{"id":2196,"date":"2017-10-10T12:48:29","date_gmt":"2017-10-10T02:18:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wakefieldpress.com.au\/blog\/?p=2196"},"modified":"2017-10-11T13:08:34","modified_gmt":"2017-10-11T02:38:34","slug":"edmund-pegge-dr-who","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wakefieldpress.com.au\/blog\/2017\/10\/edmund-pegge-dr-who\/","title":{"rendered":"Edmund Pegge on being in Dr Who"},"content":{"rendered":"

From the warm and witty Edmund Pegge<\/a> we have a few thoughts on being a small part of the <\/em>Dr Who\u00a0phenomenon:<\/em><\/p>\n

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On being interviewed at a Dr Who<\/em> convention in Adelaide the following conversation occurred:
\nInt:<\/em> How did you approach your part?
\nEd:<\/em> Probably learnt my lines and hit my marks. It was a long time ago.
\nInt:<\/em> What did you think of being in Dr Who<\/em> at the time?
\nEd:<\/em> Nothing. It was just another job.
\nInt:<\/em> How did being in Dr Who<\/em> affect your career?
\nEd:<\/em> It didn’t until now.<\/p>\n

\"Edmund<\/a>

Edmund Pegge as Meeker in Dr Who<\/p><\/div>\n

The gathering were slightly astonished at how casual and perhaps irreverent I was being in what is now seen as iconic television. At the time Dr Who<\/em> was just a popular series with a widening fan base. In retrospect there is a strong case for saying that Tom Baker and Louise Jameson were the most convincing Doctor and offsider. Baker\u00a0was highly intelligent and had an intellectual charisma.
\nThe episode in which I played Meeker in ‘The Invisible Enemy’ had a notable first appearance \u2013 K9 the robot dog. This was most gratifying as we all earned heaps of overtime as K9 kept breaking down. What is more, I was pleased to hear that he was voiced by John Leeson, an actor friend of mine whom I last saw at a Dr Who<\/em> convention in London.
\nThat was my first experience of a convention. There was only myself, John and another actor, the other eight were technicians and a tea lady from those days. In other words, anyone vaguely connected was invited along. I signed dozens of DVD covers and posters and all insisted on a photo with me. I was their star buddy in a flash. It took a lot less than 15 minutes!<\/p>\n

To read more about Ed’s adventures as a working actor, have a look at his hilarious and astonishing memoir<\/em>, Forever Horatio, available here<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

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