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A '''job''' was the task an individual did on a daily basis. | A '''job''' was the task an individual did on a daily basis. | ||
The [[Eleventh Doctor]] claimed that he would be brilliant at having a job. | == The Doctor == | ||
The [[Eleventh Doctor]] claimed that he would be brilliant at having a job. He considered his duties as [[UNIT]]'s [[scientific advisor]] to be his job, though [[Clara Oswald]] doubted that he could ever hold a job. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Day of the Doctor (TV story)|The Day of the Doctor]]'') | |||
Across their many [[incarnation]]s, [[the Doctor]] held various jobs, usually for the purposes of their investigations. The [[Tenth Doctor]] took a job as a [[teacher]] to investigate the oddities at [[Deffry Vale High School]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[School Reunion (TV story)|School Reunion]]'') The Eleventh Doctor briefly held a job at [[Sanderson & Grainger]], a [[department store]] in [[Colchester]]. Though he claimed he did so to "live in the moment", he was actually investigating [[Cyberman|Cyber]]-activity which seemed to be localised around his new [[workplace]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Closing Time (TV story)|Closing Time]]'') The [[Twelfth Doctor]] worked as a lecturer at [[St Luke's University]] since the [[1940s]] ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Regeneration Impossible (audio story)|Regeneration Impossible]]'') as he and [[Nardole]] guarded [[The Vault (The Pilot)|the Vault]]. In [[2017]], he took on the additional job of being [[Bill Potts]]' personal [[tutor]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Pilot (TV story)|The Pilot]]'') | |||
In an [[alternate timeline]] caused by a [[temporal collision]], the [[First Doctor]] spent three months working as a guest lecturer at a [[university]] in [[Kiria City]] on [[Urbinia]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Daughter of the Gods (audio story)|Daughter of the Gods]]'') | |||
== The Doctor's companions == | |||
The Doctor's first two [[human]] [[companion]]s, [[Ian Chesterton]] and [[Barbara Wright]], were teachers at [[Coal Hill School]], teaching [[science]] and [[history]] respectively. ([[TV]]: ''[[An Unearthly Child (TV story)|An Unearthly Child]]'') By [[2010]], the two were employed at the [[University of Cambridge]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Death of the Doctor (TV story)|Death of the Doctor]]'') [[Liz Shaw]] also taught at Cambridge. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Primord (audio story)|Primord]]'') | |||
In an [[alternate timeline]] caused by a [[temporal collision]], [[Steven Taylor]] spent three months working at a [[spaceport]] in [[Kiria City]] on [[Urbinia]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Daughter of the Gods (audio story)|Daughter of the Gods]]'') | |||
[[Sarah Jane Smith]] worked as a [[journalist]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Time Warrior (TV story)|The Time Warrior]]'') | |||
Prior to her travels with the Doctor, [[Rose Tyler]] worked as a shop girl in [[Henrik's]] before the [[Ninth Doctor]] blew up the building. Before she could find a new job, she joined the Doctor in his travels. ([[TV]]: ''[[Rose (TV story)|Rose]]'') During their investigation of [[Deffry Vale High School]], Rose was forced to work as a [[lunchlady]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[School Reunion (TV story)|School Reunion]]'') | |||
When the Doctor and [[Martha Jones]] were stranded in [[1969]], the latter was forced to work at a shop. ([[TV]]: ''[[Blink (TV story)|Blink]]'', [[COMIC]]: ''[[A Little Help from My Friends (comic story)|A Little Help from My Friends]]'') After leaving the TARDIS, Martha was employed by [[UNIT]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Reset (TV story)|Reset]]'') Some time after the [[Planetary Relocation Incident]], she left UNIT to become a freelance alien hunter alongside [[Mickey Smith]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]]'') | |||
[[Donna Noble]]'s career consisted mainly of temp jobs. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Doctor's Daughter (TV story)|The Doctor's Daughter]]'') After leaving the Doctor, Donna had taken a new job in [[2009]], one that [[Wilfred Mott]] felt did not pay enough to ensure her financial independence. ([[TV]]: ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]]'') | |||
