Very sorry to hear today of the death of actor Michael Keating, at the age of 79.
He may only have ever appeared in one Doctor Who story - The Sun Makers, playing the rebel Goudry - but he then became famous in sci-fi circles for playing the cowardly but loveable thief Vila in Blake's 7 - a series whose fandom very much overlaps with that of Doctor Who.
In Blake's 7, he formed a popular sparring act with Paul Darrow's Avon, the two often being paired up for sub-plots. One episode in which he got to feature prominently was the one which guest starred Colin Baker - Season 3's City at the Edge of the World.
Vila was the only character to appear in every episode, across all four seasons.
If you've been buying the B7 Blu-ray box-sets over the last couple of years, like me, you'll have seen that he is one of the main contributors to the documentaries and archive convention spots.
Later roles included an appearance in Casualty, in which he guested opposite his old leader Gareth Thomas, and he had a recurring role as a church minister in EastEnders.
RIP.
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