Peter Davison (born
Peter Moffett on 13 April 1951) is an
EnglishEngland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the North Sea to the east, with the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
actorAn actor or actress is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
, best known for his roles as Tristan Farnon in the television version of
James HerriotJames Herriot is the pen name of James Alfred Wight, OBE, also known as Alf Wight , a British veterinary surgeon and writer...
's
All Creatures Great and Small and the
fifth incarnationThe Fifth Doctor is the name given to the fifth incarnation of the fictional character known as the Doctor seen on screen in the long-running BBC television science-fiction series Doctor Who...
of
the DoctorThe Doctor is the central character in the long-running BBC television science-fiction series Doctor Who, and also features in a vast range of spin-off novels, audio dramas and comic strips connected to the series....
in
Doctor WhoDoctor Who is a British science fiction television programme produced by the BBC. The programme depicts the adventures of a mysterious alien time-traveller known as "the Doctor" who travels in his space and time-ship, the TARDIS, which normally appears from the exterior to be a blue 1950s police box...
, which he played from 1981 to 1984.
Early life
Davison was born Peter Moffett in
StreathamStreatham is a place in the London Borough of Lambeth in the United Kingdom. It is an inner-London suburb situated south of Brixton. Streatham is 5.5 miles south of Charing Cross. The town centre is identified in the London Plan as one of 35 major centres in Greater London.-History:Streatham...
,
London[]London is the capital of England and the United Kingdom. It has been a major settlement for two millennia, and the history of London goes back to its founding by the Romans, when it was named Londinium. London's core, the ancient City of London, the 'square mile', retains its medieval boundaries...
, son of an electrical engineer who was originally from
GuyanaGuyana officially the Co-operative Republic of Guyana and previously known as British Guiana, is a state on the northern coast of South America that is culturally part of the Anglophone Caribbean.Guyana was discovered in 1498 by the Europeans,Guyana's past is punctuated by battles fought and won,...
. The family then moved to
KnaphillKnaphill is a dispersed urban village in Surrey, UK. To the east is Woking, to the west, eventually, is Aldershot, while to the south and north on the A322 – which forms its effective western border – are Brookwood, and Bisley, respectively....
in
SurreySurrey is a county in the South East of England and is one of the Home Counties. The county borders Greater London, Kent, East Sussex, West Sussex, Hampshire, and Berkshire. The historic county town is Guildford...
. Before becoming an actor, he gained three
O-levelsThe General Certificate of Education or GCE is an academic qualification that examination boards in the United Kingdom and a few of the commonwealth countries, notably Sri Lanka, confer to students. The GCE traditionally comprised two levels: the Ordinary Level and the Advanced Level...
at
Winston Churchill SchoolThe Winston Churchill School is a comprehensive, secondary school in Woking, England. The school was established in 1967. It is near Knaphill, Bisley, West End, Brookwood and Pirbright. The school holds Specialist Sports College status....
, St John's,
WokingWoking is a large town and civil parish that shares its name with the surrounding local government district, located in the west of Surrey, England. It is a dormitory town in the London commuter belt and is located south west of Charing Cross in central London...
, Surrey, and then had several odd jobs, including a stint as a mortuary attendant.
Davison studied at the
Central School of Speech and DramaThe Central School of Speech and Drama was founded in 1906 by Elsie Fogerty to offer a new form of training in speech and drama for young actors and other students. The school has been a constituent college of the University of London since 2005...
. His first job was as an actor and assistant stage manager at the
Nottingham PlayhouseThe Nottingham Playhouse is a theatre in Nottingham, England. It was first established as a repertory theatre in the 1950s when it operated from a former cinema. Directors during this period included Val May and Frank Dunlop.-The building:...
. He chose the
stage nameA stage name, also called a showbiz name or screen name, is a pseudonym used by performers and entertainers such as actors, comedians, and musicians.-Motivation to use a stage name:...
Peter Davison to avoid confusion with the actor and director
Peter MoffattPeter Moffatt was a British television director.His work includes Crane , All Creatures Great and Small and The Gentle Touch...
