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|image=Wagstaffe.jpg | |image = Wagstaffe.jpg | ||
|alias= | |alias= | ||
|species=Human | |species = Human | ||
|origin= [[Earth]] | |origin= [[Earth]] | ||
|appearances= [[TV]]: ''[[Spearhead from Space (TV story)|Spearhead from Space]]'', [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Scales of Injustice (novel)|The Scales of Injustice]]'' | |appearances= [[TV]]: ''[[Spearhead from Space (TV story)|Spearhead from Space]]'', [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Scales of Injustice (novel)|The Scales of Injustice]]'' | ||
|actor= Allan Mitchell | |actor= Allan Mitchell | ||
}}'''Michael Wagstaffe''' was a journalist who worked as defence correspondent of the ''[[Daily Post]]''. He questioned [[James Munro|Captain Munro]] and then [[Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart]] about the [[Oxley Woods]] [[meteorite]] shower and the [[Third Doctor]]'s identity, and later asked [[Channing]] if he could vacate the phone box so that the reporters could make some calls. | |job=Journalist | ||
|affiliation=Daily Post | |||
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'''Michael Wagstaffe''' was a journalist who worked as [[defence correspondent]] of the ''[[Daily Post]]''. He questioned [[James Munro|Captain Munro]] and then [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart]] about the [[Oxley Woods]] [[meteorite]] shower and the [[Third Doctor]]'s identity, and later asked [[Channing]] if he could vacate the phone box so that the reporters could make some calls. | |||
Wagstaffe's theory was that the Doctor had found one of the [[Nestene]] [[meteorite]]s and wouldn't tell [[UNIT]] where he'd hidden it. ([[TV]]: | Wagstaffe's theory was that the Doctor had found one of the [[Nestene]] [[meteorite]]s and wouldn't tell [[UNIT]] where he'd hidden it. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Spearhead from Space (TV story)}}) | ||
Later that year, Wagstaffe was killed in the [[assassination]] attempt on Sir [[John Sudbury]]. ([[PROSE]]: | Later that year, Wagstaffe was killed in the [[assassination]] attempt on Sir [[John Sudbury]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Scales of Injustice (novel)}}) | ||
== Behind the scenes == | == Behind the scenes == | ||
Wagstaffe is never named on screen in ''Spearhead''; his name is only given in the closing credits. His first name of Michael is only given in the novel. | Wagstaffe is never named on screen in ''Spearhead''; his name is only given in the closing credits. His first name of Michael is only given in the novel. | ||
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[[Category:Human journalists]] | [[Category:Human journalists]] | ||
[[Category:20th century individuals]] | [[Category:20th century individuals]] | ||
Latest revision as of 07:56, 15 March 2024
Michael Wagstaffe was a journalist who worked as defence correspondent of the Daily Post. He questioned Captain Munro and then Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart about the Oxley Woods meteorite shower and the Third Doctor's identity, and later asked Channing if he could vacate the phone box so that the reporters could make some calls.
Wagstaffe's theory was that the Doctor had found one of the Nestene meteorites and wouldn't tell UNIT where he'd hidden it. (TV: Spearhead from Space [+]Loading...["Spearhead from Space (TV story)"])
Later that year, Wagstaffe was killed in the assassination attempt on Sir John Sudbury. (PROSE: The Scales of Injustice [+]Loading...["The Scales of Injustice (novel)"])
Behind the scenes[[edit] | [edit source]]
Wagstaffe is never named on screen in Spearhead; his name is only given in the closing credits. His first name of Michael is only given in the novel.
