tygerbug wrote:Patrick Troughton is a name unfamiliar to most Doctor Who fans. He had a long and distinguished career, but is probably best known to Doctor Who fans for playing Salamander in The Enemy of the World, and a voracious androgum in The Two Doctors.
Patrick Troughton's first Doctor Who episode was Power of the Daleks, in November-December 1966, but he had already been appearing on television [and in films, of course] for two decades at that point.
For our purposes, we will note that he did two episodes of "The Saint" prior to Doctor Who.
"The Saint" Interlude in Venice - 7 October 1966 (Season 5, Episode 2)
and, over two years earlier --
"The Saint" The Romantic Matron - 16 January 1964 (Season 2, Episode 18)
Let's look at the 1964 episode for a moment, keeping in mind it's nearly three years prior to Doctor Who.



Troughton is in his Salamander mode here, a character type he would return to frequently. He plays a police inspector, in three scenes. There are very few moments where he looks like Doctor Who - he has more of a Salamander look about him. Still, there are a few moments.


