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{{short description|Fictional character from Doctor Who}}
{{Short description|none}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2021}}
{{Use American English|date=June 2023}}
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{{Infobox character
This is a '''list of most expensive television series'''.
| name = Kate Lethbridge-Stewart
| series = [[Doctor Who]]
| creator = [[Marc Platt (writer)|Marc Platt]]
| image =
| caption =
| first = ''[[Downtime (Doctor Who)|Downtime]]'' (1995)
| last = "[[Empire of Death (Doctor Who episode)|Empire of Death]]" (2024)
| portrayer = {{ubl|[[Beverley Cressman]]|[[Jemma Redgrave]]}}
| lbl1 = Shared universe appearances
| data1 = {{plainlist|
* ''Downtime'' (1995)
* ''[[Dæmos Rising]]'' (2004)
* ''[[The War Between the Land and the Sea]]''}}
| species = Human
| affiliation = {{plainlist|
* [[UNIT]]
* [[Petronella Osgood]]
* Colonel Ibrahim
* [[Eleventh Doctor]]
* [[Twelfth Doctor]]
* [[Thirteenth Doctor]]
* [[Fourteenth Doctor]]
* [[Fifteenth Doctor]]}}
| home = [[Earth]]
| spouse =
| children = Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart (son)
| relatives = {{plainlist|
* [[Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart]] (father)
* Fiona Lethbridge-Stewart (mother)}}
| lbl21 = Home era
| data21 = 21st century
| lbl3 = Duration
| data3 = 1995, 2004, 2012–2015, 2021–2024
| voice =
}}
'''Kate Lethbridge-Stewart''', also known as '''Kate Stewart''', is a fictional character in the British [[science fiction television]] series ''[[Doctor Who]]'' and its spin-off series, ''[[The War Between the Land and the Sea]]''. She was initially created by writer [[Marc Platt (writer)|Marc Platt]] and was played by [[Beverley Cressman]] in the independent [[direct-to-video]] spin-offs ''[[Downtime (Doctor Who)|Downtime]]'' (1995) and ''[[Dæmos Rising]]'' (2004). Kate was re-introduced by writer [[Chris Chibnall]] in the 2012 ''Doctor Who'' episode "[[The Power of Three (Doctor Who)|The Power of Three]]" played by [[Jemma Redgrave]], who continued to reprise the role in a recurring capacity through 2024. She will star as a lead character of the spin-off programme ''The War Between the Land and the Sea'', which is set to begin filming in September 2024.


