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Doctor Who stars pay tribute to Patrick Troughton at plaque unveiling

Doctor Who stars pay tribute to Patrick Troughton at plaque unveiling

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Patrick Troughton as The Doctor.

Legends of classic Doctor Who gathered to pay tribute to Patrick Troughton as a plaque was unveiled in his honour at his former school.

The Doctor Who Appreciation Society, the show’s longest-running fan club, collaborated with Mill Hill School in London to place the plaque at the school’s Patrick Troughton Theatre.

Sylvester McCoy, who played the Seventh Doctor, Sophie Aldred, who played Ace, and Frazer Hines, who played Jamie McCrimmon, were among those pictured in attendance to celebrate the actor, best known as the Second Doctor.

Carole Ann Ford (Susan), actors Hugh Frasers and Michael Jayston, and director Graeme Harper were also among those attending, alongside Troughton’s children Joanna and Michael.

McCoy shared a picture of himself with the plaque, tweeting: “Respect.”

Aldred shared a snap of herself and McCoy, referencing the show’s legacy and writing on Instagram: “Very lovely event celebrating Patrick Troughton, who I sadly never met, but to whom I owe this long career in Dr Who: Without his genius as Doctor no. 2, we wouldn’t still be going!”

Troughton took over from William Hartnell as the Doctor in 1966, leaving the series in 1969. He went on to reprise the role several times.

It’s said that Hartnell approved of the choice, saying: “There’s only one man in England who can take over, and that’s Patrick Troughton.”

The actor died in 1987 at the age of 67. Many of his episodes still remain missing from the BBC Archives.

Frazer Hines To Novelise Evil of the Daleks

Frazer Hines To Novelise Evil of the Daleks

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Doctor Who: The Evil of the Daleks

A new take on David Whitaker’s The Evil of the Daleks is coming to BBC Books this October in hardback and audio courtesy of actor Frazer Hines.

Young astrophysicist Zoe wishes to join Jamie and the Doctor on their travels. To give her fair warning of the dangers she may face, the Doctor uses a mind projector to share one of their most harrowing adventures… And so, Jamie is forced to relive his struggle against the evil Daleks at their most powerful and calculating. In a complex plot that drags him from modern-day London to Victorian times and finally to the Dalek world of Skaro, he endures ordeals that test his courage, strength – and his friendship with the Doctor – to the limit…

An inventive new retelling of one of Doctor Who’s all-time classic TV stories – 1967’s The Evil of the Daleks – from Frazer Hines, who starred as the show’s longest-running companion, Jamie McCrimmon.

And while fact and fiction blur inside the TARDIS, a malevolent force watches from outside. Soon, Jamie finds himself lured from the safety of the ship into dangers that could end Zoe’s travels before they begin – and all their lives, as well.

Frazer Hines is a British actor for television and film. He played Jamie McCrimmon, the companion to Patrick Troughton’s Second Doctor from 1966-69, and has made guest appearances on the show since. He started his career working with Charlie Chaplin, one of the few remaining actors that have appeared with him.

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