Donald Pelmear

British actor (1924–2025) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Donald Pelmear (6 July 1924 – 11 January 2025) was a British actor on stage and screen. Among his notable performances were Sir Thomas More in A Man for All Seasons in 1961, in Farnham, Salisbury and Southport,^[1]^[2] and Malvolio in the 1964 production of Twelfth Night which inaugurated the Nuffield Theatre, Southampton.^[3] On screen, he may be best known for portraying Professor Joseph Rubeish in the 1973–74 Doctor Who serial The Time Warrior.

Born

Donald Stanley Morrell Pelmear

6 July 1924

Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire, England

Died11 January 2025 (aged 100)

Hampstead, London, England

OccupationActor

Yearsactive1953–2007 • 2016–2018

Quick facts Born, Died ...

Donald Pelmear
Born	Donald Stanley Morrell Pelmear (1924-07-06)6 July 1924 Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire, England
Died	11 January 2025(2025-01-11) (aged 100) Hampstead, London, England
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1953–2007 • 2016–2018

Life and career

Pelmear began acting in amateur theatre and then, from 1953, acted in repertory theatre. He did not attend drama school, but learned from watching and listening to other actors.^[4] He appeared with theatre companies across England, including the Bristol Old Vic Theatre Company,^[4]^[5] the Oxford Playhouse Company,^[6]^[7] and the New Shakespeare Company,^[8] and was known for his versatility and flexibility as an actor.^[9]^[4]

Pelmear enjoyed playing comedy,^[4] and critics applauded his comic roles in plays such as The White Sheep of the Family,^[10] Separate Rooms^[11] and Kafka's Dick,^[12] musical comedies such as The Fantasticks^[13] and Salad Days.^[9] He played various roles in pantomimes, including Aladdin in The Adventures of Aladdin and his Wonderful Lamp^[14] and Mole in Toad of Toad Hall.^[7]

In the West End, Pelmear played Doc in the 1984/85 revival of West Side Story at Her Majesty's Theatre,^[15] and Monsieur Damiens in the 1990/91 production of Anouilh's The Rehearsal at the Almeida Theatre and Garrick Theatre.^[16]^[17]

He also played many serious roles, including Aslaksen in Ibsen's An Enemy of the People^[6]^[18] and Lawrence of Arabia in Terence Rattigan's play Ross, a review of which stated "Donald Pelmear is an actor of subtlety and power, who draws a consistent portrait and resists every temptation to overdraw it".^[19] His portrayal of Sir Thomas More in A Man for All Seasons was described as "a very sensitive portrayal"^[20] and a "warming, human performance of a beautifully realized character",^[2] in which "[e]very mood of this great man is faithfully depicted - his gentleness, lowliness, gravity, wit, affability, piety and heroism."^[1] Pelmear also appeared in the first play performed at the new Nuffield Theatre, Southampton, playing Malvolio in the Salisbury Arts Theatre Company's production of Twelfth Night; a critic wrote that "Donald Pelmear is an excellent Malvolio who finally leaves his audience torn between pity and aversion."^[3]

In December 2005, Pelmear entered a Civil Partnership with his partner, the actor Max Harvey, who died three months later.^[21]

Pelmear died on 11 January 2025, at the age of 100.^[22]

