| Doctor Who character | |
|---|---|
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| Adric | |
| Affiliated with | Fourth Doctor Fifth Doctor |
| Race | Alzarian |
| Home planet | Alzarius |
| Home era | Unspecified |
| First appearance | Full Circle |
| Last appearance | Earthshock |
| Portrayed by | Matthew Waterhouse |
Adric is a fictional character played by Matthew Waterhouse in the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. The Fourth Doctor is the name given to the fourth incarnation of the Fictional character known as the Doctor seen on screen in the long-running The Fifth Doctor is the name given to the fifth incarnation of the Fictional character known as the Doctor seen on screen in the long-running Full Circle is a serial in the British Science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in four Earthshock is a serial in the British Science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in four twice-weekly Matthew Waterhouse (born 19 December 1961 in Hertford) is a British Actor best known for his role as Adric in the Matthew Waterhouse (born 19 December 1961 in Hertford) is a British Actor best known for his role as Adric in the The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Science fiction first appeared on Television during the Golden age of science fiction, first in Britain (UK and then in the United States Doctor Who is a British science fiction television programme produced by the BBC. He was a young native of the planet Alzarius, which exists in the parallel universe of E-Space. Parallel universe or alternative reality is a self-contained separate reality coexisting with one's own This is a list of planets fictional or otherwise that are mentioned in the British Science fiction Television series Doctor Who and its spinoff A companion of the Fourth and Fifth Doctors, he was a regular in the programme from 1980 to 1982. History of the Doctor Who companion When Doctor Who was created the dramatic structure of the programme's cast was rather different from the hero-and-sidekick The Fourth Doctor is the name given to the fourth incarnation of the Fictional character known as the Doctor seen on screen in the long-running The Fifth Doctor is the name given to the fifth incarnation of the Fictional character known as the Doctor seen on screen in the long-running Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) The name Adric is an anagram derived from Nobel Prize-winning physicist Paul Dirac. An anagram ( Greek anagramma 'letters written anew' passive participle of ana- 'again' + gramma 'letter' is a type of Word play The Nobel Prize (Nobelpriset (Nobelprisen is a Swedish prize established in the 1895 will of Swedish chemist Alfred Nobel; it was first awarded in Peace, Literature Waterhouse is the youngest male actor to play a companion.
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Character history
Adric first appears in the Fourth Doctor serial, Full Circle. Full Circle is a serial in the British Science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in four Attempting to escape from the mysterious Mistfall threatening his community, he stumbles across and finds refuge in the TARDIS, which has been drawn into E-Space via a wormhole-like phenomenon known as a Charged Vacuum Emboitment. The TARDIS ( T ime A nd R elative D imension(s I n S pace is a time machine and Spacecraft in the In Physics, a wormhole is a hypothetical topological feature of Spacetime that is fundamentally a 'shortcut' through Space and Time He stowed away when the Doctor and Romana and K-9 Mark II left Alzarius and becomes a companion in the following serial, State of Decay, accompanying them on the rest of their adventures in E-Space. Romana, short for Romanadvoratrelundar, is a Fictional character in the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor K-9, or K9, is the name of several fictional Robotic dogs in the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor This is a list of planets fictional or otherwise that are mentioned in the British Science fiction Television series Doctor Who and its spinoff State of Decay is a serial in the British Science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in four He remains with the Doctor when Romana and K-9 Mark II leave and the TARDIS finds its way back into its own universe.
With a brilliant mathematical mind and sporting a star-shaped badge (blue enamel with gold backing) for mathematical excellence, Adric is also very well aware of his own intelligence. This, coupled with his relative immaturity, leads to a personality that is abrasive and occasionally crosses over into arrogance. As a result, Adric is one of the least popular companions among fans of the programme. However, it is obvious that Adric also desperately seeks validation from the Doctor as well as those around him, and is often hurt and resentful if he feels he is being sidelined or unable to contribute. As an Alzarian, Adric is a member of a species of extremely adaptable creatures, theoretically capable of genetically evolving to suit any environment, though it is unknown if his particular substrain is capable of this. It is known that he possesses an inhumanly rapid rate of healing, though not to the extent he can regenerate amputated body parts.