==Most expensive series per episode==
Kate is one of the longest-running recurring characters in the revived run of ''Doctor Who'', appearing alongside the [[Eleventh Doctor]], [[Twelfth Doctor]], [[Thirteenth Doctor]], [[Fourteenth Doctor]], and [[Fifteenth Doctor]]. Within the series narrative, she is a principal ally of the Doctor and serves as the Chief Scientific Officer and later the Commander in Chief of the [[UNIT|Unified Intelligence Taskforce]] (UNIT), an organisation that defends Earth from [[Extraterrestrial life|alien]] threats. Kate is the daughter of [[Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart]], who initially led UNIT during the original run of ''Doctor Who''. Her character also appears in a number of extended universe material including the [[Big Finish Productions]] audio drama series ''[[UNIT (audio drama series)|UNIT]]'', for which Redgrave reprised her role.
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|+Most expensive television series (cost per episode)
|-
! scope="col" | Rank
! scope="col" style="width:25em;"| Title
! scope="col" style="width:6em;"| Year
! scope="col" style="width:5em;"| Cost (est.)<br />{{small|(millions)}}
! scope="col" style="width:3em;" class="unsortable" | Refs
|-
| 1
|[[The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power season 1|''The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power'' season 1]]
|2022
|$58
|<ref>{{cite web|first=Janelle|last=Ash|url=https://www.foxbusiness.com/lifestyle/amazon-spends-465-million-first-season-lord-of-the-rings-spinoff-series|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20220723004137/https://www.foxbusiness.com/lifestyle/amazon-spends-465-million-first-season-lord-of-the-rings-spinoff-series|title=Amazon spends $465 million for first season of 'Lord of the Rings' spinoff series|website=[[Fox Business]]|archivedate=July 23, 2022|date=July 22, 2022|accessdate=August 5, 2024}}</ref>
|-
| 2
|[[Citadel (TV series)|''Citadel'' season 1]]
|2023
|$50
|<ref name="amazon">{{Cite web |last=Masters |first=Kim |date=April 3, 2023 |title=Inside Amazon Studios: Big Swings Hampered by Confusion and Frustration |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/inside-amazon-studios-jen-salke-vision-shows-1235364913/ |access-date=April 5, 2023 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US |archive-date=April 6, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230406060928/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/inside-amazon-studios-jen-salke-vision-shows-1235364913/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" | 3
|''[[Secret Invasion (miniseries)|Secret Invasion]]''
|2023
|$35
|<ref>{{Cite web |last=Reid |first=Caroline |date=July 8, 2023 |title=Disney Shells Out $212 Million On Marvel's 'Secret Invasion' |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/carolinereid/2023/07/08/disney-shells-out-212-million-on-secret-invasion/ |url-access=limited |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230726162716/https://www.forbes.com/sites/carolinereid/2023/07/08/disney-shells-out-212-million-on-secret-invasion/?sh=4ff6cd944e75 |archive-date=July 26, 2023 |access-date=August 2, 2023 |website=[[Forbes]]}}</ref>
|-
|[[1923 (TV series)|''1923'' season 1]]
|2022
|$35
|<ref>{{cite web |last1=Massoto |first1=Erick |title='1923' Creator Taylor Sheridan Reveals the Insane Price Tag Attached to 'Yellowstone' Spinoff |url=https://collider.com/1923-taylor-sheridan-budget-comments/ |website=[[Collider (website)|Collider]] |access-date=December 20, 2022 |date=December 20, 2022 |archive-date=December 21, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221221072047/https://collider.com/1923-taylor-sheridan-budget-comments/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| 4
|[[Stranger Things season 4|''Stranger Things'' season 4]]
|2022
|$30
|<ref>{{cite web|first=Joe|last=Flint|url=https://archive.today/20220426205742/https://www.wsj.com/amp/articles/netflix-facing-reality-check-subscriber-loss-stock-plummet-cut-costs-vows-to-curb-its-profligate-ways-11650547424|title=Netflix, Facing Reality Check, Vows to Curb Its Profligate Ways|newspaper=[[The Wall Street Journal]]|date=April 21, 2022|accessdate=August 5, 2024}}</ref>
|-
| 5
|''[[The Acolyte (TV series)|The Acolyte]]''
|2024
|$29
|<ref name="acolyte">{{cite web|first=Campbell|last=Jonas J.|url=https://thatparkplace.com/exclusive-star-wars-the-acolyte-real-costs-exploded-to-230-million-according-to-new-tax-documents/|title=Exclusive: Star Wars “The Acolyte” Real Costs Exploded to $230 Million According to New Tax Documents|newspaper=The Park Place|date=September 24, 2024|accessdate=September 24, 2024}}</ref>
|-
| 6
|''[[Masters of the Air]]''
|2024
|$28
|<ref>{{Cite web|last=Goldberg|first=Lesley|date=October 11, 2019|title=Apple Launches In-House Studio With 'Band of Brothers'/'The Pacific' Follow-Up|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/apple-launches-house-studio-band-brothers-pacific-follow-up-1246746|access-date=February 26, 2021|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|language=en}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="5" | 7
|''[[WandaVision]]''
|2021
|$25
|<ref name="mcu">{{cite web|first=Natalie|last=Jarvey|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/features/bob-iger-bets-company-hollywood-s-future-streaming-1247663|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20191017052833/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/features/bob-iger-bets-company-hollywood-s-future-streaming-1247663|title=Disney Over the Top: Bob Iger Bets the Company (and Hollywood's Future) on Streaming|magazine=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|archivedate=October 17, 2019|date=October 16, 2019|accessdate=May 23, 2024}}</ref>
|-
|''[[The Falcon and the Winter Soldier]]''
|2021
|$25
|<ref name="mcu"/>
|-
|''[[Hawkeye (miniseries)|Hawkeye]]''
|2021
|$25
|<ref name="mcu"/>
|-
|''[[She-Hulk: Attorney at Law]]''
|2022
|$25
|<ref>{{cite web |first=Tatiana|last=Siegel|url=https://variety.com/2023/film/features/marvel-jonathan-majors-problem-the-marvels-reshoots-kang-1235774940/|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20231101151539/https://variety.com/2023/film/features/marvel-jonathan-majors-problem-the-marvels-reshoots-kang-1235774940/|title=Crisis at Marvel: Jonathan Majors Back-Up Plans, ‘The Marvels’ Reshoots, Reviving Original Avengers and More Issues Revealed|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|archivedate=November 1, 2023|date=November 1, 2023|accessdate=August 5, 2024}}</ref>
|-
|''[[Moon Knight (miniseries)|Moon Knight]]''
|2022
|$25
|<ref>{{Cite web |last=Reid |first=Caroline |date=September 30, 2023 |title=Marvel's 'Moon Knight' Comes In On Budget |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/carolinereid/2023/09/30/magic-touch-as-marvels-moon-knight-comes-in-on-budget/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231001142827/https://www.forbes.com/sites/carolinereid/2023/09/30/magic-touch-as-marvels-moon-knight-comes-in-on-budget/ |archive-date=October 1, 2023 |access-date=October 1, 2023 |website=[[Forbes]]}}</ref>
|-
| 12
|[[Loki season 2|''Loki'' season 2]]
|2023
|$24
|<ref>{{Cite web |last=Reid |first=Caroline |date=August 2, 2023 |title=Loki 2 Packs A Punch With $140 Million Budget |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/carolinereid/2023/08/02/loki-2-packs-a-punch-with-140-million-budget/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230805165009/https://www.forbes.com/sites/carolinereid/2023/08/02/loki-2-packs-a-punch-with-140-million-budget/ |archive-date=August 5, 2023 |access-date=August 5, 2023 |website=[[Forbes]]}}</ref>
|-
| 13
|''[[The Peripheral (TV series)|The Peripheral]]''
|2022
|$22
|<ref name="amazon"/>
|-
| 14
|''[[The Pacific (miniseries)|The Pacific]]''
|2010
|$22
|<ref>{{cite web|first=Alex|last=Block|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/how-hbo-spent-200-million-27133/|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210613045737/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/how-hbo-spent-200-million-27133/|title=How HBO spent $200 million on The Pacific|magazine=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|archivedate=June 13, 2021|date=August 26, 2010|accessdate=August 1, 2024}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="3" | 15
