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'''Peter Davison''' (born [[13th April|13]] [[April]], [[1951]]) played the [[Fifth Doctor|fifth incarnation]] of [[the Doctor]] from [[1981]] to [[1984]], beginning with the conclusion of  
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"[[Logopolis (TV story)|Logopolis]]"  and ending with "[[The Caves of Androzani]]." He reprised the role for the [[1993]] Children in Need special, "[[Dimensions in Time]]" and has also voiced the Doctor for numerous ''[[Doctor Who]]'' audio dramas for [[Big Finish audio dramas|Big Finish]].  Davison is also well-known for his roles as Tristan Farnon in ''[[All Creatures Great and Small]]''.
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|time      = 1981-84, 1993, 1999-present
|non dwu    = ''[[The Tomorrow People]]'', ''[[All Creatures Great and Small]]'', ''[[The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (series)|The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy]]'', ''Holding the Fort'', ''Sink or Swim'', ''Jackanory'', ''A Very Peculiar Practice'', ''Campion'', ''Black Beauty'', ''Jonathan Creek'', ''At Home with the Braithwaites'', ''The Last Detective'', ''Spamalot'', ''Micro Men'', ''Legally Blond: The Musical'', ''[[Sherlock (series)|Sherlock]]'', ''Law & Order: UK'', ''Toast of London'', ''You, Me and Him'', ''Gentleman Jack''
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'''Peter Davison''' (born [[13 April (people)|13 April]] [[1951 (people)|1951]]<ref>http://www.doctorwhotv.co.uk/happy-birthday-peter-davison-2018-87425.htm</ref> as '''Peter Malcolm Gordon Moffett''') played the [[Fifth Doctor]] from 1981 to 1984, beginning with an appearance at the conclusion of ''[[Logopolis (TV story)|Logopolis]]'', continuing from ''[[Castrovalva (TV story)|Castrovalva]] ''to ''[[The Caves of Androzani (TV story)|The Caves of Androzani]]''.


Davison was born '''Peter Moffett''' in  [[London]], his father being originally from Guyana. He studied at the Central School of Speech and Drama, and appeared in several stage productions and some minor television roles before he got his big break in [[1978]]. His performance as the ne'er-do-well Tristan Farnon in ''All Creatures Great and Small'' made him a household name. He married [[United States|America]]n actress Sandra Dickinson in the same year, but they eventually divorced in [[1994]]. He and Dickinson had previously appeared together in an episode of the television series ''The Tomorrow People'' ([[1975]]) and together composed and performed the theme tune to ''Button Moon'', a children's programme broadcast in the 1980s. He made a cameo appearance alongside Dickinson as the Dish of the Day in the television version of ''[[The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy]]'' ([[1981]]), whose producers considered it humorous for an actor known for playing a veterinary surgeon to appear as a [[cow]]. Davison also appeared in some British sitcoms, including ''Holding the Fort'', ''Sink or Swim'' and ''Ain't Misbehavin'', as well as appearing in dramatic roles.
He reprised the role for the [[Children in Need]] specials ''[[Dimensions in Time (TV story)|Dimensions in Time]]'' (1993) and ''[[Time Crash (TV story)|Time Crash]]'' (2007) and voiced him for numerous ''Doctor Who'' audio dramas for [[Big Finish Productions]] since 1999.


In [[1981]], Davison signed a contract to play the Doctor for three years, succeeding [[Tom Baker]] (the [[Fourth Doctor]]). Attracting such a high-profile actor was as much of a coup for the programme's producers as getting the role was for him, but he did not renew his contract because he feared being typecast. Reportedly, [[Patrick Troughton]] (who had played the [[Second Doctor]]) had recommended to Davison that he leave the role after three years, and Davison followed his advice.
Outside of ''Who'', Davison is also well-known for his role as Tristan Farnon in ''[[All Creatures Great and Small]]''.


It was not until [[1986]] that Davison worked on another very popular series. He played Dr Stephen Daker, the ingenuous hero of ''A Very Peculiar Practice'', written by Andrew Davies. The surreal comedy-drama was revived several years later as ''A Very Polish Practice''. Davison also played the lead in ''Campion'', a series based on the period whodunnits of Margery Allingham. This, and the opportunity to play Tristan Farnon again in [[1985]] and [[1990]], kept Davison busy until the early [[1990s]], when he gradually faded from the public eye. He continued to appear occasionally on television, including an appearance on the American show ''Magnum, P.I.'', but it was not until [[2000]] that he returned in another major role, that of David Braithwaite in ''At Home with the Braithwaites''.
== Profile ==
Davison was born Peter Moffett in [[London]]. His father was originally from Guyana. He studied at the Central School of Speech and Drama and appeared in several stage productions and some minor television roles before he got his big break in 1978. His performance as the ne'er-do-well Tristan Farnon in ''All Creatures Great and Small'' made him a household name. He married [[United States|American]] actress [[Sandra Dickinson]] in the same year, but they divorced in 1994. He and Dickinson had previously appeared together in the three-part story ''A Man For Emily'' in the [[ITV]] Sci-Fi series ''The Tomorrow People'' (1975) and together composed and performed the theme tune to ITV's ''[[Button Moon (TV series)|Button Moon]]'', a lunchtime children's programme broadcast in the 1980s.


