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Brigadier Lethbridge Stewart. Splendid Chap - all of him!

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« on: August 31, 2010, 11:43:44 pm »


I have to confess to a certain duality here. I never was entirely comfortable with the Doctor cosying up to the military. But if you are going to have UNIT, then friends I give to you Brigadier Alistair Gordon Lethbridge Stewart. Who else could pull off a false moustache with such aplomb. Whenever we try and explain our favourite Doctor (and generally we can't cos we love each one differently) it is to the Brig we turn "Splendid Chap - All of them!" I loved his little perplexed look after Jon Pertwee had explained how guns wouldn't kill this lot of invading aliens. The cry of 'Benton' when all else failed and (my own personal favourite), "Liberty Hall Doctor Tyler, Liberty Hall" - two taps of the swagger stick and exit stage left! Whenever the Brig returned you always had a little smile and the world felt a warmer place! The wry smile, the British stiff upper lip, the almost homicidal urge to shoot anything that looked vaguely alien. All played with a little twinkle in the eye by the wonderful Nicholas Courtney - a real gentleman and a fine actor. There may have been better guest stars but can there have been a more enduring relationship than the gentle bickering between the Doctor and the Brig? Chap with the wings - 5 rounds rapid! 
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« Reply #1 on: September 01, 2010, 10:07:19 pm »

I love the Brig. When he turned up in SJA I did a big squee. More than when Tennant showed up. Its a shame he got less usage towards the end of the classic series, but in honesty I preferred him during the very early years. I liked when he was a bit more standoffish and questioning of the Doctor and the world he found himself in.
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« Reply #2 on: September 01, 2010, 10:10:23 pm »

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« Reply #3 on: September 01, 2010, 10:10:56 pm »

I see you have picked a photo of him with his moustache at a slightly rakish angle. I applaud this choice.
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« Reply #4 on: September 01, 2010, 10:12:33 pm »

Sleekituk - I was on the verge of tears in Battlefield when I thought he was a gonner! Don't tell me there is more angst for me! I will say, finding out that The Brig is in SJA has sealed the deal. I'm ordering some DVDs Smiley
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« Reply #5 on: September 01, 2010, 10:14:51 pm »

I see you have picked a photo of him with his moustache at a slightly rakish angle. I applaud this choice.

Actually that was me - didn't really notice that about the tache - was just the best pic I could find  Smiley
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« Reply #6 on: September 01, 2010, 10:20:28 pm »

Poprockgeek it is a brilliant photo - I promise the Moustache observation wasn't meant nastily. Every commentary I hear with Nic Courtney and Katy Manning (esp 3 Docs) they make a point of mentioning it Smiley So i thought your choice was particularly good Smiley
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« Reply #7 on: September 01, 2010, 10:21:01 pm »

I feel that the Brig is adequately summed up as "squee". Loved every old school ep with him in it, loved his return on SJA.
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« Reply #8 on: September 01, 2010, 10:36:40 pm »

Poprockgeek it is a brilliant photo - I promise the Moustache observation wasn't meant nastily. Every commentary I hear with Nic Courtney and Katy Manning (esp 3 Docs) they make a point of mentioning it Smiley So i thought your choice was particularly good Smiley

I didn't take it nastily honest. My point was I didn't really think that much about the angle of it rakish or otherwise. Also being a relative newcomer to the Whoniverse I didn't know that the tache was important so it's actually a miracle I scored so well with my first choice!!!  Tongue

And thanks for liking it   Wink
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« Reply #9 on: September 02, 2010, 11:54:10 pm »

Great character. And a great actor too. It would be so easy to portray him as a mindless military buffoon, but Nicholas Courtney always managed to inject a little warmth and make him believable and likeable - even when he's shooting at / blowing up everything in sight, and saying he's just "following orders".

And I loved the way that, however much evidence he saw over the years, he never quite seemed to believe the Doctor was everything he said he was.

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