Hepesh — Doctor Who: The Curse of Peladon Character Profile

About Hepesh

The High Priest who opposes Galactic Federation membership and spreads fear of the Aggedor curse. He secretly frames the Ice Warriors, trains Aggedor with a hypnotic device, colludes with Arcturus over mineral deposits, takes the throne room hostage, and is killed by Aggedor.

Character Facts

Played by

Geoffrey Toone

Appears in

Doctor Who: The Curse of Peladon (1972)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (4)

• Hepesh — Conflict Antagonist — The Doctor (Jon Pertwee)

  Hepesh serves as the primary antagonist, repeatedly attempting to eliminate or imprison the Doctor.

• Hepesh — Power Controller — Aggedor (Nick Hobbs)

  Hepesh exerts absolute control over Aggedor through conditioning and technology.

• Hepesh — Alliance Conspirator — Alpha Centauri (Stuart Fell)

  The High Priest and the Ice Warrior delegate form a secret alliance for resource exploitation.

• Hepesh — Power Ruler Vs Priest — Peladon (David Troughton)

  The King and High Priest are locked in a struggle for control over Peladon's destiny.

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More characters from Doctor Who: The Curse of Peladon

• The Doctor (Jon Pertwee)
• Jo Grant (Katy Manning)
• Peladon (David Troughton)
• Torbis (Henry Gilbert)
• Izlyr (Alan Bennion)
• Aggedor (Nick Hobbs)
• Alpha Centauri (Stuart Fell)
• Alpha Centauri (voice) (Ysanne Churchman)
• Ssorg (Sonny Caldinez)
• Arcturus (Murphy Grumbar)
• Amazonia (Wendy Danvers)
• Arcturus (voice) (Terry Bale)