Changes: The Captain

PERFORMER	Fulton MacKay
DEBUT	1984

Latest revision as of 03:17, 27 March 2021

The Captain was the British equivalent of Doc in the UK co-production of Fraggle Rock. The Captain was a Scots-accented retired sailor, now active as a lighthouse keeper, who lived on an island somewhere off the South Coast of England, and who received Uncle Traveling Matt's postcards through a passing mailboat. The Captain was a bit crustier than Doc and tended to be slightly harsher towards Sprocket, but the two still had a very close relationship.

When actor Fulton MacKay passed away in 1987, John Gordon Sinclair replaced him as the Captain's nephew P.K.; who was then replaced by Simon O'Brien as B.J. in the sixth season.

The Captain, along with Sprocket, appeared in the 1984 Children's Royal Variety Performance. He gave a brief talk to the audience, explaining that the stories about strange creatures living under the lighthouse were utter nonsense as far as he was concerned. This was followed by a segment featuring the Fraggles.

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-{{performer|Fulton MacKay}}
+{{character|image=Captain.jpg|performer=[[Fulton MacKay]]|debut=1984}}
-[[Image:Captain.jpg|thumb|300px|The Captain]]
-'''The Captain''' was the British equivalent of [[Doc]] in [[Fraggle Rock (UK Co-Production)|the UK co-production]] of ''[[Fraggle Rock]]''. The Captain was a Scots-accented retired sailor, now active as a [[the Lighthouse|lighthouse]] keeper, who lived in  on an island somewhere off the coast, and who received [[Uncle Traveling Matt]]'s postcards through a passing mailboat. The Captain was a bit crustier than Doc, and tended to be sterner towards [[Sprocket]], but the two still had a very close relationship.
+'''The Captain''' was the British equivalent of [[Doc]] in [[Fraggle Rock (UK Co-Production)|the UK co-production]] of ''[[Fraggle Rock]]''. The Captain was a Scots-accented retired sailor, now active as a [[the Lighthouse|lighthouse]] keeper, who lived on an island somewhere off the South Coast of England, and who received [[Uncle Traveling Matt]]'s postcards through a passing mailboat. The Captain was a bit crustier than Doc and tended to be slightly harsher towards [[Sprocket]], but the two still had a very close relationship.
-When actor Fulton MacKay died in 1987, [[John Gordon Sinclair]] replaced him as the Captain's nephew, [[P.K.]].
+When actor Fulton MacKay passed away in 1987, [[John Gordon Sinclair]] replaced him as the Captain's nephew [[P.K.]]; who was then replaced by [[Simon O'Brien]] as [[B.J.]] in the sixth season.
-The Captain, along with Sprocket, appeared in the 1985 Royal Variety Performance. He gave a brief talk to the audience, explaining that the stories about strange creatures living under the lighthouse were utter nonsense. This was followed by a segment featuring the Fraggles.
+The Captain, along with Sprocket, appeared in the 1984 Children's [[Royal Variety Performance]]. He gave a brief talk to the audience, explaining that the stories about strange creatures living under the lighthouse were utter nonsense as far as he was concerned. This was followed by a segment featuring the Fraggles.
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+Image:Doc_UK.jpg
-[[Category:Human Characters|Captain]]
+Image:Fulton_McKay.jpg
+FR RoyalVariety.jpg|The Captain and Sprocket appearing at the 1984 Children's Royal Variety Performance
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+[[Category:Fraggle Rock Characters]]
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