Harry Sullivan

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Contents 1 Basic Character Information 1.1 Entry Point 1.2 Personality 2 History 3 Additional Information 3.1 OOC-only Character Information

Basic Character Information

Entry Point

About seven years after he officially left the Doctor in "Terror of the Zygons".

Personality

Sullivan was rather old-fashioned and stereotypically English in his attitudes. He often employed slightly archaic language, for example, referring to Sarah affectionately as "old thing". He was nonetheless depicted as possessing great bravery and a "make-do" attitude, adapting well to the many strange situations in which he found himself. He could, however, also be quite clumsy and unsubtle, leading the Doctor to once declare, in a moment of frustration, that "Harry Sullivan is an imbecile!" Nonetheless he was shown to be well-liked by the Doctor and Sarah, the latter with whom he often had a slightly flirtatious relationship.

History

Sullivan was a doctor in the Royal Navy, who was attached as medical officer to the United Nations Intelligence Taskforce, the military organisation to which the Doctor acted as the scientific advisor. Sullivan was first mentioned (though not seen) in Planet of the Spiders, when the Brigadier thought that the Third Doctor had gone into a coma. The Brigadier called Sullivan and asked him to come to the Doctor's laboratory, but told him not to bother after Sergeant Benton was able to wake the Doctor up by offering him a cup of coffee. In the next serial, Robot, after the Doctor's third regeneration, Sullivan was called in to attend him, and ended up travelling aboard the TARDIS with the Fourth Doctor and Sarah Jane Smith for several subsequent adventures.

Sullivan's last regular appearance was in the season thirteen opener Terror of the Zygons. At the conclusion of this story he is seen choosing to return to London by train rather than by TARDIS with the Doctor and Sarah, who continue their adventures without him. He does, however, reappear two stories later in The Android Invasion, both as the original Harry and an android double. This was the character's final appearance in the programme, and there was no proper "farewell scene" for him.

Harry is mentioned later as having been "seconded to NATO" and was last heard of "doing something 'hush-hush' at Porton Down." He eventually offered a job at MI5, which he accepted, and rose through the ranks until he attracted the attention of the Torchwood Institute.

Additional Information

OOC-only Character Information

• Harry is a high ranking member of circa 1981 Torchwood, but never ever discusses it with anyone but Sarah and the fourth Doctor.