RIP Roger Delgado (March 1, 1918 - June 18, 1973), aged 55 And RIP Jon Pertwee (July 7, 1919 - May 20, 1996), aged 76 You both will be remembered as legends.
Sadly, Roger's time on Doctor Who was all too brief, but for me, he was one of the greatest and most memorable characters from the Classic Series! His truly brilliant, and totally evil portrayal of the Master, will NEVER be equalled! "In Loving Memory" indeed! ❤️😭
Derek Jacobi will probably be your best bet. I know he was only there for a short while in Utopia, but there's a lot of great audio dramas in big finish with him.
“I’m usually referred to as the Master!” “Oh is that so?” “Universally!” One of my favourite lines from this incarnation besides “WE COULD BE GODS!????” And “You will obey me!!”
@@Ben-vf5gkNot really, in newwho The Master doesn't want to be a God. Simm mostly only wanted the Doctor to feel pain, Gomez wanted the Doctor to come over to her side and become like him. Hell, the doctor himself said it was easier when the Master just wanted to take Over the world.
When I first watched the master it was with Jacobi and Simm and I thought to myself "Yeah he's funny, he's entertaining, he's a genius and he's crazy and complicated." But Delgado's master really got me to respect him: he really sold me on the talent for hypnosis, disguise and resourcefulness. Modern day master's make the master out to be some joker-like figure who is evil for no reason other than because he thinks it's fun, not because he wants self-congratulation or because he's paranoid or vain. Delgado really is the best master because he's what all the other masters are based on, the only difference is their motivations. He's also the most elegant and mellowed and least arrogant of the masters. I suppose he's so stable because he's the master who has had the drums beating in his head for the least amount of time.
It's a shame Roger never lived long enough for there to be a multi-Master Episode in his era. I can just hear his velvet tones, "Oh no, you may be A Master, but I am THE Master, The original you might say..."
Will always be the best Master, the original, Roger Delgado was amazing, so well spoken and fair mannered, but underneath an evil and cunning villain. Been watching the Jon Pertwee stories again and I've loved every episode featuring Roger as 'The Master', but as I've gotten to the end of 'Frontier In Space' I felt sad as only 3 months after it aired he'd died in a tragic accident, who knows what would've happened in the Doctor Who timeline had that fatal not have come to pass.
Delgado was THE Master. The epitome of menace and villainy coupled with suave and panache not replicated in later versions (although I ceased watching in 2017). Mind you I have to say that Peter Pratts emaciated incarnation was the most chilling and creepy. I thought Anthony Ainley did tend to send the part up a bit. Almost, but not quite, a pantomime villain. Delgado nailed it. I cried when I heard that he'd lost his life in a car accident in Turkey.
Bless Roger he was really prefect as the master. No one was even close to Roger playing the master . My favourite character is Roger playing the master.
I never really knew you as a child Roger. I wish I did, along with your pal Jon Pertwee. My boyfriend and I, are both 52. Not far off your age when you died Roger. So sorry you died so young but your acting legacy lives on as per Shakespeare Roger Delgado, love you❤️❤️❤️❤️ March 1st 1918 - June 18th 1973 aged 55 years)
I think it was a shame in billions of ways, Roger Delgado did not live to make his planned final appearance in the final story of season 11 which would have featured a big final showdown between the 3rd Doctor and the Master and the Master was to be killed off in a huge cosmic explosion and the Dr would be injured causing his 3rd regeneration.
I grew up with Anthony Ainley, so I feel a certain amount of loyalty to him. But when I saw a few stories with Delgado, I was very quickly converted. He elevated every story he appeared in.
Before Doctor Who, my favorite TV duo was Fox Mulder and Dana Scully from X-Files, my favorite villain was Scorpius from Farscape, and my favorite character was Elim Garak from Deep Space 9. Now my favorite villain, as well as my favorite character, is the Master version of Delgado, and my favorite duo is now the 4th Doctor and Leela.
