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|species= Time Lord
|species= Time Lord
|origin= [[Gallifrey]]
|origin= [[Gallifrey]]
|appearances= [[TV]]: ''[[Arc of Infinity (TV story)|Arc of Infinity]]''<br />[[AUDIO]]: ''[[Appropriation (audio story)|Appropriation]]''
|appearances= [[TV]]: ''[[Arc of Infinity (TV story)|Arc of Infinity]]'', [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Appropriation (audio story)|Appropriation]]''
|actor= Colin Baker
|actor= Colin Baker
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}}Commander '''Maxil''' was a member of the [[Gallifreyan]] [[Chancellery Guard]]. Zealous and humourless, he stunned the [[Fifth Doctor]] with a [[staser]] blast and confined him in a cell under the [[Capitol]] to await the judgment of [[Lord President]] [[Borusa]] and the [[High Council]] of the [[Time Lord]]s. ([[TV]]: ''[[Arc of Infinity (TV story)|Arc of Infinity]]'')
 
Commander '''Maxil''' was a member of the [[Gallifreyan]] [[Chancellery Guard]]. Zealous and humourless, he stunned the [[Fifth Doctor]] with a [[staser]] blast and confined him in a cell under the [[Capitol]] to await the judgment of [[Lord President]] [[Borusa]] and the [[High Council]] of the [[Time Lord]]s. ([[TV]]: ''[[Arc of Infinity (TV story)|Arc of Infinity]]'')


He was promoted to [[Castellan]] shortly after the supposed death of [[Andred]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Lies (audio story)|Lies]]'', ''[[Imperiatrix (audio story)|Imperiatrix]]'') After siding with [[Pandora]] and [[Darkel|Inquisitor Darkel]] in the [[Gallifreyan Civil War]], he was demoted back to Commander. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Appropriation (audio story)|Appropriation]]'')
He was promoted to [[Castellan]] shortly after the supposed death of [[Andred]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Lies (audio story)|Lies]]'', ''[[Imperiatrix (audio story)|Imperiatrix]]'') After siding with [[Pandora]] and [[Darkel|Inquisitor Darkel]] in the [[Gallifreyan Civil War]], he was demoted back to Commander. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Appropriation (audio story)|Appropriation]]'')


== Behind the scenes ==
== Behind the scenes ==
* Maxil was portrayed by [[Colin Baker]], who later became the [[Sixth Doctor]]. Maxil was to have appeared in [[TV]]: ''[[The Five Doctors (TV story)|The Five Doctors]]'' but was dropped due to Baker being unavailable. A myth later arose that this was as a result of Baker being chosen to succeed [[Peter Davison]] as the Doctor, however in fact Baker wasn't offered the role of the [[Sixth Doctor]] until June 1983, months after ''Five Doctors'' was filmed.
* Maxil was portrayed by [[Colin Baker]], who later became the [[Sixth Doctor]]. Maxil was to have appeared in ''[[The Five Doctors (TV story)|The Five Doctors]]'' but was dropped due to Baker being unavailable. A myth later arose that this was as a result of Baker being chosen to succeed [[Peter Davison]] as the Doctor; however, in fact Baker wasn't offered the role of the [[Sixth Doctor]] until June 1983, months after ''Five Doctors'' was filmed.
* Maxil shoots the [[Fifth Doctor]] at one point during ''[[Arc of Infinity (TV story)|Arc of Infinity]].'' As a result, Baker has often joked that he gained the role of the Doctor by shooting the incumbent.
* Maxil shoots the [[Fifth Doctor]] at one point during ''[[Arc of Infinity (TV story)|Arc of Infinity]].'' As a result, Baker has often joked that he gained the role of the Doctor by shooting the incumbent.
* Colin Baker has said he made the suggestion that, in ''[[The Mysterious Planet (TV story)|The Mysterious Planet]]'', Commander Maxil should have arrested the Doctor and taken him into the court room on [[Space Station Zenobia]].
* Colin Baker has said he made the suggestion that, in ''[[The Mysterious Planet (TV story)|The Mysterious Planet]]'', Commander Maxil should have arrested the Doctor and taken him into the court room on [[Space Station Zenobia]].
* This was the first time that a future actor to play a Doctor was involved in an earlier production on screen. Baker would be succeeded in this regard by [[Peter Capaldi]]. Prior to being cast as the [[Twelfth Doctor]] in [[2013]], Capaldi played [[Lobus Caecilius]] in [[TV]]: ''[[The Fires of Pompeii (TV story)|The Fires of Pompeii]]'' in [[2008]] and [[John Frobisher]] in ''[[Series 3 (Torchwood)|Torchwood: Children of Earth]]'' in [[2009]]. Furthermore, [[David Tennant]] participated in several ''Doctor Who'' audio dramas for [[Big Finish Productions]] (the first being ''[[Colditz (audio story)|Colditz]]'') before being cast as the [[Tenth Doctor]].
* This was the first time that a future actor to play a Doctor was involved in an earlier production on screen. Baker would be succeeded in this regard by [[Peter Capaldi]]. Prior to being cast as the [[Twelfth Doctor]] in 2013, Capaldi played [[Lobus Caecilius]] in ''[[The Fires of Pompeii (TV story)|The Fires of Pompeii]]'' in 2008 and [[John Frobisher]] in ''[[Series 3 (Torchwood)|Torchwood: Children of Earth]]'' in 2009. Furthermore, [[David Tennant]] participated in several ''Doctor Who'' audio dramas for [[Big Finish Productions]] (the first being ''[[Colditz (audio story)|Colditz]]'') before being cast as the [[Tenth Doctor]].
* [[Justin Richards]] had suggested that, in ''[[The Inquiry (audio story)|The Inquiry]]'', Maxil should be revealed as the Sixth Doctor, who chose to remain on Gallifrey in the timeline in which [[Minyos]] was not destroyed by the time bomb. However, [[Gary Russell]] felt that this development would be too complicated.{{fact}}
* [[Justin Richards]] had suggested that, in ''[[The Inquiry (audio story)|The Inquiry]]'', Maxil should be revealed as the Sixth Doctor, who chose to remain on Gallifrey in the timeline in which [[Minyos]] was not destroyed by the time bomb. However, [[Gary Russell]] felt that this development would be too complicated.{{fact}}
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Revision as of 01:45, 22 August 2014

Commander Maxil was a member of the Gallifreyan Chancellery Guard. Zealous and humourless, he stunned the Fifth Doctor with a staser blast and confined him in a cell under the Capitol to await the judgment of Lord President Borusa and the High Council of the Time Lords. (TV: Arc of Infinity)

He was promoted to Castellan shortly after the supposed death of Andred. (AUDIO: Lies, Imperiatrix) After siding with Pandora and Inquisitor Darkel in the Gallifreyan Civil War, he was demoted back to Commander. (AUDIO: Appropriation)

Behind the scenes

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