Maureen O'Brien (born 29 June 1943[1][2]) played the First Doctor's companion Vicki Pallister in Doctor Who, beginning with The Rescue and ending with The Myth Makers. She has also appeared in many other television programmes, most notably Casualty.
Despite a stated lack of interest in science fiction (AUDIO: The Fearless: Part 1, extra interview), in recent years O'Brien has worked on a number of Doctor Who-related audio plays for Big Finish Productions, initially playing a new character for the Dalek Empire IV miniseries, as well as for the audio story Year of the Pig, then reprising the role of Vicki for the Companion Chronicles. She has also participated in DVD commentaries and interviews for BBC Video releases of stories from her era.
Outside Doctor Who, O'Brien these days is known as a best-selling author of mystery novels, beginning with Close-Up on Death, which was published in 1989. Her most recent, Every Step You Take, was published in 2004.
O'Brien is depicted in the 2013 docudrama An Adventure in Space and Time by Anna-Lisa Drew in one scene recreating the press photocall announcing O'Brien's casting in the series.
Contents
Credits[edit | edit source]
Television[edit | edit source]
Doctor Who[edit | edit source]
- The Rescue
- The Romans
- The Web Planet
- The Crusade
- The Space Museum
- The Chase
- The Time Meddler
- Galaxy 4
- The Myth Makers
Audio dramas[edit | edit source]
Main Range[edit | edit source]
Special Releases[edit | edit source]
The Lost Stories[edit | edit source]
The Early Adventures[edit | edit source]
- The Doctor's Tale
- The Bounty of Ceres
- The Fifth Traveller
- The Ravelli Conspiracy
- The Dalek Occupation of Winter
- An Ideal World
- Entanglement
- The Crash of the UK-201
Companion Chronicles[edit | edit source]
Dalek Empire[edit | edit source]
As Agnes Landen
Audiobook Readings[edit | edit source]
Documentary[edit | edit source]
- Myth Makers: William Hartnell
- Tales of Isop
- Mounting The Rescue
- The End of the Line?
- Doctor Who Live: The Afterparty
- Toby Hadoke's Who's Round
Other[edit | edit source]
External links[edit | edit source]
Footnotes[edit | edit source]
- ↑ REF: Who-ology: The Official Miscellany
- ↑ Griffin, Cheryl (13 January 2010). Maureen O'Brien. Holby.tv. Retrieved on 13 December 2016.
- Doctor Who regular cast
- Big Finish Dalek Empire voice actors
- Pre-2005 Doctor Who cast reprising their roles at Big Finish
- Actors who portrayed Barbara Wright
- BBC Audio audiobook readers
- People interviewed on Doctor Who Live
- Actors interviewed on Toby Hadoke's Who's Round
- The Early Adventures voice actors
- The Companion Chronicles voice actors
- Main Range voice actors
- Special Releases voice actors
- Big Finish regular cast
- Actors who portrayed companions of the Doctor