Roger Delgado made the part of the Master, very much his own and created a Master that really cannot ever be recreated despite the fact other actors have played the Master since Roger died over 50 years ago they IMO have never been as definitive as Roger Delgado. I also say the same thing in Blake,s Seven one sci-fi series Roger sadly was not around to appear in I am sure had Roger lived he no doubt would have been in B7 as a villain. In B7 Paul Darrow Avon made the part he played his own and Paul created an Avon which cannot be recreated the same with arch-enemy Servalan Jackie Pearce she created a Servalan that cannot be ever recreated and it is the case some actors make some parts their own and it is not easy to envisison other actors playing those parts.
Roger Delgado was the only actor ever to play the master in the 70s sad he died in 1973 RIP Roger there was only one person to ever replace him was Anthony Ainley the 2 best masters
Before watching Classic Who, I was like, the Simm!Master is great! Yeah, then I watched Three's episodes, and in my opinion Simm is nothing compared to Delgado. God, he was brilliant. I mean, the role was literally written with him in mind.
I must say in millions of ways Roger Delgado was awesome as the Master and had Roger Delgado lived longer I have a theory he may have got to appear in another classic sci-fi series Blake's Seven as a villain sadly Rogerdied 5years before Blake's Seven came out on Television
Spoiler alert! Never gonna happen. Especially with Chibs the idiot at the helm. Though I do agree I much prefer this kind of Master as opposed to Simm and Dhawan. To be fair when Missy wasn't being hyper (Which I strangely couldn't help but love on her even if I hated it on Simm and Dhawan) and was super quiet (Check out Doctor Falls, and Lie of the Land) she could be scary and badass as heck. Reminding me very much of Delgado. Not to mention she had the same brilliant chemistry with Capaldi that Delgado and Pertwee had. I believed they were friends. I know some people don't like Missy and her arch but I thought it was a brilliant way for the Master to go out. (In my mind for good as I gave up at the end of season 12)
@@madeleine5561 I absolutely agree. Not just about the Master bit but also Chibnall. He wants to recapture something that he doesn't understand. Not just with the Master but with the entire series. He tries to be Verity Lambert, JNT, RTD, Moffat, and Andrew Cartmel in one without having any of their talents.
@@GermanLeftist more like without having ANY talent period. To me his era doesn't even feel like doctor who. It's more like Imposter who. All the scifi trappings but none of the substance
Roger was the absolute best,it doesn't matter suggestions being made about who would be a good master,all the incarnations since just haven't been as good,the closest probably was Anthony Ainley, though he at times could be a bit over the top.
Roger Delgado is my favourite version of the master and the first version of the master I saw in doctor who in 2018 I because a doctor who fan and I wasn't until I watch classic doctor who and terror of the atonos I feel I love with this version of the master
Ugh! Why did Roger Delgado have to die in that car crash? His final moment in "Frontier in Space" ends rather abruptly with him accidentally shooting the Doctor and then quickly runs off with Ogrons. If only Delgado had avoided the crash so they could've gone ahead with the original concept for Pertwee's final story. 3rd Doctor would've had one last encounter with the Master that would've actually resulted in them joining forces near the end and the Master would sacrifice himself to save the Doctor. RIP Roger Delgado
I always love the” Villains” especially “ The MASTER “ and particularly Robert Delgado’s portrayal Oh him . Guess what ? All of the ceo’s On wallstreet and the Dick Cheney Types love the villains as well.
The Master should never be played as a screaming nutjob but as charasmatic, intelligent and drily witty. Can there be an antagonist more dangerous than one with the wit to have a sense of humour? One liners and double entendres really can be lethal...
I grew up watching the classic series on PBS, so to me Delgado is always #1, followed by Ainley. Delgado's Master was suave, sophisticated, intelligent, and cunning. While Ainley's version was still intelligent and cunning, his was much more sadistic.
