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{{Infobox Individual
{{Infobox Individual
|image           = Captain_hardaker.jpg
|image = Hardaker (TVOTD).jpg
|individual name = Hardaker
|alias =
|alias          = Captain Hardaker
|species = Humanoid
|species            =  
|origin = [[Sto]]
|origin    = [[Sto]]
|only = Voyage of the Damned (TV story)
|actor = Geoffrey Palmer
|clip = Trouble on the Titanic - Doctor Who - Voyage of the Dammed - BBC
}}'''Captain Hardaker''' was the captain of the space cruise liner ''[[Titanic (spaceship)|Titanic]]'' from the [[planet]] [[Sto]].


|appearances    = [[DW]]: ''[[Voyage of the Damned]]''
Hardaker was bribed by [[Max Capricorn]] into magnetising the ''Titanic''{{'}}s hull and deactivating the shields, which attracted three [[asteroid]]s that struck the ship. Hardaker had little to lose, as he suffered from a terminal [[Disease|illness]] and had merely six [[Month|months]] to live, and Capricorn had promised that his [[family]] would receive a great deal of [[money]].
|actor          = Geoffrey Palmer
}}
'''Hardaker''' was the captain of the [[Titanic (spaceship)|starship ''Titanic'']].


== Biography ==
When Midshipman [[Alonso Frame]] tried to reactivate the shields, Hardaker held him at gunpoint, lamenting that he had been promised a crew of old men who had had their time, not boys. After two warnings, Hardaker shot Frame as he tried to reach the shield controls. Hardaker perished in the asteroid strike. ([[TV]]: ''[[Voyage of the Damned (TV story)|Voyage of the Damned]]'')
Hardaker was ordered by [[Max Capricorn]] to magnetise the hull, which would attract an incoming [[asteroid]] shower, and to keep the shields off so the asteroids would hit the vessel. He took part in the plan because he was dying of an unidentified illness which left him with six months to live. He was promised his family would receive a great deal of money.
 
== Behind the scenes ==
Captain Hardaker was not named on screen, only in the credits.


When Midshipman [[Alonso Frame]] tried to reactivate the shields, Hardaker shot him with a service pistol. Before doing so, he lamented that he had been promised a crew of old men who had had their time, not boys. Although Hardaker was killed when the ship was struck, Frame survived the gunshot wound. ([[DW]]: ''[[Voyage of the Damned]]'')
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[[Category:Individuals who have taken bribes]]
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Latest revision as of 12:03, 6 September 2024

Captain Hardaker was the captain of the space cruise liner Titanic from the planet Sto.

Hardaker was bribed by Max Capricorn into magnetising the Titanic's hull and deactivating the shields, which attracted three asteroids that struck the ship. Hardaker had little to lose, as he suffered from a terminal illness and had merely six months to live, and Capricorn had promised that his family would receive a great deal of money.

When Midshipman Alonso Frame tried to reactivate the shields, Hardaker held him at gunpoint, lamenting that he had been promised a crew of old men who had had their time, not boys. After two warnings, Hardaker shot Frame as he tried to reach the shield controls. Hardaker perished in the asteroid strike. (TV: Voyage of the Damned)

Behind the scenes[[edit] | [edit source]]

Captain Hardaker was not named on screen, only in the credits.

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