Ian Hood

Ian Hood was an English university professor and physicist who served as a science advisor for the British government during the early 21st century. Alongside his bodyguard Rachel Young, Hood investigated scientific crimes such as human cloning,Resurrection - Stephen Gallagher & Simon Stephenson - Eleventh Hour S1 E01 - ITV - Airdate 19 January 2006 - Retrieved 26 December 2024 virus engineering,Containment - Stephen Gallagher & Simon Stephenson - Eleventh Hour S1 E02 - ITV - Airdate 26 January 2006 - Retrieved 26 December 2024 assassination attempts to silence research,Kryptos - Stephen Gallagher & Mike Cullen & Simon Stephenson - Eleventh Hour S1 E03 - ITV - Airdate 2 February 2006 - Retrieved 26 December 2024 and clandestine heavy water creation.Miracle - Stephen Gallagher & Simon Stephenson - Eleventh Hour S1 E04 - ITV - Airdate 9 February 2006 - Retrieved 26 December 2024
== Notes ==
=== Behind the Scenes ===
* Professor Hood was played by English actor Patrick Stewart.Eleventh Hour - IMDB - Retrieved 26 December 2024Patrick Stewart - IMDB - Retrieved 26 December 2024 Showrunner Stephen Gallagher praised Stewart's casting, saying "In Patrick, I'm getting exactly what I always wanted for Hood -- a mature, vigorous, heroic figure of visable intelligence and sensitivity. This would be a real champagne moment for any writer."ITV snaps up Star Trek's Stewart for £4.5m science thriller - Jordan Lepper - 8 April 2005 - Campaign US - Retrieved 26 December 2024 Stewart was pleased to work with Granada again.Star Trek's Patrick to beam in for drama - 30 June 2005 - Manchester Evening News - Updated 12 January 2013 - Retrieved 26 December 2024 - Archived 26 December 2024
=== Trivia ===
* Hood's given name was originally announced to be Alan.
== Appearances ==
* Eleventh Hour
** Resurrection (first appearance)
** Containment
** Kryptos
** Miracle (final appearance)
== References ==
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Category:Physicists
Category:University professors
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Category:Characters played by Patrick Stewart
Category:20th century births