|[[Westworld season 4|''Westworld'' season 4]]
|2022
|$20
|<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/why-hbo-canceled-westworld-1235256134/ |title=Why HBO Canceled 'Westworld' |first=Lesley |last=Goldberg |date=November 4, 2022 |accessdate=November 5, 2022 |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |archive-date=November 4, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221104234343/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/why-hbo-canceled-westworld-1235256134/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|[[House of the Dragon season 1|''House of the Dragon'' season 1]]
|2022
|$20
|<ref>{{cite web|first=Jennifer|last=Maas|url=https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/house-of-the-dragon-budget-episode-cost-1235238285/|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20220422151649/https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/house-of-the-dragon-budget-episode-cost-1235238285/|title=How HBO Kept ‘House of the Dragon’ Costs Under $20 Million per Episode (EXCLUSIVE)|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|archivedate=April 22, 2022|date=April 22, 2022|accessdate=August 5, 2024}}</ref>
|-
|[[3 Body Problem (TV series)|''3 Body Problem'' season 1]]
|2024
|$20
|<ref>{{cite web|first=Wendy|last=Lee|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/business/story/2024-03-21/will-netflixs-3-body-problem-be-a-hit-like-game-of-thrones|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20240321102231/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/business/story/2024-03-21/will-netflixs-3-body-problem-be-a-hit-like-game-of-thrones|title=They made ‘Game of Thrones’ into blockbuster TV. Why they went full sci-fi for Netflix|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]|archivedate=March 21, 2024|date=March 21, 2024|accessdate=August 6, 2024}}</ref>
|-
| 18
|[[Fallout (American TV series)|''Fallout'' season 1]]
|2024
|$19
|<ref>{{cite web|first=Gene|last=Maddaus|url=https://variety.com/2024/biz/news/california-film-tv-tax-incentive-fallout-amazon-1235963577/|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20240408130039/https://variety.com/2024/biz/news/california-film-tv-tax-incentive-fallout-amazon-1235963577/|title=Amazon’s ‘Fallout’ to Film Second Season in California With $25 Million Tax Credit|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|archivedate=April 8, 2024|date=April 8, 2024|accessdate=May 23, 2024}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="5" | 19
|[[Game of Thrones season 8|''Game of Thrones'' season 8]]
|2019
|$15
|<ref name="Variety cost">{{cite web|first=Maureen|last=Ryan|url=https://variety.com/2017/tv/news/tv-series-budgets-costs-rising-peak-tv-1202570158/|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170927013634/https://variety.com/2017/tv/news/tv-series-budgets-costs-rising-peak-tv-1202570158/|title=TV Series Budgets Hit the Breaking Point as Costs Skyrocket in Peak TV Era|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|archivedate=September 27, 2017|date=September 26, 2017|accessdate=August 5, 2024}}</ref>
|-
|[[See (TV series)|''See'' seasons 1–2]]
|2019–2021
|$15
|<ref name="THR cost">{{cite web|first1=Lesley|last1=Goldberg|first2=Natalie|last2=Jarvey|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/apples-bumpy-tv-launch-inside-tech-giants-impending-arrival-hollywood-1247577/|title=Inside Apple’s Long, Bumpy Road to Hollywood|newspaper=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=October 15, 2019|accessdate=August 5, 2024}}</ref>
|-
|[[The Morning Show (American TV series)|''The Morning Show'' seasons 1–2]]
|2019–2021
|$15
|<ref name="THR cost"/>
|-
|[[The Mandalorian season 1|''The Mandalorian'' season 1]]
|2019
|$15
|<ref name="See WSJ cost">{{cite web|first=Erich|last=Schwartzel|url=https://archive.today/20200101061433/https://www.wsj.com/articles/coming-to-a-streaming-service-near-you-shows-costing-as-much-as-big-budget-movies-11562751000|title=Coming to a Streaming Service Near You: Shows Costing as Much as Big-Budget Movies|newspaper=[[The Wall Street Journal]]|date=July 10, 2019|accessdate=August 5, 2024}}</ref>
|-
|[[The Sandman (TV series)|''The Sandman'' season 1]]
|2022
|$15
|<ref>{{cite web|first=Dave|last=Hayes|url=https://deadline.com/2022/04/hulu-origin-story-binge-times-book-excerpt-streaming-wars-1235003012/|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20220418153037/https://deadline.com/2022/04/hulu-origin-story-binge-times-book-excerpt-streaming-wars-1235003012/|title=Binge Times’ Book Excerpt: When Cutthroat Media Rivals Decided To Join Forces To Create Hulu, Streaming’s Unlikely Trailblazer|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|archivedate=April 18, 2022|date=April 18, 2022|accessdate=August 5, 2024}}</ref>
|-
|24
|[[The Crown season 5|''The Crown'' season 5]]
|2022
|$14
|<ref name="crown">{{Cite web |last=Reid |first=Caroline |date=January 28, 2023 |title=Sony Spends A Record $140 Million On The Crown |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/carolinereid/2023/01/28/sony-spends-a-record-140-million-on-the-crown/ |access-date=September 27, 2024 |website=[[Forbes]]}}</ref>
|-
|25
|[[ER (TV series)|''ER'' seasons 4–6]]
|1997–2000
|$13
|<ref>{{cite web|first=Lynette|last=Rice|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/birmingham-post-herald/143126250/|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20240311023953/https://www.newspapers.com/article/birmingham-post-herald/143126250/|title=Bloody expensive|newspaper=[[Birmingham Post-Herald]]|page=20|archivedate=March 11, 2024|date=January 15, 1998|accessdate=March 11, 2024|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
|-
|26
|''[[Band of Brothers (miniseries)|Band of Brothers]]''
|2001
|$12
|<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cinemablend.com/television/band-of-brothers-behind-the-scenes-facts-making-of-hbo-series |title=Band Of Brothers: 10 Behind-The-Scenes Facts From The Making Of The HBO Limited Series |first=Philip |last=Sledge |work=Cinemablend |date=June 5, 2024 |access-date=June 5, 2024}}</ref>
|-
|27
|''[[A League of Their Own (2022 TV series)|A League of Their Own]]''
|2022
|$11
|<ref name="amazon"/>
|-
|28
|[[Stranger Things season 3|''Stranger Things'' season 3]]
|2019
|$10
|<ref>{{cite web|first=Li|last=Joyce|url=https://hypebeast.com/2022/4/stranger-things-season-four-budget-per-episode-30-million-usd-report|title='Stranger Things' Season 4 Reportedly Had a Budget of $30 Million USD per Episode|website=HypeBeast|date=April 21, 2022|accessdate=August 5, 2024}}</ref>
|-
|29
|[[ER (TV series)|''ER'' seasons 7–9]]
|2000–2003
|$9
|<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Fleming |first=Michael |url=https://www.variety.com/article/VR1117801914/?refCatId=14 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130412034010/http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117801914/?refCatId=14 |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 12, 2013 |title=Dish: 'ER' doc cuts big deal |date=June 25, 2001 |magazine=Variety |access-date=March 1, 2013}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="3" | 30
|[[Stranger Things season 2|''Stranger Things'' season 2]]
|2017
|$8
|<ref name="Variety cost"/>
|-
|[[Jack Ryan (TV series)|''Jack Ryan'' season 1]]
|2018
|$8
|<ref name="Variety cost"/>
|-
|''[[Echo (miniseries)|Echo]]''
|2024
|$8
|<ref>{{Cite web |last=Tassi |first=Paul |date=January 20, 2024 |title=Echo, Daredevil And Street-Level Heroes Are The Answer To Marvel’s Disney Plus Problems |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/paultassi/2024/01/20/echo-daredevil-and-street-level-heroes-are-the-answer-to-marvels-disney-plus-problems/ |access-date=September 27, 2024 |website=[[Forbes]]}}</ref>
|-
|31
|[[The Crown season 1|''The Crown'' season 1]]
|2016
|$7
|<ref name="crown"/>
|-
|32
|[[Stranger Things season 1|''Stranger Things'' season 1]]
|2016
|$6
|<ref name="Variety cost"/>
|}


