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Davison was born Peter Moffett in London, his father being originally from Guyana. He studied at the Central School of Speech and Drama, and appeared in several stage productions and some minor television roles before he got his big break in 1978. His performance as the ne'er-do-well Tristan Farnon in All Creatures Great and Small made him a household name. He married American actress Sandra Dickinson in the same year, but they divorced in 1994. He and Dickinson appeared together in an episode of The Hitch-Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy.

Davison appeared in some British sitcoms before signing a contract to play the Doctor for three years, succeeding Tom BakerThomas Stewart Baker (born January 20, 1934) is a British actor, mainly associated with the role of the Doctor in the long-running science fiction television series Doctor Who whom he played for seven years. Baker was born in Liverpool. His father was a J. Attracting such a high-profile actor was as much of a coup for the programme's producers as getting the role was for him, but he did not renew his contract because he feared being typecastTypecasting is the process by which an actor is strongly identified with a role or genre. There have been instances in which an actor has been so strongly identified with a role as to make it impossible for him or her to find work portraying other charact. Reportedly, Patrick TroughtonPatrick George Troughton ( March 25, 1920 March 28, 1987) was a versatile and prolific British actor. He is probably best known as the second actor to play the lead role of the Doctor in the long-running science fiction television series Doctor Who which (who had played the Second Doctor) had recommended to Davison that he leave the role after three years, and Davison followed his advice.

It was not until 19861986 is a common year starting on Wednesday. Events January January 1 Spain and Portugal enter the European Community January 1 Aruba gains increased autonomy from the Netherlands and is separated from the Netherlands Antilles. January 9 After losing a pa that Davison worked on another really popular series. He played Dr Stephen Daker, the ingenuous hero of A Very Peculiar PracticeA Very Peculiar Practice was a BBC comedy-drama series, first shown in 1986. It was the first major success for screenwriter Andrew Davies, and was inspired by his experiences as a lecturer at the University of Warwick. The series stood out because of its, written by Andrew DaviesAndrew Davies (born 1936) is a British screenwriter. He is the creator of the television series Educating Marmalade and A Very Peculiar Practice and is also well known for his adaptations of classic works of literature, including the famous television ver. The surreal comedy-drama was revived several years later as A Very Polish Practice . Davison also played the lead in CampionAlbert Campion is a fictional character in a series of detective novels and short stories by Margery Allingham. Supposedly Campion was created as a parody of Dorothy L. Sayers' detective Lord Peter Wimsey, although he established his own identity as the s, a series based on the period whodunnits of Margery AllinghamMargery Allingham ( 1904- 1966) was a British novelist, popular from the 1920s onwards. Allingham was born in London, and wrote mostly detective fiction, her major creation being Albert Campion, an upper-class character (played on television by Peter Davi. This, and the opportunity to play Tristan Farnon again in 1985 and 1990, kept Davison busy until the early 1990s, when he gradually faded from the public eye. He continued to appear occasionally on television, but it was not until 2000 that he returned in another major role, that of David Braithwaite in At Home with the Braithwaites . In 2003, he gained the title role in the series The Last Detective .

He has reprised the role of the Fifth Doctor in a series of audio plays by Big Finish Productions.

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