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[[file:Derek Newark.jpg|right|250px|thumb|The late Derek Newark as Greg Sutton in Inferno]]  
[[file:Derek Newark.jpg|right|250px|thumb|The late Derek Newark as Greg Sutton in Inferno]]  
'''Derek John Newark''' ([[8 June]] [[1933]], Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, [[England]] - [[11 August]] [[1998]]), played [[Za]] in ''[[An Unearthly Child]]'' and [[Greg Sutton]] in ''[[Inferno]]''. Outside ''[[Doctor Who]]'', Newark is perhaps best known for his role as Spooner in the popular sitcom ''[[Wikipedia:Rising Damp|Rising Damp]]''.


'''Derek John Newark''' ([[8th June]] [[1933]], Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, [[England]] - [[11th August]] [[1998]]), played [[Za]] in "[[An Unearthly Child]]" and [[Greg Sutton]] in "[[Inferno]]."
Early in his career, Derek Newark was a member of the Belgrade Theatre Company, whose members included Ian McKellan. Over the years, he  appeared in episodes of the television series ''[[Wikipedia:Dixon of Dock Green|Dixon of Dock Green]]'', ''Dad's Army,'' ''[[Wikipedia:The Avengers (TV series)|The Avengers]],'' ''Rumpole of the Bailey,'' and ''Some Mothers Do 'Ave Em''. He also had supporting roles in the television miniseries' ''Reilly: Ace of Spies,'' ''Masada,'' and ''War and Remembrance,'' and played a German officer in the film ''Where Eagles Dare''.  
Outside ''[[Doctor Who]]'', Newark is perhaps best known for his role as Spooner in the popular sitcom ''[[Wikipedia:Rising Damp|Rising Damp]]''.
 
Early in his career, Derek Newark was a member of the Belgrade Theatre Company, whose members included Ian McKellan. Over the years, he  appeared in episodes of the television series ''[[Wikipedia:Dixon of Dock Green|Dixon of Dock Green]]'', ''Dad's Army,'' ''[[Wikipedia:The Avengers (TV series)|The Avengers]],'' ''Rumpole of the Bailey,'' and ''Some Mothers Do 'Ave Em''. He also had supporting roles in the television miniseries, ''Reilly: Ace of Spies,'' ''Masada,'' and ''War and Remembrance,'' and played a German officer in the film, ''Where Eagles Dare''.  


==External links==
==External links==
*{{imdb name|id=0627610|name=Derek Newark}}
*{{imdb name|id=0627610|name=Derek Newark}}
* [http://www.mckellen.com/galleries/06.htm Two pictures of Derek Newark with Ian McKellan and other Belgrade Theatre members, 1961]
* [http://www.mckellen.com/galleries/06.htm Two pictures of Derek Newark with Ian McKellan and other Belgrade Theatre members, 1961]
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