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English actor ([[12th May|12 May]] [[1898]] - [[25th December|25 December]] [[1968]]) who portrayed [[Professor Nightshade|the title character]] in [[Nightshade (Television series)|Nightshade TV serials]] for [[BBC Television]] during the [[1950s]]. His elder brother was named Maurice; his wife, Margaret, died in [[1958]]. Trevithick's daughter, Paula, and her husband lived in the village of [[Crook Marsham]], and Trevithick had planned to move in with them after his retirement; however, after he had sold his house, Paula and her husband died in a car accident in [[1967]]. Their daughter had joined a [[hippie]] commune, and Trevithick thus ended up at  [[Dalesview Retirement Home]] in [[Crook Marsham]].
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|origin      = [[Earth]]
|job        = Actor
|mother      = Edmund Trevithick's mother{{!}}Mother
|father      = Edmund Trevithick's father{{!}}Father
|brother    = Maurice Trevithick
|in-law      = Paula Trevithick's husband{{!}}Son-in-law
|spouse      = Margaret Trevithick
|child      = Paula Trevithick
|grandchild  = Edmund Trevithick's granddaughter{{!}}Granddaughter
|first      = Prelude Nightshade (short story)
|appearances = [[PROSE]]: ''[[Nightshade (novel)|Nightshade]]'', [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Nightshade (audio story)|Nightshade]]''
|voice actor = John Castle
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'''Edmund Trevithick''' ([[12 May]] [[1898]] - [[25 December]] [[1968]]) was an English actor who began his film career in the [[1930s]] but was best known for his portrayal of the titular professor in the [[BBC (in-universe)|BBC]] [[science fiction]] series ''[[Nightshade (series)|Nightshade]]'' from [[1953]] to [[1958]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Nightshade (novel)|Nightshade]]''; [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Nightshade (audio story)|Nightshade]]'')


In late [[1968]], the Nightshade serials were rebroadcast on BBC 2, and Trevithick looked forward to becoming popular and famous again, if briefly. However, Crook Marsham was then attacked by the [[Sentience]], a formless alien hunger that devoured the villagers' life forces after appearing to them in forms taken from their memories. Trevithick became involved in the fight against the Sentience, which manifested to him in the form of insect-like aliens from one of the ''Nightshade'' serials. Trevithick fought off the Sentience on a number of occasions, but when [[Seventh Doctor|the Doctor]]'s attempt to confront the Sentience at its lair failed and it took the form of the insect aliens to prevent their escape, Trevithick sacrificed himself to hold off the attacking "aliens" while the Doctor and [[Vijay Degun]] fled to safety. ([[NA]]: ''[[Nightshade (novel)|Nightshade]]'')
Trevithick served in the Catering Corps of the [[British Army]] during [[World War I]] as he had flat feet. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Nightshade (audio story)|Nightshade]]'')


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Trevithick preferred live television to theatre, in part because theatre paid less. He greatly enjoyed the fame and recognition of ''Nightshade'', but wondered if it would still be remember a decade later. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Prelude Nightshade (short story)|Prelude Nightshade]]'') During this period of fame in the [[1950s]], he also starred in several [[Hammer film]]s in the [[1950s]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Nightshade (audio story)|Nightshade]]'')
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His elder brother, [[Maurice Trevithick|Maurice]], had died by [[1968]] whereas his wife, [[Margaret Trevithick|Margaret]], died in [[1956]]. Trevithick's daughter, [[Paula Trevithick|Paula]], and her husband lived in the village of [[Crook Marsham]], and Trevithick had planned to move in with them after his [[retirement]]. However, after he had sold his house, Paula and her husband were killed in a [[car accident]] in [[1967]]. Their daughter had joined a [[hippie]] commune, and Trevithick ended up at [[Dalesview Residential Home]] in Crook Marsham. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Nightshade (novel)|Nightshade]]'')
 
In the [[1960s]], [[Jossey O'Grahame]] had to assault Trevithick in ''[[They Came from the Depths]]''. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Scales of Injustice (novel)|The Scales of Injustice]]'')
 
In [[December]] [[1968]], the ''Nightshade'' serials were rebroadcast on [[BBC Two|BBC2]]. Trevithick looked forward to becoming popular and famous again, if briefly. However, Crook Marsham was attacked by [[The Sentience (Nightshade)|the Sentience]], a formless alien hunger that devoured the villagers' life forces after appearing to them in forms taken from their memories. Trevithick became involved in the fight against the Sentience, which manifested to him in the form of the alien [[Insectoid (Nightshade)|Insectoid]]s from one of the ''Nightshade'' serials. Trevithick fought the Sentience several times, but when the [[Seventh Doctor]]'s attempt to confront the Sentience at its lair failed, it took the form of the aliens to prevent their escape, Trevithick sacrificed himself to hold off the attacking "aliens" while the Doctor and [[Vijay Degun]] fled to safety. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Nightshade (novel)|Nightshade]]''; [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Nightshade (audio story)|Nightshade]]'')
 
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Latest revision as of 15:01, 9 August 2023

Edmund Trevithick (12 May 1898 - 25 December 1968) was an English actor who began his film career in the 1930s but was best known for his portrayal of the titular professor in the BBC science fiction series Nightshade from 1953 to 1958. (PROSE: Nightshade; AUDIO: Nightshade)

Trevithick served in the Catering Corps of the British Army during World War I as he had flat feet. (AUDIO: Nightshade)

Trevithick preferred live television to theatre, in part because theatre paid less. He greatly enjoyed the fame and recognition of Nightshade, but wondered if it would still be remember a decade later. (PROSE: Prelude Nightshade) During this period of fame in the 1950s, he also starred in several Hammer films in the 1950s. (AUDIO: Nightshade)

His elder brother, Maurice, had died by 1968 whereas his wife, Margaret, died in 1956. Trevithick's daughter, Paula, and her husband lived in the village of Crook Marsham, and Trevithick had planned to move in with them after his retirement. However, after he had sold his house, Paula and her husband were killed in a car accident in 1967. Their daughter had joined a hippie commune, and Trevithick ended up at Dalesview Residential Home in Crook Marsham. (PROSE: Nightshade)

In the 1960s, Jossey O'Grahame had to assault Trevithick in They Came from the Depths. (PROSE: The Scales of Injustice)

In December 1968, the Nightshade serials were rebroadcast on BBC2. Trevithick looked forward to becoming popular and famous again, if briefly. However, Crook Marsham was attacked by the Sentience, a formless alien hunger that devoured the villagers' life forces after appearing to them in forms taken from their memories. Trevithick became involved in the fight against the Sentience, which manifested to him in the form of the alien Insectoids from one of the Nightshade serials. Trevithick fought the Sentience several times, but when the Seventh Doctor's attempt to confront the Sentience at its lair failed, it took the form of the aliens to prevent their escape, Trevithick sacrificed himself to hold off the attacking "aliens" while the Doctor and Vijay Degun fled to safety. (PROSE: Nightshade; AUDIO: Nightshade)

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