Funny thing about the Avengers. It was produced by ITV and created by Sydney Newman; the same guy who is responsible for creating Doctor Who. It was also as big a hit here in the United States as it was in Britian.
@@davidarthur6942 I understand what you are saying but this is not the Avengers of the Marvel Cinematic Universe and the Comics. This is a completely different Avengers that has no relation to Marvel or the Walt Disney Company. This Avengers was produced in Britian and Was syndicated here in the United States. It starred Patrick McNee and Emma Peel, as British Spy working for the Crown. It actually predates Marvels Avengers by a couple of years
@@DemetriusSorvo That is something I had not heard. I believe she gave Terry Nation a brief to write a monster story and he came up with the Idea. But she didn't really abject in spite of Sydney's not wanting "any bug eyed monsters" on the show. She actually went to bat for the Daleks and thank god that she did because Dr. Who wouldn't be Doctor Who without them.
I just can't believe how many classic actors passed last year. It was the first time I saw serials like Creature from the Pit, War Machine, Seeds of Doom, Warrior's Gate, and they are now some of my favorite serials in Doctor Who (not CftP of course). Only to find out nearly everyone had an actor who passed away around the same time.
Not only actors. You have all professions that suddenly became thinner. Coincidence? It would be curious to investigate connections to a certain experimental injection (by at least 4 compabies in this country)
I’m quite sad that you managed to exclude my friend and mentor, the fabulous Henry Woolf, from this list. Henry appeared in the fourth Doctor serial The Sun Makers as the Collector, which certainly merits inclusion here. He was a good actor and a great human being, and definitely deserved to be on this list. I am very disappointed with your omitting him.
It’s true that this list isn’t comprehensive, there are SO many Doctor Who personalities who passed in 2021. Not just actors either, production staff - costumers, extras, stunts, producers. Too many names to mention in one of our videos. Someone being left off isn’t a sign of disrespect. Thank you for mentioning Henry - The Sun Makers is a terrific serial (I’m a sucker for anything Robert Holmes), and he’s great in it. If anyone reading this hasn’t watched Sun Makers… GO WATCH SUN MAKERS.
@@danthemeegs8751 Just as a follow-up to Dan’s recommendation, above, I would include a trigger warning for anyone who thinks that the current regime at Dr Who is too political. Mr. Holmes was never afraid to not pull a punch. Watch The Sun Makers. It’s a great yarn.
@@DneilB007 There will be exceptions of course, but I think a lot of those “too political” shouts at the current era are from people who haven’t seen Classic Who. Although, to be fair, Chibnall isn’t as… graceful? When it comes to injecting that stuff into his writing. Especially when compared to writers like Holmes and RTD.
I remember watching the repeat of Coronation Street when Mark Eden played Alan Bradley who famously that got hit by the tram in Blackpool in 1989 and John Challis to me is always remembered as Boycie in Only Fools and Horses.
Very sad. I really liked her in both her Doctor Who and Harry Potter roles. I work in the cafe of a cancer hospital and I see what the patients, friends and family have to go through and it sucks.
I think that is more out of respect. When these stars pass away, their families may want to keep the cause private or the star themselves wants to keep it private. So then for a video to break that privacy would come across as callous. As you have been able to see this video you presumably have access to the internet so if curious, you can look up any of the stars for yourself. This video just serves as an acknowledgement and small memorial to those people who contributed to something we love.
@@youknow227 I got a couple of autographs from her about 5 years ago, from Alpha Centauri's appearances in both Peladon stories and Empress of Mars and she also did a spider voice from Pertwee's last story, Planet of the Spiders.
Marco Polo will be animated one day. They all will. I can still remember when they said no more animations after The Invasion. Then it was no more animations after The Moonbase. I can remember when they told us that classic Doctor Who would never be released on Blu-ray. As a fan of over 30 years, I've learned never say never. It all finds a way of happening.
