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UNIT Dominion
''UNIT'' is a science fiction audio series produced by Big Finish Productions focused on the fictional UNIT, military organisation of the same name, who investigate extra terrestrial threat. Members of UNIT include Kate Stewart, Sam Bishop and Josh Carter Cast Notable guests *Katy Manning as Jo Grant *John Levene as Sergeant Benton, John Benton *Richard Franklin (actor), Richard Franklin as Mike Yates *Pik-Sen Lim as The Mind of Evil (Doctor Who), Chin Lee *Alex Kingston as River Song (Doctor Who), River Song *Tom Baker as The Curator *Michelle Gomez as Missy ''The Original Series'' Series 1 (2004–05) Special (2012) ''Brave New World'' (2022) ''The New Series'' ''UNIT'' was relaunched in 2015 as ''UNIT: The New Series''. Each series is principally led by Jemma Redgrave and Ingrid Oliver reprising their roles of Kate Stewart and Petronella Osgood from the relaunched series of ''Doctor Who''. Series 1: ''Extinction'' (2015) Series 2: ''Shutdow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Big Finish Productions
Big Finish Productions is a British company that produces books and radio drama, audio plays (released straight to compact disc and for download in MP3 and m4b format) based, primarily, on science fiction properties. These include ''Doctor Who'', the characters Judge Dredd and Strontium Dog from ''2000 AD (comics), 2000 AD'', ''Blake's 7'', ''Thunderbirds (TV series), Thunderbirds'', ''Dark Shadows#Audio drama, Dark Shadows'', ''Dracula'', ''Terrahawks'', ''Sapphire & Steel'', ''Sherlock Holmes'', ''Stargate'', ''The Avengers (TV series)#Audio, The Avengers'', ''The Prisoner'', ''Timeslip'', and ''Torchwood''. History Founded in 1996, Big Finish in late 1998 began releasing audio plays adapted from the Virgin New Adventures, New Adventures, a series of novels from Virgin Books which had originally been licensed ''Doctor Who'' stories, but by then had become officially independent from the show and were based around the character of Bernice Summerfield, Bernice "Benny" Summerfield ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jemma Redgrave
Jemima Rebecca "Jemma" Redgrave (born 14 January 1965) is an English actress, and a member of the Redgrave family. She is known for her roles as the title character in '' Bramwell'' (1995–1998) and as Kate Lethbridge-Stewart in ''Doctor Who'' (2012–2015, 2021–present) and its upcoming spin-off, '' The War Between the Land and the Sea''. As well as a career in television, she has appeared in many stage productions and on film, including her portrayal of Evie Wilcox in the Merchant Ivory film ''Howards End''. Early life Redgrave was born in London on 14 January 1965, she is the daughter of actor Corin Redgrave and his first wife, Deirdre Hamilton-Hill, a former fashion model. They divorced when Jemma was nine. As a child, she attended the Godolphin and Latymer school in Hammersmith. She then enrolled at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art at the age of 18. Career Stage After graduation, Redgrave landed a succession of high-profile stage acting roles: in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Yates
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Richard Franklin (actor)
Richard Kimber Franklin (15 January 1936 – 25 December 2023) was an English actor, writer, director and political activist. Principally a stage actor, he also appeared as a regular character in several high-profile British television programmes, including '' Crossroads'' and '' Emmerdale Farm'', and he portrayed Captain Mike Yates of UNIT in ''Doctor Who'' from 1971 until 1974, returning to the role on a number of occasions both on television and in ''Doctor Who'' spin-off media. Franklin was a dramatist and the author of the book ''Forest Wisdom: Radical Reform of Democracy and the Welfare State'', which reflected his political views and activism. He also wrote novels based in the Whoniverse. Franklin stood as a candidate for the UK Parliament for several parties and founded the Silent Majority Party. Early life and career Richard Kimber Franklin was born in Marylebone, London, on 15 January 1936, son of Richard Harrington Franklin (1906–1991), CBE, of Wolsey House, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sergeant Benton
