R.I.P. Nicholas Courtney (The Brigadier)

[setvenharis]

Nicholas Courtney who played Brigadier Lethbridge Stewart has sadly died on the 22nd February.

Rest in peace sir. It was a honour and pleasure to have met you last year.

 

[Sci]

I'm looking for some confirmation from a news source, but I haven't found any yet.

Very sad if that's the case, though. He was one of the bright spots of DW TOS.

 

[Demonland]

That's very sad. One of my favourite characters.

I was hoping he would make a re-appearance in the new series but alas that opportunity is now lost.

RIP Brig.

 

[JamesKerwin]

Still no confirmation an hour after this started trending on Twitter... methinks this may be a hoax...

 

[Phillip Culley]

There are enough people who would know who are confirming this. It's no hoax

 

[Mr Light]

That's horrible. And on the same day as Dwayne McDuffie too.

 

[JamesKerwin]

Phillip, can you tell us who these people are? Not doubting you, but we'd like to know. Thx.

 

[Phillip Culley]

Katy Manning, Clayton Hickman, Ian Levine and Shaun Lyon to name a few.

(edited to include some more names)

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

Oh dear...

RIP Brigadier Alastair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart.

"Chap with the wings...five rounds rapid!"

 

[Hilldill]

Such a sad day. He will be greatly missed. I would have loved to see him in the new series. Sadly he won't be.

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

^ Was he ever asked to appear on nuWho?

 

[The Borgified Corpse]

Ouch. This hurts. Count me as another fan hoping for a new series cameo. (The Sarah Jane Adventures is nice but it just doesn't count, dammit!) It's always a shame to realize that these people won't be around forever.

(Now I'm hoping the producers will use this as a cautionary example and squeeze in an Ian Chesterton cameo before we lose him too.)

 

[Demonland]

^ Seconded!

 

[Davros]

He will be greatly missed. I met him once and he was very nice.
RIP Brigadier.

 

[Hilldill]

^ Was he ever asked to appear on nuWho?

I don't think he ever was . I know he was on The Sarah Jane Adventures for an episode.

 

[Count Zero]

Sad news. I've only started watching the Pertwee era serials recently so this hits close to home. Three of this era's main characters are now dead.

They'll always live on in those stories in a way, though.

 

[The Borgified Corpse]

^ Was he ever asked to appear on nuWho?

I don't think he ever was.

This is where we scream, "You fools!"

 

[DWF]

http://www.bleedingcool.com/2011/02/22/nicholas-courtney-passes-this-demands-a-five-round-salute/

Well here's some confirmation.

 

[Tom]

OMG, not the brig!..very sad day indeed for all longtime Who fans like us.

 

[The Wormhole]

Damn. Though I've been watching Classic Who for the past year or so, I still haven't seen anything with the Brigadier yet. Though I did see Nicholas Courtney as Brett Vyon in Daleks' Master Plan on the Lost in Time DVD. But I too was hoping that they could have had the Brigadier return for a brief cameo in Doctor Who. Seeing him and the Doctor, two old war dogs reunited.

RIP