In 1999 he appeared as the outgoing headteacher in ''Hope And Glory''.
Davison made a cameo appearance alongside Dickinson as the Dish of the Day in the [[BBC]] television version of ''[[The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (series)|The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy]]'' (1981), whose producers considered it humorous for an actor known for playing a veterinary surgeon to appear as a [[cow]]. Davison also appeared in some British sitcoms, including ''Holding the Fort'' and ''Sink or Swim'' during his time as ''Doctor Who'' and later ''Fiddlers Three'' and ''Ain't Misbehavin'', as well as appearing in dramatic roles.


He has also starred in the television series ''The Last Detective'' ([[2003]]-date) and ''Distant Shores'' ([[2005]]) for ITV, the latter where he coincidentally also played a doctor. His daughter with Dickinson, Georgia Moffett, is also an actress (who allegedly auditioned for the role of [[Rose Tyler]], the current companion of the [[Ninth Doctor|Ninth]] and [[Tenth Doctor]]s).  
=== ''Doctor Who'' career ===
In 1981, Davison signed a contract to play the [[Fifth Doctor]] for three years, succeeding [[Tom Baker]] (the [[Fourth Doctor]]). Twenty-nine at the time of his first appearance in the series, Davison was the youngest actor to have played the Doctor in the series or in any [[BBC]]-sanctioned ''[[Doctor Who]]'' production. In 2010, he handed over this distinction to [[Matt Smith]], who was twenty-six at the time of [[The End of Time (TV story)|his début]].


Davison returned to play the Doctor in the [[1993]] charity special ''[[Dimensions in Time]]''. He has also reprised the role in a series of audio plays by [[Big Finish Productions]].  
Coincidentally, several of Davison's stories were [[Director (crew)|directed]] by [[Peter Moffatt]] (only a slight variation of Davison's birth name, Peter Moff''e''tt), and, on the 2008 DVD release of ''[[The Five Doctors (TV story)|The Five Doctors]]'', Davison recalls friends thinking he not only starred in the show but directed it as well.


Davison is reported to make a guest appearance in the second series of the BBC Radio 4 science fiction comedy series ''Nebulous'', due to be broadcast in Spring [[2006]].
Attracting such a high-profile actor was as much of a coup for the programme's producers as getting the role was for him, but he did not renew his contract because he feared being typecast. Reportedly, [[Patrick Troughton]] (who had played the [[Second Doctor]]) had recommended to Davison that he leave the role after three years, and Davison followed his advice.


In 2013, Davison also wrote, directed, and starred in ''[[The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot (TV story)|The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot]]'', a comical film released on the [[Red Button]] in which he, alongside [[Colin Baker]] and [[Sylvester McCoy]], attempts to appear in the 50th anniversary ''[[Doctor Who]]'' episode, ''[[The Day of the Doctor (TV story)|The Day of the Doctor]]''.


==External links==
=== After ''Doctor Who'' ===
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After leaving ''Doctor Who'', he continued to appear occasionally on television, including an appearance on the American show ''Magnum, P.I.'' (following the lead of Tom Baker who similarly made a high-profile US TV appearance in ''Remington Steele'' after leaving the series).
*[http://www.kasterborous.com/articles.asp?id=34 Violence & Vulnerability - Peter Davison article at Kasterborous.com]
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[[Category:Doctor Who regular cast|Davison, Peter]]
It was not until 1986 that Davison worked on another very popular series. He played Dr Stephen Daker, the ingenuous hero of ''A Very Peculiar Practice'', written by Andrew Davies. The surreal comedy-drama was revived several years later as a one-off TV film ''A Very Polish Practice''. Davison also played the lead in another BBC production, ''Campion'', a series based on the period whodunnits of Margery Allingham. This, and the opportunity to play Tristan Farnon again in 1985 and 1990 in the revived series of All Creatures Great and Small kept Davison busy until the early 1990s. He also worked on several occasions with [[BBV Productions]], co-starring with several other former Doctors in the SF film ''The Airzone Solution'' and he reprised the Fifth Doctor for the controversial ''[[Dimensions in Time (TV story)|Dimensions in Time]]'' special. In 1999 he appeared as the outgoing headteacher in ''Hope And Glory''. He appeared with [[Mark Gatiss]] in ''Doctor Who'' spoof, ''[[The Kidnappers]]'', in which he appeared as himself (this skit was later included in [[The Beginning (DVD box set)|The Beginning]] DVD box set).
[[Category:Actors who portrayed the Doctor|Davison, Peter]]
 
In 1995 he presented ''Heavenly Bodies'' a six-part series about astronomy, broadcast on BBC1. This led to him being featured on the cover of ''Practical Astronomy'' magazine (Volume 1, number 5, dated March 1995).
 
