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RealWorld

Occasionally, there have been releases that have occurred posthumously.

Stories[]

Death of a cast member[]

Story Release date Actor Role Date of death
TV: "The Waking Ally" 19 December 1964 Jean Conroy[1] Woman in the wood 14 November 1964[2]
AUDIO: Slipback 25 July - 8 August 1985 Valentine Dyall Slarn 24 June 1985[3]
The Pilot Episode 26 August 1991 William Hartnell First Doctor 23 April 1975[4]
AUDIO: Zagreus 21 November 2003 Jon Pertwee[5] Third Doctor 20 May 1996[6]
TV: Sky 3 - 4 October 2011 Elisabeth Sladen Sarah Jane Smith 19 April 2011[7]
TV: The Curse of Clyde Langer 10 - 11 October 2011
TV: The Man Who Never Was 17 - 18 October 2011
AUDIO: The Last Post 25 October 2012 Caroline John Liz Shaw 5 June 2012[8]
AUDIO: The Auntie Matter 14 January 2013 Mary Tamm Romana I 24 July 2012[9]
AUDIO: The Sands of Life 11 February 2013
AUDIO: War Against the Laan 11 March 2013
AUDIO: The Justice of Jalxar
AUDIO: Phantoms of the Deep May 2013
AUDIO: The Dalek Contract June 2013
AUDIO: The Final Phase July 2013
AUDIO: Pretty Lies 23 February 2017 John Hurt War Doctor 25 January 2017[10]
AUDIO: The Lady of Obsidian
AUDIO: The Enigma Dimension
AUDIO: The Bad Penny 16 May 2018 Keith Barron Lord Tulip 15 November 2017[11]
AUDIO: Jago & Litefoot Forever 24 May 2018 Trevor Baxter[12] George Litefoot 16 July 2017[13]
PROSE: Marco Polo 6 December 2018 Zienia Merton Narrator 14 September 2018[14]
AUDIO: The Bekdel Test 22 January 2019 Laurence Kennedy Director 24 October 2018[15]
AUDIO: The Vardan Invasion of Mirth 18 September 2019 Paul Spragg[16] Additional voices 8 May 2014[17]
AUDIO: Smashed 23 October 2019 Helen Griffin Rhian 29 June 2018[18]
AUDIO: Toos and Poul 23 July 2020 David Collings Ander Poul 23 March 2020[19]
AUDIO: Circuit Breaker 15 December 2020
AUDIO: Closed Loop 8 June 2021
AUDIO: The Janus Deception
AUDIO: Willkommen 20 September 2022 David Warner Unbound Doctor 24 July 2022[20]
AUDIO: Wulf
AUDIO: Übermensch
AUDIO: Auf Wiedersehen
AUDIO: The Wizard of Time 21 June 2023 Ronald Pickup Jacob Harmer 24 February 2021[21]
AUDIO: Cuckoo 29 June 2023 Murray Melvin Bilis Manger 14 April 2023[22]
AUDIO: Sigil 10 August 2023
AUDIO: Time Lord Immemorial 5 October 2023 David Warner Unbound Doctor 24 July 2022[23]
AUDIO: The Sublime Porte 9 November 2023 Murray Melvin Bilis Manger 14 April 2023[24]
TV: Wild Blue Yonder 2 December 2023 Bernard Cribbins Wilfred Mott 27 July 2022[25]

Death of a writer or crew member[]

Story Release date Person Role Date of death
PROSE: Doctor Who and the War Games 25 September 1979 Malcolm Hulke Writer 6 July 1979[26]
TV: The Mysterious Planet 6 - 27 September 1986 Robert Holmes 24 May 1986[27]
TV: The Ultimate Foe 29 November 1986
PROSE: The Reign of Terror 20 August 1987 Ian Marter 28 October 1986[28]
PROSE: The Rescue 21 January 1988
The Pilot Episode 26 August 1991 Anthony Coburn 28 April 1977[29]
Ron Grainer Composer 21 February 1981[30]
Peter Brachacki Designer 14 November 1980[31]
Mervyn Pinfield Associate Producer 20 May 1966[32]
David Whitaker Story Editor 4 February 1980[33]
PROSE: Rennigan's Record 13 May 1993 Writer
AUDIO: ScrapeJane 19 June 2019 Robin Bell 7 May 2019[34]
PROSE: Save Yourself 24 October 2019 Terrance Dicks 29 August 2019[35]
AUDIO: What Lurks Down Under 31 July 2020 Tommy Donbavand 14 May 2019[36]
COMIC: Pluto's Gate February 2022 James Hudnall 9 April 2019[37]

