From TARDIS Index File, the free Doctor Who reference.

This article is written from the Real World point of view.

Patrick Newell (27th March 1932-22nd July 1988) played Colonel Faraday in The Android Invasion, but his best-known role was undoubtedly that of "Mother", John Steed and Tara King's superior in The Avengers (a series created by Sydney Newman).

External links

• Patrick Newell at the Internet Movie Database