Deborah Watling
Deborah Watling | |
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Deborah Watling at the Television & Movie Store, Norwich on 20 September 2008 | |
Born |
Loughton, Essex, England | 2 January 1948
Died |
21 July 2017 69) Frinton-on-Sea, Essex, England | (aged
Cause of death | Lung Cancer |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1958–2016 |
Parent(s) |
Jack Watling (1923–2001) Patricia Hicks (1919-2011) |
Deborah Patricia Watling[1] (2 January 1948 – 21 July 2017) was an English actress known for her role as Victoria Waterfield, a companion of the Second Doctor in the BBC television series Doctor Who.[2][3]
Early life
Watling was born at Loughton, Essex, the daughter of actors Jack Watling and Patricia Hicks. Her sister Dilys and her brother Giles are also actors.[4]
Career
Beginning as a child actress, she had a regular role as the niece of Peter Brady in The Invisible Man (1958) television series. She was later cast for the lead role in Alice (1965),[5] Dennis Potter's play about Lewis Carroll and Alice Liddell, for the BBC's The Wednesday Play, a small role in That'll Be the Day (1973)[6] and as Norma Baker in the ITV series Danger UXB (1979).[7] She also co-starred with Cliff Richard in the 1973 film Take Me High.[8]
Watling played Victoria in Doctor Who from 1967 to 1968,[9] though owing to the BBC's wiping policy of the time, The Tomb of the Cybermen (1967) and The Enemy of the World (1967–1968) are the only serials in which she appeared that still exist in their entirety. She also appeared in Dimensions in Time (1993) and Downtime (1995).
Watling also appeared in the Doctor Who audio drama Three's a Crowd and regularly attended Doctor Who conventions and events. In November 2013, she appeared in the one-off 50th anniversary comedy homage The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot.[10]
Death
She died on 21 July 2017 at Beaumont Manor nursing home in Frinton-on-Sea, a few months after being diagnosed with lung cancer.[11] [12]
Credits
Filmography
Year | Film | Role |
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1973 | That'll Be the Day | Sandra |
1973 | Take Me High | Sarah Jones |
1977 | Where Time Began | Glauben (English dubbed version) |
1995 | Downtime | Victoria Waterfield |
Selected Television filmography
Year | Title | Role |
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1958 - 1959 | The Invisible Man | Sally Wilson |
1965 - 1966 | The Wednesday Play | Alice Liddell/Gretchen Westermann |
1967 - 1968 | Doctor Who | Victoria Waterfield |
1969 | The Newcomers | Julie Robertson |
1978 | Rising Damp | Lorna |
1979 | Danger UXB | Norma Baker |
1993 | Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time | Victoria Waterfield |
2013 | The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot | Herself |
Audio dramas
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2005 | Doctor Who: Three's a Crowd | Auntie[13] | |
2008 | Doctor Who: The Great Space Elevator | Victoria Waterfield[14] | |
2010 | Doctor Who: The Emperor of Eternity | Victoria Waterfield[15] | |
2012 | Doctor Who: Power Play | Victoria Waterfield[16] | |
2015 | Doctor Who: The Black Hole | Victoria Waterfield[17] | |
2016 | Doctor Who: The Second Doctor Volume One | Victoria Waterfield[18] | |
References
- ↑ http://www.deborahwatling.net
- ↑ "Doctor Who – Classic Series – Companions – Victoria Waterfield". BBC. 2014-09-24. Retrieved 2017-07-21.
- ↑ A critical history of Doctor Who on television, John Kenneth Muir, McFarland & Co (1999), p.144
- ↑ Daddy's Girl: The Autobiography, Deborah Watling and Paul W.T. Ballard, Fantom Films, 2012
- ↑ https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2017/jul/24/deborah-watling-obituary
- ↑
- ↑ Variety international showbusiness reference, Mike Kaplan, Garland Publications (1981), p.687
- ↑ Cliff Richard: The Biography, Steve Turner, Lion Books (2008), p.257
- ↑ https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/deborah-watling-actress-whose-short-stint-as-a-doctor-who-companion-made-a-lasting-impression-a7862891.html
- ↑ "The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot", BBC programmes, retrieved 26 November 2013
- ↑ "Deborah Watling, Doctor Who companion dies aged 69". BBC News. BBC. 21 July 2017.
- ↑ "Tributes paid to former Doctor Who companion Deborah Watling". Clacton Gazette. Newsquest. 21 July 2017.
- ↑ "69. Three's a Crowd". Big Finish Productions. Retrieved 2017-07-22.
- ↑ "3.2. The Great Space Elevator". Big Finish Productions. Retrieved 2017-07-22.
- ↑ "4.08. The Emperor of Eternity". Big Finish Productions. Retrieved 2017-07-22.
- ↑ "3.05. Power Play". Big Finish Productions. Retrieved 2017-07-22.
- ↑ "2.3. The Black Hole". Big Finish Productions. Retrieved 2017-07-22.
- ↑ "10. The Second Doctor Volume 01". Big Finish Productions. Retrieved 2017-07-22.
External links
- Deborah Watling on IMDb
- Deborah Watling's website
- BBC Norfolk Online – RealAudio interview from the Holt Doctor Who Midsummer Invasion 2006
- The Spotlight: Deborah Watling
- Deborah Watling(Aveleyman)