Nilson — Doctor Who: Warriors of the Deep Character Profile

About Nilson

A senior officer at Sea Base 4 who is secretly an agent for the opposing superpower bloc. He collaborates with Solow to sabotage the base's computers using Maddox. After killing Maddox, he takes Tegan hostage but is blinded with a UV device and subsequently executed by attacking Sea Devils.

Character Facts

Played by

Ian McCulloch

Appears in

Doctor Who: Warriors of the Deep (1984)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (4)

• Nilson — Professional Commander And Treacherous Subordinate — Vorshak (Tom Adams)

  Nilson serves as a senior officer under Commander Vorshak but secretly acts as an enemy saboteur.

• Nilson — Alliance Co-conspirators And Enemy Agents — Solow (Ingrid Pitt)

  Nilson and Solow form a covert alliance to sabotage the base from within.

• Nilson — Conflict Murderer And Victim — Karina (Nitza Shaul)

  Nilson orders the execution of Karina to silence her suspicions about the sabotage.

• Nilson — Conflict Protagonist And Saboteur — The Doctor (Peter Davison)

  The Doctor directly confronts and neutralizes Nilson's sabotage efforts.

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• The Doctor (Peter Davison)
• Tegan Jovanka (Janet Fielding)
• Vislor Turlough (Mark Strickson)
• Vorshak (Tom Adams)
• Solow (Ingrid Pitt)
• Paroli (James Coombes)
• Preston (Tara Ward)
• Bulic (Nigel Humphreys)
• Karina (Nitza Shaul)
• Maddox (Martin Neil)
• Seabase Crewmember (Tai Ling)
• Icthar (Norman Comer)