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K9 travelled with the Doctor between The Invisible
Enemy and Warrior's Gate.
He was the creation of Professor Marius, who had made the loyal robot
dog because he could not bring a real dog when he travelled to the
research station on the Bi-Al asteroid. After the adventure in which
Marius’s other inventions had allowed miniaturised clones to
fight an alien entity in The Doctor’s brain he was recalled
to Earth. He gave K9 to the Doctor. He was a vaguely dog-shaped mobile
computer, capable of independent thought, highly intelligent, though
sometimes lacking in common sense and common understanding. K9 was
also equipped with a laser tool that could cut through steel as well
as functioning as a weapon. Since The Doctor almost never carried
a gun, he could be called upon in such situations.
The Doctor gave K9 to Leela when he left her on Gallifrey with Commander
Andred, but had already prepared K9 Mk II. Despite numerous technical
problems which put him out of action, including falling into salt
water at Brighton and being short-circuited, K9 Mk II travelled with
the Doctor until he was given to Romana as a parting gift. The Doctor
sent another K9 to Sarah Jane Smith, after she had returned to Earth.
He was badly damaged when Sarah met up with The Doctor again in School
Reunion. The Doctor repaired him, but he sacrificed himself to destroy
the Krillitane menace. When Sarah said goodbye to The Doctor and the
TARDIS dematerialised, K9 Mk IV was waiting for her.
K9 is no known to be doing his duty by preventing a black hole from
collapsing, and when needed can be called on by Sarah Jane in her
attic. He most recently did so in order to give Mr Smith, the computer
in Sarah Jane's attic, the basecode to the TARDIS so that The Doctor
could tow the Earth back home after the Daleks stole it.
John Leeson was born in March, 1943, in Leicester. He is an accomplished
actor with a varied stage and television career spanning forty years
including both work in repertory and West End productions including
"Plaza Suite" (1969); "Flint" (1970) and "Don't
Start Without Me" (1971) and character work across a wide range
of 1970s television sitcoms including "Dad's Army". But
he is best known for having played the voice of K-9 from 1977 to 1979,
and again in the 1980–1981 season. He was also seen on-screen
as the character Dugeen during the serial The Power of Kroll.
Tom Baker detested the character of K-9, which he saw as just a gimmick.
But he got on very well with John Leeson John, himself, however, became
frustrated with the limitations of the character and left the programme
after the conclusion of the 16th season in 1978. David Brierly took
over for four stories (one of which, Shada, was never completed due
to a BBC strike). When John Nathan-Turner took over as producer of
the series for season 18 in 1980, he tempted John Leeson back, with
the promise that the character would be 'killed off' that year. Although
the character was, eventually, not killed off, merely written out,
he agreed to return.
John Leeson also agreed to return to voice K-9 in K-9 and Company
(1981), a spin-off from Doctor Who which was not picked up after the
airing of its pilot episode. He also voiced K-9 for the 20th anniversary
episode of Doctor Who, The Five Doctors, though it was little more
than a cameo appearance. He has also reprised K-9's voice in several
Big Finish audio dramas including Zagreus and the Gallifrey series.
He also voiced K-9 for his return in the 2006 Doctor Who episode School
Reunion, and a cameo in the pilot episode of The Sarah Jane Adventures.
John Leeson has most recently voiced K-9 in a Doctor Who-themed episode
of The Weakest Link in which K-9 was the first contestant voted off.
John Leeson's vocal contributions to Doctor Who can also be heard
as other characters in the serials The Invisible Enemy and Remembrance
of the Daleks. He has also compiled an entertaining one-man show "A
Dog's Life", directed by Richard Fawkes.
Other credits include appearances in Blake's 7, Jigsaw, in which
he played the giant, Biggum, who was so tall only his feet were seen
and his voice heard, Sorry!, 'Allo 'Allo! and Bungle in the children's
television series Rainbow. John has also read extensively for the
audio tape charity Calibre Library, and is also the narrator/character
voices behind The Space Gypsy Adventures on Children's UK hospital
radio.
