Bernard Holley

Bernard Holley
Birth date:	9 August 1940
Death date:	22 November 2021
Work in the DWU
Main roles:	Axos, Peter Haydon, Brother Phaedrus
Main jobs:	Actor
Stories:	See Credits Section
Main time period active:	1967, 1971, 2006, 2011-13, 2015-16
Career highlights
Notable non-DWU work:	Z-Cars, Please Sir!, The Tripods, The Bill, Doctors
Twitter
IMDb profile

Bernard Holley (9 August 1940-22 November 2021) played several Doctor Who roles. He has the rare distinction of reprising both of his television guest characters in Big Finish audio dramas: Peter Haydon and Axos.

He shared his memories on his Doctor Who career on the documentaries The Lost Giants and Axos Stations, as well as the 41st edition of Big Finish's charity podcast series Toby Hadoke's Who's Round.

He also contributed to the charity reference book Behind the Sofa: Celebrity Memories of Doctor Who.

Career

He is best known for playing PC Newcombe in the police drama Z-Cars.

Credits

Television

Doctor Who

• The Tomb of the Cybermen - Peter Haydon
• The Claws of Axos - Axos

Audio

Doctor Who Main Range

• The Feast of Axos - Axos

The Fourth Doctor Adventures

• Return to Telos - Peter Haydon

Novel Adaptations

• Love and War - Brother Phaedrus

The Third Doctor Adventures

• The Transcendence of Ephros - Karswell

Bernice Summerfield

• The Worst Thing in the World - Marvin Glass

Iris Wildthyme

• Iris at the Oche - Ted Taylor

External links

• Bernard Holley at the Internet Movie Database
• Official Twitter account