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Planet Of The Spiders
''Planet of the Spiders'' is the fifth and final serial of the 11th season of the British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who'', which was first broadcast in six weekly parts on BBC1 from 4 May to 8 June 1974. It was Jon Pertwee's final regular appearance as the Third Doctor, the last regular appearance of Mike Yates, and marks the first, uncredited appearance of Tom Baker as the Fourth Doctor. This serial introduces the term " regenerate" to explain the Doctor's transformation into another appearance. It also contains the first mention in the series of future companion Harry Sullivan. In this serial, a group of men at a Tibetan monastery in rural England make contact with a race of giant spiders with psychic abilities from the planet Metebelis 3, who intend to conquer Earth. Plot Following the events of '' Invasion of the Dinosaurs'', Mike Yates is discharged from UNIT and joins a Tibetan meditation centre in rural England for therapy, to help him cope with the expe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jon Pertwee
John Devon Roland Pertwee (; 7 July 1919 – 20 May 1996), known professionally as Jon Pertwee, was an English actor. Born into a theatrical family, he became known as a comedy actor, playing Chief Petty Officer Pertwee (and three other roles) in the BBC Radio sitcom ''The Navy Lark'' (1959–1977) and appearing in four films in the ''Carry On (franchise), Carry On'' series (1964–1992). On television, Pertwee starred as the Third Doctor, third incarnation of the Doctor in the long-running science fiction series ''Doctor Who'' (1970–1974), hosted the game show ''Whodunnit? (British game show), Whodunnit?'' (1974–1978), and played the title character in ''Worzel Gummidge (TV series), Worzel Gummidge'' (1979–1981 and 1987–1989). Towards the end of his life he maintained a close association with ''Doctor Who'' by appearing at many fan conventions related to the series and giving interviews. Biography Early life and education Born in Chelsea, London, Chelsea, London, and, ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Cormack
George may refer to: Names * George (given name) * George (surname) People * George (singer), American-Canadian singer George Nozuka, known by the mononym George * George Papagheorghe, also known as Jorge / GEØRGE * George, stage name of Giorgio Moroder * George, son of Andrew I of Hungary Places South Africa * George, South Africa, a city ** George Airport United States * George, Iowa, a city * George, Missouri, a ghost town * George, Washington, a city * George County, Mississippi * George Air Force Base, a former U.S. Air Force base located in California Computing * George (algebraic compiler) also known as 'Laning and Zierler system', an algebraic compiler by Laning and Zierler in 1952 * GEORGE (computer), early computer built by Argonne National Laboratory in 1957 * GEORGE (operating system), a range of operating systems (George 1–4) for the ICT 1900 range of computers in the 1960s * GEORGE (programming language), an autocode system invented by Charles Leonard Hamblin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Max Faulkner (actor)
Max Faulkner was a British stuntman and actor. Career Max Faulkner did stunt/double work in ''The Adventures of Robin Hood'' and appeared as a clerk in one episode but, was mainly known for his credited work on ''Doctor Who'' during the 1970s where he appeared in ''The Ambassadors of Death'' (as a UNIT soldier), '' The Monster of Peladon'' (as a miner), '' Planet of the Spiders'' (as a Guard Captain), '' Genesis of the Daleks'' (as a Thal Guard), '' The Android Invasion'' (as Corporal Adams), '' The Sun Makers'' as one of Mandrel's rebels, and ''The Invasion of Time'' (as Nesbin). He also served as the fight arranger for '' The Hand of Fear''. Selected filmography *'' I Was Monty's Double'' (1958) - British Sentry (uncredited) *'' A Night to Remember'' (1958) - Steward (uncredited) *''Carve Her Name with Pride'' (1958) - German officer in train corridor (uncredited) *'' Danger Within'' (1959) - Hamlet Play POW (uncredited) *'' The Giant Behemoth'' (1959) - PLA Radio Operator ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walter Randall
