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Here you will find information regarding The 5th Doctor, Peter Davison, who played The Doctor in the BBC TV series Doctor Who, from the years 1981-1984.

 

 

  

13th April 1951

 

  

Peter Davison played the Fifth incarnation of The Doctor from the beginning of Castrovalva (1982) through to the end of The Caves of Androzani (1984).

 

He played The Doctor for a total of 2 years.

 

  

20

 

  

69

 

  

Castrovalva (9.5m)

 

  

Adric

Nyssa

Tegan Jovanka

Turlough

Peri Brown

 

  

How easily did you fit into the role?

"You were almost given an open book and asked, "Well, where's your Doctor?"  It was the peripheral things I didn't appreciate - how big the convention scene would become".

 

When did you decide to leave?

"I stuck to a decision I made before I started, to do just three years.  It was tempting to stay because the income was assured.  But I felt I had to leave or I might not escape the Doctor's grip".

 

What did your era do best?

"Action.  I probably moved a little quicker than most of the Doctors".

 

When did you feel the silliest?

"Covered in green slime and Rice Krispies in the middle of Amsterdam in Arc of Infinity.  But I used to enjoy silly things like corridor acting - finding new ways to run down corridors".

 

Were there any hairy moments?

"The only dodgy moment was on the back of a horse in The Awakening. Just as we got off, the horse ran into a church gate, destroying it.  That became a BBC blooper".

 

  

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[Information source: Radio Times Doctor Who supplement 25-31 May 1996]

 

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