Neb 2002 sounds like frontier in space. Sadly that’s his last appearance as the actor was tragically killed in a car accident not long after so we never really get a farewell story
@@tardiselliottrailers thanks mate. Truly a tragedy, reminds me of Heath Ledger as the Joker in that I would have wanted more that particular version again but sadly fate decided to be asshole and take away that opportunity. I'm thankful I've seen all of his run on Britbox
@@Neb-xh8rm If you are interested Studio Severn on RUclips has been releasing a seven-part audio drama based on the idea for what Delgado's final story would be. There was a rough outline that got tossed out when Roger died in that crash. The voice acting is on par with big finish and the story quite interesting. Parts 1-6 are out on youtube and Part 7 should come at the end of this month. I highly recommend it if you love the Delgado Master. Also a great way to pass time in quarantine:)
Are you referring to the throw-away line in Witch's Familiar? I would have been interested if that was expanded upon but I'm pretty sure it was just Missy running her mouth. Though don't get me wrong, I love Missy.
@@stephaniefaypage8028 Then good point. I would totally be down to see the Master have a daughter. Though one would have to assume the daughter was from a time before Delgado as that is really the only point that the Master could have had a daughter. It's the only point the Master could have been a woman pre-Missy. And it would have had to have been when they were a woman since the gift was a cameo.
@@celina-zf5zc The only romantic relationship we have ever known to be confirmed when it comes to the Master is his marriage to Lucy during the Year that Never was. That marriage was quite obviously one of convenience for the Master since Lucy seemed to have come from a rich family and the Master would have needed cash for his campaign. I highly doubt any children came out of that relationship. So like I said it would need to be pre-Delgado as a cameo is a gift for a female (though it could be argued the gift was for the daughter once they were older). However, Missy mentions she got it in the "olden days on Gallifrey" so pre-time war and pre their renegade status. It's entirely possible they had a relationship back then after all they were likely a little less crazy considering the Doctor and Master must have been friends (not best enemies) for them to be exchanging gifts.
Roger Delgado and Jon Pertwee (Dr Who) Very close friends off-screen. Tragic that Roger died in a car crash and that event caused Jon to leave the series as he was so upset by his loss.
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RIP Roger Delgado (March 1, 1918 - June 18, 1973), aged 55
And
RIP Jon Pertwee (July 7, 1919 - May 20, 1996), aged 76
You both will be remembered as legends.
Sadly, Roger's time on Doctor Who was all too brief, but for me, he was one of the greatest and most memorable characters from the Classic Series! His truly brilliant, and totally evil portrayal of the Master, will NEVER be equalled!
"In Loving Memory" indeed! ❤️😭
Roger Delgado really was The Master! Such a pain he went out the way he did. May he rest in peace
As much as I love John Simm’s Master and Missy I really want another version similar to this one. Charles Dance would be perfect as the Master.
John Simm is my favorire, but i would like to the next incarnation to be something like Delgado.
@@timrosswood4259 did you watch series 12
@@hothemeep1219 I did.
@@timrosswood4259 I feel like Sacha Dhawan was very like him and I think that was the point.
Derek Jacobi will probably be your best bet. I know he was only there for a short while in Utopia, but there's a lot of great audio dramas in big finish with him.
“I’m usually referred to as the Master!”
“Oh is that so?”
“Universally!”
One of my favourite lines from this incarnation besides “WE COULD BE GODS!????”
And “You will obey me!!”
"We could be Gods" is the Master's character in a nutshell.
So mote it be.....
@@judgeporceddu8057 By my will, so mote it be. Hmm. Masonic?
@@WhiteHawk_Griffith 🥺
@@Ben-vf5gkNot really, in newwho The Master doesn't want to be a God. Simm mostly only wanted the Doctor to feel pain, Gomez wanted the Doctor to come over to her side and become like him. Hell, the doctor himself said it was easier when the Master just wanted to take Over the world.
The mutual yet begrudging respect between the two is constantly palpable.
You may be a master, but I'm THE Master - the original, you might say.
The Moriarty to The Doctors Holmes. Brilliantly villainous, the original and best.
Robert delgado Master really makes you think how the doctor decide who he's friend and enemy is
When I first watched the master it was with Jacobi and Simm and I thought to myself "Yeah he's funny, he's entertaining, he's a genius and he's crazy and complicated."
