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{{rename|[[Blake (The Christmas Invasion)]] as his first name is disputed among sources.}}
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|image= Thomas Blake.jpg
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|species     = Human
|species=Human
|origin       = [[Earth]]
|origin= [[Earth]]
|first       = The Christmas Invasion (TV story)
|first = The Christmas Invasion (TV story)
|appearances = {{Il|[[PROSE]]: ''[[Guinevere One (short story)|Guinevere One]]''|[[PROSE]]: ''[[The Final Darkness (short story)|The Final Darkness]]''|[[PROSE]]: ''[[The Christmas Invasion (novelisation)|The Christmas Invasion]]''}}
|appearances = [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Final Darkness (short story)|The Final Darkness]]''
|actor       = Chu Omambala
|actor= Chu Omambala
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'''[[Major]] Thomas Blake''' ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Christmas Invasion (novelisation)|The Christmas Invasion]]'') was the [[UNIT]] officer in charge of the [[Tower of London]] branch of UNIT. On [[24 December]] [[2006]], he briefed [[Harriet Jones]] and [[Daniel Llewellyn]] on the protocols of dealing with [[alien|extraterrestrial beings]] as the [[Sycorax]] [[Sycorax invasion of Earth|invaded]] [[Earth]]. He was with them when all three were [[teleport]]ed aboard the Sycorax [[Sycorax spaceship|ship]]. After the death of Llewellyn, Blake tried to protect Harriet Jones and [[Alex (The Christmas Invasion)|Alex]] by protesting Llewellyn's cold blooded [[death]], but died when the [[Sycorax leader]] struck him with his [[death whip]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Christmas Invasion (TV story)|The Christmas Invasion]]'')
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[[Major]] '''Blake''', whose first name was either '''Richard''' ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Guinevere One (short story)|Guinevere One]]'') or '''Thomas''' ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Christmas Invasion (novelisation)|The Christmas Invasion]]'') was the [[UNIT]] officer in charge of the [[Tower of London]] branch of UNIT. On [[24 December]] [[2006]], he briefed [[Harriet Jones]] and [[Daniel Llewellyn]] on the protocols of dealing with [[alien|extraterrestrial beings]] as the [[Sycorax]] [[Sycorax invasion of Earth|invaded]] [[Earth]]. He was with them when all three were [[teleport]]ed aboard the Sycorax [[Sycorax spaceship|ship]]. After the death of Llewellyn, Blake tried to protect Harriet Jones and [[Alex (The Christmas Invasion)|Alex]] by protesting Llewellyn's cold blooded [[death]], but died when the [[Sycorax leader]] struck him with his [[death whip]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Christmas Invasion (TV story)|The Christmas Invasion]]'')


== Behind the scenes ==
== Behind the scenes ==
* Major Blake is only addressed as "Major" in dialogue and the credits for ''The Christmas Invasion'' simply call him "Major Blake". The secure section of the [[UNIT website]], accessed through the password "[[Bad Wolf meme|badwolf]]" calls him Richard<ref>{{cite web |url=http://unit.org.uk/secure/guin.shtml |title=Operations board: Guinevere One |author= |date of source= |website name=[[UNIT website]] |accessdate=28 October 2013}}</ref>, whereas the [[The Christmas Invasion (novelisation)|novelisation]] gives him the name Thomas.
* Major Blake is only addressed as "Major" in dialogue and the credits for ''The Christmas Invasion'' simply call him "Major Blake". In the short story ''[[Guinevere One (short story)|Guinevere One]]'', part of the ''[[Operations Board (series)|Operations Board]]'' mini-series of narrative chatlogs behind the [[Secure Login (feature)|secure login]] of the [[U.N.I.T. (fictional website)|U.N.I.T. website]], Blake's first name given as "Richard" whereas the [[The Christmas Invasion (novelisation)|novelisation]] gives him the name Thomas.


While Blake is calm and respectful to Jones in the episode, the UNIT website has him more irreverent and assumes she's looking for an "excuse" to visit the [[Tower of London]] base. He later advises staff "Be respectful, supportive, and obviously don't let her think that she owns the place."
While Blake is calm and respectful to Jones in the episode, the UNIT website has him more irreverent and assumes she's looking for an "excuse" to visit the [[Tower of London]] base. He later advises staff "Be respectful, supportive, and obviously don't let her think that she owns the place."
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Revision as of 20:21, 29 March 2022

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Major Blake, whose first name was either Richard (PROSE: Guinevere One) or Thomas (PROSE: The Christmas Invasion) was the UNIT officer in charge of the Tower of London branch of UNIT. On 24 December 2006, he briefed Harriet Jones and Daniel Llewellyn on the protocols of dealing with extraterrestrial beings as the Sycorax invaded Earth. He was with them when all three were teleported aboard the Sycorax ship. After the death of Llewellyn, Blake tried to protect Harriet Jones and Alex by protesting Llewellyn's cold blooded death, but died when the Sycorax leader struck him with his death whip. (TV: The Christmas Invasion)

Behind the scenes

  • Major Blake is only addressed as "Major" in dialogue and the credits for The Christmas Invasion simply call him "Major Blake". In the short story Guinevere One, part of the Operations Board mini-series of narrative chatlogs behind the secure login of the U.N.I.T. website, Blake's first name given as "Richard" whereas the novelisation gives him the name Thomas.

While Blake is calm and respectful to Jones in the episode, the UNIT website has him more irreverent and assumes she's looking for an "excuse" to visit the Tower of London base. He later advises staff "Be respectful, supportive, and obviously don't let her think that she owns the place."