It was not until 2000 that he returned in another major role, that of David Braithwaite in ''At Home with the Braithwaites'', which ran for four seasons on ITV.
 
More recently, he starred in the television series ''The Last Detective'' (based on the Dangerous Davies novels by Leslie Thomas) (2003-2007) and ''Distant Shores'' (2005) for ITV, the latter where he coincidentally also played a doctor. In 2011, he took a major recurring role on ''Law & Order: UK''.
 
His daughter with Dickinson, [[Georgia Moffett]], had a child while still in her teens, making Davison a young grandfather. Georgia auditioned for the role of [[Rose Tyler]] in ''Doctor Who''{{'}}s 2005 revival and also auditioned for a role in the 2008 episode, ''[[The Unicorn and the Wasp (TV story)|The Unicorn and the Wasp]]''. She was cast as [[Jenny]], the titular character in the [[Series 4 (Doctor Who 2005)|Series 4]] episode ''[[The Doctor's Daughter (TV story)|The Doctor's Daughter]]'', which aired several months after her father's appearance in ''Time Crash''. She also voiced a different character for the animated serial, ''[[Dreamland (TV story)|Dreamland]]''. She married the [[Tenth Doctor]]'s actor, [[David Tennant]], on 30 December 2011, meaning Davison is Tennant's father-in-law (a fact played up for laughs in ''The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot'').
 
Davison was also a regular in the BBC Radio 4 comedy series ''Rigor Mortis''.
 
In the late 1990s and early 2000s Davison married [[Elizabeth Morton]] and had two more sons, [[Louis Davison|Louis]] and [[Joel James Davison]], both of whom also played themselves in ''The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot''. Joel Davison later had a recurring role in ''[[Stranded (audio series)|Stranded]]'', as [[Robin Bright-Thompson]], opposite [[Paul McGann]]'s [[Eighth Doctor]].
 
He is also the uncle of [[George Watkins]] who played companion [[Marcipor|Marc]] in several Big Finish ''Doctor Who'' stories, opposite Davison's Fifth Doctor.
 
== In fiction ==
Peter Davison exists within the Whoniverse. During an adventure in which the [[Eleventh Doctor]] found himself in the "real world" where his adventures are the subject of a TV series called ''Doctor Who'', he states that he once saved the actor from a [[Krynoid]] back in his own universe, noting that he thought he looked familiar. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Girl Who Loved Doctor Who (comic story)|The Girl Who Loved Doctor Who]]'')
 
== Credits ==
As the [[Fifth Doctor]]
=== Television ===
==== Doctor Who ====
* ''[[Logopolis (TV story)|Logopolis]]''
* ''[[Castrovalva (TV story)|Castrovalva]]''
* ''[[Four to Doomsday (TV story)|Four to Doomsday]]''
* ''[[Kinda (TV story)|Kinda]]''
* ''[[The Visitation (TV story)|The Visitation]]''
* ''[[Black Orchid (TV story)|Black Orchid]]''
* ''[[Earthshock (TV story)|Earthshock]]''
* ''[[Time-Flight (TV story)|Time-Flight]]''
* ''[[Arc of Infinity (TV story)|Arc of Infinity]]''
* ''[[Snakedance (TV story)|Snakedance]]''
* ''[[Mawdryn Undead (TV story)|Mawdryn Undead]]''
* ''[[Terminus (TV story)|Terminus]]''
* ''[[Enlightenment (TV story)|Enlightenment]]''
* ''[[The King's Demons (TV story)|The King's Demons]]''
* ''[[The Five Doctors (TV story)|The Five Doctors]]''
* ''[[Warriors of the Deep (TV story)|Warriors of the Deep]]''
* ''[[The Awakening (TV story)|The Awakening]]''
* ''[[Frontios (TV story)|Frontios]]''
* ''[[Resurrection of the Daleks (TV story)|Resurrection of the Daleks]]''
* ''[[Planet of Fire (TV story)|Planet of Fire]]''
* ''[[The Caves of Androzani (TV story)|The Caves of Androzani]]''
 
===== Mini-episodes =====
* ''[[Dimensions in Time (TV story)|Dimensions in Time]]''
* ''[[Time Crash (TV story)|Time Crash]]''
 
=== Webcasts ===
==== Tales of the TARDIS ====
* ''[[Earthshock (webcast)|Earthshock]]''
 
=== Video Games ===
* ''[[Destiny of the Doctors (video game)|Destiny of the Doctors]]''
 
