Sidney Ornadel

Professor Sidney Ornadel was a scientist who worked at Ashenden.

Biography
Professor Sidney Ornadel ran the least successful hut at Bletchley Park. Following World War II, he was not "flushed away" by the brain drain like greater scientists were and ended up at Ashenden tracking station, keeping an eye on the skies for Russian signals with Isla Satterthwaite. When Miss Satterthwaite made contact with the space eels, Professor Ornadel kept it secret and planned to take her credit.

Norton Folgate got Professor Ornadel to tell him about their unsanctioned diplomatic relations by pretending to be sympathetic to him. When Lizbeth Hayhoe attempted to put the War Office in charge of Ashenden, Professor Ornadel brought in the Department of New Towns in order to keep himself in a position of power, later getting drunk when an eel possessed Miss Satterthwaite and he was to be next. He wondered what would happen to those coming to Ashenden who would be found unsuitable for the 5,000 homes there.

Norton and Lizbeth came across Professor Ornadel's body in the tracking station. Whilst Lizbeth believed that he was dead, Norton noted that his body and that of the men from the ministry were still moving slightly. (AUDIO: Ashenden)

Legacy
Lizbeth believed that she had failed Professor Ornadel and Miss Satterthwaite and felt responsible for their deaths and for Ashenden. (AUDIO: Ashenden)

Personality
Lizbeth compared Professor Ornadel to Reginald Rigsby, describing them both as tiresome men who took credit for work done by their staff. (AUDIO: Ashenden)