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{{Infobox Individual
{{Infobox Individual
|image      = Cedric (Search Out Space).jpg
|image      = Cedric (Search Out Space).jpg
|species    = Humanoid
|species    = Quirk inhabitant
|affiliation = Seventh Doctor
|affiliation = The Ultimate Challenge
|origin      = Quirk
|origin      = [[Quirk (planet)|Quirk]]
|only        = Search Out Space
|first      = Search Out Space (TV story)
|appearances = [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Blue Angel (novel)|The Blue Angel]]''
|actor      = Stephen Johnson
|actor      = Stephen Johnson
}}
}}
'''Cedric''' was a humanoid from the planet Quirk. He resembled a black-haired, dark-skinned, clean-shaven [[Human|human man]] wearing metallic clothes, and his voice had a high-pitched, metallic distortion to it.
'''Cedric''' was a humanoid [[Quirk inhabitant|inhabitant]] from the planet [[Quirk (planet)|Quirk]].
 
He resembled a black-haired, dark-skinned, clean-shaven [[Human|human man]] wearing metallic clothes, and his voice had a high-pitched, metallic distortion to it.
 
After meeting the Doctor’s [[seventh incarnation]] in a game show, Cedric was spotted travelling with [[The Doctor (The Blue Angel)|a mustachioed incarnation of the Doctor]].


== Biography ==
== Biography ==
Hailed as the most intelligent inhabitant of the planet Quirk, Cedric took part in the contest show ''[[The Ultimate Challenge (game show)|The Ultimate Challenge]]'', with the [[Seventh Doctor]] as host, and [[Ace]] (a [[human]]) and [[K9]] (a [[robot]]) as opponents. Throughout the game, Cedric proved reasonably clever, but on several occasions he made presumptions about the planet Earth (which he had never visited) which turned out to be flatly wrong. The first and most striking was his belief that the planet's shape was that of a cylinder rather than a sphere. ([[TV]]: ''[[Search Out Space]]'')
=== The Ultimate Challenge ===
Hailed as the most intelligent inhabitant of the planet [[Quirk (planet)|Quirk]], Cedric took part in the contest show ''[[The Ultimate Challenge (game show)|The Ultimate Challenge]]'', with the [[Seventh Doctor]] as host, and [[Ace]] and [[K9 (Search Out Space)|K9]] as fellow challengers.
 
Throughout the game, Cedric proved reasonably clever, but on several occasions he made presumptions about the planet [[Earth]] (which he had never visited) which turned out to be flatly wrong. The first and most striking was his belief that the planet's shape was that of a cylinder rather than a sphere. ([[TV]]: ''[[Search Out Space (TV story)|Search Out Space]]'')


== Behind the scenes ==
=== Later travels with the Doctor ===
The physical description of an [[Companion (The Blue Angel)|unnamed companion]] in [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Blue Angel (novel)|The Blue Angel]]'' is very similar to that of Cedric.
The library on [[Valcea]] stored archival footage of a [[black person|black]] boy in a "silver, figure-hugging spacesuit", who accompanied [[the Doctor (The Blue Angel)|a mustachioed incarnation of the Doctor]] and [[Iris Wildthyme]] in a fight with giant [[owl]]s. [[Marn (The Blue Angel)|Marn]] showed this footage to the [[Eighth Doctor]], who did not remember the events. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Blue Angel (novel)|The Blue Angel]]'')


== Personality and abilities ==
Cedric was intelligent by the standards of his planet [[Quirk (planet)|Quirk]] but showed a lack of understanding of simple parts of [[Earth]] knowledge.
Cedric was capable of doing an American accent while doing a commercial, with [[Ace]], advertising a [[travel agents (Search Out Space)|travel agents]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Search Out Space (TV story)|Search Out Space]]'')
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Latest revision as of 02:37, 22 April 2023

Cedric was a humanoid inhabitant from the planet Quirk.

He resembled a black-haired, dark-skinned, clean-shaven human man wearing metallic clothes, and his voice had a high-pitched, metallic distortion to it.

After meeting the Doctor’s seventh incarnation in a game show, Cedric was spotted travelling with a mustachioed incarnation of the Doctor.

Biography[[edit] | [edit source]]

The Ultimate Challenge[[edit] | [edit source]]

Hailed as the most intelligent inhabitant of the planet Quirk, Cedric took part in the contest show The Ultimate Challenge, with the Seventh Doctor as host, and Ace and K9 as fellow challengers.

Throughout the game, Cedric proved reasonably clever, but on several occasions he made presumptions about the planet Earth (which he had never visited) which turned out to be flatly wrong. The first and most striking was his belief that the planet's shape was that of a cylinder rather than a sphere. (TV: Search Out Space)

Later travels with the Doctor[[edit] | [edit source]]

The library on Valcea stored archival footage of a black boy in a "silver, figure-hugging spacesuit", who accompanied a mustachioed incarnation of the Doctor and Iris Wildthyme in a fight with giant owls. Marn showed this footage to the Eighth Doctor, who did not remember the events. (PROSE: The Blue Angel)

Personality and abilities[[edit] | [edit source]]

Cedric was intelligent by the standards of his planet Quirk but showed a lack of understanding of simple parts of Earth knowledge.

Cedric was capable of doing an American accent while doing a commercial, with Ace, advertising a travel agents. (TV: Search Out Space)