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[[Colonel]] '''Archer''' was an officer in the [[British Army]].
[[Colonel]] Patrick '''Archer''' ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Resurrection of the Daleks (novelisation)|Resurrection of the Daleks]]'') was an officer in the [[British Army]].


He was in command of the bomb disposal squad sent with Professor [[Laird (Resurrection of the Daleks)|Laird]] to investigate a threat discovered in the [[London]] docklands — namely strange canisters discovered by builders in a [[warehouse]]. This turned out to be samples of the [[Movellan virus]] sent by the [[Dalek]]s to [[Earth]] in [[1984]] for safekeeping.
He was in command of the bomb disposal squad sent with Professor [[Laird]] to investigate a threat discovered in the [[London]] docklands — namely strange canisters discovered by builders in a [[warehouse]]. This turned out to be samples of the [[Movellan virus]] sent by the [[Dalek]]s to [[Earth]] in [[1984]] for safekeeping.


Archer was killed by [[Lytton]]'s "policemen" and replaced by [[Archer (Dalek duplicate)|a Dalek duplicate]], which was killed fighting Daleks loyal to [[Davros]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Resurrection of the Daleks (TV story)|Resurrection of the Daleks]]'')
Archer was killed by [[Lytton]]'s "policemen" and replaced by [[Archer (Dalek duplicate)|a Dalek duplicate]], which was killed fighting Daleks loyal to [[Davros]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Resurrection of the Daleks (TV story)|Resurrection of the Daleks]]'')


==Behind the scenes==
* In Eric Saward's [[Resurrection of the Daleks (novelisation)|novelisation]] of the story, Archer's first name is given as Patrick. This was not derived from any information given in the televised version.
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Revision as of 10:40, 14 June 2020

Colonel Patrick Archer (PROSE: Resurrection of the Daleks) was an officer in the British Army.

He was in command of the bomb disposal squad sent with Professor Laird to investigate a threat discovered in the London docklands — namely strange canisters discovered by builders in a warehouse. This turned out to be samples of the Movellan virus sent by the Daleks to Earth in 1984 for safekeeping.

Archer was killed by Lytton's "policemen" and replaced by a Dalek duplicate, which was killed fighting Daleks loyal to Davros. (TV: Resurrection of the Daleks)