Overview
Richard Franklin
Known For
Time and Atlantis: Chronicling The Time Monster
A look at the making of the Doctor Who story,...
The Doctors: The Jon Pertwee Years
This is the definitive set of interviews with the team...
Longleat '83: The Lost Footage
In April 1983, Roger Stevens and James Russell were given...
A Dandy and a Clown: The Life of Jon Pertwee
This exclusive documentary looks at the life and career of...
Biography
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.