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{{Infobox Individual
{{Infobox Individual
|name            = Peter Russell
|image        = Peter Russell (The Zero Imperative).jpg
|image          = Peter_Russell.jpg
|species      = Human
|alias          = The Doctor
|job          = Chief Executive
|species        = Human
|father      = Daniel O'Kane
|job            = Doctor{{!}}Doctor of Philosophy
|grandparent  = Eustace O'Kane
|father          = Jeremiah O'Kane
|grandparent2 = Eustace O'Kane's wife{{!}}Mrs O'Kane
|origin         = [[Earth]]
|origin       = [[Earth]]
|only           = The Zero Imperative
|only         = The Zero Imperative
|actor           = Colin Baker
|actor       = Colin Baker
}}
}}
[[Dr]] '''Peter Russell''' was a doctor of [[philosophy]] as opposed to [[medicine]]. He was the adopted son of [[Jeremiah O'Kane]], the director of the Hawthorne psychiatric clinic. Jeremiah's father, mother and two sisters had been [[murder]]ed by Jeremiah's brother forty years earlier — the clinic was built in a place prone to evil, murderous possession of victims at certain times in history. The brother had been sent to another asylum following the murders, while Jeremiah took over the running of the clinic. He also raised his deranged brother's son — Peter Russell — telling him only that he was adopted. Russell declined to enter the family medical profession, which caused a bitter division between the two, but instead became a very wealthy businessman.
[[Dr]] '''Peter Russell''' was a [[sensitive]] and [[captain of industry]].
 
== Biography ==
Peter Russell was the son of [[Daniel O'Kane]]. Daniel's brother Dr [[Jeremiah O'Kane]] took him in due to Daniel's insanity and kept Russell's true parentage from him, telling him only that he was adopted and that the O'Kanes died in an accident. The two did not have a good relationship and Jeremiah disapproved of Russell's choice to study [[philosophy]] rather than [[medicine]].
 
Russell became a wealthy businessman (or "[[captain of industry]]"). He was a [[troubleshooter]] usually sent in to close places down, although in [[1994]] he stepped in to finance [[Hawthorne (The Zero Imperative)|Hawthorne]] as its [[Chief Executive]] after the [[Care in the Community]] scheme meant it was to be closed down. This effectively put Russell in charge, but [[Colin Dove|Dr Colin Dove]] denied him access to Patient Zero (who was, unbeknownst to Russell, his biological father). Wanting to uncover Dr Dove's dark secrets led him to interrogate [[William Bruffin]] and assist [[P.R.O.B.E.]]'s [[Liz Shaw]] in her investigations. The two discovered that, at [[perihelion]] between the physical world and a reservoir of evil, Patient Zero was going to be used to unleash the evil forces as Dr Dove and Dr O'Kane's experiment. He also saved her from Dr Dove after he attempted to strangle her, shortly before he himself was killed by an astral-projected Patient Zero.
 
In Room 0, Russell learnt Patient Zero's [[identity]] and, as a sensitive and part of Dr Dove's plan, he became possessed and attempted to stab Liz. Daniel, in an apparent moment of clarity, [[suicide|jumped in front of the blade and died]], rendering Dr Dove's plan impossible. Russell and Liz sat with Dr O'Kane, with whom he planned to rebuild his relationship, but he felt a strange feeling whilst holding a knife that he used to cut a [[Swiss roll]]. He was apparently now connected to [[Patient One]], locked away in Hawthorne next door to Room 0. ([[HOMEVID]]: ''[[The Zero Imperative (home video)|The Zero Imperative]]'')
 
== Personality ==
Russell enjoyed a [[challenge]] and claimed to have a great respect for the work done at the clinic. He knew little about [[psychiatry]] but was more than willing to learn. ([[HOMEVID]]: ''[[The Zero Imperative (home video)|The Zero Imperative]]'')


In his later years, O'Kane handed over the directorship to [[Colin Dove|Dr Colin Dove]], and continued to live in the clinic's grounds in his [[retirement]]. However, O'Kane and Dove knew another cycle of evil was imminent and set up a bizarre experiment. They organised the return of O'Kane's brother as an inmate of the clinic, and when government cut-backs forced the closure of psychiatric hospitals, Russell stepped in to finance the clinic and keep it open. Apparently part of their plan, or certainly Dove's plan, was to bring the father and son together at the appointed time and create "perihelion" — somehow allowing chaos to erupt into the world. Dove discussed this with O'Kane, but his involvement was questionable. Russell wanted to find out what dark secrets Dove was keeping from him, and worked with [[William Bruffin]] and the [[Preternatural Research Bureau]] to try to get to the truth. O'Kane tried to mend fences with his returning adopted son, but it was only after Russell was possessed by the same evil spirit and his self-sacrificing father saved [[Liz Shaw]] from him, that 'perihelion' was avoided and life returned to normal at the clinic. O'Kane and Russell tried to rebuild their relationship. ([[HOMEVID]]: ''[[The Zero Imperative]]'')
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Latest revision as of 19:01, 23 April 2024

Dr Peter Russell was a sensitive and captain of industry.

Biography[[edit] | [edit source]]

Peter Russell was the son of Daniel O'Kane. Daniel's brother Dr Jeremiah O'Kane took him in due to Daniel's insanity and kept Russell's true parentage from him, telling him only that he was adopted and that the O'Kanes died in an accident. The two did not have a good relationship and Jeremiah disapproved of Russell's choice to study philosophy rather than medicine.

Russell became a wealthy businessman (or "captain of industry"). He was a troubleshooter usually sent in to close places down, although in 1994 he stepped in to finance Hawthorne as its Chief Executive after the Care in the Community scheme meant it was to be closed down. This effectively put Russell in charge, but Dr Colin Dove denied him access to Patient Zero (who was, unbeknownst to Russell, his biological father). Wanting to uncover Dr Dove's dark secrets led him to interrogate William Bruffin and assist P.R.O.B.E.'s Liz Shaw in her investigations. The two discovered that, at perihelion between the physical world and a reservoir of evil, Patient Zero was going to be used to unleash the evil forces as Dr Dove and Dr O'Kane's experiment. He also saved her from Dr Dove after he attempted to strangle her, shortly before he himself was killed by an astral-projected Patient Zero.

In Room 0, Russell learnt Patient Zero's identity and, as a sensitive and part of Dr Dove's plan, he became possessed and attempted to stab Liz. Daniel, in an apparent moment of clarity, jumped in front of the blade and died, rendering Dr Dove's plan impossible. Russell and Liz sat with Dr O'Kane, with whom he planned to rebuild his relationship, but he felt a strange feeling whilst holding a knife that he used to cut a Swiss roll. He was apparently now connected to Patient One, locked away in Hawthorne next door to Room 0. (HOMEVID: The Zero Imperative)

Personality[[edit] | [edit source]]

Russell enjoyed a challenge and claimed to have a great respect for the work done at the clinic. He knew little about psychiatry but was more than willing to learn. (HOMEVID: The Zero Imperative)