Tom Chadbon

Tom Chadbon was an English actor who worked mostly in television, usually as a character actor but occasionally in leading or recurring parts. Born in Luton, he led all ten episodes of Crown Prosecutor as Lenny Monk and later had recurring parts in Chancer, The Liver Birds, Where the Heart Is and Wire in the Blood, as well as the 23rd series of Casualty. His television appearances ranged from The Stone Tape and Blake's 7 to Midsomer Murders, Foyle's War and Father Brown, and he took the role of Duggan in the Doctor Who serial City of Death before returning to the series as Merdeen in The Mysterious Planet. His films included The Alf Garnett Saga (1972), The Beast Must Die (1974), Tess (1979), Dance with a Stranger (1985) and Shooting Fish (1997). He also appeared in Big Finish audio productions, notably as Will in the Sarah Jane Smith adventures. He died in 2026.