Selected stage performances

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Year	Title	Author	Theatre	Role	Notes
1953	Will Any Gentleman?	Vernon Sylvaine	Assembly Hall Theatre, Tunbridge Wells	Dr. Smith	Loraine Theatre Company^[23]
	Relative Values	Noël Coward	Assembly Hall Theatre, Tunbridge Wells		Loraine Theatre Company^[24]
	The White Sheep of the Family	Lawrence du Garde Peach and Ian Hay	Assembly Hall Theatre, Tunbridge Wells	Vicar	Loraine Theatre Company^[10]
	The Deep Blue Sea	Terence Rattigan	New Pavilion, Redcar	Mr. Miller, ex-doctor	North Riding Theatre Company^[25]
1956	The Duke in Darkness	Patrick Hamilton	Southport	The Duke of Latteraine	Southport Repertory Company^[26]^[27]
1956	We at the Crossroads	Keith Winter	Southport	Author	Southport Repertory Company^[28]
1957	Burdalane	Winifred Bannister	Scala, Southport	Hew Kennedy	Southport Repertory Company^[29]^[30]
	Separate Tables	Terence Rattigan	Scala, Southport	Major Pollock	Southport Repertory Company^[31]
	My Three Angels	Bella and Samuel Spewack	Scala, Southport		Southport Repertory Company^[31]
1958	The Adventures of Aladdin and his Wonderful Lamp	Donald Bodley	Scala, Southport	Aladdin	Southport Repertory Company^[14]
	Family on Trial	John Wiles	Scala, Southport	Schoolmaster	Southport Repertory Company^[32]
	Ring for Catty	Patrick Cargill and Jack Beale	Scala, Southport	Len White	Southport Repertory Company^[33]
	Cuckoo in Clover	Kate Lindsay	Scala, Southport	Richard Cavendish	Southport Repertory Company^[34]
1960	The Father	August Strindberg	Castle Theatre, Farnham	Dr. Ostermark	Castle Theatre Repertory Company^[35]
1961	The Birthday Party	Harold Pinter	Castle Theatre, Farnham	McCann	Castle Theatre Repertory Company^[36]
	A Man for All Seasons	Robert Bolt	Castle Theatre, Farnham	Sir Thomas More	Castle Theatre Repertory Company^[1]^[20]
	A Man for All Seasons	Robert Bolt	Kings Theatre, Southsea	Sir Thomas More	Salisbury Arts Theatre^[2]^[37]
1962	Salad Days	Julian Slade, Dorothy Reynolds	Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury	Ambrose and Police Inspector	Marlowe Theatre Company^[9]
	The Unexpected Guest	Agatha Christie	Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury	Michael Starkwedder	Marlowe Theatre Company^[38]
	Separate Rooms	Alan Dinehart and Joseph Carole	Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury	Jim Stackhouse	Marlowe Theatre Company^[11]
1963	Ross	Terence Rattigan	Guildford Theatre, Guildford	Lawrence of Arabia	Guildford Theatre Company^[19]
1964	Twelfth Night	William Shakespeare	Nuffield Theatre, Southampton	Malvolio	Salisbury Arts Theatre Company^[3]
1965	You Never Can Tell	George Bernard Shaw	Phoenix Theatre, Leicester	Walter, the waiter	Phoenix Theatre Company^[39]^[40]
	See How They Run (play)	Philip King	Phoenix Theatre, Leicester	Vicar, Rev. Lionel Toop	Phoenix Theatre Company^[41]
	The Fantasticks	Harvey Schmidt, Tom Jones	Phoenix Theatre, Leicester	Father	Phoenix Theatre Company^[13]
1967	Next Time I'll Sing To You	James Saunders	Swan Theatre, Worcester	The Hermit	Worcester Repertory Company^[42]
1968	Juno and the Paycock	Seán O'Casey	Little Theatre, Bristol	Joxer Daly	Bristol Old Vic Theatre Company^[4]
	Loot	Joe Orton	Little Theatre, Bristol	Inspector Truscott	Bristol Old Vic Theatre Company^[5]^[4]
	A Day in the Death of Joe Egg	Peter Nichols	Little Theatre, Bristol	Freddie	Bristol Old Vic Theatre Company^[43]
1969	An Enemy of the People	Henrik Ibsen	Yvonne Arnaud Theatre, Guildford	Aslaksen	Oxford Playhouse Company^[6]^[18]
1970	Toad of Toad Hall	A. A. Milne, Kenneth Grahame	Oxford Playhouse	Mole	Oxford Playhouse Company^[7]
	Cat on a Hot Tin Roof	Tennessee Williams	Phoenix Theatre, Leicester	Doctor Baugh	Phoenix Theatre Company^[44]
	In Celebration	David Storey	Phoenix Theatre, Leicester	Mr Shaw	Phoenix Theatre Company^[45]^[40]
	Narrow Road to the Deep North	Edward Bond	York Theatre Royal	Basho	York Theatre Royal Company^[46]
1972	The Tempest	William Shakespeare	Hull New Theatre		New Shakespeare Company^[8]
1972	Twelfth Night	William Shakespeare	York Theatre Royal		New Shakespeare Company^[47]
1980	The Caretaker	Harold Pinter	The Capitol Theatre, Horsham	Davies the tramp	New Shakespeare Company^[48]
1981	Much Ado About Nothing	William Shakespeare	Theatre Royal, Lincoln	Leonato, governor of Messina	New Shakespeare Company^[49]
1984–1985	West Side Story	Leonard Bernstein, Stephen Sondheim	Her Majesty's Theatre, London	Doc	^[15]
1986	Tristram Shandy	Laurence Sterne, adapted by Peter Buckman	Oxford Playhouse	Uncle Toby	Oxford Playhouse Company^[50]
1989	Habeas Corpus	Alan Bennett	Thorndike Theatre, Leatherhead	Dr Arthur Wicksteed	^[51]
1990	Pack of Lies	Hugh Whitemore	Belgrade Theatre, Coventry	MI5 Officer	^[52]^[53]
1990–1991	The Rehearsal	Jean Anouilh	Almeida Theatre, London, then Garrick Theatre, London	Monsieur Damiens	Theatre Division^[16]^[17]
1998	Kafka's Dick	Alan Bennett	Nottingham Playhouse	Father	^[12]

