Doctor Who spin-off to get very special guest star

One of the Doctor Who spin-offs will be host to a very special guest star, one that is familiar to Doctor Who fans from decades past. I'm leaving the revelation of who it is until after the jump so those not wishing to be spoiled about it don't have to be.


As reported on the Doctor Who News Page (scroll down to the July 9th posts to see the article), Nicholas Courtney is reprising his role as Brigadier Alastair Lethbridge-Stewart in an episode of The Sarah Jane Adventures. Courtney has appeared in some form or another with every Doctor from the classic run. "Sir Alastair" was the head of U.N.I.T. and has been around since the Patrick Troughton era. He was a major supporting character during the Jon Pertwee/Tom Baker era (alongside Elisabeth Sladen as Sarah Jane Smith).

It warms the heart of a long-time fan to see the Brig back in action. Mind you, the man is close to 80 years old, so they better get whatever mileage from the character that they can while he's still around. I hope that the Brig also gets to appear in one of next year's Doctor Who specials so he can at least meet the current Doctor.