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|appearances = [[PROSE]]: ''[[UNIT Christmas Parties: First Christmas (short story)|UNIT Christmas Parties: First Christmas]]'' | |appearances = [[PROSE]]: ''[[UNIT Christmas Parties: First Christmas (short story)|UNIT Christmas Parties: First Christmas]]'' | ||
|actor = Robert Jezek | |actor = Robert Jezek | ||
}} | |affiliation=UNIT}}[[Sergeant]] '''Zbrigniev''' ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Battlefield (novelisation)|Battlefield]]'') or '''Zbregniev''' ([[PROSE]]: ''[[UNIT Christmas Parties: First Christmas (short story)|First Christmas]]'') was a [[Poland|Polish]] soldier seconded to the [[United Kingdom]] branch of [[UNIT]]. | ||
[[Sergeant]] '''Zbrigniev''' was a [[Poland|Polish]] soldier seconded to the [[United Kingdom]] branch of [[UNIT]]. | |||
Zbrigniev began his service under Brigadier [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart]] and was still with UNIT years later, serving under [[Winifred Bambera]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Battlefield (TV story)|Battlefield]]'') | Zbrigniev began his service under Brigadier [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart]] and was still with UNIT years later, serving under [[Winifred Bambera]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Battlefield (TV story)|Battlefield]]'') He never talked about the old "bug hunts". ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Battlefield (novelisation)|Battlefield]]'') | ||
When the [[Seventh Doctor]] arrived, Zbrigniev let him through on an outdated UNIT pass and later explained to Bambera that this was the same man as in the photo: he knew from past experience their scientific advisor changed appearance, though he was unaware how and didn't seem to have known him personally. ([[TV]]: ''[[Battlefield (TV story)|Battlefield]]'') | |||
He was killed by [[Mordred]] when Mordred and [[Morgaine]] attempted to steal a [[nuclear missile]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Battlefield (novelisation)|Battlefield]]'') | |||
== Behind the scenes == | == Behind the scenes == | ||
* | * Despite its spelling in the episode credits and [[Battlefield (novelisation)|novelisation]], Zbrigniev's name was actually pronounced in the serial as "Zbigniew", a real Polish name, indicating a disconnect between auctorial intent and production reality. | ||
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Latest revision as of 18:09, 6 September 2023
Sergeant Zbrigniev (PROSE: Battlefield) or Zbregniev (PROSE: First Christmas) was a Polish soldier seconded to the United Kingdom branch of UNIT.
Zbrigniev began his service under Brigadier Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart and was still with UNIT years later, serving under Winifred Bambera. (TV: Battlefield) He never talked about the old "bug hunts". (PROSE: Battlefield)
When the Seventh Doctor arrived, Zbrigniev let him through on an outdated UNIT pass and later explained to Bambera that this was the same man as in the photo: he knew from past experience their scientific advisor changed appearance, though he was unaware how and didn't seem to have known him personally. (TV: Battlefield)
He was killed by Mordred when Mordred and Morgaine attempted to steal a nuclear missile. (PROSE: Battlefield)
Behind the scenes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Despite its spelling in the episode credits and novelisation, Zbrigniev's name was actually pronounced in the serial as "Zbigniew", a real Polish name, indicating a disconnect between auctorial intent and production reality.
