The Meddling Monk, or simply The Monk, is a fictional character in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who. He was played by the British comic actor Peter Butterworth. He appeared in two stories (The Time Meddler and The Daleks' Master Plan, written and co-written by Dennis Spooner), respectively, and was an adversary of the First Doctor. The Meddling Monk, played by Peter Butterworth in Doctor Who (from The Time Meddler) This work is copyrighted. ... Tom Baker as the Doctor, in the Time Lord ceremonial robes of the Prydonian chapter (from The Deadly Assassin). ... A Vardan spaceship approaches Gallifrey from space (from The Invasion of Time). ... The Time Meddler is a serial in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in six weekly parts from July 3 to July 24, 1965. ... The Daleks Master Plan is a serial in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, which originally aired in twelve weekly parts from November 13, 1965 to January 29, 1966. ... Peter Butterworth (February 4, 1919 - January 16, 1979) was an English comic actor who appeared in many of the Carry On films. ... A fictional character is any person who does appear in a work of fiction. ... A broadcast of the long-running and popular British science-fiction series Doctor Who. ... BBC Doctor Who website DMOZ Doctor Who page Doctor Who Cuttings Archive — hosts a large number of press cuttings from the 60s onwards. ... Actors in period costume sharing a joke whilst waiting between takes during location filming. ... Peter Butterworth (February 4, 1919 - January 16, 1979) was an English comic actor who appeared in many of the Carry On films. ... The Time Meddler is a serial in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in six weekly parts from July 3 to July 24, 1965. ... The Daleks Master Plan is a serial in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, which originally aired in twelve weekly parts from November 13, 1965 to January 29, 1966. ... Dennis Spooner (1932 -1986) was a British TV scriptwriter, known for his ability to write to order if necessary. ... William Hartnell as the First Doctor William Henry Hartnell (January 8, 1908–April 23, 1975), a British actor, was the first actor to play the lead role of the Doctor in the long-running science fiction television series Doctor Who from 1963 to 1966 He was born in St Pancras...

The Monk was the first other member of the Doctor's race apart from Susan to appear on the programme, and the first Doctor Who villain, aside from the Daleks, to make a return appearance. Susan Foreman is a fictional character in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ... The Daleks (pronounced DAH-lecks; IPA: ) are a fictional extraterrestrial race of mutants from the British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ...

The Monk was the possessor of a Mark IV TARDIS and said he left the Doctor's (then unnamed) home planet some fifty years after the Doctor did. This information would reasonably indicate that he was probably a Time Lord, although it was never stated at the time since the concept of the Doctor's race had not yet been devised. The Third Doctor emerging from the TARDIS (from the 1970 serial Spearhead from Space). ... Tom Baker as the Doctor, in the Time Lord ceremonial robes of the Prydonian chapter (from The Deadly Assassin). ...

He liked to meddle in history and to change it for his own amusement and for what he considered to be the better — lending mechanical assistance to the builders of Stonehenge; giving Leonardo da Vinci tips on aircraft design; and, when the Doctor first encountered him, attempting to prevent the Norman Conquest as part of a plan to guide England into an early age of technological prosperity. On that occasion he wore the guise of a monk in order to gain the trust of the 11th-century locals, hence the name by which is most often referred to. (His actual name was never revealed in the series.) Stonehenge Stonehenge is a Neolithic and Bronze Age monument located near Amesbury in the English county of Wiltshire, about 8 miles (13 km) northwest of Salisbury. ... Leonardo da Vinci Leonardo da Vinci (April 15, 1452 – May 2, 1519) was an Italian Renaissance architect, musician, anatomist, inventor, engineer, sculptor, geometer, and painter. ... Bayeux Tapestry depicting events leading to the Battle of Hastings The Norman Conquest was the conquest of the Kingdom of England by William the Conqueror (Duke of Normandy), in 1066 at the Battle of Hastings and the subsequent Norman control of England. ... A Roman Catholic monk A monk is a person who practices monasticism, adopting a strict religious and ascetic lifestyle, usually in community with others following the same path. ...

Unlike the Doctor's other Time Lord adversaries, such as the Master, the Monk was presented as a comic figure: a well-meaning but childish man who wasn't half as clever as he thought he was, and who never seemed to realise the seriousness of what he was doing. The fact that his plans always failed to come to fruition, at least on screen, also helped maintain the comic tone and allowed the audience also to avoid thinking too much about how dangerous a person like the Monk could really be. The Master is a supporting fictional character in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ...

The Monk also turned up in the spin-off novel No Future by Paul Cornell, in which he was given the name "Mortimus". The novel was the last of a story arc published to coincide with the series' thirtieth anniversary in 1993, in which the Doctor encounters various alternate realities that have been created due to the Monk's meddling with time. BBC Doctor Who website DMOZ Doctor Who page Doctor Who Cuttings Archive — hosts a large number of press cuttings from the 60s onwards. ... Paul Cornell (born July 18, 1967) is a television drama writer, who has written for some of the most popular drama programmes on British television, including the BBC’s Casualty and its spin-off series Holby City, as well as Granada’s powerhouse ITV soap opera Coronation Street. ... 1993 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ...

For some time, there was speculation among fans that the Monk was actually an earlier regeneration of the Master (see also: the War Chief), but this theory has not been as widespread in recent years. The Master is a supporting fictional character in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ... Edward Brayshaw as the War Chief The War Chief is a fictional character who appeared in the 1969 Doctor Who serial The War Games. ...

In The End of the World the Doctor stated that his homeworld had been destroyed and that he was the last of the Time Lords. Whether the Monk was present on Gallifrey and killed with the others is uncertain. The End of the World is an episode in the British science-fiction television series Doctor Who that was first broadcast on April 2, 2005. ... A Vardan spaceship approaches Gallifrey from space (from The Invasion of Time). ...