1977 (people)

Timeline for 1977

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In 1977, a number of people important to the production of Doctor Who and its spin-offs either died or were born.

• 11 January - Actor James Layton was born.
• 13 January - Actor William Ash was born.
• 18 January - Actor Nancie Jackson died.^[1]
• 3 February - Production assistant Martin Lisemore died.^[2]
• 14 February - Location manager Gareth Skelding was born.
• 25 February - Actor Ingrid Oliver was born.
• 3 March - Actor Sarah Smart was born.
• 16 March - Actor Ayesha Dharker was born.
• 6 April - Actor Teddy Sears was born.
• 11 April - Actor Denis McCarthy died.^[3]
• 28 April - Writer Anthony Coburn died.^[4]
• 7 May - Actor Sonnie Willis died.^[5]
• 10 May - Actor Anna Maxwell-Martin was born.
• 10 May - Actor David Menkin was born.
• 20 May - Director Lennie Mayne died.^[6]
• 24 May - Actor Naomi Ryan was born.
• 29 May - Actor Brian Treitler was born.
• 30 May - Actor Rachael Stirling was born.
• 10 June - Actor Reginald Barratt died.^[7]
• 21 June - Actor Will Thorp was born.
• 22 July - Actor Erik Chitty died.^[8]
• 19 August - Actor Callum Blue was born.
• 19 September - Actor Michael Godfrey died.^[9]
• 28 September - Actor John Finnemore was born.^[10][11]
• 10 October - Actor Angelo Muscat died.^[12]
• 2 November - Actor John Pickard was born.
• 18 November - Actor Miranda Raison was born.
• 23 December - Blue Peter presenter Matt Baker was born.
• 27 December - Actor Sinead Keenan was born.
• Unknown - Writer and designer Clayton Hickman was born.