Murray was the name used by a member of the fun-loving Navarino race when taking on human form. They disguised themselves in order to visit other planets incognito. Murray was the pilot of their spaceship, which was disguised as a vehicle from the planet / era they were to visit.
The Doctor and Mel Bush won a trip on their Nostalgia Tours trip to 1950's Disneyland. Aware of the company's dubious reputation, the Doctor opted to travel by TARDIS whilst Mel accompanied the Navarino. The ship collided with a satellite in orbit above Earth, causing it to go off course. With the Doctor's help, Murray landed it in South Wales. Luckily there was a holiday camp on their doorstep where the party could stay whilst the ship was being fixed. Unfortunately the hapless Murray broke the only spare energy crystal needed to power the engines, but the Doctor was able to grow a replacement overnight.
One of the tour group was the last surviving adult member of the Chimeron race, fleeing genocide at the hands of the Bannermen, led by the ruthless Gavrok.
They arrived outside the camp just as the repaired Navarino ship was about to lift off, destroying it and killing all on board.
Played by: Johnny Dennis. Appearances: Delta and the Bannermen (1987).
- Dennis, who passed away in 2016, was a champion of Victorian / Edwardian Music Hall traditions (a passion he shared with Michael Kilgarriff). He is interviewed about the subject on one of the extras which accompanied the DVD and Blu-ray releases of The Talons of Weng-Chiang.
- Another passion was for cricket. The "Voice of the MCC", he was the senior announcer at Lords for nearly 20 years.
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