Actor, comedian, musician and all-round legend Bernard Cribbins OBE has the unique distinction of being the only actor to have faced Doctor Who's most enduring villains the Daleks on the big and small screen...
His first brush with the fearsome pepper-pots - 1966 film Daleks - Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D. - is available to enjoy on DVD and Blu-ray from today (May 27), alongside its predecessor, 1965's Dr Who and the Daleks.
To mark the release, Digital Spy spoke with Cribbins about his movie co-star Peter Cushing, Aussie Daleks and his return to the show alongside David Tennant's Time Lord...
How did you first get involved with the world of Doctor Who in Daleks - Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D.?
"I honestly can't remember! The connection, as far as I recall, was probably Peter Cushing himself - he'd done one Dalek film with Roy Castle and I'd worked with Peter on another film,...
His first brush with the fearsome pepper-pots - 1966 film Daleks - Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D. - is available to enjoy on DVD and Blu-ray from today (May 27), alongside its predecessor, 1965's Dr Who and the Daleks.
To mark the release, Digital Spy spoke with Cribbins about his movie co-star Peter Cushing, Aussie Daleks and his return to the show alongside David Tennant's Time Lord...
How did you first get involved with the world of Doctor Who in Daleks - Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D.?
"I honestly can't remember! The connection, as far as I recall, was probably Peter Cushing himself - he'd done one Dalek film with Roy Castle and I'd worked with Peter on another film,...
- 5/27/2013
- Digital Spy
Actor, comedian, musician and all-round legend Bernard Cribbins OBE has the unique distinction of being the only actor to have faced Doctor Who's most enduring villains the Daleks on the big and small screen...
His first brush with the fearsome pepper-pots - 1966 film Daleks - Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D. - is available to enjoy on DVD and Blu-ray from today (May 27), alongside its predecessor, 1965's Dr Who and the Daleks.
To mark the release, Digital Spy spoke with Cribbins about his movie co-star Peter Cushing, Aussie Daleks and his return to the show alongside David Tennant's Time Lord...
How did you first get involved with the world of Doctor Who in Daleks - Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D.?
"I honestly can't remember! The connection, as far as I recall, was probably Peter Cushing himself - he'd done one Dalek film with Roy Castle and I'd worked with Peter on another film,...
His first brush with the fearsome pepper-pots - 1966 film Daleks - Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D. - is available to enjoy on DVD and Blu-ray from today (May 27), alongside its predecessor, 1965's Dr Who and the Daleks.
To mark the release, Digital Spy spoke with Cribbins about his movie co-star Peter Cushing, Aussie Daleks and his return to the show alongside David Tennant's Time Lord...
How did you first get involved with the world of Doctor Who in Daleks - Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D.?
"I honestly can't remember! The connection, as far as I recall, was probably Peter Cushing himself - he'd done one Dalek film with Roy Castle and I'd worked with Peter on another film,...
- 5/27/2013
- Digital Spy
Veteran entertainer Bernard Cribbins reprises his role as Wilfred Mott in David Tennant's upcoming final Doctor Who episodes.
Cribbins, who turns 81 on December 29, can be seen in two-parter The End Of Time on Christmas Day and New Year's Day on BBC1.
Here's what he had to say:
How Does It Feel To Play The Doctor's Latest Glamorous Assistant?
I think I was far too good-looking for it - and too tall and all those things. But it was great fun, and I was delighted when I was told I would be the companion for these last few episodes. Terrific.
It's The End Of An Era For The Current Doctor Who. How Much Can You Reveal About The Christmas Two-parter?
I honestly, and I mean this sincerely, can't reveal anything because I didn't have the pages. They didn't give me the last three or four pages, because they knew I'm...
Cribbins, who turns 81 on December 29, can be seen in two-parter The End Of Time on Christmas Day and New Year's Day on BBC1.
Here's what he had to say:
How Does It Feel To Play The Doctor's Latest Glamorous Assistant?
I think I was far too good-looking for it - and too tall and all those things. But it was great fun, and I was delighted when I was told I would be the companion for these last few episodes. Terrific.
It's The End Of An Era For The Current Doctor Who. How Much Can You Reveal About The Christmas Two-parter?
I honestly, and I mean this sincerely, can't reveal anything because I didn't have the pages. They didn't give me the last three or four pages, because they knew I'm...
- 12/21/2009
- by David Bentley
- The Geek Files
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