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{{Infobox Individual | {{Infobox Individual | ||
|image | |image = Martin_Jurgens_ID.jpg | ||
|job | |job = Guild of Adjudicators{{!}}Adjudicator | ||
|affiliation | |affiliation = Guild of Adjudicators{{!}}Bureau of Interplanetary Affairs | ||
|first | |first = Colony in Space (TV story) | ||
|main actor | |appearances = [[PROSE]]: ''[[Doctor Who and the Doomsday Weapon (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Doomsday Weapon]]'' | ||
|main actor = Graeme Harper | |||
}} | }} | ||
'''Martin Jurgens''' | '''Martin Jurgens''', or '''Martin Jurgen''', ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Doctor Who and the Doomsday Weapon (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Doomsday Weapon]]'') was an [[Adjudicator]] for the [[Guild of Adjudicators|Bureau of Interplanetary Affairs]] during the [[25th century]]. | ||
==Biography== | == Biography == | ||
Jurgens worked for the [[Guild of Adjudicators]]. In [[2472]], {{Delgado}} stole Jurgens' credentials ([[TV]]: ''[[Colony in Space (TV story)|Colony in Space]]'') and, the [[Third Doctor]] assumed, killed him and atomised his body or left him floating in [[space]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Doctor Who and the Doomsday Weapon (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Doomsday Weapon]]'') | |||
The Master travelled to [[Uxarieus]], posing as an Adjudicator in a scheme to gain control of the [[Doomsday Weapon]]. [[Dent (Colony in Space)|Captain Dent]], growing suspicious, requested a copy of the Adjudicator's credentials from [[Earth Control]]; when they sent back a photograph of Jurgens, Dent realised he was dealing with an impostor. Later, [[Jo Grant]] found Jurgens's original credentials in [[the Master's TARDIS]], which was camouflaged as an Adjudicator's spaceship; she showed the credentials to the [[Third Doctor]], who kept them. ([[TV]]: ''[[Colony in Space (TV story)|Colony in Space]]'') | The Master travelled to [[Uxarieus]], posing as an Adjudicator in a scheme to gain control of the [[Doomsday Weapon]]. [[Dent (Colony in Space)|Captain Dent]], growing suspicious, requested a copy of the Adjudicator's credentials from [[Earth Control]]; when they sent back a photograph of Jurgens, Dent realised he was dealing with an impostor. Later, [[Jo Grant]] found Jurgens's original credentials in [[the Master's TARDIS]], which was camouflaged as an Adjudicator's spaceship; she showed the credentials to the [[Third Doctor]], who kept them. ([[TV]]: ''[[Colony in Space (TV story)|Colony in Space]]'') | ||
[[File:Martin Jurgens credentials.jpg|thumb|left|[[Jo Grant]] discovers Jurgens's credentials in [[the Master's TARDIS]]]] | [[File:Martin Jurgens credentials.jpg|thumb|left|[[Jo Grant]] discovers Jurgens's credentials in [[the Master's TARDIS]]]] | ||
== Appearance == | == Appearance == | ||
According to one account, Jurgens was a light-skinned man with curly hair and a beard, and in his identity photograph wore an Adjudicator's rigid black and silver robe with a tall stiff collar. ([[TV]]: ''[[Colony in Space (TV story)|Colony in Space]]'') According to another, he was a clean-shaven man with a round chubby face, blue eyes, and fair hair. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Doctor Who and the Doomsday Weapon (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Doomsday Weapon]]'') | According to one account, Jurgens was a light-skinned man with curly hair and a beard, and in his identity photograph wore an Adjudicator's rigid black and silver robe with a tall stiff collar. ([[TV]]: ''[[Colony in Space (TV story)|Colony in Space]]'') According to another, he was a clean-shaven man with a round chubby face, blue eyes, and fair hair. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Doctor Who and the Doomsday Weapon (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Doomsday Weapon]]'') | ||
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==Behind the scenes== | ==Behind the scenes== | ||
[[File:SixthDoctorMorbius.jpg|thumb|right|The photo of Graeme Harper reused as an earlier incarnation of the Doctor in ''The Brain of Morbius'']] | [[File:SixthDoctorMorbius.jpg|thumb|right|The photo of Graeme Harper reused as an earlier incarnation of the Doctor in ''The Brain of Morbius'']] | ||
