Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart
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The Brigadier, Alastair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart
Brigadier Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart, generally referred to simply as the Brigadier, is a fictional character in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, created by writers Mervyn Haisman and Henry Lincoln and played by Nicholas Courtney. He is one of the founders of UNIT (United Nations Intelligence Taskforce, later Unified Intelligence Taskforce), an international organization that defends Earth from alien threats, and serves as commander of the British contingent. Presented at first as reluctant to accept the continuing aid of the Doctor, over time the Brigadier became one of the Doctor's greatest friends and his principal ally in defending the Earth. The Brigadier has received a DSO, a CMG, and an CBE.
As one of the series' most prominent recurring characters over its fifty-year history, the Brigadier appeared in 23 stories during the original run of Doctor Who, first appearing in the 1968 serial The Web of Fear opposite the Second Doctor (Patrick Troughton)…more
As one of the series' most prominent recurring characters over its fifty-year history, the Brigadier appeared in 23 stories during the original run of Doctor Who, first appearing in the 1968 serial The Web of Fear opposite the Second Doctor (Patrick Troughton)…more
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Doctor Who: Harvest of Time
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2013
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Doctor Who: Minuet in Hell
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2001
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Doctor Who and the Auton Invasion
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1974
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Doctor Who and the Day of the Daleks
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1974
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Doctor Who: Last of the Gaderene
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2000
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Doctor Who and the Three Doctors
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1975
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Doctor Who: The Five Doctors
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1983
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Doctor Who and the Loch Ness Monster
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1976
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Doctor Who and the Cave Monsters
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1974
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Doctor Who: The Spectre of Lanyon Moor
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2000
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