Partial filmography

Film

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Year	Title	Role	Notes
1987	Little Dorit	Mr. Clive
1998	Elizabeth	Third bishop
2017	Edie	George	^[54]
2018	The Curse of Shalott	Malcolm	Short film

Television

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Year	Title	Role	Notes
1959	ITV Play of the Week	Mr. Green	Episode: "A Man Involved"
1960	BBC Sunday-Night Play	Unknown
1960	The World of Tim Frazer	Projectionist	1 episode
1961	Gamble for a Throne	Richard Whiteacre	Miniseries - 5 of 6 episodes^[55]
1966	Ransom for a Pretty Girl	Willis	Miniseries - 3 of 6 episodes^[56]
1967	Coronation Street	Mr. Fitch	Episode: "Episode: #1.684"
1968	Public Eye	Elliot	Episode: "Have Mud, Will Throw"
1969	Special Branch	William Arthur Cowley	Season 1, Episodes 1 + 2^[40]
1970	UFO	Estate agent	Episode: "The Square Triangle"
1973–74	Doctor Who	Professor Joseph Rubeish	Serial: The Time Warrior^[57]^[58]
1976	The Duchess of Duke Street	Major Gutch	Episode: "Plain Sailing"
1981	The Day of the Triffids	University Gateman	Episode: "Part Three"
1982	Yes Minister	Permanent Secretary, DHSS	Episode: "Equal Opportunities"
1983	The Citadel	Dr. Thoroughgood	Episode: "Part 10"
1990	Agatha Christie's Poirot	Judge	Episode: "The Mysterious Affair at Styles"
1991	Paul Merton: The Series	Judge	Episode: "Episode #1.2"
1992	London's Burning	Curator	1 episode
1993	In Suspicious Circumstances	Henry Dobson	Episodes: "Shadow of Doubt" and "The Death of Lucy Kyte"
1998	McCallum	Mr. Weston	Episode: "City of the Dead"
2000	The 10th Kingdom	Court clerk	Miniseries
2000	Lock, Stock...	Captain	Episode: "...And Two Sips"
2001	The Way We Live Now	Doctor	Miniseries
2003	Strange	Mr. Parrish	Episode: "Asmoth"
2003	My Hero	Patient	Episode: "The Mayor of Northolt"
2004	Little Britain	Waiter	Episode: "Episode #2.1"
2006	Hotel Babylon	Mr. Farrah	1 episode

