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[[File:Derek Newark.jpg|right|250px|thumb|The late Derek Newark as Greg Sutton in Inferno]]  
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'''Derek John Newark''' ([[8 June]] [[1933]], Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, [[England]] - [[11 August]] [[1998]]) appeared in two ''[[Doctor Who]]'' stories: as [[Za]] in ''[[An Unearthly Child]]'' and [[Greg Sutton]] in ''[[Inferno (TV story)|Inferno]]''. Outside ''[[Doctor Who]]'', Newark is perhaps best known for his role as Spooner in the popular sitcom ''{{w|Rising Damp}}''.
|image = Derek Newark.jpg
|birth date = [[8 June (people)|8 June]] [[1933 (people)|1933]]
|death date = [[11 August (people)|11 August]] [[1998 (people)|1998]]
|role = [[Greg Sutton]], [[Za]]
|job title = Actor
|story = ''[[An Unearthly Child (TV story)|An Unearthly Child]]'', ''[[Inferno (TV story)|Inferno]]''
|time =1963, 1970
|non dwu =
|imdb = 0627610
}}
'''Derek Newark''' ([[8 June (people)|8 June]] [[1933 (people)|1933]]-[[11 August (people)|11 August]] [[1998 (people)|1998]]<ref>[https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b9eeae80c BFI]</ref>) appeared in two ''[[Doctor Who]]'' television stories: as [[Za]] in ''[[An Unearthly Child (TV story)|An Unearthly Child]]'' and [[Greg Sutton]] and his [[Greg Sutton (Inferno Earth)|Inferno Earth counterpart]] in ''[[Inferno (TV story)|Inferno]]''.


Early in his career, Derek Newark was a member of the Belgrade Theatre Company, whose members included Ian McKellan. Over the years, he appeared in episodes of the television series ''{{w|Dixon of Dock Green}}'', ''Dad's Army,'' ''{{w|The Avengers (TV series)|The Avengers}},'' ''Rumpole of the Bailey'' and ''Some Mothers Do 'Ave Em''. He also had supporting roles in the television miniseries' ''Reilly: Ace of Spies,'' ''Masada'' and ''War and Remembrance,'' and played a German officer in the film ''Where Eagles Dare''.
He was also considered for the roles of [[Ike Clanton]] and [[Virgil Earp]] in ''[[The Gunfighters (TV story)|The Gunfighters]]''. ([[TCH 7]])
 
== Career ==
Outside of ''Doctor Who'', Newark is perhaps best known on TV for his role as Spooner in the popular sitcom {{wi|Rising Damp}}.
 
He was part of the Royal National Theatre company which opened its present home on the South Bank and worked on many landmark productions on the South Bank, the West End and on Broadway. Early in his career, Derek Newark was a member of the Belgrade Theatre Company, whose members included Ian McKellan. Over the years, he appeared in episodes of the television series ''[[Dixon of Dock Green]]'', ''Dad's Army'', ''[[The Avengers]]'', ''[[Only Fools and Horses]]'', ''Rumpole of the Bailey'' and ''Some Mothers Do 'Ave Em''. He also had supporting roles in the television miniseries' ''Reilly: Ace of Spies'', ''Masada'' and ''War and Remembrance''.


== External links ==
== External links ==
* {{imdb name|id=0627610}}
{{imdb name|id=0627610}}
* [http://www.mckellen.com/galleries/06.htm Two pictures of Derek Newark with Ian McKellan and other Belgrade Theatre members, 1961]
* [http://www.mckellen.com/galleries/06.htm Two pictures of Derek Newark with Ian McKellan and other Belgrade Theatre members, 1961]
== Footnotes ==
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Latest revision as of 10:52, 18 March 2023

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Derek Newark (8 June 1933-11 August 1998[1]) appeared in two Doctor Who television stories: as Za in An Unearthly Child and Greg Sutton and his Inferno Earth counterpart in Inferno.

He was also considered for the roles of Ike Clanton and Virgil Earp in The Gunfighters. (TCH 7)

Career[[edit] | [edit source]]

Outside of Doctor Who, Newark is perhaps best known on TV for his role as Spooner in the popular sitcom Rising Damp.

He was part of the Royal National Theatre company which opened its present home on the South Bank and worked on many landmark productions on the South Bank, the West End and on Broadway. Early in his career, Derek Newark was a member of the Belgrade Theatre Company, whose members included Ian McKellan. Over the years, he appeared in episodes of the television series Dixon of Dock Green, Dad's Army, The Avengers, Only Fools and Horses, Rumpole of the Bailey and Some Mothers Do 'Ave Em. He also had supporting roles in the television miniseries' Reilly: Ace of Spies, Masada and War and Remembrance.

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

Footnotes[[edit] | [edit source]]