Walter Randall (26 June 1919 – 5 May 2008) was a British dancer turned actor with numerous roles in British television, including parts in '' The Saint'', '' Out of This World'', ''Yes Minister'', '' The Professionals'' and ''Dixon of Dock Green''. His film appearances included roles in '' The Hand'' (1960) and '' Tiffany Jones'' (1973). He appeared in the ''Doctor Who'' story '' The Aztecs'' in 1964, and was interviewed for the DVD release in 2002. Five further appearances on the programme followed, the last of which was ''Planet of the Spiders'' in 1974. In their positive review of '' The Crusade'', the ''Radio Times'' wrote "Walter Randall's El Akir is the most sinister character in the series to date." In addition to acting, Randall ran a restaurant in Chelsea. He later ran a wine bar and went into partnership with Jon Pertwee, running a hamburger diner called Pertwee's Take-Away for five years."The Bearded Aztec" (interview), ''Doctor Who Magazine ''Doctor Who Magazi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joanna Monro
Joanna Monro (born 1956) is a British actress and former television presenter who, in the 1980s, appeared on the BBC show ''That's Life!'' with Esther Rantzen. In 1974 she appeared in the ''Doctor Who'' story '' Planet of the Spiders'', followed by a lengthy spell as 'Anna Newcross' in the BBC soap opera ''Angels''. For three years in the mid-1980s she was a regular in the BBC children's sketch show ''Fast Forward'', and was a member of the BBC's Radio Drama Company."Radio and audio book companies", in Lloyd Trott, ed., ''Actors and Performers Yearbook 2016'', pp. 353-354 In the 1990s, she played the Mrs Lyons in the musical '' Blood Brothers'' in the West End, and was on the 1995 London cast recording as well as The International Cast Album. She also appeared in the episode 'The Photographer' (1999) in the first BBC series of ''People Like Us'' (which aired 1999–2001). Monro appeared as "Rosie" in '' Mamma Mia!''. She was in the International Tour for 2 years then joined the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jenny Laird
Phyllis Edith Mary Blythe (13 February 1912 – 31 October 2001), known professionally as Jenny Laird, was a British stage, film and television actress. Early life and education Born in Manchester, Laird and her parents moved to the south, and she was educated at Maidstone grammar school and London University. She worked briefly as an advertising copywriter while studying acting with teachers such as the Central School's legendary Elsie Fogerty and in 1937 she made her repertory debut at the Brixton Theatre in '' A Bill of Divorcement''. Theatre Laird worked with director Alec Clunes at the Arts Theatre Club during its heyday in the 1940s and 1950s. What the actor-manager sought for the little underground playhouse in London's Great Newport Street was an audience "eager for intelligent and entertaining plays". Laird's acting went from strength to strength in Farquhar, Ibsen, Chekhov, Shaw and other modern plays. While at the Arts Theatre, she periodically returned to "commer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gareth Hunt
Alan Leonard Hunt (7 February 1942 – 14 March 2007), known as Gareth Hunt, was a British television actor best remembered for playing footman Frederick Norton in '' Upstairs, Downstairs'' and Mike Gambit in '' The New Avengers''. Early life Alan Leonard Hunt was born in Battersea, London, in 1942. His father was killed in the Second World War when he was two years old, and he was brought up by his mother, Doris, and his stepfather. At the age of 15, he joined the Merchant Navy. After six years, he jumped ship in New Zealand and worked in a car plant for a year before he was caught and served three months in a military prison. Hunt was then deported back to Britain, and while taking a BBC design course he held a variety of jobs, including stagehand, road digger, butcher's assistant and door-to-door salesman. Having had an interest in acting since his early years, he subsequently trained at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art. Following that, he did rep across the U ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ralph Arliss
Ralph Arliss (born 11 September 1947) is a British actor, the great-nephew of George Arliss. Career Arliss began his career performing at Birmingham Rep before moving to television. His television credits include: ''Doctor Who'' (in the serial '' Planet of the Spiders''), '' Z-Cars'', '' The Sweeney'', '' Survivors'', '' Return of the Saint'', '' Secret Army'', '' Love for Lydia'', '' Shoestring'', ''Airline'', '' The Jewel in the Crown'', '' The Day Christ Died'', '' A.D.'', '' Dempsey and Makepeace'', '' Call Me Mister'', '' Boon'', '' Prime Suspect'', '' Casualty'' and ''The Bill ''The Bill'' is a British police procedural television series, broadcast on ITV (TV network), ITV from 16 October 1984 until 31 August 2010. The programme originated from a one-off drama, "Woodentop (The Bill), Woodentop" (part of the ''Storyb ...''. He played the leading role of Kickalong in the ITV serial '' Quatermass'' opposite Sir John Mills in 1979. His film appearances include r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geoffrey Morris (actor)