Posthumous adaptations[]

Story Release date Person Role Date of death
PROSE: An Unearthly Child 18 October 1979 Anthony Coburn Writer 28 April 1977[29]
PROSE: Doctor Who and the Monster of Peladon 4 December 1980 Brian Hayles 30 October 1978[38]
PROSE: The Enemy of the World 16 April 1981 David Whitaker 4 February 1980[33]
PROSE: Doctor Who and an Unearthly Child 15 October 1981 Anthony Coburn 28 April 1977[29]
PROSE: The Celestial Toymaker 20 November 1986 Brian Hayles 30 October 1978[39]
PROSE: The Seeds of Death 4 December 1986
PROSE: The Faceless Ones 21 May 1987 David Ellis 30 June 1978
Malcolm Hulke 6 July 1979[40]
PROSE: The Sensorites 16 July 1987 Peter R. Newman 22 February 1975
PROSE: The Reign of Terror 20 August 1987 Dennis Spooner 20 September 1986[41]
PROSE: The Romans 17 September 1987
PROSE: The Ambassadors of Death 1 October 1987 David Whitaker 4 February 1980[33]
The Tribe of Gum January 1988 Anthony Coburn 28 April 1977[29]
PROSE: The Rescue 21 January 1988 David Whitaker 4 February 1980[33]
PROSE: The Time Meddler 17 March 1988 Dennis Spooner 20 September 1986[41]
PROSE: The Mysterious Planet 21 April 1988 Robert Holmes 24 May 1986[42]
PROSE: The Underwater Menace 21 July 1988 Geoffrey Orme 21 January 1978[43]
PROSE: The Wheel in Space 18 August 1988 David Whitaker 4 February 1980[33]
PROSE: The Ultimate Foe 15 September 1988 Robert Holmes 24 May 1986[44]
PROSE: The Edge of Destruction 20 October 1988 David Whitaker 4 February 1980[33]
PROSE: The Smugglers 17 November 1988 Brian Hayles 30 October 1978
The Tomb of the Cybermen 29 August 1989 Kit Pedler 27 May 1981[45]
PROSE: Mission to the Unknown 21 September 1989 Dennis Spooner 20 September 1986[41]
PROSE: The Mutation of Time 19 October 1989
The Talons of Weng-Chiang November 1989 Robert Holmes 24 May 1986[46]
PROSE: The Space Pirates 15 March 1990
The Masters of Luxor 27 August 1992 Anthony Coburn 28 April 1977[29]
The Power of the Daleks 18 March 1993 David Whitaker 4 February 1980[33]
PROSE: The Power of the Daleks 15 July 1993
AUDIO: The Power of the Daleks 2 August 1993
PROSE: The Evil of the Daleks 19 August 1993
Galaxy 4 14 July 1994 William Emms May 1993[47]
The Crusade 17 November 1994 David Whitaker 4 February 1980[33]
WC: Shada 2 May- 6 June 2003 Douglas Adams 11 May 2001[48]
AUDIO: Shada 21 November 2003
HOMEVID: Marco Polo 30 January 2006 John Lucarotti 20 November 1994
PROSE: Doctor Who Meets Scratchman 1 February 2007 Ian Marter 28 October 1986[49]
AUDIO: The Curse of the Daleks November 2008 David Whitaker 4 February 1980[33]
Terry Nation 9 March 1997[50]
AUDIO: The Nightmare Fair November 2009 Graham Williams 17 August 1990[51]
AUDIO: Leviathan January 2010 Brian Finch 27 June 2007[52]
