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{{Infobox Individual
{{Infobox Individual
|individual name= Minister of Persuasion
|image   = persuasian2.jpg
|image= [[Image:persuasian2.jpg|250px]]
|alias   = Percy
|alias=
|species = Urbankan
|race= [[Urbankan]] ([[Android]])
|origin  = [[Urbanka]]
|home planet= [[Urbanka]]
|only    = Four to Doomsday (TV story)
|home era= [[1980s]]
|actor   = Paul Shelley
|appearances= [[DW]]: ''[[Four to Doomsday]]''
|actor= [[Paul Shelley]]
}}
}}
The '''Minister of Persuasion''' (more usually called '''Persuasion'''), like the [[Minister of Enlightenment]], was an [[Urbankan]] official.


The '''Minister of Persuasion''' (more usually called '''Persuasion'''), like the [[Minister of Enlightenment]], assisted the [[Monarch]] and sat on one side of him on his throne. He appeared originally as a male [[Urbankan]] before assuming the form of a [[Human]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[Four to Doomsday]]'')
== Biography ==
[[File:persuasian1.jpg|thumb|left|Persuasion in [[human]] form. ([[TV]]: ''[[Four to Doomsday (TV story)|Four to Doomsday]]'')]]
Persuasion assisted the [[Monarch (Four to Doomsday)|Monarch]] and sat on one side of his throne.


[[Image:persuasian1.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Persuasion in [[Human]] form. ([[DW]]: ''[[Four to Doomsday]]'')]]
He appeared originally as a male [[Urbankan]] before assuming the form of a [[human]], based on a sketch drawn by [[Tegan Jovanka]] of the latest fashions on contemporary [[Earth]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Four to Doomsday (TV story)|Four to Doomsday]]'')


:''Though not explicitly stated, it was implied that the minister had his consciousness transferred into an [[android]] form.''
== Behind the scenes ==
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* Though not explicitly stated, it was implied that Persuasion had his [[consciousness]] transferred into an [[android]] form. His human body was certainly robotic, as it became immobile after the [[Fifth Doctor]] and [[Adric]] removed a control circuit from him.
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* [[Colin Baker]], [[Michael Cashman]], [[Michael Cochrane]], [[Tom Chadbon]], [[Paul Darrow]], [[Jack Galloway]], [[Martin Jarvis]], [[Paul Jerricho]], [[Clive Merrison]], [[Martin Potter]], [[Malcolm Tierney]] and [[James Warwick]] were considered for the role before [[Paul Shelley]] was cast.
 
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Latest revision as of 11:30, 15 May 2024

The Minister of Persuasion (more usually called Persuasion), like the Minister of Enlightenment, was an Urbankan official.

Biography[[edit] | [edit source]]

Persuasion in human form. (TV: Four to Doomsday)

Persuasion assisted the Monarch and sat on one side of his throne.

He appeared originally as a male Urbankan before assuming the form of a human, based on a sketch drawn by Tegan Jovanka of the latest fashions on contemporary Earth. (TV: Four to Doomsday)

Behind the scenes[[edit] | [edit source]]