@@DemetriusSorvo I don't think they're cancelling the doctor who animations as a whole. It's just they are not doing Anymore with BBC America. Hopefully they'll continue the animation with a different company.
even sad of those who have died this year. thank you all those who have died in the previous two years and prior you will be missed and remembered and your legends told forever
Slight error regarding the clip from quatermass and the pit ,that was taken from the TV version not the film and is a totally different actress Christine Finn better known as the voice of tintin in Thunderbirds.
How can you not mention one of helen mcrorys most iconic roles in the peaky blinders tv show its like talking about daniel Radcliffe and not mentioning harry potter or RDJ and not mentioning iron man
Just one bit of a nitpick...since these people are listed in chronological order of death, shouldn't the count be from 1 to 15 instead of being reversed akin to a countdown?
When you said “The Avengers: the 1960s TV series, not the movie franchise”, my immediate thought was to the (rather horrible) movie staring Ralph Fiennes and Uma Thurman, rather than the Marval Comics series. Bit sad, I know.
Its sad they had to die in 2021, if only they went in 2018, before they had to know the damage the BBC did to the show they stared in! Its sad they had to die at all, but honestly, If I had a legacy, I wouldnt want to be around to see it tarnished!
Dunno how I feel about this video. It kinda feels like WhoCulture are scraping the barrel and have gone so far down as to say 'Let's do a top 15 video on people who died, don't forget to like/comment/subscribe' But that's just my opinion, no hate to anyone behind the scenes, I just think this sort of video doesn't sit too well personally.
I’m sorry you feel that way, but we do videos like this every year, across all of our channels. There’s one up on TrekCulture right now too. It’s not like this is an exclusive idea either, TONS of outlets do “In Memoriam” stuff at the end of the year. I don’t see anything wrong with looking back, remembering great scenes/characters, and at the end of the day, celebrating these actors’ contributions to the show!
@@danthemeegs8751 I get it. Have to admit it's a bit morbid in a way however I guess it's good and even important in a way to look back at what they accomplished with the show and what they did with their career.
Sorry this is not about this vid. But who should be the next Doctor. I was watching Old School( Netflix). And he came on screen... I said to myself that is the person. I did not who he was. So I looked him up. His name is Harry Melling??? To me if you took all the Doctor put them in a blinder... That is what you would get. Oh will I could be wrong.
Dursley? You kidding? Actually, I’m quite looking forward to seeing him as Poe in The Pale Blue Eye. The idea of Edgar Allen Poe as an amateur detective has some weird potential.
@@DneilB007 I did not know he was going to play Poe(I was born on the same day as Poe Jan. 19). I also did not know his grandfather was Patrick Troughton.
Helen McCrory was actually close to the top of my wishlist, so I was especially gutted by her passing - who knows whether she even would've done it, but still. My no. 1 choice is David Thewlis as the guy's a phenomenal actor (not to mention an absolute chameleon) who could bring a huge amount of depth, darkness and humour to the role all at once, but also isn't so high-profile that he wouldn't be able to find the time for it. Runners-up for me are Hayley Atwell (she's actually outright said no but a man can dream), Sean Bean, Tommy Flanagan and Robert Carlyle
Dr Who has gone to rat shit. The main writers have walked away. Probably couldn't stand the Woke cesspit the BBC wanted to drag it into. Great to Garbage in a single series. Dead.
@@Ater_Draco DEAR A-HOLE. I USE CAPS SO I DON'T HAVE TO WEAR MY GLASSES. HEY GUESS WHAT NOW YOU'RE WOKE! IF MY CAPS ARE THE WORST YOU COULD FIND WITH MY COMMENT THEN YOU ARE A REAL LOSER. CHANGE YOU HANDLE TO A.H. FOR A-HOLE
What is all this positivity to which you refer? I never knew such negativity in the entire history. I dont think Dr Who will ever recover. Fortunately we have memories and dvds of when it was the greatest ever TV series.
There’s a ton of positive news and feedback on Doctor Who right now. You’ll always be out of the loop if you insist on listening to confirmation bias sources.
RIP to Helen McCrory, one of my greatest Doctor Who foes! Never trust a fish vampire!
She'll forever be Narcissa Malfoy, even if she's only in 3 films
she was also in Peaky Blinders
@@davincent98 YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@@davincent98 Another Potterheqd!
