Clement Attlee

Clement Atlee was the Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom during the Second World War. In 1941, Winston Churchill asked for a message to be sent to Atlee to arrange a War Cabinet meeting to discuss the Dalek threat. (TV: Victory of the Daleks)

Atlee went on to defeat Churchill in the general election which followed the Second World War, becoming Prime Minister. (AUDIO: Living History, Churchill Victorious)

Behind the scenes
Atlee was played by Patrick Troughton in Edward & Mrs. Simpson, Bill Paterson in Into the Storm and Simon Chandler in The Crown.