British Science Fiction Series

[Toast 14,840]

A miss in the Scavengers Dead Pool.

[Davey Jones' Locker 1,324]

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So Bill's a lezzo and very strong rumours are circulating that an actor named Kris Marshall (a ginger!) is to be the next Doctor and has already been filming on set. Hmmm.... Anyone here know of Marshall? Can he act?

 

 

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William Russell, Janet Fielding, Tom Baker, Colin Baker, etc, etc, are still alive.

 

 

[msc 17,761]

1 minute ago, Davey Jones' Locker said:

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So Bill's a lezzo and very strong rumours are circulating that an actor named Kris Marshall (a ginger!) is to be the next Doctor and has already been filming on set. Hmmm.... Anyone here know of Marshall? Can he act?

 

 

 

No.

 

[Davey Jones' Locker 1,324]

4 minutes ago, msc said:

 

No.

 

Thanks! No worse than Colin Baker or Sylvester McCoy then!

[msc 17,761]

Ever seen Love Actually? He's the guy who goes to America to get shagged in it.

 

 

 

 

[Davey Jones' Locker 1,324]

5 minutes ago, msc said:

Ever seen Love Actually? He's the guy who goes to America to get shagged in it.

 

 

 

 

Will look up some clips of him. I am a ginger, too, so if he is the next Doc, I am interested to see how he is dressed. Might give me some fashion tips!  

[themaninblack 2,112]

2 hours ago, Davey Jones' Locker said:

Thanks! No worse than Colin Baker or Sylvester McCoy then!

[Youwanticewiththat 610]

10 hours ago, Davey Jones' Locker said:

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So Bill's a lezzo and very strong rumours are circulating that an actor named Kris Marshall (a ginger!) is to be the next Doctor and has already been filming on set. Hmmm.... Anyone here know of Marshall? Can he act?

 

 

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William Russell, Janet Fielding, Tom Baker, Colin Baker, etc, etc, are still alive.

 

 

With Moffat's lazy god-awful scripts it's an irrelevance.  Can I put Steven Moffat into Room 101 please?

[msc 17,761]

Moffat's gone at the end of this year. It'll be Chris Chibnall in charge from 2018 when the new Doctor shows up.

[Davey Jones' Locker 1,324]

3 hours ago, msc said:

Moffat's gone at the end of this year. It'll be Chris Chibnall in charge from 2018 when the new Doctor shows up.

Chibnall and Kris Marshall are both English and there were rumours a few months ago that the production going to be moved from Cardiff to Manchester (though this was denied) so it seems like the era of "Celtic Who" is coming to an end.

[Youwanticewiththat 610]

3 hours ago, msc said:

Moffat's gone at the end of this year. It'll be Chris Chibnall in charge from 2018 when the new Doctor shows up.

He really needs an editor with bigger cojones.  Poor Peter Capaldi having to sell this drek.

 

How's Russell T Davies' health holding up?

[Davey Jones' Locker 1,324]

20 hours ago, msc said:

Ever seen Love Actually? He's the guy who goes to America to get shagged in it.

 

 

 

 

I have now:

 

 

 

He reminds me a bit of a poor man's Martin Clunes.  

[Bibliogryphon 8,653]

10 hours ago, Davey Jones' Locker said:

I have now:

 

 

 

He reminds me a bit of a poor man's Martin Clunes.  

I thought he was OK in My Family but I have a feeling this might be a bit of a red herring.

I don't like all the Moffett bashing. He wrote some of the best scripts in the RTD era and made The Doctor, The Doctor again. I stopped watching  under Tennant. Not sure what to make of Chibnell though.

[YoungWillz 19,048]

Moray Watson, who appeared in the Doctor Who story Black Orchid, has died aged 88. http://www.doctorwhonews.net/2017/05/moray-watson-1928-2017.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

 

Recognisable character actor from many things  including Yes Minister, Catweazle and Rumpole Of The Bailey.

 

Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moray_Watson

IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0914810/

 

Sad news, RIP.

[msc 17,761]

Not many left who worked on the original Quatermass Experiment now. Bar the indomitable Paddy Russell, of course, who was a production assistant.

[msc 17,761]

A clean up of that list from November 2015 then, given the number of folk on it who have decided to snuff it in the last 18 months.

UPDATED: A few lists of living actors from cult British SF. Tried for the twenty living actors who appeared in most episodes. Credited cast members only. There's a lot of actors out there with no dates who stopped acting decades ago, so stuck with those known to be alive.

