In curse, you either warm to the supposed chemistry between king peladon played by david troughton, son of patrick and jo grant katy manning or you dont i didnt. David troughton was born in london on 9 june 1950, the son of noted shakespearean actor patrick troughton, who is now best remembered as the second doctor in doctor who 1963. David troughton born 9 june 1950 played several parts in televised and audio doctor who and. Next, we head back to the planet peladon for the companion chronicle story 4. His first credited role was as private moor in the doctor who television story the war games. Sam troughton was born on march 21, 1977 as sam john troughton. A key casting decision made by mayne was to allocate the role of king peladon to david troughton. David troughton was born in london on 9 june 1950, the son of noted shakespearean actor patrick troughton. David troughton who plays the king is the son of patrick troughton,doctor number two in case anyone wasnt sure. Audible provides the highest quality audio and narration. David troughton the curse of peladon, 1972 midnight, 2008. David troughton born 9 june 1950 is an english actor, known for his shakespearean roles on the british stage and for his many roles on british television, including dr bob buzzard in a very peculiar practice and ricky hansen in new tricks biography.
David troughton born 9 june 1950 played several parts in televised and audio doctor who and narrated several audiobooks for bbc audio and big finish productions. Finally, he returned as king peladon in the prisoner of peladon audio, and in 2011 appeared in the crimes of thomas brewster. He is patrick troughton s first son as well as the brother of michael troughton and the uncle of harry melling. Jo adds a touch of glamour to the whole event, and there are a great smattering of aliens in the story to add different viewpoints and cultures to the rather medieval world of peladon. Doctor who and the curse of peladon audio download. An unabridged reading of the novel was released in 20 on cd by audiogo, this time read by david troughton, who had played king peladon in the tv serial. David troughton celebrity profile check out the latest david troughton photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. The director assigned to the curse of peladon was lennie mayne. Doctor who curse of peladon here is part two of this story. This story was partly written about britain planning at the time to join the eec. The storys original soundtrack was released in the uk in november 2007 and linking. Jon pertwee, katy manning, lennie manyne, david troughton, jon pertwee, katy manning. Tall and heavily built, the proposed concept for his eighth doctor as remembered by writer paul cornell was that he would be square.
David troughton is the son of second doctor, patrick troughton. The format and plot themes are very similar to the curse of peladon, which whilst good from a familiarity point of view, something fresh would be just as welcome, as king peladon, by his own rantings of never. Enemy of the world uncredited, 1969s the war games and 1972s the curse of peladon. Download audiobooks narrated by david troughton to your device.
Originally a dancer, mayne had subsequently moved into television, earning directing credits on programmes such as the troubleshooters and vendetta. He is the son of actor patrick troughton, elder brother of michael troughton, and father of. He started his own acting career at the unicorn theatre for children. Ironic as now they are leaving it or are meant to be anyway. I found peladons daughter and heir, queen thalira nina thomas, in monster an empty cipher, and sarah janes feminist exhortations for her to step up to power sound. Its a nice touch that david troughton, who played king peladon in the 1972 televised story reads this novelisation. With jon pertwee, katy manning, david troughton, geoffrey toone. His stage career has included repertory at leeds, manchester and bromley, roles at the royal court and. The doctor and jo arrive on the medieval planet peladon, where the doctor is mistaken for the earth delegate of the galactic federation and jo is mistaken for a princess. David troughton born 9 june 1950 is an english actor, known for his shakespearean roles on.
David troughton had already appeared in doctor who in the curse of peladon but by time the regeneration was proposed, he was wellrespected in his own right with a distinct presence from his father. He was classically trained for the stage but became most widely known for his roles in television and film. His work included appearances in several fantasy, science fiction and horror films, but he became best known for his role as the second incarnation of the doctor in the longrunning. If guest stars had a frequent flyer programme, david troughton son of. Doctor who and the curse of peladon hayles, brian, troughton, david on.