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'''Professor Edward Travers''', played by [[Jack Watling]], is a fictional [[anthropologist]] and [[explorer]] who appears in two |
'''Professor Edward Travers''', played by [[Jack Watling]], is a fictional [[anthropologist]] and [[explorer]] who appears in two serials of the [[BBC]] television series ''[[Doctor Who]]'' and a spin-off TV movie. |
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==Character history== |
==Character history== |
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Professor Travers first appears in ''[[The Abominable Snowmen]]'' tracking [[Yeti]] in |
Professor Travers first appears in ''[[The Abominable Snowmen]]'' tracking [[Yeti]] in Tibet.<ref name="Abombinable">{{cite serial | title = The Abominable Snowmen | seriallink = The Abominable Snowmen | series = Doctor Who | serieslink = Doctor Who | credits = Writers [[Mervyn Haisman]], [[Henry Lincoln]], Director [[Gerald Blake]], Producer [[Innes Lloyd]] | network = [[BBC]] | city = London | began = 1967-09-30 | ended = 1967-11-04}}</ref> His companion is killed and Travers flees his camp after seeing a creature standing over his friend's body. He seeks refuge in the Detsen Monastery where he meets the [[Second Doctor|Doctor]] later whom he initially suspects of being responsible for his friend's death and takes to be a sabotaging journalist. |
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After meeting the Doctor's [[Companion (Doctor Who)|companions]] [[Jamie McCrimmon|Jamie]] and [[Victoria Waterfield|Victoria]], Travers is convinced of the Doctor's innocence. Upon the discovery of dangerous, killer, [[Yeti (Doctor Who)|robotic Yeti]], Travers fears for the real Yeti but is temporarily suspected of controlling the robotic Yeti himself. Travers assists the Doctor in defeating the [[Great Intelligence]], the true controllers of the robotic Yeti. He pursues what he believes to be a real Yeti after glimpsing it as the Doctor and his companions depart. |
After meeting the Doctor's [[Companion (Doctor Who)|companions]] [[Jamie McCrimmon|Jamie]] and [[Victoria Waterfield|Victoria]], Travers is convinced of the Doctor's innocence. Upon the discovery of dangerous, killer, [[Yeti (Doctor Who)|robotic Yeti]], Travers fears for the real Yeti but is temporarily suspected of controlling the robotic Yeti himself. Travers assists the Doctor in defeating the [[Great Intelligence]], the true controllers of the robotic Yeti. He pursues what he believes to be a real Yeti after glimpsing it as the Doctor and his companions depart. |
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Professor Travers reappears in ''[[The Web of Fear]]''.<ref name="Web">{{cite serial | title = The Web of Fear | seriallink = The Web of Fear | series = Doctor Who | serieslink = Doctor Who | credits = Writers [[Mervyn Haisman]] and [[Henry Lincoln]], Director [[Douglas Camfield]], Producer [[Peter Bryant]] | network = [[BBC]] | city = London | began = 1968-02-03 | ended = 1968-03-09}}</ref> A robotic Yeti he brought back from Tibet is being exhibited in a museum in |
Professor Travers reappears in ''[[The Web of Fear]]''.<ref name="Web">{{cite serial | title = The Web of Fear | seriallink = The Web of Fear | series = Doctor Who | serieslink = Doctor Who | credits = Writers [[Mervyn Haisman]] and [[Henry Lincoln]], Director [[Douglas Camfield]], Producer [[Peter Bryant]] | network = [[BBC]] | city = London | began = 1968-02-03 | ended = 1968-03-09}}</ref> A robotic Yeti he brought back from Tibet is being exhibited in a museum in England. A Yeti control sphere that the Professor has reactivated is missing and he believes the Yeti now poses a threat. He summons his daughter, Anne, back from [[United States|America]] and tries to persuade the museum owner, Julius Silverstein, to part with his exhibit. Silverstein refuses, even turning down the Professor's offer of money. |
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At his daughter's request, Professor Travers becomes attached to the military to aide them in solving the |
At his daughter's request, Professor Travers becomes attached to the military to aide them in solving the London crisis – a mysterious, spreading web that is engulfing the city. Later, the Professor is reunited with Jamie and Victoria at the military's headquarters set up in the [[London Underground]], but is puzzled as to why they have not aged significantly in the time between their meetings. Travers persuades the military to find the Doctor who has been separated from his companions. |
