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'''[[Doctor|Dr]] Jocelyn Stevens''', once known as '''Thomas Stevens''', was the director of the [[Global Chemicals]] oil refinery at [[Llanfairfach]].
'''[[Doctor|Dr]] Jocelyn Thomas Stevens''' was the director of the [[Global Chemicals]] oil refinery at [[Llanfairfach]].


Stevens had been taken over by [[BOSS]], and tried to stop the [[Third Doctor]] and [[Unified Intelligence Taskforce|UNIT]] from shutting down the refinery.
Stevens had been taken over by [[BOSS]], and tried to stop the [[Third Doctor]] and [[Unified Intelligence Taskforce|UNIT]] from shutting down the refinery.


The Doctor used a [[Metebelis crystal]] to help Stevens regain control of his mind. Stevens then supposedly sacrificed himself by triggering an explosion which destroyed BOSS and the refinery. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Green Death (TV story)|The Green Death]]'')
The Doctor used a [[Metebelis crystal]] to help Stevens regain control of his mind. Stevens then seemingly sacrificed himself by triggering an explosion which destroyed BOSS and the refinery. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Green Death (TV story)|The Green Death]]'')
[[File:Global Conspiracy.jpg|thumb|Jocelyn with [[BOSS]] in the BBC. [[HOMEVID]]: ''[[Global Conspiracy? (home video)|Global Conspiracy?]]''|left]]
[[File:Global Conspiracy.jpg|thumb|Jocelyn with [[BOSS]] in the BBC. [[HOMEVID]]: ''[[Global Conspiracy? (home video)|Global Conspiracy?]]''|left]]
However, Stevens was not killed but in fact survived the disaster. He sometime after went on to become [[Director-General of the BBC|Director-General]] of the [[BBC]].
However, it transpired that Stevens and BOSS had survived and their reported deaths had been part of a government coverup. Twenty years later Stevens re-entered public life as [[Director-General of the BBC|Director-General]] of the [[BBC]].  


Twenty years later, he was once again under the influence of the computer known as BOSS. He had been under BOSS' influence ever since the [[Llanfairfach incident]]. ([[HOMEVID]]: ''[[Global Conspiracy? (home video)|Global Conspiracy?]]'')
Stevens remained under the influence of BOSS, who in the years since the Llanfairfach incident had become interested in interactive and digital broadcasting as a means of spreading his influence. ([[HOMEVID]]: ''[[Global Conspiracy? (home video)|Global Conspiracy?]]'')


== Behind the scenes ==
== Behind the scenes ==
* The [[Minister of Ecology]] reveals that Stevens's first name is Jocelyn during their telephone conversation. However, in the novelisation of ''[[The Green Death (TV story)|The Green Death]]'', he is given the first name of Thomas.
* The [[Minister of Ecology]] reveals that Stevens's first name is Jocelyn during their telephone conversation. In the novelisation of ''[[The Green Death (TV story)|The Green Death]]'', his first name is given as Thomas. It is quite possible one of these is infact his middle name, meaning both accounts are accurate.


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Revision as of 11:33, 17 March 2020

Dr Jocelyn Thomas Stevens was the director of the Global Chemicals oil refinery at Llanfairfach.

Stevens had been taken over by BOSS, and tried to stop the Third Doctor and UNIT from shutting down the refinery.

The Doctor used a Metebelis crystal to help Stevens regain control of his mind. Stevens then seemingly sacrificed himself by triggering an explosion which destroyed BOSS and the refinery. (TV: The Green Death)

Jocelyn with BOSS in the BBC. HOMEVID: Global Conspiracy?

However, it transpired that Stevens and BOSS had survived and their reported deaths had been part of a government coverup. Twenty years later Stevens re-entered public life as Director-General of the BBC.

Stevens remained under the influence of BOSS, who in the years since the Llanfairfach incident had become interested in interactive and digital broadcasting as a means of spreading his influence. (HOMEVID: Global Conspiracy?)

Behind the scenes

  • The Minister of Ecology reveals that Stevens's first name is Jocelyn during their telephone conversation. In the novelisation of The Green Death, his first name is given as Thomas. It is quite possible one of these is infact his middle name, meaning both accounts are accurate.