, with whom Davison later worked. His first television work was in a 1975 episode of the children's science fiction television programme
The Tomorrow PeopleThe Tomorrow People is a children's science fiction television series, devised by Roger Price, which first ran between 1973 and 1979. The show was re-imagined between 1992 and 1995, this time with Roger Price as executive producer...
, alongside
AmericanThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
actress
Sandra DickinsonSandra Dickinson is an American actress. She trained at the Central School of Speech and Drama in London. She has often played a dumb blonde with a high-pitched voice in the UK – notably commencing in the St...
whom he married on 26 December 1978. The couple composed and performed the theme tune to
Button MoonButton Moon is a quirky popular children's television programme broadcast in the United Kingdom in the 1980s on the ITV Network. Thames Television produced each episode, which lasted ten minutes and featured the adventures of Mr. Spoon who, in each episode, travels to Button Moon in his homemade...
, a children's programme broadcast in the 1980s. Davison subsequently appeared alongside Dickinson as the Dish of the Day in the television version of
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the GalaxyThe Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, was a BBC television adaptation of Douglas Adams's The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy broadcast in January and February 1981 on BBC Two...
(1981), whose producers considered it humorous for an actor known for playing a
veterinary surgeonA veterinary surgeon is a veterinarian qualified in the UK and several other Commonwealth countries. In the UK, veterinary surgeons are regulated by the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons or RCVS...
to appear as a cow. The two
divorceDivorce or dissolution of marriage is the final termination of a marriage, canceling the legal duties and responsibilities of marriage and dissolving the bonds of matrimony between two persons...
d in 1994.
In 1977, Davison had a prominent role in the 13-segment TV miniseries
Love for LydiaLove for Lydia is a semi-autobiographical novel written by British author H. E. Bates, first published in 1952.Lydia Aspen, a seemingly shy girl from a wealthy but isolated background, is encouraged by her aunts, her new carers, to discover the delights of growing up...
opposite a young
Jeremy IronsJeremy John Irons is an English film, television, and stage actor. He has won the Academy Award, the Tony Award, two Emmy Awards, two Golden Globes, and a Screen Actors Guild Award, in addition to many other awards and honors....
.
In 1978, Davison's performance as the ne'er-do-well Tristan Farnon in
All Creatures Great and SmallAll Creatures Great and Small is a popular television series, based on the books of the British veterinary surgeon Alf Wight, who wrote under the pseudonym James Herriot.-Background:...
made him a household name. Davison has said that he was mainly cast in the role because he looked as if he could be
Robert HardyTimothy Sydney Robert Hardy, CBE is an English actor with a long career in the theatre, film and television. He is also an acknowledged expert on the longbow.-Early life:...
's younger brother.
Davison also appeared in some
British sitcomA British sitcom is a situation comedy produced in the United Kingdom. Like sitcoms in most other countries, they tend to be based around a family, workplace or other institution where a group of contrasting characters are brought together each episode. A common factor is the exploration of social...
s, including
Holding the FortHolding the Fort was an ITV situation comedy starring Peter Davison, Patricia Hodge and Matthew Kelly. It was an early product of the writing team of Laurence Marks and Maurice Gran. Three series were recorded, a total of twenty episodes, first aired between 1980 and 1982...
,
Sink or Swim and
Ain't Misbehavin'Ain't Misbehavin' is a British sitcom that aired on BBC1 from 1994 to 1995. It stars Peter Davison and Nicola Pagett and was written by Roy Clarke, the writer of Last of the Summer Wine and Keeping Up Appearances.-Cast:...
, as well as appearing in dramatic roles.
Doctor Who (1981–1984 and later reprisals)
In 1981, Davison signed a contract to play
the DoctorThe Doctor is the central character in the long-running BBC television science-fiction series Doctor Who, and also features in a vast range of spin-off novels, audio dramas and comic strips connected to the series....
for three years, succeeding
Tom BakerThomas Stewart "Tom" Baker is an English actor. He is best known for playing the fourth incarnation of the Doctor in the science fiction television series Doctor Who, a role he played from 1974 to 1981, and for being the narrator of the comedy series Little Britain...
