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Authors: Craig Cabell

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Play For Today
(4 episodes) (1976–83)
‘Love Letters on Blue Paper’ (1976), ‘No Defence’ (1980), ‘PQ17’ (1981), ‘Reluctant Chickens’ (1983).

Amy
(1984),
Minder
(1 episode) ‘Windows’ (1984),
Swallows and Amazons Forever! The Big Six
(1984).

The Box of Delights
(3 episodes) (1984)
‘When the Wolves Were Running’, ‘Where Shall the Knighted Showman Go?’, ‘Leave Us Not Little, Nor Yet Dark’.

The Two Ronnies 1984 Christmas Special, Long Term Memory
(1985).

The Two of Us (5
episodes) (1986)
‘Proposals’, ‘Family Pressures’, ‘The Limit’, ‘Cracks in the Pavement’, ‘The End of the Beginning’.

Yesterday’s Dreams
(4 episodes) (1987),
Inspector Morse
‘The Dead of Jericho’ (1987),
Supergran
(1 episode) ‘Supergran and the Heir Apparent’,
Knights of God
(13 episodes) (1987).

Note: Troughton played a sizable role in an 11-part adaptation of Evelyn Waugh’s
Sword of Honour
on radio in 1974.

PATRICK TROUGHTON’S DOCTOR WHO:

Season 4

‘The Power of the Daleks’ (6 episodes), ‘The Highlanders’ (4 episodes), ‘The Underwater Menace’ (4 episodes), ‘The Moonbase’ (4 episodes), ‘The Macra Terror’ (4 episodes), ‘The
Faceless Ones’ (5 episodes), ‘The Evil of the Daleks’ (7 episodes).

Season 5

‘The Tomb of the Cybermen’ (4 episodes), ‘The Abominable Snowmen’ (6 episodes), ‘The Ice Warriors’ (6 episodes), ‘The Enemy of the World’ (6 episodes), ‘The Web of Fear’ (6 episodes), ‘Fury From the Deep’ (6 episodes), ‘The Wheel in Space’ (6 episodes).

Season 6

‘The Dominators’ (5 episodes), ‘The Mind Robber’(5 episodes), ‘The Invasion’ (8 episodes), ‘The Krotons’ (4 episodes), ‘The Seeds of Death’ (6 episodes), ‘The Space Pirates’ (6 episodes), ‘The War Games’ (10 episodes).

JON PERTWEE

FILMS:

Dinner at the Ritz
(1937),
A Yank at Oxford
(1938),
A Young Man’s Fancy
(1939),
The Four Just Men
(1939).

Trouble in the Air
(1948),
A Piece of Cake
(1948),
William Comes to Town
(1948),
Murder at the Windmill
(1949),
Helter Skelter
(1949),
Dear Mr Prohack
(1949),
Miss Pilgrim’s Progress
(1949).

The Body Said No
(1950),
Mister Drake’s Duck
(1951),
Will Any Gentleman
…? (1953),
The Gay Dog
(1954),
A Yank in Ermine
(1955),
It’s a Wonderful World
(1956),
Evans Abode
(1956),
The Ugly Duckling
(1959).

Just Joe
(1960),
Not a Hope in Hell
(1960),
Nearly a Nasty Accident
(1961),
Ladies Who Do
(1963),
Carry On Cleo
(1964),
I’ve Gotta Horse
(1965),
Runaway Railway
(1965),
You Must Be Joking!
(1965),
Carry On Cowboy
(1966),
Carry On Screaming
(1966),
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
(1966),
Up in the Air
(1969).

The House That Dripped Blood
(1971),
One of Our Dinosaurs is Missing
(1975),
Wombling Free
(1977),
Adventures of a Private Eye
(1977),
No.1 of the Secret Service
(1977),
The Water Babies
(1978).

Deus ex Machina
(1984),
Do You Know the Milkyway?
(1985).

Carry On Columbus
(1992).

THEATRE:

Twelfth Night
(1935),
Lady Precious Stream
(1935),
Love From A Stranger
(1938),
Candida
(1938),
Judgement Day, To Kill A Cat, Goodbye Mr Chips, Night Must Fall
(1942),
George and Margaret
(1942),
HMS Waterlogged
(1944),
Waterlogged Spa
(1946),
The Breadwinner, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
(1963),
There’s A Girl in My Soup
(1966),
Oh Clarence, Irene, Super Ted
(1985),
Worzel Gummidge
(1989),
Dick Whittington
(1989),
Aladdin
(1990–91) (1991–92),
Scrooge

The Musical
(1992–93) (1993–94),
Who Is Jon Pertwee?
(1995).

TV:

Toad of Toad Hall
(1946).

Ivanhoe
(1 episode) ‘The Swindler’ (1958).

