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{{Infobox Individual
{{Infobox Individual
|individual name= Nimrod
|image  = Nimrod 2.jpg
|image=[[Image:Nimrod.jpg]]
|alias  = "[[Tarzan]]"
|race= [[Neanderthal]]
|species = Neanderthal
|home planet= [[Earth]]
|job    = Butler
|home era= [[early human history]]/[[1883]]
|origin  = [[Earth]]
|appearances= [[DW]]: ''[[Ghost Light]]''
|only    = Ghost Light (TV story)
|actor= Carl Forgione
|actor  = Carl Forgione
}}
}}{{you may|William Abberton}}
'''Nimrod''' was a [[Neanderthal]] born into a [[tribe]] of [[mammoth]] herders during [[BC#Prehistory|prehistory]].


:"Now the wild world is lost in a desert of smoke and straight angles, But Light will return."
== Biography ==
Nimrod's role in [[Light (Ghost Light)|Light]]'s [[Catalogue of Life]] saw him transported to the [[1880s]], where he [[Servant|served]] as [[butler]] at [[Gabriel Chase]].


:''Nimrod'' ([[DW]]: ''[[Ghost Light]])''
Nimrod encountered the [[alien]] survey team headed by Light, was captured and preserved as the last specimen of his species as part of Light's Catalogue of Life. [[Josiah Samuel Smith]] later awoke him and employed him as a butler. Serving in this position, he encountered the [[Seventh Doctor]] and [[Ace]] there, in [[1883]], who set about winning his trust.


Originally one of a tribe of [[mammoth]] herders during [[prehistory]], '''Nimrod''' encountered the alien survey team headed by [[Light]].
Nimrod at first revered "the Burning One," in reality, Light, as a [[god]] as had his tribe. By accident, Nimrod himself broke the membrane sealing Light into stasis. At first stunned, he lapsed into a catatonic state until roused by the Doctor. Nimrod's servility crumbled and he re-lived the old days of his tribe and their worship of Light. No longer a servant to either Light or Josiah, he decided to leave [[Earth]] in [[Light's ship]] along with [[Control (Ghost Light)|Control]] and [[Redvers Fenn-Cooper]] to explore the stars. ([[TV]]: ''[[Ghost Light (TV story)|Ghost Light]]'')


:''We do not know if Nimrod subsequently gained immortality or if he simply spent most of the intervening time in some form of suspension.''
== Behind the scenes ==
* A scene set in Gabriel Chase's upper observatory featuring Josiah, Nimrod and Light was rehearsed for ''Ghost Light'' part three, but was cut from the script and never actually recorded. This featured Nimrod informing Josiah that he wishes to resign his position as butler; after Josiah storms off angrily, Light appears and tells Nimrod "I think we shall be late for dinner." ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Ghost Light (script)|Doctor Who: The Scripts - Ghost Light]]'') However, [[Marc Platt]] reinstated this scene for the [[Ghost Light (novelisation)|novelisation]].
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Subsequently, Nimrod served as the soft-spoken butler to the household headed by [[Josiah Samuel Smith]] and located in [[Gabriel Chase]]. Serving in this position, he encountered [[Seventh Doctor|the Doctor]] and [[Ace]] there in [[1883]], who set about winning his trust.
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Nimrod at first revered "the Burning One" (Light) as a god as had his tribe. By accident, Nimrod himself broke the membrane sealing Light into stasis. At first stunned, he lapsed into a coma until roused by the Doctor. Nimrod's servile role crumbled and he re-lived the old days of his tribe and their worship of Light. No longer a servant either to Light or to Cooper,  decided to leave [[Earth]] along with [[Control]] and [[Redvers Fenn-Cooper]] to explore the stars. ([[DW]]: ''[[Ghost Light]]'')
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Latest revision as of 16:58, 9 March 2023

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Nimrod was a Neanderthal born into a tribe of mammoth herders during prehistory.

Biography[[edit] | [edit source]]

Nimrod's role in Light's Catalogue of Life saw him transported to the 1880s, where he served as butler at Gabriel Chase.

Nimrod encountered the alien survey team headed by Light, was captured and preserved as the last specimen of his species as part of Light's Catalogue of Life. Josiah Samuel Smith later awoke him and employed him as a butler. Serving in this position, he encountered the Seventh Doctor and Ace there, in 1883, who set about winning his trust.

Nimrod at first revered "the Burning One," in reality, Light, as a god as had his tribe. By accident, Nimrod himself broke the membrane sealing Light into stasis. At first stunned, he lapsed into a catatonic state until roused by the Doctor. Nimrod's servility crumbled and he re-lived the old days of his tribe and their worship of Light. No longer a servant to either Light or Josiah, he decided to leave Earth in Light's ship along with Control and Redvers Fenn-Cooper to explore the stars. (TV: Ghost Light)

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

  • A scene set in Gabriel Chase's upper observatory featuring Josiah, Nimrod and Light was rehearsed for Ghost Light part three, but was cut from the script and never actually recorded. This featured Nimrod informing Josiah that he wishes to resign his position as butler; after Josiah storms off angrily, Light appears and tells Nimrod "I think we shall be late for dinner." (PROSE: Doctor Who: The Scripts - Ghost Light) However, Marc Platt reinstated this scene for the novelisation.
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