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Post by NickTheGeek on Jun 4, 2024 17:32:12 GMT
William Russell who played first Doctor Who companion Ian Chesterton has passed away aged 99.
He recently returned to the programme in 2022 for a very brief but very funny cameo in The Power of the Doctor.
R.I.P.
NTS
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Post by AlanH on Jun 4, 2024 17:50:51 GMT
Doctor Who's original hero and an absolute legend. We were lucky to have him for so long. Such a talent. RIP.
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Post by pr1 on Jun 5, 2024 1:05:14 GMT
When I see him in The Great Escape, I sometimes think “So that’s what Ian did during the war.”
He was great in Doctor Who.
Rest In Peace
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Post by yoyopickles on Jun 5, 2024 16:07:59 GMT
He was so close to making it to 100, rest in peace sir
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Post by billyfarmer on Jun 5, 2024 18:08:03 GMT
Very sad news, but a great age. I can still remember when I first saw An Unearthly Child (when the BBC repeated the Serial), was the first time I had seen Doctor Who, in Black and White, of course, since then, I have seen a lot of 1960's Doctor Who. William Russell, will always be an important part of the History of Classic Doctor Who. I have got the 1950s series The Adventures of Sir Lancelot (in which William, played the title role), on DVD, a series, which I have yet to watch. R.I.P. William Russell. www.BBC.co.uk/news/articles/c988nnnjy5go |
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Post by metro1962 on Jun 5, 2024 18:46:06 GMT
R.I.P. William
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Post by billyfarmer on Jun 5, 2024 19:22:12 GMT
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Post by yoyopickles on Jun 6, 2024 16:31:08 GMT
I remember when I was 14, An Unearthly Child was released on VHS, it was my birthday the next Month and my mum bought me it for my birthday,but I insisted that I "played it first,to make sure it played okay" then gave it to her back to wrap up for my birthday.
When I owned it properly, I showed the first episode to my mate Leigh and upon seeing Ian Chesterton and Barbara in Ian's car, waiting outside the junkyard,he innocently asked "is he the doctor?"
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Post by Portland Road on Jun 7, 2024 19:48:23 GMT
Remarkable that he lived so long.
R.I.P. William Russell.
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