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[[File:YatesBentonFlyingTheDaemons.jpg|thumb|left|Yates and Benton in the UNIT [[helicopter]] above Devil's End. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Dæmons (TV story)|The Dæmons]]'')]] | [[File:YatesBentonFlyingTheDaemons.jpg|thumb|left|Yates and Benton in the UNIT [[helicopter]] above Devil's End. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Dæmons (TV story)|The Dæmons]]'')]] | ||
When the Doctor was recovering from being frozen at the [[Devil's Hump]], the Doctor's assistant [[Jo Grant]] asked Benton and Yates to come to [[Devil's End]]. They came in the Brigadier's helicopter as soon as it was light outside. Benton discovered [[Olive Hawthorne]] had been tied up and put in a chest in the village church. He freed Miss Hawthorne, and they hid in the cavern beneath the church. Benton was rendered unconscious by a forcefield in the cavern, and Miss Hawthorne carried him to [[The Cloven Hoof]] pub when the [[Dæmon]] [[Azal]] killed [[Garvin]]. Miss Hawthorne saved Benton from an attacking [[Morris dancing|Morris dancer]] by hitting him over the head with her [[reticule]]. She and Benton helped stop the villagers from burning the Doctor when they tricked them into believing he was a mighty wizard. When the Doctor entered the church to save Jo, Benton and Yates were joined by UNIT reinforcements to get past [[Bok]] to save the Doctor and Jo, but to no effect. Benton fired a bazooka at Bok, but Bok's body immediately reformed. When Azal's powers turned against himself, rendering Bok immobile, the Master ran out of the church. UNIT arrested the Master, and Benton was ordered to take the Master with him. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Dæmons (TV story)|The Dæmons]]'') | When the Doctor was recovering from being frozen at the [[Devil's Hump]], the Doctor's assistant [[Jo Grant]] asked Benton and Yates to come to [[Devil's End]]. They came in the Brigadier's helicopter as soon as it was light outside. Benton discovered [[Olive Hawthorne]] had been tied up and put in a chest in the village church. He freed Miss Hawthorne, and they hid in the cavern beneath the church. Benton was rendered unconscious by a forcefield in the cavern, and Miss Hawthorne carried him to [[The Cloven Hoof]] pub when the [[Dæmon]] [[Azal]] killed [[Garvin]]. Miss Hawthorne saved Benton from an attacking [[Morris dancing|Morris dancer]] by hitting him over the head with her [[handbag|handbag]] (or "reticule", as she referred to it), which contained her [[crystal ball]]. She and Benton helped stop the villagers from burning the Doctor when they tricked them into believing he was a mighty wizard. When the Doctor entered the church to save Jo, Benton and Yates were joined by UNIT reinforcements to get past [[Bok]] to save the Doctor and Jo, but to no effect. Benton fired a bazooka at Bok, but Bok's body immediately reformed. When Azal's powers turned against himself, rendering Bok immobile, the Master ran out of the church. UNIT arrested the Master, and Benton was ordered to take the Master with him. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Dæmons (TV story)|The Dæmons]]'') | ||
Benton was present at the [[World Peace Conference]] at [[Auderly House]]. He helped defend it from the [[Dalek]]s and [[Ogron]]s from an alternate timeline. ([[TV]]: ''[[Day of the Daleks (TV story)|Day of the Daleks]]'') | Benton was present at the [[World Peace Conference]] at [[Auderly House]]. He helped defend it from the [[Dalek]]s and [[Ogron]]s from an alternate timeline. ([[TV]]: ''[[Day of the Daleks (TV story)|Day of the Daleks]]'') | ||
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While undercover in Kettering, Benton met Margery Phipps around Christmas time the year [[The Green Death (TV story)|Jo left UNIT]] and they began dating. They were still dating in spring when [[Invasion of the Dinosaurs (TV story)|dinosaurs appeared in London]]. He was sent to Kettering in the place of Mike Yates when he was recovering. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Council of War (audio story)|Council of War]]'') | While undercover in Kettering, Benton met Margery Phipps around Christmas time the year [[The Green Death (TV story)|Jo left UNIT]] and they began dating. They were still dating in spring when [[Invasion of the Dinosaurs (TV story)|dinosaurs appeared in London]]. He was sent to Kettering in the place of Mike Yates when he was recovering. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Council of War (audio story)|Council of War]]'') | ||