She was also in the penny dreadful series and she was simply wonderful there
Helen McCrory also played polly grey in peaky blinders, an absolute icon
Funny thing about the Avengers. It was produced by ITV and created by Sydney Newman; the same guy who is responsible for creating Doctor Who. It was also as big a hit here in the United States as it was in Britian.
Marvel and doctor who, has a long history, including declaring a doctor a part of marvel earth 5556
@@davidarthur6942 I understand what you are saying but this is not the Avengers of the Marvel Cinematic Universe and the Comics. This is a completely different Avengers that has no relation to Marvel or the Walt Disney Company. This Avengers was produced in Britian and Was syndicated here in the United States. It starred Patrick McNee and Emma Peel, as British Spy working for the Crown. It actually predates Marvels Avengers by a couple of years
Sydney Newman didn't create Doctor Who, he just took credit for it. Donald Wilson is much more deserving of the credit of creator.
Let’s not forget Verity. There wouldn’t be Doctor Who at this point if it wasn’t for her. Daleks were her idea.
@@DemetriusSorvo That is something I had not heard. I believe she gave Terry Nation a brief to write a monster story and he came up with the Idea. But she didn't really abject in spite of Sydney's not wanting "any bug eyed monsters" on the show. She actually went to bat for the Daleks and thank god that she did because Dr. Who wouldn't be Doctor Who without them.
I just can't believe how many classic actors passed last year. It was the first time I saw serials like Creature from the Pit, War Machine, Seeds of Doom, Warrior's Gate, and they are now some of my favorite serials in Doctor Who (not CftP of course). Only to find out nearly everyone had an actor who passed away around the same time.
Not only actors.
You have all professions that suddenly became thinner.
Coincidence?
It would be curious to investigate connections to a certain experimental injection (by at least 4 compabies in this country)
@@aleksandramesquita1949 it is utterly creepy to see so many *this episode is in memory of*... in 2021 and 2022. People all suddenly dying....
@@aleksandramesquita1949 please don't pollute the memory of these artists with your conspiracy theories. No one cares to hear them.
@@IreneWY it's better to wear a tin foil hat than a blindfold
That scene with Amy and the apple in The Eleventh Hour is one of my all-time favourite moments. So sad that Arthur Cox has passed.
May they all rest in peace and may their families and loved ones find strength and peace.
Didn't mention Helen McCrory being on Peaky Blinders?? I thought that credit would merit a mention.
I was surprised by that too
This is a Doctor Who thread. I'm sure she was excellent in Peaky Blinders but it's another genre far removed from the Whoniverse.
Ronald Pickup was a favorite of mine. He could play heroes, madmen and villains with equal conviction. (But mostly villains.) He will be missed.
I didn’t realise how many of these actors were dead
Harry Fielder (1940-2021). An actor of many movies & of whom I was able to know in friendship. RIP Aitch!
Tony Selby. RIP, Sabalom Glitz.
I’m quite sad that you managed to exclude my friend and mentor, the fabulous Henry Woolf, from this list. Henry appeared in the fourth Doctor serial The Sun Makers as the Collector, which certainly merits inclusion here. He was a good actor and a great human being, and definitely deserved to be on this list. I am very disappointed with your omitting him.
I'm so sorry for your loss. In my opinion, your friend should have been on the list instead of the man who was in Torchwood, not actually Doctor Who.
It’s true that this list isn’t comprehensive, there are SO many Doctor Who personalities who passed in 2021. Not just actors either, production staff - costumers, extras, stunts, producers. Too many names to mention in one of our videos.
Someone being left off isn’t a sign of disrespect. Thank you for mentioning Henry - The Sun Makers is a terrific serial (I’m a sucker for anything Robert Holmes), and he’s great in it.
If anyone reading this hasn’t watched Sun Makers… GO WATCH SUN MAKERS.
@@danthemeegs8751 Just as a follow-up to Dan’s recommendation, above, I would include a trigger warning for anyone who thinks that the current regime at Dr Who is too political. Mr. Holmes was never afraid to not pull a punch. Watch The Sun Makers. It’s a great yarn.
