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{{Infobox Person | {{Infobox Person | ||
|image = Maggie Stables.jpg | |image = Maggie Stables.jpg | ||
|birth date = | |birth date = | ||
|death date = [[26 September (people)|26 September]] [[2014 (people)|2014]] | |death date = [[26 September (people)|26 September]] [[2014 (people)|2014]] | ||
|role = [[Evelyn Smythe]] | |||
|job title = [[Actor]] | |||
|story = [[#Credits|See Credits Section]] | |||
|time = 1998-2011 | |||
|non dwu = | |non dwu = | ||
|imdb = 1507138 | |imdb = 1507138 | ||
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'''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 | '''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 {{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> | 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> | |||
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]]. | 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]]. | ||
[[File:Caroline Morris and Maggie Stables.jpg|thumb|right|Stables with [[Caroline Morris]] at the 2003 [[PanoptiCon]] convention.]] | [[File:Caroline Morris and Maggie Stables.jpg|thumb|right|Stables with [[Caroline Morris]] at the 2003 [[PanoptiCon]] convention.]] | ||
== Credits == | |||
As [[Evelyn Smythe]] | As [[Evelyn Smythe]] | ||
=== Doctor Who Main Range === | === Webcasts === | ||
* ''[[Real Time (webcast)|Real Time]]'' | |||
=== Audio === | |||
==== Doctor Who Main Range ==== | |||
* ''[[The Marian Conspiracy (audio story)|The Marian Conspiracy]]'' | * ''[[The Marian Conspiracy (audio story)|The Marian Conspiracy]]'' | ||
* ''[[The Spectre of Lanyon Moor (audio story)|The Spectre of Lanyon Moor]]'' | * ''[[The Spectre of Lanyon Moor (audio story)|The Spectre of Lanyon Moor]]'' | ||
* ''[[The Apocalypse Element (audio story)|The Apocalypse Element]]'' | |||
* ''[[Bloodtide (audio story)|Bloodtide]]'' | * ''[[Bloodtide (audio story)|Bloodtide]]'' | ||
* ''[[Project Twilight (audio story)|Project: Twilight]]'' | * ''[[Project Twilight (audio story)|Project: Twilight]]'' | ||
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* ''[[Industrial Evolution (audio story)|Industrial Evolution]]'' | * ''[[Industrial Evolution (audio story)|Industrial Evolution]]'' | ||
=== Companion Chronicles === | ==== Special Releases ==== | ||
* ''[[Real Time (audio story)|Real Time]]'' | |||
==== The Companion Chronicles ==== | |||
* ''[[A Town Called Fortune (audio story)|A Town Called Fortune]]'' | * ''[[A Town Called Fortune (audio story)|A Town Called Fortune]]'' | ||
Other roles | Other roles | ||
=== | === Audio === | ||
==== Doctor Who Main Range ==== | |||
=== Doctor Who Main Range === | |||
* ''[[The Sirens of Time (audio story)|The Sirens of Time]]'' - [[Ruthley]] | * ''[[The Sirens of Time (audio story)|The Sirens of Time]]'' - [[Ruthley]] | ||
* ''[[Zagreus (audio story)|Zagreus]]'' - The [[Great Mother (Zagreus)|Great Mother]] | * ''[[Zagreus (audio story)|Zagreus]]'' - The [[Great Mother (Zagreus)|Great Mother]] | ||
=== Bernice Summerfield === | ==== Bernice Summerfield ==== | ||
* ''[[Just War (audio story)|Just War]]'' - [[Ma Doras]] | * ''[[Just War (audio story)|Just War]]'' - [[Ma Doras]] | ||
=== Sarah Jane Smith === | ==== Sarah Jane Smith ==== | ||
* ''[[The Tao Connection (audio story)|The Tao Connection]]'' - Mrs [[Lythe]] | * ''[[The Tao Connection (audio story)|The Tao Connection]]'' - Mrs [[Lythe]] | ||
==== BBV Productions ==== | |||
* ''[[The Choice (audio story)|The Choice]]'' - [[Lenora]] | |||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
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