The TV Lark
(1963)
Note: this series came between Season Four and Season Five of the radio show
The Navy Lark
and consisted of the same crew (unlike the movie, which only included Leslie Phillips from the original cast). Only titles for the first seven of the 10 episodes have been traced: ‘Opening Night’, ‘Advertising Drive’, ‘The Party Political Broadcast’, ‘Back to Portsmouth’, ‘Serial Programming, ‘The African Incident’, ‘Yours or MINE!!!’

A Slight Case of
… (1 episode) ‘The Enemy Within’ (1965),
Mother Goose
(1965),
The Avengers
(1 episode) ‘From Venus With Love’ (1967),
Beggar My Neighbour
(1 episode) (Season 1) (1967),
Jackanory
(10 episodes) ‘The Green Witch’, ‘The Talking Cat’, ‘The Enchanted Children’, ‘The Clock That Wasn’t There’, ‘Who is Tom Tildrum?’ (1966) ‘Little Grey Rabbit’s Washing Day’, ‘Little Grey Rabbit and the Weasel’, ‘Little Grey Rabbit Goes to the Sea’, ‘Little Grey Rabbit Makes Lace’, ‘Little Grey Rabbit’s Birthday’ (1967).

Whodunnit
(1974–78),
Four Against the Desert
(1975),
The Goodies
(1 episode) ‘Wacky Wales’ (1975).

Worzel Gummidge
(1979–81)
Series 1: ‘Worzel’s Washing Day’, ‘A Home Fit For Scarecrows’, ‘Aunt Sally’, ‘The Crowman’, ‘A Little Learning’, ‘Worzel Pays A Visit’, ‘The Scarecrow Hop’.

Series 2: ‘Worzel and Saucy Nancy’, ‘Worzel’s Nephew’, ‘A Fishy Tale’, ‘The Trial of Worzel Gummidge’, ‘Very Good Worzel’, ‘Worzel in the Limelight’, ‘Fire Drill’, ‘The Scarecrow Wedding’.

Series 3: ‘Moving On’, ‘Dolly Clothes-Peg’, ‘A Fair Old Pullover’, ‘Worzel the Brave’, ‘Worzel’s Wager’, ‘Choir Practice’, ‘A Cup o’ Tea and a Slice o’ Cake’.

Series 4: ‘Muvver’s Day’, ‘The Return of Dolly Clothes-Peg’, ‘The Jumble Sale’, ‘Worzel in Revolt’, ‘Will the Real Aunt Sally…?’, ‘The Golden Hind’, ‘Worzel’s Birthday’.

Super Ted
(10 episodes) ‘Super Ted and the Inca Treasure’ (pilot), ‘Super Ted and the Pearl Fishers’ (1982), ‘Super Ted and the Train Robbers’, ‘Super Ted at the Funfair’, ‘Super Ted and Nuts in Space’, ‘Super Ted and the Giant Kites’, ‘Super Ted and the Gold Mine’, ‘Super Ted and the Stolen Rocket’, ‘Super Ted and the Elephant’s Graveyard’, ‘Super Ted at Creepy Castle’ (1983), ‘Super Ted Meets Father Christmas’ (1984).

Worzel Gummidge Down Under
(1987–89)
Season 1: ‘As the Scarecrow Flies’, ‘The Sleeping Beauty’, ‘Full Employment’, ‘Worzel’s Handicap’, ‘King of the Scarecrows’, ‘Two Heads Are Better Than One’, ‘Worzel to the Rescue’, ‘Salve Scarecrow’, ‘The Traveller Unmasked’, ‘A Friend in Need’.

Season 2: ‘Stage Struck’, ‘A Red Sky in T’Morning’, ‘Them Thar Hills’, ‘The Beauty Contest’, ‘Balbous Cauliflower’, ‘Weevily Swede’, ‘Elementary My Dear Worty’, ‘Dreams of Avarish’, ‘The Runaway Train’, ‘Aunt Sally RA, Wattle Hearthbrush’, ‘The Bestest Scarecrow’.

The Further Adventures of Super Ted
(1989), Virtual Murder (1 episode) ‘A Torch For Silverado’ (1992).

RADIO:

Note: It is simply impossible to list with any accuracy the number of radio appearances Jon Pertwee amassed during his career, from the odd guest appearance to the uncredited extras he provided. What follows is a listing of his major work.

Lillibulero
(Ireland only),
Marmaduke Brown, Young Widow Jones, Stella Dallas, Mediterranean Merry-Go-Round
(1946),
Up the Pole
(1947–52),
Waterlogged Spa
(1948–50),
Puffney Post Office
(1950),
Pertwee Goes Round the Bend, Pertwee’s Progress.

