( My own farewell to a certain companion. )

For those like me who wish for a bit more closure to the story of one of the most beloved characters ever to grace the small screen. Dedicated, with the greatest of love and respect, to the memory of Nicholas Courtney.
( Doctor Who: Endings )

Only weeks after we had to face losing one beloved figure in the Doctor Who universe, Nicholas "The Brig" Courtney (see this entry), comes even more tragic news about another. Actress Elisabeth Sladen, who played intrepid reporter Sarah Jane Smith alongside Jon Pertwee, Tom Baker and most recently David Tennant and Matt Smith as the mysterious time ( Read more... )

It is with the heaviest of hearts that I must report that one of the most beloved members of the Doctor Who family is gone from us over three weeks now...and I only just found out today, thanks to archiver_tim. British actor Nicholas Courtney, known to Whovians of all ages and the world over as Brigadier Sir Alastair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart (Ret.), former ( Read more... )