Jackie Lane

[VDCNI]

Sad news as we lose another sixties companion.

Fantom Films announced today.

"It is with deep regret that we announce that actress and friend Jackie Lane has sadly passed away. We pass on our sympathies to her family and friends.
Jackie was best known to Doctor Who fans as companion Dodo Chaplet.
RIP 1941 - 2021"

https://twitter.com/fantomfilms/status/1407754873421062149?s=19

 

[The Nth Doctor]

Damn, this is very sad news. I know I'm one of the few people who genuinely like Dodo despite her limited run which was further limited by missing episodes. She certainly got the short stick when it came to her departure which never sat well with me.

While her run on the show was limited, she had a continuous connection as Tom Baker and Janet Fielding's agent as well as managing Nicholas Courtney. Still, I was sad that she repeatedly turned down Big Finish's offers to reprise the role, understandably because she had long since retired from acting. Alas.

Rest in peace, Jackie.

 

[N-121973]

R.I.P.

 

[Chaos Descending]

Just like most people alive and walking around today, I've only seen The Ark, The Gunfighters, and the War Machines. Not really enough to judge Dodo as a character (I hate the name Dodo, so demeaning, to be honest).

But she's a part of the show's history, and it's sad that another piece is gone.

Off topic, but I just realized that FAR more time has passed since I became a fan of Doctor Who (1983) than had passed from the time the show started until the time I became a fan.

Wow.

"The Five Doctors" is older now than "An Unearthly Child" was when I first started watching.

 

[diankra]

• THe mind game is to work out what stories would be a repeat season if they were the same vintage as the Five Faces season (the McGann movie, something from the Donna season, two from Smith's last season, and Revolution of the Daleks).

 

[The Four Doctor]

(I hate the name Dodo, so demeaning, to be honest).

Yeah the character’s real name is Dorothea and either Dodie, Dolly or Thea would have been much more dignified for the production team to use.

 

[Chaos Descending]

• THe mind game is to work out what stories would be a repeat season if they were the same vintage as the Five Faces season (the McGann movie, something from the Donna season, two from Smith's last season, and Revolution of the Daleks).

I have to be honest, I don't understand what you just said here.

 

[diankra]

In 81, the vintage stories were 18, 13, 9, 9 years old, and 9 months. Apply that now and see what would be run...

 

[marillion]

I don't have much recollection of seeing episodes with Lane, so I looked her up. They did quite the makeup and hair job on her to give her the look she had on the show. She has quite the pin-up collection that look NOTHING like her character.

 

[The Four Doctor]

There’s an American actress from that period called Jackie Lane who did pinups. The American lady was Jocelyn Lane. The Doctor Who actress was Jacqueline Lane and did NOT show her tiddies and arse in lads mags.

 

[Nightowl1701]

The Companion Time Forgot... And, in the books anyway, the unluckiest Companion short of maybe Adam. I'm glad Jackie never let her short stint make her bitter, and even got a bit of revenge back against the producer who dumped her character. (Innes Lloyd asked her to find him work not remembering who she was, and she sassily reminded him before turning him down)

 

[Timewalker]

Just like most people alive and walking around today, I've only seen The Ark, The Gunfighters, and the War Machines. Not really enough to judge Dodo as a character (I hate the name Dodo, so demeaning, to be honest).

But she's a part of the show's history, and it's sad that another piece is gone.

Off topic, but I just realized that FAR more time has passed since I became a fan of Doctor Who (1983) than had passed from the time the show started until the time I became a fan.

Wow.

"The Five Doctors" is older now than "An Unearthly Child" was when I first started watching.

"Dodo" was short for "Dorothy".

Apparently you became a Whovian the year after I did.

 

[Chaos Descending]

"Dodo" was short for "Dorothy".

Yes, but "Dodo" still seems like a silly name to me regardless of what it was short for.

Apparently you became a Whovian the year after I did.

I was in Fifth Grade at the time, too!

 

[Timewalker]

Yes, but "Dodo" still seems like a silly name to me regardless of what it was short for.

I don't disagree that it was a stupid name.

I was in Fifth Grade at the time, too!

I was... somewhat older. As in my 2nd year of college.

 

[diankra]

"Dodo" was short for "Dorothy".

Apparently you became a Whovian the year after I did.

Dorothea.
Dorothy is Ace's real name (surname is McShane or Gale depending on which tie-in you go for).

 

[Timewalker]

Dorothea.
Dorothy is Ace's real name (surname is McShane or Gale depending on which tie-in you go for).

Close enough for a character I despised.

 

[The Four Doctor]

Ace is the only 16 year old in the country who never says fu-

 

[Nightowl1701]

Dorothea.
Dorothy is Ace's real name (surname is McShane or Gale depending on which tie-in you go for).

They eventually split the difference and made it Dorothy Gale McShane.

 

[Marc]

Ace is the only 16 year old in the country who never says fu-

well not in English.

She's well travelled in time and space so has probably learned to curse in alien languages

 

[diankra]

They eventually split the difference and made it Dorothy Gale McShane.

I think one of the books has the NA Ace being replaced by one from a parallel universe with the other surname. 25 years ago, so memory hazy!