Richard Franklin

Richard Franklin

Richard Kimber Franklin (15 January 1936 – 24 December 2023) was an English actor, writer, director and political activist. Principally a stage actor, he also appeared as a regular character in several high-profile British television programmes, including Crossroads and Emmerdale Farm, and he portrayed Captain Mike Yates of UNIT in Doctor Who from 1971 until 1974, returning to the role on a number of occasions both on television and in Doctor Who spin-off media.

  • Title: Richard Franklin
  • Popularity: 2.823
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1936-01-15
  • Place of Birth: Marylebone, London, England, UK
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Richard Franklin Movies

  • 1971
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    Doctor Who: Terror of the Autons
    Doctor Who: Terror of the Autons

    8 1971 HD

    The Master, an old adversary of the Doctor, has arrived on Earth to destroy humanity with the aid of the Nestene Consciousness and their army of...

    Genre: Science Fiction

    Cast: Jon Pertwee

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  • 1972
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    Doctor Who: Day of the Daleks
    Doctor Who: Day of the Daleks

    8.2 1972 HD

    Guerillas time-jump back from the 22nd century to assassinate Sir Reginald Styles - a diplomat working for World Peace, The Doctor discovers they are...

    Genre: Family

    Cast: Jon Pertwee

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  • 1972
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    Doctor Who: The Time Monster
    Doctor Who: The Time Monster

    7.5 1972 HD

    The Master, in the guise of Professor Thascalos, has constructed at the Newton Institute in Wootton a device known as TOMTIT - Transmission Of Matter...

    Genre: Science Fiction

    Cast: Jon Pertwee

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  • 2002
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    Chronotrip
    Chronotrip

    4 2002 HD

    Philosophical Time Travel

    Genre: Science Fiction

    Cast: Richard Franklin

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  • 2008
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    Chemical Wedding
    Chemical Wedding

    4.365 2008 HD

    A shy, stuttering professor brings satanist Aleister Crowley back to life.

    Genre: Horror

    Cast: Simon Callow

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  • 2016
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    Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
    Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

    7.493 2016 HD

    A rogue band of resistance fighters unite for a mission to steal the Death Star plans and bring a new hope to the galaxy.

    Genre: Action

    Cast: Felicity Jones

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  • 1983
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    Doctor Who: The Five Doctors
    Doctor Who: The Five Doctors

    8 1983 HD

    Many incarnations of the Doctors and their old companions are taken out of time and deposited in the Death Zone on Gallifrey. There, they must battle...

    Genre: Science Fiction

    Cast: Peter Davison

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  • 2008
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    Celebration: Doctor Who in 1983
    Celebration: Doctor Who in 1983

    1 2008 HD

    Producer Steve Broster takes a look back to 1983 and the celebration of Doctor Who's twentieth anniversary, including the production and transmission...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Peter Davison

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  • 2013
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    A Dandy and a Clown: The Life of Jon Pertwee
    A Dandy and a Clown: The Life of Jon Pertwee

    1 2013 HD

    This exclusive documentary looks at the life and career of Jon Pertwee. With contributions from actors Katy Manning, Judy Cornwell, David Jacobs,...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Katy Manning

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  • 1998
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    Where on Earth Is Katy Manning?
    Where on Earth Is Katy Manning?

    9 1998 HD

    By her own admission, Katy Manning is ‘as blind as a bat’ and never knows where she’ll end up. When she suddenly arrived in the UK,...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Katy Manning

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  • 2001
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    Longleat '83: The Greatest Show in the Galaxy
    Longleat '83: The Greatest Show in the Galaxy

    1 2001 HD

    Video footage telling the story of the biggest Doctor Who (1963) convention ever in the UK, "Longleat 83", which was put together to celebrate the...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Tom Baker

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  • 1968
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    The Fiction Makers
    The Fiction Makers

    7.2 1968 HD

    Simon Templar is hired by a friend in the book publishing trade to protect one of his stars, a secretive recluse named Amos Klein who writes a...

    Genre: Crime

    Cast: Roger Moore

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  • 1973
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    Doctor Who: The Green Death
    Doctor Who: The Green Death

    8.7 1973 HD

    The Doctor and UNIT investigate a deadly infection lurking underneath the Welsh mining town of Llanfairfach. It's an adventure that will change Jo...

    Genre: Science Fiction

    Cast: Jon Pertwee

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  • 1974
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    Doctor Who: Invasion of the Dinosaurs
    Doctor Who: Invasion of the Dinosaurs

    7 1974 HD

    The Third Doctor and Sarah arrive in 1970s London to find it has been evacuated because dinosaurs have appeared mysteriously. It turns out the...

    Genre: Science Fiction

    Cast: Jon Pertwee

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  • 1974
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    Doctor Who: Planet of the Spiders
    Doctor Who: Planet of the Spiders

    7.3 1974 HD

    The blue crystal that the Doctor took from Metebelis III in a previous adventure is desperately sought by the Eight Legs, a race of mutated spiders,...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Jon Pertwee

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  • 1971
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    Doctor Who: The Dæmons
    Doctor Who: The Dæmons

    7.5 1971 HD

    On the eve of May Day, dark elemental forces begin to disturb the village of Devil's End as the Master summons the demon Azal: unexplained murders, a...

