Project: Torchwood: Florence Diggle

Got my first Covid jag and feel a little comforted that I can go out of doors and not wind-up dead by disease – although Number 38’s hurtling around the corner suddenly, can still cause heart failure. Ahem! Especially when the Weevil is the reason you shot out into the road in the first place.

Ahh! So how has your month been?

As first posted – I’ve had my first jag, and look forward to the day I’m fully able to hug my parents and be in their company properly rather than out in the front garden in the pissing wet rain!

This month we’re celebrating another Birthday – this time David Tennant’s who reaches the big 5-0 this year. I am absolutely shocked to be fair. But as people who reach that age say that 50 is the new 40, I feel a little better.

We look back on the career of Ronald Pickup who began his acting career with a small role in Doctor Who back in 1964, and delve into the murky waters of Victorian London for a look at Netflix’s latest crime drama series The Irregulars.

We caught up with one of the cast of the above series for a Lockdown Special, and look behind the eyes of a thriller that has had us woahing at the screen during that final episode.

Tony and Sarah enthral us with awesome reviews of old and new Who and Torchwood audios and episodes, and do check out our Profile of the 10^th Doctor. We also welcome new writer Florence Diggle who brings us a Profile of the 10^th Doctor. Worth a check.

As always, a special thanks to my brilliant team for their awesome articles, and for Tiziana’s wonderful front cover and Birthday poster.

Welcome to Issue 90 – Happy Birthday David Tennant

Djak

Profiles The Tenth Doctor

Torchwood Archive Character Profile: “The Doctor”

**WARNING!**

If you see this man, if he has come into your life, then your life is in danger!

Known Aliases: The Doctor/ John Smith.

Species: Time Lord

Occupation: Alien Tech Operative U.N.I.T / Time Lord.

Abilities: Regeneration. Time Travel.

Crimes: Mass Genocide, Murder, Crimes against the crown. Bigamy. Theft. Deception.

Location: Time & Space

Bio: The alien known as “The Doctor” is a species called a Time Lord from the planet Gallifrey in the constellation of Kasterborous located in a binary star system 250 million light years from Earth. He is approximately 900 years old and he has been recorded on Earth throughout history for many hundreds of years and we know that he has spent time in excess of our own and has occupied time and space in Earth’s past, present and future.

His first recorded appearance on Earth has not been documented but from testimonies and the personal experience of Torchwood Founder Captain Jack Harkness, he has also travelled from the day the Earth was created to the year 100 trillion where he witnessed the end of the universe.

His home planet Gallifrey was destroyed by him during what he refers to as the time war, a crime he has admitted to and taken responsibility for and will stand trial for in front of his own species. He is accused of ending his own civilisation as well as destroying another alien species known as the Daleks. He has also destroyed many other aliens that have come to invade our planet and whilst he has done so in our defence, he has also committed the act of murder against an unknown species of an unknown quantity, destroying the work of government to enact a peace treaty throughout the stars.

His motives and his actions alone are the main cause of Earth’s invasions as he is notorious throughout time and space as the undefeated champion of Earth, a reputation that invites alien attacks on the human race in a bid to defeat him, a self-imposed reputation and title not authorised by the human race.

He is a trickster, a man who has lived many lives and can change his face using a Time Lord process known as regeneration which causes his whole physical appearance to change from one person to another giving him the perfect place to hide should he need it. We have on file every regeneration so far and believe him to be on his 10^th life cycle.

IMPORTANT! The Doctor travels in a time machine he calls the T.A.R.D.I.S which stands for Time and Relative Dimensions in Space. It is currently recognised as a 1950’s police box or sometimes called the blue box. Through an alien technical anomaly known as dimension transfer, the TARDIS is much bigger on the inside as it would appear to be on the outside, in fact, the outside of the ship is a facade for the inter dimensional interior which expands indefinitely to suit the needs of its passengers.

Other Information: There is a historical document on file dating back to1879 claiming the Doctor defended Queen Victoria from an alien werewolf attack which killed many members of her family and royal guards, highlighting her to the presence of aliens on Earth, an insight she said no human had the right to possess over another. This led to her majesty establishing the original foundations of the Torchwood Institute, to help defend Britain from further alien attacks whilst keeping her empire safe from the knowledge of their existence, and the Doctor’s banishment from the British empire declaring that, if he should return, he should beware, because Torchwood will be waiting, ready to deal with him. Many hubs and loyal followers continued her work throughout the years all over the world until the downfall of Torchwood London in The Battle of Canary Wharf in 2007 when the institute was used against Earth’s natural defence to open a rift in time and space which allowed two cyborg armies, the new Dalek empire and The Cybermen into our galaxy to wage war on each other for the Earth, killing thousands of humans before the rift in Torchwood was finally shut down by The Doctor and his then companion, Rose Tyler who died in the battle.

We do not know if the law set by Queen Victoria still stands but Torchwood has been rebuilt from the ashes and redesigned by Captain Jack Harkness to help The Doctor defend Earth, not banish him from it as he believes The Doctor is our ally, not our enemy.

There is a list of the dead following this man. He travels with human companions who rarely survive and are willing to die in his name and whilst he is guilty of all the crimes set before him and many more we do not know about, there is no one greater and no one more willing to defend Earth and the Human race. Does that make him friend, or foe?

Torchwood honours him, Earth owes him a great debt, yet can he really be trusted when he is feared by many ancient alien races throughout time and space and across the galaxies where he is known as “The Oncoming Storm!”

Some of the Doctor’s former companions:

Rose Tyler: Deceased.

Martha Jones: Medical Doctor U.N.I.T

Donna Nobel: Temp from Chiswick.

Captain Jack Harkness. Torchwood Operative

Sarah Jane Smith: Journalist.

Mickey Smith: Torchwood operative

Astrid Peth: Waitress.

Lady Christina de Souza: Jewel Thief

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