Maureen O'Brien

Maureen O'Brien
Birth date:	29 June 1943
Work in the DWU
Main roles:	Vicki Pallister
Main jobs:	Actor
Stories:	see credits section
Main time period active:	1965, 2007-present
Career highlights
Notable non-DWU work:	Emergency-Ward 10, Z Cars, The Duchess of Duke Street, The Legend of King Arthur, Bergerac, Casualty, Cracker, The Fortunes and Misfortunes of Moll Flanders, A Touch of Frost, Doctors
IMDb profile
Official site

Maureen O'Brien (born 29 June 1943) played the First Doctor's companion Vicki Pallister in Doctor Who, beginning with The Rescue and ending with The Myth Makers. She has also appeared in many other television programmes, most notably Casualty.

Despite stating a lack of interest in science fiction (AUDIO: The Fearless: Part 1, extra interview), in recent years O'Brien has worked on a number of Doctor Who-related audio plays for Big Finish Productions, initially playing a new character for the Dalek Empire IV miniseries, as well as for the audio story Year of the Pig, then reprising the role of Vicki for the Companion Chronicles. She has also participated in DVD commentaries and interviews for BBC Video releases of stories from her era.

Outside Doctor Who, O'Brien these days is known as a best-selling author of mystery novels, beginning with Close-Up on Death, which was published in 1989. Her most recent, Every Step You Take, was published in 2004.

O'Brien is depicted in the 2013 docudrama An Adventure in Space and Time by Anna-Lisa Drew in one scene recreating the press photocall announcing O'Brien's casting in the series.

Credits

Television

Doctor Who

• The Rescue
• The Romans
• The Web Planet
• The Crusade
• The Space Museum
• The Chase
• The Time Meddler
• Galaxy 4
• The Myth Makers

Audio Dramas

Big Finish Monthly Range

• Year of the Pig as Miss Alice Bultitude
• The Secret History

Big Finish Special Releases

• The Light at the End

The Lost Stories

• The Dark Planet

The Early Adventures

• The Doctor's Tale
• The Bounty of Ceres
• The Fifth Traveller
• The Ravelli Conspiracy

Companion Chronicles

• Frostfire
• The Suffering
• Upstairs
• Starborn
• The Unwinding World
• Fields of Terror

Dalek Empire

As Agnes Landen

• The Fearless: Part 1
• The Fearless: Part 2
• The Fearless: Part 3
• The Fearless: Part 4

Audiobook Readings

• Daleks: The Chase
• The Rescue
• The Space Museum
• Galaxy Four

Documentary

• Myth Makers: William Hartnell
• Tales of Isop
• Mounting The Rescue
• The End of the Line?
• Doctor Who Live: The Afterparty
• Toby Hadoke's Who's Round

Other

• Children in Need 1985

External links

• Maureen O'Brien at the Internet Movie Database
• Official website