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The Professor is captured by robotic Yeti and becomes a conduit for the voice of the Great Intelligence that takes control of his body. After using him to capture Victoria, the Great Intelligence surrenders its control of Professor Travers. He is reunited with the Doctor and once more assists him in defeating the Great Intelligence. |
The Professor is captured by robotic Yeti and becomes a conduit for the voice of the Great Intelligence that takes control of his body. After using him to capture Victoria, the Great Intelligence surrenders its control of Professor Travers. He is reunited with the Doctor and once more assists him in defeating the Great Intelligence. |
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Professor Travers actor Jack Watling is the real life father of his ''Doctor Who'' co-star [[Deborah Watling]], who played Victoria. Professor Travers was originally to make a third appearance in ''The Invasion'' but was replaced by the character of Professor Watkins owing to Jack Watling's unavailability for filming and the limited screen time the character would have featured in that story.<ref name="The Invasion DVD">{{cite video |
Professor Travers actor Jack Watling is the real life father of his ''Doctor Who'' co-star [[Deborah Watling]], who played Victoria. Professor Travers was originally to make a third appearance in ''The Invasion'' but was replaced by the character of Professor Watkins owing to Jack Watling's unavailability for filming and the limited screen time the character would have featured in that story.<ref name="The Invasion DVD">{{cite video |
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==Appearances== |
==Appearances== |
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*''[[The Abominable Snowmen]]'' — |
*''[[The Abominable Snowmen]]'' — 30th – 4 September November 1967<ref name="IMDB">{{cite web |
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*''[[The Web of Fear]]'' — |
*''[[The Web of Fear]]'' — 3rd – 9 February March 1968<ref name="IMDB"/> |
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==Other appearances== |
==Other appearances== |
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Jack Watling reprised the role of Professor Travers for the [[Reeltime Pictures]] [[direct-to-video]] production ''[[Downtime (Doctor Who)|Downtime]]'' in 1995, a ''Doctor Who'' |
Jack Watling reprised the role of Professor Travers for the [[Reeltime Pictures]] [[direct-to-video]] production ''[[Downtime (Doctor Who)|Downtime]]'' in 1995, a ''Doctor Who'' spin-off.<ref name="IMDB2">{{cite web |
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| accessdate = 2007-08-16}}</ref> In ''Downtime'', Travers's mind is still possessed by the Great Intelligence and it reanimates his dead body. He is instated as the [[Chancellor (education)|Chancellor]] of New World University as the Great Intelligence prepares to conquer the Earth. [[Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart]], [[Sarah Jane Smith]] and Daniel Hinton collaborate to defeat the Great Intelligence and their robotic Yeti. When the Great Intelligence is defeated, Travers's body dissolves. |
| accessdate = 2007-08-16}}</ref> In ''Downtime'', Travers's mind is still possessed by the Great Intelligence and it reanimates his dead body. He is instated as the [[Chancellor (education)|Chancellor]] of New World University as the Great Intelligence prepares to conquer the Earth. [[Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart]], [[Sarah Jane Smith]] and Daniel Hinton collaborate to defeat the Great Intelligence and their robotic Yeti. When the Great Intelligence is defeated, Travers's body dissolves. |
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| title = Downtime by Marc Platt |
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| accessdate = 2007-08-16}}</ref> The [[canon (fiction)|canonicity]] of ''Doctor Who'' spin-off media is unclear. |
| accessdate = 2007-08-16}}</ref> The [[canon (fiction)|canonicity]] of ''Doctor Who'' spin-off media is unclear. |
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==References== |
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Revision as of 03:47, 28 May 2012
Template:Infobox Doctor Who character
Professor Edward Travers, played by Jack Watling, is a fictional anthropologist and explorer who appears in two serials of the BBC television series Doctor Who and a spin-off TV movie.
