“I think I phoned him up (his brother David) and said, ’Hah!!! I’m in DOCTOR WHO!’”
 
Actor and writer MICHAEL TROUGHTON, son of the late Second Doctor PATRICK TROUGHTON, is best known for his roles in TESTAMENT OF YOUTH (1979), MINDER (1984-89) and THE NEW STATESMAN (1987-92) … plus the film ENIGMA (2001). In 2014, he portrayed Professor Albert Smythe in the DOCTOR WHO Christmas special LAST CHRISTMAS.
 
He’s written two books about his father, PATRICK TROUGHTON – THE BIOGRAPHY and SMILE ON YOUR FACE.
 
More recently, he’s produced audiobooks for Amazon Audible and enjoyed working with Big Finish Productions, which led to him taking over the role of the Second Doctor originally played by his father.