=== Audio ===
==== Doctor Who Main Range ====
* ''[[The Sirens of Time (audio story)|The Sirens of Time]]''
* ''[[Phantasmagoria (audio story)|Phantasmagoria]]''
* ''[[The Land of the Dead (audio story)|The Land of the Dead]]''
* ''[[Red Dawn (audio story)|Red Dawn]]''
* ''[[Winter for the Adept (audio story)|Winter for the Adept]]''
* ''[[The Mutant Phase (audio story)|The Mutant Phase]]''
* ''[[Loups-Garoux (audio story)|Loups-Garoux]]''
* ''[[The Eye of the Scorpion (audio story)|The Eye of the Scorpion]]''
* ''[[Primeval (audio story)|Primeval]]''
* ''[[Spare Parts (audio story)|Spare Parts]]''
* ''[[The Church and the Crown (audio story)|The Church and the Crown]]''
* ''[[Nekromanteia (audio story)|Nekromanteia]]''
* ''[[Creatures of Beauty (audio story)|Creatures of Beauty]]''
* ''[[Omega (BFM audio story)|Omega]]''
* ''[[Zagreus (audio story)|Zagreus]]''
* ''[[The Axis of Insanity (audio story)|The Axis of Insanity]]''
* ''[[The Roof of the World (audio story)|The Roof of the World]]''
* ''[[The Game (audio story)|The Game]]''
* ''[[Three's a Crowd (audio story)|Three's a Crowd]]''
* ''[[The Council of Nicaea (audio story)|The Council of Nicaea]]''
* ''[[Singularity (audio story)|Singularity]]''
* ''[[The Kingmaker (audio story)|The Kingmaker]]''
* ''[[The Gathering (audio story)|The Gathering]]''
* ''[[Circular Time (audio anthology)|Circular Time]]''
** ''[[Spring (audio story)|Spring]]''
** ''[[Summer (audio story)|Summer]]''
** ''[[Autumn (audio story)|Autumn]]''
** ''[[Winter (audio story)|Winter]]''
* ''[[Renaissance of the Daleks (audio story)|Renaissance of the Daleks]]''
* ''[[Exotron (audio story)|Exotron]]'' / ''[[Urban Myths (audio story)|Urban Myths]]''
* ''[[Son of the Dragon (audio story)|Son of the Dragon]]''
* ''[[The Mind's Eye (audio story)|The Mind's Eye]]'' / ''[[Mission of the Viyrans (audio story)|Mission of the Viyrans]]''
* ''[[Return to the Web Planet (audio story)|Return to the Web Planet]]''
* ''[[The Bride of Peladon (audio story)|The Bride of Peladon]]''
* ''[[The Haunting of Thomas Brewster (audio story)|The Haunting of Thomas Brewster]]''
* ''[[The Boy That Time Forgot (audio story)|The Boy That Time Forgot]]''
* ''[[Time Reef (audio story)|Time Reef]]'' / ''[[A Perfect World (audio story)|A Perfect World]]''
* ''[[The Judgement of Isskar (audio story)|The Judgement of Isskar]]''
* ''[[The Destroyer of Delights (audio story)|The Destroyer of Delights]]''
* ''[[The Chaos Pool (audio story)|The Chaos Pool]]''
* ''[[Castle of Fear (audio story)|Castle of Fear]]''
* ''[[The Eternal Summer (audio story)|The Eternal Summer]]''
* ''[[Plague of the Daleks (audio story)|Plague of the Daleks]]''
* ''[[Cobwebs (audio story)|Cobwebs]]''
* ''[[The Whispering Forest (audio story)|The Whispering Forest]]''
* ''[[The Cradle of the Snake (audio story)|The Cradle of the Snake]]''
* ''[[The Demons of Red Lodge and Other Stories]]''
** ''[[The Demons of Red Lodge (audio story)|The Demons of Red Lodge]]''
** ''[[The Entropy Composition (audio story)|The Entropy Composition]]''
** ''[[Doing Time (audio story)|Doing Time]]''
** ''[[Special Features (audio story)|Special Features]]''
* ''[[Heroes of Sontar (audio story)|Heroes of Sontar]]''
* ''[[Kiss of Death (audio story)|Kiss of Death]]''
* ''[[Rat Trap (audio story)|Rat Trap]]''
* ''[[The Emerald Tiger (audio story)|The Emerald Tiger]]''
* ''[[The Jupiter Conjunction (audio story)|The Jupiter Conjunction]]''
* ''[[The Butcher of Brisbane (audio story)|The Butcher of Brisbane]]''
