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'''Colin Lavers''' | '''Colin Lavers''' was the credited [[costumes|costumer]] for four ''Doctor Who'' [[serial]]s, most in the [[Peter Davison]] era. As the designer of costumes for ''[[Four to Doomsday]]'' — the first adventure that Davison recorded — he was responsible for helping to realize the [[Fifth Doctor]]'s iconic "look". | ||
His duties on ''[[The Five Doctors]]'' gave him the opportunity to clothe a wide range of [[Doctor]]s and [[companion]]s, some of whom had never been seen on colour television before. Combined with his turns on his other two serials, ''[[The Power of Kroll]]'' and ''[[The King's Demons]]'', he provided outfits for more recurring characters in so-called "classic" ''Doctor Who'' than any other costumer. In total, he had to provide new or significantly modified outfits for the Fifth Doctor, [[The Master (Tremas)|The Master]], [[Susan]], [[Sarah Jane]], [[Liz Shaw|Liz]], [[Zoe Herriot|Zoe]], [[Jamie]], [[the Brigadier]], [[Romana I]], [[Mike Yates]] and [[Tegan Jovanka|Tegan]]. Furthermore, he had to recreate costumes for the [[First Doctor|First]], [[Second Doctor|Second]], and [[Third Doctor|Third Doctors]]. During the course of his stories, Lavers failed to provide costumes for only two main characters: [[Turlough]] and the Fourth [[Fourth Doctor]] | |||
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{{imdb name|id=0491943|name=Colin Lavers}} | {{imdb name|id=0491943|name=Colin Lavers}} | ||
[[Category:Doctor Who costume designers|Lavers, Colin]] | [[Category:Doctor Who costume designers|Lavers, Colin]] | ||
Revision as of 04:56, 18 March 2010
Colin Lavers was the credited costumer for four Doctor Who serials, most in the Peter Davison era. As the designer of costumes for Four to Doomsday — the first adventure that Davison recorded — he was responsible for helping to realize the Fifth Doctor's iconic "look".
His duties on The Five Doctors gave him the opportunity to clothe a wide range of Doctors and companions, some of whom had never been seen on colour television before. Combined with his turns on his other two serials, The Power of Kroll and The King's Demons, he provided outfits for more recurring characters in so-called "classic" Doctor Who than any other costumer. In total, he had to provide new or significantly modified outfits for the Fifth Doctor, The Master, Susan, Sarah Jane, Liz, Zoe, Jamie, the Brigadier, Romana I, Mike Yates and Tegan. Furthermore, he had to recreate costumes for the First, Second, and Third Doctors. During the course of his stories, Lavers failed to provide costumes for only two main characters: Turlough and the Fourth Fourth Doctor
