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Deborah Patricia Watling[1] (2 January 1948 – 21 July 2017) was an English actress who played the role of Victoria Waterfield, a companion of the Second Doctor in the BBC television series Doctor Who from 1967 to 1968.[2][3] She began her career as a child actress, making her debut as a regular in The Invisible Man (1958-1959). Watling is also well known for starring in the films Take Me High (1973) with Cliff Richard and That'll Be the Day (1973) with David Essex as well as playing Julie Robertson in The Newcomers (1969) and Norma Baker in Danger UXB (1979) on television.

Deborah Watling
Watling in 2008
Born	Deborah Patricia Watling (1948-01-02)2 January 1948 London, England
Died	21 July 2017(2017-07-21) (aged 69) Frinton-on-Sea, Essex, England
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1958–2016
Spouses	Nicholas Field ​ ​ (m. 1980; div. 1983)​ Steve Turner ​ (m. 1992)​
Parent	Jack Watling (father)
Relatives	Giles Watling (brother) Dilys Watling (maternal half-sister)

Early life

Deborah was born at the Queen Charlotte's and Chelsea Hospital in London the daughter of actors Jack Watling and Patricia Hicks. Her brother Giles and her half-sister, Dilys, are also actors.[4] She was raised in Epping until the family moved to the 16th-century Alderton Hall in Loughton, Essex.[5] Educated at Braeside School in Buckhurst Hill, Watling considered becoming a dentist before enrolling at the Italia Conti Stage School.[4] Watling made her film debut aged three and started playing background roles in her father's films. During one of her half-sister's parties, Watling started talking to a boy who turned out to be Michael Craze who she would take over from as a companion in Doctor Who many years later.[4]

Career

Beginning as a child actress, Watling had a regular role as the niece of Peter Brady in The Invisible Man (1958) television series. She was later cast for the lead role in Alice (1965),[6] Dennis Potter's play about Lewis Carroll and Alice Liddell, for the BBC's The Wednesday Play, a small role in That'll Be the Day (1973)[7] and as Norma Baker in the ITV series Danger UXB (1979).[8] She also co-starred with Cliff Richard in the 1973 film Take Me High.[9] She also made many theatre appearances throughout her career.[10]

According to the short BBC Video documentary The Dalek Factor about the making of the story, released in September 2021 as part of the animated restoration of the serial, Denise Buckley was cast in the role of Victoria Waterfield by director Derek Martinus. The production team had been hoping that Pauline Collins would continue in the role of Samantha Briggs, that she had played in the previous story The Faceless Ones, but had created Victoria as a potential ongoing character should Collins decline. When Collins confirmed she did not want to join the regular cast, it was decided to introduce Victoria as the new companion and Denise Buckley was released, but paid in full, with Deborah Watling replacing her as a more suitable actress for the continuing role.[11] Watling played Victoria in Doctor Who from 1967 to 1968,[12] though owing to the BBC's wiping policy of the time, The Tomb of the Cybermen (1967) and The Enemy of the World (1967–1968) are the only serials in which she appeared that still exist in their entirety. She also appeared in Dimensions in Time (1993)[13] and Downtime (1995).[14]

Watling also appeared in the Doctor Who audio drama Three's a Crowd and regularly attended Doctor Who conventions and events. In November 2013, she appeared in the one-off 50th anniversary comedy homage The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot.[15]

Personal life

In her later years, Watling lived with her husband in Thorpe-le-Soken, Essex where she was a well known figure in the village and regularly used her acting experience by directing the local pantomimes.[16]

Her autobiography, entitled Daddy’s Girl, was published in 2010.[16]

Death

She died on 21 July 2017 at Beaumont Manor nursing home in Frinton-on-Sea, six weeks after being diagnosed with lung cancer.[17][18]

Filmography

Film

Year	Film	Role	Notes
1973	That'll Be the Day	Sandra
1973	Take Me High	Sarah Jones
1977	Where Time Began	Glauben	Voice; English version
1995	Downtime	Victoria Waterfield
2000	Out of Site	Mrs Pearson
2001	Possessions	Lady Winkworth

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1958–1959	The Invisible Man	Sally Wilson	11 episodes
1959	The Adventures of William Tell	First Child	Episode: "The Spider"
1960	A Life of Bliss	Carol Fellows	6 episodes
1965	The Wednesday Play	Alice Liddell	Episode: "Alice"
1966		Gretchen Westermann	Episode: "Calf Love"
1966	The Power Game	Jennifer	Episode: "Late Via Rome"
1966	This Man Craig	Clare Maitland	Episode: "Period of Adjustment"
1966	Out of the Unknown	Sarah Richards	Episode: "The World in Silence"
1966	Horizon	Sophy	Episode: "Hand Me My Sword, Humphrey"
1967	No Hiding Place	Valerie Forbes	Episode: "A Girl Like You"
1967–1968	Doctor Who	Victoria Waterfield	40 episodes
1969	The Newcomers[5]	Julie Robertson	26 episodes
1971	Crime of Passion	Leonie Juhan	Episode: "Magdalena"
1972	ITV Sunday Night Drama	Nurse Beverly	Episode: "Old Newsome"
1972	Doctor in Charge	Emma Livingstone	2 episodes
1973	Late Night Theatre	Annabelle Walsh	Episode: "Death to the General"
1973		Jane	Episode: "The Gypsy's Revenge"
1973	Arthur of the Britons	Thuna	Episode: "The Slaves"
1977	A Roof Over My Head	Maureen	Episode: "A Roof Over My Head"
1978	Rising Damp	Lorna	Episode: "Hello Young Lovers"
1978	Lillie	Georgie Reed	Episode: "Sunset and Evening Star"
1979	Danger UXB	Norma Baker	7 episodes
1979	Accident	Miriam Saxon	Episode: "Ends and Ways"
1981	The Jim Davidson Show	Various	5 episodes
1993	Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time	Victoria Waterfield	TV short
2013	The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot	Deborah Watling	TV film

Audio dramas

Year	Title	Role
2005	Doctor Who: Three's a Crowd	Auntie[19]
2008	Doctor Who: The Great Space Elevator	Victoria Waterfield[20]
2010	Doctor Who: The Emperor of Eternity	Victoria Waterfield[21]
2012	Doctor Who: Power Play	Victoria Waterfield[22]
2015	Doctor Who: The Black Hole	Victoria Waterfield[23]
2016	Doctor Who: The Second Doctor Volume One	Victoria Waterfield[24]

References

External links

• Deborah Watling at IMDb 
• Deborah Watling's official website (archived)
• BBC Norfolk Online – RealAudio interview from the Holt Doctor Who Midsummer Invasion 2006
• Deborah Watling(Aveleyman)

На других языках

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[de] Deborah Watling

Deborah Watling (* 2. Januar 1948 in Loughton, Essex, Vereinigtes Königreich; † 21. Juli 2017) war eine britische Schauspielerin.[1]

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- [en] Deborah Watling

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[es] Deborah Watling

Deborah Watling (Loughton; 2 de enero de 1948-Norwich; 21 de julio de 2017)[1] fue una actriz británica, más conocida por su papel de Victoria Waterfield, acompañante del Segundo Doctor en la serie de la BBC Doctor Who.

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