Dr Who Girl Cheats Death
- Publication: News of the World
- Date: 1989-06-18
- Author: Charles Catchpole
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- Language: English
Sophie is sucked into tank
DR Who's assistant was almost killed and dozens of others had to jump for their lives when a studio stunt went wrong.
The accident happened when actress Sophie Aldred, who plays Ace, was thrown into a glass-lined cylinder full of water.
The glass shattered, sucking Sophie to the bottom of the tank, and sending hundreds of gallons of water flooding on to electrical cables at the BBC Television Centre in West London.
A member of the production team said: "We could all have been killed, as the floor was covered with live cables.
"We jumped on to chairs or hung on to camera gantries—any-thing to keep our feet off the ground."
A BBC spokesman said: "Quick thinking prevented a serious disaster.
"Sophie swallowed some water and was shaken, but not hurt."
An inquiry has been launched, but the new series will be ready for the autumn.
SOPHIE: Dice with death
Additional keyword: Battlefield
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