Unit may refer to: General measurement * Unit of measurement, a definite magnitude of a physical quantity, defined and adopted by convention or by law **International System of Units (SI), modern form of the metric system **English units, historical units of measurement used in England up to 1824 **Unit of length Science and technology Physical sciences * Natural unit, a physical unit of measurement * Geological unit or rock unit, a volume of identifiable rock or ice * Astronomical unit, a unit of length roughly between the Earth and the Sun Chemistry and medicine * Equivalent (chemistry), a unit of measurement used in chemistry and biology * Unit, a vessel or section of a chemical plant * Blood unit, a measurement in blood transfusion * Enzyme unit, a measurement of active enzyme in a sample * International unit, a unit of measurement for nutrients and drugs Mathematics * Unit number, the number 1 * Unit, identity element * Unit (ring theory), an element that is inverti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Levene
John Anthony Woods (born 24 December 1941), known professionally as John Levene, is an English actor, producer, entertainer and singer. Although he has appeared in a large number of films and television series, Levene's best-known role is that of Sergeant Benton, of UNIT in the science-fiction television series ''Doctor Who'', a role he played from 1968 to 1975. Early life Levene was born John Anthony Woods in Salisbury, Wiltshire, on Christmas Eve 1941, the eldest child of Austin and Vera Woods (née Blake); he has a younger brother called Michael. Levene was born breeched, jaundiced and was dead for the first couple of minutes of his life after he suffocated from a piece of afterbirth being stuck in his airways and his heart stopped beating for two minutes until the doctor removed the blockage. Levene's father was a sergeant in the army and was on board the ; upon his return he was awarded a Distinguished Service Medal by King George VI. Shortly after being temporari ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jo Grant
Josephine "Jo" Grant, later Jo Jones, is a fictional character played by Katy Manning in the long-running British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who''. Jo was introduced by Barry Letts and Terrance Dicks in the first episode of ''Doctor Who''s eighth season (1971) as a new companion of series protagonist the Doctor, in his third incarnation (Jon Pertwee). After the Doctor's previous companion Liz Shaw ( Caroline John), a scientist and intellectual, the production team looked to introduce a less experienced companion to act as an audience surrogate. Jo appeared in 15 stories (77 episodes). Within the series narrative, Jo is a junior civilian operative for United Nations Intelligence Taskforce, an international organisation that defends the Earth from alien threats, assigned as an assistant to the Doctor, who is initially stranded on Earth. Once he regains use of his time machine, the TARDIS, she accompanies him in travels across time and space. Jo departs the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Katy Manning
Catherine Ann Manning (born 14 October 1946) is a British actress. Although she has made many appearances on both screen and stage, Manning is best known for her part as the companion Jo Grant in the BBC science fiction television series ''Doctor Who''. Manning initially played the role regularly from 1971 to 1973 but also reprised the role in the ''Doctor Who'' spin-off '' The Sarah Jane Adventures'' in 2010. She is also well known for voicing Iris Wildthyme in the audio series '' Iris Wildthyme'' for Big Finish Productions since 2005. Moving to Australia in 1982, Manning continued her career before moving to Los Angeles in the 1990s and then returning to Australia. She has also made many theatre appearances, including two one-woman shows and playing Mary Smith in the first run of the play '' Run for Your Wife'' and Rita in '' Educating Rita'' at the Sydney Opera House. Since 1990, Manning has been in a relationship with Australian entertainer and singer Barry Crocker and i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harry Sullivan (Doctor Who)
