Frazer Hines: “Doctor Who Was Such A Happy Time”

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Frazer Hines has spoken of his enduring affection for the role that made him a well-known face on British television in an interview for a new tour of an Agatha Christie play.

Fresh from his recent visit to the Doctor Who set to meet the current incarnation of the Doctor, Frazer is promoting his forthcoming appearance as the butler in Christie classic And Then There Were None which will be at the Milton Keynes Theatre later this month. Speaking of playing Jamie McCrimmon opposite the Second Doctor, he said:

“I never expected that it would have the kind of legacy it has. We are talking nearly 50 years ago and it is still going strong. It was a job that I enjoyed every minute of. A lot of the time, you think I hope so and so is a good mood, or they haven’t had a row with their partner. There was never that feeling on Doctor Who, it was always such a happy time.”

Although keen to put in a decent plug for the play which features a roster of familiar small-screen names including Paul Nicholas, Mark Curry and Colin Buchanan, Frazer is more than happy to reflect on his time in the TARDIS, and even make a plea for a run of repeat screenings:

“The shows still stand up very well. I watched the recently recovered The Enemy of the World and The Web of Fear and I thought they stood up so well. You could put them on to television today and no one would bat an eyelid. I’ve always thought that since the show was bought back. They should repeat one story from each Doctor for the classic era. I was told the BBC wouldn’t put black and white stories on repeat but they have done it with old episodes of Dad’s Army, why wouldn’t they do it for Doctor Who?”

Read the full interview and dates for And Then There Were None at Luton Today.

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