[[Amy Pond]] held multiple jobs during her time travelling with the Eleventh Doctor. She initially worked as a [[kissogram]], ([[TV]]: ''[[The Eleventh Hour (TV story)|The Eleventh Hour]]'') before changing jobs to become a [[model]], ([[TV]]: ''[[Closing Time (TV story)|Closing Time]]'', ''[[Asylum of the Daleks (TV story)|Asylum of the Daleks]]'') a writer for a travel magazine ([[TV]]: ''[[The Power of Three (TV story)|The Power of Three]]'') and finally a fiction author. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Angels Take Manhattan (TV story)|The Angels Take Manhattan]]'', ''[[The Bells of Saint John (TV story)|The Bells of Saint John]]'') By contrast, her husband [[Rory Williams]] kept his job as a [[nurse]] throughout his life. For his part, the Doctor was shocked that both of them had jobs, having assumed that the couple mainly [[kiss]]ed when he was not there. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Power of Three (TV story)|The Power of Three]]'') | [[Amy Pond]] held multiple jobs during her time travelling with the Eleventh Doctor. She initially worked as a [[kissogram]], ([[TV]]: ''[[The Eleventh Hour (TV story)|The Eleventh Hour]]'') before changing jobs to become a [[model]], ([[TV]]: ''[[Closing Time (TV story)|Closing Time]]'', ''[[Asylum of the Daleks (TV story)|Asylum of the Daleks]]'') a writer for a travel magazine ([[TV]]: ''[[The Power of Three (TV story)|The Power of Three]]'') and finally a fiction author. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Angels Take Manhattan (TV story)|The Angels Take Manhattan]]'', ''[[The Bells of Saint John (TV story)|The Bells of Saint John]]'') By contrast, her husband [[Rory Williams]] kept his job as a [[nurse]] throughout his life. For his part, the Doctor was shocked that both of them had jobs, having assumed that the couple mainly [[kiss]]ed when he was not there. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Power of Three (TV story)|The Power of Three]]'') | ||
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[[Yasmin Khan]] was a [[police officer]] when she met the [[Thirteenth Doctor]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Woman Who Fell to Earth (TV story)|The Woman Who Fell to Earth]]'') Though she was initially heavily dedicated to her profession, to the point that her family considered her to be "married to her job", ([[TV]]: ''[[Arachnids in the UK (TV story)|Arachnids in the UK]]'') her increasing association with the Doctor caused her to she leave this profession sometime before the [[First Flux event]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Halloween Apocalypse (TV story)|The Halloween Apocalypse]]'') | [[Yasmin Khan]] was a [[police officer]] when she met the [[Thirteenth Doctor]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Woman Who Fell to Earth (TV story)|The Woman Who Fell to Earth]]'') Though she was initially heavily dedicated to her profession, to the point that her family considered her to be "married to her job", ([[TV]]: ''[[Arachnids in the UK (TV story)|Arachnids in the UK]]'') her increasing association with the Doctor caused her to she leave this profession sometime before the [[First Flux event]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Halloween Apocalypse (TV story)|The Halloween Apocalypse]]'') | ||
[[Graham O'Brien]] was once employed as a [[bus driver]], but had [[Retirement|retired]] prior to becoming a [[companion]] of the [[Thirteenth Doctor]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Woman Who Fell to Earth (TV story)|The Woman Who Fell to Earth]]'', ''[[Rosa (TV story)|Rosa]]'') | |||
== Others == | |||
[[Lavinia Smith]] was a world-renowned [[virologist]] in the late [[20th century]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Time Warrior (TV story)|The Time Warrior]]'') | |||
In [[2008]], [[Tish Jones]] got a [[PR]] job at [[Lazarus Laboratories]], ([[TV]]: ''[[The Lazarus Experiment (TV story)|The Lazarus Experiment]]'') which was secretly arranged by {{Simm}} whilst [[disguise]]d the [[human]] "[[Harold Saxon]]". Later, having been "[[phone]]d up" "out of the [[blue]]", [[Tish Jones]] got a job at [[10 Downing Street]] on "[[Mr]] Saxon's" first [[day]] as [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Sound of Drums (TV story)|The Sound of Drums]]'') | |||
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Revision as of 16:06, 13 December 2022
A job was the task an individual did on a daily basis.