==Character history==
==See also==
*[[List of most expensive films]]
Kate Lethbridge-Stewart first appears in the direct-to-video spin-off ''[[Downtime (Doctor Who)|Downtime]]'' (1995), in which Kate is depicted as having grown up not knowing of her father [[Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart]]'s work fighting extraterrestrial threats in [[UNIT]] and believing he had a more ordinary military job. Blaming his work for the disintegration of their family, she becomes estranged from him and lives on a [[narrowboat]] with her only son, Gordon. However, a shared experience fighting the [[Great Intelligence]] alongside the Brigadier and [[Sarah Jane Smith]] allows her to reconnect with her father and develop a closer relationship. Later, Kate battles a Dæmon alongside ex-UNIT operative Douglas Cavendish in the direct-to-video spin-off ''[[Dæmos Rising]]'' (2004).


==References==
Kate is re-introduced in the 2012 ''Doctor Who'' episode "[[The Power of Three (Doctor Who)|The Power of Three]]", where she meets [[The Doctor (Doctor Who)|the Doctor]] for the first time in his [[Eleventh Doctor|eleventh incarnation]]. She is now the Chief Scientific Officer of UNIT, opting to lead the organisation towards a more science-based approach, and goes by the name of Kate Stewart to be judged by her own merits rather than that of her father's. She and the Doctor face the Year of the Slow Invasion, during which cubes are sent by the Shakri to observe the human race in advance of an impending attack, and manage to stop them. In "[[The Day of the Doctor]]" (2012), Kate and UNIT's scientific advisor [[Petronella Osgood]] encounter the Eleventh Doctor again alongside his earlier incarnations, the [[War Doctor]] and the [[Tenth Doctor]]. They confront shape-shifting [[Zygons]] in the Black Archive, UNIT's secret vault in the [[Tower of London]], and negotiate a peace treaty allowing the two species to coexist on Earth.
{{Reflist}}


