Ian Saynor

Ian Saynor is a British film and television actor.[1] He has appeared in various TV dramas set in Wales, including the film The Corn is Green, in which he played the major role of Morgan.[2] He also appeared in episodes of The District Nurse, but is best known for playing Merak in the 1979 Doctor Who serial The Armageddon Factor.[3][4] He is well known in and around Wales having worked for various production companies, notably S4C, BBC (including BBC Wales and BBC South), and has been involved in many stage productions, mostly in Cardiff and London.[5] He lives in the Cotswolds and continues to act.[6]

In the 2018 bilingual drama series Hidden, Saynor played the father of lead detective Cadi John.[7]

  1. ^ "Ian Saynor". BFI. Archived from the original on 12 March 2019.
  2. ^ Jeffrey Richards (1997). Films and British National Identity: From Dickens to Dad's Army. Manchester University Press. p. 223.
  3. ^ "The Corn Is Green (1979)". BFI. Archived from the original on 24 August 2017.
  4. ^ {{cite . He is also known for playing lodger Adam Lockett in the fourth and final series of the TV comedy The Cuckoo Waltz, when he replaced Lewis Collins as the 'cuckoo' in the happy home of the impoverished young couple of the series (1980 Granada TV). web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/classic/episodeguide/armageddonfactor/detail.shtml%7Ctitle=BBC - Doctor Who Classic Episode Guide - The Armageddon Factor - Details|website=www.bbc.co.uk}}
  5. ^ WalesOnline (4 January 2012). "Remembering popular Welsh series Dinas". walesonline.
  6. ^ "Ian Saynor - 3 Character Images". Behind The Voice Actors.
  7. ^ Graeme Vertue (2 July 2018). "Missing The Bridge already? Hidden could be the perfect replacement". The Guardian. Retrieved 26 September 2024.