References

[1]
"These People are Real". The Stage. 1 June 1961. p. 16. Retrieved 13 April 2025. The role of Thomas More is a gift to any actor and Donald Pelmear revels in it. Every mood of this great man is faithfully depicted - his gentleness, lowliness, gravity, wit, affability, piety and heroism.
[2]
Green, Charles (24 November 1961). "A Man for All Seasons a great play". Hampshire Telegraph. p. 2. Retrieved 14 April 2025. Donald Pelmear plays Sir Thomas More, gentle, witty, kindly, a lover of good wine, a good husband and tender father to his beloved daughter, a man of the law and of God, a faithful son of the old Church, a layman of deeper piety than the worldly clerics. Mr. Pelmear's performance is most moving. We first see him in his family circle, wise, often smiling and jesting, indulgently admiring the dresses of his wife and daughter. We see him confronting Wolsey, polite, urbane, but never shedding his principles, we see him as a loyal subject of his King, knowing how to flatter gently, but still unyielding where principle is concerned. He will not accept divorce, and that is it. Most moving of all, we see him in jail, physically broken and prematurely aged, but still spiritually integrated, taking leave of his loved ones, pathetically praising bis wife's custard that she has brought him, in the midst of heartbreak. We see him confronting his accusers, unruffled mostly, though human enough to have the sudden outburst, and holding fast to his deep religious convictions. A warming, human performance of a beautifully realized character.
[3]
"The First Production". The Stage. 5 March 1964. p. 17. Retrieved 15 April 2025. Donald Pelmear is an excellent Malvolio who finally leaves his audience torn between pity and aversion,
[4]
Coe, John (2 March 1968). "LISTEN - if you want to want to enjoy this lesson in language". Evening Post. Bristol, Avon, England. p. 7. Retrieved 13 April 2025.
[5]
Eyres, Christine (6 March 1968). "Fun - but don't take offence". Evening Post. Bristol, Avon, England. p. 27. Retrieved 13 April 2025.
[6]
J.W.P. (14 February 1969). "Timeless Ibsen". Surrey Advertiser. p. 6. Retrieved 16 April 2025. There is excellent work too, by Leonard Sachs as the mayor, by Tony Anholt ... as the editor, by Donald Pelmear, as the personification of all ratepayers, and by Georgine Anderson and Celia Bannerman as the wife and daughter. It is an outstanding production of a play all too rarely staged.
[7]
"'Toad of Toad Hall'". The Stage. 8 January 1970. p. 26. Retrieved 16 April 2025. As Toad, Bill Wallis is in effectively rumbustious form ... The Badger of David Nettheim is ... a brilliant comic characterization. Donald Pelmear's Mole, kindly, ultra-sensitive and infinitely likeable ... [is] also very well-drawn and never merely clowned.
[8]
P.C. (9 May 1972). "Re-creating the magic of the Bard's last play". Hull Daily Mail. Hull, Humberside, England. p. 8. Retrieved 16 April 2025.
[9]
"Marlowe Players Should Pull in Public". The Stage. 26 April 1962. p. 16. Retrieved 15 April 2025. Donald Pelmear likewise demonstrated his versatility, his greatest success being as Ambrose, the frustrated dress-designer. As the Poiice Inspector, he was associated with Peter Street (P.C. Boot) in the hilarious dance scene.
[10]
"Crime's such fun in this comedy". Kent & Sussex Courier. 28 August 1953. p. 5. Retrieved 12 April 2025. But probably the hit of the show is Donald Pelmear as a dithering vicar. If police college superintendents object to comic coppers, this is the kind of stage parson that would make a Bishop squirm. It made Tuesday's full house rock with laughter.
[11]
"The Marlowe - "Crisp and Nutty" Comedy". Whitstable Times and Herne Bay Herald. 2 June 1962. p. 19. Retrieved 15 April 2025. Donald Pelmear was irrepressible as ever in his lively performance as Jim Stackhouse, the columnist with the quick comebacks.
[12]
Robinson, Denis (27 February 1998). "REViEW 'Kafka's Dick,' Nottingham Playhouse". Hucknall Dispatch. p. 21. Retrieved 15 April 2025. Geriatric dad (Donald Pelmear) [ ] is given the play's funniest one-liners.
[13]
D.D. (23 June 1965). "The show with everything ... yet leaves a void". Leicester Daily Mercury. p. 20. Retrieved 16 April 2025. Most Rewarding. The two fathers, in the light clown category, were a joy to see. Richard Curnock and Donald Pelmear make their wall seem a really bright idea, and don't lose the humour when the idea goes sour.
[14]
"Southport. 'Aladdin'". The Stage. 2 January 1958. p. 27. Retrieved 12 April 2025. In pantomime, we like a hero who is strong, handsome and endearing. and Donald Pelmear is all these things and more, as Aladdin.
