Maureen O'Brien

Maureen O'Brien (born 29 June 1943 ) played the First Doctor's companion Vicki Pallister in Doctor Who, beginning with The Rescue and ending with The Myth Makers.

Despite a stated lack of interest in science fiction (AUDIO: The Fearless: Part 1, extra interview), in recent years O'Brien has worked on a number of Doctor Who-related audio plays for Big Finish Productions, initially playing a new character for the Dalek Empire IV miniseries, as well as for the audio story Year of the Pig, then reprising the role of Vicki for the Companion Chronicles. She has also participated in DVD commentaries and interviews for BBC Video releases of stories from her era.

Career
She has also appeared in many other television programmes, most notably Casualty.

Outside Doctor Who, O'Brien these days is known as a best-selling author of mystery novels, beginning with Close-Up on Death, which was published in 1989. Her most recent, Every Step You Take, was published in 2004.

Legacy
O'Brien is depicted in the 2013 docudrama An Adventure in Space and Time by Anna-Lisa Drew in one scene recreating the press photocall announcing O'Brien's casting in the series.

Credits
As Vicki Pallister

Doctor Who

 * The Rescue
 * The Romans
 * The Web Planet
 * The Crusade
 * The Space Museum
 * The Chase
 * The Time Meddler
 * Galaxy 4
 * The Myth Makers

The Collection

 * The Storyteller

Doctor Who Main Range

 * The Secret History

Special Releases

 * The Light at the End

The Lost Stories

 * The Dark Planet

The Early Adventures

 * The Doctor's Tale
 * The Bounty of Ceres
 * The Fifth Traveller
 * The Ravelli Conspiracy
 * The Dalek Occupation of Winter
 * An Ideal World
 * Entanglement
 * The Crash of the UK-201

The Companion Chronicles

 * Frostfire
 * The Suffering
 * Upstairs
 * Starborn
 * The Unwinding World
 * Fields of Terror
 * Daybreak

Other Roles

Doctor Who Main Range

 * Year of the Pig - Miss Alice Bultitude

Dalek Empire
As Agnes Landen
 * The Fearless: Part 1
 * The Fearless: Part 2
 * The Fearless: Part 3
 * The Fearless: Part 4

Target Novelisations

 * Daleks: The Chase
 * The Rescue
 * The Space Museum
 * Galaxy Four

Documentary

 * Myth Makers: William Hartnell
 * Tales of Isop
 * Mounting The Rescue
 * The End of the Line?
 * Doctor Who Live: The Afterparty
 * Toby Hadoke's Who's Round
 * The Trouble with Chumblies

Other

 * Children in Need 1985