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The series followed [[Liz Shaw]] some years after she left [[ | The series followed [[Liz Shaw]] some years after she left [[UNIT]] and [[Third Doctor|the Doctor]]. As established in ''[[The Zero Imperative (home video)|The Zero Imperative]]'', Liz was headhunted to set up a department for the [[Ministry of Defence]] called the [[Preternatural Research Bureau]] (or P.R.o.B.e.) because of her work at the [[University of Cambridge]]. She accepted but was unaware that P.R.o.B.e. was to be grossly underfunded, understaffed and based in a single cramped [[office]] at [[Ashley House]]. | ||
Unlike UNIT, P.R.O.B.E. was a small-scale organisation answerable to the [[British government]] — and its purpose was to investigate the strange and the out of the ordinary, rather than merely the extraterrestrial. Liz's only colleague in the original films was assistant [[Louise Bayliss]], who was transferred by minister [[Brian Rutherford]] in a bid to have the organisation closed. However, permission was required from Liz's ministry liaison and later lover [[Patricia Haggard|Patsy Haggard]], who refused to do so and frequently went out of her way to assist Liz. Although mention of [[the Doctor]] and the events of [[season 7]] was forbidden due to licensing restrictions, a number of ''[[Doctor Who]]'' actors featured in the series in new roles, notably [[Jon Pertwee]], [[Peter Davison]], [[Colin Baker]] and [[Sylvester McCoy]], as well as [[Louise Jameson]] in the recurring role of Patsy. | Unlike UNIT, P.R.O.B.E. was a small-scale organisation answerable to the [[British government]] — and its purpose was to investigate the strange and the out of the ordinary, rather than merely the extraterrestrial. Liz's only colleague in the original films was assistant [[Louise Bayliss]], who was transferred by minister [[Brian Rutherford]] in a bid to have the organisation closed. However, permission was required from Liz's ministry liaison and later lover [[Patricia Haggard|Patsy Haggard]], who refused to do so and frequently went out of her way to assist Liz. Although mention of [[the Doctor]] and the events of [[season 7]] was forbidden due to licensing restrictions, a number of ''[[Doctor Who]]'' actors featured in the series in new roles, notably [[Jon Pertwee]], [[Peter Davison]], [[Colin Baker]] and [[Sylvester McCoy]], as well as [[Louise Jameson]] in the recurring role of Patsy. | ||
