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|individual name= Burton
|alias   = Major
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|image   = Burton.jpg
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|species = Human
|race= [[Human]]
|origin  = [[Earth]]
|home planet= [[Earth]]
|only    = Delta and the Bannermen (TV story)
|home era= [[1950s]]
|actor   = Richard Davies
|appearances= [[DW]]: ''[[Delta and the Bannermen]]''
|job = Manager
|actor= [[Richard Davies]]
|affiliation = Shangri-La
|affiliation2 = British Army
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'''Burton''' was the manager of [[Shangri-La]] in [[Wales]]. He took in the [[Nostalgia Tours]] group that had accidentally landed there, mistaking them for the group he had been expecting. He helped [[Seventh Doctor|the Doctor]] defeat [[Gavrok]] and the [[Bannermen]], who had arrived in pursuit of [[Delta]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[Delta and the Bannermen]]'')
'''Burton''' was the [[manager]] of [[Shangri-La]] in [[Wales]] and a former major in the [[British Army]].
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== Biography ==
Burton had fought in the [[First World War]]. He once [[hunted]] [[Buffalo]] in [[Africa]]. When he ran the Shangri La Holiday Camp in 1959, the staff called him "Major" as a sign of affection and he kept his old army [[sabre]] in his office.
 
He took in the [[Nostalgia Tours]] group that had accidentally landed there, mistaking them for another group that he had been expecting: namely the [[Happy Hearts Holiday Club]] from [[Bolton]]. The [[Seventh Doctor]] tried to convince him to evacuate the camp as the [[Bannermen]] were moving to attack them. He was unconvinced until the Doctor showed him the inside of [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]].
 
Burton then had the camp evacuated, but stayed behind himself. He was taken prisoner by the Bannermen but was freed by the Doctor. After the defeat of the Bannermen, he bid the Doctor farewell before welcoming in a new tour group, the [[Skegness Glee Club]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Delta and the Bannermen (TV story)|Delta and the Bannermen]]'')
 
== Behind the scenes ==
* Burton's on-screen [[dog]] belonged to [[John Nathan-Turner]]. ([[DCOM]]: ''[[Delta and the Bannermen (TV story)|Delta and the Bannermen]]'')
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Revision as of 06:45, 18 March 2023

Burton was the manager of Shangri-La in Wales and a former major in the British Army.

Biography

Burton had fought in the First World War. He once hunted Buffalo in Africa. When he ran the Shangri La Holiday Camp in 1959, the staff called him "Major" as a sign of affection and he kept his old army sabre in his office.

He took in the Nostalgia Tours group that had accidentally landed there, mistaking them for another group that he had been expecting: namely the Happy Hearts Holiday Club from Bolton. The Seventh Doctor tried to convince him to evacuate the camp as the Bannermen were moving to attack them. He was unconvinced until the Doctor showed him the inside of the TARDIS.

Burton then had the camp evacuated, but stayed behind himself. He was taken prisoner by the Bannermen but was freed by the Doctor. After the defeat of the Bannermen, he bid the Doctor farewell before welcoming in a new tour group, the Skegness Glee Club. (TV: Delta and the Bannermen)

Behind the scenes

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