- In 2011, he starred in 'In Conversation with an Acid Bath Murderer', an audio drama about John George Haigh. His two aunts actually knew Haigh, as they had been regular guests at the hotel where he lived.
- He stood unsuccessfully as an MP (Member of Parliament) at several General Elections: as an Independent (Twickenham in 1970), as a Liberal Democrat (Sheffield Brightside in 1992); for the Referendum Party (Hackney South and Shoreditch in 1997); and for UK Independence Party (Hove, 2001).
- He directed seasons at Swansea Grand and Chesterfield Civic.
- Prior to embarking on an acting career, he spent three years at the advertising agency Hobson and Grey as an assistant account executive, assistant producer and scriptwriter.
- Franklin was a dramatist and the author of the book Forest Wisdom: Radical Reform of Democracy and the Welfare State, which reflected his political views and activism.
- Franklin had a long association with the British pantomime tradition, having appeared in eighteen different productions. His last pantomime role was the Emperor of China in Aladdin at the New Victoria Theatre, during First Family Entertainment's 2014-15 season.
- Over the course of a long television career he appeared in a number of well-known British programmes including Blake's 7, Dixon of Dock Green, The Saint, Heartbeat, and Emmerdale Farm.
- Franklin continued to produce new work, the last of which is The Luck of the Draw, a drama based on his uncle's private diaries and the experiences of a Tommy in the First World War.
- In 1993 he made a speech to the Liberal Democrat Conference which was broadcast by Sky TV.
- As a director, Franklin held an associate directorship at Ipswich.
- In 2009 Franklin starred in "The First Days of Spring" for the band Noah and the Whale.
- Franklin first came to television prominence in 1969 as Joe Townsend in Crossroads, appearing in thirty-six episodes.
- Franklin was artistic director of Renaissance Theatre in Stockholm.
- In addition to his numerous appearances in Doctor Who audio dramas, including the audiobook Last of the Gaderene by Mark Gatiss, Franklin's audio credits include two years at BBC radio drama; Sapphire and Steel: The Surest Poison (Big Finish); Harrison Howell in the BBC Radio 2 production of Kiss Me Kate (1996); USA Family Radio; and his own World War I docudrama Luck of the Draw. He also played Davros' father, Nasgard, in the Big Finish audio drama miniseries I, Davros.
- He was an English actor, writer, director and political activist.
- Principally a stage actor, he also appeared as a regular character in several high-profile British television programmes, including Crossroads and Emmerdale Farm, and he portrayed Captain Mike Yates of UNIT in Doctor Who from 1971 until 1974, returning to the role on a number of occasions both on television and in Doctor Who spin-off media.
- Franklin collaborated with the director Julian Doyle on two films: Chemical Wedding (2008), about the occultist Aleister Crowley, and Twilight of the Gods (2013), in which he portrayed the German composer Richard Wagner.
- Franklin was educated at Westminster School, and read PPE before going on to complete an MA in Modern History at Christ Church, Oxford.
- Franklin trained as an actor at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA), where he won the Jenny Laird prize.
- Franklin's political work led to television appearances on Campaign Calendar (Yorkshire TV).
- Franklin first appeared in Doctor Who in the role of Mike Yates. In 2002 Franklin wrote The Killing Stone, a novel featuring Yates as the main character. It was initially released as an audio book, read by the author, before publication by Fantom Films in 2013 under the title Operation H.A.T.E. The rewritten version of the book removed all named references to Doctor Who characters and replaced them with unambiguous equivalents in order to avoid infringing copyright.
- He directed at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art, and Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts, as well as a number of London, Edinburgh and Brighton Fringe productions.
- Franklin also recorded a short cameo, as himself for the live Doctor Who podcast stage show, 50 Years of Doctor Who: Preachrs Podcast Live 2. He appeared in this alongside a mix of modern and classic Doctor Who actors, including Nicholas Briggs, Peter Davison, Simon Fisher Becker and Terry Molloy.
- Franklin worked as a theatre critic, and published a number of reviews for the Edinburgh Evening News and fringereview.
- Franklin joined the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in 1963 and his first professional acting work was with the Century Theatre.
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