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'''Derek John Newark''' ([[8 June]] [[1933]], Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, [[England]] - [[11 August]] [[1998]]), played [[Za]] in [[DW]]: ''[[An Unearthly Child]]'' and [[Greg Sutton]] in [[DW]]: ''[[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''' ([[8 June]] [[1933]], Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, [[England]] - [[11 August]] [[1998]]), played [[Za]] in [[DW]]: ''[[An Unearthly Child]]'' and [[Greg Sutton]] in [[DW]]: ''[[Inferno]]''. 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''.
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''.


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* [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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