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Steven Taylor is a fictional character played by Peter Purves in the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. A space pilot from Earth in the future, he was a companion of the First Doctor and a regular in the programme from 1965 to 1966. Steven appeared in 10 stories (45 episodes). Only three of the serials in which Steven appeared as a regular are complete in the BBC archive (The Time Meddler, The Ark and The Gunfighters).

Steven
Doctor Who character
Steven in The Time Meddler (1965)
First appearance	The Chase (1965)
Last appearance	The Savages (1966)
Portrayed by	Peter Purves
In-universe information
Species	Human
Affiliation	First Doctor
Home	Earth
Home era	23rd century

Appearances

Television

Steven first appears in the serial The Chase, when the Doctor and his companions, Ian, Barbara, and Vicki, find him on the planet Mechanus[1] where he crash-landed two years before. He joins the Doctor and Vicki as a companion in the following serial, The Time Meddler, when they discover that he stowed-away in the TARDIS after having escaped the burning Mechanoid City. Steven is a strong-willed individual, who is more capable when there is something physical to do than when there is thinking to be done. He has a finely developed sense of right and wrong,[2] and places a high value on human life.

Steven follows the Doctor through The Daleks' Master Plan, a dark and dangerous adventure that takes the lives of Sara Kingdom and Katarina. He argues with the Doctor when he refuses to prevent the events of The Massacre of St Bartholomew's Eve. Steven is ready to part company with the Doctor over the deaths that happened, in particular that of a woman named Anne Chaplet. He rejoins the Doctor, however, at the same time that they acquired a new travelling companion, a young woman by the name of Dorothea "Dodo" Chaplet, who is apparently a descendant of Anne's.

Steven's journey eventually ends during The Savages, when he decides to accept the responsibility of leading the combined society of Savages and Elders that is attempting a lasting peace.[3] His life beyond that is not explored in the series.

The exact time period that Steven originally came from is not specified in the television series. However, in The Daleks' Master Plan, set in the year 4000, Steven states that he comes from "hundreds of years" before that period.

Other media

Steven appears in three spin-off novels: The Empire of Glass (1995) of the Virgin Missing Adventures range, and Salvation (1999) and Bunker Soldiers (2001) of the Past Doctor Adventures range. Steven, often voiced by Purves, also appears in many Big Finish Productions audio dramas[4] including The Five Companions alongside the Fifth Doctor (Peter Davison),[5] The War to End All Wars, which looks in depth at his life after he left the Doctor, and The Secret History in which he and Vicki meet the Fifth Doctor after a complex plot by the Monk sees the Fifth Doctor replace the First during a crucial adventure. In addition, he appears in many stories of the BBC Short Trips and the Virgin Decalog.

Casting

Peter Purves originally auditioned for the part of a giant insect in The Web Planet, but failed.[6] He then appeared in the third episode of The Chase as Morton Dill, a "hillbilly".[7] He then appears as Steven in the final episode.[8] Purves had grown "the beginnings of a beard" to disguise the connection between the two characters of the serial.[9] The production team had been looking for a character to replace Barbara Wright (Jacqueline Hill) and Ian Chesterton (William Russell), who were leaving in the serial,[7] and Purves was suggested by both William Hartnell[7][8] and Maureen O'Brien.[8] Early drafts of the story used the names "Bruck" and "Michael" for the character of the captured astronaut, before settling on "Steven".[10]

References

Bibliography

• Howe, David J & Walker, Stephen James (2003). The Television Companion: The Unofficial and Unauthorised Guide to DOCTOR WHO (2nd ed.). Surrey, UK: Telos Publishing Ltd. ISBN 1-903889-51-0.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

External links

• Steven Taylor on Tardis Data Core, an external wiki
• Steven Taylor on the BBC's Doctor Who website

На других языках

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- [en] Steven Taylor (Doctor Who)

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[fr] Steven Taylor (Doctor Who)

Steven Taylor est un personnage de fiction joué par Peter Purves dans la série Doctor Who. Il s'agit de l'un des personnages réguliers de la série entre 1965 et 1966 et l'un des compagnons du 1er Docteur, alors incarné par William Hartnell. Steven apparaît dans 10 sérials et 45 épisodes de la seconde et troisième saison de la première série.

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[ru] Стивен Тейлор (Доктор Кто)

Стивен Тейлор (англ. Steven Taylor) — персонаж британского научно-фантастического сериала «Доктор Кто», сыгранный Питером Пёрвесом. Родом из XXIII века Стивен становится частью команды ТАРДИС и одним из спутников Первого Доктора, путешествуя с ним и другими спутниками сквозь пространство и время. В общей сложности он появился в десяти сериях «Доктора Кто», вышедших с 1965 по 1966 год, из них только три полностью сохранились в архивах BBC («Вмешивающийся во время», «Ковчег» и «Меткие стрелки»).

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