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'''Ralph Adebayo''' was a crewmember on the [[Moonbase Laika|Moonbase]]. He was a [[geologist]] and acted as a general handyman. | '''Ralph Adebayo''' was a crewmember on the [[Moonbase Laika|Moonbase]]. He was a [[geologist]] and acted as a general handyman. | ||
== Biography == | |||
Ralph was fetching supplies from the Moonbase's food store — or "shopping", as the crew thought of it ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Doctor Who and the Cybermen (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Cybermen]]'') — and noticed that some of the food sacks marked <small>SUGAR</small> had holes in them, causing him to exclaim "Anyone would think we had rats up here!" He then heard a tin can fall and saw the tall shadow of a strange figure. | |||
When Ralph sent the newly arrived [[Ben Jackson|Ben]] to fetch items on the list, he was abducted and partially converted by the [[CyberTelosian|Telosian Cybermen]] and used by them to work the [[Gravitron]] controls. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Moonbase (TV story)|The Moonbase]]'') | |||
==Behind the scenes== | ==Behind the scenes== | ||
While credited only as "Ralph", in some photos the surname "Adebayo" can be seen on his uniform. | * While credited only as "Ralph" for episode one both on-screen and in ''Radio Times'', in some photos the surname "Adebayo" can be seen on his uniform's name-tag. | ||
* Ralph has a tricolour flag on his uniform's name-tag. In surviving photos, the coloured stripes on the flag are the same colour which would indicate it's the [[Nigeria|Nigerian]] flag (two green and one white), fitting his surname. | |||
Ralph has a tricolour flag on his uniform. In surviving photos, the coloured stripes on the flag are the same colour which would indicate it's the [[Nigeria|Nigerian]] flag (two green and one white), fitting his surname. | * Mark Heath is credited as "Ralph" for episode one, and as "Scientist" for episode three. He is billed without specific role under the heading "Others in Cast" in ''Radio Times'' for episode three. | ||
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