(the
Fourth DoctorThe Fourth Doctor is the name given to the fourth incarnation of the fictional character known as the Doctor in the long-running BBC television science-fiction series Doctor Who. He was portrayed by Tom Baker for seven consecutive years and is, , the longest-living incarnation in the show's...
) and, at age 29, is the second youngest actor to have played the lead role. Attracting such a high-profile actor as Davison was as much of a coup for the programme's producers as getting the role was for him, but he did not renew his contract because he feared being
typecastTypecasting is the process by which a film, TV, or stage actor is strongly identified with a specific character, one or more particular roles, or characters with the same traits or ethnic grouping....
. Reportedly,
Patrick TroughtonPatrick George "Pat" Troughton was an English actor most widely known in his role as the second incarnation of the Doctor in the long running British science-fiction television series Doctor Who, which he played from 1966 to 1969.-Early life:Troughton was born on 25 March, 1920 in Mill Hill,...
(who had played the
Second DoctorThe Second Doctor is the name given to the second incarnation of the fictional character known as the Doctor seen on screen in the long-running BBC television science-fiction series Doctor Who...
and whom Davison had watched on the programme as a teenager) had recommended to Davison that he leave the role after three years, and Davison followed his advice. The Fifth Doctor encountered many of the Doctor's best-known adversaries, including the
DalekThe Daleks are a fictional race of extraterrestrial mutants from the British science fiction television series Doctor Who. Daleks are organisms from the planet Skaro, integrated within a tank-like mechanical casing. The resulting creatures are a powerful race bent on universal conquest and...
s (in
Resurrection of the DaleksResurrection of the Daleks is a serial in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in two weekly parts from February 8 to February 15, 1984...
) and the
CybermenThe Cybermen are a fictional race of cyborgs who are amongst the most persistent enemies of the Doctor in the British science fiction television series, Doctor Who. Cybermen were originally a wholly organic species of humanoids originating on Earth's twin planet Mondas that began to implant more...
(in both
EarthshockEarthshock is a serial in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in four twice-weekly parts from March 8 to March 16, 1982...
and
The Five DoctorsThe Five Doctors is a special feature-length episode of the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, produced in celebration of the programme's twentieth anniversary...
). However, Peter Davison has since stated that he also felt too young for the role, and if given the chance at the role now he would have made a better Doctor.
Davison did, in fact, return to play the Fifth Doctor in the 1993 multi-doctor charity special
Dimensions in TimeDimensions in Time is a charity special crossover between the British science fiction television series Doctor Who and the soap opera EastEnders that ran in two parts on November 26 and 27, 1993. It was filmed on the EastEnders Albert Square set, and features several of the stars of that programme...
and in the 1997 video game
Destiny of the DoctorsDestiny of the Doctors is a PC computer game based on the British science fiction television series Doctor Who; released on 5 December 1997 by BBC Multimedia.- Overview :...
(audio only). He continues to reprise the role in a series of audio plays by
Big Finish ProductionsBig Finish Productions is a British company that produces books and audio plays based on British cult science fiction properties...
. He returned once again in "
Time Crash"Time Crash" is a mini-episode of the British science fiction television series Doctor Who. It was broadcast on 16 November 2007, as part of the BBC One telethon for the children's charity Children in Need...
", a special episode written by
Steven MoffatSteven Moffat is a Scottish television writer and producer.Moffat's first television work was the teen drama series Press Gang...
for
Children in NeedBBC Children in Need is an annual British charity appeal organised by the BBC. Since 1980 it has raised over £500 million.-Overview:Each year since 1980, the BBC has set aside one evening of programming on its flagship television channel, BBC One, to show events aimed at raising money exclusively...