HOMEVID: Planet of Fire The Movie 14 June 2010 Peter Grimwade 15 May 1990
AUDIO: The Destroyers December 2010 Terry Nation 9 March 1997[50]
HOMEVID: Day of the Daleks 12 September 2011 Louis Marks 17 September 2010[53]
AUDIO: Hexagora November 2011 Peter Ling 14 September 2006[54]
PROSE: Shada 15 March 2012 Douglas Adams 11 May 2001[48]
AUDIO: The Guardians of Prophecy May 2012 Johnny Byrne 2 April 2008[55]
AUDIO: The Masters of Luxor 16 August 2012 Anthony Coburn 28 April 1977[56]
HOMEVID: Planet of Giants 20 August 2012 Louis Marks 17 September 2010[57]
AUDIO: The Dark Planet 12 September 2013 Brian Hayles 30 October 1978[58]
AUDIO: The Queen of Time 29 October 2013
AUDIO: Lords of the Red Planet 15 November 2013
AUDIO: The Mega 18 December 2013 Bill Strutton 23 November 2003[59]
PROSE: The Shakespeare Notebooks 12 June 2014 William Shakespeare 23 April 1616[60]
PROSE: City of Death 21 May 2015 Douglas Adams 11 May 2001[48]
Graham Williams 17 August 1990[51]
TV: Shada 2017 Douglas Adams 11 May 2001[48]
Pennant Roberts Director 22 June 2010[61]
Graham Williams Producer 17 August 1990[51]
John Nathan-Turner Production unit manager 1 May 2002[62]
Rupert Jarvis Costume designer 26 April 2013[63]
John Hartshorn Studio sound 12 May 2003[64]
Alec Wheal Studio Camera Supervisor 18 May 2016[65]
David Brierley Actor (K9) 10 June 2008[66]
Denis Carey Actor (Chronotis) 28 September 1986[67]
Gerald Campion Actor (Wilkin) 9 July 2002[68]
Derek Pollitt Actor (A. St. John D. Caldera) 11 July 2010[69]
PROSE: The Pirate Planet 5 January 2017 Douglas Adams Writer 11 May 2001[48]
TV: Twice Upon a Time 25 December 2017 Kit Pedler 27 May 1981[70]
Gerry Davis 31 August 1991[71]
PROSE: Doctor Who and the Krikkitmen 18 January 2018 Douglas Adams 11 May 2001[48]
PROSE: Scratchman 24 January 2019 Ian Marter 28 October 1986[72]
HOMEVID: Terror of the Vervoids 23 September 2019 Jane Baker 8 September 2014[73]
WC: Mission to the Unknown 9 October 2019 Terry Nation 9 March 1997[50]
PROSE: Doctor Who and the Pirate Planet 11 March 2021 Douglas Adams 11 May 2001[48]
AUDIO: Return of the Cybermen 17 March 2021 Gerry Davis 31 August 1991[71]
AUDIO: Daleks! Genesis of Terror 25 May 2023 Terry Nation 9 March 1997[50]
AUDIO: The Ark 8 June 2023 John Lucarotti 20 November 1994
PROSE: The Evil of the Daleks 26 October 2023 David Whitaker 4 February 1980[33]
TV: The Mind Robber 1 November 2023 Peter Ling 14 September 2006[74]
TV: Vengeance on Varos Philip Martin 13 December 2020[75]
TV: The Three Doctors Bob Baker 3 November 2021[76]
Dave Martin 30 March 2007[77]
TV: The Time Meddler Dennis Spooner 20 September 1986[41]
HOMEVID: Mindgame Requiem 23 November 2023 Terrance Dicks 29 August 2019[78]
TV: The Daleks in Colour Terry Nation 9 March 1997[50]

