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[[Tom Baker]] detested the character of K9, but got along very well with Leeson. A favourite joke during filming breaks was for Baker to work out crossword puzzles, asking the K9 prop the clues with Leeson giving the answers in character.
[[Tom Baker]] detested the character of K9, but got along very well with Leeson. A favourite joke during filming breaks was for Baker to work out crossword puzzles, asking the K9 prop the clues with Leeson giving the answers in character.


Leeson himself became frustrated with the character. He left the programme after the conclusion of the [[Season 16 (Doctor Who 1963)|16th season]] in 1978. [[David Brierley]] took over for four stories ([[Shada (TV story)|one of which]] was never completed due to a [[BBC]] strike) the following year. When [[John Nathan-Turner]] took over as series [[producer]] for [[season 18]] in 1980, he tempted Leeson back, with the promise the character would be "killed off" that year. Although the character was, eventually, not killed off, merely written out, Leeson agreed to return, and portrayed all of K9's subsequent return appearances on ''Doctor Who'' and its spin-off shows.
Leeson himself became frustrated with the character. He left the programme after the conclusion of the [[Season 16 (Doctor Who 1963)|16th season]] in 1978. [[David Brierley]] took over for four stories ([[Shada (TV story)|one of which]] was never completed due to a [[BBC]] strike) the following year. When [[John Nathan-Turner]] took over as series [[producer]] for [[Season 18 (Doctor Who 1963)|season 18]] in 1980, he tempted Leeson back, with the promise the character would be "killed off" that year. Although the character was, eventually, not killed off, merely written out, Leeson agreed to return, and portrayed all of K9's subsequent return appearances on ''Doctor Who'' and its spin-off shows.


== Career ==
== Career ==

Revision as of 19:54, 22 April 2024

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John Francis Christian Ducker[1] (born on 16 March 1943[2]) better known by his stage name John Leeson, voiced K9 from 1977-1979, and then from 1980-2010 on Doctor Who, K9 and Company, The Sarah Jane Adventures, and K9. He provided other voice-over roles on television and for Big Finish Productions and Magic Bullet Productions, and reprised K9 for Big Finish and BBV Productions.

He also appeared on screen as Dugeen in the season 16 television story The Power of Kroll, and as Anthony in the Reeltime Pictures spin-off video Downtime.

Tom Baker detested the character of K9, but got along very well with Leeson. A favourite joke during filming breaks was for Baker to work out crossword puzzles, asking the K9 prop the clues with Leeson giving the answers in character.

Leeson himself became frustrated with the character. He left the programme after the conclusion of the 16th season in 1978. David Brierley took over for four stories (one of which was never completed due to a BBC strike) the following year. When John Nathan-Turner took over as series producer for season 18 in 1980, he tempted Leeson back, with the promise the character would be "killed off" that year. Although the character was, eventually, not killed off, merely written out, Leeson agreed to return, and portrayed all of K9's subsequent return appearances on Doctor Who and its spin-off shows.

Career

Leeson's other credits include appearances in Blake's 7 - both in the Season A episode Mission to Destiny and the Season B episode Gambit; Jigsaw in which he played the Scottish giant Biggum, who was so tall only his feet were seen and his voice heard; Sorry!; 'Allo 'Allo!; and Bungle in the children's television series Rainbow. Leeson is also the voice behind the Space Gypsy characters on Children's UK hospital radio.

Today, he is now most likely to be heard as continuity announcer on Channel 4 in Britain. He also contributed to the charity reference book Behind the Sofa: Celebrity Memories of Doctor Who.

DWU credits

Television

As K9

Doctor Who

Mini-episodes

K9 and Company

The Sarah Jane Adventures

Mini-episodes

K9

Specials

Video Games

Webcasts

Audio

Doctor Who Main Range

Special Releases

The Lost Stories

The Fourth Doctor Adventures

Novel Adaptations

Dalek Universe

Tenth Doctor Classic Companions

The Companion Chronicles

Gallifrey

The Diary of River Song

The Eighth of March

Adventures in a Pocket Universe

Other Roles

Television

Doctor Who

Direct-to-video

Audio

Doctor Who Main Range

The Fourth Doctor Adventures

Novel Adaptations

Tenth Doctor Classic Companions

Gallifrey

The Diary of River Song

Kaldor City

Audiobook Readings

Target Novelisations

BBC Novelisations

Doctor Who Audio Annuals

K9 Audio Annual

The Adventures of K9

Time Hunter Novels

Documentary

Other

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ DWM 498
  2. ↑ Blogtor Who
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