Doctor Who: The Ice Warriors - Part One
8:00 pm - 8:25 pm, Tuesday, December 23 on BBC Four HD (106)
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The Ice Warriors - Part One
Season 5, Episode 11
The Tardis arrives on Earth in the midst of a new ice age, where a base is fighting a battle to force back the glaciers, then a huge warrior is found frozen in the ice. First episode of the serial, starring Patrick Troughton. First broadcast in 1967
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Cast & Crew
Patrick Troughton
(Actor)
.. The Doctor
Frazer Hines
(Actor)
.. Jamie
Deborah Watling
(Actor)
.. Victoria
Wendy Gifford
(Actor)
.. Miss Garrett
Peter Barkworth
(Actor)
.. Clent
Angus Lennie
(Actor)
.. Storr
Peter Sallis
(Actor)
.. Penley
Bernard Bresslaw
(Actor)
.. Varga, the Ice Warrior
George Waring
(Actor)
.. Arden
Malcolm Taylor
(Actor)
Peter Diamond
(Actor)
Brian Hayles
(Writer)
Chris Chatterton
(Director)
Derek Martinus
(Director)
More Information
Did You Know..
Patrick Troughton
(Actor)
.. The Doctor
Frazer Hines
(Actor)
.. Jamie
Deborah Watling
(Actor)
.. Victoria
Wendy Gifford
(Actor)
.. Miss Garrett
Peter Barkworth
(Actor)
.. Clent
Angus Lennie
(Actor)
.. Storr
Peter Sallis
(Actor)
.. Penley
Born:
February 01, 1921
in
Twickenham, Middlesex
Best Known For:
Playing Clegg in Last of the Summer Wine and providing the voice of Wallace in Wallace & Gromit.
Early-life:
Peter Sallis was born on February 1, 1921, in Twickenham, Middlesex. His first job was as a bank clerk and he held no desire to be an actor until he became an RAF instructor during the Second World War. One of his pupils, Peter Bridge, asked him to play the leading part in Noel Coward's Hay Fever at the YMCA. Peter never looked back and eventually maked his TV debut in a 1947 production of A Midsummer Night's Dream.
Career:
Roles in films such as Doctor in Love, The Mouse on the Moon, Saturday Night and Sunday Morning and Charlie Bubbles followed. BBC sitcom Last of the Summer Wine made him a household name. He featured in all 295 episodes as Norman Clegg between 1973 and 2010. He also played his character's father in short-lived prequel First of the Summer Wine. He was also the voice of Wallace of Wallace & Gromit fame in the acclaimed A Grand Day Out, The Wrong Trousers, A Close Shave, The Curse of the Were-Rabbit, and A Matter of Loaf and Death. He was awarded an OBE in the Queen's 2007 Birthday Honours list for services to drama. He died on June 2, 2017 at the age of 96.
Quote:
"I don't eat it, because of the cholesterol effect. I've never eaten much in the way of cheese ever. However, I don't mind pretending that I like it."
Trivia:
When Sallis was first asked by Nick Park to voice Wallace for a student film, he donatated his £50 fee to charity.
Bernard Bresslaw
(Actor)
.. Varga, the Ice Warrior
Born:
February 25, 1934
in
London
Best Known For:
Being a member of the Carry On team.
Early-life:
Born in London on February 25, 1934, Bernard became interested in acting after going to the Hackney Empire. He trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (Rada). After appearing in Education Archie on radio and The Army Game on TV, a number of roles on the small screen followed until his big break came when he starred in Carry on Cowboy in 1965.
Career:
Bresslaw went on to star in 14 Carry On films, including Carry On.. Up the Khyber, Carry on Camping, Carry on Abroad, and Carry On Screaming! Other films included Jabberwocky (1977), Krull (1983) and Leon the Pig Farmer (1992). On the stage, he appeared in a number of pantomimes and also performed with the Young Vic Theatre Company, the Royal Shakespeare Company and the National Theatre. He died of a heart attack at the age of 59 on June 11, 1993, the day after fellow comedy actor Les Dawson.
Quote:
Catchphrase: "I only arsked".
Trivia:
Away from acting, Bresslaw wrote poetry.
George Waring
(Actor)
.. Arden
Malcolm Taylor
(Actor)
Peter Diamond
(Actor)
Brian Hayles
(Writer)
Chris Chatterton
(Director)
Derek Martinus
(Director)
