| has gloss | eng: Brigadier Sir Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart (sometimes spelled Alastair) is a fictional character in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, played by Nicholas Courtney. He works for UNIT (United Nations Intelligence Taskforce, retitled: UNified Intelligence Taskforce for the new series), an international organisation that defends Earth from alien threats. He is one of UNITs founders and commander of the British contingent, and is generally referred to simply as the Brigadier or "the Brig". In retirement, he becomes a schoolteacher. Almost 20 years since his last appearance, the character returned in the spin-off series The Sarah Jane Adventures in late 2008. At forty years, nine months, and twenty-one days, Courtneys portrayal of the Brigadier, though not continuous, is the longest of any Doctor Who character. |
