Ilin was the wealthy backer of the infamous Rally of the Twelve Galaxies. This race was extremely hazardous, and by the time it had reached the planet Desolation, the final stage, there were only two competitors left - Angstrom and Epzo. They had just rescued the Doctor and her companions after they had become suspended in space whilst attempting to reach the Doctor's missing TARDIS.
Ilin was found in a luxurious tent on the planet, but he and his surroundings proved to be just a hologram. He gave them their final set of instructions to reach the end-point - the "Ghost Monument". This turned out to be the TARDIS, which was materialising and dematerialising randomly at a site elsewhere on the planet.
As founder of the race, Ilin was not interested in the fate of the Doctor and her friends. Once the goal was achieved, Ilin appeared by hologram once more. Angstrom and Epzo had been encouraged by the Doctor to work together rather than compete, and at first Ilin refused to allow joint winners of the rally. He eventually relented, but failed to transport the Doctor and her companions when he took Angstrom and Epzo off the planet. Fortunately, the Doctor was able to retrieve her TARDIS.
Played by: Art Malik. Appearances: The Ghost Monument (2018).
- Born Athar ul-Haque Malik in Pakistan, he first came to fame in the 1984 Granada TV adaptation of The Jewel in the Crown. Big screen appearances include playing the villain opposite Arnold Schwarzenegger in True Lies, and as Kamran Shah, the Oxford-educated Mujahideen ally of Timothy Dalton's James Bond in The Living Daylights.
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