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In laurels of Jemma Redgrave ’s birthday , here ’s a right celebration of UNIT top dog Kate Stewart and her history in Doctor Who canyon .
Oh expect , it ’s a young BBCDoctor Whocompilation videohighlighting UNIT leader Kate Stewart … that does n’t have enough Kate Stewart in it ! number on , BBC ! What ’s up with the person or citizenry who sheer these videos together ? Did n’t they translate the legal brief ? Or is this another cry for help ? Or were there just too many scene and shot of Kate Stewart firing her triggerman , and that ’s not something the BBC want to advance in Kyd ? That ’s fairish . It’sJemma Redgrave ’s natal day this week , and the BBC likes to celebrate anythingDoctor Whoto keep an eye on the show while we ’re all waiting for time of year two to premiere on the BBC and Disney+.And Kate Stewart is interesting enough to talk about and keep inDoctor Wholore . Here ’s aproperappreciation of Kate Stewart without all those scenes of the Doctor strike over .
The History of Kate Lethbridge-Stewart
Kate Lethbridge - Stewart was first introduced in 1995 inDowntime , an unofficial fan - bring on shot - on - video escapade written byMarc Platt , who had drop a line for the Seventh Doctor ’s run and several Virgin novel , and directed byChristopher Barrie , who direct several episodes ofDoctor Whoin the 1980s . Kate was untried , in her early thirties , and a undivided divorced female parent resentful of her begetter , the Brigadier ( Nicholas Courteney ) , for their family breaking up because of his work in the armed forces that took him away from home base . She was unaware at the time that he was work on for UNIT and dealing with threats from out space .
Beverly Cressmanoriginally played her in this and its follow - up , Daemos Rising , in 2004 . Yes , these unofficial account were fan fiction , albeit save and directed by people who worked on the series and featuring histrion playing their characters . Downtime ends with Kate shooting bushed the baddie with the gunman her father left her , so there ’s a precedent for her get initiation - glad later when she ’s UNIT drawing card onDoctor Who .
InDaemos Rising , Kate becomes the lead character as she battles an old enemy of her father ’s from his UNIT days .
Kate Stewart in the New Doctor Who
By the time showrunnerSteven Moffatbrought her toDoctor Whoand made the theatrical role canon , he shorten her name to Kate Stewart , perhaps because that ’s easier for new fans to remember . He also cast Jemma Redgrave as an older , more seasoned and less angry Kate , now the elderly scientific advisor and leader of UNIT . Kate has a pot of fans now , especially amongst distaff lover who produce up watching the advanced epoch ofDoctor Who . She ’s one nepo babe who earned the job . The idiot box serial publication has cleverly go along quiet about whether Kate ’s son and ex - husband are canon so that fans of the original video tale can keep that in their head - canyon . Kate is supposed to be competent , wise , and able to cogitate five footstep ahead , at least when the TV writer commend she is – until they need to make her unintelligent and initiation - felicitous to make the Plot happen . If you want to see how competent and capable she truly is , you ’re better off ascertain out the UNIT spinoff sound recording dramas fromBig Finish .
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