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(The following information has been taken from diverse sources, but mostly comes from "Century 21" No.15, Winter 1993, a Special Captain Scarlet issue, with a Complete Spectrum
Encyclopaedia. Anyway, details of all characters' backgrounds derive on one way or the other from "Century 21", through press handouts, annuals, comics strips, etc.)
SPECTRUM PERSONNEL:
Cloudbase Medical officer:
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DOCTOR FAWN |
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Real name : |
Edward Wilkie |

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Place of birth : |
Yalumba, Australia |
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Date of birth: |
10 July 2031 |
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Height: |
5 Ft. 8 Ins. |
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Weight: |
157 Lbs |
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Eyes: |
Brown |
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Hair: |
Black |
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Other Distinguishing features: |
None |
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Voice provided by: |
Charles Tingwell |
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Characteristics: |
None |
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Spectrum rank and attributions: |
Supreme Medical Commander of Cloudbase, with the rank of Captain
(Although in regards of medical and health questions, all officers, even
Colonel White, must obey his orders). |
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Personality profile: |
On duty Dr. Fawn is completely dedicated to his work and the
advancement of medical science, work which frequently takes up a full
twenty four hours of the day. He never seems to tire and refuses to stop
working until every eventuality has been taken care of. Even off duty he
spends much of his spare time in medical research (presumably including
his trying to decipher Captain Scarlet’s unique indestructible
physiology) and improving his medical robots. |
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History: |
As the son of a well known Australian medical specialist, it seemed
inevitable to Edward Wilkie that he should take up his father’s career
and become a doctor. Gaining great standards in Biology at school (which
helped him in his medical studies in university), Edward entered Brisbane
University, Queensland, Australia at only 17. Graduating with honours
degrees in medicine and biology, he entered the World Medical Organisation
(2055, aged 24) as Assistant Medical Controller in the Australian sector,
and managed to gain valuable background experience during his short term
with this relatively small sector. Wilkie soon recognised the growing need
to modernise the current techniques of the Australian sector medical
service, a service still run on the concepts and ideals of the twentieth
century. After his promotion to Health Controller for the Scandinavian
sector, he devoted all of his spare time to planning such a re-organisation
of the WMO, and in two years (2057) he made great progress, outlining a
system to revolutionise this vital service. His primary moves were in the
development of robot doctors, and in doing so Wilkie designed and created
computerised beds with heuristic programming, near free minds of their own
who think for themselves, able to sense, measure, analyse, compare and
identify medical problems and generate the correct solutions. These “robot
doctors” are equipped wit X-Ray cameras for eyes, and numerous other
devices, able to pin-point a patient’s medical complaints, given enough
data, in a matter of seconds. The designs for Wilkie’s robots were also
used as the “auto nurses” used by the World Aquanaut Security Patrol.
The WMO then made Wilkie Administrator for the Advancement of Medicine
(2057-2064), and gave him all the resources, and man-power needed to put
his systems into practice. It was sometime between these dates that Edward
Wilkie became married (date unspecified, wife’s name unknown). For his
outstanding ability to develop and discover new ways of healing, Wilkie
was approached (in 2065) by the selection committee for the new Spectrum
organisation, and offered the colour code of Fawn and the job of Supreme
Medical Commander of Cloudbase. |
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Notes of interest: |
Charles Tingwell also provided the voice for Captain Brown, in the
first and second episodes of the series. He also gave voice for a number
of supporting characters. Before “Captain Scarlet”, he had recorded
character voices for the last episodes of “Thunderbirds” and in the
feature film “Thunderbirds are Go”. He later starred in “Catweazle”
and the “Mindbender” episode of “UFO”. Outside of Century 21
Productions, noticeable role was that of Inspector Craddock in the “Miss
Marple” movies, including “Murder Ahoy”, in 1964, with Francis
Matthew (Captain Scarlet’s voice). He also played the brother of the
same Francis Matthew in “Dracula Prince of Darkness”, in 1966. |

Charles
Tingwell as Lieutenant Beaver James in UFO (1970)
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