But Delgado's master really got me to respect him: he really sold me on the talent for hypnosis, disguise and resourcefulness.
Modern day master's make the master out to be some joker-like figure who is evil for no reason other than because he thinks it's fun, not because he wants self-congratulation or because he's paranoid or vain.
Delgado really is the best master because he's what all the other masters are based on, the only difference is their motivations. He's also the most elegant and mellowed and least arrogant of the masters. I suppose he's so stable because he's the master who has had the drums beating in his head for the least amount of time.
Roger Delgado was indeed The Master.
The Master: pushing The Doctor off high buildings since he was Delgado
I'm at the end of Pertwee's fourth season as the Doctor,and Delgado is so damn great as The Master. Thank you Britbox.
It's a shame Roger never lived long enough for there to be a multi-Master Episode in his era. I can just hear his velvet tones, "Oh no, you may be A Master, but I am THE Master, The original you might say..."
Nice, spent 7 months watching classic who. Definitely worth it
Will always be the best Master, the original, Roger Delgado was amazing, so well spoken and fair mannered, but underneath an evil and cunning villain. Been watching the Jon Pertwee stories again and I've loved every episode featuring Roger as 'The Master', but as I've gotten to the end of 'Frontier In Space' I felt sad as only 3 months after it aired he'd died in a tragic accident, who knows what would've happened in the Doctor Who timeline had that fatal not have come to pass.
The plan had actually been for a redemption arc for the Master, actually. Sadly, we never got to see it.
@@eshbena That wouldve been amazing to see, can dream though.
Delgado was THE Master. The epitome of menace and villainy coupled with suave and panache not replicated in later versions (although I ceased watching in 2017). Mind you I have to say that Peter Pratts emaciated incarnation was the most chilling and creepy. I thought
Anthony Ainley did tend to send the part up a bit. Almost, but not quite, a pantomime villain. Delgado nailed it. I cried when I heard that he'd lost his life in a car accident in Turkey.
A refined, gentlemanly evil. The kind that's both the most likeable and the most dangerous.
Bless Roger he was really prefect as the master. No one was even close to Roger playing the master . My favourite character is Roger playing the master.
Exactly, he will always be the definitive Master as far as I'm concerned.
THE BEST MASTER OF ALL TIME, AND ALWAYS WILL BE!!!
I never really knew you as a child Roger. I wish I did, along with your pal Jon Pertwee. My boyfriend and I, are both 52. Not far off your age when you died Roger. So sorry you died so young but your acting legacy lives on as per Shakespeare
Roger Delgado, love you❤️❤️❤️❤️
March 1st 1918 - June 18th 1973 aged 55 years)
The original and still the best. Thanks for this TE. You rock, mate.
The greatest Master of them all!
I think it was a shame in billions of ways, Roger Delgado did not live to make his planned final appearance in the final story of season 11 which would have featured a big final showdown between the 3rd Doctor and the Master and the Master was to be killed off in a huge cosmic explosion and the Dr would be injured causing his 3rd regeneration.
I grew up with Anthony Ainley, so I feel a certain amount of loyalty to him. But when I saw a few stories with Delgado, I was very quickly converted. He elevated every story he appeared in.
A master-class in Masterness.
-Yeah, we have definitely normal camera in animes.
Cameras in animes: 0:07
Before Doctor Who, my favorite TV duo was Fox Mulder and Dana Scully from X-Files, my favorite villain was Scorpius from Farscape, and my favorite character was Elim Garak from Deep Space 9. Now my favorite villain, as well as my favorite character, is the Master version of Delgado, and my favorite duo is now the 4th Doctor and Leela.
"We're both Time Lords, we're both renegades, we could be Masters of the galaxy!"
Just one?
How quaint
Obey your Master!
Duuuuude, I finally found u
The best Master of them all.
Wow. The first master really sells it. Great stuff.
