- Nicky Henson, Vampira (US: Old Drac), 1974. Cope and George Layton were also seen for the Swinging London photographer cliché in the (limp) UK comedy seen (by the US, only) as a (late) riposte to Mel Brooks, circa 1974. “If you liked Young Frankenstein, you’ll love…” (Hardly!)
- Maurice Colbourne, Doctor Who #133: Resurrection Of The Daleks, TV, 1984. The notorious 80s’ producer John Nathan-Turner wanted a name for Commander Lytton… like Cope, Meg Bennett, Brian Blessed, Timothy Dalton (the future Lord President in #202: The End of Time, 2000), Leslie Grantham (not yet Dirty Den in EastEnders), Alfred Lynch, Clive Merrison (BBC Radio’s Sherlock Holmes), Terry Molloy (the future Davros), John Rhys-Davies, Maurice Roëves. Plus several of the army of 203 candidates for just 18 roles in that year’s Lifeforce movie mess:: Nicholas Ball, Steven Berkoff, Tom Chadbon, Paul Darrow, Michael Gothard, Don Henderson, Del Henney (he became Colonel Archer), Martin Jarvis, Michael Jayston, Edward Peel, George Sewell, Patrick Stewart, Anthony Valentine and David Warner. All 25 up for one role in Doctor Who… Preposterous!
- Maurice Roëves, Doctor Who #135: The Caves of Androzani, TV, 1984. Regular Whoversers Cope, Patrick Allen, Alun Armstrong, Nicholas Ball, Steven Berkoff, Michel Elphick and outsider Warren Clark e were Stotz candidates. Cope was also up for…
- Roy Holder, Doctor Who #135: The Caves of Androzani, TV, 1984. After as (ridiculously) many as 17 contenders for Sharaz Jek, there were just two names in the pot for Krepler.
- Stephen Yardley, Doctor Who #138: Vengeance on Varos, TV, 1984. Not quite matching the Lifeforce battalion but 58 guys were seen for just three roles in this Doc6 Colin Baker episode – the majority being Lifeforcers! (They did not share the same casting director, so how did Cannon get hold of the Whoverse lists?) For example, there were 19 contenders for Arak… Cope, Yardley, Alun Armstrong, Nicholas Ball, Jim Broadbent, Andrew Burt, Tony Caunter, Tom Chadbon, Peter Childs, Paul Darrow, Tom Georgeson, John Hallam, Brian Miller, Tony Osoba, Edward Peel, Carl Rigg, Colin Scully, Donald Sumpter, Dave Warwick.
- George Sewell, Doctor Who #148: Remembrance of the Daleks, 1988. Aunty searched for fascist leader Ratcliffe among Cope (aka Packard in #113: Warriors’ Gate, 1981 Joss Ackland, Peter Gilmore, Bernard Hill, Glyn Houston, Stratford Johns… and Lifeforce contenders Sewell, George Baker, Keith Barron, Steven Berkoff, John Carson, Kenneth Colley, Henney, Ronald Lacey, TP McKenna, David Warner, Frank Windsor. The difference being that Who was science fiction, Lifeforce was science fart.
- Ronald Fraser, Doctor Who #149: The Happiness Patrol, 1988. If the cap fits… Sixteen actors, from the rarely changing Whoverse casting re glister were seen for the same three roles. Fraser won Joseph C from Cope, George Baker, Keith Barron, John Carson, Peter Cellier, Frank Finlay, Nigel Hawthorne, Glyn Houston, William Lucas, Michael Robbins, Clifford Rose, Moray Watson, Frank Windsor.
- Harold Innocent, Doctor Who #149: The Happiness Patrol, 1988. Innocent became Gilbert M from the same group…
- John Normington, Doctor Who #149: The Happiness Patrol, 1988. …and Normington was selected for Trevor Sgma from all the others.
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