Midge (Survival)

Midge was a human resident of Perivale in the 1980s. He was the elder brother of Squeak and a friend of Ace. (TV: Survival)

He had once gone to Australia on holiday and had sent Ace a postcard saying how lonely he felt so far from home. (PROSE: Timewyrm: Revelation)

One summer during the 1980s, Midge became obsessed with Dungeons & Dragons. (AUDIO: Gods and Monsters)

In 1989, Midge was transported from Earth to the Cheetah World by a Kitling, where he had to survive along with others who had teleported there. While being coerced by the survival trainer Paterson, he became infected with the Cheetah Virus. , having been trapped on the Cheetah World, used him to teleport to Earth. The Master then instructed Midge to engage the Seventh Doctor in a duel on his chosen transport, a motorcycle. The collision caused a large explosion, injuring him, but the Doctor survived. The Master killed Midge for his failure. (TV: Survival)

Behind the scenes

 * Midge was the final human to die in the original series. The Cheetah Person, Karra, was the last character to die in the original series, being killed minutes after Midge.
 * After filming, the actor portraying Midge, Will Barton, went into a newsagents with his cheetah contacts still in and freaked out some customers.