Previous actor/writers?

[Zbigniev Hamson]

Okay, couldn't think of a good way of putting the question into a snappy subject heading. But in the latest Radio Times is says Mark Gatiss is only the third person ever to write for and appear in the series. Who were the other two? All I can think of is the mugshot sequence in Brain of Morbius, but that can't really count surely?

[Pip Madeley]

Three come to mind:

Glyn Jones (wrote The Space Museum, acted in The Sontaran Experiment)

Victor Pemberton (wrote Fury from the Deep, acted in The Moonbase)

Derrick Sherwin (wrote The Mind Robber episode one, acted in Spearhead In Space)

[Zbigniev Hamson]

Hmm, I guess they weren't counting Derrick Sherwin then.

Cheers

[Andrew Curnow]

I suspect they're being very literal, and meaning that those are the only three creditted as both actors and authors.

[Captain Tancredi]

Being Radio Times, I suspect they've just done the basic minimum research based on credits alone. Derrick Sherwin is also credited as writing 'The Invasion' from Kit Pedler's storyline but isn't credited for his 'Spearhead' cameo.

[Stuart Wallis]

I remember reading somewhere that Terrance Dicks was an extra in The Silurians and The Mind Of Evil - is that right?

[Nathan]

Don't forget Kevin Clarke. He has been in the series three times - although admittedly only in the one wot he wrote.

[Si Hunt]

William Hartnell - was in the Hartnell era and wrote "The Space Pirates".

Si.

[P-Bal]

And directed The Five Doctors.

[Stuart Wallis]

Ah, but that's only because Tom Baker wasn't available.

[Dave Tudor]

I thought Peter Davison directed The Five Doctors? Plus several other eighties' stories?

[Pip Madeley]

He also wrote and sung the opening theme tune to The Ice Warriors.

[Lord President]

Peter Purves wrote all his own lines for The Chase, probably! That would explain a lot!