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==== Later career ==== | ==== Later career ==== | ||
By [[1979]], Benton had left UNIT and had become a used car salesman. ([[TV]]: ''[[Mawdryn Undead (TV story)|Mawdryn Undead]]'') His business was called [[JB Motors]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Legacy of the Dominator (novel)|Legacy of the Dominator]]'') Benton attended the UNIT reunion of [[1983]], by which point he had returned to active service. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Business Unusual (novel)|Business Unusual]]'') | By [[1979]], Benton had left UNIT and had become a used-car salesman. ([[TV]]: ''[[Mawdryn Undead (TV story)|Mawdryn Undead]]'') His business was called [[JB Motors]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Legacy of the Dominator (novel)|Legacy of the Dominator]]'') Benton attended the UNIT reunion of [[1983]], by which point he had returned to active service. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Business Unusual (novel)|Business Unusual]]'') | ||
One account stated that by [[1986]], Benton had returned to UNIT and become a commissioned officer with the rank of Lieutenant, subsequently leading a UNIT team to the [[Snowcap]] tracking base in [[Antarctica]] to clear up the chaos left by the [[Cyberman (Mondas)|Cybermen]]'s attempt to drain [[Earth]] of its energy in [[December]] of that year. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Power of the Daleks (novelisation)|The Power of the Daleks]]'') | One account stated that by [[1986]], Benton had returned to UNIT and become a commissioned officer with the rank of Lieutenant, subsequently leading a UNIT team to the [[Snowcap]] tracking base in [[Antarctica]] to clear up the chaos left by the [[Cyberman (Mondas)|Cybermen]]'s attempt to drain [[Earth]] of its energy in [[December]] of that year. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Power of the Daleks (novelisation)|The Power of the Daleks]]'') | ||
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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 (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'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 | * During his on-screen appearances, Benton's first name, John, was never mentioned. It was first revealed in ''[[A Celebration|(Doctor Who) A Celebration]]'', published 18 September 1983. It was first used on-screen in the video ''[[Wartime (home video)|Wartime]]'' and later appeared in other licensed stories such as the novel ''[[Happy Endings (novel)|Happy Endings]]''. | ||
* Benton was the first companion to be portrayed by a juvenile or infant actor. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Time Monster (TV story)|The Time Monster]]'') | * Benton was the first companion to be portrayed by a juvenile or infant actor. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Time Monster (TV story)|The Time Monster]]'') | ||