[15]
"West Side Story - 1984 London Revival". The Stephen Sondheim Reference Guide. Retrieved 21 April 2025.
[16]
Loriggio, Pauline (29 November 1990). "Play Reviews: The Garrick. The Rehearsal". The Stage. p. 18. Retrieved 15 April 2025.
[17]
"Production News". The Stage. 2 May 1991. p. 11. Retrieved 15 April 2025.
[18]
B.J.D. (14 February 1969). "Ibsen Years Ahead of his Time". West Sussex County Times. p. 6. Retrieved 16 April 2025. It is the lesser roles of this virile production which make this Guildford presentation a theatrical event, particularly those of ... Donald Pelmear as the local printer and leader of the residents' association, who is humble and asks for restraint in all things.
[19]
Plain, Penny (30 January 1963). "Entertainment Review". Surrey Advertiser. p. 3. Retrieved 15 April 2025. The burden of the play rests on the central character. Donald Pelmear is an actor of subtlety and power, who draws a consistent portrait and resists every temptation to overdraw it. Perhaps he might on Monday have stressed a little more, in fact, the contrast between the self-confldent conqueror of Akaba and the wrecked personality at Jerusalem. To have robbed the character of basic sincerity - to have suggested that he was revelling in self-humiliation - would, however, have been fatal, and Mr Pelmear's restraint was highly effective.
[20]
"Castle Players accepted challenge and won". The Aldershot News. 2 June 1961. p. 10. Retrieved 14 April 2025. Donald Pelmear, as More, rises to great heights with a very sensitive portrayal. He grasps the essential qualities of the character right from the first, is word perfect, and builds up an authentic picture, which in the end makes a great impact when More, now a tortured soul, faces his accusers for the last time.
[21]
Ancestry Family Tree: POLMEAR CLAN, incorporating POLMEER, PELMEAR, and other variations
[22]
Times, The (23 January 2025). "Births, marriages and deaths: January 23, 2025". www.thetimes.com. Retrieved 24 January 2025.
[23]
"Assembly Hall Rollicking Farce - 'Will any gentleman?'". Kent & Sussex Courier. 7 August 1953. p. 5. Retrieved 12 April 2025.
[24]
"Life in Kent - Coward style". Kent & Sussex Courier. 14 August 1953. p. 5. Retrieved 12 April 2025.
[25]
"Repertory. Redcar". The Stage. 22 October 1953. p. 12. Retrieved 12 April 2025. An excellent characterisation of Dr. Miller was given by Donald Pelmear
[26]
"Hamilton play at Southport". The Stage. 2 August 1956. p. 11. Retrieved 12 April 2025.
[27]
"Southport Success in 'Heavy Drama'". The Stage. 19 July 1956. p. 11. Retrieved 12 April 2025. The performances of Donald Bodley and Donald Pelmear were a triumph. ... Mr. Pelmear never fails to give his best, and his restrained, dignified Duke was no exception. He is an actor with a future.
[28]
"Maelstrom of Emotions". The Stage. 7 June 1956. p. 11. Retrieved 12 April 2025. Donald Pelmear and Stanley Lloyd had complete control of their scenes and gave memorable performances that showed considerable depth of feeling, as the idealistic, self-pitying author and the confused husband, respectively.
[29]
"Pathos of an Old Scots Spinster". The Stage. 9 May 1957. p. 10. Retrieved 12 April 2025. An actor of unquestionable talent, Donald Pelmear, gives a sensitive portrayal as Hew Kennedy, the poacher.
[30]
R.L.W. (7 May 1957). "Melodrama spiced with Farce. Premiere of "Burdalane"". The Guardian. p. 5. Retrieved 12 April 2025.
[31]
"Southport Far Ahead of Average', Says 'Burdalane' Author". The Stage. 16 May 1957. p. 7. Retrieved 12 April 2025. Donald Pelmear [was] impressive in Separate Tables," ... for his complete interpretation of the questionable Major Pollock. In "My Three Angels" Stanley Lloyd, Peter Schofield and Donald Pelmear were artful, appealing, attentive and altogether lovable.
[32]
"Southport's Mayor Sees Outstanding Production". The Stage. 8 May 1958. p. 7. Retrieved 12 April 2025. Once again Donald Pelmear lived up to his reputation for acting that is nothing less than real, as the schoolmaster who has to face the suspicions of parents and children alike.
[33]
"Southport Breaks Away from Lancashire Comedy". The Stage. 17 July 1958. p. 14. Retrieved 12 April 2025. [This] was one of the company's best productions. ... another performance of deep sincerity came from Donald Pelmear, as Len White.
[34]
"Comedy with an Irish flavour". The Stage. 9 October 1958. p. 14. Retrieved 12 April 2025. The plot concerns an appealing young wife ... of a golf-crazy sportsman ... Donald Pelmear brings out plenty of comedy with his semi-dry approach to the part of the husband.
[35]
