Peter Purves

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

58

Gender

Male

Birthday

1939-02-10 (86 years old)

Place of Birth

Lancashire, England, UK

Peter Purves

Biography

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.

Known For

  • Doctor Who

    Doctor Who

  • Doctor Who

    Doctor Who

  • EastEnders

    EastEnders

  • Ready, Steady, Cook

    Ready, Steady, Cook

  • BBC Play of the Month

    BBC Play of the Month

  • Celebrity Antiques Road Trip

    Celebrity Antiques Road Trip

  • The Office

    The Office

  • Z-Cars

    Z-Cars

  • The Ties That Bind Us

    The Ties That Bind Us

  • Harry Hill's TV Burp

    Harry Hill's TV Burp

  • Theatre 625

    Theatre 625

  • Dixon of Dock Green

    Dixon of Dock Green

  • Surprise, Surprise

    Surprise, Surprise

  • Tales of the Tardis

    Tales of the Tardis

  • Blue Peter

    Blue Peter

  • Bullseye

    Bullseye

  • The World of Wooster

    The World of Wooster

  • Remembering/Forgetting 'The Savages'

    Remembering/Forgetting 'The Savages'

  • Let's Dance for Comic Relief

    Let's Dance for Comic Relief

  • The Story of Doctor Who

    The Story of Doctor Who

  • Doctor Who: The Savages

    Doctor Who: The Savages

  • Doctor Who: Resurrection of the Daleks

    Doctor Who: Resurrection of the Daleks

  • Doctor Who: The Savages

    Doctor Who: The Savages

  • Doctor Who: The Gunfighters

    Doctor Who: The Gunfighters

  • Doctor Who: The Time Meddler

    Doctor Who: The Time Meddler

  • Doctor Who: The Chase

    Doctor Who: The Chase

  • Doctor Who: The Myth Makers

    Doctor Who: The Myth Makers

  • Doctor Who: The Celestial Toymaker

    Doctor Who: The Celestial Toymaker

  • Doctor Who: Galaxy 4

    Doctor Who: Galaxy 4

  • Doctor Who: The Celestial Toymaker

    Doctor Who: The Celestial Toymaker

  • The End of the Line?

    The End of the Line?

  • Robbie

    Robbie

  • Doctor Who: The Massacre of St Bartholomew's Eve

    Doctor Who: The Massacre of St Bartholomew's Eve

  • Doctor Who: Galaxy 4

    Doctor Who: Galaxy 4

  • The Trouble with Chumblies - Making 'Galaxy 4'

    The Trouble with Chumblies - Making 'Galaxy 4'

  • Fantasy World Cup

    Fantasy World Cup

  • Flight Through Eternity

    Flight Through Eternity

  • Doctor Who: The Ark

    Doctor Who: The Ark

  • B.P. Confidential

    B.P. Confidential

  • Doctor Who: Behind the Sofa

    Doctor Who: Behind the Sofa

  • Behind the Sofa - Season 14

    Behind the Sofa - Season 14

  • Dennis Spooner: Wanna Write a Television Series?

    Dennis Spooner: Wanna Write a Television Series?

  • Who Peter: Part One - Partners in Time (1963-1989)

    Who Peter: Part One - Partners in Time (1963-1989)

  • The Doctors: The William Hartnell Years

    The Doctors: The William Hartnell Years

  • That's What I Call Television

    That's What I Call Television

  • Boys! Boys! Boys!

    Boys! Boys! Boys!

  • Riverside Story

    Riverside Story

  • Doctor Who: Lost in Time

    Doctor Who: Lost in Time

  • Talking Doctor Who

    Talking Doctor Who

  • Doctor Who: Galaxy 4

    Doctor Who: Galaxy 4

  • Death By...

    Death By...

  • Doctor Who: The Daleks' Master Plan

    Doctor Who: The Daleks' Master Plan

  • Babble

    Babble

  • The Native Hue of Resolution

    The Native Hue of Resolution

  • Round Trip to Glasgow

    Round Trip to Glasgow

  • Remembering Douglas Camfield

    Remembering Douglas Camfield

  • Myth Makers 43: William Hartnell

    Myth Makers 43: William Hartnell

  • Myth Makers 32: Peter Purves

    Myth Makers 32: Peter Purves