Footnotes[]

  1. Conroy was altogether the first person associated with the Doctor Who franchise to pass away.
  2. Theatre World Annual (London): A Pictorial Review of West End Productions with a Record of Plays and Players, Issue 16
  3. Doctor Who Guide
  4. http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b9f591f09
  5. Produced entirely after his death. Pertwee's inclusion makes use of audio from the fan film Devious.
  6. The Independent
  7. Doctor Who actress Elisabeth Sladen dies. BBC News (20 April 2011). Retrieved on 2 February 2012.
  8. BBC Doctor Who Official Twitter account
  9. Hadoke, Toby (26 July 2012). Mary Tamm obituary. The Guardian. Retrieved on 12 November 2018.
  10. Sommer, Tim (31 January 2017). John Hurt: January 22, 1940-January 25, 2017. Observer. Retrieved on 4 March 2017.
  11. The Guardian
  12. Produced entirely after his death. Baxter's inclusion makes use of archive footage.
  13. Doctor Who News
  14. The Guardian
  15. DWMSE 51
  16. Produced entirely after his death. Spragg's inclusion makes use of audio from a comedy sketch.
  17. Big Finish
  18. http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-south-west-wales-44670588
  19. http://www.theguardian.com/stage/2020/mar/26/david-collings-obituary
  20. https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-62219839
  21. https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/ronald-pickup-death-the-crown-age-b1807390.html
  22. https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2023/apr/15/murray-melvin-actor-director-and-theatre-archivist-dies-aged-90
  23. https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-62219839
  24. https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2023/apr/15/murray-melvin-actor-director-and-theatre-archivist-dies-aged-90
  25. https://people.com/tv/bernard-cribbins-doctor-who-star-and-wombles-narrator-dead-at-93/
  26. Find a Grave
  27. Doctor Who Guide
  28. Find a Grave
  29. 29.0 29.1 29.2 29.3 29.4 https://guide.doctorwhonews.net/person.php?name=AnthonyCoburn
  30. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/40757966/ron-grainer
  31. https://guide.doctorwhonews.net/person.php?name=PeterBrachacki
  32. https://www.aveleyman.com/ActorCredit.aspx?ActorID=152922
  33. 33.0 33.1 33.2 33.3 33.4 33.5 33.6 33.7 33.8 33.9 Find a Grave
  34. The Leader
  35. The Guardian
  36. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2019/05/20/tommy-donbavand-childrens-writer-entertainer-gift-making-people/
  37. https://boundingintocomics.com/2019/04/09/comic-book-veteran-and-creator-of-harsh-realm-and-the-psycho-james-hudnall-has-passed-away/
  38. Doctor Who Guide
  39. Doctor Who Guide
  40. Find a Grave
  41. 41.0 41.1 41.2 41.3 https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/22231/dennis-spooner
  42. Doctor Who Guide
  43. https://guide.doctorwhonews.net/person.php?name=GeoffreyOrme
  44. Doctor Who Guide
  45. Doctor Who Guide
  46. Doctor Who Guide
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  48. 48.0 48.1 48.2 48.3 48.4 48.5 48.6 Doctor Who Guide
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  50. 50.0 50.1 50.2 50.3 50.4 Chamberlain, Laura (8 March 2012). Remembering Terry Nation. BBC Blogs - Wales. Retrieved on 10 November 2018.
  51. 51.0 51.1 51.2 Aveleyman
  52. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/1555954/Brian-Finch.html
  53. https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2010/oct/07/louis-marks-obituary
  54. The Independent
  55. TCH 36
  56. Doctor Who Guide
  57. https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2010/oct/07/louis-marks-obituary
  58. Doctor Who Guide
  59. TCH 4
  60. https://www.shakespeare.org.uk/explore-shakespeare/shakespedia/william-shakespeare/when-was-shakespeare-born/
  61. The Stage
  62. Bodle, Andy (11 May 2002). John Nathan-Turner obituary. The Guardian. Retrieved on 17 December 2016.
  63. DWM 461
  64. Doctor Who Guide
  65. DWMSE 45
  66. David Brierley Obituary. Legacy.com. Retrieved on 12 November 2018.
  67. Aveleyman
  68. Aveleyman
  69. Wales Online
  70. Doctor Who Guide
  71. 71.0 71.1 Doctor Who Guide
  72. Find a Grave
  73. https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/cult/a595637/doctor-who-writer-jane-baker-dies-colin-baker-reveals/
  74. The Independent
  75. https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2021/jan/25/philip-martin-obituary
  76. https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2021/nov/07/bob-baker-obituary
  77. https://www.theguardian.com/news/2007/jul/03/guardianobituaries.media
  78. The Guardian
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