Dursley McLinden was a Manx-born Brirish actor of stage and screen. He appeared in the title role of Tim Diamond in the 1988 film Just Ask for Diamond. His television roles included a 1988 appearance in Doctor Who as Sgt Mike Smith in the story Remembrance of the Daleks and his reprise of the role of Tim Diamond for the 1991 spin-off series The Diamond Brothers. In the theatre, he mostly specialised in musicals