Hippo Ibbotson
Ibbotson was a student at Brendon Public School in 1983, (TV: Mawdryn Undead [+]Loading...["Mawdryn Undead (TV story)"]) and Vislor Turlough's best friend. (AUDIO: Devil in the Mist [+]Loading...["Devil in the Mist (audio story)"]) However, he nicknamed him "Hippo", and often used him as a scapegoat for mischief he talked Ibbotson into. (TV: Mawdryn Undead [+]Loading...["Mawdryn Undead (TV story)"])
Biography
Turlough spent a half-term with Ibbotson and his family in Weston-super-Mare. (AUDIO: The Memory Bank [+]Loading...["The Memory Bank (audio story)"]) One wet Sunday afternoon, they watched a film about Zulu warriors. (PROSE: Deep Blue [+]Loading...["Deep Blue (novel)"])
Turlough convinced Ibbotson to aid in taking Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart's vintage car for a joyride, then framed him as being responsible for it. Ibottson was later summoned before Mr Sellick, the headmaster, who told him that he would be writing to Ibbotson's parents. (TV: Mawdryn Undead [+]Loading...["Mawdryn Undead (TV story)"])
Other references
Huxley, a novelist from Verbatim Six, reminded Turlough of Ibbotson. This led Turlough to refer to him as "Hippo" several times. (AUDIO: Ringpullworld [+]Loading...["Ringpullworld (audio story)"])
Personality
Vislor Turlough believed that Ibbotson was a bore and that this was the reason that he had few friends. He was thick-skinned and unaffected by Turlough's insults, even being pleased at being given the nickname of "Hippo" as it was public evidence of their friendship. (PROSE: Mawdryn Undead [+]Loading...["Mawdryn Undead (novelisation)"]) He was knowledgeable of and interested in classic cars. (TV: Mawdryn Undead [+]Loading...["Mawdryn Undead (TV story)"])
Appearance
Ibbotson was fat, had podgy hands and suffered from acne. (PROSE: Mawdryn Undead [+]Loading...["Mawdryn Undead (novelisation)"]) Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart described his body as "disgusting". (TV: Mawdryn Undead [+]Loading...["Mawdryn Undead (TV story)"])
Behind the scenes
- Ibbotson has never been identified with a first real name, either in Mawdryn Undead or any spin-off media.
