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[[First Doctor|The Doctor]], [[Barbara Wright]], [[Ian Chesterton]], and [[Vicki]] encountered him in the year [[64]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Romans]]'') | [[First Doctor|The Doctor]], [[Barbara Wright]], [[Ian Chesterton]], and [[Vicki]] encountered him in the year [[64]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Romans]]'') | ||
==Behind the | ==Behind the scenes== | ||
*History records his name as being '''Gaius Ophonius Tigellinus''', also known as '''Sophonius Tigellinus''', rather than this story's credits which spell his name '''Tigilinus'''. | *History records his name as being '''Gaius Ophonius Tigellinus''', also known as '''Sophonius Tigellinus''', rather than this story's credits which spell his name '''Tigilinus'''. | ||
*He is also the first "comedy death" in the show, according to DWM, 393. | *He is also the first "comedy death" in the show, according to DWM, 393. | ||
Revision as of 21:21, 20 June 2010
Tigilinus was a minister and favourite of the emperor Nero. He was a native of Agrigentum, of humble origin and possibly of Greek descent.
The Doctor, Barbara Wright, Ian Chesterton, and Vicki encountered him in the year 64. (DW: The Romans)
Behind the scenes
- History records his name as being Gaius Ophonius Tigellinus, also known as Sophonius Tigellinus, rather than this story's credits which spell his name Tigilinus.
- He is also the first "comedy death" in the show, according to DWM, 393.
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