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In Their Own Story

Hines was born in Horsforth, a north-west suburb of Leeds, the third son of Bill and Molly Hines. His mother was Scottish and came from Port Glasgow. Shortly after he was born, the family moved to Harrogate where his mother ran a boarding house. As a child, Hines attended the Western Board Primary School and then Norwood College. Through his parents attending a local amateur dramatics group and regularly visiting the cinema, Hines discovered a love for performing and began attending the Margery Newbury School of Dancing every Saturday morning. During a performance aged seven at the Royal Hall in Harrogate, Hines sang the song *Louise* while doing an impersonation of Maurice Chevalier, which generated newspaper headlines reading 'A young star is born here tonight at the Royal Hall Harrogate'. Because of this success, Hines began attending Corona Theatre School in London where his classmates included Richard O'Sullivan, Dennis Waterman, Jeremy Bulloch and Francesca Annis.

Reader's Guide

Hines made his debut in the film *John and Julie* (1955) as an extra in a crowd scene, and went on to have minor roles in *Moby Dick*, *The Weapon* and *X the Unknown* (all 1956). His breakthrough role was in 1957 where he performed the role of Napoleon in a six-part television adaptation of John Buchan's 1922 novel *Huntingtower*. That same year, Hines appeared alongside Charlie Chaplin in the film *A King in New York*. From 1957 and throughout the 1960s, he performed roles in various television series, such as Jan in *The Silver Sword* (1957–58), Tim Birch in *Emergency Ward 10* (1963–64), and Roger Wain in *Coronation Street* (1965). He appeared in a 1964 serial, *Smuggler's Bay*, with Patrick Troughton. Hines auditioned for the part of Ben Jackson in *Doctor Who* in 1966 but was unsuccessful. His debut came in the same year, when he was cast to play the part of Jamie McCrimmon, the companion of the Second Doctor. Originally intended as a one-off guest character, Jamie joined the regular cast and appeared in the series from 1966 to 1969. Hines reprised the role in a cameo in the 20th anniversary special 'The Five Doctors' (1983) and as a guest star in *The Two Doctors* (1985). Hines appeared in more episodes than any other 'companion' actor in the history of the series. In 1968, during his third year on the show, Hines released with Major Minor Records the novelty record 'Who's Dr. Who?' with music and lyrics by Barry Mason and Les Reed, but the record was a commercial failure. Hines, Troughton and Wendy Padbury all departed the show in 1969. After his tenure as Jamie in *Doctor Who*, Hines appeared in several films such as *The Last Valley* and *Zeppelin* (both 1971), until 1972 when he was cast in the soap opera *Emmerdale Farm* as Joe Sugden, a role he played until 1994. Hines was the subject of *This Is Your Life* in 1992 after Michael Aspel surprised him during the filming of *Emmerdale*. He stated in a 2019 interview, 'I left Emmerdale because I got sick of going to work when it was dark and coming home when it was dark.'

Did You Know?

• Hines appeared in more episodes of Doctor Who than any other companion actor, though many of the episodes featuring Jamie no longer exist in the BBC's collection.
• Author Diana Gabaldon credits watching Hines in The War Games (and finding him attractive in a kilt) as the inspiration for her first novel, Outlander, naming the male protagonist Jamie.
• Hines was cast in an episode of the television adaptation of Outlander, playing Sir Fletcher Gordon, an English prison warden in the May 2015 episode 'Wentworth Prison'.
• Hines has an uncanny ability to mimic Patrick Troughton's Second Doctor, which has been welcomed by fans in Big Finish audio productions.
• Hines was the first of the three main cast members (with Troughton and Padbury) to announce his intention to leave Doctor Who in 1969, at the advice of his agent.