Who's Who? (2007)
- Publication: Daily Mail
- Date: 2007-05-26
- Author: Alice Grebot
- Page: Weekend, p. 29
- Language: English
The monsters may have been a joke, but as Doctor Vho's former sidekicks tell Alice Grebot, the show was unbeatable as a springboard to showbiz success
Peter Purves played Steven Taylor, 1965-66, with the first Doctor, William Hartnell
Peter. 68. was a Blue Peter presenter for ten years and was recently a judge on the BBC's The Underdog Show. He says: I played an American hillbilly who meets the Doctor and the Daleks on the top of the Empire State Building. It was supposed to be a one-off appearance, and I was dumbfounded when I was offered the part of Steven Taylor. I loved working with Bill. For me, he is the Doctor. He used to fluff his lines a lot because his memory was going, but we never did retakes because editing was too complex and expensive.
Deborah Watling played Victoria Waterfield, 1967-68, with the second Doctor, Patrick Troughton
Deborah, 59, has continued to work as an actress in theatre, TV and film. She says: I had a great time filming with Frazer Hines. who played Jamie [see right], and had such fun during an about the Abominable Snowmen in Snowdonia. Frazer and being chased down a hill by them. All of a sudden, they fell over and started rolling down. We were hysterical. All I could hear from inside the suits were these big butch men screaming to get out.
Caroline John played Liz Shaw, 1970, with the third Doctor, Jon Pertwee
Caroline, 61, is married with three grown-up children. She continues to act, mainly in theatre. She says: In the last series, Nick Courtney, who played the Brigadier, wore an eye patch. So Jon got us all to wear patches for filming. When Nick walked in, we all saluted and then collapsed with laughter. To this day, Nick still claims that he didn't laugh. Doctor Who fans are amazing. I've been in the most remote places arid had people recognise me, for example. at 2am in a bar in Wisconsin, in the U.S. Now that was weird.
Nicola Bryant played Peri Brown, 1984-86, with the fifth and sixth Doctors, Peter Davison and Colin Baker
Since leaving Doctor Who, Nicola, 44, has had many TV, theatre and film roles. She says: Getting the part was fantastic, especially as everyone knew the TV show. Saying I was going to be the next Doctor Who companion was akin to saying I was going to be the next Bond girl. I remember filming a Dalek story with Alexei Sayle where we were fighting them with ray guns, and I just couldn't believe I was living out my childhood fantasy.
Frazer Hines played Jamie McCrimmon, 1966-69, with Patrick Troughton
Frazer, 62, is currently touring in a production of Agatha Christie's The Unexpected Guest. He says: I had such a ball on Doctor Who. Patrick was a marvellous Doctor and we were very close. We giggled a lot. If sorriody is pointing a big rubber claw at you, you can't help but laugh. You weren't supposed to touch the props, but one lunchtime I go inside a Dalek when two actors, not realising I was inside, started to criticise the director. So, in my best Dalek voice, I said, 'I heard that. I'm going to tell him.'
Sophie Aldred played Ace, 1987-89, with the seventh Doctor, Sylvester McCoy
Sophie, who is 44 and married with two children, has presented educational children' s TV programmes, and now does voice-overs. She says: I have so many great memories from Doctor Who. I remember how thrilling it was to see the Tardis for the first time. Ace really was a gift of a part. She was a feisty girl who could stand up for herself, which was a very different role for TV at that time. I even beat up a Dalek with a baseball bat - I think that was Ace's ultimate claim to fame. I'll probably end up with it on my tombstone.
Caption: Deborah Watling, Patrick Troughton and Frazer Hines
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