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[[Captain]] '''Striker''' was an [[Eternal]] who participated in the race for [[Enlightenment]]. For the race, his ship, the ''[[Shadow (spaceship)|Shadow]]'', was modelled on an [[Edwardian era|Edwardian]] sailing yacht.
[[Captain]] '''Striker''' was an [[Eternal]] who participated in the race for [[Enlightenment]]. For the race, his ship, the ''[[Shadow (spaceship)|Shadow]]'', was modelled on an [[Edwardian era|Edwardian]] sailing yacht.


Striker welcomed aboard the [[Fifth Doctor]], [[Tegan]] and [[Turlough]] and he dined with them. Striker was fiercely competitive with fellow racer, [[Wrack]]. Wrack tried to destroy the ''Shadow'' with a powerful weapon but the Doctor disabled it and Wrack was sucked into the [[vacuum]] of space. ([[TV]]: ''[[Enlightenment (TV story)|Enlightenment]]'')
== Biography ==
Striker welcomed aboard the [[Fifth Doctor]], [[Tegan]] and [[Vislor Turlough|Turlough]] and he dined with them. Striker was fiercely competitive with fellow racer, [[Wrack]]. Wrack tried to destroy the ''Shadow'' with a powerful weapon but the Doctor disabled it and Wrack was sucked into the [[vacuum]] of space. ([[TV]]: ''[[Enlightenment (TV story)|Enlightenment]]'')


== Behind the scenes ==
== Behind the scenes ==
[[Peter Sallis]] was originally due to play the role, but industrial strikes meant that Sallis could no longer fit it into his timetable.<ref>[[DOC]]: ''[[Winner Takes All (documentary)|Winner Takes All]]''</ref>
* [[Peter Sallis]] was originally due to play the role, but industrial action meant that Sallis could no longer fit it around his other commitments.<ref>[[DOC]]: ''[[Winner Takes All (documentary)|Winner Takes All]]''</ref>


== Footnotes ==
== Footnotes ==
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Latest revision as of 14:41, 3 September 2023

Captain Striker was an Eternal who participated in the race for Enlightenment. For the race, his ship, the Shadow, was modelled on an Edwardian sailing yacht.

Biography[[edit] | [edit source]]

Striker welcomed aboard the Fifth Doctor, Tegan and Turlough and he dined with them. Striker was fiercely competitive with fellow racer, Wrack. Wrack tried to destroy the Shadow with a powerful weapon but the Doctor disabled it and Wrack was sucked into the vacuum of space. (TV: Enlightenment)

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

  • Peter Sallis was originally due to play the role, but industrial action meant that Sallis could no longer fit it around his other commitments.[1]

Footnotes[[edit] | [edit source]]