* ''[[The Burning Prince (audio story)|The Burning Prince]]''
* ''[[1001 Nights (audio anthology)|1001 Nights]]''
** ''[[1001 Nights (audio story)|1001 Nights]]''
** ''[[My Brother's Keeper (audio story)|My Brother's Keeper]]''
** ''[[The Interplanetarian (audio story)|The Interplanetarian]]''
** ''[[Smuggling Tales (audio story)|Smuggling Tales]]''
* ''[[Eldrad Must Die! (audio story)|Eldrad Must Die!]]''
* ''[[The Lady of Mercia (audio story)|The Lady of Mercia]]''
* ''[[Prisoners of Fate (audio story)|Prisoners of Fate]]''
* ''[[1963: Fanfare for the Common Men (audio story)|1963: Fanfare for the Common Men]]''
* ''[[Moonflesh (audio story)|Moonflesh]]''
* ''[[Tomb Ship (audio story)|Tomb Ship]]''
* ''[[Masquerade (audio story)|Masquerade]]''
* ''[[Mistfall (audio story)|Mistfall]]''
* ''[[Equilibrium (audio story)|Equilibrium]]''
* ''[[The Entropy Plague (audio story)|The Entropy Plague]]''
* ''[[The Secret History (audio story)|The Secret History]]''
* ''[[The Waters of Amsterdam (audio story)|The Waters of Amsterdam]]''
* ''[[Aquitaine (audio story)|Aquitaine]]''
* ''[[The Peterloo Massacre (audio story)|The Peterloo Massacre]]''
* ''[[And You Will Obey Me (audio story)|And You Will Obey Me]]''
* ''[[The Memory Bank and Other Stories]]''
** ''[[The Memory Bank (audio story)|The Memory Bank]]''
** ''[[The Last Fairy Tale (audio story)|The Last Fairy Tale]]''
** ''[[Repeat Offender (audio story)|Repeat Offender]]''
** ''[[The Becoming (audio story)|The Becoming]]''
* ''[[The Star Men (audio story)|The Star Men]]''
* ''[[The Contingency Club (audio story)|The Contingency Club]]''
* ''[[Zaltys (audio story)|Zaltys]]''
* ''[[Alien Heart (audio story)|Alien Heart]]'' / ''[[Dalek Soul (audio story)|Dalek Soul]]''
* ''[[Time in Office (audio story)|Time in Office]]''
* ''[[Kingdom of Lies (audio story)|Kingdom of Lies]]''
* ''[[Ghost Walk (audio story)|Ghost Walk]]''
* ''[[Serpent in the Silver Mask (audio story)|Serpent in the Silver Mask]]''
* ''[[Devil in the Mist (audio story)|Devil in the Mist]]''
* ''[[Black Thursday (audio story)|Black Thursday]]'' / ''[[Power Game (audio story)|Power Game]]''
* ''[[The Kamelion Empire (audio story)|The Kamelion Empire]]''
* ''[[Tartarus (audio story)|Tartarus]]''
* ''[[Interstitial (audio story)|Interstitial]]'' / ''[[Feast of Fear (audio story)|Feast of Fear]]''
* ''[[Warzone (audio story)|Warzone]]'' / ''[[Conversion (BFM audio story)|Conversion]]''
* ''[[Time Apart (audio anthology)|Time Apart]]''
** ''[[Ghost Station (audio story)|Ghost Station]]''
** ''[[The Bridge Master (audio story)|The Bridge Master]]''
** ''[[What Lurks Down Under (audio story)|What Lurks Down Under]]''
** ''[[The Dancing Plague (audio story)|The Dancing Plague]]''
* ''[[Thin Time (audio story)|Thin Time]]'' / ''[[Madquake (audio story)|Madquake]]''
* ''[[Shadow of the Daleks 1]]''
** ''[[Aimed at the Body (audio story)|Aimed at the Body]]''
** ''[[Lightspeed (audio story)|Lightspeed]]''
** ''[[The Bookshop at the End of the World (audio story)|The Bookshop at the End of the World]]''
** ''[[Interlude (audio story)|Interlude]]''
* ''[[Shadow of the Daleks 2]]''
** ''[[Echo Chamber (audio story)|Echo Chamber]]''
** ''[[Towards Zero (audio story)|Towards Zero]]''
** ''[[Castle Hydra (audio story)|Castle Hydra]]''
** ''[[Effect and Cause (audio story)|Effect and Cause]]''
* ''[[The Blazing Hour (audio story)|The Blazing Hour]]''
* ''[[The End of the Beginning (audio story)|The End of the Beginning]]''
 
