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'''Digby''' was a relative of [[Madge Arwell]] and her children, [[Cecil Arwell|Cecil]] and [[Lily Arwell]]. They all called him "[[uncle]]", so it was unclear what his exact relationship was to them.  He could have been a great-uncle of the children, or the brother of either Madge or her husband, [[Reg Arwell|Reg]].
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'''Digby Arwell''' was the [[brother]] of [[Reg Arwell]]. ([[PROSE]]: "[[The Time Lord Letters (novel)|Holiday Plans]]") He was brother-in-law to [[Madge Arwell]] and and the [[uncle]] of their [[children]], [[Cyril Arwell|Cyril]] and [[Lily Arwell]]. He was much wealthier than the Arwells and possessed a large country estate in [[Dorset]]. By [[1941]], however, Digby had vacated the house to live, according to Lily, "in a home in [[Battersea]]". ([[TV]]: ''[[The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe (TV story)|The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe]]'')


In any event, he was much wealthier than the Arewells, and possessed a large country estate by at least [[1941]].  It was to this estate that Madge and her kids retreated to escape [[the Blitz]].  There, the found the [[Eleventh Doctor]] posing as the estate's caretaker.
== Behind the scenes ==
This character's name is likely an allusion to Professor {{w|Digory Kirke}}, who owns the estate which houses the wardrobe in ''[[The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe]]''.


Digby, however, had vacated the house to live, according to Lily, "in a home in [[Battersea]]".  ([[DW]]: ''[[The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe]]'') 
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Latest revision as of 08:08, 3 September 2020

Digby Arwell was the brother of Reg Arwell. (PROSE: "Holiday Plans") He was brother-in-law to Madge Arwell and and the uncle of their children, Cyril and Lily Arwell. He was much wealthier than the Arwells and possessed a large country estate in Dorset. By 1941, however, Digby had vacated the house to live, according to Lily, "in a home in Battersea". (TV: The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe)

Behind the scenes[[edit] | [edit source]]

This character's name is likely an allusion to Professor Digory Kirke, who owns the estate which houses the wardrobe in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.