"'The Father' at Farnham". The Stage. 3 March 1960. p. 20. Retrieved 12 April 2025. Immediately the curtain rose it had the audience within its grip and held it until the last word was spoken. ... Every artist fitted the character like the proverbial glove. ... The Dr. Ostermark of Donald Pelmear was realistic.
[36]
S.N. (19 May 1961). "Altogether too much ketchup". Aldershot News. Aldershot, Hampshire. p. 11. Retrieved 13 April 2025.
[37]
"This Play Deserves Much Better Support". Portsmouth Evening News. 21 November 1961. p. 11. Retrieved 15 April 2025. Donald Pelmear gives a masterly performance as Sir Thomas More, emphasizing his great capacity for tolerance, and his deep personal conviction which lasts from the days before he was made Lord Chancellor, until his execution.
[38]
"Is the "Personal Touch" Filling the Marlowe?". Whitstable Times and Herne Bay Herald. 12 May 1962. p. 15. Retrieved 15 April 2025. Donald Pelmear had one of the meatier parts in the important role of Starkwedder, the "unexpected guest." and he exploited it to the full. Much of the humour in the play was in his lines and he didn't miss a trick.
[39]
"One of the Best from the Phoenix". Leicester Daily Mercury. 3 March 1965. p. 14. Retrieved 15 April 2025. Timing Vital. Mr Pelmear's elderly waiter was the most difficult of all. It is he who carries the message "You Never Can Tell." He serves at table, is friendly and tactful, without being familiar, and is only outraged when there is an attempt to remove him from his menial station
[40]
"Donald Pelmear". Leicester Daily Mercury. 24 February 1970. p. 12. Retrieved 16 April 2025.
[41]
D.D. (14 April 1965). "Holiday Fare At Phoenix". Leicester Daily Mercury. p. 11. Retrieved 15 April 2025. The vicar whose identity becomes confused in the course of the play was played with well-studied patience and dignity by Donald Pelmear who went to pieces admirably as things got on the move
[42]
V.M.H. (2 August 1967). "'Next Time I'll Sing to You' ... at the Swan Theatre, Worcester". Birmingham Daily Post. p. 14. Retrieved 15 April 2025. Donald Pelmear is a wonderfully misunderstood and frustrated "actor hermit".
[43]
Coe, John (27 April 1968). "Your chance to question local dramatist". Bristol Evening Post. p. 7. Retrieved 16 April 2025.
[44]
"'Cat on a Hot Tin Roof'". Leicester Chronicle. 13 February 1970. p. 23. Retrieved 16 April 2025.
[45]
"T' Phoenix muckies its feathers with a fine result". Leicester Chronicle. 6 March 1970. p. 22. Retrieved 16 April 2025.
[46]
"On this week at ... York". The Stage. 18 June 1970. p. 16. Retrieved 16 April 2025.
[47]
Kluz, Andy (4 October 1972). "Let's have more". The Northern Echo. Darlington, Durham, England. p. 9. Retrieved 16 April 2025.
[48]
Day, Christine (10 October 1980). "Deeply Disturbing Play". West Sussex County Times. p. 5. Retrieved 16 April 2025.
[49]
"Living Shakespeare". Lincolnshire Echo. Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England. 31 March 1981. p. 7. Retrieved 16 April 2025.
[50]
PT (7 November 1986). "A far from bitter Shandy". The Independent. London, England. Retrieved 16 April 2025.
[51]
RTE (24 May 1989). "Lie back and think of Alan Bennett". Esher News and Mail. Esher, Surrey, England. p. 5. Retrieved 13 April 2025.
[52]
"Spy drama actor is told to mind his language. Expert help for star to play". Coventry Evening Telegraph. Coventry, West Midlands, England. 16 February 1990. p. 23. Retrieved 13 April 2025.
[53]
FitzGerald, Ann (29 March 1990). "Regional Reviews. Coventry: Pack of Lies". The Stage. p. 16. Retrieved 15 April 2025. Donald Pelmear as Mr Stewart has the patrician style of the Whitehall mandarin. He is overwhelming in this small, tidy home, and diminishes the Jackson's [sic] by his confident presence, making an unspoken point about the English class system.
[54]
Robey, Tim (24 May 2018). "Edie review: late-life drama loses Sheila Hancock in the hills". The Telegraph. Retrieved 21 April 2025.
[55]
"Gamble for a Throne". BBC Programme Index. Archived from the original on 15 September 2025. Retrieved 21 April 2025.
[56]
"Ransom for a Pretty Girl". BBC Programme Index. Archived from the original on 15 September 2025. Retrieved 21 April 2025.
[57]
Muir, John Kenneth (2015). A Critical History of Doctor Who on Television. McFarland. p. 214. ISBN 9781476604541. Retrieved 21 April 2025.
[58]
Mulkern, Patrick (20 February 2010). "The Time Warrior". Radio Times. Retrieved 21 April 2025.

Donald Pelmear

Life and career

Selected stage performances

Partial filmography

Film

Television

See also

References

External links

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