@@DneilB007 There will be exceptions of course, but I think a lot of those “too political” shouts at the current era are from people who haven’t seen Classic Who.
Although, to be fair, Chibnall isn’t as… graceful? When it comes to injecting that stuff into his writing. Especially when compared to writers like Holmes and RTD.
@@danthemeegs8751 Yeah, Chibbs has got a thing for beating that dead horse until it’s actually glue.
I followed John Challis on Twitter up until the time he died. Very lovely man, and enthusiastic poster.
Helen McCrory was married to Damian Lewis.
R.I.P to all of them
You left out one of Helen McCrory's biggest roles in Peaky Blinders, so sad at her passing.
I remember watching the repeat of Coronation Street when Mark Eden played Alan Bradley who famously that got hit by the tram in Blackpool in 1989 and John Challis to me is always remembered as Boycie in Only Fools and Horses.
Valerie Hobson was the Queen of Hammer Horror.
RIP Aunt Polly
“There’s a lot of positivity around doctor who right now”. Is there?
My guess would be that they were referring to Chibnall's resignation / RTD's return as showrunner, in which case, yes
@@Scrummy64 I like to think so!
There is indeed, unless you're a "don't touch my canon" fan.
Yes, there is.
May they rest in peace.
Loved Mark Ended
This is sad
No word on HOW these wonderful actors passed away? Helen McCrory was quite young.
She lost a battle with breast cancer
Helen passed from breast cancer sadly. May she rest in peace.
Still hoping we will see Helen in the upcoming Peaky Blinders. Won't be the same without Aunt Polly. RIP and best wishes to her family
Very sad. I really liked her in both her Doctor Who and Harry Potter roles. I work in the cafe of a cancer hospital and I see what the patients, friends and family have to go through and it sucks.
I think that is more out of respect. When these stars pass away, their families may want to keep the cause private or the star themselves wants to keep it private. So then for a video to break that privacy would come across as callous. As you have been able to see this video you presumably have access to the internet so if curious, you can look up any of the stars for yourself. This video just serves as an acknowledgement and small memorial to those people who contributed to something we love.
James Greene really liked playing monks or people in hoods
Never forgotten
Ronald Pickup was also in BBC Narnia series as the voice of Aslan
05:55 I think Ysanne Churchman (Alpha Centauri delegate) holds that record, with over 43 years between appearances.
Yeah
She's actually still alive!! 96
And William Russel 97
@@youknow227 I got a couple of autographs from her about 5 years ago, from Alpha Centauri's appearances in both Peladon stories and Empress of Mars and she also did a spider voice from Pertwee's last story, Planet of the Spiders.
Barbara Shelley was in the fantatsic Quatermass and the Pit.
Helen McCrory was great in Penny Dreadful as well. I love the work of Ronald Pickup & Helen McCrory
Do a top 10 dalek stories on your channel or top 10 unit members
There’s already a video on the channel called 10 Best Dalek stories!
Unit stopped being relevant when Pertwee got to leave earth.
I’m gonna probably cry but
51 and 52 are too young to go, RIP Dukas and McCroy
Helen McCrory is fantastic. I will watch anything if I know she is involved. She had a major part on "Peaky Blinders"
Rest In Peace to all fine actors.
Let's hope for an animation for Marco Polo. If it does continue. Hopefully another company picks it up. Let's not lose hope
Marco Polo will be animated one day. They all will. I can still remember when they said no more animations after The Invasion. Then it was no more animations after The Moonbase. I can remember when they told us that classic Doctor Who would never be released on Blu-ray. As a fan of over 30 years, I've learned never say never. It all finds a way of happening.
@@DemetriusSorvo I don't think they're cancelling the doctor who animations as a whole. It's just they are not doing Anymore with BBC America. Hopefully they'll continue the animation with a different company.
60's singer John Leyton is said to have appereared in Dr. Who. Do You know which episode he was in?
I saw Ronald Pickup in a episode of 'The Inspector Lynley Mysteries' as the character Sir Stuart Stinhurst.
