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      • His father, the actor Jack Watling, played Prof Edward Travers in two serials in 1967 and 1968 - in which his daughter also starred. He reprised the role for the Doctor Who spin-off, Downtime, in 1995.
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  3. Nov 23, 2023 · Giles Watling grew up watching his sister Deborah appear as the Doctor's companion in the late 1960s, facing some of its most notorious aliens. Before he became an MP, he too featured in audio...

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  5. Giles Francis Watling (born 18 February 1953) [1] is a British Conservative politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Clacton from 2017 [4] until 2024. He was an actor prior to entering politics.

  6. Jul 27, 2017 · A former child actress from a distinguished acting family, Watling appeared in 40 episodes of Doctor Who in 1967-68, alongside Troughton, the second Doctor, and Frazer Hines, as a Jacobite...

  7. Jul 24, 2017 · Later, Watling returned to her Doctor Who character, playing Victoria in the short film Dimensions In Time, made in 1993 for Children in Need and again in the video Downtime, which featured her...

  8. Jul 21, 2017 · Deborah Watling, who lived with her husband, Steve Turner, in Thorpe-le-Soken, was best known for her role as Victoria Waterfield in the BBC series alongside second doctor, Patrick Troughton....