Peter Purves
Known for Acting
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
The Ties That Bind Us
2008
as Steven Taylor (archive footage)
Doctor Who: The Chase
1965
as Steven Taylor / Morton Dill
The Story of Doctor Who
2003
Talking Doctor Who
2023
as Self (archive footage)
Doctor Who: The Daleks' Master Plan
1965
as Steven Taylor
Doctor Who: Resurrection of the Daleks
1984
as Steven Taylor (archive footage) (uncredited)
Doctor Who: The Myth Makers
1965
as Steven Taylor
Doctor Who: The Celestial Toymaker
2024
as Steven Taylor (voice)
Doctor Who: The Celestial Toymaker
1966
as Steven Taylor
Doctor Who: The Savages
2025
as Steven Taylor (voice)
Doctor Who: The Massacre of St Bartholomew's Eve
1966
as Steven Taylor
Doctor Who: The Time Meddler
1965
as Steven Taylor
Doctor Who: The Ark
1966
as Steven Taylor
Doctor Who: The Gunfighters
1966
as Steven Taylor
The Doctors: The William Hartnell Years
2017
Doctor Who: The Savages
1966
as Steven Taylor
Dennis Spooner: Wanna Write a Television Series?
2009
Behind the Sofa - Season 14
2020
The Native Hue of Resolution
2013
as Self - Narrator (voice)
B.P. Confidential
1998
as Self