Chris Tranchell (born Christopher Peter John Small, 13 April 1941) is a British actor, best known for his role in the

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drama '' Survivors'' as Paul Pitman. He also appeared in three different ''

Doctor Who ''Doctor Who'' is a British science fiction television series broadcast by the BBC since 1963. The series depicts the adventures of a Time Lord called the Doctor, an extraterrestrial being who appears to be human. The Doctor explores the ...

'' serials: ''

The Massacre of St Bartholomew's Eve ''The Massacre'' (also known as ''The Massacre of St Bartholomew's Eve'') is the completely missing fourth serial of the third season in the British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who'', which was first broadcast in four weekly par ...

'' in 1966, ''

The Faceless Ones ''The Faceless Ones'' is the mostly missing eighth serial of the fourth season in the British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who'', which was first broadcast in six weekly parts from 8 April to 13 May 1967. In this serial, the Sec ...

'' in 1967 and ''

The Invasion of Time ''The Invasion of Time'' is the sixth and final serial of the 15th season of the British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who'', which was first broadcast in six weekly parts on BBC1 from 4 February to 11 March 1978. It features the fin ...

'' in 1978. His other credits include ''

Z-Cars ''Z-Cars'' or ''Z Cars'' (pronounced "zed cars") is a British television police procedural series centred on the work of mobile uniformed police in the fictional town of Newtown, based on Kirkby, near Liverpool. Produced by the BBC, it deb ...

'', ''

The Onedin Line ''The Onedin Line'' is a BBC television drama series that ran from 1971 to 1980. The series was created by Cyril Abraham. The series is set in Liverpool from 1860 to 1886 and covers the rise of a fictional shipping company, the Onedin Line, na ...

'', '' The New Avengers'' and '' Play School''. Theatre work includes ''Thomas Malory’s Morte D'Arthur'' at the Lyric Hammersmith in the roles of Merlin and Pelles.KEVIN J. HARTY, Review: ntitledReviewed Work: SIR THOMAS MALORY'S MORTE D'ARTHUR by David Freeman, Lyric Theatre Hammersmith, St. Paul's Church, Arthurian Interpretations, Vol. 4 No 2 (Spring 1990), pp. 88-90

Filmography

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Battle of Britain The Battle of Britain, also known as the Air Battle for England (german: die Luftschlacht um England), was a military campaign of the Second World War, in which the Royal Air Force (RAF) and the Fleet Air Arm (FAA) of the Royal Navy defende ...

'' (1969) - 'A' Station Pilot (uncredited)

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* 1941 births Living people English male television actors BBC television presenters {{UK-tv-actor-1940s-stub