Adric is present when, during the events of Logopolis, the Fourth Doctor falls from the Pharos Project radio telescope and regenerates into his fifth incarnation. Logopolis is a serial in the British Science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in four weekly A radio telescope is a form of directional Radio antenna used in Radio astronomy and in tracking and collecting data from Satellites The Doctor is the central character in the long-running BBC television science-fiction series Doctor Who, and also features in He continues to travel in the TARDIS along with new companions Nyssa and Tegan, but his travels come to an end in Earthshock when he tries to stop a Cyberman-controlled freighter from crashing into prehistoric Earth. Tegan Jovanka is a fictional character played by Janet Fielding in the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who Earthshock is a serial in the British Science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in four twice-weekly The Cybermen are a Fictional race of Cyborgs who are amongst the most persistent enemies of the Doctor in the British Science fiction television EARTH was a short-lived Japanese vocal trio which released 6 singles and 1 album between 2000 and 2001 The navigational controls had been locked by logic codes, and Adric is entering the solution to the last code when the computer is destroyed by a dying Cyberman. He dies in the crash, while his fellow crewmates watch in horror on the TARDIS viewscreen. His last words before the explosion kills him are "Now I'll never know if I was right. " Adric also dies not knowing that the freighter he was trying to stop was actually destined to be the "meteor" that would wipe out the dinosaurs (see Cretaceous–Tertiary extinction event and Alvarez hypothesis). The Cretaceous–Tertiary extinction event, which occurred approximately ( Ma) was a large-scale mass extinction of animal and plant species in a geologically The Alvarez hypothesis is the theory that the mass extinction of the Dinosaurs and many other living things was caused by the impact of a large
Adric's death affects his companions deeply. In Time-Flight, Tegan tries to persuade the Doctor to go back in time and save him, but the Doctor refuses to break the Laws of Time, even though it obviously pains him. Time-Flight is a serial in the British Science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in four The Xeraphin try to use an illusion of Adric pleading that if they traveled any further they would kill him, an effort by Xeraphin to stop Nyssa and Tegan from traveling further in the same story, but they see through the deception when they realise Adric is still wearing his badge (which the Doctor had destroyed in order to kill a Cyberman)and travel forth giving Adric another illusory death scene. This is a list of monsters and aliens from the long-running BBC science fiction television series Doctor Who. Adric also appears as a hallucination at the end of The Caves of Androzani, and his name is the last word the Fifth Doctor says as he "dies", regenerating into the Sixth Doctor. The Caves of Androzani is a serial in the British Science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast The Doctor is the central character in the long-running BBC television science-fiction series Doctor Who, and also features in The Sixth Doctor is the name given to the sixth incarnation of the Fictional character known as the Doctor, seen on screen in the long-running
Appearances in other media
An image of Adric appears as a manifestation of the Doctor's guilt in the Virgin New Adventures novel Timewyrm: Revelation by Paul Cornell. The Virgin New Adventures ( NA s were a series of novels from Virgin Publishing based on the British science-fiction television series Timewyrm Revelation is an original Doctor Who novel published by Virgin Publishing in their New Adventures range of Paul Cornell (born July 18 1967) is a British writer best known for his work in television drama as well as Doctor Who fiction A ghost of Adric also features in the plot of the Past Doctor Adventures novel Empire of Death by David Bishop. The Past Doctor Adventures (sometimes known by the abbreviation PDA or PDAs were a series of spin-off novels based on the long running BBC Science fiction Empire of Death is a BBC Books original novel written by David Bishop and based on the long-running British science fiction television David Bishop is an award-winning screenwriter and author Born in New Zealand, he was a UK comics editor during the 1990s running such titles as the Judge Dredd
List of appearances
Television
- Season 18
- Season 19
- Season 21
- The Caves of Androzani (quoted/doctor's regenation)
Novels
Short stories
- "A Boy's Tale" by Gary Russell (Short Trips: Companions)
- "Hearts of Stone" by Steve Lyons (Short Trips: Companions)
- "The Immortals" by Simon Guerrier (Short Trips: Past Tense)
- "Mauritz" by Jonathan Morris (Short Trips: A Universe of Terrors)
- "O, Darkness" by John Binns (Short Trips: Steel Skies)
- "In the TARDIS: Christmas Day" by Val Douglas (Short Trips: A Christmas Treasury)
Comics
- "Plague World" by Mel Powell (Doctor Who Annual 1982)
- "On The Planet Isopterus" by Glenn Rix (Doctor Who Annual 1983)
- "Planet of the Dead" by Lee Sullivan and John Freeman (Doctor Who Magazine 141-142) - although technically that is not Adric, but someone pretending to be him. Full Circle is a serial in the British Science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in four State of Decay is a serial in the British Science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in four Warriors' Gate is a serial in the British Science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in four The Keeper of Traken is a serial in the British Science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast Logopolis is a serial in the British Science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in four weekly Castrovalva is a serial in the British Science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in four Four to Doomsday is a serial in the British Science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in Kinda is a serial in the British Science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in four twice-weekly This article refers to the Doctor Who serial For the novel by Frank E Black Orchid is a serial in the British Science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in two Earthshock is a serial in the British Science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in four twice-weekly Time-Flight is a serial in the British Science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in four The Caves of Androzani is a serial in the British Science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast The Virgin Missing Adventures (often referred to simply as MA s in fandom were a series of novels from Virgin Publishing based on the British science-fiction Cold Fusion is an original novel written by Lance Parkin and based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Lance Parkin is a British Author, best known for writing Fiction and reference books for Television series, in particular Doctor Who The Past Doctor Adventures (sometimes known by the abbreviation PDA or PDAs were a series of spin-off novels based on the long running BBC Science fiction Divided Loyalties is a BBC Books original novel written by Gary Russell and based on the long-running British science fiction television Gary Russell (born 18 September 1963) is a freelance Writer and former Child actor. Short Trips Companions is a Big Finish original anthology edited by Jacqueline Rayner and based on the long-running British science fiction Steve Lyons is a British writer He has written several Doctor Who spin-off novels as well as programme guides for Star Trek Simon Guerrier is a British Science fiction author and dramatist closely associated with the fictional universe of Doctor Who and its spinoffs Short Trips Past Tense is a Big Finish original anthology edited by Ian Farrington and based on the long-running British science fiction Jonathan Morris was born in Taunton England in 1973 He is an author principally known for writing various kinds of Doctor Who spin-off material Short Trips A Universe of Terrors is a Big Finish original anthology edited by John Binns and based on the long-running British science John Binns (June 1914 &ndash 6 August 1986) was a British Labour Party politician Short Trips Steel Skies is a Big Finish original anthology edited by John Binns and based on the long-running British science fiction television Short Trips A Christmas Treasury is a Big Finish original anthology edited by Paul Cornell and based on the long-running British science Lee Terence Sullivan (born March 6, 1971) is the drummer for the London -based Alternative rock band Bôa. John Freeman is the name of John Freeman (editor, British writer and editor John Freeman (Georgian poet (1880–1929 British poet Doctor Who Magazine (abbreviated as DWM) is a Magazine devoted to the long-running British Science fiction television
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