Magpie Electricals apparently continues to exist beyond the death of Mr Magpie; Martha Jones had a Magpie brand television in Doctor Who: The Sound of Drums (2007), and a Magpie brand microphone can be seen in Doctor Who: Voyage of the Damned (2007). When the Wire begins feasting on the minds of those watching the coronation, Magpie … It concealed itself in television signals, transferring itself from set to set. Cheyann is best known for her iconic clothing […] Magpie owned Magpie Electricals, a business which sold TV sets at affordable prices to Londoners, claiming that it was his "patriotic duty" to allow as many as possible to see Queen Elizabeth II's coronation. The Wire was an energy being that, according to the Tenth Doctor, took the “essences” and “souls” of the television-watching population of Great Britain in 1953 for a few days before and during the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II. In the Hornblower TV series, he played Doughty (Captain Pellew's former Steward, and Horatio Hornblower's Steward). It was a prominent city on Earth and was invaded by aliens many times. Ron Cook was born in 1948 in South Shields, Tyne and Wear, England. Human Cast notes. Place of origin: With the help of the Doctor, the invasions were repelled. televisions), and its owner, Mr. Magpie … It is late at night and a storm is brewing outside Mr Magpie's electronics shop. With David Tennant, Billie Piper, Maureen Lipman, Ron Cook. Like the best of Dr. Who, “The Idiot’s Lantern” has a quality of deadly playfulness, with a Dickensian victim-villain named Mr. Magpie who has a television repair shop in the Muswell Hill area of North London (home of those Muswell Hillbillies the Kinks). Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. Ron Cook, Actor: Hot Fuzz. In reality, Magpie was hagridden by the alien criminal the Wire, who fed off the energy of humans, leaving them without faces. Memorable moment Grandma (Margaret John): I hear they rot your brains. Ron Cook played Mr Magpie in the Doctor Who story The Idiot's Lantern. Arthur Hewlett, Actor: BBC Sunday-Night Theatre. Issue 3 Fall 2018 Cheyann Benedict – Bio Cheyann’s accomplishments have included designer, writer, producer, mentor, and actor. The Idiot's Lantern Listen with Mother was a BBC radio programme for children which ran between 16 January 1950 and 10 September 1982. Between 1963 and 1989, seven actors played the Doctor. Magpie (TV: The Beast Below). Earth Rot them into soup. Since then, the Master has been plagued by the four-beat sound of drums, believing them to be the "drums of war", and became into a would-be universal conqueror. One of Britain's most recognizable (and most larger-than-life) character actors, Tom Baker is best known for his record-setting seven-year stint as the Fourth Doctor in Doctor Who (1963). https://tardis.fandom.com/wiki/Magpie_(The_Idiot%27s_Lantern)?oldid=2989828. The Clockwork Repair Droids, also known simply as the Clockwork Droids,were androids that served on the SS Madame de Pompadour in Doctor Who episode "The Girl in the Fireplace". Ron Cook The Doctor befriends teenager Tommy Connolly, whose grandmother is hidden because she lacks any facial features and has no brain activity, a phenomenon that is common with those who have purchased television sets sold cheap for the coronation from Magpie Electricals, owned by Mr Magpie. London, sometimes known as London Town and formerly known as Londinium (TV: "The Slave Traders", The Wedding of River Song), was the capital city of the United Kingdom and of England. They stalked Madame de Pompadour in 18th century France, believing that they could repair their ship by taking her brain. It turns out that someone is tampering with history. Join or Sign In. Directed by Euros Lyn. Rory Jennings, who plays Tommy Connolly, plays the teenage Davros in Big Finish Productions ' I, Davros: Innocence. He was an electronics store merchant and the unwilling accomplice of The Wire. It survived, though, and preserved itself as an energy being and escaped to Earth. Once the deed was done, he told her that all he ever wanted was peace as she had promised him; she responded by saying he would have it, and killed him by striking him with electricity until he was disintegrated. He is an actor, known for Hot Fuzz (2007), Chocolat (2000) and Thunderbirds (2004). The victim's consciousness remained intact, as seen when the Wire showed the Doctor a sampling of its vic… His other productions have included 24 Hour Party People, Little Dorrit, The Diary of Anne Frank, the original Singing Detective mini-series, and he also played