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{{Infobox Individual
{{Infobox Individual
|individual name= Lane
|image = Corporal Lane.jpg
|image= [[Image:Rod Beacham as Cpl Lane.jpg|250px|Rod Beacham as Corporal Lane in "The Web of Fear"]]
|alias =  
|alias=
|species = Human
|species= [[Human]]
|origin = [[Earth]]
|home planet= [[Earth]]
|first = The Web of Fear (TV story)
|home era= [[20th century]]
|appearances= [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Forgotten Son (novel)|The Forgotten Son]]'', [[PROSE]]: ''[[Beast of Fang Rock (novel)|Beast of Fang Rock]]''
|appearances= [[DW]]: ''[[The Web of Fear]]''
|actor = Rod Beacham
|actor= [[Rod Beacham]]
|job = Soldier
}}
|affiliation = British Army
Corporal '''Lane''' was an officer in the [[British Army]]. He took part in the fight against the [[Great Intelligence]] and its [[robot Yeti]] in the [[London Underground]]. He was killed by the Yeti's web. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Web of Fear]]'')
}}{{You may|Andy Lane}}
Corporal '''A Lane''' ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Beast of Fang Rock (novel)|Beast of Fang Rock]]'') was an NCO in the [[British Army]]. He took part in the fight against the [[Great Intelligence]] and its [[robot Yeti]] in the [[London Underground]], manning the communications as [[Goodge Street tube station]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Web of Fear (TV story)|The Web of Fear]]'') Lane had a friend who manned the radio at the [[Holborn tube station]] base. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Doctor Who and the Web of Fear (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Web of Fear]]'')


In an attempt to get to the [[Second Doctor]]'s [[The Doctor's TARDIS|TARDIS]], Lane was killed by the Yeti's web. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Web of Fear (TV story)|The Web of Fear]]'')
His body was stored in [[The Vault (The Scales of Injustice)|the Vault]]'s deep freeze. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Beast of Fang Rock (novel)|Beast of Fang Rock]]'')
== Behind the scenes ==
Lane's first name is not revealed in ''The Web of Fear'', but it is shown to begin with an "a" in ''Beast of Fang Rock'', perhaps in reference to [[Andy Lane]].
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Latest revision as of 19:37, 16 January 2024

You may be looking for Andy Lane.

Corporal A Lane (PROSE: Beast of Fang Rock) was an NCO in the British Army. He took part in the fight against the Great Intelligence and its robot Yeti in the London Underground, manning the communications as Goodge Street tube station. (TV: The Web of Fear) Lane had a friend who manned the radio at the Holborn tube station base. (PROSE: Doctor Who and the Web of Fear)

In an attempt to get to the Second Doctor's TARDIS, Lane was killed by the Yeti's web. (TV: The Web of Fear)

His body was stored in the Vault's deep freeze. (PROSE: Beast of Fang Rock)

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

Lane's first name is not revealed in The Web of Fear, but it is shown to begin with an "a" in Beast of Fang Rock, perhaps in reference to Andy Lane.