May they rest in peace
even sad of those who have died this year. thank you all those who have died in the previous two years and prior you will be missed and remembered and your legends told forever
The animations are coming to an end. The Abominable Snowmen will be the last one.
Truly too bad but everybody's got to go
Jackie Lane and John challis really broke my heart because I was a fan of their Dodo and Scorby characters RIP you will be missed.😞😭💔
Helen also appeared in Peaky Blinders and as Cherie Blair opposite Michael Sheen's Tony Blair.
Rest In Peace, these wonderful actors and actresses who were amazing in doctor who, other films/shows and other stuff :(
Slight error regarding the clip from quatermass and the pit ,that was taken from the TV version not the film and is a totally different actress Christine Finn better known as the voice of tintin in Thunderbirds.
Surely an actor who’d appeared in dr who. Rather than a dr who actor.
Surely Helen Mcrory is best known for playing Polly in Peaky Blinders?
Yes, because soooooo many more people around the planet have seen Peaky Blinders than the Harry Potter movies 🙄
How can you not mention one of helen mcrorys most iconic roles in the peaky blinders tv show its like talking about daniel Radcliffe and not mentioning harry potter or RDJ and not mentioning iron man
Because it's a Doctor Who thread.
@@multi-purposebiped7419 and what is doctor who british and what is peaky blinders british
don't forget Ralph Watson- The Web of Fear, the Monster of Peladon and Horror of Fang Rock.
Just one bit of a nitpick...since these people are listed in chronological order of death, shouldn't the count be from 1 to 15 instead of being reversed akin to a countdown?
As a massive OFAH fan John Challis's death really hit me RIP to John and everyone else on this list
Helen McCrory also played Polly Shelby in Peaky Blinddrs
When you said “The Avengers: the 1960s TV series, not the movie franchise”, my immediate thought was to the (rather horrible) movie staring Ralph Fiennes and Uma Thurman, rather than the Marval Comics series.
Bit sad, I know.
Bernard chribbin died today
Should have at least given Stephen Critchlow an honorable mention with all the work that he's done for Big Finish.
Does somebody at WhoCulture keep track of every single person who has ever appeared on DW and take note of when they died??
💔💔💔💔😭😭😭😭
Bernard Holley was also in "Z Cars" for several years.
I thought you were gonna say Glitz
You know that Helen mccrory played Rosanna calvierri and narcissa in Harry potter
Would that be Jodie Whitaker on numerous occasions over the last three years
A channel named Toby Hadoke made a far more extensive in memoriam for this year. Y'all should check it out.
Ouch
What was the criteria? Because you left out the Brigadier and SARAH JANE SMITH! HERESY!
Helen mcrory is my favourite Dr who actor
Its sad they had to die in 2021, if only they went in 2018, before they had to know the damage the BBC did to the show they stared in! Its sad they had to die at all, but honestly, If I had a legacy, I wouldnt want to be around to see it tarnished!
You forgot Jodie Whittaker
😢
And Hellen MC crory played aunty Polly in peaky blinders
Yes, far more than 15 Classic and New Who actors died last year.....
I hate that this video can have so many actors in it
Dunno how I feel about this video. It kinda feels like WhoCulture are scraping the barrel and have gone so far down as to say 'Let's do a top 15 video on people who died, don't forget to like/comment/subscribe'
But that's just my opinion, no hate to anyone behind the scenes, I just think this sort of video doesn't sit too well personally.
You're right and I agree. Probably not gonna be watching them anymore. This is sick and sad.
I’m sorry you feel that way, but we do videos like this every year, across all of our channels. There’s one up on TrekCulture right now too. It’s not like this is an exclusive idea either, TONS of outlets do “In Memoriam” stuff at the end of the year.
I don’t see anything wrong with looking back, remembering great scenes/characters, and at the end of the day, celebrating these actors’ contributions to the show!
@@danthemeegs8751 I get it. Have to admit it's a bit morbid in a way however I guess it's good and even important in a way to look back at what they accomplished with the show and what they did with their career.
;(
Kinda sad Helen McCroy was wanted on that episode
I always thought Dudley Moore would have made a wonderful Doctor.