The Navy Lark
(1959–77)
Note:
The Navy Lark
spanned 18 years and 15 seasons, plus specials. Certain episodes have now been lost from the archive and anyone who can offer any help in tracing individual episodes should contact the BBC or The Navy Lark Appreciation Society. A basic guide to
The Navy Lark
follows:

Season 1: 16 episodes (1959), Season 2: 27 episodes (1959–60), Season 3: 20 episodes (1960–61), Season 4: 26 episodes (1961–62) plus Christmas Special, Season 5: 6 episodes (1963), Season 6: 19 episodes (1963–64), Season 7: 13 episodes (1965) plus Christmas Special, Season 8: 13 episodes (1966), Season 9: 20 episodes (1967), Season 10: 18 episodes (1968–69), Season 11: 16 episodes (1969–70), Season 12: 11 episodes (1971),
Season 13: 13 episodes (1972), Season 14: 13 episodes (1973), Season 15: 11 episodes (1975–76). A special final episode was broadcast in 1977.

Doctor Who Paradise of Death
(1993),
The Ghosts of N Space
(1996).

JON PERTWEE’S DOCTOR WHO:

Season 7

‘Spearhead From Space’ (4 episodes), ‘The Silurians’ (7 episodes), ‘Ambassadors of Death’ (7 episodes), ‘Inferno’ (7 episodes).

Season 8

‘Terror of the Autons’ (4 episodes), ‘The Mind of Evil’ (6 episodes), ‘The Claws of Axos’ (4 episodes), ‘Colony in Space’ (6 episodes), ‘The Daemons’ (5 episodes).

Season 9

‘Day of the Daleks’ (4 episodes), ‘The Curse of Peladon’ (4 episodes), ‘The Sea Devils’ (6 episodes), ‘The Mutants’ (6 episodes), ‘The Time Monster’ (6 episodes).

Season 10

‘The Three Doctors’ (4 episodes), ‘Carnival of Monsters’ (4 episodes), ‘Frontier in Space’ (6 episodes), ‘The Planet of the Daleks’ (6 episodes), ‘The Green Death’ (6 episodes).

Season 11

‘The Time Warrior’ (4 episodes), ‘Invasion of the Dinosaurs’ (6
episodes), ‘Death to the Daleks’ (4 episodes), ‘Monster of Peladon’ (6 episodes), ‘Planet of the Spiders’ (6 episodes).

Special: ‘The Five Doctors’ (1983).

Note: Jon Pertwee played the Doctor in two BBC audio stories before his death on 20 May 1996. He was scheduled to take part in more.

TOM BAKER

Note: Although Tom Baker is the voice of
Little Britain
, I haven’t listed everything he has provided his in-demand voice for.

FILMS:

The Winter’s Tale
(1968).

Nicholas and Alexandra
(1971),
The Canterbury Tales
(1972),
Cari Genitori
(aka
Dear Parents
) (1973),
The Vault of Horror
(1973),
The Golden Voyage of Sinbad
(1974),
The Mutation
(1974),
The Author of Beltraffio
(1974).

The Curse of King Tut’s Tomb
(1980),
The Zany Adventures of Robin Hood
(1984).

Dungeons & Dragons
(2000),
The Magic Roundabout
(voice only) (2005).

Saving Santa
(2013).

THEATRE:

The Winter’s Tale
(1966),
Apple a Day
(1967),
Stand Still and Retreat Onwards
(1967),
Shop in the High Street
(1967),
Dial M for Murder
(1967),
The Reluctant Debutante
(1967),
Late Night Lowther
(1967),
A Bout in the Backyard
(1968),
Ardon of Faversham
(1968),
The Strongbox
(1968),
Hay Fever
(1968),
The Travails of Sancho Panza
(1969).

The Merchant of Venice
(1970),
The Idiot
(1970),
A Woman Killed With Kindness
(1971),
The Rules of the Game
(1971),
Troilus and Cressida
(1972),
The White Devil
(1972),
Don Juan
(1972),
Macbeth
(1973),
The Trials of Oscar Wilde
(1974).

Treasure Island
(1981),
Feasting With Panthers
(1981),
Educating Rita
(1982–83),
Hedda Gabler
(1982–83),
She Stoops to Conquer
(1984),
The Mask of Moriarty
(1985),
An Inspector Calls
(1987),
The Musical Comedy Murders of the 1940s
(1988).

Little Britain Live
(voice only) (2006).

TV:

Dixon of Dock Green
(2 episodes) ‘Number 13’, ‘The Attack’ (1968),
Z Cars
: ‘Hudson’s Way’ (Parts 1 & 2) (1968),
George and the Dragon
(1 episode) ‘The 10:15 Train’ (1968),
Market in Honey Lane
(1 episode) (1968),
Thirty-Minute Theatre
‘The Victims: Frontier’ (1969).

Softly, Softly
‘Like Any Other Friday…’ (1970),
Jackanory
‘The
Iron Man’ (1972),
The Millionairess
(1972),
Arthur of the Britons
(1 episode) ‘Go Warily’ (1973),
Frankenstein: The True Story, Piccadilly Circus
(1 episode) ‘The Author of Beltraffio’ (1977),
The Book Tower
(22 episodes) (1979).

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