William Russell

William Russell Enoch (19 November 1924 – 3 June 2024) was an English actor who performed as both Russell Enoch and William Russell. His career on stage and screen spanned over seven decades and he first achieved prominence in the title role of the television series The Adventures of Sir Lancelot (1956–1957). In 1963, he was in the original lead cast of BBC1's Doctor Who, playing the role of schoolteacher Ian Chesterton from the show's first episode until 1965. Russell's film roles include parts in The Man Who Never Was (1956), The Great Escape (1963) and Superman (1978). On television, he appeared as Ted Sullivan in Coronation Street in 1992. In his later years, he continued his association with Doctor Who and returned as Ian for a 2022 cameo in "The Power of the Doctor", 57 years after the character left, which won him a Guinness World Record for the longest gap between TV appearances.

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DOCTOR WHO · S2, E4

The Dalek Invasion of Earth: World's End

The Doctor and his companions arrive in a London very different from what they remember.
DOCTOR WHO · S2, E5

The Dalek Invasion of Earth: The Daleks

The Daleks have conquered the Earth. Susan and Barbara have joined the human resistance who launch an attack on the Dalek flying saucer where the Doctor and Ian are prisoners.
DOCTOR WHO · S2, E12

The Romans: The Slave Traders

After relaxing at a Roman villa the Doctor is mistaken for a murdered lyre player and targeted by an assassin. Meanwhile, Ian and Barbara are captured by slave traders.
DOCTOR WHO · S2, E9

The Dalek Invasion of Earth: Flashpoint

Barbara realises how to control the Robomen and orders an attack on the Daleks.
DOCTOR WHO · S2, E6

The Dalek Invasion of Earth: Day of Reckoning

The rebel attack on the Dalek flying saucer has been defeated. London is crawling with Daleks and Robomen, and the Doctor, Barbara and Susan must escape the city.

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