{{Most expensive|state=expanded}}
Kate works alongside the [[Twelfth Doctor]] for the first time in "[[Death in Heaven]]" (2014). When [[Cybermen]] are released onto the streets by [[The Master (Doctor Who)|Missy]], Kate and Osgood arrive with UNIT officers and take Missy and the Doctor into custody on the plane Boat One. However, Missy escapes when Cybermen attack Boat One, during which a part of the fuselage blows off and Kate is sucked out of the plane. She is saved and returned safely to the ground by her father, who was converted into a Cybermen. Later, Kate summons [[Clara Oswald]] to UNIT headquarters in "[[The Magician's Apprentice (Doctor Who)|The Magician's Apprentice]]" (2015) when Missy freezes all planes on Earth, which turns out to be her way to get UNIT's attention to arrange a meeting with Clara. In "[[The Zygon Invasion]]" / "[[The Zygon Inversion]]" (2015), Kate goes to [[Truth or Consequences, New Mexico]] to investigate a splinter group of Zygons who start an uprising after rejecting the peace treaty made with humans, and survives an attack by a Zygon rebel. She reconvenes with the Doctor in the Black Archive, where a standoff ensues between her and the Zygon rebel leader Bonnie with two Osgood Boxes that could unmask or destroy every Zygon on the planet. Aided by the Doctor, the conflict ends with both sides re-affirming the peace treaty.