Away from stage and screen he was regularly heard as continuity announcer
on Channel 4 when his rich warm tones proved a distinct contrast to
the K9 voice. A lively interest in both classical music and particularly
wine, led him to develop a longstanding parallel career as a wine
educator. In his birth name he is an accredited tutor for the Wine
& Spirit Education Trust, and he lectures widely in wine both
on land and in cruises at sea.
He also sits regularly in court as a local Justice of the Peace.
Film and TV
"Doctor Who" .... K9 (1 episode,
2006)
- School Reunion (2006) TV Episode (voice) .... K9
Doctor Who: The Five Doctors (1983) (TV) (voice) .... K9
"Doctor Who" (31 episodes)
The Invisible Enemy: Part 1 (1 October 1977) - K9 (voice)
Image of the Fendahl: Part 1 (29 October 1977) - K9 (voice)
The Sun Makers: Part 1 (26 November 1977) - K9 (voice)
Underworld: Part 1 (7 January 1978) - K9 (voice)
The Invasion of Time: Part 1 (4 February 1978) - K9 (voice)
The Ribos Operation: Part 1 (2 September 1978) - K9 (voice)
The Pirate Planet: Part 1 (30 September 1978) - K9 (voice)
The Pirate Planet: Part 2 (7 October 1978) - K9 (voice)
The Stones of Blood: Part 1 (28 October 1978) - K9 (voice)
The Stones of Blood: Part 2 (4 November 1978) - K9 (voice)
The Stones of Blood: Part 3 (11 November 1978) - K9 (voice)
The Stones of Blood: Part 4 (18 November 1978) - K9 (voice)
The Androids of Tara: Part 1 (25 November 1978) - K9 (voice)
The Androids of Tara: Part 2 (2 December 1978) - K9 (voice)
The Androids of Tara: Part 3 (9 December 1978) - K9 (voice)
The Androids of Tara: Part 4 (16 December 1978) - K9 (voice)
The Power of Kroll: Part 1 (23 December 1978) - K9 (voice)
The Armageddon Factor: Part 1 (20 January 1979) - K9 (voice)
The Leisure Hive: Part 1 (30 August 1980) - K9 (voice)
Meglos: Part 1 (27 September 1980) - K-9 (voice)
Full Circle: Part 1 (25 October 1980) - K9 (voice)
Full Circle: Part 2 (1 November 1980) - K9 (voice)
Full Circle: Part 3 (8 November 1980) - K9 (voice)
Full Circle: Part 4 (15 November 1980) - K9 (voice)
State of Decay: Part 1 (22 November 1980) - K9 (voice)
Warriors' Gate: Part 1 (3 January 1981) - K9 (voice)
Warriors' Gate: Part 4 (24 January 1981) - K9 (voice)
Logopolis: Part 1 (28 February 1981) - K9 (voice) (uncredited)
Remembrance of the Daleks: Part 1 (5 October 1988) - Daleks (voice)
Remembrance of the Daleks: Part 2 (12 October 1988) - Daleks (voice)
Remembrance of the Daleks: Part 3 (19 October 1988) - Daleks (voice)
School Reunion (29 April 2006) - K9 (voice)
Journey's End (5 July 2008) - K9 (voice)
"The Weakest Link" .... K9 (1 episode,
2007)
- 'Doctor Who' Special (2007) TV Episode (voice) .... K9
"The Sarah Jane Adventures" .... K9 (1 episode, 2007)
- Invasion of the Bane (2007) TV Episode (voice) .... K9
"Doctors" .... Alan Carmichael (1 episode, 2001)
- A Parent's Right to Choose (2001) TV Episode .... Alan Carmichael
Longitude (2000) (TV) .... BBC Radio Producer
"Vanity Fair" (1998) (mini) TV Series .... Priest
"Bugs" .... Harris (1 episode, 1995)
- Manna from Heaven (1995) TV Episode .... Harris
Downtime (1995) (V) .... Anthony the DJ
Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time (1993) (TV) (voice) .... K9
"The Bill" .... Mr. Witchell (1 episode, 1993)
- Out of the Mouths (1993) TV Episode .... Mr. Witchell
"'Allo 'Allo!" .... Train's Cook (1 episode, 1989)
- All Aboard (1989) TV Episode .... Train's Cook
