Custodian (The Krotons)

The Custodian was the title of a certain Gond. He was charged with the maintenance of the Learning Hall — an area of the Gond settlement used to administer tests to the Gond. If the tests showed the taker was particularly intelligent, he or she was labelled a "high mind" and allowed to serve the Krotons directly.

Following the arrival of the Second Doctor, Jamie and Zoe, doubt was cast on the relationship between the Krotons and the Gonds. Thara, a Gond convinced of the malevolence of the Krotons, led a party of other doubters into the Learning Hall. They briefly captured the Custodian and demanded he tell them of other ways into the Krotons' chamber. The frightened Custodian told them there was no way in but by selection as a "high mind". Thara and his party then released the Custodian. (TV: The Krotons)

Behind the scenes

 * This character was credited simply as "Custodian".

The actor who played the Custodian was my Father, Maurice Selwyn. He was a well know figure in the Dublin theatre in the fourties and directed plays at Abbey theatre in Dublin. He was also an accomplished Ballet dancer and danced in the Sadlers Wells company.

He died in 1971 aged 52.

David Selwyn