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 {{Infobox Individual
-|image=JamesQuinlan.jpg
+|image             = JamesQuinlan.jpg
-|alias=
+|species           = Human
-|species=Human
+|job               = Minister
-|origin= [[Earth]]
+|affiliation       = British government
-|only= The Ambassadors of Death
+|origin            = [[Earth]]
-|actor= Dallas Cavell
+|only              = The Ambassadors of Death (TV story)
-}}Sir '''James Quinlan''' was the [[British]] Minister for Technology. He conspired with General [[Carrington (The Ambassadors of Death)|Carrington]] to capture three [[Alien Ambassador's species|aliens]], hoping to have the political coup of making first contact; he used his power and influence to stymy [[UNIT]]'s investigations, as they were an international body and not a British one. The [[Third Doctor]] was aware that Sir James was involved.
+|main actor        = Dallas Cavell
+|clip              = The Whole Truth - Doctor Who - The Ambassadors of Death - BBC
+}}
+Sir '''James Quinlan''' was [[Minister for Science and Technology]].
-He phoned the Doctor and told him to come to his office, and that he'd tell him the "whole truth". However, Carrington had [[Reegan]] have one of the aliens murder Quinlan, in order to cover his tracks. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Ambassadors of Death]]'')
+== Biography ==
+Sir James Quinlan knew [[Bruno Taltalian|Dr Bruno Taltalian]] for a number of years. He was appointed [[Minister for Science and Technology]] around the same time [[Carrington (The Ambassadors of Death)|General George Carrington]] was made head of the newly-created [[Space Security Service]]. Seeking political glory, he agreed to work with the general to make [[first contact]] with the [[Alien Ambassador's species|aliens]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Ambassadors of Death (TV story)|The Ambassadors of Death]]'') He also received a letter from the [[Apocalypse Clock]] predicting the exact date and time of his [[death]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Last Post (audio story)|The Last Post]]'')
-Before he died, he received a letter from the [[Apocalypse Clock]] which predicted the exact date and time of his death. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Last Post (audio story)|The Last Post]]'')
+Assisting General Carrington, Sir James used his power and [[influence]] to stymy [[Unified Intelligence Taskforce|UNIT]]'s investigations and provided an excuse for Dr Taltalian's actions, also allowing him to hide out at the Ministry for a time. He attempted to keep [[Ralph Cornish|Professor Ralph Cornish]] from sending ''[[Recovery 7]]'' back up to ''[[Mars Probe 7]]'' without success and instead chose to tell the [[Third Doctor]] the truth. Before he could, General Carrington ordered [[Reegan]] to have one of the aliens kill Sir James.
-After his death, British space defence was taken over by Sir [[John Sudbury]] of [[C19]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Scales of Injustice]]'')
+Sir James's death made things more difficult for [[Space Control]] as it caused red tape that only his successor could cut through. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Ambassadors of Death (TV story)|The Ambassadors of Death]]'') He was eventually succeeded by [[John Sudbury|Sir John Sudbury]] of [[Department C19]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Scales of Injustice]]'')
+== Appearance ==
+Sir James was immaculately-suited and had a neat [[moustache]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Ambassadors of Death (novelisation)|The Ambassadors of Death]]'')
+== Behind the scenes ==
+Whilst he is most commonly referred to as "Sir James" in [[The Ambassadors of Death (TV story)|the TV story]], he is almost exclusively known by his surname in [[The Ambassadors of Death (novelisation)|the novelisation]].
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