==== Special Releases ====
* ''[[Excelis Dawns (audio story)|Excelis Dawns]]''
* ''[[No Place Like Home (audio story)|No Place Like Home]]''
* ''[[Cuddlesome (audio story)|Cuddlesome]]''
* ''[[The Four Doctors (audio story)|The Four Doctors]]''
* ''[[The Five Companions (audio story)|The Five Companions]]''
* ''[[The Light at the End (audio story)|The Light at the End]]''
* ''[[The Legacy of Time (audio anthology)|The Legacy of Time]]''
** ''[[Relative Time (audio story)|Relative Time]]''
** ''[[Collision Course (audio story)|Collision Course]]''
 
==== The Lost Stories ====
* ''[[The Elite (audio story)|The Elite]]''
* ''[[Hexagora (audio story)|Hexagora]]''
* ''[[The Children of Seth (audio story)|The Children of Seth]]''
* ''[[Nightmare Country (audio story)|Nightmare Country]]''
 
==== The Fifth Doctor Adventures ====
* ''[[The Fifth Doctor Box Set]]''
** ''[[Psychodrome (audio story)|Psychodrome]]''
** ''[[Iterations of I (audio story)|Iterations of I]]''
* ''[[Wicked Sisters (audio anthology)|Wicked Sisters]]''
** ''[[The Garden of Storms (audio story)|The Garden of Storms]]''
** ''[[The Moonrakers (audio story)|The Moonrakers]]''
** ''[[The People Made of Smoke (audio story)|The People Made of Smoke]]''
* ''[[The Lost Resort and Other Stories]]''
** ''[[The Lost Resort (audio story)|The Lost Resort]]''
** ''[[The Perils of Nellie Bly (audio story)|The Perils of Nellie Bly]]''
** ''[[Nightmare of the Daleks (audio story)|Nightmare of the Daleks]]''
* ''[[Forty: Volume 1]]''
** ''[[Secrets of Telos (audio story)|Secrets of Telos]]''
** ''[[God of War (audio story)|God of War]]''
* ''[[Forty: Volume 2]]''
** ''[[The Auton Infinity (audio story)|The Auton Infinity]]''
* ''[[Conflicts of Interest (audio anthology)|Conflicts of Interest]]''
** ''[[Friendly Fire (audio story)|Friendly Fire]]''
** ''[[The Edge of the War (audio story)|The Edge of the War]]''
* ''[[In the Night (audio anthology)|In the Night]]''
** ''[[Pursuit of the Nightjar (audio story)|Pursuit of the Nightjar]]''
** ''[[Resistor (audio story)|Resistor]]''
 
==== Novel Adaptations ====
* ''[[Cold Fusion (audio story)|Cold Fusion]]''
 
==== Classic Doctors, New Monsters ====
* ''[[Fallen Angels (audio story)|Fallen Angels]]''
* ''[[Empire of the Racnoss (audio story)|Empire of the Racnoss]]''
 
==== Once and Future ====
* ''[[Past Lives (audio story)|Past Lives]]''
* ''[[The Artist at the End of Time (audio story)|The Artist at the End of Time]]''
* ''[[The Union (audio story)|The Union]]''
 
==== The Tenth Doctor and River Song ====
* ''[[Expiry Dating (audio story)|Expiry Dating]]''
 
==== Out of Time ====
* ''[[The Gates of Hell (audio story)|The Gates of Hell]]''
 
==== Short Trips ====
* ''[[The Deep (audio story)|The Deep]]''
* ''[[Sock Pig (audio story)|Sock Pig]]''
* ''[[Wet Walls (audio story)|Wet Walls]]''
* ''[[The Lions of Trafalgar (audio story)|The Lions of Trafalgar]]''
 
==== The Diary of River Song ====
* ''[[The Lady in the Lake (audio story)|The Lady in the Lake]]''
* ''[[A Requiem for the Doctor (audio story)|A Requiem for the Doctor]]''
* ''[[My Dinner with Andrew (audio story)|My Dinner with Andrew]]''
* ''[[The Furies (audio story)|The Furies]]''
 
Other Roles
=== Television ===
==== Doctor Who ====
* ''[[Arc of Infinity (TV story)|Arc of Infinity]]'' - [[Omega]]
* ''[[The Power of the Doctor (TV story)|The Power of the Doctor]]'' - [[Holo-Doctor]] / [[Guardians of the Edge|Guardian of the Edge]]
 
=== Direct-to-Video ===
==== P.R.O.B.E. ====
* ''[[The Zero Imperative (home video)|The Zero Imperative]]'' - [[Patient One]]
* ''[[The Devil of Winterborne (home video)|The Devil of Winterborne]]'' - [[Gavin Purcell]]
* ''[[Ghosts of Winterborne (home video)|Ghosts of Winterborne]]'' - Gavin Purcell
 
=== Webcasts ===
==== The Collection Blu-Ray Trailers ====
* ''[[Jovanka Airlines]]'' - [[Peter Davison (N-Space)|Himself]]
 
=== Audio ===
==== Doctor Who Main Range ====
* ''[[Omega (BFM audio story)|Omega]]'' - [[Omega]]
* ''[[Zagreus (audio story)|Zagreus]]'' - Reverend [[Matthew Townsend]]
* ''[[The Eternal Summer (audio story)|The Eternal Summer]]'' - [[Lord of the Manor]]
* ''[[The Cradle of the Snake (audio story)|The Cradle of the Snake]]'' - The [[Mara]]
 
==== The Fifth Doctor Adventures ====
* ''[[The Auton Infinity (audio story)|The Auton Infinity]]'' - Auton Doctor (uncredited)
 
==== The Diary of River Song ====
* ''[[My Dinner with Andrew (audio story)|My Dinner with Andrew]]'' - [[Andrew Edwardson]]
* ''[[The Furies (audio story)|The Furies]]'' - Andrew Edwardson
 
=== Audiobook Readings ===
==== Target Novelisations ====
* ''[[Warriors of the Deep (novelisation)|Warriors of the Deep]]''
* ''[[Kinda (novelisation)|Kinda]]''
* ''[[Castrovalva (novelisation)|Castrovalva]]''
* ''[[Earthshock (novelisation)|Earthshock]]''
* ''[[The Caves of Androzani (novelisation)|The Caves of Androzani]]''
* ''[[Time-Flight (novelisation)|Time-Flight]]''
 