; in the episode, which aired on 16 November 2007, the Fifth Doctor met the
Tenth DoctorThe Tenth Doctor is the tenth incarnation of the fictional character known as the Doctor seen on screen in the long-running BBC television science-fiction series Doctor Who. He is played by David Tennant, who replaced Christopher Eccleston's Ninth Doctor in the 2005 series finale, "The Parting of...
, played by
David TennantDavid Tennant is a Scottish actor. In addition to his work in the theatre, Tennant is best known for his roles in Doctor Who as the tenth incarnation of the Doctor, in Casanova as the title character, and as Barty Crouch, Jr...
.
After Doctor Who
After Davison left
Doctor Who in 1984, he did not work on another popular series until 1986, when he played Dr Stephen Daker, the ingenuous hero of
A Very Peculiar PracticeA Very Peculiar Practice was a BBC comedy-drama series, first shown in 1986. It was the first major success for screenwriter Andrew Davies, and was inspired by his experiences as a lecturer at the University of Warwick.- Storyline :...
, written by
Andrew DaviesAndrew Wynford Davies is a British author and screenwriter.-Education and early career:Davies attended Whitchurch Grammar School in Cardiff and then University College, London, where he received a B.A. in English in 1957. He took a teaching position at St...
. The surreal comedy-drama was revived several years later as
A Very Polish Practice. Davison also played the lead in
CampionCampion is a television show made by the BBC, adapting the Albert Campion mystery novels written by Margery Allingham. Two seasons were made, in 1989 and 1990, starring Peter Davison as Campion, Brian Glover as his manservant Magersfontein Lugg and Andrew Burt as his policeman friend Stanislaus...
, a series based on the period whodunnits of
Margery AllinghamMargery Louise Allingham was an English crime writer, best remembered for her detective stories featuring gentleman sleuth Albert Campion.- Childhood and schooling :...
. This, and the opportunity to play Tristan Farnon again in 1985 and 1990, kept Davison busy until the early 1990s, when he gradually faded from the public eye. He continued to appear occasionally on television, including playing the leads in
Fiddlers ThreeFiddlers Three may refer to:*Fiddlers Three , an unsuccessful Agatha Christie work*Fiddlers Three , a 1918 Broadway production that ran for 87 performances*Fiddlers Three , a British comedy...
(1991) and
Harnessing Peacocks (1992) and an appearance on the American show
Magnum, P.I.Magnum, P.I. is an American television show starring Tom Selleck as Thomas Magnum, a private investigator living on Oahu, Hawaii. The series ran from 1980 to 1988 in first-run broadcast on the American CBS television network....
, but it was not until 2000 that he returned in another major role, that of David Braithwaite in
At Home with the BraithwaitesAt Home with the Braithwaites is a British television comedy-drama about a suburban family from Leeds, whose life gets turned upside down when the mother of the family wins 38 million pounds on the lottery....
.
Davison has appeared in several radio series including
Change at Oglethorpe in 1995 and
Minor Adjustment in 1996. In 1985 he appeared in the
BBC Radio 4BBC Radio 4 is a domestic UK radio station that broadcasts a wide variety of spoken-word programmes, including news, drama, comedy, science and history. It replaced the BBC Home Service in 1967.-Outline:...
comedy drama series
King Street JuniorKing Street Junior was a Radio Comedy about a junior school aired by the BBC from March 1985 to November 1998. A continuation of the series renamed King Street Junior Revisited started in 2002 and continued until 2005...
, as teacher Eric Brown, but he left after only two series and was replaced by
Karl HowmanKarl Howman is an English actor. He was born in Woolwich, London.He is probably best known for his work as Jacko in the comedy Brush Strokes and as the title character in the series Mulberry...
(as Philip Sims). In the 2000s, he starred in the comedy series
Rigor MortisRigor Mortis is a BBC Radio 4 black comedy set in the pathology department at an NHS hospital. It centers around the working lives of the pathologists and attendant staff who inhabit the department.-Themes:...
.
In 1998, he guest starred in the sixth episode of the crime drama,
Jonathan CreekJonathan Creek is a British mystery series produced by the BBC and written by David Renwick. Primarily a crime drama, the show is also peppered with broadly comic touches, and stars Alan Davies as the titular character, an eccentric magician's assistant who also solves seemingly supernatural...
as the son-in-law of a horror writer who was shot dead on Halloween.
