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An eyepatch ( | An '''eyepatch''' (or '''eye patch''') was a device worn over the [[eye]], generally used to protect an eye that was injured or missing. | ||
[[Alastair Lethbridge-Stewart|Brigade Leader Alastair Lethbridge-Stewart]], [[Brigadier]] [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart]]'s counterpart from an [[alternate timeline]] where [[Great Britain|Britain]] was a [[Fascism|fascist]] [[Republic of Great Britain|republic]] state, wore a [[black]] eye patch. ([[TV]]: ''[[Inferno (TV story)|Inferno]]'') | |||
[[Amy Pond]] likened the [[Eye Drive]] worn by [[Madam]]e [[Kovarian]] to an eyepatch. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Almost People (TV story)|The Almost People]]'') | |||
[[ | In an [[Alternate timeline (Supremacy of the Cybermen)|alternate timeline]] where the [[Weapons-grade Cyberman|Weapons-Grade Cybermen]] used [[Time Lord]] resources to conquer all of [[history]], [[Commander]] [[Sturg]] of the [[Last Great Sontaran War Fleet]] wore an eyepatch. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Supremacy of the Cybermen (comic story)|Supremacy of the Cybermen]]'') | ||
[[Pirate Sea Devil|Pirate Sea Devils]] wore eyepatches. ([[GAME]]: [[Worlds Apart (video game)|''Worlds Apart'']] [+]) | |||
== Behind the scenes == | |||
[[Nicholas Courtney]] frequently retold an anecdote from the filming of ''[[Inferno (TV story)|Inferno]]'' at fan conventions. For the serial's reveal of the alternate Brigadier, he began with his back facing the camera and then spun around in the office's swivel chair. When Courtney spun the chair around, the entire cast and crew had also put on eyepatches but he managed to continue as if nothing had happened. "Everybody was wearing an eyepatch" became closely associated with Courtney, and was among the tributes to him written into [[The Wedding of River Song (TV story)|The Wedding of River Song]] after he passed away in 2011. | |||
[[Category:Fashion and clothing from the real world]] | [[Category:Fashion and clothing from the real world]] | ||
[[Category:Eyewear]] | [[Category:Eyewear]] | ||
Latest revision as of 03:38, 21 June 2024
An eyepatch (or eye patch) was a device worn over the eye, generally used to protect an eye that was injured or missing.
Brigade Leader Alastair Lethbridge-Stewart, Brigadier Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart's counterpart from an alternate timeline where Britain was a fascist republic state, wore a black eye patch. (TV: Inferno)
Amy Pond likened the Eye Drive worn by Madame Kovarian to an eyepatch. (TV: The Almost People)
In an alternate timeline where the Weapons-Grade Cybermen used Time Lord resources to conquer all of history, Commander Sturg of the Last Great Sontaran War Fleet wore an eyepatch. (COMIC: Supremacy of the Cybermen)
Pirate Sea Devils wore eyepatches. (GAME: Worlds Apart [+])
Behind the scenes[[edit] | [edit source]]
Nicholas Courtney frequently retold an anecdote from the filming of Inferno at fan conventions. For the serial's reveal of the alternate Brigadier, he began with his back facing the camera and then spun around in the office's swivel chair. When Courtney spun the chair around, the entire cast and crew had also put on eyepatches but he managed to continue as if nothing had happened. "Everybody was wearing an eyepatch" became closely associated with Courtney, and was among the tributes to him written into The Wedding of River Song after he passed away in 2011.
