974), The Sweeney (1975), The Omen (1976), Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger (1977), Treasure Island (1977), The Feathered Serpent (1976-78, as Nasca), The Devil's Crown (1978), Edward and Mrs Simpson (1978), Bognor (1981), Nanny (1981-82, as Mr Jessop), Foxy Lady (1982-84, as J.P Schofield), The Box of Delights (1984), The Two Ronnies (1984), The Two of Us (1986, as Perce), Inspector Morse (1987), Super Gran (1987) and Knights of God (1987).
Facts
When he was announced as William Hartnell's successor in the role of the Doctor, Hartnell said: "He's the only man in Britain who could do it!". When the Second World War broke out, Patrick was on a Belgian ship sailing from the US, but just in sight of the British coast it hit a mine and sank. He was fortunate enough to escape in a lifeboat. Patrick is the father of acting brothers Michael and David Troughton - Michael appeared in Last Christmas (2014), while David has appeared in Doctor Who four times, in 1966, 1969, 1972 and 2008. Patrick is grandfather to actor Harry Melling, better known as Dudley Dursley in the Harry Potter films, and actor Sam Troughton, whose most high profile role was as Much in Robin Hood (2006-07). Another grandchild, Jim Troughton, was a Warwickshire and England cricketer. Patrick died in Georgia, US, while attending a Doctor Who convention.

Anneke Wills (Polly) Born Oct 20 1941 For a full career biography for Anneke Wills, click here.

Michael Craze (Ben Jackson) Nov 29 1942 to Dec 7 1998 (heart attack) For a full career biography for Michael Craze, click here.

GUEST CAST

Bernard Archard (Bragen) Aug 20 1916 to May 1 2008
Doctor Who credits
Played: Bragen in The Power of the Daleks (1966)
Played: Marcus Scarman in Pyramids of Mars (1975)
Career highlights
Bernard's career stems back as far as The Immortal Lady (1948) and includes For the Children (1948), The Adventures of Annabel (1955), Kenilworth (1957) and takes in Mary Britten, MD (1958), Corridors of Blood (1958), Village of the Damned (1960), Sir Francis Drake (1962), The List of Adrian Messenger (1963), Sergeant Cork (1964), Out of the Unknown (1966), The Spy with a Cold Nose (1966), The Avengers (1965/68), Callan (1969), Manhunt (1970), The Horror of Frankenstein (1970), Dad's Army (1971), The Day of the Jackal (1973), Get Some In! (1975), Sky (1975), Dick Turpin (1979), The Sea Wolves (1980), Krull (1983), Bergerac (1985/87) and Keeping Up Appearances (1991). He also had regular roles as Oreste Pinto in Spy-Catcher (1959-61), General Plaski in The Midnight Men (1964), Ian the editor in Lytton's Diary (1985-86) and Leonard Kempinski in soap Emmerdale (1992-94).
Facts
Bernard, who was a conscientious objector during the Second World War, celebrated a civil partnership with his partner of 60 years, fellow actor Jim Belchamber, in 2006.

Peter Bathurst (Hensell) May 4 1912 to Jun 1989
Doctor Who credits
Played: Hensell in The Power of the Daleks (1966)
Played: Chinn in The Claws of Axos (1971)
Career highlights
First appearing in The Passing Show (1951) after working in Australia in the 1940s, Peter's work includes The Bell Family (1951, as narrator), Old Mother Riley Meets the Vampire (1952), Gift Horse (1952), The Quatermass Experiment (1953), John and Julie (1955), Kenilworth (1957), The Army Game (1960), Bootsie and Snudge (1963), R3 (1964), The Murder Game (1965), Adam Adamant Lives! (1967), as Dr Upton in Doctor in the House (1969) and Doctor at Large (1971), War and Peace (1972) and Moonbase 3 (1973).
Facts
In the 1960s Peter (born Apsley Dundas Bathurst) ran a popular coffee bar on London's King's Road, but this business seemed to fall through, as his actress daughter Linda Marlowe said in an interview in 2001: "[It should] have been a gold mine but he was too trusting and was bamboozled by people." Peter's daughter was once married to actor William Marlowe (who appeared in the Doctor Who stories The Mind of Evil and Revenge of the Cybermen).

