Caroline John
Date of birth: 1940-10-11
Place of birth: York, England, UK
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Caroline Frances John
Biography
Caroline Frances John was an English actress. She played classical roles on the stage and also portrayed Elizabeth "Liz" Shaw in the BBC science fiction television series Doctor Who, as well as several other television roles.
Movie Credits
Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time
1993-11-27
All of the Doctor's incarnations are in crisis when The Rani creates a time-loop in the East-end of
The Woman in Black
1989-12-24
When a friendless old widow dies in the seaside town of Crythin, a young solicitor is sent by his fi
Kiss and Tell
1996-11-09
An undercover police officer must prove that a lonely man's missing wife was murdered.
The Woodlanders
1998-02-06
The story is set in late 19th century rural corner of South England. The daughter of timber merchant
Santa Claus: The Movie
1985-10-29
In ancient times, a man named Claus, who delivers toys in his small village, fulfils his destiny to
Raising a Riot
1955-02-21
Commander Peter Kent of the Royal Navy and his wife May have three children, ranging form five to el
Bad Girl
1992-07-14
A young single mother has to convince the authorities that she is a fit parent.
PROBE: The Devil of Winterborne
1995-08-01
When P.R.O.B.E. is summoned to investigate the savage murder of a retired headmaster, Liz Shaw is di
Link
1986-03-05
Young graduate student Jane Chase becomes the new assistant to an eccentric zoology professor at the
Assassin
1973-11-01
When the British government orders the assassination of an Air Ministry official suspected of leakin
Doctor Who: Inferno
1970-05-09
UNIT is providing security cover at an experimental drilling project at Eastchester, designed to pen
Much Ado About Nothing
1967-02-05
Dame Maggie Smith stars in the 1967 screen version of Franco Zeffirelli's exuberant National Theatre
PROBE: Unnatural Selection
1996-10-01
In 1975, the British Government quietly closed down a secret evolutionary project codenamed BEAGLE,
PROBE: The Zero Imperative
1994-01-01
Former UNIT luminary Liz Shaw and her assistant Bayliss are investigating a series of bizarre murder
PROBE: Ghosts of Winterborne
1996-10-31
The Devil of Winterborne has only recently been exorcised by PROBE. But when the body of its last v
Nick & Caroline: Uncut!
2021-11-15
Continuing the series of Uncut interviews with Doctor Who stars from in front and behind the camera,
The Doctors: The Jon Pertwee Years
2017-08-01
This is the definitive set of interviews with the team of actors who brought the Jon Pertwee era of
Love Actually
2003-09-07
Eight very different couples deal with their love lives in various loosely interrelated tales all se
The Way of the World
1975-03-05
In order for Millamant and Mirabell to get married and receive Millamant's full dowry, Mirabell must
The Razor's Edge
1984-10-19
An American WWI veteran undertakes a spiritual quest that takes him from Paris to Nepal to the Himal
A Pattern of Roses
1983-12-29
While his parents are renovating a cottage in an English village, teenager Tim and his friend Rebecc
Doctor Who and the Silurians
1970-03-14
Investigating mysterious power failures and a death at an underground research centre, The Doctor di
Doctor Who: Spearhead from Space
1970-01-24
The New Doctor arrives on Earth in the middle of a freak meteor shower. Faceless killer shop window
Doctor Who: The Ambassadors of Death
1970-05-02
Astronauts rescued from a mission to mars are kidnapped when they arrive back on earth. They seem to
The Stranger: Breach of the Peace
1994-12-01
The Stranger (Colin Baker), still stranded on Earth, has escaped his pursuers and found a safe haven
The Doctors: 30 Years of Time Travel and Beyond
1995-09-01
More than 30 years have now passed since a certain time traveling police box first materialized on o
Doctor Who: The Five Doctors
1983-11-25
Many incarnations of the Doctors and their old companions are taken out of time and deposited in the
Celebration: Doctor Who in 1983
2008-03-03
Producer Steve Broster takes a look back to 1983 and the celebration of Doctor Who's twentieth anniv
Carry On: The Life of Caroline John
2013-07-15
A tribute to the actress who played the part of the Third Doctor’s assistant in his first season. Wi
The King's Breakfast
1963-01-01
A king misses the butter on his slice of bread.
Doctor Who: Meanwhile in the TARDIS: Part 2
2010-11-09
Amy tries to flirt with The Doctor but he tries to ignore her advances.
Doctor Who: Resurrection of the Daleks
1984-02-15
Captured in a time corridor, the Doctor and his companions are forced to land on 20th century Earth,
The Ties That Bind Us
2008-03-03
A look at the subtle (and not so subtle!) links to the show's past and future contained within the s
Myth Makers 30: Caroline John
1994-11-01
Caroline recalls her casting as scientist "Liz Shaw", and what it was like working alongside Jon Per
Going Underground
2008-01-14
Doctor Who and the Silurians' producer, director and designer discuss the problems of shooting under
What Lies Beneath
2008-01-14
A documentary showing how the socio-political climate of the late 1960s helped shape this Doctor Who
Can You Hear the Earth Scream?
2006-06-19
A documentary that looks at the making of Inferno. With contributions from Caroline John (Liz Shaw),
Tomorrow's Times: The Second Doctor
2010-07-12
A look at what the papers said about Doctor Who during Patrick Troughton's time in the TARDIS. Prese