Peter Purves
Known for: Acting
Peter John Purves (born 10 February 1939) is an English television presenter and actor. He played Steven Taylor in Doctor Who under the First Doctor, a role he continued to play in audio dramas for Big Finish Productions. He later became a presenter on the BBC children's programme Blue Peter for eleven years. He has continued to make regular television appearances, including coverage of the Crufts dog show.
Filmography
Series
Doctor Who
Morton Dill
1963
Series
Doctor Who
Steven Taylor
1963
Series
EastEnders
Presenter
1985
Series
Blue Peter
Self - Guest
1958
Series
Blue Peter
1958
Series
BBC Play of the Month
1965
Series
Ready, Steady, Cook
Self - Guest
1994
Series
Theatre 625
Private
1964
Series
Z-Cars
1962
Series
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
Self - Participant
2011
Series
The Office
Peter Purves
2001
Series
Dixon of Dock Green
Brian
1955
Series
Doctor Who: Behind the Sofa
Self
2018
Series
Harry Hill's TV Burp
2002
Series
Surprise, Surprise
Self
1984
Series
Let's Dance for Comic Relief
Self
2009
Fantasy World Cup
Self
1998
Series
Tales of the Tardis
Steven Taylor
2023
The World of Wooster
1965
Bullseye
Self - Presenter
1979
Film
Talking Doctor Who
Self (archive footage)
2023
Film
Riverside Story
Self
2011
Blue Peter Flies the World
1971
Series
Doctor Who: Lost in Time
Steven
1965
That's What I Call Television
Self
2007
Film
Doctor Who: Resurrection of the Daleks
Steven Taylor (archive footage) (uncredited)
1984
Film
Robbie
Narrator
1979
Film
Doctor Who: The Chase
Steven Taylor / Morton Dill
1965
Blue Peter Special Assignment
1973
Film
The Ties That Bind Us
Steven Taylor (archive footage)
2008
Film
Doctor Who: Galaxy 4
Steven (voice)
2021
Babble
Film
The Native Hue of Resolution
Self - Narrator (voice)
2013
Film
Doctor Who: The Celestial Toymaker
Steven Taylor
1966
Series
Doctor Who: Galaxy 4
Steven
2021
Film
Doctor Who: The Myth Makers
Steven Taylor
1965
Film
Doctor Who: The Daleks' Master Plan
Steven Taylor
1965
Film
The Story of Doctor Who
2003
Film
Doctor Who: The Celestial Toymaker
Steven Taylor (voice)
2024
Film
Boys! Boys! Boys!
2013
Film
Doctor Who: The Savages
Steven Taylor
1966
Death By...
Self
2003
Film
Doctor Who: The Ark
Steven Taylor
1966
Film
Doctor Who: The Massacre of St Bartholomew's Eve
Steven Taylor
1966
Film
Doctor Who: The Gunfighters
Steven Taylor
1966
Film
Doctor Who: The Time Meddler
Steven Taylor
1965
Film
Doctor Who: Galaxy 4
Steven Taylor
1965
Film
Dennis Spooner: Wanna Write a Television Series?
2009
Film
Remembering Douglas Camfield
2013
Film
A Christmas Carol - A Filmed Radio Play Live on Stage
Charles Dickens
2025
Film
B.P. Confidential
Self
1998
Film
Doctor Who: The Savages
Steven Taylor (voice)
2025
Film
Behind the Sofa - Season 14
2020
Film
The Doctors: The William Hartnell Years
2017
Film
The End of the Line?
2011
Film
Round Trip to Glasgow
Self
1982