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'''Pigbin Josh''' was a tramp who witnessed [[Axos]] landing on [[Earth]]. | '''Pigbin Josh''', or '''Old Josh''', ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Doctor Who and the Claws of Axos (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Claws of Axos]]'') was a [[tramp]] who witnessed [[Axos]] landing on [[Earth]]. | ||
== Biography == | |||
Josh was riding his bike when he fell into a hole in some ice on a lake. He stumbled around and sighted the landing ship. While investigating, he was captured and analysed by the entity. After finding him unsuitable, it drained his energy and ejected him for having atypical intelligence. His corpse was discovered by Sergeant [[John Benton]] and Captain [[Mike Yates]], who initially thought it was that of [[United States of America|American]] agent [[Bill Filer]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Claws of Axos (TV story)|The Claws of Axos]]'') | |||
== Behind the scenes == | == Behind the scenes == | ||
The discovery of Josh's body originally showed his face collapsing in on itself on contact with Benton's hand | * Pigbin Josh is never named in the on-screen dialogue; his name is given only on the closing credits. He is named as Old Josh in [[Terrance Dicks]]'s [[Doctor Who and the Claws of Axos (novelisation)|novelisation]] of the story. | ||
* The discovery of Josh's body originally showed his face collapsing in on itself on contact with Benton's hand, but the shot was deemed too disturbing for younger viewers and was obscured by a white video effect in the televised version. An unsyphered version — i.e. minus the video effect — is available to watch in the ''Deleted Scenes'' section of the DVD release. | |||
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Revision as of 11:58, 13 February 2022
Pigbin Josh, or Old Josh, (PROSE: Doctor Who and the Claws of Axos) was a tramp who witnessed Axos landing on Earth.
Biography
Josh was riding his bike when he fell into a hole in some ice on a lake. He stumbled around and sighted the landing ship. While investigating, he was captured and analysed by the entity. After finding him unsuitable, it drained his energy and ejected him for having atypical intelligence. His corpse was discovered by Sergeant John Benton and Captain Mike Yates, who initially thought it was that of American agent Bill Filer. (TV: The Claws of Axos)
Behind the scenes
- Pigbin Josh is never named in the on-screen dialogue; his name is given only on the closing credits. He is named as Old Josh in Terrance Dicks's novelisation of the story.
- The discovery of Josh's body originally showed his face collapsing in on itself on contact with Benton's hand, but the shot was deemed too disturbing for younger viewers and was obscured by a white video effect in the televised version. An unsyphered version — i.e. minus the video effect — is available to watch in the Deleted Scenes section of the DVD release.
