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}}'''Derek Newark''' 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]]''. He was also considered for the roles of [[Ike Clanton]] and [[Virgil Earp]] in ''[[The Gunfighters (TV story)|The Gunfighters]]''. ([[TCH 7]])
}}'''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]]''. He was also considered for the roles of [[Ike Clanton]] and [[Virgil Earp]] in ''[[The Gunfighters (TV story)|The Gunfighters]]''. ([[TCH 7]])


Outside ''Doctor Who'', Newark is perhaps best known on TV for his role as Spooner in the popular sitcom {{wi|Rising Damp}}.
Outside ''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'', {{wi|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''.
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'', {{wi|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''.


== External links ==
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* [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]
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Revision as of 23:31, 8 December 2018

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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)

Outside 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, 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.

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