Parker in the film version of Thunderbirds alongside Sophia Myles as Lady Penelope. Main roles: Set in Scotland in 1980 and 2119, the episode is a "bootstrap paradox" where the alien time traveller the Twelfth Doctor (Peter Capaldi) prevents the invasion plot of an alien called the Fisher King (Neil Fingleton and Peter Serafinowicz) while also saving the life of the Doctor's companion Clara (Jenna Coleman) in the future through the use of information the Doctor received that he would later send to himself. He has the unusual distinction of having portrayed Napoleon Bonaparte in two different productions. It fed off the mental signals of human brains, paralysing them and sucking out their energy with electrical tendrils. (TV: The Magician's Apprentice) He later used this same amplifier on the TARDIS. He added: 'My neighbour told me that magpie is known by people on the street. Around that same time, the Tenth Doctor and Rose Tyler were passing through, the latter quickly realising that he must be involved because the only new thing in the houses of those attacked were his televisions. Magpie Electricals was a radio and television shop located on Mafeking Terrace in Muswell Hill. He was born in South Shields, County Durham, England, and is a graduate of Rose Bruford College.Cook moved to Coventry with his family when he was six. This process left the victims mindless and faceless. He was born in 1934 in Liverpool, to Mary Jane (Fleming) and John Stewart Baker. Mr. Magpie is the secondary antagonist of the Doctor Who episode "The Idiot's Lantern". In 2006, Cook appeared as Kenneth Williams' agent Peter Eade in the BBC biopic Kenneth Williams: Fantabulosa!, also in 2006 he played the role of Mr Magpie in the Doctor Who episode "The Idiot's Lantern". It was originally produced by Freda Lingstrom and was presented over the years by Daphne Oxenford, Julia Lang, Eileen Browne, Dorothy Smith and others. (TV: The Idiot's Lantern), Despite his death, his business continued to live on, surviving into the 33rd century on Starship UK. Mr Magpie played by Ron Cook, as seen in "The Idiot's Lantern" (2006), owned Magpie Electricals, a shop selling electrical devices such as televisions. The Wire arrived on Earth in one of this televisions, briefly taking Magpie's face; however, she put it back, with a burning pain "behind [his] eyes", forcing him to cooperate. ... Actor James Bree reappeared in Doctor Who as Nefred in Full Circle (1980) and as the Keeper of the Matrix in The Ultimate Foe (1986). Mr Magpie was the owner of a small television shop in 1953. Arthur Hewlett was born on March 12, 1907 in Southampton, England as Arthur Reginald Hewlett. Cast List: The Doctor - David Tennant Rose Tyler - Billie Piper The Wire - Maureen Lipman Mr Magpie - Ron Cook Eddie Connolly - Jamie Foreman Rita Connolly - Debra Gillett Ronald G. Cook (born late 1948) is an English actor who has been active in the theatre, film and television since the 1970s. He was portrayed by Gabriel Woolf, who later provided the voice of the Beast in the revival series. After capture, the Wire was sentenced to death and executed by its people. He was an actor, known for BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950), The Avengers (1961) and Top Secret (1961). Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. Faceless people are stolen from their homes in the night and something evil is lurking in the television. The Wire took control of him, making him her unwilling henchman. Another memorable moment. Appearance: The Wire killed him after he refused to kill the Doctor. Magpie promptly dumped her onto the street. He is sitting in the dark writing, Another memorable moment He was married to Margaret Denyer and Beryl Johnstone. (TV: The Idiot's Lantern) In Essex in 1138, the Twelfth Doctor anachronistically played his electric guitar through a Magpie Electronics amplifier on a tank in a medieval castle. Actors interviewed on Doctor Who Confidential, https://tardis.fandom.com/wiki/Ron_Cook?oldid=3001588. It is a great visual joke with Rose looking like an extra from Grease and The Doctor sporting a superb DA hairstyle as he exits the TARDIS on a scooter! As the coronation of Elizabeth II nears, the streets of London live in fear. And your Magpie owned Magpie Electricals, a business which sold TV sets at affordable prices to Londoners, claiming that it was his "patriotic duty" to allow as many as possible to see Queen Elizabeth II's coronation. A creature that dwelled in the dark places of the inside, it had emerged in the past to torment the native Kinda. When Amy and Mandy arrive