Rick Yates: Difference between revisions

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'''Rick Yates''' MP was the Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Secretary in the administration of [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|Prime Minister]] [[Brian Green]] in [[2009]].  

* Yates is played by [[Nicholas Briggs]], making his on-screen debut in an official ''Doctor Who'' franchise production. Although best known to viewers for providing many of the show's alien voices, including the [[Dalek]]s, the [[Cyberman|Cybermen]], the [[Nestene Consciousness]] and the [[Judoon]] since [[2005]], Briggs is well-known in ''Doctor Who'' fandom, playing the Doctor in the fan-made [[Audio Visuals]] audio dramas from [[1985]] to [[1991]] (which later evolved into [[Big Finish Productions]], of which he has been the executive producer since [[2006]]). He has appeared in, written and directed many of the independent spin-off video productions of the [[1990s]]. He hosted the long-running ''[[Myth Makers]]'' interview series. His appearance in this episode means that he has worked on both official televised ''Doctor Who'' spinoffs, as he also voiced [[Tybo|Captain Tybo]] in [[TV]]: ''[[Prisoner of the Judoon (TV story)|Prisoner of the Judoon]]''