Late last night I was on Twitter when @sizemore tweeted that Nicholas Courtney had died! Only a few weeks ago I was discussing his last appearance in The Sarah Jane Adventures with @seethree; hoping for an onscreen meeting with Matt Smith's Doctor, too.
Best known to generations of Doctor Who fans as Brigadier Alastair Lethbridge-Stewart AKA The Brig! A stoic character, battling alongside the Doctor (in various regenerations) against Yeti, Cybermen and Axons, whom you instinctually knew would make the heroic choice...
It goes without saying that Nicholas Courtney will be missed, and Doctor Who Magazine has confirmed that it's publishing a tribute issue, which was never in doubt. Although I only met him once at the Doctor Who 20th Anniversary Celebration, Longleat, it's forever preserved as a treasured childhood memory.
Among those to pay tribute today were actor and Doctor Who writer Mark Gatiss who said he was "desperately sad" to hear of the death.
"A childhood hero and the sweetest of gentlemen. Splendid chap. All of him," he said.
Read the BBC obituary here.
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