William Russell (The Thief of Sherwood)

William Russell starred as the character of Ian Chesterton in Doctor Who in the early 1960s. In the 1964 story titled The Outlaws Russell had a dual role and also portrayed Robin Hood. Doctor Who: The Television Companion called this "one of his finer performances in the dual role of Robin and Ian, making Robin an unsympathetic and callous treat" with "the only drawback [being] the "trouble-up-at-the mill" accent he adopts".

In 2004, when the story was released on a BBC Video, Russell provided linking narration for episodes three and five, "The Alchemist" and "Ransom" respectively, as they were missing from the BBC archives. (PROSE: The Thief of Sherwood)