Quotes

[on playing the highlander, Jamie McCrimmon, in Docteur Who (1963) for three years] People say that it had a cult following. I say, no, it had a kilt following.

[on Patrick Troughton] A brilliant actor and a believable Doctor.

He taught me so much, Patrick, as an actor. It was lovely to watch him.

When I think of Docteur Who (1963), I think of Patrick Troughton, the Second Doctor. Working with him were the happiest years of my career - he was a lovely man, and we gelled straight away. As the Doctor, he could make you laugh and then run round the corner and suddenly make you frightened, or vice versa.

I'm slightly disappointed with the BBC over the 50th anniversary. I thought they would have pushed the boat out and shown a William Hartnell story in January, a Troughton story in February and so on. The BBC should have shown it on a Saturday and said to everyone, 'This is how it really was!'