=== Documentary ===
* ''Once Upon a Time Lord''
* ''Doctor Who's Who's Who''
* ''[[Daleks: The Early Years]]''
* ''[[The Doctors: 30 Years of Time Travel and Beyond]]''
* ''[[Adventures in Space and Time]]''
* ''[[Putting the Shock into Earthshock (documentary)|Putting the Shock into Earthshock]]''
* ''[[The Story of Doctor Who]]''
* ''[[Doctor Who Confidential]]''
* ''[[The Crowded TARDIS (documentary)|The Crowded TARDIS]]''
* ''[[Being Doctor Who: In conversation with Peter Davison (documentary)|Being Doctor Who: In conversation with Peter Davison]]''
* ''[[A New Body at Last (documentary)|A New Body at Last]]''
* ''[[Anti-Matter from Amsterdam (documentary)|Anti-Matter from Amsterdam]]''
* ''[[They Came from Beneath the Sea (documentary)|They Came from Beneath the Sea]]''
* ''[[The Depths (documentary)|The Depths]]''
* ''[[Celebration (documentary)|Celebration]]''
* ''[[Winner Takes All (documentary)|Winner Takes All]]''
* ''[[Talking about Regeneration (documentary)|Talking About Regeneration]]''
* ''[[Who Wants to Live Forever? (documentary)|Who Wants to Live Forever?]]''
* ''[[The Flames of Sarn (documentary)|The Flames of Sarn]]''
* ''[[Chain Reaction (documentary)|Chain Reaction]]''
* ''[[Come in Number Five (documentary)|Come in Number Five]]''
* ''[[Snake Charmer (documentary)|Snake Charmer]]''
* ''[[The Women of Doctor Who]]''
* ''[[The Timey-Wimey of Doctor Who]]''
* ''[[The Destinations of Doctor Who]]''
* ''[[Doctor Who Live: The Next Doctor]]''
* ''[[The Doctors Revisited]]''
* ''[[William Hartnell: The Original]]''
* ''[[Doctor Who Live: The Afterparty]]''
* ''[[Doctor Who: The Ultimate Companion]]''
* ''[[A Fishy Tale (documentary)|A Fishy Tale]]''
* ''[[The Fan Show]]''
* ''[[Time Trap: The Making of Castrovalva (documentary)|Time Trap: The Making of Castrovalva]]''
* ''[[Showman - The Life of John Nathan-Turner (documentary)|Showman - The Life of John Nathan-Turner]]''
* ''[[Back to Bodiam: Making The King's Demons (documentary)|Back to Bodiam: Making The King's Demons]]''
* ''[[Look Who's Driving (documentary)|Look Who's Driving]]''
 
=== Other ===
* ''Blue Peter 1983''
* ''[[Children in Need 1983 (TV story)|Children in Need 1983]]''
* ''[[Children in Need 1985 (TV story)|Children in Need 1985]]''
* ''[[The Kidnappers]]''
* ''[[Doctor Who at the Proms (2013)|Doctor Who at the Proms 2013]]''
* ''[[The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot (TV story)|The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot]]'' (also writer & director)
 
=== Audio commentary ===
 
* ''[[Warriors of the Deep (TV story)|Warriors of the Deep]]''
 
''to be completed''
 
== Footnotes ==
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== External links ==
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* [http://www.kasterborous.com/articles.asp?id=34 Violence & Vulnerability - Peter Davison article at Kasterborous.com]
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Peter Davison (born 13 April 1951[1] as Peter Malcolm Gordon Moffett) played the Fifth Doctor from 1981 to 1984, beginning with an appearance at the conclusion of Logopolis, continuing from Castrovalva to The Caves of Androzani.

He reprised the role for the Children in Need specials Dimensions in Time (1993) and Time Crash (2007) and voiced him for numerous Doctor Who audio dramas for Big Finish Productions since 1999.

Outside of Who, Davison is also well-known for his role as Tristan Farnon in All Creatures Great and Small.

Profile[[edit] | [edit source]]

Davison was born Peter Moffett in London. His father was originally from Guyana. He studied at the Central School of Speech and Drama and appeared in several stage productions and some minor television roles before he got his big break in 1978. His performance as the ne'er-do-well Tristan Farnon in All Creatures Great and Small made him a household name. He married American actress Sandra Dickinson in the same year, but they divorced in 1994. He and Dickinson had previously appeared together in the three-part story A Man For Emily in the ITV Sci-Fi series The Tomorrow People (1975) and together composed and performed the theme tune to ITV's Button Moon, a lunchtime children's programme broadcast in the 1980s.

Davison made a cameo appearance alongside Dickinson as the Dish of the Day in the BBC television version of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (1981), whose producers considered it humorous for an actor known for playing a veterinary surgeon to appear as a cow. Davison also appeared in some British sitcoms, including Holding the Fort and Sink or Swim during his time as Doctor Who and later Fiddlers Three and Ain't Misbehavin, as well as appearing in dramatic roles.