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Kate re-appears in "[[Survivors of the Flux]]" (2021), which reveals that an alien by the name of the Grand Serpent infiltrated UNIT over several decades and aids in its shutting down in 2017. When Kate threatens to expose him, she is forced to go on the run after a failed attempt on her life. During the 2021 [[Sontaran]] invasion of Earth in "[[The Vanquishers]]" (2021), Kate emerges to lead the human resistance and triumphs with the help of the [[Thirteenth Doctor]]. By 2022, Kate is able to re-establish UNIT. She takes the Master into custody in "[[The Power of the Doctor]]" (2022), but UNIT's headquarters are overrun by Cybermen and blown up. Kate attends a companion support group meeting and discusses recruiting them to UNIT.
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Kate begins using her full surname Lethbridge-Stewart again and has become the Commander in Chief of UNIT by the time she meets the [[Fourteenth Doctor]] in "[[The Giggle]]" (2023). Together, they face and defeat [[The Celestial Toymaker|the Toymaker]], a battle which causes the Doctor to bi-generate into the [[Fifteenth Doctor]]. During an alternate timeline shown in "[[73 Yards]]" (2024), [[Ruby Sunday]] goes to Kate for help regarding a mysterious woman following her and causing all others who approach the woman to flee; in her attempt to capture the woman, Kate befalls the same fate and abandons Ruby. In "[[The Legend of Ruby Sunday]]" / "[[Empire of Death (Doctor Who episode)|Empire of Death]]" (2024), the Fifteenth Doctor and Ruby return to UNIT for help regarding the mysteries of Ruby's mother and the recurring face of Susan Triad, whom they discover is actually the harbinger of the god of death, [[Sutekh (Doctor Who)|Sutekh]]. Sutekh destroys all of Earth, killing everyone including Kate, but she is brought back to life after his defeat at the hands of the Doctor.


