originally published by Target Books. In the late 1990s, Russell returned to the role of Ian for the VHS release of the story The Crusade, of which the second and fourth episodes are lost. He recorded several in-character scenes to camera, which helped to bridge the gaps between the existing episodes. Russell has also contributed to the Doctor Who DVD range, having participated in several audio commentaries and on-screen interviews since 2002. In 2013, the BBC produced An Adventure in Space and Time, a docudrama depicting the creation and early days of Doctor Who, as part of the programme's fiftieth anniversary celebrations. Russell appeared as a character in the drama, portrayed by actor Jamie Glover. He himself had a cameo role, playing a BBC Commissionaire named Harry. The same year, Russell portrayed both Ian and the First Doctor in the Big Finish audio play The Light at the End, produced to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary, making him, aged 88, the oldest ever person to portray the Doctor. In 2022, Russell made a cameo appearance as Ian in the 2022 special "The Power of the Doctor". With this appearance, he broke the Guinness World Record for the "Longest gap between TV appearances" at . Personal life In 1953, Russell married Balbina Gutierrez. They had three children, Robert, Laetitia and Vanessa, and later divorced. On 2 December 1988, 64-year-old Russell and his second wife, Etheline Margareth Lewis, a Barbadian Brazilian doctor, had their first child together, Alfred Enoch. Alfred is an actor, best known for playing Dean Thomas in the Harry Potter film series and Wes Gibbins in the ABC television series How to Get Away with Murder. According to Janet Fielding, speaking at a cast interview for "The Power of the Doctor", one of Russell's daughters was with him on the set since he had, sometime prior to his return to Doctor Who in 2022, been diagnosed with dementia. Filmography Film Russell appeared in British films from 1950 onwards, appearing in well-known productions such as They Who Dare (1954), One Good Turn (1955), The Man Who Never Was (1956) and The Great Escape (1963). Later, he had minor roles in Terror (1978), Superman (1978) and Death Watch (1979) with Harvey Keitel and Harry Dean Stanton. Television His big break was the title role in The Adventures of Sir Lancelot on ITV in 1956, which for sale to the American NBC network