In 1999, he appeared as the outgoing headteacher in the television series
Hope and GloryHope and Glory is a BBC television drama about a comprehensive school struggling with financial, staffing and disciplinary problems, and faced with closure...
, and had the recurring role of Inspector Christmas in several episodes of the 1999 series of
Diana RiggDame Enid Diana Elizabeth Rigg DBE is an English actress. She is probably best known for her portrayals of Emma Peel in The Avengers and Countess Teresa di Vicenzo in the 1969 James Bond film On Her Majesty's Secret Service....
's
Mrs Bradley MysteriesThe Mrs Bradley Mysteries is a British television drama series, produced in-house by the BBC for broadcast on the BBC One channel, based on the character created by detective writer Gladys Mitchell...
.
He has also starred in the television series
The Last DetectiveThe Last Detective is an ITV drama starring Peter Davison as Dangerous Davies. The first series aired in 2003 with three more seasons succeeding this...
(2003–2007) and
Distant Shores (2005) for
ITVITV is a public service network of British commercial television broadcasters, set up under the Independent Television Authority to provide competition to the BBC. ITV is the oldest commercial television network in the UK...
, in the latter of which he also played a doctor. In 2006 he appeared as Professor George Huntley in
The Complete Guide to ParentingThe Complete Guide to Parenting is an ITV comedy drama, starring Peter Davison as George Huntley, Professor of Child Psychology at London University, best-selling author of Hey Mum & Dad, Get Your Act Together and LBC resident parenting guru. He finds his so-called parenting expertise put to the...
. He has also appeared on the TV series
HardwareHardware is a British sitcom that aired on ITV from 2003 to 2004. Starring Martin Freeman, it was written and created by Simon Nye, the creator of Men Behaving Badly.-Cast:*Martin Freeman - Mike*Peter Serafinowicz - Kenny*Ken Morley - Rex...
as himself.
Davison made a guest appearance in the first episode of the second series of the
BBC Radio 4BBC Radio 4 is a domestic UK radio station that broadcasts a wide variety of spoken-word programmes, including news, drama, comedy, science and history. It replaced the BBC Home Service in 1967.-Outline:...
science fiction comedy series
NebulousNebulous is a post apocalyptic science fiction comedy radio show written by Graham Duff and produced by Ted Dowd from Baby Cow Productions; it is directed by Nicholas Briggs. The series premiered in the United Kingdom on BBC Radio 4...
, broadcast in April 2006.
Davison also worked on the stage. In 1984, he appeared in
Neil SimonMarvin Neil Simon is an American playwright and screenwriter. His numerous Broadway succcesses have led to his work being among the most regularly performed in the world...
's
Barefoot in the Park- Characters :* Corie Bratter* Telephone Man* Paul Bratter* Mrs. Banks* Victor Velasco* Delivery Man- Act Summaries :Place: Top-floor Apartment in a Brownstone on East Forty-eight Street, New York City...
at the
Apollo TheatreThe Apollo Theatre is a Grade II listed West End theatre, on Shaftesbury Avenue in the City of Westminster. Designed by architect Lewin Sharp for owner Henry Lowenfield, and the fourth legitimate theatre to be constructed on the street, its doors opened on 21 February 1901 with the American...
alongside his then wife, Sandra Dickinson. In 1991, he appeared in
Arsenic and Old LaceArsenic and Old Lace is a play by American playwright Joseph Kesselring, written in 1939. It has become best known through the film adaptation starring Cary Grant and directed by Frank Capra. The play was directed by Bretaigne Windust, and opened on 10 January 1941. On 25 September 1943, the play...
at the
Chichester Festival TheatreChichester Festival Theatre, located in Chichester, England, was designed by Philip Powell and Hidalgo Moya, and opened by its founder Leslie Evershed-Martin in 1962. Subsequently the smaller and more intimate Minerva Theatre was built nearby in 1989....
