Wendy Padbury

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Wendy Padbury
Crossroads
Spouse
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(m. 1974; div. 1987)​
Children2, including Charlie Hayes

Wendy Padbury (born 7 December 1947) is a British actress and former talent agent. She has appeared in television series since 1966, including as Zoe Heriot, a companion to Patrick Troughton's Doctor in Doctor Who, from 1968 to 1969.

Early life

Before becoming an actress Padbury took ballet classes, but these came to an end due to her flat feet. She replaced ballet with Saturday morning drama classes with a strong emphasis on elocution.[1]

Career

Padbury came to prominence in 1966 when she joined the cast of the long-running

ATV soap opera Crossroads after she came second in the television talent contest Search for a Star. For her initial song in the contest she chose "(When I Marry) Mr. Snow" and made the unusual decision to sing a capella. Afterwards, the guest celebrity, Stubby Kaye, praised her very highly and predicted that she would go far, somewhat to the embarrassment of the presenter since, at that point, no one contestant should have been singled out. In Crossroads, she played the role of Stephanie "Stevie" Harris, foster daughter to the show's main character, Meg Mortimer (Noele Gordon
).

She was cast as the Second Doctor's new companion, Zoe Heriot, in Doctor Who in 1968. She became very close to her co-stars Frazer Hines and Patrick Troughton, the latter playing the Doctor. Padbury tells many fond stories about the practical jokes they would play on each other during rehearsals.[1]

Her connection with Doctor Who after she left the programme (at the same time as Hines and Troughton) was not quite over. She appeared in

the Doctor. She then made an appearance, again with Hines and Troughton, in Doctor Who's 20th anniversary story, The Five Doctors.[2]

Her other roles include co-presenter of the second series of Score with the Scaffold. She appeared in three series of the children's television adventure programme Freewheelers playing the part of Sue Craig.[3] She made a series of appearances as Rosemary Roberts in the British soap opera Emmerdale (then known by its original title Emmerdale Farm), coincidentally opposite Frazer Hines, one of the major stars of that show.

Her film appearances included a brief role in

The Master in Doctor Who, including the above mentioned episode, The Five Doctors
.

In an interview with

Matt Smith.[citation needed
]

Padbury is now retired and lives in France,

Matt Smith at the National Youth Theatre.[8]

In 2023, Padbury reprised her role as Zoe Heriot in the series Tales of the TARDIS.[9]

Personal life

Padbury attended

Charlie
(born 1977).

Filmography

Films

Year Title Role Notes
1967 Charlie Bubbles Woman in Cafe
1971 The Blood on Satan's Claw Cathy Vespers

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1964 Crossroads Stevie Harris 44 episodes
1968–69 Doctor Who Zoe Heriot 48 episodes
1971 Z-Cars Christina Episode: Kid's Stuff
Score with the Scaffold Presenter
1971–73 Freewheelers Sue Craig 39 episodes
1974 Crown Court Fiona Sumner Episode: The Getaway
1975 The Emperor's Nightingale Kay-Su
1976-81 You and Me Presenter BBC Schools Series
1976-77 Merry-Go-Round Presenter BBC Schools Series
1982-83 Over To You Presenter ITV Schools Series
1983 Doctor Who: The Five Doctors Zoe Heriot TV special
1987 Emmerdale Farm Rosemary Roberts 6 episodes
1991 The Bill Manageress Episode: The Negotiator
2023 Tales of the TARDIS Zoe Heriot Episode: "The Mind Robber"

References

  1. ^ a b "Interview with Wendy Padbury by Alan Stevens and Alistair Lock". Magic Bullet Productions. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
  2. ^ "Doctor Who Classic Episode Guide – The Five Doctors". BBC. 25 November 1983. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
  3. ISBN 0-85170-879-X
    .
  4. ^ "Charlie Bubbles (1967)". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
  5. ^ Duvoli, John (September 1971). Clarke, Frederick S. (ed.). "Film Review: Blood on Satan's Claw". Cinefantastique (4): 29–31.
  6. ^ "Wendy Padbury". Doctor Who Interview Archive. 15 February 2010. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
  7. ^ Martin, Dan (28 March 2013). "The Mind Robber: Doctor Who classic episode #4". The Guardian. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
  8. ^ "Good Hunting Sister!". Doctor Who Magazine. No. 408. p. 38.
  9. ^ "Doctor Who: Welcome to The Whoniverse where every Doctor, every companion and hundreds of terrifying monsters live". BBC Media Centre. BBC. 30 October 2023.
  10. ISBN 0907965318
    .

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