 

Classic Doctor Whos

 

1.       Tom Baker  (1934)

2.      Peter Davison (1951)

3.      Sylvester McCoy (1943)

4.      Colin Baker (1943)

 

 

 

Classic Doctor Who companions or note-worthies

 

 

1.      Frazer Hines (1944) – recovered from cancer

2.      Pat Gorman (1937) – now too ill to give interviews

3.      Katy Manning (1946)

4.      William Russell (19240

5.      John Levene (1941)

6.      Janet Fielding (1953)

7.      John Leeson (the voice of K9) (1943)

8.      Carole Ann Ford (1940)

9.      Wendy Padbury (1937)

10.  Sarah Sutton (1961)

11.  Lalla Ward (1951)

12.  Peter Purves (1939)

13.  Matthew Waterhouse (1961)

14.  Richard Franklin (b. 1936) – though his DOB has changed several times online

15.  Louise Jameson (1951)

16.  Deborah Watling (1948)

17.  Maureen O’Brien (1943)

18.  Sophie Aldred (1962)

19.  Jean Marsh (1934)

20.  Jackie Lane (1941)

21.  Annekke Wills (1941)

22.  Mark Strickson (1959)

23.  Nicola Bryant (1960)

24.  Bonnie Langford (1964)

 

 

 

The Avengers (living actors in at least 3 episodes)

 

 

1.     Diana Rigg (Emma Peel) b. 1938
2.     Honor Blackman (Cathy Gale) b. 1925
3.     Linda Thorson (Tara King) b. 1947
4.     Julie Stevens (various) b. 1936
5.     Valentino Musetti (various) b. 1943
6.     Peter J Elliot (various) b. 1932
7.     Rocky Taylor (various) b. 1945
8.     Julian Glover b. 1935
9.     Peter Bowles b. 1936
10.     Judy Parfitt b. 1935
11.     Doug Robinson b. 1930
12.    Gary Watson b. 1930 (known for Death Happens to Other People, apparently)
13. Geoffrey Palmer b. 1927
14. John Woodvine b. 1929
15.  Gerald Harper b. 1929
16.  Jeremy Young b. 1934

 

 

Adam Adamant Lives (2 episodes or more)

 

 

1.     Gerald Harper (Adam Adamant) b. 1929
2.     Juliet Harmer (Georgina Jones) b. 1943
3.     Kenneth Ives b. 1934
4.     Derek Martin b. 1933

 

A for Andromeda (at least one episode)

 

 

1.     Julie Christie b. 1941
2.     Frank Windsor b. 1927
3.     Brenda Peters c. 1937
4.     John Nettleton b. 1929

 

 

 

Blake’s 7 (top 20 in order of most episodes)

 

 

1.     Michael Keating b. 1947
2.     Paul Darrow b. 1941
3.     Jan Chappell b. 1949
4.     Jacqueline Pearce b. 1943
5.     Sally Knyvette b. 1951
6.     Steven Pacey b. 1957
7.     Josette Simon b. 1960
8.     Glynis Barber b. 1955
9.     Stuart Fell c 1950
10.     Brian Croucher b. 1942
11.     Stephen Greif b. 1944
12.     Deep Roy b. 1957
13.     John Savident b. 1938
14.     Peter Craze b. 1946
15.     Peter Miles c. 1937
16.     Michael Halsey c. 1952
17.     John Leeson b. 1943
18.     Leslie Schofield b. 1938
19.     Tony Caunter b. 1937
20.     Sue Bishop b. 1948

 

 

Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons

 

1.     Jeremy Wilkin (Ochre) b. 1930
2.     Gary Files c. 1944
3.     Shane Rimmer b. 1929

 

 

Doomwatch (in at least 2 episodes)

 

 

1.     Robert Powell b. 1944
2.     John Bown b. 1934
3.     Wendy Hall b. 1941
4.     John Nolan b. 1938
5.     Jean Trend b. 1935
6.     Michael Elwyn b. 1943
7.     Jennifer Wilson b. 1932
8.     John Savident b. 1938
9.     Richardson Morgan c. 1945
10.     Geoffrey Palmer b. 1927
11.     Ron Gregory c. 1945

 

 

 

The Prisoner (in at least 2 episodes)

 

1.     Christopher Benjamin b. 1934
2.     Peter Brace b. 1924

 

 

Sapphire and Steel (of note...)

 

 

1.     David McCallum b. 1933
2.     Joanna Lumley b. 1946
3.     David Collings b. 1940
4.     Edward de Souza b. 1932

 

 

 

Quatermass (1950s) (in at least one episode)
(removed the dead and likely dead)

 

 

1.     Josephine Crombie b. 1929
2.     Patrick Westwood b. 1924
3.     Paddy Russell c. 1928
4.     Stephen Scott b. 1928
5.     Tom Clegg b. 1927
6.     Melvyn Hayes b. 1935
7.     Mark Eden b. 1928
8.     Keith Banks b. 1927

 

 

30 oldest living Classic Dr Who guest actors/production staff

 

1.      Earl Cameron (1917)

2.      Arnold Yarrow (1920)

3.      Peter Sallis (1921)

4.      Dudley Simpson (1922)

5.      Gordon Sterne (1923)

6.      Nicholas Parsons (1923)

7.      William Russell (1924)

8.      Donald Pelmear (1924)

9.      Geoffrey “Utter Living Legend” Bayldon (1924)

10.  David Graham  (1925)

11.  Bill Sellars (1925)

12.  George A Cooper (1925)

13.  Morris Perry (1925)

14.  Ysanne Churchman (1925)

15.  James Garbutt (1925)

16.  Laurie Webb (1925)

17.  Glyn Houston (1925)

18.  Andre Maranne (1926)

19.  Geoffrey Palmer (1927)

20.  June Brown (1927)

21.  Frank Windsor (1927)

22.  Ken Dodd (1927)

23.  Mark Eden (1928)

24.  Donald Tosh (1928)

25.  Ian Frost (1928)

26.  Paddy Russell (c 1928)

27.  Peter Cellier (1928)

28.  Peter Wyngarde (1928)

29.  Michael Craig (1928)

30.  Georgine Anderson (1928)

 

 

Sorry, YW, still no Tomorrow People - though some of the above were in it!

