56-640: Ian Don Marter (28 October 1944 – 28 October 1986) was an English actor and writer, known for his role as Harry Sullivan in the BBC science-fiction television series Doctor Who from December 1974 to September 1975, with a non-regular, one-serial return in November and December 1975. He sometimes used the pseudonym Ian Don . Born in Warwickshire , the son of Donald Marter and his wife Helen Donaldson, Marter attended Beckenham and Penge Grammar School and
112-402: A Bergerac reboot was in the final stages of development, and will air in 2025. The series ran from 1981 to 1991. It was created by producer Robert Banks Stewart after an earlier detective series, Shoestring , starring Trevor Eve , came to an abrupt end. Like Shoestring , the series begins with a man returning to work after a particularly bad period in his life: Eddie Shoestring from
168-407: A flashback : Bergerac was swigging brandy during a surveillance when he noticed his suspect and gave chase. He attempted to prevent the man's escape by leaping onto his boat. Under the influence of his drinking, he slipped back and his left leg was crushed against the harbour wall by the boat. As a result of this accident, Bergerac begins episode one deemed unfit to serve, but he seeks to remain on
224-607: A parallel universe version of Harry serving on a nuclear submarine in a dystopian world ruled by the Silurians , where he manages to save the life of the Seventh Doctor 's companion Bernice Summerfield . In David A. McIntee 's Past Doctor Adventure The Face of the Enemy (1998) Harry is seen still working for the Royal Navy before his secondment to UNIT, which he first encounters in
280-457: A 2001 interview with Robert Banks Stewart, John Nettles was cast on his insistence. He said, "A programme like that would never get made today without having a household name, but back then I fought to have John Nettles play Bergerac because he was right for it." Bergerac's relationships with women are a frequent theme, often as a subplot to the main crime investigation. Bergerac's girlfriends include Francine Leland ( Cécile Paoli ) (who had been
336-455: A doctor and saved thousands of lives with his vaccines. In " The Zygon Inversion " Kate Stewart mentions that Sullivan developed a gas known as Z-67, which turns Zygons inside out. The Doctor confiscated the gas and formula to prevent its misuse, referring to the weapon as "the imbecile's gas", referencing his assertion in " Revenge of the Cybermen " that "Harry Sullivan is an imbecile!". Harry
392-524: A feature film version, provisionally titled Doctor Who Meets Scratchman (also known as Doctor Who and the Big Game ), in collaboration with Baker and director James Hill ; due to a lack of funding, the project was ultimately abandoned. Marter's plot concerned Baker's Doctor coming face to face with Scratchman (an ancient term for the Devil ); the finale was to have been acted out on a colossal pinball table, with
448-528: A lovable rogue and would-be tycoon often involved in shady dealings, but paradoxically something of an innocent. Bergerac usually had a good relationship with him, although in the first episode, "Picking It Up", they were not on the best of terms. Charlie was involved in all but two of the 87 episodes. Other regular characters in the series included Bergerac's ex-wife, Deborah ( Deborah Grant ), and his boss, Superintendent Barney Crozier ( Sean Arnold ), initially an inspector (promoted from sergeant immediately before
504-476: A medical doctor), appears in the second series of the Sarah Jane Smith Adventures (2005–2006) audio plays by Big Finish, voiced by Tom Chadbon . Harry is mentioned by both Will and Sarah Jane, but he is apparently on some secret assignment and neither has seen him for a long time. Will is eventually revealed to be a sleeper agent of a religious cult targeting Sarah Jane, and dies during the course of
560-480: A moment of frustration and at the top of his lungs, that "Harry Sullivan is an imbecile!" Nonetheless he is well liked by the Doctor and Sarah Jane, and has a slightly flirtatious relationship with her. The character was originally devised by the production team as a means of handling any action scenes required in episodes when they had envisioned that the new Doctor would be played by an older actor, as had previously been
616-434: A nervous breakdown; Jim Bergerac from alcoholism and from a crushed and badly-broken leg. Bergerac sometimes dealt with controversial topics; for example, when an old man is unmasked as a Nazi war criminal, his age raised various moral dilemmas. Supernatural elements occasionally appear in the series, and some episodes end with unpleasant twists, as in "Offshore Trades" and "A Hole In The Bucket". The final episode filmed
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#1733084963072672-558: A roof joist in Sarah Jane Smith's attic, near a portrait of Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart and a photograph of Sarah Jane and K-9 Mark III . These were the first uses of classic era imagery in the revived era of the Whoniverse. Also in this episode when Sarah Jane is thinking of names for her son she contemplates choosing the name Harry. In The Sarah Jane Adventures story " Death of the Doctor ", Sarah Jane reveals that Harry continued as