Shortly after the return of the Doctor to Earth and his [[regeneration]] into his [[Fourth Doctor|fourth incarnation]], Benton was promoted to Warrant Officer — a rank which entitled him to be addressed as "Mister". ([[TV]]: ''[[Robot (TV story)|Robot]]'') As a Regimental Sergeant Major, Benton helped fight against the [[Zygon]]s. ([[TV]]: ''[[Terror of the Zygons (TV story)|Terror of the Zygons]]'') He was stationed at the Space Defence Station at [[Devesham]] during the [[Kraal (species)|Kraals]]' attempted invasion of Earth, | Shortly after the return of the Doctor to Earth and his [[regeneration]] into his [[Fourth Doctor|fourth incarnation]], Benton was promoted to Warrant Officer — a rank which entitled him to be addressed as "Mister". ([[TV]]: ''[[Robot (TV story)|Robot]]'') As a Regimental Sergeant Major, Benton helped fight against the [[Zygon]]s. ([[TV]]: ''[[Terror of the Zygons (TV story)|Terror of the Zygons]]'') He was stationed at the [[Space Defence Station]] at [[Devesham]] during the [[Kraal (species)|Kraals]]' attempted invasion of Earth, and was due to meet his [[John Benton's sister|younger sister]] at eight o'clock outside the [[Chinese (food)|Chinese]] takeaway and take her to a dance at the Palais. However, he ended up being replaced by one of [[Styggron]]'s [[Kraal android|android duplicates]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Android Invasion (TV story)|The Android Invasion]]'') | ||
Benton met the [[Ninth Doctor]] when he was put on a team with [[Harry Sullivan]] and sent to the West Country to investigate a missing member of UNIT and a subsequent series of "monster" sightings. Though this was after his promotion, the Doctor and the Brigadier still referred to Benton as "Sergeant", and his uniform also bore the rank of a sergeant. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Official Secrets (comic story)|Official Secrets]]'') | Benton met the [[Ninth Doctor]] when he was put on a team with [[Harry Sullivan]] and sent to the West Country to investigate a missing member of UNIT and a subsequent series of "monster" sightings. Though this was after his promotion, the Doctor and the Brigadier still referred to Benton as "Sergeant", and his uniform also bore the rank of a sergeant. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Official Secrets (comic story)|Official Secrets]]'') | ||
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== Behind the scenes == | == Behind the scenes == | ||
* Benton was initially supposed to have been portrayed by a different actor in ''[[The Invasion (TV story)|The Invasion]].'' The original actor cast – who shall remain nameless – was fired by director [[Douglas Camfield]] as he was continually turning up late for filming, causing the planned shooting schedules to be changed. | * Benton was initially supposed to have been portrayed by a different actor in ''[[The Invasion (TV story)|The Invasion]].'' The original actor cast – who shall remain nameless – was fired by director [[Douglas Camfield]] as he was continually turning up late for filming, causing the planned shooting schedules to be changed. | ||
* Benton's fate by the end of ''The Android Invasion'' was not made clear, as he was earlier knocked unconscious and his android duplicate ordered the removal of his body. The scene implies that Benton has been killed, although this was not the intention at the time. Thankfully, we learn in ''Mawdryn Undead'' that Benton is alive and well, and working as a used car saleman. | |||
* Benton would have appeared in a cameo in the television story ''[[The Five Doctors (TV story)|The Five Doctors]]'', not recognising the Second Doctor and denying him admittance to UNIT's reunion. However, [[John Levene]] declined to take up the role again on the grounds that Benton would have remembered that version of the Doctor and not made such a mistake. Instead, he was replaced by [[Sergeant (The Five Doctors)|a nameless UNIT sergeant]]. | * Benton would have appeared in a cameo in the television story ''[[The Five Doctors (TV story)|The Five Doctors]]'', not recognising the Second Doctor and denying him admittance to UNIT's reunion. However, [[John Levene]] declined to take up the role again on the grounds that Benton would have remembered that version of the Doctor and not made such a mistake. Instead, he was replaced by [[Sergeant (The Five Doctors)|a nameless UNIT sergeant]]. | ||
* During his on-screen appearances, Benton's first name, John, was never given. It was first revealed in the video ''[[Wartime (home video)|Wartime]]'' and later appeared in fully-licensed stories such as the novel ''[[Happy Endings (novel)|Happy Endings]]''. | * During his on-screen appearances, Benton's first name, John, was never given. It was first revealed in the video ''[[Wartime (home video)|Wartime]]'' and later appeared in fully-licensed stories such as the novel ''[[Happy Endings (novel)|Happy Endings]]''. | ||
