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'''''Doctor Omega''''' was a [[television]] series watched by [[John James]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Forgotten Son (novel)|The Forgotten Son]]'') The titular character was played by [[Cyril Cusack]] in the [[1960s]], an era in which it caused the "[[Kelpton]]mania". ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Beast of Fang Rock (novel)|Beast of Fang Rock]]'')
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'''''Doctor Omega''''' was a [[television]] series watched by [[Jonathan James]], featuring Omega in sci-fi adventures with his allies [[Fred (Doctor Omega)|Fred]] and Captain [[Denis Borel|Borel]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Forgotten Son (novel)}}) The [[Doctor Omega (character)|titular character]] was played by [[Cyril Cusack]] in the [[1960s]], an era in which it caused the "[[Kelpton]]mania". ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Beast of Fang Rock (novel)}}) [[Sally Wright]] saw one playing in a department store. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Domination Game (novel)}}) [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart]] apparently resembled the actor behind Captain Borel. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Forgotten Son (novel)}})
 
The series was cancelled and replaced by ''[[Fear Frequency]]''. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Fear Frequency (novel)}})


== Behind the scenes ==
== Behind the scenes ==
Doctor Omega is the main character of the 1906 French science fiction novel ''Le Docteur Omega'' by Arnould Galopin, which fell in the public domain in 2004. After ''Doctor Who'' nonfiction writer [[Jean-Marc Lofficier]] discovered the character and noticed the similarities between him and the [[First Doctor]], him and his wife published an English translation of the book. They gave it a new cover, similar to that of [[Chris Achilleos]]' for ''[[Doctor Who in an Exciting Adventure with the Daleks (novelisation)|Doctor Who in an Exciting Adventure with the Daleks]]'', with an introduction by veteran Who writer [[Terrance Dicks]]. Lofficier added lines suggesting that the novel told adventures of the Doctor shortly before ''An Unearthly Child'', with the Doctor having taken a brief leave of absence from his grand-daughter, Susan Foreman.
The ''[[Lethbridge-Stewart]]'' series of publications seems to imply that a televised adaptation of ''[[Doctor Omega (series)|Doctor Omega]]'' is the [[Doctor Who (N-Space)|in-universe version]] of the Hartnell era of ''Doctor Who'' with its [[Dalekmania]] being replaced by one based on the [[Kelpton]]s (nearly certainly an allusion to the [[Klepton]]s) and Hartnell by [[Cyril Cusack|an actor]] actually considered by [[David Whitaker]] at the time. ([[DWM 207]])
 
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''Doctor Who'' writers [[John Peel]] and [[Andrew Skilleter]] wrote new adventures for him, giving a spaceship with time travel capacities, and with the art staying close to promotional pictures of [[William Hartnell]].<ref>[https://who-dares.co.uk/the-doctor-omega-chronicles/ The Doctor Omega Chronicles] by Who Dares Publishing</ref>
 
The ''[[Lethbridge-Stewart]]'' series of publications seems to imply that ''Doctor Omega'' is the [[Doctor Who (The Thief of Sherwood)|in-universe version]] of the Hartnell era of ''Doctor Who'' with its [[Dalekmania]] being replaced by one based on the [[Kelpton]]s and Hartnell by [[Cyril Cusack|an actor]] actually considered by [[David Whitaker]] at the time. ([[DWM 207]])
 
An audiobook close to the original version was narrated by [[John Guilor]], a voice actor known for his First Doctor impersonation.


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Doctor Omega
You may be looking for the series in the real world.

Doctor Omega was a television series watched by Jonathan James, featuring Omega in sci-fi adventures with his allies Fred and Captain Borel. (PROSE: The Forgotten Son [+]Loading...["The Forgotten Son (novel)"]) The titular character was played by Cyril Cusack in the 1960s, an era in which it caused the "Kelptonmania". (PROSE: Beast of Fang Rock [+]Loading...["Beast of Fang Rock (novel)"]) Sally Wright saw one playing in a department store. (PROSE: Domination Game [+]Loading...["Domination Game (novel)"]) Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart apparently resembled the actor behind Captain Borel. (PROSE: The Forgotten Son [+]Loading...["The Forgotten Son (novel)"])

The series was cancelled and replaced by Fear Frequency. (PROSE: Fear Frequency [+]Loading...["Fear Frequency (novel)"])

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The Lethbridge-Stewart series of publications seems to imply that a televised adaptation of Doctor Omega is the in-universe version of the Hartnell era of Doctor Who with its Dalekmania being replaced by one based on the Kelptons (nearly certainly an allusion to the Kleptons) and Hartnell by an actor actually considered by David Whitaker at the time. (DWM 207)