Doctor Who career[[edit] | [edit source]]

In 1981, Davison signed a contract to play the Fifth Doctor for three years, succeeding Tom Baker (the Fourth Doctor). Twenty-nine at the time of his first appearance in the series, Davison was the youngest actor to have played the Doctor in the series or in any BBC-sanctioned Doctor Who production. In 2010, he handed over this distinction to Matt Smith, who was twenty-six at the time of his début.

Coincidentally, several of Davison's stories were directed by Peter Moffatt (only a slight variation of Davison's birth name, Peter Moffett), and, on the 2008 DVD release of The Five Doctors, Davison recalls friends thinking he not only starred in the show but directed it as well.

Attracting such a high-profile actor was as much of a coup for the programme's producers as getting the role was for him, but he did not renew his contract because he feared being typecast. Reportedly, Patrick Troughton (who had played the Second Doctor) had recommended to Davison that he leave the role after three years, and Davison followed his advice.

In 2013, Davison also wrote, directed, and starred in The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot, a comical film released on the Red Button in which he, alongside Colin Baker and Sylvester McCoy, attempts to appear in the 50th anniversary Doctor Who episode, The Day of the Doctor.

After Doctor Who[[edit] | [edit source]]

After leaving Doctor Who, he continued to appear occasionally on television, including an appearance on the American show Magnum, P.I. (following the lead of Tom Baker who similarly made a high-profile US TV appearance in Remington Steele after leaving the series).

It was not until 1986 that Davison worked on another very popular series. He played Dr Stephen Daker, the ingenuous hero of A Very Peculiar Practice, written by Andrew Davies. The surreal comedy-drama was revived several years later as a one-off TV film A Very Polish Practice. Davison also played the lead in another BBC production, Campion, a series based on the period whodunnits of Margery Allingham. This, and the opportunity to play Tristan Farnon again in 1985 and 1990 in the revived series of All Creatures Great and Small kept Davison busy until the early 1990s. He also worked on several occasions with BBV Productions, co-starring with several other former Doctors in the SF film The Airzone Solution and he reprised the Fifth Doctor for the controversial Dimensions in Time special. In 1999 he appeared as the outgoing headteacher in Hope And Glory. He appeared with Mark Gatiss in Doctor Who spoof, The Kidnappers, in which he appeared as himself (this skit was later included in The Beginning DVD box set).

In 1995 he presented Heavenly Bodies a six-part series about astronomy, broadcast on BBC1. This led to him being featured on the cover of Practical Astronomy magazine (Volume 1, number 5, dated March 1995).

It was not until 2000 that he returned in another major role, that of David Braithwaite in At Home with the Braithwaites, which ran for four seasons on ITV.

More recently, he starred in the television series The Last Detective (based on the Dangerous Davies novels by Leslie Thomas) (2003-2007) and Distant Shores (2005) for ITV, the latter where he coincidentally also played a doctor. In 2011, he took a major recurring role on Law & Order: UK.

His daughter with Dickinson, Georgia Moffett, had a child while still in her teens, making Davison a young grandfather. Georgia auditioned for the role of Rose Tyler in Doctor Who's 2005 revival and also auditioned for a role in the 2008 episode, The Unicorn and the Wasp. She was cast as Jenny, the titular character in the Series 4 episode The Doctor's Daughter, which aired several months after her father's appearance in Time Crash. She also voiced a different character for the animated serial, Dreamland. She married the Tenth Doctor's actor, David Tennant, on 30 December 2011, meaning Davison is Tennant's father-in-law (a fact played up for laughs in The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot).

Davison was also a regular in the BBC Radio 4 comedy series Rigor Mortis.

In the late 1990s and early 2000s Davison married Elizabeth Morton and had two more sons, Louis and Joel James Davison, both of whom also played themselves in The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot. Joel Davison later had a recurring role in Stranded, as Robin Bright-Thompson, opposite Paul McGann's Eighth Doctor.

He is also the uncle of George Watkins who played companion Marc in several Big Finish Doctor Who stories, opposite Davison's Fifth Doctor.

In fiction[[edit] | [edit source]]

Peter Davison exists within the Whoniverse. During an adventure in which the Eleventh Doctor found himself in the "real world" where his adventures are the subject of a TV series called Doctor Who, he states that he once saved the actor from a Krynoid back in his own universe, noting that he thought he looked familiar. (COMIC: The Girl Who Loved Doctor Who)

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Classic Doctors, New Monsters[[edit] | [edit source]]

Once and Future[[edit] | [edit source]]

The Tenth Doctor and River Song[[edit] | [edit source]]

Out of Time[[edit] | [edit source]]

Short Trips[[edit] | [edit source]]

The Diary of River Song[[edit] | [edit source]]

Other Roles

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Audio commentary[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be completed

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  1. ↑ http://www.doctorwhotv.co.uk/happy-birthday-peter-davison-2018-87425.htm

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