Jingo Linx | |
Aliases: | Linx Lord Linx |
Continuity: | Doctor Who |
Notability: | Antagonist |
Type: | Warrior |
Gender: | Male |
Race: | SontaranSontarans |
Status: | Deceased |
Died: | 13th century |
First: | "The Time Warrior (Part 1)" |
Final: | "The Time Warrior (Part 4)" |
Actor: | Kevin Lindsay |
Jingo Linx, commonly referred to as Lord Linx, or just Linx, is a fictional alien warrior featured in the original British science fiction television series Doctor Who. Played by actor Kevin Tinsley, he was introduced in episode 11.01, "The Time Warrior (Part 1)" and appeared in the three subsequent chapters to the serial.
Notes & Trivia[]
- The character of Jingo Linx was created by director Alan Bromly, writer Robert Holmes and producer Barry Letts.
- Jingo Linx is the first Sontaran featured on Doctor Who.
- In "The Time Warrior" he is referred to as just Linx. His full name, Jingo Linx, is revealed in the 1978 Doctor Who and the Sontaran Experiment novel, which adapts the storyline from "The Sontaran Experiment" serial from the show..
- Is a member of the Jingo Clan from which he was named.
- Playing Jingo Linx is actor Kevin Lindsay's first work on Doctor Who. He goes on to play time lord K'anpo Rimpoche (Cho-Je) in "Planet of the Spiders" and another Sontaran named Styre in "The Sontaran Experiment".
Appearances[]
- Doctor Who: The Time Warrior (Part 1)
- Doctor Who: The Time Warrior (Part 2)
- Doctor Who: The Time Warrior (Part 3)
- Doctor Who: The Time Warrior (Part 4)