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'''Olive''' was a shade of [[green]], [[yellow]] and [[brown]], that shared its name with a certain [[Olive|fruit]].
[[File:Robot1-Green corridors.jpeg|thumb|[[Fourth Doctor]] standing in UNIT's olive green and white corridors. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Robot (TV story)}})]]
'''Olive green''' was a muddy [[green]] colour, related to the colour of [[olive]]s. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Monsters Inside (novel)}})


The [[Eleventh Doctor]] wore a double breast [[overcoat]] of olive [[moleskin]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Let's Kill Hitler (TV story)|Let's Kill Hitler]]'', ''[[The Girl Who Waited (TV story)|The Girl Who Waited]], [[Closing Time (TV story)|Closing Time]], [[The Wedding of River Song (TV story)|The Wedding of River Song]]'')
The walls of UNIT HQ in the [[1970s]] were a depressing olive green. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Doctor Who and the Giant Robot (novelisation)}})


[[Sarah Jane Smith]] wore an olive shirt and vest with a [[Sky blue|sky-blue]] trim when she and the Fourth Doctor met [[Second Morbius|Morbius]], [[Mehendri Solon|Solon]], [[Condo]] and the [[Sisterhood of Karn]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Brain of Morbius (TV story)|The Brain of Morbius]]'')
[[File:WarriorsDeep1-Computer cabinets.jpeg|thumb|Olive green computer cabinets in [[Sea Base 4]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Warriors of the Deep (TV story)}})]]
Computer cabinets in [[Sea Base 4]] in [[2084]] were painted olive green. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Warriors of the Deep (novelisation)}})


The [[Fourth Doctor]] wore olive [[Wellington boot|wellington boots]] when he and [[Romana I]] defeated [[Kroll]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Power of Kroll (TV story)|The Power of Kroll]]'')
The environment of [[Justicia]] in [[2501]] was the colour of olives.


The [[Eighth Doctor]] wore a [[frock coat]] of olive [[velvet]] with peaked lapels when he and [[Izzy Sinclair]] first met [[Destrii|Destrii.]] ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Ophidius (comic story)|Ophidius]]'')  
Alpha Centuri was olive green. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Legacy (novel)}})


[[Diane Holmes]] wore olive [[trousers]] while adapting to the [[21st century]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Out of Time (TV story)|Out of Time]]'')
[[Vervoid]]s had olive green leaves. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Terror of the Vervoids (novelisation)}})


[[Liz Shaw]] wore an olive green [[duffle coat]] during the [[Wenley Moor Affair]] involving [[Early Silurian|Silurians]]; ([[TV]]: ''[[Doctor Who and the Silurians (TV story)|Doctor Who and the Silurians]]'') and when helping many versions of the Doctor and companions. ([[GAME]]: ''[[Lost in Time (video game)|Lost in Time]]'')  
==Military==
In the [[1970s]] [[Brigadier]] [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart]] wore an olive green UNIT uniform. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Verdigris (novel)}})


[[Clara Oswald]] wore an olive [[dress]] under a forest green velvet [[jacket]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Deep Breath (TV story)|Deep Breath]]'')
Military soldiers in [[2109]] dressed in dirty olive green uniforms. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Transit (novel)}}) Military vehicles like the [[Norton Big 4]] motorcycle and sidecar were also painted in military olive green. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Crawling Terror (novel)}})
 
[[Jenny]] wore an olive [[t-shirt]] when she was born. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Doctor's Daughter (TV story)|The Doctor's Daughter]]'')
 
The [[Tenth Doctor]] wore an olive [[shirt]] when he met the [[Beast]] and the [[Ood]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Impossible Planet (TV story)|The Impossible Planet]]''/''[[The Satan Pit (TV story)|The Satan Pit]]'')
 
The [[Ninth Doctor]] wore an olive [[jumper]] when he met the [[Metaltron]] [[Bronze Dalek|Dalek]] during the [[Van Statten Incident]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Dalek (TV story)|Dalek]]'')
 
The [[Third Doctor]] wore an olive [[velvet]] [[blazer]] with peaked lapels when facing [[Wetland Drashig|Wetland Drashigs]] in a [[miniscope]], ([[TV]]: ''[[Carnival of Monsters (TV story)|Carnival of Monsters]])'' when foiling the [[Dalek Empire]]'s [[Operation Divide and Conquer|plan]] to start a war between [[Earth]] and [[Draconia]] through deceit and help from the [[The Master (Terror of the Autons)|UNIT Master]], ([[TV]]: ''[[Frontier in Space (TV story)|Frontier in Space]])'' and when working with Sarah Jane Smith to defeat the mad lord [[Irongron]] and [[Commander]] [[Jingo Linx|Linx]] of the [[Fifth Sontaran Army Space Fleet]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Time Warrior (TV story)|The Time Warrior]]'')
 
