#Power of the Daleks episode 1. despite that‚ she isn't even the top billed woman in this ep; her character is more in the way of
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Anneke Wills as Fran Roeding, concerned daughter of a missing scientist, in The Saint: The Helpful Pirate (5.5, ITC, 1966)
#fave spotting#anneke wills#the saint#the helpful pirate#polly wright#doctor who#classic doctor who#itc#1966#so while i noted on my last fave spotted post that Pat Troughton's 2nd Saint ep aired quite shortly before his DW debut‚ Anneke was#actually already in the middle of her (all too brief!) stint on the show. in fact this episode of The Saint aired in the uk the day before#Power of the Daleks episode 1. despite that‚ she isn't even the top billed woman in this ep; her character is more in the way of#collateral damage for plot reasons‚ with Erika Remberg getting the coveted guest star status as Saint girl#Remberg was briefly a leading lady in a few b movies and made a couple of tv spots on arrival in the UK (an Edgar Wallace‚ an episode of#Man of the World) but her career petered out eventually; Anneke on the other hand is still to be found doing the do on the Doctor Who#circuits and good for her (I've met her a couple of times‚ she's lovely). it's not the most rewarding part here but she does what she can#with an underwritten part. at the very least she doesn't suffer any indignities at the hands of Simon Spanker..
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