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Hill was asked to play [[Barbara Wright (Doctor Who)|Barbara Wright]] in ''[[Doctor Who]]'' following discussions with producer [[Verity Lambert]] about the role. She had first met Lambert when they had both been working at the ABC television company.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://drwhointerviews.wordpress.com/category/jacqueline-hill/ |title=Jacqueline Hill &#124; Doctor Who Interview Archive |publisher=Drwhointerviews.wordpress.com |date=2009-09-25 |accessdate=2014-04-17}}</ref> Hill preferred the historical stories and her favourite serials were [[The Aztecs]] and [[The Crusade]]. Shortly after leaving the series in 1965, she gave up acting to raise a family.<ref name="autogenerated2"/> She resumed her career in 1978. her later TV credits included ''[[Tales of the Unexpected (TV series)|Tales of the Unexpected]]'' and the 1978 [[BBC Television Shakespeare]] version of ''[[Romeo and Juliet]]'' (as [[Lady Capulet]]), which was directed by her husband.
Hill was asked to play [[Barbara Wright (Doctor Who)|Barbara Wright]] in ''[[Doctor Who]]'' following discussions with producer [[Verity Lambert]] about the role. She had first met Lambert when they had both been working at the ABC television company.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://drwhointerviews.wordpress.com/category/jacqueline-hill/ |title=Jacqueline Hill &#124; Doctor Who Interview Archive |publisher=Drwhointerviews.wordpress.com |date=2009-09-25 |accessdate=2014-04-17}}</ref> Hill preferred the historical stories and her favourite serials were [[The Aztecs]] and [[The Crusade]]. Shortly after leaving the series in 1965, she gave up acting to raise a family.<ref name="autogenerated2"/> She resumed her career in 1978. her later TV credits included ''[[Tales of the Unexpected (TV series)|Tales of the Unexpected]]'' and the 1978 [[BBC Television Shakespeare]] version of ''[[Romeo and Juliet]]'' (as [[Lady Capulet]]), which was directed by her husband.


In October 1980, Hill returned to Doctor Who in a guest role, portraying Priestess Lexa, leader of the religiously fanatical Deons, in the story, [[Meglos]]. By this time, the Doctor was played by [[Tom Baker]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/classic/episodeguide/meglos/detail.shtml |title=Doctor Who Classic Episode Guide - Meglos - Details |publisher=BBC |date= |accessdate=2014-04-17}}</ref> This was the one case of a regular player returning to the program in another role, Colin Baker as a royal guard and then himself becoming the Doctor, Freema Agyeman playing her cousin before becoming a series regular and Tom Baker himself returned as "The Curator" in the 50th anniversary episode in 2013.<ref>{{cite web|author=Caroline Westbrook |url=http://metro.co.uk/2013/11/23/tom-baker-makes-surprise-appearance-in-the-day-of-the-doctor-as-mild-mannered-gallery-curator-4199184/ |title=Doctor Who 50th: Tom Baker makes surprise appearance in The Day Of The Doctor as mild-mannered gallery curator &#124; Metro News |publisher=Metro.co.uk |date=2013-11-23 |accessdate=2014-04-17}}</ref>
In October 1980, Hill returned to Doctor Who in a guest role, portraying Priestess Lexa, leader of the religiously fanatical Deons, in the story, [[Meglos]]. By this time, the Doctor was played by [[Tom Baker]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/classic/episodeguide/meglos/detail.shtml |title=Doctor Who Classic Episode Guide - Meglos - Details |publisher=BBC |date= |accessdate=2014-04-17}}</ref> This was the only instance of a former regular returning to the program in another role during the original series' run. (Tom Baker returned as "The Curator" in the 50th anniversary episode in 2013.<ref>{{cite web|author=Caroline Westbrook |url=http://metro.co.uk/2013/11/23/tom-baker-makes-surprise-appearance-in-the-day-of-the-doctor-as-mild-mannered-gallery-curator-4199184/ |title=Doctor Who 50th: Tom Baker makes surprise appearance in The Day Of The Doctor as mild-mannered gallery curator &#124; Metro News |publisher=Metro.co.uk |date=2013-11-23 |accessdate=2014-04-17}}</ref>)


Hill died of [[breast cancer]] in 1993.
Hill died of [[breast cancer]] in 1993.

