1. John Leeson is known for portraying Bungle in Rainbow and voicing K9 in Doctor Who and spin-offs The Sarah Jane Adventures and K9.
20 Facts About John Leeson
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John Leeson embarked on a parallel career in voiceover work, freelancing as a continuity announcer with BFBS Television in Germany, BBC Television, and Channel 4.
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John Leeson was first brought on as the voice of K9 in Doctor Who for 1977's The Invisible Enemy.
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John Leeson became worried about how appearing only as the voice of the character would hinder future employment if he was not appearing in visible roles; he left the programme after the conclusion of the 16th season in 1979.
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John Leeson was, however seen on-screen that season as the character Dugeen during the serial The Power of Kroll.
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When John Nathan-Turner took over as producer of the series for season 18 in 1980, Leeson agreed to return before the character was written out.
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John Leeson agreed to voice K9 in K-9 and Company, a spin-off from Doctor Who which was not picked up after the airing of its pilot episode.
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John Leeson later voiced K9 for a cameo appearance in the 20th anniversary episode of Doctor Who, "The Five Doctors", and has since reprised K9's voice in two BBV and several Big Finish audio dramas including Zagreus and the Gallifrey series.
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John Leeson voiced K9 for the character's return in the 2006 Doctor Who episode "School Reunion", leading to giving him recurring character status in The Sarah Jane Adventures.
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John Leeson's then reprised K9 again in the episode "Journey's End".
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The most recent occasion of John Leeson voicing K9 is in the spin-off television series K9.
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John Leeson voiced K9 in a Doctor Who-themed episode of The Weakest Link.
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John Leeson did not reprise his role as K9 in Lego Dimensions as he was unavailable at the time, so archive audio was used instead.
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John Leeson played the role of "Prosecutor 2" in the 2005 stage production of The Trial of Davros and has compiled a one-man show, A Dog's Life, directed by Richard Fawkes.
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In November 2013, John Leeson appeared as K9 in the one-off 50th anniversary comedy homage The Five Doctors Reboot.
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John Leeson was one of the resident team of actors in stunts for ITV's Game for a Laugh, appearing in one memorable stunt involving a car transporter wrecking his car and blaming it on the unsuspecting victim.
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In 2010 John Leeson appeared in a character role in the independent film Rebels Without A Clue with actor Rik Barnett.
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John Leeson is a freelance lecturer in wine both on land and in cruises at sea, and is a regular tutor for The Wine Education Service Ltd.
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John Leeson's autobiography, entitled Flight of the Budgerigar, was published by Hirst in October 2011.
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In 1969, John Leeson married Judy Griffiths, an assistant at the BBC.