Hedin

Hedin
Species:	Time Lord
Job:	Councillor
Affiliated with:	High Council
Place of origin:	Gallifrey
First appearance:	Arc of Infinity
Appearances:	PROSE: The Legacy of Gallifrey [+]Loading...["The Legacy of Gallifrey (short story)"], The Infinity Doctors [+]Loading...["The Infinity Doctors (novel)"]
Main actor:	Michael Gough

Councillor Hedin was a member of the High Council of the Time Lords and a disciple of Omega.

Biography

When Hedin was taken from his family at the age of eight to look into the Untempered Schism, he was inspired by what he saw. (PROSE: A Brief History of Time Lords ^[+]Loading...["A Brief History of Time Lords (novel)"]) He became a historian and a man of learning, (PROSE: Arc of Infinity ^[+]Loading...["Arc of Infinity (novelisation)"]) teaching Old High Gallifreyan to Tamasan at the Academy, (AUDIO: Jonah ^[+]Loading...["Jonah (audio story)"]) as well as a member of the High Council. He was considered a friend by the Doctor and was aware of him leaving Romana behind in E-Space. (TV: Arc of Infinity ^[+]Loading...["Arc of Infinity (TV story)"])

Having an obsession with early Time Lord history, (PROSE: Arc of Infinity ^[+]Loading...["Arc of Infinity (novelisation)"]) Hedin believed that his people had abandoned Omega. (TV: Arc of Infinity ^[+]Loading...["Arc of Infinity (TV story)"]) When Omega made contact with him (PROSE: Arc of Infinity ^[+]Loading...["Arc of Infinity (novelisation)"]) and promised to bring power for the good of Gallifrey, Hedin agreed to assist him in returning from the anti-matter universe and eventually selected the Fifth Doctor as the body that Omega should bond with because of his location and personality.

Hedin dies saving the Fifth Doctor. (TV: Arc of Infinity ^[+]Loading...["Arc of Infinity (TV story)"])

Hedin shot Talor with an impulse laser, allowing him to remove the records of Omega's theft of information from the Matrix where he stole the Doctor's bio-data extract. He also planted evidence that framed Lord President Borusa, making the rest of the High Council believe he was Omega's ally. When Jerricho attempted to kill the Doctor to prevent the bond from taking place, Hedin sacrificed his life to save the Doctor, allowing Omega to complete the bonding. (TV: Arc of Infinity ^[+]Loading...["Arc of Infinity (TV story)"])

Legacy

The Adherents of Ohm, a cult of Omega on Gallifrey, considered Hedin a martyr and used the Crest of Hedin as a symbol. (AUDIO: Intervention Earth ^[+]Loading...["Intervention Earth (audio story)"])

Altered reality

In an altered state of reality, Hedin was a senior Time Lord and wrote a biography of Omega. He accompanied the Magistrate on his mission to investigate the source of the Effect in the far future. As part of that crew he worked to map the Needle to locate the lifeforms living there and the specific source of the Effect. After the Doctor defeated Omega, who was responsible for the Effect, Hedin began writing the biography from scratch. (PROSE: The Infinity Doctors ^[+]Loading...["The Infinity Doctors (novel)"])

Personality

Hedin was a keen historian and was obsessed with the early days of Time Lord history and his people's past glories. (PROSE: Arc of Infinity ^[+]Loading...["Arc of Infinity (novelisation)"]) Although Tamasan considered him to be a good teacher, she thought that he had dodgy politics. (AUDIO: Jonah ^[+]Loading...["Jonah (audio story)"])

Appearance

Hedin had a long, thin face. (PROSE: Arc of Infinity ^[+]Loading...["Arc of Infinity (novelisation)"])

Behind the scenes

Maurice Denham, William Lucas and Glyn Owen were considered for the role before Michael Gough was cast.