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'''Leslie Grantham''' ([[30 April (people)|30 April]] [[1947 (people)|1947]]-[[15 June (people)|15 June]] [[2018 (people)|2018]]<ref>[https://news.sky.com/story/eastenders-star-leslie-grantham-dies-agent-confirms-11405679 Sky News]</ref>) played [[Kiston]] in the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' serial ''[[Resurrection of the Daleks (TV story)|Resurrection of the Daleks]]''. | '''Leslie Grantham''' ([[30 April (people)|30 April]] [[1947 (people)|1947]]-[[15 June (people)|15 June]] [[2018 (people)|2018]]<ref>[https://news.sky.com/story/eastenders-star-leslie-grantham-dies-agent-confirms-11405679 Sky News]</ref>) played [[Kiston]] in the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' serial ''[[Resurrection of the Daleks (TV story)|Resurrection of the Daleks]]'', being credited as "Les Grantham". | ||
Best known for his work in the soap opera ''[[EastEnders]]'', Grantham had a notorious past that coincided with a longtime ''Doctor Who'' connection. In 1966, whilst serving in the British Army in West Germany, he shot and killed a taxi driver named Felix Reese during a botched robbery attempt. He was convicted of murder and spent a decade in prison.[http://www.bbc.co.uk/wiltshire/content/articles/2006/10/20/leslie_grantham_feature.shtml] During his imprisonment, he met and befriended [[Louise Jameson]] prior to her being cast as [[Leela]]. | Best known for his work in the soap opera ''[[EastEnders]]'', Grantham had a notorious past that coincided with a longtime ''Doctor Who'' connection. In 1966, whilst serving in the British Army in West Germany, he shot and killed a taxi driver named Felix Reese during a botched robbery attempt. He was convicted of murder and spent a decade in prison.[http://www.bbc.co.uk/wiltshire/content/articles/2006/10/20/leslie_grantham_feature.shtml] During his imprisonment, he met and befriended [[Louise Jameson]] prior to her being cast as [[Leela]]. | ||