Character history
Professor Travers first appears in The Abominable Snowmen tracking Yeti in Tibet.[1] His companion is killed and Travers flees his camp after seeing a creature standing over his friend's body. He seeks refuge in the Detsen Monastery where he meets the Doctor later whom he initially suspects of being responsible for his friend's death and takes to be a sabotaging journalist.
After meeting the Doctor's companions Jamie and Victoria, Travers is convinced of the Doctor's innocence. Upon the discovery of dangerous, killer, robotic Yeti, Travers fears for the real Yeti but is temporarily suspected of controlling the robotic Yeti himself. Travers assists the Doctor in defeating the Great Intelligence, the true controllers of the robotic Yeti. He pursues what he believes to be a real Yeti after glimpsing it as the Doctor and his companions depart.
Professor Travers reappears in The Web of Fear.[2] A robotic Yeti he brought back from Tibet is being exhibited in a museum in England. A Yeti control sphere that the Professor has reactivated is missing and he believes the Yeti now poses a threat. He summons his daughter, Anne, back from America and tries to persuade the museum owner, Julius Silverstein, to part with his exhibit. Silverstein refuses, even turning down the Professor's offer of money.
At his daughter's request, Professor Travers becomes attached to the military to aide them in solving the London crisis – a mysterious, spreading web that is engulfing the city. Later, the Professor is reunited with Jamie and Victoria at the military's headquarters set up in the London Underground, but is puzzled as to why they have not aged significantly in the time between their meetings. Travers persuades the military to find the Doctor who has been separated from his companions.
The Professor is captured by robotic Yeti and becomes a conduit for the voice of the Great Intelligence that takes control of his body. After using him to capture Victoria, the Great Intelligence surrenders its control of Professor Travers. He is reunited with the Doctor and once more assists him in defeating the Great Intelligence.
In The Invasion, the Doctor, Jamie and Zoe seek out Professor Travers after landing in late twentieth-century London to help them fix the TARDIS's damaged visual stabiliser. However, Professor Travers has left for America, leaving his house in the care of Professor Watkins and his niece, Isobel Watkins.
Behind the scenes
Professor Travers actor Jack Watling is the real life father of his Doctor Who co-star Deborah Watling, who played Victoria. Professor Travers was originally to make a third appearance in The Invasion but was replaced by the character of Professor Watkins owing to Jack Watling's unavailability for filming and the limited screen time the character would have featured in that story.[3]
Appearances
- The Abominable Snowmen — 30th – 4 September November 1967[4]
- The Web of Fear — 3rd – 9 February March 1968[4]
Other appearances
Jack Watling reprised the role of Professor Travers for the Reeltime Pictures direct-to-video production Downtime in 1995, a Doctor Who spin-off.[5] In Downtime, Travers's mind is still possessed by the Great Intelligence and it reanimates his dead body. He is instated as the Chancellor of New World University as the Great Intelligence prepares to conquer the Earth. Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart, Sarah Jane Smith and Daniel Hinton collaborate to defeat the Great Intelligence and their robotic Yeti. When the Great Intelligence is defeated, Travers's body dissolves.
Downtime was novelised as a Missing Adventure.[6] The canonicity of Doctor Who spin-off media is unclear.
References
- ^ Writers Mervyn Haisman, Henry Lincoln, Director Gerald Blake, Producer Innes Lloyd. The Abominable Snowmen. Doctor Who. BBC.
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- ^ a b "Filmography by TV series for Jack Watling". Internet Movie Database. 2007. Retrieved 16 August 2007.
- ^ "Jack Watling". Internet Movie Database. 2007. Retrieved 16 August 2007.
- ^ "Downtime by Marc Platt". Dominique Boies. Retrieved 16 August 2007.