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'''Eric Thompson''' ([[9 November]] [[1929]]-[[30 November]] [[1982]]) played Viscount [[Gaston de Leran]] in the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' story ''[[The Massacre of St Bartholomew's Eve]]''. He was the husband of [[Phyllida Law]] and father of actress {{w|Emma Thompson}}. He is iconically known for re-writing and narrating "The Magic Roundabout" in the UK.
{{Infobox Person
| image            = Eric Thompson.jpg
| birth date      = [[9 November (people)|9 November]] [[1929 (people)|1929]]
| death date      = [[30 November (people)|30 November]] [[1982 (people)|1982]]
| role            = [[Viscount]] [[Gaston de Leran]]
| job title        = [[Actor]]
| story            = ''[[The Massacre (TV story)|The Massacre]]''
| time            = 1966
| non dwu          = ''Twelfth Night'', ''The Black Arrow'', ''The Lost King'', ''The Life and Death of Sir John Falstaff'', ''[[The Avengers]]'', ''[[Galileo Galilei|Galileo]]'', ''[[Z-Cars]]'', ''The Magic Roundabout'', ''Play School'', ''[[Dixon of Dock Green]]'', ''[[Out of the Unknown]]'', ''Man in a Suitcase'', ''[[Coronation Street]]'', ''Dougal and the Blue Cat'', ''The Magic Box'' (actor & writer), ''The French Way'', ''The Italian Way'', ''The Yugoslav Way''
| imdb            = 0860117
}}
'''Eric Thompson''' ([[9 November (people)|9 November]] [[1929 (people)|1929]]-[[30 November (people)|30 November]] [[1982 (people)|1982]]<ref>[http://guide.doctorwhonews.net/person.php?name=EricThompson Doctor Who Guide]</ref>) played [[Viscount]] [[Gaston de Leran]] in the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' television story ''[[The Massacre (TV story)|The Massacre]]''.
 
== Personal life ==
 
He was the husband of [[Phyllida Law]] (''[[Eye of the Gorgon (TV story)|Eye of the Gorgon]]'' and ''[[The Bride of Peladon (audio story)|The Bride of Peladon]]'') and the father of {{w|Emma Thompson}}.
 
== Career ==
He is best known for rewriting and narrating ''The Magic Roundabout'' in the UK.


== External links ==
== External links ==
{{imdb name|id=0860117|name=Eric Thompson}}
{{imdb name|id=0860117}}
 
== Footnotes ==
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Eric Thompson (9 November 1929-30 November 1982[1]) played Viscount Gaston de Leran in the Doctor Who television story The Massacre.

Personal life[[edit] | [edit source]]

He was the husband of Phyllida Law (Eye of the Gorgon and The Bride of Peladon) and the father of Emma Thompson.

Career[[edit] | [edit source]]

He is best known for rewriting and narrating The Magic Roundabout in the UK.

External links[[edit] | [edit source]]

Footnotes[[edit] | [edit source]]