Doctor Who stars to be honoured by Heritage plaques
The
Heritage Foundation is holding a special tribute to the cult television
programme Doctor Who on Sunday 19 May. Television Heritage blue
plaques in honour of the first three actors to play the legendary
time traveller – William Hartnell, Patrick Troughton and Jon
Pertwee – will be unveiled at BBC Television Centre, Wood Lane,
London W12 by family of the actors and cast members of the show.
The
service will be attended by William Hartnell's granddaughter Jessica
Carney, Jon Pertwee's widow Ingeborg, actor son Sean and his cousin,
Dad's Army star Bill.
Many
members of the cast of Doctor Who will also be present, including
Colin Baker (the sixth Doctor), William Russell and Carole Ann Ford
(companions to William Hartnell's Doctor), Deborah Watling, Anneke
Wills and Fraser Hines (companions to Patrick Troughton), Elizabeth
Sladen (companion to Jon Pertwee and Tom Baker), Nicholas Courtney
(The Brigadier) and Richard Franklin (Captain Mike Yates), plus
the series' first producer Verity Lambert and longest-serving script
editor Terrance Dicks.
Following
the ceremony there will be a charity lunch hosted by the Heritage
Foundation at The Grosvenor House, Park Lane.
New
online adventures of Doctor Who can be seen on www.bbc.co.uk/cult/doctorwho.
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