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Outside ''[[Doctor Who]]'', Newark is perhaps best known for his role as Spooner in the popular sitcom ''[[Wikipedia:Rising Damp|Rising Damp]]''. | Outside ''[[Doctor Who]]'', Newark is perhaps best known for his role as Spooner in the popular sitcom ''[[Wikipedia:Rising Damp|Rising Damp]]''. | ||
Early in his career, Derek Newark was a member of the Belgrade Theatre Company, whose members included Ian McKellan. Over the years, he appeared in episodes of the television series ''Dixon of Dock Green'', ''Dad's Army,'' ''[[Wikipedia:The Avengers|The Avengers]],'' ''Rumpole of the Bailey,'' and ''Some Mothers Do 'Ave Em''. He also had supporting roles in the television miniseries, ''Reilly: Ace of Spies,'' ''Masada,'' and ''War and Remembrance,'' and played a German officer in the film, ''Where Eagles Dare''. | Early in his career, Derek Newark was a member of the Belgrade Theatre Company, whose members included Ian McKellan. Over the years, he appeared in episodes of the television series ''[[Wikipedia:Dixon of Dock Green|Dixon of Dock Green]]'', ''Dad's Army,'' ''[[Wikipedia:The Avengers (TV series)|The Avengers]],'' ''Rumpole of the Bailey,'' and ''Some Mothers Do 'Ave Em''. He also had supporting roles in the television miniseries, ''Reilly: Ace of Spies,'' ''Masada,'' and ''War and Remembrance,'' and played a German officer in the film, ''Where Eagles Dare''. | ||
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Derek John Newark (8th June 1933, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England - 11th August 1998), played Za in "An Unearthly Child" and Greg Sutton in "Inferno." Outside Doctor Who, Newark is perhaps best known for his role as Spooner in the popular sitcom Rising Damp.
Early in his career, Derek Newark was a member of the Belgrade Theatre Company, whose members included Ian McKellan. Over the years, he appeared in episodes of the television series Dixon of Dock Green, Dad's Army, The Avengers, Rumpole of the Bailey, and Some Mothers Do 'Ave Em. He also had supporting roles in the television miniseries, Reilly: Ace of Spies, Masada, and War and Remembrance, and played a German officer in the film, Where Eagles Dare.
