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== Behind the scenes ==
== Behind the scenes ==
* Despite its spelling in the episode credits and [[Battlefield (novelisation)|novelisation]], Zbrigniev's name was actually pronounced in the serial as "Zbigniew", a real Polish name, indicating a disconnect between auctorial intent and production reality.
* Despite its spelling in the episode credits and [[Battlefield (novelisation)|novelisation]], Zbrigniev's name was actually pronounced in the serial as "Zbigniew", a real Polish name, indicating a disconnect between auctorial intent and production reality.
* Also, Zbigniew was stated to have been killed by [[Mordred]] when the latter and [[Morgaine]] attempted to kidnap the nuclear missile.{{source}}
* Also, according to the novelisation, Zbrigniev was stated to have been killed by [[Mordred]] when the latter and [[Morgaine]] attempted to kidnap the nuclear missile.
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Revision as of 14:40, 4 October 2021

Sergeant Zbrigniev (PROSE: Battlefield) or Zbregniev (PROSE: First Christmas) was a Polish soldier seconded to the United Kingdom branch of UNIT.

Zbrigniev began his service under Brigadier Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart and was still with UNIT years later, serving under Winifred Bambera. (TV: Battlefield)

Behind the scenes

  • Despite its spelling in the episode credits and novelisation, Zbrigniev's name was actually pronounced in the serial as "Zbigniew", a real Polish name, indicating a disconnect between auctorial intent and production reality.
  • Also, according to the novelisation, Zbrigniev was stated to have been killed by Mordred when the latter and Morgaine attempted to kidnap the nuclear missile.