Geoff, Geoffrey, Jeffrey, Jefferson or Jeff Morris may refer to: Entertainment industry figures *Jeff Morris (actor) (1934–2004), American film and television performer *Jefferson Morris, American singer; winner of 1958 Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions#1950s Footballers *Geoff Morris (footballer, born 1949) (1949–2015), English left winger during 1960s and 1970s *Geoff Morris (Australian footballer) (born 1954), coach for West Adelaide during 1990s *Geoff Morris (rugby league) Geoffrey "Geoff" Morris is an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1970s and 1980s. He played at club level for Castleford, Rochdale Hornets, and Doncaster.David Smart & Andrew Howard (1 July 2000). "Images of Sport - Ca ..., English left winger during 1970s and 1980s Others * Jeff Morris (politician) (born 1964), American member of Washington House of Representatives {{hndis, Morris, Jeff ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stuart Fell
Stuart Fell is a professional actor and stuntman known particularly for his work with the British science fiction show ''Doctor Who''. Early life Fell was born in Morecambe in the English county of Lancashire. His father served in the Royal Air Force during World War II and so the family "travelled around a lot", Fell told an interviewer, includinga posting in Scotland. Prior to his television and film career, Fell worked as an electronics tester and then joined the British Army, serving in the Parachute Regiment. Career He has appeared on British television many times, with his earliest role being in the LWT comedy series '' Hark at Barker'', in which he plays the driver of a car that crashes when he's distracted by Ronnie Barker carrying a mannequin. In 1971, he appeared as an uncredited extra in the ''Doctor Who'' serial '' Terror of the Autons'', and his last role came in 1998, as a stuntman in '' Duck Patrol''. He worked in over twenty ''Doctor Who'' stories in all, f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Pinder (actor)
Michael Thomas Pinder (27 December 1941 – 24 April 2024) was an English rock musician. He was a founding member and the original keyboard player of the rock group the Moody Blues. He left the group following the recording of the band's ninth album ''Octave'' in 1978. Pinder was renowned for his technological contributions to rock music, most notably in the development and emergence of the Mellotron in 1960s rock music. In 2018, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of the Moody Blues. The Moody Blues Early years Pinder was born in Erdington, Birmingham on 27 December 1941. His father, Bert, was a coach driver and his mother, Gladys (née Lay), was a barmaid. As a child, he had an affinity for rocket ships and outer space which earned him the nickname "Mickey the Moon Boy". These interests would be recurring themes throughout his career as a song writer. He was a member of several bands in Birmingham in his teenage years, among them the Checkers, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Terry Walsh (actor)
Terry Walsh (5 May 1939 – 21 April 2002) was a British actor, stuntman, stunt arranger and fight arranger who contributed much to British television and film, especially during the 1970s. He stunt-doubled for Jon Pertwee, Michael Caine, Tom Baker and David Warner amongst others. Walsh is known for his work on the science fiction television programme ''Doctor Who''. He worked on the show from 1966 to 1979. He is seen in this as an Exxilon being shot by the Daleks, filmed in 1973. He was also the stunt co-ordinator for ''Robin of Sherwood'', devising three sword fighting sequences, which subsequently became standard movements on television and film. The moves were known as Robin Hood 1, 2 and 3. His other credits include ''The Sandbaggers'', '' Tales of the Unexpected'', ''Z-Cars'', '' Space: 1999'', ''Dixon of Dock Green ''Dixon of Dock Green'' is a BBC police procedural television series about daily life at a fictional London police station, with the emphasis on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