. Further theatre appearances include:
The Last YankeeThe Last Yankee is a play by Arthur Miller, which premiered on January 05, 1993 at the Manhattan Theatre Club in New York City. The cast included Tom Aldredge as John Frick, Frances Conroy as Patricia Hamilton, Rose Gregorio as Karen Frick, John Heard as Leroy Hamilton, and Charlotte Maier as the...
, by
Arthur MillerArthur Asher Miller was an American playwright and essayist. He was a prominent figure in American theatre, writing dramas that include awards-winning plays such as All My Sons, Death of a Salesman, and The Crucible.Miller was often in the public eye, particularly during the late 1940s, 1950s and...
at the Young Vic Theatre and later the
Duke of York's TheatreThe Duke of York's Theatre is a West End Theatre in St Martin's Lane, in the City of Westminster. It was built for Frank Wyatt and his wife, Violet Melnotte, who retained ownership of the theatre, until her death in 1935. It opened on 10 September 1892 as the Trafalgar Square Theatre, with Wedding...
, London in 1993, and Vatelin in
An Absolute Turkey, by
Georges FeydeauGeorges Feydeau, was a French playwright of the era known as the Belle Époque. He was especially known for his many lively farces.-Biography:...
, at the
Gielgud TheatreThe Gielgud Theatre is a West End theatre, located on Shaftesbury Avenue in the City of Westminster, London, at the corner of Rupert Street. The house currently has 889 seats on three levels.-History:...
in 1994. In 1996 he played the role of Tony Wendice in the theatrical production of
Dial M for MurderDial M for Murder is a thriller film directed by Alfred Hitchcock starring Grace Kelly, Ray Milland and Robert Cummings and released by Warner Brothers...
, the play on which the movie by
Alfred HitchcockSir Alfred Joseph Hitchcock, KBE was a British filmmaker and producer who pioneered many techniques in the suspense and psychological thriller genres. After a successful career in his native United Kingdom in both silent films and early talkies, Hitchcock moved to Hollywood...
was based. He also appeared as Amos Hart in
ChicagoChicago is the largest city in the U.S. state of Illinois, and with more than 2.8 million people, the 3rd largest city in the United States...
at the
Adelphi TheatreThe Adelphi Theatre is a 1500-seat West End theatre, located on the Strand in the City of Westminster. The present building is the fourth on the site. The theatre has specialised in comedy and musical theatre, today it is a receiving house for a variety of productions, including many musicals...
in 1999, and as Dr Jean-Pierre Moulineaux, in
Under the Doctor at the
Churchill TheatreThe Churchill Theatre in Bromley, south east London was built by the London Borough of Bromley to designs by its borough architect's department.It is carefully integrated into the central library complex overlooking Church House Gardens and Library Gardens...
,
BromleyBromley is a large suburban town in southeast London, England and the administrative headquarters of the London Borough of Bromley. It is located southeast of Charing Cross and is one of the major metropolitan centres identified in the London Plan. It was historically a market town in the county...
and later at the
Comedy TheatreThe Comedy Theatre, is a West End Theatre, and opened on Panton Street in the City of Westminster, on 15 October 1881, as the Royal Comedy Theatre. It was designed by Thomas Verity and built in just six months in painted stone and brick. By 1884 it was known as just the Comedy Theatre...
, London in 2001.
Beginning in 2003, Davison has starred as
Dangerous DaviesDetective Constable "Dangerous" Davies is the central character in a series of comic novels by Leslie Thomas and a TV series, The Last Detective made for ITV. The first novel in the series was also made into a film for television in 1981.- Profile :...
in
The Last DetectiveThe Last Detective is an ITV drama starring Peter Davison as Dangerous Davies. The first series aired in 2003 with three more seasons succeeding this...
for
ITVITV is a public service network of British commercial television broadcasters, set up under the Independent Television Authority to provide competition to the BBC. ITV is the oldest commercial television network in the UK...