728-551: A sequel at the time of his death from a diabetic coma the following year. There was a biography of Sarah Jane Smith which stated that she and Harry developed a romantic relationship after her return from travelling with the Doctor. They later parted amicably and were still very fond of each other. Between 1994 and 2003, the character of Harry appeared in several novels from Virgin Publishing and BBC Books . Some of these stories are set in gaps between televised adventures featuring
784-549: Is in the season thirteen opener Terror of the Zygons , which had actually been made at the conclusion of the twelfth production block and held over to start the following season. At the conclusion of this story he chooses to return to London by train rather than by TARDIS with the Doctor and Sarah Jane, who continue their adventures without him. He does, however, reappear three stories later in The Android Invasion , both as
840-584: Is never actually seen in the Tardis in the series. After leaving the cast of the programme, Ian Marter went on to pen several novelisations of Doctor Who stories for Target Books , writing an original novel, Harry Sullivan's War , for them in 1985. In Harry Sullivan's War , the character has become an MI5 operative (supporting the Brigadier's comment in Mawdryn Undead ). Marter was believed to have been planning
896-645: The BBC in association with the Australian Seven Network , and first screened on BBC1 , it stars John Nettles as the title character Jim Bergerac, who is initially a detective sergeant in Le Bureau des Étrangers ("The Foreigners' Office", a fictional department dealing with non-Jersey residents), within the States of Jersey Police , but later leaves the force and becomes a private investigator . Westward Studios executive producer Brian Constantine has said that
952-457: The BBC started a rerun of the series on daytime afternoons on BBC Two . The repeats concluded with series 3, in order to avoid showing the Haut de la Garenne location, a former children's home which had been the focus of an investigation into historic child abuse which identified a number of instances of abuse towards its former residents. Jim Bergerac is a complex character, presented by
1008-631: The 21st century to assist the modern-day UNIT. Sullivan is portrayed by Christopher Naylor in this series. A vision of Harry is seen along with every other companion (aside from Leela ) on the scanner screen in Resurrection of the Daleks . Harry is also seen calling out to the Doctor just before his regeneration in Logopolis . He is also mentioned in The Sarah Jane Adventures story Death of
1064-660: The British science-fiction television series Doctor Who and is a companion of the Fourth Doctor . Played by Ian Marter , the character appears as a regular during the programme's twelfth season in 1974–1975. Harry appeared in 7 stories (27 episodes). Doctor Sullivan is a commissioned Surgeon-Lieutenant in the Royal Navy , who is attached as medical officer to the United Nations Intelligence Taskforce ,
1120-587: The Christmas special episodes became available in October 2021. As of September 2021, seasons 1–3 and 5–9 were available to stream in the United States via Amazon Prime with a BritBox subscription. The Bergerac theme music, composed by George Fenton , featured a reggae and accordion refrain. In 1982, he won a BAFTA Best Original Television Music award for the music. In 2018, a DJ known as Youngr re-recorded
1176-416: The Christmas specials. This pink-and-grey building, with a white pillared entrance, first appeared in series 1, episode 6, "Portrait of Yesterday", as the home and wedding venue of the incidental characters. Windward House then reappeared from series 2, episode 1, as Charlie Hungerford's main residence, where he hosted a large garden fête, and then in almost every episode of the show—used either as part of
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#17330849630721232-429: The Doctor , with Sarah recounting his successful medical career, revealing "He did such good work with vaccines. He saved thousands of lives". In Doctor Who Magazine issue 512, discussing his 2017 episode " Knock Knock ', writer Mike Bartlett revealed that the character of Harry in his episode was intended to be the grandson of Harry Sullivan (who, according to this episode, had gone "grey-packing" with his boyfriend to
1288-577: The Eighth Doctor's amnesia and subsequent regenerations prevent either the Doctor or Harry from recognizing each other, Harry notes that the Doctor has a certain 'Doctorishness' about him. In the Big Finish Productions audio drama UNIT: The Wasting (2005), Commodore Sullivan (who is working with NATO) is called on by the Brigadier for a favour but does not have a speaking part. Harry's previously unknown younger stepbrother, Will Sullivan (also
