Stewart (Frontier in Space)

Stewart
Species:	Human
Affiliated with:	Cargo ship C982
Place of origin:	Earth
Appearance:	Frontier in Space
Main actor:	James Culliford

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Stewart was captain of Cargo ship C982 in 2540, on which the Third Doctor and Jo Grant materialised in the Doctor's TARDIS.

Biography

The ship was attacked by what appeared to Stewart and his pilot, Hardy, to be Draconians, but were actually Ogrons used by the Master to start a war between humanity and the Draconians.

Stewart and his ship were rescued by Gardiner. (TV: Frontier in Space)

Behind the scenes

• The novelisation gives a somewhat different impression of the relationship between Hardy and Stewart. It says that Stewart was merely the "younger space pilot" of the two. However, the televised episodes give the impression that Stewart is the senior officer. As cast, neither Hardy nor Stewart is obviously the older. Furthermore, Stewart speaks of the C-982 as "his ship", he regularly tells Hardy to do things, Gardiner immediately speaks to Stewart by name when he enters the C-982, and Stewart speaks first when interrogated by President of Earth Dora, all of which is at variance with the novel's insistence of a more equal relationship.