. In early 2007, Davison appeared in a BBC comedy
Fear, Stress and Anger, which also starred his daughter
Georgia MoffettGeorgia Elizabeth Moffett is an English actress. Moffett made her debut on television at the age of 15 in 1999 in Peak Practice, playing Nicki Davey....
. Davison plays one-half of an overworked couple with two irresponsible daughters and his senile mother at home.
Prior to her casting in
Fear, Stress and Anger, Davison's daughter
GeorgiaGeorgia Elizabeth Moffett is an English actress. Moffett made her debut on television at the age of 15 in 1999 in Peak Practice, playing Nicki Davey....
auditioned for the role of
Rose TylerRose Marion Tyler is a fictional character portrayed by Billie Piper in the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who, and was created by series producer Russell T Davies...
in
Doctor Who, and she recently played the role of the
Tenth DoctorThe Tenth Doctor is the tenth incarnation of the fictional character known as the Doctor seen on screen in the long-running BBC television science-fiction series Doctor Who. He is played by David Tennant, who replaced Christopher Eccleston's Ninth Doctor in the 2005 series finale, "The Parting of...
's daughter in the "Doctor Who" episode
The Doctor's Daughter"The Doctor's Daughter" is the sixth episode of the fourth series of British science fiction television series Doctor Who. It was broadcast on BBC One on 10 May 2008.- Synopsis :...
. Georgia Moffett is Davison's daughter by his marriage to Sandra Dickinson; he has two other children, sons Louis and Joel, with his present wife, Elizabeth Morton.
Davison performed as
King ArthurKing Arthur is a legendary British leader who, according to medieval histories and romances, led the defense of Britain against the Saxon invaders in the early 6th century. The details of Arthur's story are mainly composed of folklore and literary invention, and his historical existence is debated...
in the
London[]London is the capital of England and the United Kingdom. It has been a major settlement for two millennia, and the history of London goes back to its founding by the Romans, when it was named Londinium. London's core, the ancient City of London, the 'square mile', retains its medieval boundaries...
production of
SpamalotMonty Python's Spamalot is a musical comedy "lovingly ripped off from" the 1975 film Monty Python and the Holy Grail. Like the film, it is a highly irreverent parody of the Arthurian Legend, but it differs from the film in many ways, especially in its parodies of Broadway theatre...
. He first appeared in the role on 23 July 2007 and his final performance was 1 March 2008.
He appeared in the popular television show
Al Murray's Happy HourAl Murray's Happy Hour is a chat show presented by comedian Al Murray and produced by Avalon TV. The first series aired in early 2007. It is broadcast on the British terrestrial TV network, ITV, and the first series was broadcast on Saturday nights at 10pm. The second series aired on Fridays at 10pm...
in March 2008, and in January 2009 appeared in
Unforgiven, a new ITV 1 drama starring
Suranne JonesSuranne Jones is a English actress. She is best known for playing the role of Karen McDonald in ITV1's Coronation Street over a period of four years...
. Davison played John Ingrams, a lawyer who helps Jones' character, Ruth Slater, find her sister after her release from prison.
Davison's most recent television appearance was in an episode of
Midsomer MurdersMidsomer Murders is a British television drama that has aired on ITV1 since 1997. A detective drama, it focuses on the main character of Detective Chief Inspector Tom Barnaby, played by John Nettles, and his efforts to solve the various crimes that take place in the fictional English county of...
, in July 2009.
He has been confirmed to play Professor Callahan in the West End production of
Legally BlondeLegally Blonde is a musical based on the Amanda Brown novel and the 2001 film of the same name. The musical features a book by Heather Hach, music and lyrics by Laurence O'Keefe and Nell Benjamin, with direction and choreography by Jerry Mitchell....
which will open in January 2010 at the
Savoy TheatreThe Savoy Theatre is a West End theatre located in the Strand in the City of Westminster, London, England. The theatre opened on 10 October 1881 and was built by Richard D'Oyly Carte on the site of the old Savoy Palace as a showcase for the popular series of comic operas of Gilbert and Sullivan,...
.
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