Sylvester McCoy (born Percy James Patrick Kent-Smith; 20 August 1943) is a Scottish actor and physical comedian. He is best known for playing the seventh incarnation of the Doctor in the long-running science fiction television series Doctor Who from 1987 to 1989—the final Doctor of the original run—and briefly returning in a television film in 1996. He is also known for his work as Radagast in The Hobbit film series (2012—2014).
Season 27 of Doctor Who ran between 12 September 1990 and 12 December 1990. It starred Sylvester McCoy as the Seventh Doctor, Sophie Aldred as Ace & Julia Sawalha as Raine Cunningham. The season opened with Earth Aid and concluded with Alixion.