http://cuttingsarchive.org/index.php?title=Farewell_to_the_Doctor%27s_Loyal_Friend&feed=atom&action=historyFarewell to the Doctor's Loyal Friend - Revision history2024-03-29T15:19:11ZRevision history for this page on the wikiMediaWiki 1.33.0http://cuttingsarchive.org/index.php?title=Farewell_to_the_Doctor%27s_Loyal_Friend&diff=4438&oldid=prevJohn Lavalie: Created page with "{{obit|Nicholas Courtney}}{{article | publication = The Mirror | file = | px = | height = | width = | date = 2011-02-24 | author = Mark Jefferies | pages = 20 | language = Eng..."2014-02-22T00:00:36Z<p>Created page with "{{obit|Nicholas Courtney}}{{article | publication = The Mirror | file = | px = | height = | width = | date = 2011-02-24 | author = Mark Jefferies | pages = 20 | language = Eng..."</p>
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NICHOLAS Courtney, who played Doctor Who's longest running companion, has died of cancer at 81.<br />
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Nicholas starred as Brigadier Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart alongside five doctors - from Patrick Troughton to Peter Davison. <br />
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His most frequent appearances were during Jon Pertwee's incarnation as the third Doctor stuck on Earth.<br />
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When the series returned in 2005 after almost a decade off air, the Brigadier was referred to as being "stuck in Peru". But Courtney returned to the role in spin-off, [[Special:BrowseData/Sarah%20Jane%20Adventures|The Sarah Jane Adventures]].<br />
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Before playing the Brigadier, Courtney starred with first Doctor William Hartnell [[broadwcast:The Daleks' Master Plan|in 1965]] as a space agent.<br />
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He lived in London with second wife Karen and children Philip and Bella.<br />
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Former Doctor Tom Baker described him as a "wonderful companion", writing on his website: "Of all the characters in there is no doubt he was the most loved by the fans."<br />
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