Pamela Ann Davy (Janley) Sep 7 1933 to Jun 3 2018
Career highlights
Australian Pamela made her acting debut in The Adventures of Robin Hood (1956), followed by roles in Summer's Here (1957), It Happened Like This (1962), Second City Reports (1964), It's Dark Outside (1965), The Avengers (1962/67), The First Churchills (1969) and Department S (1970). Her last credited role was as Colonel Aristides in 12 episodes of Freewheelers (1970).
Facts
Pamela spent her final years living in Tasmania, Australia.
In 2016 Toby Hadoke released his Who's Round interview with Pamela here.

Peter Forbes-Robertson (Guard) Jan 16 1927 to Dec 7 1995
Doctor Who credits
Played: Guard in The Power of the Daleks (1966)
Played: Time Lord in Colony in Space (1971)
Played: Chief Sea Devil in The Sea Devils (1972)
Career highlights
Peter's first credit is in The Case of Charles Peace (1949) and over the years he appeared in Let's Have a Murder (1950), Those People Next Door (1953), Girl in the Headlines (1963), Take a Pair of Private Eyes (1966), Island of Terror (1966), The Persuaders! (1971), Scream... and Die! (1974), Sex Play (1974), Enemy at the Door (1980), The Tripods (1985), The Love Boat (1986) and Foreign Body (1986).
Facts
Little-known fact: Peter provided the spoken word parts on the 1974 ELO album Eldorado.

Peter Hawkins (Dalek voice) Apr 3 1924 to Jul 8 2006 Click here for Peter Hawkins's entry on The Daleks

Nicholas Hawtrey (Quinn) Aug 19 1933 to Feb 15 2018
Career highlights
Debuted uncredited in an adaptation of The Winslow Boy in 1948, followed by roles in The Barretts of Wimpole Street (1957), Hamlet (1961), Sword of Honour (1967), The Big Switch (1968), The Regiment (1972), Madame Bovary (1975), Mistral's Daughter (1984), Dangerous Liaisons (1988), Navarro (1989), French Kiss (1995), Brief Crossing (2001) and Grace of Monaco (2014).
Facts
His father was actor Anthony Hawtrey and his grandfather was stage actor (but not the Carry On star) Charles Hawtrey. Nicholas, who was married to the late classical pianist Julia Cload, lived in France towards the end of his life.

Robert James (Lesterson) Mar 28 1924 to Jul 31 2004 (Alzheimer's disease)
Doctor Who credits
Played: Lesterson in The Power of the Daleks (1966)
Played: High priest in The Masque of Mandragora (1976)
Career highlights
Trained lawyer Robert's extensive career began in Robert's Wife (1955), then Around the World in 80 Days (1956), All Aboard (1959), Two Way Stretch (1960), Silent Evidence (1962), five episodes of The Avengers (1961-68), Smuggler's Bay (1964), For Whom the Bell Tolls (1965), The Love Bug (1968), Sinister Street (1969), The Six Wives of Henry VIII (1970), The Borderers (1970), Mary, Queen of Scots (1971), Captain Kronos - Vampire Hunter (1974), Sutherland's Law (1973-74, as Hamish McNab), Steptoe and Son (1974), Nicholas Nickleby (1977), The Mackinnons (1977), Blake's 7 (1978), Doom Castle (1980), Nanny (1982), The Jewel in the Crown (1984), The Return of the Antelope (1986), Century Falls (1993), Cold Comfort Farm (1995), The Crow Road (1996), Looking After JoJo (1998) and Existo (1999). He also had a regular role as James Gibson in Dr Finlay's Casebook (1962-69).
Facts
Robert's wife was fellow actor Mona Bruce.

Robert Jewell (Dalek operator) Jan 20 1920 to May 10 1998 Click here for Robert Jewell's entry on The Daleks

Richard Kane (Valmar) Sep 17 1938 to Feb 15 2023
Career highlights
Debuted in No Hiding Place (1965), then The Borderers (1970), Crown Court (1975), Devenish (1977), My Son, My Son (1979), A.D. (1985), Widows 2 (1985), Wyatt's Watchdogs (1988), Victoria Wood (1989), Bramwell (1996) and Casualty (2004). He also enjoyed the regular role of Greg Kettle in Hot Metal (1986-88).
Facts
Richard was married to actor, dancer and foley artist Jenny Lee-Wright.

