Happy Birthday John Hurt
Did you
know that on this day in 1966,
The Abandoned Planet, Episode 11 of Season 3’s
The Dalek’s Masterplan was broadcast, starring William Hartnell and companions
Peter Purves, Jean Marsh and Adrienne Hill.
Writer: Dennis Spooner and Director: Douglas Camfield.
The
story saw the Doctor joining forces with secret agents Bret Vyon and Sara
Kingdom (Jean Marsh) in order to stop Mavic Chen and the Daleks from
constructing the Time Destructor...
Also in
1972, Episode 4 of Season 9’s Day of the
Daleks broadcast, starring Jon Pertwee and companions Katy Manning,
Nicholas Courtney, John Levene and Richard Franklin. Director: Paul Bernard and Writer: Louis
Marks.
The
story told of guerrillas from a Dalek controlled twenty second century travelling
back in time to prevent WWIII.
In
1977, Episode 4, Season 14, The Face of
Evil was broadcast. Tom Baker was
the Doctor with Louise Jameson as his new companion Leela. Writer: Robert Holmes and Director: David
Maloney.
The
Doctor was back on Gallifrey, framed for the murder of the President...
You
celebrate your birthday with another star of Doctor Who.
Tommy Knight who played Luke in
Sarah Jane Adventures is 21 today. Tommy
began his acting career at the age of 9 in the series TV to Go. In 2008 he acted alongside David Tennant in
two episodes of Doctor Who. Fans can now
find him regularly playing a pupil in Waterloo Road.
Picture and reference source:
Mark
Campbell’s Doctor Who: Pocket Essential book
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