1344-587: The Great Wall of China where he was arrested for trying to steal a piece). Harry Sullivan is again with Sarah Jane and the Fourth Doctor in “Scratchman,” a novel written and later narrated by Tom Baker. Bergerac (TV series) Bergerac ( / ˈ b ɜːr ʒ ə r æ k / BUR -zhə-rak ) is a British crime drama television series. Set in Jersey , it ran from 18 October 1981 to 26 December 1991. Produced by
1400-529: The TV series was located in St Helier's Royal Square, but filming there became difficult after the first series as the pretence of filming a documentary series was spoilt by public recognition of Bergerac's Triumph. Windward House, Le Mont Sohier, St Brelade (built in 1924, since demolished c.2010) with lush grounds overlooking Ouaisné and St Brelade's Bay, was used internally and externally throughout all nine series and
1456-526: The action strayed further away from Jersey and was increasingly based in France. As Jersey is a small island, most of the filming locations there can be tracked down with ease. Jim Bergerac and Susan Young's flat was located just above St Aubin , a few doors along from the Somerville Hotel; part of the interior was shot within another flat at Gorey , six miles away. Jim's original home in the first few series
1512-403: The basis that the incoming Fourth Doctor could be portrayed by an older actor who would not be able to handle the more physical action scenes. After 40-year-old Tom Baker was cast, such concerns were allayed and Harry was written out after only one season. Television appearances Marter remained involved with Doctor Who after his departure from the regular cast. He co-wrote the script for
1568-415: The case (Sarah Jane even jokingly compares Harry to James Bond at one point). When forty-year-old Tom Baker was cast, however, this was no longer a concern and the decision was taken to write Harry out — something producer Philip Hinchcliffe later admitted was probably a mistake, as Harry was a likeable and popular character who worked well with both of his fellow leads. Harry's last regular appearance
1624-412: The central plot or as a backdrop for family gatherings, drinks parties, business meetings, barbecues and marquee events. The entire house was used over time, particularly the living room with French windows, dining room, conservatory and long gallery hallways. External filming regularly included the gardens, paddock, driveways, fruit gardens, greenhouse, cider press and rockery. Noirmont Manor, Noirmont ,
1680-616: The character of Harry Sullivan. It was narrated by The Monk ( Rufus Hound ) titled How to Win Planets and Influence People . In December 2018 the free subscriber short story Tuesday by Tony Jones also featured Harry Sullivan and was narrated by Stephen Critchlow . In 2019, Big Finish released their third story featuring the character of Harry Sullivan narrated by Leela ( Louise Jameson ) titled #HarrySullivan . The Big Finish audio drama, UNIT: Nemesis , released in November 2021, features Harry Sullivan having been pulled out of time into
1736-743: The character, but in several books he has been seen either earlier or later in life. In the Virgin Missing Adventures novel System Shock (1995) and the Past Doctor Adventures novel Millennium Shock (1999), both by Justin Richards, he is seen during the 1990s as a Deputy Director of MI5. An even later early-21st century Harry has a cameo in the New Adventure Damaged Goods by Russell T Davies . The New Adventure Blood Heat (1993) by Jim Mortimore briefly depicts
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1792-525: The comedy short The Waterloo Bridge Handicap (1978). Marter lived and worked in New Zealand in the early 1980s, appearing in the soap opera Close to Home from 1982. In addition to his Doctor Who novelisations, Marter wrote adaptations of several 1980s American films such as Splash and Down and Out in Beverly Hills for Target and its imprint, Star Books. Some of these books were published under
1848-406: The doors of Portsmouth barracks. He often employs slightly archaic language — for example, referring to Sarah Jane affectionately as "old thing" or "old girl". He is nonetheless depicted as possessing great bravery and a "can-do" attitude, adapting well to the many strange situations in which he finds himself. He can, however, also be quite clumsy and unsubtle, once leading the Doctor to declare, in
1904-462: The end, they decided to use the character of Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart (played by Nicholas Courtney ) instead. Harry is mentioned in the story, however — the Brigadier tells the Fifth Doctor that he was "seconded to NATO " and was last heard of "doing something 'hush-hush' at Porton Down ." His photograph appears in the pilot episode of The Sarah Jane Adventures , hanging on the side of
1960-399: The fiancée of a dead colleague), Marianne Bellshade ( Celia Imrie ), Susan Young ( Louise Jameson ) and Danielle Aubry ( Thérèse Liotard ). He has several encounters with ex -wife Deborah ( Deborah Grant ), who has custody of their daughter Kim (Lindsay Heath). The main supporting character was Jim Bergerac's former father-in-law Charlie Hungerford (played by Terence Alexander ). Charlie was
