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| role = [[Evelyn Smythe]] | |death date = [[26 September (people)|26 September]] [[2014 (people)|2014]] | ||
| | |role = [[Evelyn Smythe]] | ||
|job title = [[Actor]] | |||
|story = [[#Credits|See Credits Section]] | |||
| story = | |time = 1998-2011 | ||
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| non dwu = | |imdb = 1507138 | ||
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'''Maggie Stables''' | '''Maggie Stables''' (died [[26 September (people)|26 September]] [[2014 (people)|2014]]<ref>https://www.bigfinish.com/news/v/evelyn-smythe-maggie-stables-rests-in-peace</ref>) was a voice actor for [[Big Finish Productions]]. She appeared in the spinoff audio dramas ''[[The Choice]]'' and ''[[Just War (audio story)|Just War]]'' and the first [[Big Finish Doctor Who audio stories|Big Finish ''Doctor Who'' audio drama]] ''[[The Sirens of Time (audio story)|The Sirens of Time]]'' before being cast as the [[Sixth Doctor]] companion [[Evelyn Smythe]], the first companion to be created by Big Finish. | ||
== Career == | == Career == | ||
Maggie Stables turned to acting as a second career after retiring from a longtime position as a French teacher. After some experience in musical theatre, she acted in a 1991 production of | Maggie Stables turned to acting as a second career after retiring from a longtime position as a French teacher. After some experience in musical theatre, she acted in a 1991 production of {{wi|Jane Eyre}} with [[Nicholas Briggs]]. This led to Briggs casting Stables as [[Ruthley]] in ''The Sirens of Time'' and as Evelyn the following year. <ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/classic/webcasts/realtime/interviews/maggiestables/page1.shtml ''Real Time'' interview]</ref> | ||
By 2013 Stables had [[retire]]d from acting due to long-term illness.<ref>[http://docohobigfinish.blogspot.com/2013/03/nicholas-briggs-interview-update.html Nicholas Briggs interview, Doc Oho Reviews]</ref> She passed away in her sleep on Friday 26 September 2014.<ref>http://www.bigfinish.com/news/v/evelyn-smythe-maggie-stables-rests-in-peace</ref> | |||
[[File:Caroline Morris and Maggie Stables.jpg|thumb|right|Stables with [[Caroline Morris]] at the 2003 PanoptiCon convention.]] | |||
As Evelyn Smythe | A tribute to Stables, including excerpts from a 2003 interview she gave to [[Kenny Smith]] for his fanzine ''The Finished Product,'' was published in [[VOR 68]]. | ||
* [[The Marian Conspiracy]] | |||
* [[The Spectre of Lanyon Moor]] | [[File:Caroline Morris and Maggie Stables.jpg|thumb|right|Stables with [[Caroline Morris]] at the 2003 [[PanoptiCon]] convention.]] | ||
* [[Bloodtide (audio story)|Bloodtide]] | |||
* [[Project Twilight (audio story)|Project: Twilight]] | == Credits == | ||
* [[The Sandman]] | As [[Evelyn Smythe]] | ||
* [[Jubilee]] | === Webcasts === | ||
* [[Doctor Who and the Pirates]] | * ''[[Real Time (webcast)|Real Time]]'' | ||
* [[Project Lazarus (audio story)|Project: Lazarus]] | |||
* [[Arrangements for War]] | === Audio === | ||
* [[Medicinal Purposes]] | ==== Doctor Who Main Range ==== | ||
* [[ | * ''[[The Marian Conspiracy (audio story)|The Marian Conspiracy]]'' | ||
* [[ | * ''[[The Spectre of Lanyon Moor (audio story)|The Spectre of Lanyon Moor]]'' | ||
* [[The Nowhere Place]] | * ''[[The Apocalypse Element (audio story)|The Apocalypse Element]]'' | ||
* [[100 (audio anthology)|100]] | * ''[[Bloodtide (audio story)|Bloodtide]]'' | ||
* [[Assassin in the Limelight]] | * ''[[Project Twilight (audio story)|Project: Twilight]]'' | ||
* [[A Death in the Family]] (with the [[Seventh Doctor]]) | * ''[[The Sandman (audio story)|The Sandman]]'' | ||
* [[ | * ''[[Jubilee (audio story)|Jubilee]]'' | ||
* ''[[Doctor Who and the Pirates (audio story)|Doctor Who and the Pirates]]'' | |||
* [[The Feast of Axos]] | * ''[[Project Lazarus (audio story)|Project: Lazarus]]'' | ||
