1927

Events

Doctor Who universe

Jack Harkness landed in Ellis Island. His (forged) visa was stolen by Angelo Colasanto. Angelo was imprisoned, but Jack faked him some papers to let him out. Jack and Angelo eventually found a room to share in New York City. They thwarted a plot by the Trickster's Brigade to use an alien parasite to harm future US President Roosevelt's mind and let the Third Reich to win World War II. Jack disintegrated the creature, but was caught by the police. Jack was shot and Angelo got arrested. He assumed Jack dead. (TW: Immortal Sins)

Behind the scenes

January

• 25 - Gregg Palmer, who played Shav and Gern in The Tenth Planet and Lieutenant Lucke in The War Games, is born in San Francisco, California.

February

• 16 - June Brown is born.
• 28 - John Carson is born.

March

• 6 - John Rees is born.
• 9 - Eddie Powell is born.

April

• 7 - Lawrence Davidson is born.
• 21 - Gerald Flood, who portrayed King John in The King's Demons and provided the voice for Kamelion, is born in Portsmouth, England.
• 26 - Graham Ashley, who played the Overseer in The Underwater Menace, is born in Northampton, England.
• 26 - Derek Waring is born.

May

• 2 - Ray Barrett, who played Bennett in The Rescue, is born in Brisbane, Australia.
• 26 - Julia Smith is born.

June

• 3 - Kit Pedler is born.
• 4 - Geoffrey Palmer is born.
• 29 - Tommy Wright is born.

July

• 12 - Frank Windsor is born.

September

• 8 - James Culliford is born.

October

• 7 - Tony Beckley is born.

November

• 5 - Kenneth Waller is born.
• 8 - Ken Dodd is born.

December

• 11 - Bill McGuffie is born.
• 12 - Honor Blackman, who played Professor Lasky in Terror of the Vervoids, but who is best known for her work in The Avengers and Goldfinger, is born in London.
• 31 - Frank Gatliff is born.