UNIT Joint Operations
Brigadier led UNIT deployments involving Turlough and occasional Fifth Doctor liaisons tackle terrestrial menaces—whether alien landers or rogue science experiments. These arcs are confined to Earth-based crises, with fixed agent sets—Runciman, Ibbotson, and Turlough—each complete in themselves.
Arc Timeline
Season 20
11 eventsTurlough’s seething disdain for his school life and his surroundings ignites the moment he spots the 1929 Humber. Despite Ibbotson’s reverence for the classic car, Turlough mocks its stodgy respectability …
Turlough’s reckless driving leaves his headmaster’s motor car in ruins, drawing the attention of the Brigadier and Runciman. The Doctor’s investigator confirms only a minor concussion, but the Brigadier’s stunned …
The Headmaster confronts Ibbotson outside the study about the car crash and threatens legal action against both boys, citing the school’s reputation. The Brigadier intercedes on Ibbotson’s behalf, shifting blame …
In a desperate bid for escape from the suffocating constraints of school and fate, Turlough abandons his reluctant companion and forcibly infiltrates the abandoned transmat capsule hidden at Obelisk Hill. …
The Brigadier dismisses Ibbotson’s frantic claims about a solid object dematerializing by calling Turlough forward, challenging the boy’s credibility directly. His interrogation exposes the absurdity of Turlough’s mysterious behavior and …
The Doctor presses the Brigadier about the 1977 transmat incident, a moment that ties directly to his current crisis. The Brigadier resists, his fragmented responses revealing lingering trauma and possible …
The Doctor traces eight unstable regenerator connections to alien technology, confirming multiple unauthorized temporal beings onboard. His meticulous analysis shifts the crisis from theory to dire reality, exposing Mawdryn’s undead …
The newly regenerated Doctor stumbles back into the TARDIS only to find his companions Turlough and Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart missing. His fragile hold on the ship’s controls and the shifting timeline …
The Fifth Doctor stumbles to initiate the recall signal for his scattered incarnations, his body betraying his urgency with every step. As he tries to explain the signal’s purpose to …
The Fifth Doctor regains consciousness in the TARDIS to find his original self and his granddaughter Susan present. The confrontation of past and future selves forces the Fifth Doctor to …
The Third Doctor guides a terrified Sarah Jane Smith up the final treacherous ledges of the Dark Tower’s exterior. His steady reassurance keeps her from succumbing to vertigo as they …