* [[Industrial Evolution]] | * ''[[Arrangements for War (audio story)|Arrangements for War]]'' | ||
* ''[[Medicinal Purposes (audio story)|Medicinal Purposes]]'' | |||
* [[The Sirens of Time]] - [[Ruthley]] | * ''[[Thicker Than Water (audio story)|Thicker Than Water]]'' | ||
* [[Zagreus (audio story)|Zagreus]] - The Great Mother | * ''[[Pier Pressure (audio story)|Pier Pressure]]'' | ||
* ''[[The Nowhere Place (audio story)|The Nowhere Place]]'' | |||
* [[Just War (audio story)|Just War]] - Ma Doras | * ''[[100 (audio anthology)|100]]'' | ||
* [[The Choice]] - Lenora | * ''[[Assassin in the Limelight (audio story)|Assassin in the Limelight]]'' | ||
* ''[[A Death in the Family (audio story)|A Death in the Family]]'' (with the [[Seventh Doctor]]) | |||
* ''[[The Crimes of Thomas Brewster (audio story)|The Crimes of Thomas Brewster]]'' | |||
* ''[[The Feast of Axos (audio story)|The Feast of Axos]]'' | |||
* ''[[Industrial Evolution (audio story)|Industrial Evolution]]'' | |||
==== Special Releases ==== | |||
* ''[[Real Time (audio story)|Real Time]]'' | |||
==== The Companion Chronicles ==== | |||
* ''[[A Town Called Fortune (audio story)|A Town Called Fortune]]'' | |||
Other roles | |||
=== Audio === | |||
==== Doctor Who Main Range ==== | |||
* ''[[The Sirens of Time (audio story)|The Sirens of Time]]'' - [[Ruthley]] | |||
* ''[[Zagreus (audio story)|Zagreus]]'' - The [[Great Mother (Zagreus)|Great Mother]] | |||
==== Bernice Summerfield ==== | |||
* ''[[Just War (audio story)|Just War]]'' - [[Ma Doras]] | |||
==== Sarah Jane Smith ==== | |||
* ''[[The Tao Connection (audio story)|The Tao Connection]]'' - Mrs [[Lythe]] | |||
==== BBV Productions ==== | |||
* ''[[The Choice (audio story)|The Choice]]'' - [[Lenora]] | |||
== External links == | |||
{{imdb name|id=1507138}} | |||
== Footnotes == | == Footnotes == | ||
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Latest revision as of 09:09, 26 September 2023
Maggie Stables (died 26 September 2014[1]) was a voice actor for Big Finish Productions. She appeared in the spinoff audio dramas The Choice and Just War and the first Big Finish Doctor Who audio drama The Sirens of Time before being cast as the Sixth Doctor companion Evelyn Smythe, the first companion to be created by Big Finish.
Career[[edit] | [edit source]]
Maggie Stables turned to acting as a second career after retiring from a longtime position as a French teacher. After some experience in musical theatre, she acted in a 1991 production of Jane Eyre with Nicholas Briggs. This led to Briggs casting Stables as Ruthley in The Sirens of Time and as Evelyn the following year. [2]
By 2013 Stables had retired from acting due to long-term illness.[3] She passed away in her sleep on Friday 26 September 2014.[4]
A tribute to Stables, including excerpts from a 2003 interview she gave to Kenny Smith for his fanzine The Finished Product, was published in VOR 68.
Credits[[edit] | [edit source]]
Webcasts[[edit] | [edit source]]
Audio[[edit] | [edit source]]
Doctor Who Main Range[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Marian Conspiracy
- The Spectre of Lanyon Moor
- The Apocalypse Element
- Bloodtide
- Project: Twilight
- The Sandman
- Jubilee
- Doctor Who and the Pirates
- Project: Lazarus
- Arrangements for War
- Medicinal Purposes
- Thicker Than Water
- Pier Pressure
- The Nowhere Place
- 100
- Assassin in the Limelight
- A Death in the Family (with the Seventh Doctor)
- The Crimes of Thomas Brewster
- The Feast of Axos
- Industrial Evolution
Special Releases[[edit] | [edit source]]
The Companion Chronicles[[edit] | [edit source]]
Other roles
Audio[[edit] | [edit source]]
Doctor Who Main Range[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Sirens of Time - Ruthley
- Zagreus - The Great Mother
Bernice Summerfield[[edit] | [edit source]]
Sarah Jane Smith[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Tao Connection - Mrs Lythe
