Acting

Primi Townsend

Born 1951-03-02 · Luton, Bedfordshire, England, UK

Primi Townsend is a British actress. She was a cast member on the sitcom Lame Ducks and is known for her role in the Doctor Who serial The Pirate Planet. Other TV credits include: Z-Cars, Minder, 1990, Blake's 7 and Bergerac. She also appeared recounting her appearance in Doctor Who in a documentary on the season 16 story The Pirate Planet, which was released in 2007.

Acting credits

6.6

An ailing barrister is thrust back into the courtroom in what becomes one of the most unusual and eventful murder cases of the lawyer's career when he finds himself defending a man being tried for the murder of a socialite.

Witness for the Prosecution

1982

A 30-minute documentary looking at the writing and production of The Pirate Planet.

Parrot Fashion

2007

The Intergalactic War is over. The Combined forces of Earth's galaxy have triumphed over the invasion force from Andromeda, but the price of victory has been high.

Blake's 7: Aftermath

1986

7.0

The Doctor and Romana learn the second segment of the Key to Time is on the planet Calufrax. Yet they arrive on a planet called Zanak, which has been hollowed out and fitted with hyperspace engines, allowing its insane, half-robot Captain to materialise it around smaller planets and plunder their resources.

Doctor Who: The Pirate Planet

1978