10 Doctor Who Actors Who Have Appeared In Blake's 7
5. Steven Pacey
Steven Pacey as Del Tarrant had the unenviable task of being Blake's replacement, a new rival for Avon in the battle for alpha male status. Headstrong, arrogant and a lothario, Tarrant very often came across as childish and impulsive. He at least commanded Avons grudging respect for being "brave, young, handsome - there are three good reasons for anyone not to like him". Pacey made his mark in the Doctor Who universe by playing the Zygon Hagoth in his guise as Trevor in Paul Magrs' Big Finish Eighth Doctor play The Zygon Who Fell To Earth. Trevor is related by marriage to Lucie Miller and this story forms part of the Aunty Pat trilogy, sandwiched between Horror of Glam Rock and Death in Blackpool. The real Trevor is an ex-folk singer and Pacey even performs a song in this one, Falling Star with lyrics by Barnaby Edwards. Following its release in June 2008, the story was later broadcast on BBC Radio 7 to mark the 45th anniversary of the show (November 2008). Like his Blakes 7 character, Paceys Trevor is something of a catch, with Aunty Pat revealing that she knew he was in fact a Zygon but that she had chosen to stand by her man regardless.
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.