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==Characterisation==
===Creation and casting===
The character of Kate Lethbridge-Stewart was initially created by [[Marc Platt (writer)|Marc Platt]] for the spin-off drama ''[[Downtime (Doctor Who)|Downtime]]'', which was released [[direct-to-video]] by Reeltime Productions in September 1995. In the release, Kate, played by [[Beverley Cressman]], is shown to be the daughter of [[Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart]] and lives with a son named Gordon. The video was novelized by Platt in January 1996 as part of the [[Virgin Missing Adventures]] series. It was followed by the novel ''[[The Scales of Injustice]]'' by [[Gary Russell]] in July, which revealed that Kate was the daughter of the Brigadier and his first wife Fiona. Cressman reprised her role as Kate for a sequel spin-off drama entitled ''[[Dæmos Rising]]'' (2004), which was released [[direct-to-DVD]] by Reeltime Productions in March 2004.<ref name="complete history power of three"/>

When writing the ''Doctor Who'' episode "[[The Power of Three (Doctor Who)|The Power of Three]]" (2012), [[Chris Chibnall]] felt it was appropriate for the episode's plot of a year-long slow invasion to bring back the organisation [[UNIT]], which had played a central role in the show's classic run. The programme's [[executive producer]] and head writer [[Steven Moffat]] enthusiastically agreed when Chibnall asked whether he could bring back UNIT. According to Moffat, Chibnall then decided to add a twist regarding the new leader of UNIT which the [[BBC]] was not aware of until the script was delivered.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/doctorwho/articles/Reunited-Unit-Return-in-The-Power-of-Three|title=Reunited: Unit Return in The Power of Three|publisher=BBC|date=20 September 2012|access-date=23 September 2012}}</ref> In 2011, the Brigadier's actor [[Nicholas Courtney]] passed away, which was reflected in-universe with the Doctor finding out about the Brigadier's death in the episode "[[The Wedding of River Song]]" (2011). To pay tribute to Courtney, Chibnall came up with the idea of having UNIT be led by the Brigadier's daughter, Kate Stewart. In an interview with ''[[Radio Times]]'', Chibnall expressed that "Given that we were bringing back UNIT, I thought it would be a nice way to honour the character of the Brigadier and Nicholas Courtney’s contribution to the show by anchoring UNIT to his family. It was a way to keep that family line going, after we’d heard last year on screen that the Brigadier had died."<ref>{{cite web|first=Patrick|last=Mulkern|url=http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2012-09-22/doctor-who-the-power-of-three-review|title=Doctor Who: The Power of Three review|work=[[Radio Times]]|date=22 September 2012|access-date=23 September 2012|archive-date=16 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171116133456/http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2012-09-22/doctor-who-the-power-of-three-review/|url-status=dead}}</ref> Once the script was in production, Chibnall, primarly a fan of the television series, was surprised to discover that the character of Kate already existed in non-television spin-off media, which he had been completely unaware of.<ref name="complete history power of three"/>



==List of appearances==
===Video===
*''[[Downtime (Doctor Who)|Downtime]]'' (1995)
*''[[Dæmos Rising]]'' (2004)

===Television===
*"[[The Power of Three (Doctor Who)|The Power of Three]]" (2012)
*"[[The Day of the Doctor]]" (2013)
*"[[Death in Heaven]]" (2014)
*"[[The Magician's Apprentice (Doctor Who)|The Magician's Apprentice]]" (2015)
*"[[The Zygon Invasion]]" / "[[The Zygon Inversion]]" (2015)
*"[[Survivors of the Flux]]" / "[[The Vanquishers]]" (2021)
*"[[The Power of the Doctor]]" (2022)
*"[[The Giggle]]" (2023)
*"[[73 Yards]]" (2024)
*"[[The Legend of Ruby Sunday]]" / "[[Empire of Death (Doctor Who episode)|Empire of Death]]" (2024)

