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In the '60s and '70s he appeared in four ''[[Doctor Who]]'' television stories alongside three Doctors, with [[Patrick Troughton]] twice. He played an uncredited Generator Scientist in ''[[The Underwater Menace (TV story)|The Underwater Menace]]'' ([[DWM 209]]), [[Ben Knight|Captain Knight]] in ''[[The Web of Fear (TV story)|The Web of Fear]]'', [[Ettis]] in ''[[The Monster of Peladon (TV story)|The Monster of Peladon]]'' and [[Ben Travers]] in ''[[Horror of Fang Rock (TV story)|Horror of Fang Rock]]''. | In the '60s and '70s he appeared in four ''[[Doctor Who]]'' television stories alongside three Doctors, with [[Patrick Troughton]] twice. He played an uncredited Generator Scientist in ''[[The Underwater Menace (TV story)|The Underwater Menace]]'' ([[DWM 209]]), [[Ben Knight|Captain Knight]] in ''[[The Web of Fear (TV story)|The Web of Fear]]'', [[Ettis]] in ''[[The Monster of Peladon (TV story)|The Monster of Peladon]]'' and [[Ben Travers]] in ''[[Horror of Fang Rock (TV story)|Horror of Fang Rock]]''. | ||
In 2009 he returned to the BBC to record the audio commentary for the ''Doctor Who'' DVD box set ''Peladon Tales'' where he was reunited with fellow cast members [[Donald Gee]] and [[Nina Thomas]], as well as producer [[Barry Letts]] and script editor [[Terrance Dicks]]. | In 2009 he returned to the BBC to record the audio commentary for the ''Doctor Who'' DVD box set ''Peladon Tales'' where he was reunited with fellow cast members [[Donald Gee]] and [[Nina Thomas]], as well as producer [[Barry Letts]] and script editor [[Terrance Dicks]]. He also contributed to the audio commentary of the 2021 release of ''The Web of Fear'' (as well as the story's documentary ''Going Underground''), which was released after his death. | ||
In 2019 he reprised the role of [[Ben Knight|Captain Knight]] in ''[[The Diary of River Song: Series Six]]'' audio story ''[[The Web of Time (audio story)|The Web of Time]]''. | In 2019 he reprised the role of [[Ben Knight|Captain Knight]] in ''[[The Diary of River Song: Series Six]]'' audio story ''[[The Web of Time (audio story)|The Web of Time]]''. | ||
Revision as of 15:33, 16 August 2021
Ralph Watson (20 January 1936[1]-20 June 2021[2]) worked extensively in theatre, television and film for over fifty years.
In the '60s and '70s he appeared in four Doctor Who television stories alongside three Doctors, with Patrick Troughton twice. He played an uncredited Generator Scientist in The Underwater Menace (DWM 209), Captain Knight in The Web of Fear, Ettis in The Monster of Peladon and Ben Travers in Horror of Fang Rock.
In 2009 he returned to the BBC to record the audio commentary for the Doctor Who DVD box set Peladon Tales where he was reunited with fellow cast members Donald Gee and Nina Thomas, as well as producer Barry Letts and script editor Terrance Dicks. He also contributed to the audio commentary of the 2021 release of The Web of Fear (as well as the story's documentary Going Underground), which was released after his death.
In 2019 he reprised the role of Captain Knight in The Diary of River Song: Series Six audio story The Web of Time.
Credits
Television
Doctor Who
- The Underwater Menace - Voices / Overseer at Generating Station (uncredited)
- The Web of Fear - Captain Knight
- The Monster of Peladon - Ettis
- Horror of Fang Rock - Ben Travers
