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Lethbridge-Stewart reappeared later that year in ''[[The Invasion]]'', now promoted to Brigadier and in charge of the British contingent of [[UNIT]], an organisation that protected the [[Earth]] from [[alien]] invasion. It was in that recurring role that he became famous, appearing semi-regularly from [[1970 (production)|1970]] to [[1975 (production)|1975]]. Courtney returned to the series in [[1983 (production)|1983]] and his last ''[[Doctor Who]]'' [[television]] appearance was in [[1989 (production)|1989]] (in the serial ''Battlefield''). | Lethbridge-Stewart reappeared later that year in ''[[The Invasion]]'', now promoted to Brigadier and in charge of the British contingent of [[UNIT]], an organisation that protected the [[Earth]] from [[alien]] invasion. It was in that recurring role that he became famous, appearing semi-regularly from [[1970 (production)|1970]] to [[1975 (production)|1975]]. Courtney returned to the series in [[1983 (production)|1983]] and his last ''[[Doctor Who]]'' [[television]] appearance was in [[1989 (production)|1989]] (in the serial ''Battlefield''). | ||
Courtney played Lethbridge-Stewart on television or in [[Big Finish Doctor Who audio stories|audio dramas]], alongside every subsequent Doctor up to and including [[Paul McGann]]. Unfortunately, he never got the opportunity to appear with [[Christopher Eccleston]] as the [[Ninth Doctor]], [[David Tennant]] as the [[Tenth Doctor|Tenth]] or [[Matt Smith]] as the [[Eleventh Doctor|Eleventh]]. While he acted with David Tennant in the ''[[Doctor Who Unbound]]'' audio play ''[[Sympathy for the Devil]]'', this was not only set outside of the [[Doctor Who universe]], but Tennant was also playing a different character, and was recorded prior to his portrayal of the Tenth Doctor. Courtney additionally provided the voice of [[Wolsey]] in the 1998 Big Finish ''[[Bernice Summerfield (series)|Bernice Summerfield]]'' audio story, ''[[Oh No It Isn't! (audio story)|Oh No It Isn't!]]'' Courtney has also appeared in some fan-made productions, providing the voice of the Brigadier for the 1995 updating of 1987's ''[[Wartime (home video)|Wartime]]'' and appearing as a BBC official in the [[Reeltime Pictures]] spoof ''[[The Corridor Sketch]]''. He also hosted – partly in character as the Brigadier – the ''[[More than 30 Years in the TARDIS]]'' documentary. | Courtney played Lethbridge-Stewart on television or in [[Big Finish Doctor Who audio stories|audio dramas]], alongside every subsequent Doctor up to and including [[Paul McGann]]. Unfortunately, he never got the opportunity to appear with [[Christopher Eccleston]] as the [[Ninth Doctor]], [[David Tennant]] as the [[Tenth Doctor|Tenth]] or [[Matt Smith]] as the [[Eleventh Doctor|Eleventh]]. While he acted with David Tennant in the ''[[Doctor Who Unbound]]'' audio play ''[[Sympathy for the Devil (audio story)|Sympathy for the Devil]]'', this was not only set outside of the [[Doctor Who universe]], but Tennant was also playing a different character, and was recorded prior to his portrayal of the Tenth Doctor. Courtney additionally provided the voice of [[Wolsey]] in the 1998 Big Finish ''[[Bernice Summerfield (series)|Bernice Summerfield]]'' audio story, ''[[Oh No It Isn't! (audio story)|Oh No It Isn't!]]'' Courtney has also appeared in some fan-made productions, providing the voice of the Brigadier for the 1995 updating of 1987's ''[[Wartime (home video)|Wartime]]'' and appearing as a BBC official in the [[Reeltime Pictures]] spoof ''[[The Corridor Sketch]]''. He also hosted – partly in character as the Brigadier – the ''[[More than 30 Years in the TARDIS]]'' documentary. | ||
Courtney continued to act extensively in theatre and television after he left ''Doctor Who'', guest-starring in such popular television programmes as ''Minder'', ''[[The Bill]]'', ''[[Only Fools and Horses]]'' and ''Yes, Prime Minister''. He also had a regular role in the comedy ''French Fields'' between 1989 and 1991. | Courtney continued to act extensively in theatre and television after he left ''Doctor Who'', guest-starring in such popular television programmes as ''Minder'', ''[[The Bill]]'', ''[[Only Fools and Horses]]'' and ''Yes, Prime Minister''. He also had a regular role in the comedy ''French Fields'' between 1989 and 1991. | ||
