Actor
Peter Purves
February 10, 1939 · Lancashire, England, UK
Peter John Purves (born 10 February 1939) is an English television presenter and actor. He played Steven Taylor in Doctor Who under the First Doctor, a role he continued to play in audio dramas for Big Finish Productions. He later became a presenter on the BBC children's programme Blue Peter for eleven years. He has continued to make regular television appearances, including coverage of the Crufts dog show.
Notable work
Often works with
William Hartnell
12 titles together
Doctor Who, Doctor Who: The Time Meddler, Tales of the Tardis
Maureen O'Brien
5 titles together
Doctor Who: The Time Meddler, Tales of the Tardis, Doctor Who: The Chase
Jackie Lane
4 titles together
Doctor Who: The Gunfighters, Doctor Who: The Celestial Toymaker, Doctor Who: The Ark
Peter Butterworth
3 titles together
Doctor Who: The Time Meddler, Tales of the Tardis, Doctor Who: The Daleks' Master Plan
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John Scott Martin
3 titles together
Doctor Who, Doctor Who: The Chase, Doctor Who: Resurrection of the Daleks
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Geoffrey Cheshire
3 titles together
Doctor Who: The Time Meddler, Tales of the Tardis, Doctor Who: The Daleks' Master Plan
Full filmography · 36
A Christmas Carol - A Filmed Radio Play Live on Stage
as Charles Dickens
2025
Doctor Who: The Savages
as Steven Taylor (voice)
2025
Doctor Who: The Celestial Toymaker
as Steven Taylor (voice)
2024
Doctor Who: Galaxy 4
as Steven (voice)
2021
Behind the Sofa - Season 14
cast
2020
The Doctors: The William Hartnell Years
cast
2017
Boys! Boys! Boys!
cast
2013
Remembering Douglas Camfield
cast
2013
The End of the Line?
cast
2011
Dennis Spooner: Wanna Write a Television Series?
cast
2009
The Ties That Bind Us
as Steven Taylor (archive footage)
2008
The Story of Doctor Who
cast
2003