Pertwee was an even bigger badass than we thought

Cutter John · February 24 2013, 06:43 AM

Apparently among other things, he was an senior intelligence agent during the war, and was suggested to play James Bond.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...le-Daleks.html

Respect.

sidious618 · February 24 2013, 06:49 AM

That's amazing. I love the story with him and Fleming.

Andrew_Kearley · February 24 2013, 11:23 AM

Yes, I read the interview in DWM. Fascinating stuff.

I don't think he was ever suggested to play James Bond though, not sure where you're getting that from.

Cutter John · February 24 2013, 12:04 PM

Andrew_Kearley wrote:

Yes, I read the interview in DWM. Fascinating stuff.

I don't think he was ever suggested to play James Bond though, not sure where you're getting that from.

Mis-read line in the story. My bad

Mr Light · February 24 2013, 02:51 PM

That is so cool! Too bad they couldn't have put Young Pertwee in scenes with Churchill in "Victory of the Daleks"!

The Wormhole · February 24 2013, 03:15 PM

That's pretty cool. Now I keep picturing a younger Pertwee performing Venusian Akido on a Nazi soldier. "Hai!"

Christopher · February 24 2013, 03:51 PM

Is there any independent corroboration for these claims, though?

diankra · February 24 2013, 04:25 PM

Christopher wrote:

Is there any independent corroboration for these claims, though?

A good point. Pertwee did have a habit of emboidering his stories a bit (at cons, cynical people like myself would hold a sweepstake on how long into his panels it would be before a familiar story suddenly gained an astonishing new twist. EG, like the the story of his escaped pet Cheetah, which initially just got into the neighbour's garden, then got into a neighbour's back garden barbecue party, then into the vicar's garden party, then there was visiting royalty at the garden party...).

Christopher · February 24 2013, 04:39 PM

^And even without such a reputation, it's just a basic principle of journalism and historiography that you don't treat an isolated claim as true unless you can corroborate it.

Andrew_Kearley · February 24 2013, 04:49 PM

Christopher wrote:

^And even without such a reputation, it's just a basic principle of journalism and historiography that you don't treat an isolated claim as true unless you can corroborate it.

You've obviously never read the Daily Mail before then.

Christopher · February 24 2013, 05:05 PM

^Oh, we have plenty of stuff just as bad in the US. I just don't care to refer to it as "journalism."

DalekJim · February 24 2013, 05:22 PM

You'd be astonished how many historical "facts" come about from sources equally as dubious.

Kelso · February 24 2013, 08:29 PM

Consider me skeptical.

Haggis and tatties · February 24 2013, 09:08 PM

Kelso wrote:

Consider me skeptical.

Until i meet a actual skeptic i refuse to believe they exist.

diankra · February 24 2013, 09:25 PM

Ah, the Daily Mail. According to which, everything on the planet both cures cancer and gives you cancer. House price rises are disastrous (as your children won't be able to buy a home of their own), while house price falls are disastrous (you're worth less than you used to be!!!). And so on...

But to be fair, the Mail is only summarizing the second half of the DWM-printed interview, which Matt Adams did 16 years ago for a cult TV magazine he was trying to launch at the time.

February 24 2013, 06:43 AM	#1
Cutter John Rear Admiral Location: Beyond the wall of sleep, just south of Seattle.	Pertwee was an even bigger badass than we thought Apparently among other things, he was an senior intelligence agent during the war, and was suggested to play James Bond. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...le-Daleks.html Respect. __________________ "The way I see it, every life is a pile of good things and bad things. The good things don't always soften the bad things. But vice versa, the bad things don't necessarily spoil the good things or make them unimportant."

February 24 2013, 06:49 AM	#2
sidious618 Admiral Location: New York, US	Re: Pertwee was an even bigger badass than we thought That's amazing. I love the story with him and Fleming. __________________ We've met before, haven't we?

February 24 2013, 11:23 AM	#3
Andrew_Kearley Captain Location: Moonbase Alpha	Re: Pertwee was an even bigger badass than we thought Yes, I read the interview in DWM. Fascinating stuff. I don't think he was ever suggested to play James Bond though, not sure where you're getting that from. __________________ Blog: Anderthon Follow my journey through the worlds of Gerry and Sylvia Anderson Doctor Who - The Complete Adventures

February 24 2013, 02:51 PM	#5
Mr Light Admiral Location: Pennsylvania	Re: Pertwee was an even bigger badass than we thought That is so cool! Too bad they couldn't have put Young Pertwee in scenes with Churchill in "Victory of the Daleks"! __________________

February 24 2013, 03:15 PM	#6
The Wormhole Admiral	Re: Pertwee was an even bigger badass than we thought That's pretty cool. Now I keep picturing a younger Pertwee performing Venusian Akido on a Nazi soldier. "Hai!" __________________ "Internet message boards aren't as funny today as they were ten years ago. I've stopped reading new posts." -The Simpsons 20th anniversary special.

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February 24 2013, 03:51 PM	#7
Christopher Writer	Re: Pertwee was an even bigger badass than we thought Is there any independent corroboration for these claims, though? __________________ Christopher L. Bennett Homepage -- Includes purchasing links for Only Superhuman, on sale now! Updated 12/30/12 with annotations for the novel. Written Worlds -- My blog

February 24 2013, 04:39 PM	#9
Christopher Writer	Re: Pertwee was an even bigger badass than we thought ^And even without such a reputation, it's just a basic principle of journalism and historiography that you don't treat an isolated claim as true unless you can corroborate it. __________________ Christopher L. Bennett Homepage -- Includes purchasing links for Only Superhuman, on sale now! Updated 12/30/12 with annotations for the novel. Written Worlds -- My blog

February 24 2013, 05:05 PM	#11
Christopher Writer	Re: Pertwee was an even bigger badass than we thought ^Oh, we have plenty of stuff just as bad in the US. I just don't care to refer to it as "journalism." __________________ Christopher L. Bennett Homepage -- Includes purchasing links for Only Superhuman, on sale now! Updated 12/30/12 with annotations for the novel. Written Worlds -- My blog

February 24 2013, 05:22 PM	#12
DalekJim Fleet Captain Location: Great Britain	Re: Pertwee was an even bigger badass than we thought You'd be astonished how many historical "facts" come about from sources equally as dubious. __________________ The Paradox Machine - My blog "Four things cannot be hidden - love, smoke, a pillar of fire and a man striding across the open bled." - Dune Messiah by Frank Herbert

February 24 2013, 08:29 PM	#13
Kelso Vice Admiral Location: On the destruct button until the last minute!	Re: Pertwee was an even bigger badass than we thought Consider me skeptical. __________________ "Murder on Tuesday"! The all-new comic strip from Kail Tescar's startrekanimated.com My Puppet Building Blog!

February 24 2013, 09:25 PM	#15
diankra Commodore Location: UK	Re: Pertwee was an even bigger badass than we thought Ah, the Daily Mail. According to which, everything on the planet both cures cancer and gives you cancer. House price rises are disastrous (as your children won't be able to buy a home of their own), while house price falls are disastrous (you're worth less than you used to be!!!). And so on... But to be fair, the Mail is only summarizing the second half of the DWM-printed interview, which Matt Adams did 16 years ago for a cult TV magazine he was trying to launch at the time. __________________ "Some days are better than others. They say that where I come from." "Loudly, I imagine, on the day you left." (Blake's 7 - Rumours of Death)