H is for... Hade

Gatherer Hade was the chief collector of taxes in Megropolis One on the planet Pluto. He reported directly to the Collector, the representative of the Company which ran the planet. Hade ensured that everyone paid what was due, taking no account of their ability to do so. He had considerable wealth of his own and enjoyed a number of luxuries - such as having a desk made of real wood, and a supply of raspberry leaves. Part of his job was to hunt down tax avoiders, and anyone else who might upset the smooth running of the Megropolis. When the Doctor attempted to use a forged credit card and was captured, Hade assumed him to be an ajack, as this group had been active in other Megropoli. He decided to let him go in order to trace his fellow conspirators. The Collector disagreed with Hade's assessment and offered a huge bounty on the Doctor's head - to be paid for by Hade out of his own funds. In order not to lose this money, Hade decided he would capture the Doctor himself using the city's CCTV system to trace him. However, the Doctor had sabotaged this to give a false image.
The Doctor triggered a revolution, which overthrew the Collector and his regime. Hade went to the roof of the Megropolis to remonstrate with some workers who were gathering there, which was against the law. They ignored his commands and threw him from the roof to his death.

Played by: Richard Leech. Appearances: The Sun Makers (1977).

• Leech had a 40 year career in film and TV, appearing in classic movies such as Ice Cold In Alex and A Night to Remember. He played the police detective in Night of the Demon, the Val Newton movie based on M R James' Casting the Runes. By the time he made The Sun Makers he was profoundly deaf, but was a very good lip reader. He continued working up until 1988, passing away at the age of 81 in 2004.