Richard Franklin

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Richard Franklin

Richard Franklin is a British actor.

He has had various roles in different television programmes including Crossroads (1964) and Emmerdale Farm (1972). However, his most significant role was that of Captain Mike Yates, a member of UNIT, in the BBC science fiction television series Doctor Who from 1971 to 1974. Franklin has stood for Parliament on several occasions and works today primarily as a theatre director.

He has also guest-starred in a number of Big Finish Productions audio plays including Professor Bernice Summerfield: Dragons' Wrath and I, Davros: Innocence.

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