News Happy Birthday Murray Melvin

Murray Melvin as you may be aware played Bilis Manger in two episodes of Torchwood – Captain Jack Harkness and End of Days, and appeared in the story Twilight Streets by Gary Russell.

Last year we had the opportunity to interview Murray about his role as Bilis and his many other roles on television, stage and screen.

http://projecttorchwood.blogspot.co.uk/2013/06/interview-with-murray-melvin.html

Happy Birthday Murray,

Did you know on this day in 1968, Episode 1 of Dominators was broadcast?  It starred Patrick Troughton as the Doctor with Frazer Hines and Wendy Padbury as his companions  Jamie and Zoe.

Writer was Norman Ashby which was a pseudonym for Mervyn Haisman and Henry Lincoln.  Director was Morris Barry.

Sadistic Dominators and their robot Quarks threaten the pacifist planet of Dulkis*

Other birthdays today are: Antonio Banderas and Ashley Jensen.

Have a fantastic day today Murray from everyone at Project: Torchwood

Sources:

Campbell (2000) Doctor Who Pocket Essential*

©BBC Doctor Who 1963

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Doctor-Who-The-Dominators/dp/B002SQ78YA/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1407682674&sr=8-2&keywords=Doctor+Who+Dominators