Dixon of Dock Green Blue Lamp" Dixon has a wife named Em (Gladys Henson). It is mentioned that their only son, Bert, was killed in the Second World War—hence Dixon adopts a paternal aspect towards PC Andy Mitchell (Jimmy Hanley), a young policeman on his first day. Dixon comes across a raid and is shot. The rest of the film focuses on catching the perpetrator, a thug named Tom Riley (played by Dirk Bogarde). This gears up hugely once Dixon, who was said to be rallying in hospital, unexpectedly and suddenly dies, and Mitchell embarks on a perilous quest to find and bring Tom
The Master (Doctor Who) believe he is needed for a great purpose (implied to be the Time War) — the event had been referenced in "The Sound of Drums". Chris Finney plays a character named 'Keith Potter' in the story "The End of the Line" from the audio anthology "" , who is later revealed to be an avatar under the control of the Master. The Master, played by Geoffrey Beevers, makes a cameo appearance in series 10 of the Doctor Who spin-off Jago & Litefoot, and later featured as the main villain for the 11th series. To commemorate the Master's forty-fifth anniversary, Big