Arak (Vengeance on Varos)

Arak was a Varosian miner.

Biography
Arak worked in the Zeiton-7 division of Mine Tech (PROSE: Vengeance on Varos) and lived with his wife Etta, (TV: Vengeance on Varos) with whom he had no children. Etta served him food before the viewer's reports were introduced, but not before television became compulsory. He earnt very little money and, although he begrudged the seriousness with which Etta treated her viewer's reports, he was thankful for the extra money she brought in. (PROSE: Vengeance on Varos)

Arak and Etta were surprised when the Governor of Varos announced an end to the torture and executions. He was against the current Governor, and broke the law by using the voting machine to vote twice, as well as voting for Etta, who threatened to report him (TV: Vengeance on Varos)

Behind the scenes
Alun Armstrong, Nicholas Ball, Jim Broadbent, Andrew Burt, Tony Caunter, Tom Chadbon, Peter Childs, Kenneth Cope, Paul Darrow, Tom Georgeson, John Hallam, Brian Miller, Tony Osoba, Edward Peel, Carl Rigg, Colin Scully, Donald Sumpter and David Warwick were considered for the role before Stephen Yardley was cast.