Jon Pertwee was the one who got Rodger the role of The Master, as they were close friends
Roger Delgado made the part of the Master, very much his own and created a Master that really cannot ever be recreated despite the fact other actors have played the Master since Roger died over 50 years ago they IMO have never been as definitive as Roger Delgado. I also say the same thing in Blake,s Seven one sci-fi series Roger sadly was not around to appear in I am sure had Roger lived he no doubt would have been in B7 as a villain. In B7 Paul Darrow Avon made the part he played his own and Paul created an Avon which cannot be recreated the same with arch-enemy Servalan Jackie Pearce she created a Servalan that cannot be ever recreated and it is the case some actors make some parts their own and it is not easy to envisison other actors playing those parts.
it helps jon and roger were best friends outside of doctor who too
Roger Delgado was the only actor ever to play the master in the 70s sad he died in 1973 RIP Roger there was only one person to ever replace him was Anthony Ainley the 2 best masters
hands down _The_ Master, although John Simm was absolutely fantastic!!
And Gomez
John Simm?!!!! Unfortunately you have invalidated your opinion with that sentence.
Before watching Classic Who, I was like, the Simm!Master is great! Yeah, then I watched Three's episodes, and in my opinion Simm is nothing compared to Delgado. God, he was brilliant. I mean, the role was literally written with him in mind.
You Will Obey Me!!
I must say in millions of ways Roger Delgado was awesome as the Master and had Roger Delgado lived longer I have a theory he may have got to appear in another classic sci-fi series Blake's Seven as a villain sadly Rogerdied 5years before Blake's Seven came out on Television
My favourite Master
Same!
Part of the reason Jon Pertwee left was because of Roger Delgado's death. Great Master and the first Master! ❤ 💔 Rip Roger Delgado.
Brilliant!! My favourite incarnation of The Master, properly villainous 👍
'Wee heeheehee weeoh aweem away' - The Majister, The Daemons.
It's Magister. :)
The Master,..at being the Master.
you will OBEY me - he always was entertaining !
Roger Delgado MADE the role of The Master...his portrayal will always be the best in my eyes. Anthony Ainley and Michelle Gomez also rank highly.
Pertwee and Delgado were brilliant together. Wish they had done more. Legends both.
I hope Sacha cools down into this kind of Master as opposed to just being another Simms
Spoiler alert! Never gonna happen. Especially with Chibs the idiot at the helm. Though I do agree I much prefer this kind of Master as opposed to Simm and Dhawan. To be fair when Missy wasn't being hyper (Which I strangely couldn't help but love on her even if I hated it on Simm and Dhawan) and was super quiet (Check out Doctor Falls, and Lie of the Land) she could be scary and badass as heck. Reminding me very much of Delgado. Not to mention she had the same brilliant chemistry with Capaldi that Delgado and Pertwee had. I believed they were friends. I know some people don't like Missy and her arch but I thought it was a brilliant way for the Master to go out. (In my mind for good as I gave up at the end of season 12)
@@madeleine5561 I absolutely agree. Not just about the Master bit but also Chibnall. He wants to recapture something that he doesn't understand. Not just with the Master but with the entire series. He tries to be Verity Lambert, JNT, RTD, Moffat, and Andrew Cartmel in one without having any of their talents.
@@GermanLeftist more like without having ANY talent period. To me his era doesn't even feel like doctor who. It's more like Imposter who. All the scifi trappings but none of the substance
C-can they bring back the Master's hypnosis for him? 😳 Asking for a friend 😳
excellent edit,good stuff thanks for sharing
Roger was the absolute best,it doesn't matter suggestions being made about who would be a good master,all the incarnations since just haven't been as good,the closest probably was Anthony Ainley, though he at times could be a bit over the top.
Best Master ever
Roger Delgado is my favourite version of the master and the first version of the master I saw in doctor who in 2018 I because a doctor who fan and I wasn't until I watch classic doctor who and terror of the atonos I feel I love with this version of the master
THE. GREATEST. MASTER. EVER.
The original and best.