Miami Connection (1986) .... Professor #1
Whoops Apocalypse (1986) .... TV interviewer
"Oscar" (1985) TV Series .... Clerk of Arraign
The Barretts of Wimpole Street (1982) (TV) .... Henry
"Sorry!" .... Victor (3 episodes, 1981)
- Curse of the Mummy (1981) TV Episode .... Victor
- Does Your Mother Know You're Out? (1981) TV Episode .... Victor
- Bachelor Seeks Anywhere (1981) TV Episode .... Victor
K-9 and Company (1981) (TV) (voice) .... K-9
"Blakes 7" .... Pasco / ... (2 episodes, 1978-1979)
- Gambit (1979) TV Episode .... Toise
- Mission to Destiny (1978) TV Episode .... Pasco
Tarka the Otter (1979) .... Secretary of the Hunt
"Jigsaw" (1979) TV Series (voice) .... Biggum
"Crown Court" .... Rev. Claude Pacey-Dunstan (1 episode,
1977)
- An Upward Fall (1977) TV Episode .... Rev. Claude Pacey-Dunstan
"Headmaster" (1 episode, 1977)
- The Public Image (1977) TV Episode
"Rainbow" (1972) TV Series .... Bungle (unknown episodes,
1972-1973)
"Dad's Army" .... 1st Soldier (1 episode, 1969)
- Sons of the Sea (1969) TV Episode .... 1st Soldier
The Spanish Farm (1968) (TV)
David Brierley was born in 1935, in Yorkshire.
He has appeared in various television programmes but is most notable
for being the voice of the robot dog K-9 during the 1979-1980 season
of Doctor Who. He succeeded John Leeson, who was K-9's original voice
(Leeson subsequently returned to the role the next season). He also
appeared as Jimmy Kemp's father in the acclaimed nuclear war drama
Threads.
Film And TV
"Doctor Who" (10 episodes)
The Armageddon Factor: Part 3 (3 February 1979) - K9 (voice)
The Armageddon Factor: Part 4 (10 February 1979) - K9 (voice)
The Armageddon Factor: Part 5 (17 February 1979) - K9 (voice)
The Armageddon Factor: Part 6 (24 February 1979) - K9 (voice)
The Creature from the Pit: Part 1 (27 October 1979) - K9 - Voice of
Ambassdor Erato
The Creature from the Pit: Part 2 (3 November 1979) - K9 (voice)
The Creature from the Pit: Part 3 (10 November 1979) - K9 (voice)
The Creature from the Pit: Part 4 (17 November 1979) - K9 (voice)
Nightmare of Eden: Part 1 (24 November 1979) - K9 (voice)
The Horns of Nimon: Part 1 (22 December 1979) - K9 (voice
Doctor Who: Shada (1992) (V) (voice) .... K9
"Howards' Way" .... Brian (1 episode, 1986)
- Episode #2.6 (1986) TV Episode .... Brian
"The Tripods" .... Judge (1 episode, 1985)
- Episode #2.4 (1985) TV Episode (as David Brierley) .... Judge
"One by One" (1 episode, 1985)
- It's All Done with Mirrors (1985) TV Episode
"Cover Her Face" (1985) (mini) TV Series (as David Brierley)
.... John
Threads (1984) (TV) .... Mr. Kemp
"Coronation Street" .... Harold (1 episode, 1983)
- Episode #1.2365 (1983) TV Episode (as David Brierley) .... Harold
"Juliet Bravo" .... Car Driver (1 episode, 1983)
- Guilt (1983) TV Episode (as David Brierley) .... Car Driver
"Frankie Howerd Strikes Again" (1981) TV Series
Adventures of a Taxi Driver (1976) (voice) .... Narrator
Escort Girls (1974) .... James
On the Game (1974) (as David Brierley) .... Prince of Wales
"Arthur of the Britons" .... Hurn (1 episode, 1973)
- Six Measures of Silver (1973) TV Episode (as David Brierley) ....
Hurn
Calculated Risk (1963) .... Ron
"The Big Pull" (1962) TV Series .... Lieutenant Mackie
"Z Cars" .... 2nd Docker (1 episode, 1962)
- Big Catch (1962) TV Episode (as David Brierley) .... 2nd Docker
The Voodoo Factor (1959) (TV) .... Smith
Noddy in Toyland (1957) .... Jinky
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