 

[RolandDeschain 91]

Great list there mcs!  Some very noteworthy and 'Deathlisty' names on there.  Also loved the  Geoffrey “Utter Living Legend” Bayldon (1924) caption .   

 

I think from that list Dudley Simpson should make a good pick next year just due to his age - 96.  Also Geoffrey Palmer could be a decent pick as well as William Russell and Bayldon (although I hope they all see 100!).

[Bibliogryphon 8,653]

9 hours ago, YoungWillz said:

Moray Watson, who appeared in the Doctor Who story Black Orchid, has died aged 88. http://www.doctorwhonews.net/2017/05/moray-watson-1928-2017.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

 

Recognisable character actor from many things  including Yes Minister, Catweazle and Rumpole Of The Bailey.

 

Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moray_Watson

IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0914810/

 

Sad news, RIP.

Miss for Scavenger Hunt Bingo though.

 

[drol 10,052]

On 3/5/2017 at 16:15, msc said:

 

1.     Valentino Musetti (various) b. 1943
2.  

 

Don't want to fuel the legend that every Italian knows other Italians all over the world, but I know Valentino Musetti.

[msc 17,761]

On 03/05/2017 at 15:15, msc said:

 

 

30 oldest living Classic Dr Who guest actors/production staff

 

 

 

9.      Geoffrey “Utter Living Legend” Bayldon (1924)

 

 

Ah, damn it.

 

I think that adds Colin Jeavons onto the above list of 30 oldest living Dr Who guests, but I don't have the exact 1929 DOBs in front of me.

 

[YoungWillz 19,048]

Daily Mirror Obit for the DDP: http://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/geoffrey-bayldon-dead-worzel-gummidge-10401475?service=responsive

[Ulitzer95 11,024]

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0063671/

Doctor Who actor Richard Beale, who appeared in 10 episodes in various roles, died back in March aged 96 according to IMDb. Can't find anything elsewhere though.

[msc 17,761]

On my long list of unconfirmed Dr Who ages. (The list is somewhat dated in places.) Give it a few days, max, for confirmation or denial, it's being looked into.

[YoungWillz 19,048]

On ‎5‎/‎16‎/‎2017 at 14:09, Ulitzer95 said:

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0063671/

Doctor Who actor Richard Beale, who appeared in 10 episodes in various roles, died back in March aged 96 according to IMDb. Can't find anything elsewhere though.

 

On ‎5‎/‎16‎/‎2017 at 14:22, msc said:

On my long list of unconfirmed Dr Who ages. (The list is somewhat dated in places.) Give it a few days, max, for confirmation or denial, it's being looked into.

Herald Obituary: http://www.heraldscotland.com/opinion/15300208.Obituary___Richard_Beale__actor_who_starred_in_EastEnders/

[YoungWillz 19,048]

On ‎5‎/‎3‎/‎2017 at 15:15, msc said:

A clean up of that list from November 2015 then, given the number of folk on it who have decided to snuff it in the last 18 months.

UPDATED: A few lists of living actors from cult British SF. Tried for the twenty living actors who appeared in most episodes. Credited cast members only. There's a lot of actors out there with no dates who stopped acting decades ago, so stuck with those known to be alive.

 

 

30 oldest living Classic Dr Who guest actors/production staff

 

1.      Earl Cameron (1917)

2.      Arnold Yarrow (1920)

3.      Peter Sallis (1921)

4.      Dudley Simpson (1922)

5.      Gordon Sterne (1923)

6.      Nicholas Parsons (1923)

7.      William Russell (1924)

8.      Donald Pelmear (1924)

9.      Geoffrey “Utter Living Legend” Bayldon (1924)

10.  David Graham  (1925)

11.  Bill Sellars (1925)

12.  George A Cooper (1925)

13.  Morris Perry (1925)

14.  Ysanne Churchman (1925)

15.  James Garbutt (1925)

16.  Laurie Webb (1925)

17.  Glyn Houston (1925)

18.  Andre Maranne (1926)

19.  Geoffrey Palmer (1927)

20.  June Brown (1927)

21.  Frank Windsor (1927)

22.  Ken Dodd (1927)

23.  Mark Eden (1928)

24.  Donald Tosh (1928)

25.  Ian Frost (1928)

26.  Paddy Russell (c 1928)

27.  Peter Cellier (1928)

28.  Peter Wyngarde (1928)

29.  Michael Craig (1928)

30.  Georgine Anderson (1928)

 

So with Sallis and Bayldon gone, who can we add to the bottom of this list?