2016-1084: The first episode) and later chief inspector. Bergerac had several sidekicks who were generally detective constables. Bergerac had an ongoing flirtatious relationship with glamorous jewel thief Philippa Vale ( Liza Goddard ), who went by the nickname of the Ice Maiden (Series 3: "Ice Maiden", Series 4: "Return of the Ice Maiden", Series 5: "SPARTA", and Series 7: "Old Acquaintance"). Many well-known actors had guest roles in Bergerac , either before or after rising to fame. These include Philip Glenister , Julian Glover , Connie Booth , Greta Scacchi , Ray Winstone , Prunella Scales , Louise Lombard , Ronald Pickup , Norman Wisdom , Charles Gray , John Forgeham , Bernard Hepton , Bill Nighy , Joanne Whalley , and Steve McFadden . The series played heavily on its Jersey location. The early storylines were usually in and around Jersey with short scenes shot in England and France. In later episodes
2072-497: The ground, another director having shot there in the meantime. They became tourist attractions, with signs advertising "Visit Bergerac's Location" or "See Bergerac's Car". Plot lines occasionally took the action onto the British mainland, particularly London, and Richmond riverside figured prominently. Bergerac was made available on DVD by 2 Entertain / Cinema Club. The first series was released on 8 May 2006, including audio commentaries on three episodes. Mistakes occurred in
2128-485: The holes in the table being portals to other dimensions. Eventually, in 2019, a novelization of this story by Baker and James Goss, simply titled Scratchman , was released by BBC Books, dedicated to Marter ( ISBN 978-1785943904 ). He later became involved with the writing of novelisations of Doctor Who TV serials for Target Books , penning nine such adaptations in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Marter's novelisations were somewhat controversial, most notably when
2184-557: The military organisation to which the Doctor acts as scientific advisor. He is first mentioned (though not seen) in Planet of the Spiders , when the Brigadier thinks the Third Doctor has gone into a coma . The Brigadier calls for Doctor Sullivan and asks him to come to the Doctor's laboratory, but tells him not to bother when Sergeant Benton wakes the Doctor by offering him a cup of coffee. In
2240-465: The next serial, Robot , after the Doctor's third regeneration , Sullivan is called in to attend him, and ends up travelling aboard the TARDIS with the Fourth Doctor and Sarah Jane Smith (played by Elisabeth Sladen ) for several subsequent adventures. Harry is rather old-fashioned and stereotypically English in his attitudes. Somewhat accident-prone, he once claimed he was always trapping his nose in
2296-423: The novel. He also appears in the novel Wolfsbane by Jacqueline Rayner , where he briefly aids the currently-amnesic Eighth Doctor in dealing with a plot involving a woman who believes herself to be the reincarnation of Morgan Le Fay in 1936 when the Fourth Doctor's TARDIS accidentally materialises there long enough for Harry to leave, having apparently been drawn off course by its damaged future self. Although
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2352-438: The original Harry and an android double. This is the character's final appearance in the programme. A later production team gave some consideration to bringing Harry Sullivan back for a guest appearance in the 1983 story Mawdryn Undead , part of the programme's twentieth anniversary season. Their first choice was the character of Ian Chesterton , but those plans fell through due to actor William Russell being unavailable. In
2408-415: The pen name Ian Don . Other novelizations: Gummi Bears Picture Books: According to Doctor Who co-star Nicholas Courtney , Marter had come out to him as bisexual . He and his wife divorced. Marter died in 1986, on his 42nd birthday, from a heart attack associated with diabetes-related cardiovascular disease . Harry Sullivan (Doctor Who) Harry Sullivan is a fictional character from
2464-414: The police force. While his status is being considered, he is key to solving a case with old colleagues in the recently formed "Bureau des Étrangers"; he is then posted to that unit and does well. By the end of the series, Bergerac has become a private detective. As an aspect of his unorthodox behaviour, Bergerac drives a burgundy 1947 Triumph Roadster instead of an approved police vehicle. According to
2520-747: The return of his character, which was published in 1986 and was one of the earliest original Doctor Who -related novels to be released. Marter had been planning both a sequel to this novel and an adaptation of his unused Doctor Who Meets Scratchman script at the time of his death. Books Marter's acting career beyond Doctor Who comprised mainly roles in episodes of series such as the BBC's The Brothers (1972), Crown Court , Bergerac (1981) and Granada Television 's The Return of Sherlock Holmes (1986). He also had minor roles in several films, such as Doctor Faustus (1967), The Abominable Dr. Phibes (1971), North and South , The Medusa Touch (1978), and
