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|species          = Human
|species=Human
|job              = Security guard
|job = Engineer
|job2              = technician
|affiliation = Space Station W3
|affiliation       = The Wheel
|origin= [[Earth]]
|origin           = [[Earth]]
|only= The Wheel in Space (TV story)
|only             = The Wheel in Space (TV story)
|actor= James Mellor
|main actor       = James Mellor
}}'''Sean Flannigan''' was an [[Ireland|Irish]] [[engineer]] on [[Space Station W3]] in [[2079]].
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'''Sean Flannigan''' (alternatively spelt '''Flanagan''') was a [[security guard]] and [[technician]] aboard [[the Wheel]].


He was guarding the [[Second Doctor]] and [[Jamie McCrimmon]] in the [[medical bay]] when [[Kemel Rudkin]] was killed. When Jamie went to the door and tried to investigate, Flannigan told them they couldn't come out of the medical bay.
== Biography ==
Sean Flannigan, ([[TV]]: ''[[The Wheel in Space (TV story)|The Wheel in Space]]'') alternatively spelt Flanagan, ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Wheel in Space (novelisation)|The Wheel in Space]]'') was of [[Ireland|Irish]] origin ([[TV]]: ''[[The Wheel in Space (TV story)|The Wheel in Space]]'') and was an accomplished brawler. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Wheel in Space (novelisation)|The Wheel in Space]]'') By [[2000]], ([[TV]]: ''[[The Mind Robber (TV story)|The Mind Robber]]''; [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Prison in Space (audio story)|Prison in Space]]'') [[2079]] ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Dying Light (audio story)|The Dying Light]]'') or later, ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Indestructible Man (novel)|The Indestructible Man]]'') he was working on [[the Wheel]] as a [[security guard]] and [[technician]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Wheel in Space (TV story)|The Wheel in Space]]'')


He encountered [[Elton Laleham]] and [[Armand Vallance]] after their space-walk but didn't know they were being controlled by the [[Cyberman (Mondas)|Cybermen]]. Vallance tried to kill Flannigan but accidentally shot and killed Laleham instead. Flannigan was then [[Hypnosis|hypnotised]] by the Cybermen.
Flannigan told [[Zoe Heriot]] and [[Gemma Corwyn]] where in the [[medical section]] the [[Second Doctor]] and [[Jamie McCrimmon]] were confined and prevented Jamie from leaving when he and Zoe heard [[Kemel Rudkin]]'s cry. He assisted [[Leo Ryan]] in the [[power room]] by holding a light for him and heard that [[Elton Laleham]] and [[Armand Vallance]] had brought [[Bernalium]] from ''[[Silver Carrier]]'' to the Wheel, something that he told Zoe whilst he was off-duty. When Vallance pointed a [[blaster]] at him, Flannigan fought him and Laleham and was [[hypnosis|hypnotised]] by a [[Cyberman]].


He was freed from the Cybermen's mind control when [[Leo Ryan]] put a metal plate on the back of his neck. He and Jamie then freed Vallance from the Cybermen's control. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Wheel in Space (TV story)|The Wheel in Space]]'')
Under Cyber-control, Flannigan attempted to lure the Doctor to [[corridor six]] and headed to the [[operations room]] to shut down the Wheel's [[force field]]. Before he could do so, Ryan used a metal disc to liberate Flannigan's mind, allowing him to use [[Liquid Plastic]] to kill a Cyberman and operate the force field, saving the Wheel from space-walking Cybermen. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Wheel in Space (TV story)|The Wheel in Space]]'')
 
== Appearance ==
Flannigan was a large, burly man with heavy features. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Wheel in Space (novelisation)|The Wheel in Space]]'')
 
== Behind the scenes ==
Flannigan's first name was not used in the TV story nor in the novelisation, being used exclusively in the credits.


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Latest revision as of 19:40, 8 May 2021

Sean Flannigan (alternatively spelt Flanagan) was a security guard and technician aboard the Wheel.

Biography[[edit] | [edit source]]

Sean Flannigan, (TV: The Wheel in Space) alternatively spelt Flanagan, (PROSE: The Wheel in Space) was of Irish origin (TV: The Wheel in Space) and was an accomplished brawler. (PROSE: The Wheel in Space) By 2000, (TV: The Mind Robber; AUDIO: Prison in Space) 2079 (AUDIO: The Dying Light) or later, (PROSE: The Indestructible Man) he was working on the Wheel as a security guard and technician. (PROSE: The Wheel in Space)

Flannigan told Zoe Heriot and Gemma Corwyn where in the medical section the Second Doctor and Jamie McCrimmon were confined and prevented Jamie from leaving when he and Zoe heard Kemel Rudkin's cry. He assisted Leo Ryan in the power room by holding a light for him and heard that Elton Laleham and Armand Vallance had brought Bernalium from Silver Carrier to the Wheel, something that he told Zoe whilst he was off-duty. When Vallance pointed a blaster at him, Flannigan fought him and Laleham and was hypnotised by a Cyberman.

Under Cyber-control, Flannigan attempted to lure the Doctor to corridor six and headed to the operations room to shut down the Wheel's force field. Before he could do so, Ryan used a metal disc to liberate Flannigan's mind, allowing him to use Liquid Plastic to kill a Cyberman and operate the force field, saving the Wheel from space-walking Cybermen. (TV: The Wheel in Space)

Appearance[[edit] | [edit source]]

Flannigan was a large, burly man with heavy features. (PROSE: The Wheel in Space)

Behind the scenes[[edit] | [edit source]]

Flannigan's first name was not used in the TV story nor in the novelisation, being used exclusively in the credits.

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