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{{Infobox Individual | {{Infobox Individual | ||
|image | |image = Solow close up.jpg | ||
|species = Human | |species = Human | ||
|job | |job = Doctor | ||
|origin | |affiliation = Sea Base 4 | ||
|only | |origin = [[Earth]] | ||
|actor | |only = Warriors of the Deep (TV story) | ||
|actor = Ingrid Pitt | |||
}} | }} | ||
'''Solow''' was a [[doctor]] working in [[Sea Base 4]] in [[2084]]. | '''Solow''' was a [[doctor]] working in [[Sea Base 4]] in [[2084]]. | ||
== Biography == | |||
Solow, along with [[Nilson]], was a convert to the ideology of the East Bloc, the power bloc opposed to the base. After the death of Solow's husband and parents, Nilson convinced her that the philosophy of the East Bloc was the answer to all of life's problems, but for the East Bloc to wipe out all suffering and injustice on [[Earth]], sacrifices would have to be made. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Warriors of the Deep (novelisation)|Warriors of the Deep]]'') | Solow, along with [[Nilson]], was a convert to the ideology of the East Bloc, the power bloc opposed to the base. After the death of Solow's husband and parents, Nilson convinced her that the philosophy of the East Bloc was the answer to all of life's problems, but for the East Bloc to wipe out all suffering and injustice on [[Earth]], sacrifices would have to be made. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Warriors of the Deep (novelisation)|Warriors of the Deep]]'') | ||
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When the [[Sea Devil]]s attacked the base, Nilson sent Solow to an [[escape pod]]. On her way to the pod, she ran into the [[Myrka]], and was fatally [[electrocute]]d when she tried to use martial arts on it. ([[TV]]: ''[[Warriors of the Deep (TV story)|Warriors of the Deep]]'') | When the [[Sea Devil]]s attacked the base, Nilson sent Solow to an [[escape pod]]. On her way to the pod, she ran into the [[Myrka]], and was fatally [[electrocute]]d when she tried to use martial arts on it. ([[TV]]: ''[[Warriors of the Deep (TV story)|Warriors of the Deep]]'') | ||
== Behind the scenes == | |||
* Solow was originally written as a male character, but director [[Pennant Roberts]] changed this to increase the number of women in the serial. ([[REF]]: ''[[Warriors of the Deep (TV story)|Warriors of the Deep]]'') | |||
* [[Honor Blackman]], [[Eleanor Bron]], [[Diane Keen]], [[Rula Lenska]], [[Maureen Lipman]], [[Pamela Salem]], [[Sylvia Syms]], [[Wanda Ventham]] and [[Fiona Walker]] were considered for the role before [[Ingrid Pitt]] was cast. | |||
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Latest revision as of 04:17, 14 July 2024
Solow was a doctor working in Sea Base 4 in 2084.
Biography[[edit] | [edit source]]
Solow, along with Nilson, was a convert to the ideology of the East Bloc, the power bloc opposed to the base. After the death of Solow's husband and parents, Nilson convinced her that the philosophy of the East Bloc was the answer to all of life's problems, but for the East Bloc to wipe out all suffering and injustice on Earth, sacrifices would have to be made. (PROSE: Warriors of the Deep)
Solow had mentally programmed another crew member, Maddox, in order to destroy the base computers.
When the Sea Devils attacked the base, Nilson sent Solow to an escape pod. On her way to the pod, she ran into the Myrka, and was fatally electrocuted when she tried to use martial arts on it. (TV: Warriors of the Deep)
Behind the scenes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Solow was originally written as a male character, but director Pennant Roberts changed this to increase the number of women in the serial. (REF: Warriors of the Deep)
- Honor Blackman, Eleanor Bron, Diane Keen, Rula Lenska, Maureen Lipman, Pamela Salem, Sylvia Syms, Wanda Ventham and Fiona Walker were considered for the role before Ingrid Pitt was cast.
