#part) back in '68. in a couple of years he'd be doing proper films and then of course DW
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A truly blink-and-you'll-miss-it appearance by Tom Baker, in one of his earliest credited roles, as an unnamed site forman in Softly Softly: Task Force: Like Any Other Friday... (1.12, BBC, 1970)
#fave spotting#tom baker#doctor who#classic doctor who#softly softly: task force#1970#bbc#classic tv#tom famously worked stints on construction sites between acting gigs#and was doing so when he was cast as the fourth doctor#idk for sure when he started doing construction work but possibly it leant a hand in his casting here#cannot over emphasise the briefness of this fave spotting#he says about 4 or 5 words trying to get the attention of a colleague (the episode's real guest star‚ William Marlowe)#tom had actually worked on Softly's parent show Z Cars for a couple of episodes (with a full character name and so presumably a better#part) back in '68. in a couple of years he'd be doing proper films and then of course DW
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