1927

Events

Doctor Who universe

Jack Harkness landed in Ellis Island. His forged visa was stolen by Angelo Colasanto. Angelo was imprisoned, but Jack faked papers to let him out. Jack and Angelo eventually found a room to share in New York City. They thwarted a plot by the Trickster's Brigade to use an alien parasite to harm future US President Roosevelt's mind and let the Third Reich to win World War II. Jack disintegrated the creature, but was caught by the police. Jack was shot and Angelo arrested. He assumed Jack was dead. (TW: Immortal Sins)

Behind the scenes

January

• 25 - Gregg Palmer, who played Shav and Gern in DW: The Tenth Planet and Lieutenant Lucke in DW: The War Games, was born in San Francisco, California.

February

• 16 - June Brown was born.
• 28 - John Carson was born.

March

• 6 - John Rees was born.
• 9 - Eddie Powell was born.

April

• 7 - Lawrence Davidson was born.
• 21 - Gerald Flood, who portrayed King John in DW: The King's Demons and provided the voice for Kamelion, was born in Portsmouth, England.
• 26 - Graham Ashley, who played the Overseer in DW: The Underwater Menace, was born in Northampton, England.
• 26 - Derek Waring was born.

May

• 2 - Ray Barrett, who played Bennett in DW: The Rescue, was born in Brisbane, Australia.
• 26 - Julia Smith was born.

June

• 3 - Kit Pedler was born.
• 4 - Geoffrey Palmer was born.
• 29 - Tommy Wright was born.

July

• 12 - Frank Windsor was born.

September

• 8 - James Culliford was born.

October

• 7 - Tony Beckley was born.

November

• 5 - Kenneth Waller was born.
• 8 - Ken Dodd was born.

December

• 11 - Bill McGuffie was born.
• 12 - Honor Blackman, who played Professor Lasky in DW: Terror of the Vervoids, but who is best known for her work in The Avengers and Goldfinger, was born in London.
• 31 - Frank Gatliff was born.