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Jacqueline Hill
File:Jacqueline Hill.jpg
Born
Grace Jacqueline Hill

(1929-12-17)17 December 1929
Birmingham, England
Died18 February 1993(1993-02-18) (aged 63)
London
Cause of deathBreast cancer
Alma materRoyal Academy of Dramatic Art
OccupationActress
Years active1950s–66; 1978–86
TelevisionDoctor Who (1963–65; 1980)
Spouse
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(m. 1958⁠–⁠1993)​
(her death)
Children2

Jacqueline Hill (17 December 1929—18 February 1993) was a British actress known for her role as Barbara Wright in the BBC science-fiction television series Doctor Who.[1] As the history teacher[2] of Susan Foreman, the Doctor's granddaughter, Barbara was the first Doctor Who companion to appear on-screen in 1963, with Hill speaking the series' first words.[3] She played the role for nearly two years, leaving the series in 1965 at the same time as fellow actor William Russell (who played the companion Ian Chesterton).[4][5] Hill returned to Doctor Who in 1980 for an appearance in the serial Meglos, as the Tigellan priestess Lexa.[6]

Biography

Hill was orphaned as a toddler and raised by her grandparents. She was taken out of school at the age of 14 to enable her younger brother to continue. She then worked at Cadbury's, which had an amateur dramatics society. She was encouraged to apply for, and was awarded, a scholarship at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, and entered RADA at the age of 16.

Hill made her stage debut in London's West End in The Shrike. Many more roles followed, including the TV series Shop Window, Fabian of the Yard and An Enemy of the People. In 1958, she married the director Alvin Rakoff, having the previous year appeared in his BBC adaptation of Rod Serling's American TV play Requiem For A Heavyweight.[7] This production featured former bit-part actor Sean Connery, who had been cast by Rakoff at Hill's recommendation, as she believed that he would be popular with female viewers.[7]

Hill was asked to play Barbara Wright in Doctor Who following discussions with producer Verity Lambert about the role. She had first met Lambert when they had both been working at the ABC television company.[8] Hill preferred the historical stories and her favourite serials were The Aztecs and The Crusade. Shortly after leaving the series in 1965, she gave up acting to raise a family.[5] She resumed her career in 1978. her later TV credits included Tales of the Unexpected and the 1978 BBC Television Shakespeare version of Romeo and Juliet (as Lady Capulet), which was directed by her husband.

In October 1980, Hill returned to Doctor Who in a guest role, portraying Priestess Lexa, leader of the religiously fanatical Deons, in the story, Meglos. By this time, the Doctor was played by Tom Baker.[9] This was the only instance of a former regular returning to the program in another role during the original series' run. (Tom Baker returned as "The Curator" in the 50th anniversary episode in 2013.[10])

Hill died of breast cancer in 1993.

Portrayals

In 2013, as part of the Doctor Who 50th anniversary celebrations, the BBC produced a docu-drama relating the story of the creation and early days of the series, titled An Adventure in Space and Time. Hill appeared as a character in the drama, portrayed by actress Jemma Powell.[11]

Selected filmography

References

  1. ^ "Jacqueline Hill | BFI | BFI". Explore.bfi.org.uk. Retrieved 17 April 2014.
  2. ^ "Doctor Who - the top ten female assistants". Telegraph. 27 May 2011. Retrieved 17 April 2014.
  3. ^ Philip Bates (25 November 2013). "Kasterborous Doctor Who News and Reviews | All the latest Doctor Who news and reviews with our weekly podKast, features and interviews, and a long-running forum". Kasterborous.com. Retrieved 17 April 2014.
  4. ^ "Barbara Wright (Jacqueline Hill) - Quotes & Bio | Doctor Who". Doctorwho.tv. Retrieved 17 April 2014.
  5. ^ a b "Doctor Who - Classic Series - Companions - Barbara Wright". BBC. Retrieved 17 April 2014.
  6. ^ "David Bradley as William Hartnell, the first Doctor, Claudia Grant as Carole Ann Ford playing Susan, Jamie Glover as Wiliam Russell playing Ian Chesterton and Jemma Powell as Jacqueline Hill playing Barbara Wright in An Adventure in Space and Time". Radiotimes.com. 21 November 2013. Retrieved 17 April 2014.
  7. ^ a b Lloyd, Spencer. "Requiem for Two Heavyweights". RodSerling.com. Retrieved 27 March 2007.
  8. ^ "Jacqueline Hill | Doctor Who Interview Archive". Drwhointerviews.wordpress.com. 25 September 2009. Retrieved 17 April 2014.
  9. ^ "Doctor Who Classic Episode Guide - Meglos - Details". BBC. Retrieved 17 April 2014.
  10. ^ Caroline Westbrook (23 November 2013). "Doctor Who 50th: Tom Baker makes surprise appearance in The Day Of The Doctor as mild-mannered gallery curator | Metro News". Metro.co.uk. Retrieved 17 April 2014.
  11. ^ Foster, Chuck (8 February 2013). "An Adventure in Space and Time: Jemma Powell to play Jacqueline Hill". Doctor Who News. Retrieved 8 February 2013.

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