Maureen O'Brien

Maureen O'Brien (born 29 June 1943^[1]) played the First Doctor's companion Vicki Pallister in Doctor Who, beginning with The Rescue and ending with The Myth Makers.

Despite a stated lack of interest in science fiction (AUDIO: The Fearless: Part 1, extra interview), in recent years O'Brien has worked on a number of Doctor Who related audio plays for Big Finish Productions, initially playing a new character for the Dalek Empire IV miniseries, as well as for the audio story Year of the Pig, then reprising the role of Vicki for the Companion Chronicles. She has also participated in DVD commentaries and interviews for BBC Video releases of stories from her era.

Career[[edit] | [edit source]]

She has also appeared in many other television programmes, most notably Casualty.

Outside Doctor Who, O'Brien these days is known as a best-selling author of mystery novels, beginning with Close-Up on Death, which was published in 1989. Her most recent, Every Step You Take, was published in 2004.

Legacy[[edit] | [edit source]]

O'Brien is depicted in the 2013 docudrama An Adventure in Space and Time by Anna-Lisa Drew in one scene recreating the press photocall announcing O'Brien's casting in the series.

Credits[[edit] | [edit source]]

As Vicki Pallister

Television[[edit] | [edit source]]

Doctor Who[[edit] | [edit source]]

• The Rescue
• The Romans
• The Web Planet
• The Crusade
• The Space Museum
• The Chase
• The Time Meddler
• Galaxy 4
• The Myth Makers

Webcasts[[edit] | [edit source]]

Tales of the TARDIS[[edit] | [edit source]]

• The Time Meddler

The Collection[[edit] | [edit source]]

• The Storyteller

Audio[[edit] | [edit source]]

Doctor Who Main Range[[edit] | [edit source]]

• The Secret History

Special Releases[[edit] | [edit source]]

• The Light at the End

The Lost Stories[[edit] | [edit source]]

• The Dark Planet

The First Doctor Adventures[[edit] | [edit source]]

• Fugitive of the Daleks

The Early Adventures[[edit] | [edit source]]

• The Doctor's Tale
• The Bounty of Ceres
• The Fifth Traveller
• The Ravelli Conspiracy
• The Dalek Occupation of Winter
• An Ideal World
• Entanglement
• The Crash of the UK-201

The Companion Chronicles[[edit] | [edit source]]

• Frostfire
• The Suffering
• Upstairs
• Starborn
• The Unwinding World
• Fields of Terror
• Daybreak

Other Roles

Audio[[edit] | [edit source]]

Doctor Who Main Range[[edit] | [edit source]]

• Year of the Pig - Miss Alice Bultitude

The Ninth Doctor Adventures[[edit] | [edit source]]

• Last of the Zetacene - Selo / First Gyra

Once and Future[[edit] | [edit source]]

• The Union - The Union

Dalek Empire[[edit] | [edit source]]

As Agnes Landen

• The Fearless: Part 1
• The Fearless: Part 2
• The Fearless: Part 3
• The Fearless: Part 4

Audiobook Readings[[edit] | [edit source]]

Target Novelisations[[edit] | [edit source]]

• The Chase
• The Rescue
• The Space Museum
• Galaxy Four
• The Romans
• The Waters of Mars

BBC Audio[[edit] | [edit source]]

• The Ice Kings

Documentary[[edit] | [edit source]]

• Myth Makers: William Hartnell
• Tales of Isop
• Mounting The Rescue
• The End of the Line?
• Doctor Who Live: The Afterparty
• Toby Hadoke's Who's Round
• The Trouble with Chumblies
• Flight Through Eternity

Other[[edit] | [edit source]]

• Children in Need 1985

External links[[edit] | [edit source]]

• Maureen O'Brien at the Internet Movie Database
• Official website

Footnotes[[edit] | [edit source]]