The Doctor
The Eleventh Doctor claimed that he would be brilliant at having a job. He considered his duties as UNIT's scientific advisor to be his job, though Clara Oswald doubted that he could ever hold a job. (TV: The Day of the Doctor)
Across their many incarnations, the Doctor held various jobs, usually for the purposes of their investigations. The Tenth Doctor took a job as a teacher to investigate the oddities at Deffry Vale High School. (TV: School Reunion) The Eleventh Doctor briefly held a job at Sanderson & Grainger, a department store in Colchester. Though he claimed he did so to "live in the moment", he was actually investigating Cyber-activity which seemed to be localised around his new workplace. (TV: Closing Time) The Twelfth Doctor worked as a lecturer at St Luke's University since the 1940s (AUDIO: Regeneration Impossible) as he and Nardole guarded the Vault. In 2017, he took on the additional job of being Bill Potts' personal tutor. (TV: The Pilot)
In an alternate timeline caused by a temporal collision, the First Doctor spent three months working as a guest lecturer at a university in Kiria City on Urbinia. (AUDIO: Daughter of the Gods)
The Doctor's companions
The Doctor's first two human companions, Ian Chesterton and Barbara Wright, were teachers at Coal Hill School, teaching science and history respectively. (TV: An Unearthly Child) By 2010, the two were employed at the University of Cambridge. (TV: Death of the Doctor) Liz Shaw also taught at Cambridge. (AUDIO: Primord)
In an alternate timeline caused by a temporal collision, Steven Taylor spent three months working at a spaceport in Kiria City on Urbinia. (AUDIO: Daughter of the Gods)
Sarah Jane Smith worked as a journalist. (TV: The Time Warrior)
Prior to her travels with the Doctor, Rose Tyler worked as a shop girl in Henrik's before the Ninth Doctor blew up the building. Before she could find a new job, she joined the Doctor in his travels. (TV: Rose) During their investigation of Deffry Vale High School, Rose was forced to work as a lunchlady. (TV: School Reunion)
When the Doctor and Martha Jones were stranded in 1969, the latter was forced to work at a shop. (TV: Blink, COMIC: A Little Help from My Friends) After leaving the TARDIS, Martha was employed by UNIT. (TV: Reset) Some time after the Planetary Relocation Incident, she left UNIT to become a freelance alien hunter alongside Mickey Smith. (TV: The End of Time)
Donna Noble's career consisted mainly of temp jobs. (TV: The Doctor's Daughter) After leaving the Doctor, Donna had taken a new job in 2009, one that Wilfred Mott felt did not pay enough to ensure her financial independence. (TV: The End of Time)
Amy Pond held multiple jobs during her time travelling with the Eleventh Doctor. She initially worked as a kissogram, (TV: The Eleventh Hour) before changing jobs to become a model, (TV: Closing Time, Asylum of the Daleks) a writer for a travel magazine (TV: The Power of Three) and finally a fiction author. (TV: The Angels Take Manhattan, The Bells of Saint John) By contrast, her husband Rory Williams kept his job as a nurse throughout his life. For his part, the Doctor was shocked that both of them had jobs, having assumed that the couple mainly kissed when he was not there. (TV: The Power of Three)
Clara Oswald initially worked as a nanny, (TV: The Bells of Saint John) before she became a teacher at Coal Hill School. (TV: The Day of the Doctor) She later transferred to Ravenscaur School. (TV: Clara Oswald and the School of Death) Not long after the Twelfth Doctor's regeneration, Clara noted to him that their travels were her hobby, not her job. (TV: Into the Dalek)
Yasmin Khan was a police officer when she met the Thirteenth Doctor. (TV: The Woman Who Fell to Earth) Though she was initially heavily dedicated to her profession, to the point that her family considered her to be "married to her job", (TV: Arachnids in the UK) her increasing association with the Doctor caused her to she leave this profession sometime before the First Flux event. (TV: The Halloween Apocalypse)
Graham O'Brien was once employed as a bus driver, but had retired prior to becoming a companion of the Thirteenth Doctor. (TV: The Woman Who Fell to Earth, Rosa)
Others
Lavinia Smith was a world-renowned virologist in the late 20th century. (TV: The Time Warrior)
In 2008, Tish Jones got a PR job at Lazarus Laboratories, (TV: The Lazarus Experiment) which was secretly arranged by the Saxon Master whilst disguised the human "Harold Saxon". Later, having been "phoned up" "out of the blue", Tish Jones got a job at 10 Downing Street on "Mr Saxon's" first day as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. (TV: The Sound of Drums)