Harry Sullivan is a fictional character from the British science-fiction television series ''Doctor Who'' and is a companion of the Fourth Doctor. Played by Ian Marter, the character appears as a regular during the programme's twelfth season in 1974–1975. Harry appeared in 7 stories (27 episodes). Character history Doctor Harry Sullivan is a commissioned Surgeon-Lieutenant in the Royal Navy, who is attached as medical officer to the United Nations Intelligence Taskforce, the military organisation to which the Doctor acts as scientific advisor. He is first mentioned (though not seen) in '' Planet of the Spiders'', when the Brigadier thinks the Third Doctor has gone into a coma. The Brigadier calls for Doctor Sullivan and asks him to come to the Doctor's laboratory, but tells him not to bother when Sergeant Benton wakes the Doctor by offering him a cup of coffee. In the next serial, ''Robot'', after the Doctor's third regeneration, Sullivan is called in to attend him, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christopher Naylor (actor)
Christopher Naylor is a British actor and artist. He trained at LAMDA. His television work includes ''Warriors'' for director Peter Kosminsky (1999), '' Bugs'' (1999), ''Plastic Man'' opposite John Thaw (1999), '' Sweet Revenge'' (2001), '' In Love with Barbara'' (2008), '' The Alienist (2018)'' and ''The Crown'' (2018). On film he has appeared in ''Benediction'' (2021) for director Terence Davies. His theatre work includes '' Dangerous Corner'' (1999) and '' Hard Times'' (2000) at the Watermill Theatre, tour of ''Hay Fever'' (2007), ''Song of the Western Men'' by Christopher William Hill at the Minerva Theatre, Chichester (2002), Jack Worthing in ''The Importance of Being Earnest'' at York Theatre Royal (2005), '' Blue/Orange'' at the New Victoria Theatre, Stoke (2007), the world premiere of ''Leaving'' (2008) by Vaclav Havel and the ''Middlemarch'' trilogy (2014) at the Orange Tree Theatre. In 2009 he starred in the West End stage production of '' The Woman in Black'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Bonnar
Richard Mark Bonnar (born 19 November 1968) is a Scottish actor. He is known for his roles as Max in ''Guilt (British TV series), Guilt'', Duncan Hunter in ''Shetland (TV series), Shetland'', Bruno Jenkins in ''Casualty (TV series), Casualty'', Detective Finney in ''Psychoville'', DCC Mike Dryden in ''Line of Duty'', Colin Osborne in ''Unforgotten'', Blackbeard in ''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'', Townsend in ''Battlefield 1, ''Field in ''Summer of Rockets'' and Stephen Burns, the Lord Advocate, in Dept. Q. Career On television, Bonnar has appeared as Peter Mayhew in BBC One's ''New Blood (TV series), New Blood'' and Chris in the Channel 4 comedy ''Catastrophe (2015 TV series), Catastrophe'', a role which he reprised in the following series. He also portrays the Rev. Adam Collingbourne in ITV (TV network), ITV's ''Home Fires (British TV series), Home Fires'', John Halliday in ''Undercover (2016 TV series), Undercover'', as well as regular Duncan Hunter in ''Shetland (TV ser ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tracy Wiles
Tracy Wiles (born c. 1970), also credited as Tracey Wiles, is an English actress, who has worked on radio, stage and TV, and in film. She has appeared in '' McCallum'' (1997), ''Sea of Souls'' (2004), ''Doctors'' (2005–2023), '' The Line of Beauty'' (2006), '' Britz'' (2007), ''Holby City'' (2007–2017), ''Ashes to Ashes (British TV series), Ashes to Ashes'' (2008), ''EastEnders'' (2011), ''Le Donne'' (2015), ''Manhunt (2019 TV series), Manhunt'', ''Shetland (TV series), Shetland'' and ''Top Boy'' (all 2019), and ''The Catch (British TV series), The Catch'' in 2023. She received a British Academy Games Awards, BAFTA Award nomination for her voice work in the fantasy video game ''Baldur's Gate 3''. Biography Wiles was born in Lincolnshire but raised on the Island of Islay. She graduated from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland in 1995. Film appearances include ''Samaria Intrigo'', ''Wild Rose (2018 film), Wild Rose'', ''Bronson (film), Bronson'', ''Swinging with the Finkels' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