2576-415: The series as a somewhat unorthodox police officer. He is recovering from alcoholism , partly resulting from an unpleasant divorce. A Jersey native, he returns to the island at the start of the series after recuperating in England from ill health, dipsomania and major surgery on his leg following an accident caused by his drinking heavily prior to an attempted arrest. The accident is shown in episode two as
2632-584: The series. Harry appears in the Titan Doctor Who Ninth Doctor comic storyline Official Secrets , set in the 1970s, where he briefly takes command of UNIT during the Brigadier's absence while investigating the mysterious appearance of large monsters, meeting the Ninth Doctor , Rose Tyler and Captain Jack Harkness during the crisis. In 2017, Big Finish released their first story to include
2688-457: The supply of the source material for the DVD releases, which meant the episodes of series 1 and 6 were edited versions broadcast originally on UK daytime television. This was amended for Bergerac: The Complete Collection , a 27-DVD box set released in 2009 which includes all episodes in their full length. In June 2021, the first two series became available on BritBox and series 3 to series 9 with all
2744-544: The third season onwards was located at Haut de la Garenne , a former children's home which in February 2008 became the focus of the Jersey child abuse investigation 2008 . The building, on Mont de la Garenne overlooking Mont Orgueil and the Royal Bay of Grouville , ceased being a children's home in 1983 (before the series started filming there) and was re-opened as Jersey's first and only youth hostel . The original Bureau in
2800-686: The track, entitled "Bergerac Remastered", with a video shot in locations around Jersey. Writer Toby Whithouse will helm a new six-episode Bergerac series to be aired in 2025. Damien Molony has been cast in the title role, with filming set to take place in Jersey and Plymouth for exterior and interior shots. Co-stars include Zoë Wanamaker as a gender bent Charlie Hungerford, and Robert Gilbert as Barney Crozier. New characters include Arthur Wakefield ( Philip Glenister ), Margaret Heaton ( Pippa Haywood ), Uma Dalal ( Sasha Behar ) and Kara (Celine Arden). Portions of Bergerac 's credits were featured in
2856-501: The word "bastard" appeared in his novelisation of the 1967 story The Enemy of the World . The last of Marter's Doctor Who novelisations was The Rescue , which had to be completed by range editor Nigel Robinson due to Marter's unexpected death. Marter was one of a small group of Doctor Who actors to write licensed fiction based on the series. Marter also wrote an original spin-off novel for Target, Harry Sullivan's War , featuring
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#17330849630722912-403: Was Charlie Hungerford's home throughout series one. As the series ran for a decade, directors found it increasingly difficult to find locations which had not been overused. While promoting his film White Noise in an interview with Xpose magazine, director Geoffrey Sax described how he made an effort to find new locations, only to return for the actual shoot to find camera tripod marks in
2968-548: Was awarded a scholarship to St Edmund Hall, Oxford where he read English language and literature and was involved in the college's drama society . Marter graduated from St Edmund Hall in 1966 and started work at the Bristol Old Vic theatre, where he served as a stage manager in addition to acting in stage roles. In 1971, Marter auditioned for the regular role of Captain Mike Yates in the eighth season of Doctor Who . He
3024-403: Was offered the part, but was unable to accept due to a prior commitment. The production team were sufficiently impressed that they kept him in mind and cast him in a supporting role in the 1973 story Carnival of Monsters , broadcast as part of the tenth season of the programme. The following year, Marter was cast in the role of Harry Sullivan , a character developed by the production team on
3080-454: Was submerged when the States of Jersey flooded the valley to create the Queen's Valley reservoir in 1991. Plans for this reservoir were referred to at the start of series four, when Bergerac was forced to seek new accommodation because of them, in the process meeting an estate agent who became his lover. One of the main locations of the series achieved later notoriety. The Bureau des Étrangers from
3136-508: Was the 1991 Christmas Special titled "All for Love", set partly in Bath . The final scene provides a strong hint about Bergerac's future, after Charlie Hungerford recommends Bergerac for a new position heading an expanded Bureau des Étrangers covering the whole of the Channel Islands following its success in Jersey. The show is repeated on channels such as Alibi and Drama . On 24 February 2014,
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