{"id":34921,"date":"2023-07-17T11:32:18","date_gmt":"2023-07-17T09:32:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1859495"},"modified":"2023-07-17T15:18:20","modified_gmt":"2023-07-17T13:18:20","slug":"doctor-who-stars-pay-tribute-to-patrick-troughton-at-plaque-unveiling","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/doctor-who-stars-pay-tribute-to-patrick-troughton-at-plaque-unveiling\/","title":{"rendered":"Doctor Who stars pay tribute to Patrick Troughton at plaque unveiling"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"> &#8220;Without his genius as Doctor no. 2, we wouldn\u2019t still be going!&#8221; <\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Louise Griffin\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Monday, 17 July 2023 at 12:00 am<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body> <p>Legends of classic <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-60th-anniversary-special-release-date\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Doctor Who<\/a> gathered to pay tribute to <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/doctor-who-episode-guide-second-doctor-patrick-troughton\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Patrick Troughton<\/a> as a plaque was unveiled in his honour at his former school.<\/p>\n<p>The Doctor Who Appreciation Society, the show\u2019s longest-running fan club, collaborated with Mill Hill School in London to place the plaque at the school\u2019s Patrick Troughton Theatre.<\/p>\n<p>Sylvester McCoy, who played the <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/doctor-who-episode-guide-seventh-doctor-sylvester-mccoy\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Seventh Doctor<\/a>, Sophie Aldred, <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/sophie-aldred-doctor-who-return\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">who played Ace<\/a>, and <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-frazer-hines-dalek-novel-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Frazer Hines<\/a>, who played Jamie McCrimmon, were among those pictured in attendance to celebrate the actor, best known as the Second Doctor.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-whos-carole-ann-ford-susan-return-exclusive-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Carole Ann Ford<\/a> (Susan), actors Hugh Frasers and Michael Jayston, and director Graeme Harper were also among those attending, alongside Troughton\u2019s children Joanna and Michael.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"&quot;twitter-tweet&quot;\" data-dnt=\"&quot;true&quot;\"><p lang=\"&quot;en&quot;\" dir=\"&quot;ltr&quot;\">Respect <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/t.co\/DQo54h1P1u&quot;\">pic.twitter.com\/DQo54h1P1u<\/a><\/p>\u2014 Sylvester McCoy (@4SylvesterMcCoy) <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/4SylvesterMcCoy\/status\/1680823802240933888?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">July 17, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async=\"\" src=\"&quot;https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js&quot;\" charset=\"&quot;utf-8&quot;\"\/>\n<p>McCoy shared a picture of himself with the plaque, tweeting: \u201cRespect.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Aldred shared a snap of herself and McCoy, referencing the show\u2019s legacy and writing on Instagram: \u201cVery lovely event celebrating Patrick Troughton, who I sadly never met, but to whom I owe this long career in Dr Who: Without his genius as Doctor no. 2, we wouldn\u2019t still be going!\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read more:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul><li><a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-tegan-nyssa-reunite-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Doctor Who classic companions Tegan and Nyssa reunite in emotional new clip<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-60th-anniversary-books-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Doctor Who 60th anniversary special novelisations confirmed<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Troughton took over from William Hartnell as the Doctor in 1966, leaving the series in 1969. He went on to reprise the role several times.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s said that Hartnell approved of the choice, saying: \u201cThere\u2019s only one man in England who can take over, and that\u2019s Patrick Troughton.\u201d<\/p> <p>The actor died in 1987 at the age of 67. Many of his episodes still remain missing from the BBC Archives, with just two stories left in their entirety \u2013 The Tomb of the Cybermen (1967) and The Enemy of the World (1968).<\/p>\n<p>Pictures unearthed this year from the <strong>Radio Times<\/strong> archive also show the <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/patrick-troughton-doctor-who-new-photos-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">stars of Troughton\u2019s era<\/a> before they were cast in Doctor Who.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Doctor Who is available to stream on\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/iplayer\/episodes\/b006q2x0\/doctor-who&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">BBC iPlayer<\/a>\u00a0with episodes of the classic series also available on BritBox \u2013 you can sign up for a\u00a0<a title=\"&quot;https:\/\/watch.britbox.co.uk\/&quot;\" href=\"\/\/www.awin1.com\/cread.php?id=489797&amp;clickref=radiotimes-0&amp;awinmid=33021&amp;p=https%3A%2F%2Fwatch.britbox.co.uk%2F&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;sponsored&quot; noopener noreferrer\">7-day free trial here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Check out more of our\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Sci-Fi<\/a>\u00a0coverage or visit our\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/tv-listings\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">TV Guide<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/streaming-guide\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Streaming Guide<\/a>\u00a0to find out what\u2019s on.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Try Radio Times magazine today and get 12 issues for only \u00a31 with delivery to your home \u2013\u00a0<\/strong><a title=\"&quot;http:\/\/radiotimes.com\/magazine-subscription?utm_term=evergreen-article&quot;\" href=\"\/\/radiotimes.com\/magazine-subscription?utm_term=evergreen-article&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener noopener noreferrer\" noreferrer=\"\" data-auth=\"&quot;NotApplicable&quot;\" data-safelink=\"&quot;true&quot;\" data-linkindex=\"&quot;0&quot;\"><strong>subscribe now<\/strong><\/a><strong>. 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