That year, Doctor Who later paid tribute to Courtney by announcing the Brigadier had died with a line of dialogue in " The Wedding of River Song". Nearly 20 years later, Courtney reprised the role in the spin-off programme The Sarah Jane Adventures in 2008, his last appearance prior to Courtney's death in 2011. His final appearance in the program was in 1989's Battlefield opposite the Seventh Doctor ( Sylvester McCoy).
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The character made frequent appearances on the series following the introduction of the Third Doctor ( Jon Pertwee) in 1970's Spearhead from Space.
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Presented at first as reluctant to accept the continuing aid of the Doctor, over time the Brigadier became one of the Doctor's greatest friends and his principal ally in defending Earth.Īs one of the series' most prominent recurring characters over its fifty-year history, the Brigadier appeared in 23 stories during the original run of Doctor Who, first appearing in the 1968 serial The Web of Fear opposite the Second Doctor ( Patrick Troughton). He is one of the founders of UNIT (United Nations Intelligence Taskforce, later Unified Intelligence Taskforce), an international organisation that defends Earth from alien threats, and serves as commander of the British contingent. Cassandra isn't a formidable enemy and there isn't enough suspense or spectacular moments for it to be anything more than good.Brigadier Sir Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart, generally referred to simply as the Brigadier, is a fictional character in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, created by writers Mervyn Haisman and Henry Lincoln and played by Nicholas Courtney.
OVERALL - 7.0: A fun, exciting episode but nothing too great. However, on the whole, it was a great example of an entertainment episode and that was the purpose, to draw in a new audience. Wannamaker is great in the role but the character itself just isn't intimidating enough. The resolution wasn't brilliant and Cassandra has never been the most petrifying enemy. I love that score and it was jut a great scene. I really liked the suspenseful climax of getting through the fan. The scene back on Earth was a good contrast. It wasn't a fantastic episode but it was a very fun episode and got the point across about how far the Doctor can go, how far he can take Rose. The Moxx was also a fun character as was the Steward who was perfect in his role.
Although she only featured for an episode her chemistry with the Doctor had potential and she would have made a great companion. Jabe was a really interesting character to me. Although it didn't take a genius to work out the rather simple who- dun-nit, it was interesting and there were some great moments throughout the episode.
Doctor Who is first and foremost entertainment. However, there is a sinister plot threatening everyone on board, so that they die with the Earth. They arrive at Platform One and meet a host of aliens, creatures and the last human, Lady Cassandra. This really was an ambitious affair as The Doctor proves his credentials by taking Rose five billion years into the future to see the end of the Earth. After a brilliant introduction to the Doctor and Rose in the opening episode we get the first real adventure into space and time.