Geoffrey Beevers

Geoffrey Beevers
Work in the DWU
Main roles:	The Master
Main time period active:	1970, 1981, 1995-1996, 2001, 2011-present
Career highlights
Notable non-DWU work:	Anna Karenina, Coronation Street, Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Ivanhoe, Curse of the Pink Panther, The Jewel in the Crown, Yes, Prime Minister, Grange Hill, Sherlock Holmes, The Fortunes and Misfortunes of Moll Flanders, Silent Witness, Midsomer Murders, Goodnight, Mister Tom, Red Dwarf, The Queen's Nose, Island of War, Miss Potter, The Tudors, Unintelligent Design, Frankenstein, EastEnders, Amadeus
IMDb profile

Geoffrey Beevers, sometimes credited as Geoffery Beevers, played the Decayed Master in The Keeper of Traken, but was credited on-screen and in Radio Times only as "Melkur" to keep the Master's return a surprise.

For his appearance as the Master in The Keeper of Traken, Beevers wore the same hooded robe as worn by Peter Pratt in The Deadly Assassin. However, on this occasion the original rubber mask — which had deteriorated too badly to be saved — was replaced with green makeup and face paint (the latter being used to paint teeth onto Beevers' lips), which allowed Beevers to give the character more facial expression.

He played the Master again in the Big Finish Productions audio dramas Dust Breeding (2001) and Master (2003), after Big Finish were unable to reach a suitable deal with Anthony Ainley.

He reprised his role as the emaciated Master in Big Finish Fourth Doctor Adventures. He also wrote and performed his own Master story for Big Finish, I Am The Master.

Beevers was married to the late Caroline John, who was also in Doctor Who as the Third Doctor's companion Liz Shaw. He appeared alongside her in the Liz Shaw spin-off videos The Devil of Winterborne and Unnatural Selection. Prior to that, he appeared with her in one of The Stranger videos, Eye of the Beholder. Caroline John also appeared in Dust Breeding as Madame Salvadori.

Doctor Who stories

Doctor Who TV stories

• The Ambassadors of Death (as Johnson)
• The Keeper of Traken (as The Master)

Big Finish Doctor Who audio stories

• Dust Breeding (as Mr Seta)
• Master (as the Master)
• Trail of the White Worm (as the Master)
• The Oseidon Adventure (as the Master)
• Mastermind (as the Master)
• The Light at the End (as the Master)
• The Evil One (as the Master)
• Requiem for the Rocket Men (as the Master)
• Death Match (as the Master)
• And You Will Obey Me (as the Master)
• The Two Masters (as the Old Master)

Short Trips

• I Am the Master

Bernice Summerfield

• The Winning Side (as Meriol)

Gallifrey

• Annihilation (as Prydon)

Jago & Litefoot

• The Museum of Curiosities (as the Master)
• Jago & Son (as the Master)
• Maurice (as the Master)
• The Woman in White (as the Master)
• Masterpiece (as the Master)

The Diary of River Song

• Animal Instinct (as the Master)

Spin-off stories

• The Devil of Winterborne (as Brian Rutherford)
• Unnatural Selection (as Brian Rutherford)
• Downtime (as Harrods)

Audiobook Readings

• Doctor Who and the Doomsday Weapon
• Doctor Who and the Space War
• Doctor Who and the Terror of the Autons
• Doctor Who and the Sea-Devils
• Harvest of Time
• Doctor Who and the Deadly Assassin
• Doctor Who and the State of Decay
• The Ambassadors of Death

The Doctor Who Audio Annual

• Dark Intruders

Writing Credits

Short Trips

• I Am the Master

External links

• Geoffrey Beevers at the Internet Movie Database