The Master (Doctor Who)
| Series | Doctor Who |
|---|---|
| Origin | Gallifrey |
| Portrayed by | Roger Delgado, Peter Pratt, Geoffrey Beevers, Anthony Ainley |
| Randy's view | One of his favorite characters |
The Master is a Doctor Who character and one of Randy Charles Johnson's favorites from the classic series. Randy describes the Master as an evil Time Lord from Gallifrey who is obsessed with killing the Doctor.
Portrayals
Randy names four classic portrayals: Roger Delgado, Peter Pratt, Geoffrey Beevers, and Anthony Ainley. He says Ainley played the role longer than anyone else. Randy traces the character from Delgado's first appearance in Terror of the Autons, through Pratt and Beevers, to Ainley's transformation at the end of The Keeper of Traken.
Roger Delgado
Randy notes that the Master first appeared in 1971, the year Randy was born. He recounts Delgado's death in a car crash and explains that the role consequently had to be recast.
"The Master has always been one of my favorite Doctor Who characters."
Randy Johnson, "The Master"
References
- "The Master", YouTube video and archived transcript.