Tony Osoba (born 15 March 1947[1]) appeared in several Doctor Who television stories: as Lan in Destiny of the Daleks, Kracauer in Dragonfire and Duke in Kill the Moon.
He was also considered for the roles of Bulic in Warriors of the Deep (TCH 38), Cockerill in Frontios, Kiston in Resurrection of the Daleks, Arak in Vengeance on Varos and Brunner in Timelash.
He shared his memories of Destiny of the Daleks and Dragonfire on the ninth edition of Big Finish's charity podcast series Toby Hadoke's Who's Round. He was also interviewed on the Doctor Who Extra episode Kill the Moon.
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He is best known for playing McLaren on prison sitcom Porridge, Detective Sergeant Jarvis on Dempsey and Makepeace and Peter Ingram on Coronation Street.