Roger Delgado: The Master is a BBC documentary looking at the life and career of the actor Roger Delgado, the original actor to portray the Master on Doctor Who. It was included on the DVD of Frontier in Space.
Booklet synopsis[]
A biography of actor Roger Delgado, featuring previously unseen photographs, rare excerpts from his many BBC TV appearances and interviews with those who knew and loved him. With his wife, Kismet Marlowe, producer Barry Letts, script editor Terrance Dicks, director Christopher Barry, actors Katy Manning, Linda Thorson, Harry Towb, Frazer Hines, William Gaunt and Damaris Hayman, and stunt coordinator Derek Ware. Narrated by Stephen Greif.
People interviewed[]
- Interviewees included Kismet Delgado, Barry Letts, Terrance Dicks, Katy Manning, Harry Towb, Linda Thorson, William Gaunt, Frazer Hines, Damaris Hayman, Derek Ware and Christopher Barry.
Crew[]
- Narrator - Stephen Greif
- Interviewer - Andrew Beech
- Research - Andrew Pixley, Richard Bignell
- Special Sounds - Dick Mills, Brian Hodgson
- Stills Research - Derek Handley, Ralph Montagu
- Special Thanks to - Mark Ayres, Kismet Marlowe, Paul Vanezis, SVS
- Colourist - Jonathan Wood
- Executive Producer - Dan Hall
- Produced and Directed by - John Kelly
- © 2009 2|entertain
Notes[]
- The documentary includes clips from various rarely series BBC series of the 50s, 60s and 70s, such as Quatermass II, BBC Sunday-Night Theatre, The Splendid Spur, Paul of Tarsus, The Long Way Home, Maigret, Comedy Playhouse, Harry Worth and The Adventures of Don Quixote.