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Despite not understanding what the Doctor was doing or any of his explanations, Benton always took the Doctor at his word and trusted him implicitly. He was loyal, not just to the rank, but also to the people he worked with and was willing to disobey orders in order to help them. During one incident, he allowed himself to be rendered unconscious when the Doctor was framed so as allow him to escape and soon subdued Mike Yates and [[General]] [[Finch (Invasion of the Dinosaurs)|Finch]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Invasion of the Dinosaurs (TV story)|Invasion of the Dinosaurs]]'') | Despite not understanding what the Doctor was doing or any of his explanations, Benton always took the Doctor at his word and trusted him implicitly. He was loyal, not just to the rank, but also to the people he worked with and was willing to disobey orders in order to help them. During one incident, he allowed himself to be rendered unconscious when the Doctor was framed so as allow him to escape and soon subdued Mike Yates and [[General]] [[Finch (Invasion of the Dinosaurs)|Finch]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Invasion of the Dinosaurs (TV story)|Invasion of the Dinosaurs]]'') | ||
Benton proved open minded enough to accept more than one Doctor on the same place and time. ([[TV]]: [[The Three Doctors (TV story)|The Three Doctors]]) | Benton proved open minded enough to accept more than one Doctor on the same place and time. ([[TV]]: [[The Three Doctors (TV story)|''The Three Doctors'']]) | ||
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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 continually turned up late for filming, causing the carefully 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 continually turned up late for filming, causing the carefully 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 | * Benton's fate by the end of ''[[The Android Invasion (TV story)|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 (TV story)|Mawdryn Undead]]'' that Benton is alive and well, and working as a used car salesman. | ||
* 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 other 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 other licensed stories such as the novel ''[[Happy Endings (novel)|Happy Endings]]''. | ||