===Audio dramas===
* ''[[UNIT (audio drama series)|UNIT: Extinction]]''
* ''[[UNIT (audio drama series)|UNIT: Shutdown]]''
* ''[[UNIT (audio drama series)|UNIT: Silenced]]''
* ''[[UNIT (audio drama series)|UNIT: Assembled]]''
* ''[[UNIT (audio drama series)|UNIT: Encounters]]''
* ''[[UNIT (audio drama series)|UNIT: Cyber-Reality]]''
* ''[[UNIT (audio drama series)|UNIT: Revisitations]]''
* ''[[UNIT (audio drama series)|UNIT: Incursions]]''
* ''[[UNIT (audio drama series)|UNIT: Nemesis 1 – Between Two Worlds]]''
* ''[[UNIT (audio drama series)|UNIT: Nemesis 2 – Agents of the Vulpreen]]''
* ''[[UNIT (audio drama series)|UNIT: Nemesis 3 – Objective: Earth]]''
* ''[[UNIT (audio drama series)|UNIT: Nemesis 4 – Masters of Time]]''
* ''[[List of Doctor Who spin off audio plays by Big Finish#The Eighth of March (2019–present)|The Eighth of March: Narcissus]]''
* ''[[List of Doctor Who audio plays by Big Finish#Special Releases (2001–present)|Doctor Who: The Legacy of Time – The Sacrifice of Jo Grant]]''
* ''[[List of Doctor Who audio plays by Big Finish#Special Releases (2001–present)|Doctor Who: Once and Future – Past Lives]]''

== See also ==
* [[United Nations Intelligence Taskforce]]
* [[Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart]]
* [[List of Doctor Who supporting characters]]

== References ==
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== External links ==
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This is a list of most expensive television series.

Most expensive series per episode

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Most expensive television series (cost per episode)
Rank Title Year Cost (est.)
(millions) 		Refs
1 The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power season 1 2022 $58 [1]
2 Citadel season 1 2023 $50 [2]
3 Secret Invasion 2023 $35 [3]
1923 season 1 2022 $35 [4]
4 Stranger Things season 4 2022 $30 [5]
5 The Acolyte 2024 $29 [6]
6 Masters of the Air 2024 $28 [7]
7 WandaVision 2021 $25 [8]
The Falcon and the Winter Soldier 2021 $25 [8]
Hawkeye 2021 $25 [8]
She-Hulk: Attorney at Law 2022 $25 [9]
Moon Knight 2022 $25 [10]
12 Loki season 2 2023 $24 [11]
13 The Peripheral 2022 $22 [2]
14 The Pacific 2010 $22 [12]
15 Westworld season 4 2022 $20 [13]
House of the Dragon season 1 2022 $20 [14]
3 Body Problem season 1 2024 $20 [15]
18 Fallout season 1 2024 $19 [16]
19 Game of Thrones season 8 2019 $15 [17]
See seasons 1–2 2019–2021 $15 [18]
The Morning Show seasons 1–2 2019–2021 $15 [18]
The Mandalorian season 1 2019 $15 [19]
The Sandman season 1 2022 $15 [20]
24 The Crown season 5 2022 $14 [21]
25 ER seasons 4–6 1997–2000 $13 [22]
26 Band of Brothers 2001 $12 [23]
27 A League of Their Own 2022 $11 [2]
28 Stranger Things season 3 2019 $10 [24]
29 ER seasons 7–9 2000–2003 $9 [25]
30 Stranger Things season 2 2017 $8 [17]
Jack Ryan season 1 2018 $8 [17]
Echo 2024 $8 [26]
31 The Crown season 1 2016 $7 [21]
32 Stranger Things season 1 2016 $6 [17]

See also

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References

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  24. ^ Joyce, Li (April 21, 2022). "'Stranger Things' Season 4 Reportedly Had a Budget of $30 Million USD per Episode". HypeBeast. Retrieved August 5, 2024.
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  26. ^ Tassi, Paul (January 20, 2024). "Echo, Daredevil And Street-Level Heroes Are The Answer To Marvel's Disney Plus Problems". Forbes. Retrieved September 27, 2024.


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