    Genre: Science Fiction

    Cast: Jon Pertwee

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  • 1971
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    Doctor Who: The Mind of Evil
    Doctor Who: The Mind of Evil

    7.2 1971 HD

    Professor Emil Keller has created a machine that can pacify even the most dangerous of criminals. But when the Doctor and Jo arrive at Stangmoor...

    Genre: Science Fiction

    Cast: Jon Pertwee

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  • 1971
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    Doctor Who: The Claws of Axos
    Doctor Who: The Claws of Axos

    6.7 1971 HD

    A group of gold-skinned aliens known as the Axons land on Earth and offer wondrous technology in exchange for fuel. The Doctor, however, isn't...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Jon Pertwee

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  • 1993
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    Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time
    Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time

    4.8 1993 HD

    All of the Doctor's incarnations are in crisis when The Rani creates a time-loop in the East-end of London in this 30th Anniversary Special.

    Genre: Science Fiction

    Cast: Sylvester McCoy

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  • 2001
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    ReUNITed at Chicago Tardis
    ReUNITed at Chicago Tardis

    1 2001 HD

    It was a operation worthy of UNIT itself… bringing The Brigadier (Nicholas Courtney), Captain Yates (Richard Franklin) and RSM Benton (John...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Nicholas Courtney

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  • 2015
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    Longleat '83: The Lost Footage
    Longleat '83: The Lost Footage

    1 2015 HD

    In April 1983, Roger Stevens and James Russell were given “Access All Areas” passes to the BBC’s Doctor Who celebrations at...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: James Russell

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  • 1989
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    Myth Makers 16: Richard Franklin
    Myth Makers 16: Richard Franklin

    1 1989 HD

    During the early 1970’s the United Nations Intelligence Taskforce (UNIT) featured heavily in Doctor Who. Captain Mike Yates joined the...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Richard Franklin

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  • 2011
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    Life on Earth
    Life on Earth

    1 2011 HD

    A documentary about the making of Terror of the Autons. Actors Katy Manning and Richard Franklin, both of whom made their debuts in this story,...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Barry Letts

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  • 2013
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    Twilight of the Gods
    Twilight of the Gods

    3 2013 HD

    When the ghost of the composer Richard Wagner visits the raving Friedrich Nietzsche within the walls of the Turin lunatic asylum the details of their...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Jud Charlton

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  • 1993
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    Return to Devil's End
    Return to Devil's End

    8 1993 HD

    Set in the lovely village where the Doctor Who episodes titled "The Dæmons" (#059) was shot, this documentary takes place in 1992 shortly...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Jon Pertwee

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  • 1992
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    Reverse the Polarity: A Day in the Life of Jon Pertwee
    Reverse the Polarity: A Day in the Life of Jon Pertwee

    1 1992 HD

    On the 20th of March 1992, Jon Pertwee, veteran star of The Navy Lark, Dr Who and Worzel Gummidge, spoke candidly to Liam-Michael Rudden about his...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Jon Pertwee

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  • 2017
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    The Doctors: The Jon Pertwee Years
    The Doctors: The Jon Pertwee Years

    1 2017 HD

    This is the definitive set of interviews with the team of actors who brought the Jon Pertwee era of Doctor Who to life! This documentary includes...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Nicholas Courtney

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  • 1976
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    Dixon of Dock Green
    Dixon of Dock Green

    5.333 1976 HD

    Created by Ted Willis. Dixon of Dock Green was a BBC television series following the activities of police officers at a fictional Metropolitan Police...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Jack Warner

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  • 1989
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    Doctor Who
    Doctor Who

    7.9 1989 HD

    The adventures of The Doctor, a time-traveling humanoid alien known as a Time Lord. He explores the universe in his TARDIS, a sentient time-traveling...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Sylvester McCoy

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  • 1989
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    Doctor Who
    Doctor Who

    7.9 1989 HD

    The adventures of The Doctor, a time-traveling humanoid alien known as a Time Lord. He explores the universe in his TARDIS, a sentient time-traveling...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Sylvester McCoy

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  • 1981
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    Blake's 7
    Blake's 7

    7.205 1981 HD

    A group of convicts and outcasts fight a guerrilla war against the totalitarian Terran Federation from a highly advanced alien spaceship.

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Michael Keating

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  • 1969
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    The Saint
    The Saint

    7.279 1969 HD

    Simon Templar is The Saint, a handsome, sophisticated, debonair, modern-day Robin Hood who recovers ill-gotten wealth and redistributes it to those...

    Genre: Action & Adventure

    Cast: Roger Moore

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  • 2010
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    Heartbeat
    Heartbeat

    7 2010 HD

    Set during the 1960s in the fictional North Yorkshire village of Aidensfield, this enduringly popular series interweaves crime and medical storylines.

    Genre: Crime

    Cast: Derek Fowlds

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