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|image = Yeti paw.jpg
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|name = Yeti
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|species = Yeti
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A '''Yeti''' was [[time scoop]]ed to the [[Death Zone]] on [[Gallifrey]]. The [[Second Doctor]] and [[the Brigadier]], who were no strangers to the Yetis, discovered it in a cave. The Doctor maddened it with [[fireworks]] and the resulting rock fall prevented any further interaction with it. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Five Doctors (TV story)|The Five Doctors]]'')
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A '''Yeti''' was [[time scoop]]ed to the [[Death Zone]] on [[Gallifrey]]. The [[Second Doctor]] and [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|the Brigadier]], who were no strangers to the Yetis, discovered it in a cave. The Doctor maddened it with [[fireworks]] and the resulting rock fall prevented any further interaction with it. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Five Doctors (TV story)|The Five Doctors]]'')
 
== Behind the scenes ==
== Behind the scenes ==
* It is not clear whether this Yeti was a [[Robot Yeti|robot]] of the sort controlled by the [[Great Intelligence]] or an actual [[Tibetan Yeti]].
* It is not clear whether this Yeti was a [[Robot Yeti|robot]] of the sort controlled by the [[Great Intelligence]] or an actual [[Tibetan Yeti]].
* The Yeti was played by Lee Woods{{Fact}}, who remained uncredited both on-screen and in ''Radio Times''.
* The Yeti was played by Lee Woods{{Fact}}, who remained uncredited both on-screen and in ''Radio Times''.
* The Yeti costume was an original from the 1960s, which had been found in a BBC storeroom. A new pair of feet had to be made, as only one of the originals had survived.
* The Yeti costume was an original from the 1960s, which had been found in a BBC storeroom. A new pair of feet had to be made, as only one of the originals had survived.
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Revision as of 01:54, 19 May 2017

A Yeti was time scooped to the Death Zone on Gallifrey. The Second Doctor and the Brigadier, who were no strangers to the Yetis, discovered it in a cave. The Doctor maddened it with fireworks and the resulting rock fall prevented any further interaction with it. (TV: The Five Doctors)

Behind the scenes

  • It is not clear whether this Yeti was a robot of the sort controlled by the Great Intelligence or an actual Tibetan Yeti.
  • The Yeti was played by Lee Woods[source needed], who remained uncredited both on-screen and in Radio Times.
  • The Yeti costume was an original from the 1960s, which had been found in a BBC storeroom. A new pair of feet had to be made, as only one of the originals had survived.