an all-star seven dwarves including Warwick Davis. In 2007, he was touring as the lead in a production of Hobson's Choice. He appeared on Loose Women on 19 March 2009 to discuss his part as Sir Joseph Porter in the Gilbert and Sullivan operetta HMS Pinafore, which toured the United Kingdom during the spring and summer of 2009. He guest-starred in the Christmas special episode of Holby City in 2012, playing patient Rupert Pool. He voiced the character Pendle in the Doctor Who audio-drama Order of the Daleks. Personal life On 1 December 2000, Savident was stabbed in the neck at his home in Manchester by Michael Smith, who claimed he was acting in self-defence. Savident said at the time, "I suddenly felt somebody come up behind me and whizz me round so I was face down on the bed and then I felt a prick on my throat". Smith demanded valuables from Savident, and the keys to his classic Morgan sports car. Savident had met Smith in Napoleon's, a gay bar, following a personal appearance at an event for World AIDS Day. They then went to Savident's home – apparently to discuss the theatre – which Smith claimed was a euphemism for sex. In September 2002, Smith, by then aged 30, was sentenced to seven years in prison. He had been charged with wounding Savident with intent to cause him grievous bodily harm and robbing him of his wallet, credit cards, a silver money clip and cash, a Georg Jensen watch and ring, keys, and an invitation to Coronation Street'''s 40th anniversary birthday party. Savident's neck was pierced twice in a struggle with Smith; one of the wounds only missed the main artery in Savident's neck by less than an inch, and sliced straight through a minor blood vessel. The next week on Coronation Street, the large sticking plaster on his character's neck was explained as a "butchering accident". Savident has been married to Rona Hopkinson since 1961; the couple have two children and several grandchildren. FilmographyRobbery (1967) – Policeman with Dog (uncredited)The White Bus (1967) – SupporterThe Avengers (1968) - Henry WinthropInadmissible Evidence (1968) – Mr. WatsonOtley (1969) – BusinessmanBefore Winter Comes (1969) – British CorporalBattle of Britain (1969) – RAF Officer (uncredited)Waterloo (1970) – MufflingA Family at War (1970-1972, TV Series) – George Askew Man of Straw (1972, TV series) – Von WulchowThe Raging Moon (1971) –