Alethea Charlton

Last updated 17 April 2017

Acting Credits
Hur: An Unearthly Child	3 credits in 1 entry
Edith: The Time Meddler	4 credits in 1 entry

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Alethea Blow Charlton

Born: Sun 9th August 1931
Died: Thu 6th May 1976 (age: 44)

Alethea Charlton was a British actress from Yorkshire, England.

She played a cavewoman called Hur in the first ever Doctor Who story. She returned playing the character Edith in the serial The Time Meddler in 1965.

Her other TV credits include: Sam, Z Cars, Follyfoot, The Borderers, Doomwatch, Out of the Unknown and Upstairs, Downstairs.

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On This Day: 18th June

The Savages: Episode 4 premiered on BBC One in 1966 at 5:35pm, watched by 4.50 million viewers.

The Ultimate Guide premiered on BBC One in 2005 at 6:15pm, watched by 2.77 million viewers.

The Parting of the Ways premiered on BBC One in 2005 at 6:59pm, watched by 6.91 million viewers.

The Last Battle premiered on BBC Three in 2005 at 7:45pm

Birthdays

Joseph Lippiatt (died 2012 aged 31) would be 37 today - 6 credits, including Crew/Technician in Bad Wolf / The Parting of the Ways

Rebecca Thornhill is 49 today - credited as Crystal in The Ultimate Adventure(Stage)

Stephen Marcus is 56 today - credited as Jailer in The Shakespeare Code

Dominic Guard is 62 today - credited as Olvir in Terminus

Cordelia Ditton is 65 today - credited as Older Woman in The Mark of the Rani

Luan Peters is 72 today - 2 credits, including Chicki in The Macra Terror

Paul McCartney is 76 today - credited as Himself in The Chase

Michael Sheard (died 2005 aged 67) would be 80 today - 7 credits, including Dr. Summers in The Mind of Evil

Llewellyn Rees (died 1994 aged 92) would be 117 today - credited as The President in The Deadly Assassin

Deaths

Jeffrey Wickham (died 2014 aged 80) - credited as Webster in The Reign Of Terror

Frederick Jaeger (died 2004 aged 76) - 3 credits, including Jano in The Savages

Derek Sydney (died 2000 aged 80) - credited as Sevcheria in The Romans

John Caesar (died 2000 aged 74) - 9 credits, including (extra) in The Daleks' Master Plan

Aimée Delamain (died 1999 aged 93) - credited as Doña Arana in The Two Doctors

Harriet Reynolds (died 1992 aged 47) - credited as Tannoy Voice in The Leisure Hive

Ronald Allen (died 1991 aged 60) - 2 credits, including Ralph Cornish in The Ambassadors of Death

Roger Delgado (died 1973 aged 55) - 8 credits, including The Master in Terror of the Autons

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