[[Kyle (Earthshock)|Kyle]] wore an asymmetrical shirt done in olive green, right up to when she was killed by a [[CyberNeomorph|Neomorph Cyberman]] during the [[Cyber-invasion (Earthshock)|2526 Cyber-Invasion of Earth]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Earthshock (TV story)|Earthshock]]'')
 
[[Tara Mishra]] wore olive trousers when she meets [[Rose Tyler]] and the [[Ninth Doctor]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Bidding War (comic story)|The Bidding War]]'')
 
[[Li Shou Yuing]] wore an olive [[leather jacket]] when she met the [[Seventh Doctor]] and [[Ace]] during their encounter with [[Morgaine]] and the [[Destroyer]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Battlefield (TV story)|Battlefield]]'')
 
[[Alice Obiefune]] wore a [[Magenta (colour)|magenta]] [[kurta]] with olive green trims when working with the [[War Doctor]] and the [[Child Master (The Then and the Now)|Child Master]] during the [[Last Great Time War]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[First Rule (comic story)|First Rule]]'', ''[[The Organ Grinder (comic story)|The Organ Grinder]]'', ''[[Kill God (comic story)|Kill God]]'', ''[[Fast Asleep (comic story)|Fast Asleep]])''
 
[[Cinder]] had olive [[Eye|eyes]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Engines of War (novel)|Engines of War]]''; [[COMIC]]: ''[[The Bidding War (comic story)|The Bidding War]], [[Relative Dimensions (comic story)|Relative Dimensions]])''
 
[[Ruby Sunday]] wore an olive green [[parka]] when she went to [[Wales]] during [[2024]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[73 Yards (TV story)|73 Yards]]'')
 
[[Professor]] [[Jeremiah Kettlewell|Jeremiah P. Kettlewell]] wore an live waistcoat. ([[TV]]: ''[[Robot (TV story)|Robot]]'')
 
The [[War Master]] wore a blazer of olive [[tweed]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Sincerest Form of Flattery (audio story)|The Sincerest Form of Flattery]]'')
 
[[Petronella Osgood]] wore an olive green moleskin overcoat similar to the one worn by the Eleventh Doctor. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Tidal Wave (audio story)|Tidal Wave]]'')
 
[[De Flores|Flores]] wore an olive [[safari jacket]] when he met the Seventh Doctor, Ace, and [[CyberIsomorph|Isomorph Cybermen]] on [[England]] during the [[Cyber-invasion (Silver Nemesis)|1988 Cyber-Invasion of Earth]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Silver Nemesis (TV story)|Silver Nemesis]]'')   
 
Olive was a colour used by military forces on worlds including [[Earth]], ([[TV]]: ''[[Earthshock (TV story)|Earthshock]]'') [[Messaline]], ([[TV]]: ''[[The Doctor's Daughter (TV story)|The Doctor's Daughter]]'') and [[Skaro]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Genesis of the Daleks (TV story)|Genesis of the Daleks]]'')


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Latest revision as of 13:05, 2 December 2024

Fourth Doctor standing in UNIT's olive green and white corridors. (TV: Robot [+]Loading...["Robot (TV story)"])

Olive green was a muddy green colour, related to the colour of olives. (PROSE: The Monsters Inside [+]Loading...["The Monsters Inside (novel)"])

The walls of UNIT HQ in the 1970s were a depressing olive green. (PROSE: Doctor Who and the Giant Robot [+]Loading...["Doctor Who and the Giant Robot (novelisation)"])

Olive green computer cabinets in Sea Base 4. (TV: Warriors of the Deep [+]Loading...["Warriors of the Deep (TV story)"])

Computer cabinets in Sea Base 4 in 2084 were painted olive green. (PROSE: Warriors of the Deep [+]Loading...["Warriors of the Deep (novelisation)"])

The environment of Justicia in 2501 was the colour of olives.

Alpha Centuri was olive green. (PROSE: Legacy [+]Loading...["Legacy (novel)"])

Vervoids had olive green leaves. (PROSE: Terror of the Vervoids [+]Loading...["Terror of the Vervoids (novelisation)"])

Military

In the 1970s Brigadier Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart wore an olive green UNIT uniform. (PROSE: Verdigris [+]Loading...["Verdigris (novel)"])

Military soldiers in 2109 dressed in dirty olive green uniforms. (PROSE: Transit [+]Loading...["Transit (novel)"]) Military vehicles like the Norton Big 4 motorcycle and sidecar were also painted in military olive green. (PROSE: The Crawling Terror [+]Loading...["The Crawling Terror (novel)"])