A senior crewmember of Sea Base 4 which, in the year 2084, provided defence for one of the two great power blocs which were in conflict at the time. However, Nilson was actually an agent for the opposing bloc, as was Dr Solow whose responsibilities included the mental conditioning of the base's Synch-Operator. This individual had an electronic implant in their skull, which allowed them to interface directly with the computerised missile launch systems. This was an inexperienced young crewman named Maddox.
Nilson and Solow reprocessed him to sabotage the computers, and kill anyone who tried to stop him. They would then steal the processing software and pass to their own people.
Their actions coincided with an assault on the base by a combined Silurian and Sea Devil force. They planned to use its missiles to trigger a conflict in which both blocs would destroy themselves - allowing them to retake the planet.
Nilson attempted to flee the base, taking Tegan Jovanka with him as hostage. The Doctor used an ultra-violet light emitter to blind him, and he stumbled into the path of a Sea Devil warrior who shot him dead.
Played by: Ian McCulloch. Appearances: Warriors of the Deep (1984).
- McCulloch played Greg Preston, one of the regulars on Terry Nation's series Survivors.
- He is also well known for several appearances in Italian horror films, such as Lucio Fulci's Zombie Flesh Eaters (aka Zombi 2) and Zombie Holocaust.
- He had previously been considered for one of the Concorde crew in Time-Flight.
- He is the brother of Andrew McCulloch, who co-wrote Meglos.
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