Sylvia James

Known for Costume & Make-Up

Sylvia James was an often-used make-up supervisor during the 1963 version of Doctor Who. After a period as a junior artist during the Hartnell era, she had three major periods of continuous work as the lead artist, or roughly what is classed as a make-up designer by the BBC Wales team. By far her longest stint was during the Troughton era, where she served continuously from The Abominable Snowmen to The War Games, spanning all but one serial of seasons 5 and 6. She returned for a brief stretch in the Pertwee era, heading the make-up department for The Curse of Peladon and The Sea Devils. She then did the majority of work for the season 12 production block, doing every episode from The Ark in Space to Terror of the Zygons — except for Revenge of the Cybermen.Read more

Movies & web series

Troughton in Tibet: Making 'The Abominable Snowmen'

Doctor Who: The War Games

Doctor Who: Genesis of the Daleks

Doctor Who: The Invasion

Doctor Who: Fury from the Deep

Remembering Deborah Watling

Doctor Who: Terror of the Zygons

Doctor Who: The Mind Robber

Doctor Who: The Enemy of the World

Doctor Who

Doctor Who: The Sea Devils

Doctor Who: The Ark in Space

Doctor Who: The Abominable Snowmen

Doctor Who: The Ice Warriors

The Amazing Spider-Man 2

Doctor Who: The Krotons

Doctor Who: The War Games in Colour

Doctor Who: The Sontaran Experiment

Doctor Who: The Wheel in Space

Doctor Who: The Space Pirates

Worlds Within: The Life of Ian Marter

Warriors of Mars