10 Doctor Who Actors Who Have Appeared In Blake's 7
9. Brian Croucher
Brian Croucher had the tough task of replacing Greif as Travis in Series 2 of Blake's 7. It was not the greatest fit and the character lost much of his sinister quality. However, as Borg in The Robots of Death, Croucher is far more effective. Travis was surrounded by an all female mutoid crew and who knows what pleasures they afforded him in off duty moments. Borgs masseurs were not so easy on the eye. He was first met on board the Sandminer getting a rub down by a Voc robot, V9. As with the rest of the crew, Borg comes under suspicion when a series of murders take place in this detective style adventure. Far too laid back for his captains liking and seen as a crew member who doesnt pull his weight, he is nonetheless outspoken and not one to suffer fools gladly. When the Fourth Doctor offers him a jelly baby, whilst most would accept in bemusement, his response is "Shut up!" as he flings the bag of sweets out of the Doctors hand. Sadly his appearance is all too short lived as he becomes one of the first victims. Croucher would later reunite with former Blake's 7 co-star Jan Chappel in Reel Time Pictures fan film Shakedown.
Paul Driscoll is a freelance writer and author across a range of subjects from Cult TV to religion and social policy. He is a passionate Doctor Who fan and January 2017 will see the publication of his first extended study of the series (based on Toby Whithouse's series six episode, The God Complex) in the critically acclaimed Black Archive range by Obverse Books. He is a regular writer for the fan site Doctor Who Worldwide and has contributed several essays to Watching Books' You and Who range. Recently he has branched out into fiction writing, with two short stories in the charity Doctor Who anthology Seasons of War (Chinbeard Books). Paul's work will also feature in the forthcoming Iris Wildthyme collection (A Clockwork Iris, Obverse Books) and Chinbeard Books' collection of drabbles, A Time Lord for Change.