Edward Kelsey (Resno) Jun 4 1930 to Apr 23 2019
Doctor Who credits
Played: Slave buyer in The Romans (1965)
Played: Resno in The Power of the Daleks (1966)
Played: Edu in The Creature from the Pit (1979)
Career highlights
Debuted in Mary Britten MD (1958), then The Men from Room 13 (1961), The Avengers (1962), St Ives (1967), The Saint (1968), Doomwatch (1970), Cranford (1972), Shoestring (1979), Minder (1982), Anna of the Five Towns (1985), Casualty (1987), The Vicar of Dibley (1994), Brush with Fate (2003) and Wallace and Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005). Edward also memorably provided the voice of Baron Silas Greenback and Colonel K in the cartoon series Danger Mouse (1981-92). Since 1985 he also played Joe Grundy on BBC Radio 4's long-running soap The Archers.

Martin King (The Examiner) Mar 10 1933 to Apr 15 2019
Career highlights
New Zealander Martin's acting career began with Dixon of Dock Green (1961), followed by roles in Crossroads (1964), The Likely Lads (1965), Detective (1968) and The Troubleshooters (1969). He also provided various voices for Gerry Anderson's Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons (1967-68) and Joe 90 (1968).
Facts
Martin also worked as a continuity announcer for both Southern Television in 1973 and the BBC between 1973-89 (introducing episodes of Doctor Who in the 1980s), as well as the BBC World Service.

Robert Luckham (Guard) 1942 to Nov 30 2012
Career highlights
Robert, the son of actor Cyril Luckham (who appeared in Doctor Who as the White Guardian in the 1970s and 80s), had a short CV, which also included The Jazz Age (1968).

Kevin Manser (Dalek operator) Feb 16 1929 to Dec 21 2001 (bowel cancer) Click here for Kevin Manser's entry on The Daleks

John Scott Martin (Dalek operator) Apr 1 1926 to Jan 6 2009 (Parkinson's Disease) Click here for John Scott Martin's entry on The Web Planet

Robert Russell (Guard) May 24 1936 to May 12 2008 (heart attack)
Doctor Who credits
Played: Guard in The Power of the Daleks (1966)
Played: The Caber in Terror of the Zygons (1975)
Career highlights
In 1947, Kent-born Robert's family moved to South Africa, where he began to work in a gold mine, but he soon moved into acting, debuting in Police Surgeon (1960), The Saint (1966), Inspector Clouseau (1968), Witchfinder General (1968), Orlando (1968), The Guardians (1971), The Protectors (1973), Public Eye (1975), Space: 1999 (1975), Blake's 7 (1978), Sorry! (1981), The Chinese Detective (1982) and Strange Horizons (1993).
Facts
Robert worked in a South African gold mine in the early 1950s.

Steven Scott (Kebble) Jan 23 1920 to Dec 10 1981
Career highlights
Debuted in Escape (1957), then The Vise (1958), The Little Ship (1960), Top Secret (1961), The Human Jungle (1963), Orlando (1965), The Three Musketeers (1966), Haunted (1967), The Jazz Age (1968), Carry On Up the Khyber (1968) and Churchill's People (1975).

Gerald Taylor (Dalek operator) Oct 11 1940 to Dec 4 1994 Click here for Gerald Taylor's entry on The Daleks

CREW

David Whitaker (writer) Apr 18 1928 to Feb 4 1980 (cancer) Click here for David Whitaker's entry on An Unearthly Child

Dennis Spooner (writer, final version, uncredited) Dec 1 1932 to Sep 20 1986 (heart attack) Click here for Dennis Spooner's entry on The Reign of Terror

Christopher Barry (director) Sep 20 1925 to Feb 7 2014 (following a fall) Click here for Christopher Barry's entry on The Daleks

Innes Lloyd (producer) Dec 24 1925 to Aug 23 1991 Click here for Innes Lloyd's entry on The Celestial Toymaker

Gerry Davis (script editor) Feb 23 1930 to Aug 31 1991 Click here for Gerry Davis's entry on The Massacre of St Bartholomew's Eve

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