June 23rd, 2012
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Caroline John 1940 – 2012 Video Tribute
Caroline John (liz Shaw) 1940 – 2012
From BBC Twitter
It’s with great sadness that we confirm the death of Caroline John who played companion Liz Shaw in 1970. She passed away on the 5th June.
Caroline John Played Liz Shaw opposite the 3rd Doctor Jon Pertwee until “Inferno”. She was introduced to The Doctor in the story “Spearhead from Space” playing a scientist.
Like many other past Doctor Who Companions she continued playing her roll in several Big Finish productions and attended numerous conventions.
She also appeared in The Five Doctors and Dimensions in Time plus several independent BBV stories. Caroline John was married to Geoffrey Beevers who played the Master in The Keeper of Traken.
Babelcolour Tribute: Farewell Elizabeth Shaw…
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duckter who
June 21st, 2012 - 8:59pmu forgot Hartnell, Troughton and Pertwee
dalek eternal
June 21st, 2012 - 8:07pmRIP
TNDNR
June 21st, 2012 - 7:30pmI think it shows how great she was that Liz has a large number of fans and got many chances to use her great voice to full effect in the Big Finish Companion Chronicle range. Caroline was an amazing woman and the many stories prove that. My thoughts are with her family. Rest in peace.
Doctor Who DVD Collector
June 21st, 2012 - 6:57pmR.I.P Liz. Favourite of yours was Inferno.
🙁
the 13th Doctor
June 21st, 2012 - 5:36pmMy most sincere condonlences. she was fantastic. R.I.P
Dtron Wunder
June 21st, 2012 - 5:35pmR.I.P
Jason doctorwhoone
June 21st, 2012 - 5:00pmRest in piece Caroline 🙁 xx
Along with Jon and Nick, she helped Doctor Who begin it’s time in the 1970’s, especially when it finally went into full colour, something to be proud off I’m sure.
the TARDIS
June 21st, 2012 - 4:34pmThis really took me by surprise reading it on the Doctor Who website, I expected it to be another happy birthday thing. Hopefully, they won’t kill her off in the TV series like they did the Brigadier. Such a shame, classic Doctor Who is losing so many great names from the long list of companions. I loved her companion chronicles and her short era on TV. I hope she gets a good tribute in DWM like Elisabeth Sladen and Nicholas Courtney. It really is amazing how such a short-lived companion can have such a resonance, she will be greatly missed.
RIP Caroline John, long live Liz Shaw.
Proffesor When
June 21st, 2012 - 4:32pmIndeed, so sad that they are all gone…
but they will never truly be gone, the memories, the faces…
And I think Katy will be sticking around for a while. Maybe the writers will start to see how important it is to not only create, but return to old places.
RIP Caroline, Elizibeth and nicolas
Give me a Dalek any day
June 21st, 2012 - 4:22pmSo sad! 🙁 R.I.P Caroline John
Proffesor When
June 21st, 2012 - 4:22pmThey should have a tribute thing like the brigadiar in The Wedding Of River Song.
RIP caroline, you will always be remembered.
4thdoctorforever
June 21st, 2012 - 4:19pmRIP to one of the best and most underrated companions this show has ever had.
Another sad loss to the Doctor Who universe 🙁
kit
June 21st, 2012 - 4:18pmit is indeed very strange to have an autograph from someone who is no longer with us, she was a great companion
Anon
June 21st, 2012 - 4:14pmR.I.P
DW2012
June 21st, 2012 - 4:10pmWhy does this happen, I only saw the five dr who episodes with Liz Shaw in and they were Spearhead from Space, Dr Who and the Silurans, Inferno, The five Doctors even Dimensions in Time so RIP Caroline and your story will carry on and on
Cyberdevil
June 21st, 2012 - 4:07pmRIP
A great actress and great companion. Condolences to her family
crazy guy
June 21st, 2012 - 3:55pmunfortunately i never saw the episodes with her in
but i knew she was a wonderful women so rest in piece
blobfish
June 21st, 2012 - 3:55pmNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Ryan
June 21st, 2012 - 3:54pmA Companion who is usually forgotten. But in reality, she will never, ever be forgotton… A True hero from the history of Doctor Who…
happiness will prevail
June 21st, 2012 - 3:44pmRest in peace
Blink
June 21st, 2012 - 3:37pmI will miss her so much. She will always live in the pantheon of doctor who companions. Now there is only Katy Manning to remind us of the UNIT golden years. 😥 🙁
Anonymous
June 21st, 2012 - 3:26pmwe will miss you Caroline
CG
June 21st, 2012 - 2:42pmRIP Caroline. A great loss. 🙁
marky
June 21st, 2012 - 2:01pmAnother sad loss to the world of Doctor Who. Even sadder when she read the audio version of Liz Sladen’s autobiography last year. RIP Ms John.
gordon
June 21st, 2012 - 1:13pmCaroline john has passed away. The pertwee era has lost another legend RIP
Alan Dobbie
June 21st, 2012 - 1:13pmVery sad to hear of the news of the passing of Caroline John. It will be strange hearing her on the DVD commentary on Ambassadors later in the year with Nick Courtney. I shed a little tear on the Planet of Spiders DVD hearing Liz, Nick and Barry Letts – the same will certainly happen again. RIP Caroline and thank-you
Stormageddon
June 21st, 2012 - 12:54pmI cant belive it ! I was privillaged to meet her at a convention a couple years back and she was amazing ! As I got to the front of the que the stewards wanted to move things along faster but she said VERY firmly “NO ! These people have come to see me and I WILL chat with them !” Go caroline ! She was a lovely lady who always spoke VERY fondly of her time on Dr Who. RIP Caroline John, gone and missed but NEVER forgotten !
the doctor
June 21st, 2012 - 12:46pmShe wasn’t in it for long bit a great impact.
Si
June 21st, 2012 - 12:45pmwe have lost so many recently, condolences to her family
Cyberleader
June 21st, 2012 - 12:44pmRIP