50 years later since he passed away and Roger Delgado is still one of the best Masters
I'm scared because I don't know how I got here 🥺
Ugh! Why did Roger Delgado have to die in that car crash? His final moment in "Frontier in Space" ends rather abruptly with him accidentally shooting the Doctor and then quickly runs off with Ogrons. If only Delgado had avoided the crash so they could've gone ahead with the original concept for Pertwee's final story. 3rd Doctor would've had one last encounter with the Master that would've actually resulted in them joining forces near the end and the Master would sacrifice himself to save the Doctor. RIP Roger Delgado
I like Roger Delgado as The Master
I always love the” Villains” especially “
The MASTER “ and particularly Robert Delgado’s portrayal Oh him . Guess what ? All of the ceo’s On wallstreet and the Dick Cheney Types love the villains as well.
THe original and best Master.
I do like Ainley's Master but obviously he could never replace Roger.
Happy Birthday Roger.
It's surreal to hear him say @ 0:52 because his own death happened unexpectedly
The Master should never be played as a screaming nutjob but as charasmatic, intelligent and drily witty. Can there be an antagonist more dangerous than one with the wit to have a sense of humour? One liners and double entendres really can be lethal...
Great video brilliant master the man who was the master 😀
I grew up watching the classic series on PBS, so to me Delgado is always #1, followed by Ainley. Delgado's Master was suave, sophisticated, intelligent, and cunning. While Ainley's version was still intelligent and cunning, his was much more sadistic.
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He made the part scary.
"I am the Masrter of the 'universe"!
The GOAT
The original and best version.
How many stories does he appear in I've seen 8 but the last story doesn't really have an ending it just went onto another story
Neb 2002 sounds like frontier in space. Sadly that’s his last appearance as the actor was tragically killed in a car accident not long after so we never really get a farewell story
@@tardiselliottrailers thanks mate. Truly a tragedy, reminds me of Heath Ledger as the Joker in that I would have wanted more that particular version again but sadly fate decided to be asshole and take away that opportunity. I'm thankful I've seen all of his run on Britbox
@@Neb-xh8rm If you are interested Studio Severn on RUclips has been releasing a seven-part audio drama based on the idea for what Delgado's final story would be. There was a rough outline that got tossed out when Roger died in that crash. The voice acting is on par with big finish and the story quite interesting. Parts 1-6 are out on youtube and Part 7 should come at the end of this month. I highly recommend it if you love the Delgado Master. Also a great way to pass time in quarantine:)
@@madeleine5561 Thanks for letting me know I'll check it out
@@Neb-xh8rm no problem!:)
What happened to master daughter?
Are you referring to the throw-away line in Witch's Familiar? I would have been interested if that was expanded upon but I'm pretty sure it was just Missy running her mouth. Though don't get me wrong, I love Missy.
@@madeleine5561 yes
@@stephaniefaypage8028 Then good point. I would totally be down to see the Master have a daughter. Though one would have to assume the daughter was from a time before Delgado as that is really the only point that the Master could have had a daughter. It's the only point the Master could have been a woman pre-Missy. And it would have had to have been when they were a woman since the gift was a cameo.
@@madeleine5561 yes, or he had a wife or girlfriend or something like that before...
@@celina-zf5zc The only romantic relationship we have ever known to be confirmed when it comes to the Master is his marriage to Lucy during the Year that Never was. That marriage was quite obviously one of convenience for the Master since Lucy seemed to have come from a rich family and the Master would have needed cash for his campaign. I highly doubt any children came out of that relationship.
So like I said it would need to be pre-Delgado as a cameo is a gift for a female (though it could be argued the gift was for the daughter once they were older). However, Missy mentions she got it in the "olden days on Gallifrey" so pre-time war and pre their renegade status. It's entirely possible they had a relationship back then after all they were likely a little less crazy considering the Doctor and Master must have been friends (not best enemies) for them to be exchanging gifts.
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the first and the best !
Roger Delgado and Jon Pertwee (Dr Who) Very close friends off-screen. Tragic that Roger died in a car crash and that event caused Jon to leave the series as he was so upset by his loss.
It's too bad, the classic show didn't feature The Master having a son; Christopher Lee would've been the perfect candidate.
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