Timeline for 1978

20th century | 1970s

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In 1978, a number of people important to the production of Doctor Who and its spin-offs either died or were born.

• 3 January - Actor Dominic Wood was born.^[1]
• 14 January - Actor Blake Ritson was born.^[2]
• 20 January - Actor Jami Reid-Quarrell was born.^[3]
• 21 January - Writer Geoffrey Orme died.^[4]
• 25 January - Actor Fred Ferris died.^[5]
• 1 February - Actor Bryan Dick was born.^[6]
• 2 February - Writer Adam Christopher was born.^[7]
• 4 February - Writer Leah Moore was born.^[8]
• 17 February - Actor Rory Kinnear was born.^[9]
• 20 February - Actor Lauren Ambrose was born.^[10]
• 9 March - Actor Katherine Parkinson was born.^[11]
• 19 March - Actor John Cummins was born.^[12]
• 21 March - Writer Joshua Pruett was born.^[13]
• 22 March - Actor Daisy Haggard was born.^[14]
• 23 March - Actor Joanna Page was born.^[15]
• 31 March - Actor Daniel Mays was born.^[16]
• 1 April - Actor JJ Feild was born.^[17]
• 1 April - Actor Anamaria Marinca was born.^[18]
• 6 April - Actor Cecily Fay was born.^[19]
• 7 April - Actor Duncan James was born.^[20]
• 11 April - Actor Julie Atherton was born.^[21]
• 14 April - Actor Michelle Duncan was born.^[22]
• 24 April - Actor Matt Steer was born.^[23]
• May - Actor Barry Ashton died.^[24]
• 11 May - Actor Warren Brown was born.^[25]
• 11 May - Actor Philip Ray died.^[26]
• 16 May - Actor Rupert Young was born.^[27]
• 9 June - Actor Youssef Kerkour was born.^[28]
• 27 June - Actor Anjela Lauren Smith was born.^[29]
• 29 June - Actor Bart Allison died.^[30]
• 30 June - Writer David Ellis died.^[31]
• 9 July - Actor Olivia Poulet was born.^[32]
• 10 July - Actor Bryan Dick was born.
• 11 July - Actor Jonjo O'Neill was born.^[33]
• 14 July - Actor Jack Woolgar died.^[34]
• 18 July - Actor Micah Balfour was born.^[35]
• 18 July - Actor Craige Els was born.^[36]
• 26 July - Actor Kenneth Benda died.^[37]
• 26 July - Actor Eve Myles was born.^[38]
• 5 August - Executive Producer Brian Minchin was born.^[39]
• 9 August - Actor Daniela Denby-Ashe was born.^[40]
• 12 August - Actor Natalie Mendoza was born.^[41]
• 22 August - Actor James Corden was born.^[42]
• 27 August - Actor Suranne Jones was born.^[43]
• 3 October - Actor Christian Coulson was born.^[44]
• 4 October - Actor Catherine Fleming died.^[45]
• 5 October - Actor May Warden died.^[46]
• 7 October - Actor Hattie Morahan was born.^[47]
• 7 October - Actor Tony Way was born.^[48]
• 30 October - Writer Brian Hayles died.^[49]
• 2 November - Actor Oliver Chris was born.^[50]
• 6 November - Actor Steven Beckingham was born.^[51]
• 11 November - Actor Vivienne Bennett died.^[52]
• 11 November - Writer John Reppion was born.^[53]
• 17 November - Actor Nonso Anozie was born.^[54]
• 17 November - Actor Tom Ellis was born.^[55]
• 23 November - Actor Kayvan Novak was born.^[56]
• 27 November - Actor Mike Skinner was born.^[57]
• 28 November - Actor André Morell died.^[58]
• 12 December - Actor Rhys Thomas was born.^[59]
• 19 December - Actor Duncan Lamont died.^[60]
• 20 December - Writer Eddie Robson was born.^[61]
• 22 December - Writer George Mann was born.^[62]
• 24 December - Actor Bethany Black was born.^[63]
• Unknown - Actor Aubrey Danvers Walker died.^[64]