What good things happening to Doctor Who?
Apart from Chibs, Jodie & Yaz leaving?
Do keep up, dear. Not going to write a book here. Don’t listen to the few negative sources, is the moral of the story.
Drink every time he says titular 🙄😂
Schweeeeeeeeeeeeeeet, BUT R.I.P
Sorry this is not about this vid. But who should be the next Doctor. I was watching Old School( Netflix). And he came on screen... I said to myself that is the person. I did not who he was. So I looked him up. His name is Harry Melling??? To me if you took all the Doctor put them in a blinder... That is what you would get. Oh will I could be wrong.
Dursley? You kidding?
Actually, I’m quite looking forward to seeing him as Poe in The Pale Blue Eye. The idea of Edgar Allen Poe as an amateur detective has some weird potential.
@@DneilB007 I did not know he was going to play Poe(I was born on the same day as Poe Jan. 19). I also did not know his grandfather was Patrick Troughton.
Helen McCrory was actually close to the top of my wishlist, so I was especially gutted by her passing - who knows whether she even would've done it, but still.
My no. 1 choice is David Thewlis as the guy's a phenomenal actor (not to mention an absolute chameleon) who could bring a huge amount of depth, darkness and humour to the role all at once, but also isn't so high-profile that he wouldn't be able to find the time for it.
Runners-up for me are Hayley Atwell (she's actually outright said no but a man can dream), Sean Bean, Tommy Flanagan and Robert Carlyle
Positivity??? Are you having a laugh? The fandom/show is the most broken it's ever been 🤬🤬🤬
Eh? Most people hate the current show! Ratings still dropping
Lol, no, but now we know you prefer confirmation bias sources. I suggest listening to more widely informed sources, instead.
I have a girlfriend that is a Recycled Teenager. She's 60-19ter
Bloody teenagers.
I wish thay would release more older dr who new ones are awfull and getting worse
I’m sorry but the title of your video sounds really terrible
Dr Who has gone to rat shit. The main writers have walked away. Probably couldn't stand the Woke cesspit the BBC wanted to drag it into. Great to Garbage in a single series. Dead.
All vaxad ?
You forgot that the series HAS DIED as well !!
Really? When did that happen? It’s more popular than ever.
@@schoolingdiana9086 - Please contact Planet Earth when next passing by......
Garbage, there is NOT a lot of " positivity " about the now destroyed DrWHO show.
Positivity… you taken the mick? It’s hated for this woke rubbish that’s been broadcast over last few years. It’s a disgrace to what came before.
:(
skegs
All vaccinated? 😂
IKR?...
When the impostor is sus
WHEN ARE THEY GOING TO GO BACK TO A MALE DOCTOR WHO. THE WRITERS FOR "WHO", HAVE GONE CRAZY WITH DIVERSITY.
I agree with Kate Stewart, in Flux episode 6. We need to see more of this kind of incarnation.
Stop shouting ffs
@@Ater_Draco DEAR A-HOLE. I USE CAPS SO I DON'T HAVE TO WEAR MY GLASSES. HEY GUESS WHAT NOW YOU'RE WOKE! IF MY CAPS ARE THE WORST YOU COULD FIND WITH MY COMMENT THEN YOU ARE A REAL LOSER. CHANGE YOU HANDLE TO A.H. FOR A-HOLE
What is all this positivity to which you refer? I never knew such negativity in the entire history. I dont think Dr Who will ever recover. Fortunately we have memories and dvds of when it was the greatest ever TV series.
There’s a ton of positivity. You must only be listening to the few negative sources?
There's very little positivity around Doctor Who right now. They are deluded opening this video. With their ridiculous statement.
There’s a ton of positive news and feedback on Doctor Who right now. You’ll always be out of the loop if you insist on listening to confirmation bias sources.
the eternity clock is not underated. its just bad.
I had fun with it personally 🤷♂️
@@danthemeegs8751 Compared to what came before it, its a disappointing mess
@@shortangel333 compared to what came before? doctor who games have never been top-tier, let's be honest