Geoffrey Beevers

Geoffrey Beevers
Birth date:	15 January 1941
Work in the DWU
Main roles:	The Master
Main jobs:	Actor, Writer
Stories:	See Credits Section
Main time period active:	1970, 1981, 2001, 2003, 2011-present
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Geoffrey Beevers, sometimes credited as Geoffery Beevers, (born 15 January 1941) 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, as well as several stories for The Fourth Doctor Adventures, Mastermind, The Light at the End, Ravenous 4, Masterful and the spin-off series Jago & Litefoot. He also wrote and performed his own Master story for Big Finish, I Am The Master, and portrayed an alternative version of the Master in the Doctor of War mini-series.

He shared his memories of The Keeper of Traken on the documentaries Being Nice to Each Other and The Return of the Master, as well as contributing to The Ambassadors of Death's audio commentary.

Personal life

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. The couple also had a daughter, Daisy Ashford.

Acting credits

As The Master

Television

Doctor Who

• The Keeper of Traken

Audio

Doctor Who Main Range

• Dust Breeding
• Master
• And You Will Obey Me
• The Two Masters

Special Releases

• The Light at the End
• Masterful

The Fourth Doctor Adventures

• Trail of the White Worm / The Oseidon Adventure
• The Evil One
• Requiem for the Rocket Men
• Death Match

Ravenous

• Planet of Dust
• Day of the Master

The Companion Chronicles

• Mastermind

Short Trips

• I Am the Master

Jago & Litefoot

• The Museum of Curiosities
• Jago & Son
• Maurice
• The Woman in White
• Masterpiece

The Diary of River Song

• Animal Instinct

Other Roles

Television

Doctor Who

• The Ambassadors of Death - Private Johnson

Direct-to-Video

Spin-off stories

• Downtime - Harrods

P.R.O.B.E.

• The Devil of Winterborne - Brian Rutherford
• Unnatural Selection - Brian Rutherford

Audio

Doctor Who Main Range

• Dust Breeding - Mr Seta

Doctor Who Unbound

As The Master

• Aftershocks
• Who Am I?
• Time Killers

Bernice Summerfield

• The Winning Side - Meriol

Gallifrey

• Annihilation - Prydon

Audiobook Readings

Target Novelisations

• 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
• Doctor Who and the Deadly Assassin
• Doctor Who and the State of Decay
• The Ambassadors of Death
• Doctor Who and the Keeper of Traken
• Arc of Infinity
• Doctor Who and the Power of Kroll
• Doctor Who and the Android Invasion

BBC Past Doctor Adventures

• Harvest of Time

Doctor Who Audio Annuals

• Dark Intruders
• Scorched Earth
• The Creation of Camelot
• Night Flight to Nowhere

K9 Audio Annual

• Reluctant Warriors

Writing credits

Short Trips

• I Am the Master

External links

• Geoffrey Beevers at the Internet Movie Database