Charles Summer

Sir Charles Summer was a civil servant who played a role in the defeat of WOTAN.

Biography
Sir Charles Summer had a country estate in Hertfordshire (PROSE: "WOTAN - The Super Computer") where he lived with his wife and family. He was head of the Royal Scientific Club and was involved in the WOTAN project, announcing the date of C-Day to the press on 12 July 1966 and answering reporters' questions.

Sir Charles informed the First Doctor about strange events that were occurring and was surprised when Polly Wright showed up to work for him on Major Green's orders. When the Doctor released Dodo Chaplet from WOTAN's hypnotic control, Sir Charles sent her to his country house where his wife could take care of her. He was initially sceptical of Ben Jackson's report on the War Machines and wanted to handle matters in his own way, but later accompanied the Doctor to confront the War Machines. (TV: The War Machines)

He retired in the early 1970s. His memoirs described the C-Day fiasco in more detail than had previously been given to the British public. He credited the Doctor for the successful resolution of the crisis. He described the Doctor as an English gentleman in his early sixties with "imperious white hair swept back from his face and reaching almost to collar length, with haughty features and piercing eyes that burned with intelligence and wit." (PROSE: Who Killed Kennedy)