Rod Beacham

Rod Beacham (3 December 1940-12 February 2013) played Corporal Lane in the Doctor Who story The Web of Fear.

He later became a writer, penning scripts for television shows such as The Bill, Bergerac and Blake's 7. In December 1980, Christopher H. Bidmead commissioned him to write a Doctor Who story called Hebos. The story was still under consideration by the production team in April 1981, but it was eventually dropped.

His other acting credits include roles on, and Z-Cars.