Nicholas Courtney has been involved in Doctor Who since his first appearance in the William Hartnell adventure The Daleks' Master Plan in 1965. Nicholas returned to the show in 1968 as Colonel Lethbridge-Stewart, going on to become the time-lord's confidante on a vast series of adventures, though the bulk of the Brig's appearances come in the 'UNIT years', 1969-74.The Brigadier's forty-odd years in Doctor Who are recounted, along with Courtney's life and times, in the autobiographical works Five Rounds Rapid and Still Getting Away With It, and Courtney continues his association with the Brigadier via audio work, and with Davros actor Terry Molloy through their adventures on Cosmic Hobo Productions' Scarifiers audio CDs.
Dan of Geek had a chat with Nicholas shortly after the broadcast of the closing episode of the series 4 Sontaran adventure, 'The Poison Sky', where Tennant referred to the Brigadier, who was - according to the new UNIT - 'stranded in Peru'...
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