Where to watch Richard Franklin in the UK
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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.
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- Doctor Who (1963) as Mike Yates
- The Saint (1962) as 2nd Guard
- Heartbeat (1992) as Doctor
- Blake's 7 (1978) as Federation Trooper
- Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016) as Engineer
- Dixon of Dock Green (1955) as 2nd PBX Operator
- Myth Makers (2015) as Himself
- Doctor Who: Behind the Sofa (2018) as Self
- ReUNITed at Chicago Tardis (2001) Cast
- Little Women (1970) as Jack Scott
- Fred Dinenage - Murder Casebook (2011) as Self
- Doctor Who: The Five Doctors (1983) as Captain Yates
- Chemical Wedding (2008) as Dean
- The Ties That Bind Us (2008) as Captain Mike Yates (archive footage)
- Doctor Who: The Claws of Axos (1971) as Captain Mike Yates
- The Fiction Makers (1968) as 2nd Guard
- Chronotrip (2002) Cast
- A Dandy and a Clown: The Life of Jon Pertwee (2013) as (archive footage)
- Blake's 7: Aftermath (1986) as Federation Trooper
- Doctor Who: The Time Monster (1972) as Captain Mike Yates
- Longleat '83: The Greatest Show in the Galaxy (2001) as Himself
- Doctor Who: Invasion of the Dinosaurs (1974) as Mike Yates
- Time and Atlantis: Chronicling The Time Monster (2023) as (archive footage)
- Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time (1993) as Mike Yates
- Doctor Who: The Mind of Evil (1971) as Captain Mike Yates
- Doctor Who: The Dæmons (1971) as Captain Mike Yates
- Doctor Who: The Green Death (1973) as Captain Mike Yates
- Doctor Who: Day of the Daleks (1972) as Captain Yates
- Doctor Who: Planet of the Spiders (1974) as Mike Yates
- Waving to a Train (1984) as Young Richard
- Doctor Who: Terror of the Autons (1971) as Captain Mike Yates
- Celebration: Doctor Who in 1983 (2008) Cast
- Longleat '83: The Lost Footage (2015) Cast
- Reverse the Polarity: A Day in the Life of Jon Pertwee (1992) Cast
- Where on Earth Is Katy Manning? (1998) Cast
- Return to Devil's End (1993) as Self
- The Doctors: The Jon Pertwee Years (2017) Cast
- Life on Earth (2011) as Self
- Twilight of the Gods (2013) as Richard Wagner
- Saving Elodie (2022) as Granddad
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Most-watched Richard Franklin films currently: Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016), ReUNITed at Chicago Tardis (2001), Doctor Who: The Five Doctors (1983), Chemical Wedding (2008), The Ties That Bind Us (2008).
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Selected TV credits: Doctor Who (1963), The Saint (1962), Heartbeat (1992), Blake's 7 (1978), Dixon of Dock Green (1955).
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