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|individual name= Gardiner
|image = Gardiner.jpg
|image=[[Image:Gardiner.jpg|250px]]
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|race= [[Human]]
|species = Human
|home planet=[[Earth]]
|origin=[[Earth]]
|home era=[[2540]]
|only= Frontier in Space (TV story)
|appearances= [[DW]]: ''[[Frontier in Space]]''
|actor= Ray Lonnen
|actor= [[Ray Lonnen]]
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'''Gardiner''' was an officer aboard the Earth battle cruiser which rescued [[Hardy]] and [[Stewart (Frontier in Space)|Stewart]]'s cargo ship after it had been attacked by [[Ogron]]s. He was suspicious of [[third Doctor|the Doctor]] and [[Jo Grant|Jo]]'s intentions on board the ship. Accordingly, he had them almost immediately placed in the brig, and alerted his superior, General [[Williams (Frontier in Space)|Williams]] about the "stowaways". He later delivered [[third Doctor|the Doctor]] and [[Jo Grant]] to a holding cell on [[Earth]], prior to their initial meeting with General [[Williams (Frontier in Space)|Williams]] and the [[President of Earth (Frontier in Space)|President of Earth]]. He offered to get them some food, then advised them to tell the truth quickly to Williams, so as to avoid having the [[mind probe]] used on them ([[DW]]: ''[[Frontier in Space]]'')
'''Gardiner''' was an officer aboard the Earth battle cruiser in [[2540]] which rescued [[Hardy (Frontier in Space)|Hardy]] and [[Stewart (Frontier in Space)|Stewart]]'s [[cargo ship]] after it had been attacked by [[Ogron]]s.
:''According to [[Doctor Who and the Space War|the novelisation]], but not to the episode as televised, his rank is that of captain.
 
== Biography ==
Gardiner was suspicious of the [[Third Doctor]] and [[Jo Grant|Jo]]'s intentions on board the ship. Accordingly, he had them almost immediately placed in the brig, and alerted his superior, General [[John Williams]], about the "stowaways".  
 
He later delivered the Doctor and Jo to a holding cell on [[Earth]], prior to their initial meeting with General Williams and [[President of Earth]] [[Dora (Frontier in Space)|Dora]]. Gardiner offered to get the travellers some food, then advised them to tell the truth quickly to Williams, so as to avoid having the [[mind probe]] used on them. ([[TV]]: ''[[Frontier in Space (TV story)|Frontier in Space]]'')
 
== Behind the scenes ==
* According to [[Doctor Who and the Space War (novelisation)|the novelisation]], but not confirmed in the televised version, Gardiner's rank is that of captain.
 
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Latest revision as of 14:21, 9 March 2023

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Gardiner was an officer aboard the Earth battle cruiser in 2540 which rescued Hardy and Stewart's cargo ship after it had been attacked by Ogrons.

Biography[[edit] | [edit source]]

Gardiner was suspicious of the Third Doctor and Jo's intentions on board the ship. Accordingly, he had them almost immediately placed in the brig, and alerted his superior, General John Williams, about the "stowaways".

He later delivered the Doctor and Jo to a holding cell on Earth, prior to their initial meeting with General Williams and President of Earth Dora. Gardiner offered to get the travellers some food, then advised them to tell the truth quickly to Williams, so as to avoid having the mind probe used on them. (TV: Frontier in Space)

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

  • According to the novelisation, but not confirmed in the televised version, Gardiner's rank is that of captain.