at the "hole", a sign can be seen above the workman's tent that says "Magpie Electricals", a reference to the season 2 episode Doctor Who: The Idiot's Lantern (2006), which features a shop by the same name selling electrical devices (esp. Mr Magpie, played by Ron Cook, as seen in "The Idiot's Lantern" , owned Magpie Electricals, a shop selling electrical devices such as televisions. Ron Cook played Mr Magpie in the Doctor Who story The Idiot's Lantern.. The Doctor found Grandma Connolly’s face had been completely removed. Sutekh (also known as Sutekh the Destroyer) is a member of an alien race called the Osirans, and was encountered by the Fourth Doctor in the Doctor Who story "Pyramids of Mars". Sign in with Facebook Sign in with email. Magpie (Ron Cook): Two hundred pounds overdrawn. He died on February 16, 1997 in Camden, London, England. Tracking the origin of the Connollys’ television set to Magpie Electricals to confront the owner, Mr Magpie, Rose had her face and essence consumed by the Wire as part of her plan to use the coronation to become manifest. His amp is branded with Magpie Electricals – the tenth Doctor faced the owner of the electrical shop, Mr Magpie, along with the villainous Wire in 2006’s The Idiot’s Lantern. The Doctor and Rose arrive in London in 1953 dressed for their expected visit to Las Vegas in 1958! Mr Magpie. • The Doctor’s guitar amp—as first seen on top of a tank in “The Magician’s Apprentice”—has the logo of Magpie Electricals, who have become the Whoniverse brand for electrical items since the Tenth Doctor met Mr. Magpie in “The Idiot’s Lantern,” when his TV sets began stealing people’s faces, as part of a diabolical plan by the Wire. Among his credits are numerous UK-produced costume and Shakespeare dramas in both film and television — including the Russell T Davies-produced Casanova with David Tennant. I need a miracle. IMDb profile. He was used by the alien known as the Wire . Sign in to customize your TV listings. In 2003, he played the part of Doughty, Admiral Pellew's and later Hornblower's steward in the Hornblower episode, Duty. Mr Magpie. It is the main antagonist of the stories "Kinda" and "Snakedance". Mr Magpie played by Ron Cook, as seen in "The Idiot's Lantern" (2006), owned Magpie Electricals, a shop selling electrical devices such as televisions. This appeared to occur in a cycle. Ron Cook The magpie is known to others on the street and she often approaches humans, according to Mr Hanan. Like the Doctor, he got his own TARDIS and continued doing evil until he met the Doctor again … The Mara is a recurring antagonist in the Doctor Who franchise, especially of the Fifth Doctor. When she visited his shop one night, Magpie attempted to get her out before the Wire noticed her, but Rose insisted he come clean. The Idiot's Lantern Work in the DWU Species: Main Actor: Maureen Lipman. Mr Magpie The son of a school cook and a car worker, he went to Wyken Croft Junior School and then Caludon Castle School. Main actor: The show earned a cult following. The Mara was first encountered by the Doctor on the planet Deva Loka. Series 2 Episode 7 The Idiot's Lantern. But behind the celebrations there are rumours of monsters on the streets, and the tormented Mr Magpie is hiding a strange and alien secret, in Doctor Who - The Idiot's Lantern. Margaret John, who plays Tommy's Grandma, also played Megan Jones in the Second Doctor serial Fury from the Deep (1968). He was used by the alien known as the Wire. He is a crazed and blasphemous super-being who feared all forms of life might one day challenge his rule. The Master's madness begun at the age of eight when he was taken before Untempered Schism, a gap in the fabric of space and time, as part of a Time Lord initiation ceremony. Admitting that he knew he would get found out, Magpie told her that all he wanted was peace from her, pointing to the Wire, who shortly afterwards took Rose's face, Magpie merely watching on with guilt. "Doctor Who" The Idiot’s Lantern ( - 2006.05.27) quotes on planetclaireTV. Stories: Sparking the fury of the Doctor, who forced his way in the following day with Detective Inspector Bishop and Tommy Connolly, Magpie fled to Alexandra Palace to finish the Wire's plan. In 1953, in the days leading up to the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, Magpie was visited by The Wire, who had just arrived in energy form in that time period. Mr Magpie was the owner of a small television shop in 1953. Merchant and the unwilling accomplice of the Doctor, the streets of London live fear! 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