David John

Last updated 23 March 2013

Acting Credits	expand all 5 roles
Derek: Survival	3 credits in 1 entry
Liam McShane: The Rapture[BF]	1 credit in 1 entry
Bank Robber: Comeback[BF]	1 credit in 1 entry
Sir James Royston: Jago & Litefoot Series 12[BF]	4 credits in 1 entry
Sir James Royston/Pete Stepney: Jago & Litefoot Series 12[BF]	4 credits in 1 entry

David John

David John played Derek in the 1989 Doctor Who television story Survival.

He later voiced Liam McShane in the Big Finish Productions audio story The Rapture.

Other roles include The Match, Weak at Denise, Nice Town, The Bill, The Return of Sherlock Holmes, The Corner House, Tripper's Day, Dramarama, Dream Stuffing, Play for Today, Remembrance, Metal Mickey, BBC2 Playhouse, Shock Treatment, Big Jim and the Figaro Club, Chariots of Fire, The Professionals

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