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{{Infobox Individual
{{Infobox Individual
|individual name= Striker
|image   = Striker.jpg
|image=[[file:Striker.jpg|250px]]
|species = Eternal
|alias=
|job    = Captain
|race=[[Eternal]]
|only    = Enlightenment (TV story)
|home planet=
|actor   = Keith Barron
|home era=
|affiliation=Shadow (spaceship)}}
|appearances= [[DW]]: ''[[Enlightenment (TV story)|Enlightenment]]''
[[Captain]] '''Striker''' was an [[Eternal]] who participated in the race for [[Enlightenment]]. For the race, his ship, the ''[[Shadow (spaceship)|Shadow]]'', was modelled on an [[Edwardian era|Edwardian]] sailing yacht.
|actor= [[Keith Barron]]
}}{{character stub}}
Captain '''Striker''' was an [[Eternal]] who participated in the race for [[Enlightenment]]. For the race, his ship, the ''[[Shadow]]'', was modelled on an Edwardian sailing yacht.


==Biography==
== Biography ==
Striker welcomed aboard the [[Fifth Doctor]], [[Tegan]] and [[Turlough]] and he dined with them. Striker was fiercely competitive with fellow racer, [[Wrack]]. Wrack tried to destroy the ''Shadow'' with a powerful weapon but the Doctor disabled it and Wrack was sucked into the [[vacuum]] of space. ([[DW]]: ''[[Enlightenment (TV story)|Enlightenment]]'')
Striker welcomed aboard the [[Fifth Doctor]], [[Tegan]] and [[Vislor Turlough|Turlough]] and he dined with them. Striker was fiercely competitive with fellow racer, [[Wrack]]. Wrack tried to destroy the ''Shadow'' with a powerful weapon but the Doctor disabled it and Wrack was sucked into the [[vacuum]] of space. ([[TV]]: ''[[Enlightenment (TV story)|Enlightenment]]'')
 
== Behind the scenes ==
* [[Peter Sallis]] was originally due to play the role, but industrial action meant that Sallis could no longer fit it around his other commitments.<ref>[[DOC]]: ''[[Winner Takes All (documentary)|Winner Takes All]]''</ref>
 
== Footnotes ==
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{{Eternals}}
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[[Category:Eternals]]
[[Category:Eternals]]
[[Category:Spacecraft captains]]
[[Category:Spacecraft captains]]
[[Category:Athletes and sportspeople]]
[[Category:Sailors]]

Latest revision as of 14:41, 3 September 2023

Captain Striker was an Eternal who participated in the race for Enlightenment. For the race, his ship, the Shadow, was modelled on an Edwardian sailing yacht.

Biography[[edit] | [edit source]]

Striker welcomed aboard the Fifth Doctor, Tegan and Turlough and he dined with them. Striker was fiercely competitive with fellow racer, Wrack. Wrack tried to destroy the Shadow with a powerful weapon but the Doctor disabled it and Wrack was sucked into the vacuum of space. (TV: Enlightenment)

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

  • Peter Sallis was originally due to play the role, but industrial action meant that Sallis could no longer fit it around his other commitments.[1]

Footnotes[[edit] | [edit source]]