Jurgens never appears in person, but his photograph appears in two scenes in | * Jurgens never appears in person and what happened to him is never revealed, but his photograph appears in two scenes in episode five. In reality, this was a photograph of [[Graeme Harper]], the serial's [[assistant floor manager]], posing in the same black Adjudicator robe worn by the Master while incognito. | ||
* Five years later, a close-up of the same photograph of Harper was used to represent one of the Doctor's [[The Doctor (The Brain of Morbius)|earlier incarnations]] in ''[[The Brain of Morbius (TV story)|The Brain of Morbius]]'' (along with seven other photos of production team members in BBC stock costumes, all taken specifically for that serial). The unusual provenance of the photo of Harper was not widely known until 2020, when it was confirmed and publicised by [[Paul Hanley]]. Noting the production team's difficulty in finding volunteers for the photoshoot, Hanley said that Harper's photo was probably taken from the archive and reused for convenience, but that "the ramifications for this are kinda wild, since there's a strong case to be made that ''Colony in Space'' is now the first appearance of a pre-Hartnell Doctor, and he's even mixed up in the plot in a way that seems appropriate for a secret agent of the Time Lords!"<ref>[https://www.patreon.com/posts/forgotten-lives-42809147 Research] by [[Paul Hanley]]</ref> | |||
Five years later, a close-up | |||
== | == Footnotes == | ||
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Latest revision as of 19:54, 27 June 2023
Martin Jurgens, or Martin Jurgen, (PROSE: Doctor Who and the Doomsday Weapon) was an Adjudicator for the Bureau of Interplanetary Affairs during the 25th century.
Biography[[edit] | [edit source]]
Jurgens worked for the Guild of Adjudicators. In 2472, the Master stole Jurgens' credentials (TV: Colony in Space) and, the Third Doctor assumed, killed him and atomised his body or left him floating in space. (PROSE: Doctor Who and the Doomsday Weapon)
The Master travelled to Uxarieus, posing as an Adjudicator in a scheme to gain control of the Doomsday Weapon. Captain Dent, growing suspicious, requested a copy of the Adjudicator's credentials from Earth Control; when they sent back a photograph of Jurgens, Dent realised he was dealing with an impostor. Later, Jo Grant found Jurgens's original credentials in the Master's TARDIS, which was camouflaged as an Adjudicator's spaceship; she showed the credentials to the Third Doctor, who kept them. (TV: Colony in Space)
Appearance[[edit] | [edit source]]
According to one account, Jurgens was a light-skinned man with curly hair and a beard, and in his identity photograph wore an Adjudicator's rigid black and silver robe with a tall stiff collar. (TV: Colony in Space) According to another, he was a clean-shaven man with a round chubby face, blue eyes, and fair hair. (PROSE: Doctor Who and the Doomsday Weapon)
Behind the scenes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Jurgens never appears in person and what happened to him is never revealed, but his photograph appears in two scenes in episode five. In reality, this was a photograph of Graeme Harper, the serial's assistant floor manager, posing in the same black Adjudicator robe worn by the Master while incognito.
- Five years later, a close-up of the same photograph of Harper was used to represent one of the Doctor's earlier incarnations in The Brain of Morbius (along with seven other photos of production team members in BBC stock costumes, all taken specifically for that serial). The unusual provenance of the photo of Harper was not widely known until 2020, when it was confirmed and publicised by Paul Hanley. Noting the production team's difficulty in finding volunteers for the photoshoot, Hanley said that Harper's photo was probably taken from the archive and reused for convenience, but that "the ramifications for this are kinda wild, since there's a strong case to be made that Colony in Space is now the first appearance of a pre-Hartnell Doctor, and he's even mixed up in the plot in a way that seems appropriate for a secret agent of the Time Lords!"[1]
Footnotes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- ↑ Research by Paul Hanley
