Born 1939 (age 87) · Lancashire, England, UK
Appears in 52 titles

Peter John Purves (born 10 February 1939) is an English television presenter and actor. He played Steven Taylor in Doctor Who under the First Doctor, a role he continued to play in audio dramas for Big Finish Productions. He later became a presenter on the BBC children's programme Blue Peter for eleven years. He has continued to make regular television appearances, including coverage of the Crufts dog show.

Filmography

Doctor Who: The Time Meddler
7.4
Doctor Who: The Time Meddler
1965
as Steven Taylor
Doctor Who: The Chase
6.5
Doctor Who: The Chase
1965
as Steven Taylor / Morton Dill
Doctor Who: The Daleks' Master Plan
7.9
Doctor Who: The Daleks' Master Plan
1965
as Steven Taylor
Doctor Who: Resurrection of the Daleks
7.9
Doctor Who: Resurrection of the Daleks
1984
as Steven Taylor (archive footage) (uncredited)
Doctor Who: The Celestial Toymaker
5.7
Doctor Who: The Celestial Toymaker
1966
as Steven Taylor
Doctor Who: The Gunfighters
6.3
Doctor Who: The Gunfighters
1966
as Steven Taylor
Doctor Who: The Massacre of St Bartholomew's Eve
Doctor Who: The Ark
6.8
Doctor Who: The Ark
1966
as Steven Taylor
Doctor Who: Galaxy 4
5.5
Doctor Who: Galaxy 4
1965
as Steven Taylor
Doctor Who: The Myth Makers
7.2
Doctor Who: The Myth Makers
1965
as Steven Taylor
Doctor Who: The Savages
7.2
Doctor Who: The Savages
1966
as Steven Taylor
Talking Doctor Who
5.0
Talking Doctor Who
2023
as Self (archive footage)
Robbie
6.0
Robbie
1979
as Narrator
Doctor Who: Galaxy 4
6.0
Doctor Who: Galaxy 4
2021
as Steven (voice)
The Native Hue of Resolution
10.0
The Native Hue of Resolution
2013
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Doctor Who: The Celestial Toymaker
8.0
Doctor Who: The Celestial Toymaker
2024
as Steven Taylor (voice)
The Story of Doctor Who
Remembering Douglas Camfield
B.P. Confidential
B.P. Confidential
1998
as Self
Round Trip to Glasgow
Round Trip to Glasgow
1982
as Self