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{{Infobox Individual
|image=John (Remembrance of the Daleks).jpg  
|image   = John (RotD).jpg
|alias=
|species = Human
|species=Human
|origin = [[Earth]]
|origin= [[Earth]]
|father  = John's father (Remembrance of the Daleks)
|only= Remembrance of the Daleks
|grandparent = John's great-grandfather (Remembrance of the Daleks)
|actor= Joseph Marcell
|only   = Remembrance of the Daleks (TV story)
|clip = The ripple effect - Doctor Who - Remembrance of the Daleks - BBC
|actor   = Joseph Marcell
}}{{dab page|John}}'''John''' was a [[Jamaica]]n employee at a [[coffee]] shop in [[London]] in [[1963]]. After ordering a cup of [[tea]], the Doctor asked him where the shop's owner [[Harry (Remembrance of the Daleks)|Harry]] was, then pointed out his wife was about to give birth to twins.
|clip   = The ripple effect - Doctor Who - Remembrance of the Daleks - BBC
|affiliation = Harry's Café
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'''John''' was a [[Jamaica]]n employee at [[Harry's Café]] in [[London]] in [[1963]]. After ordering a cup of [[tea]], the [[Seventh Doctor]] asked him where the shop's owner [[Harry (Remembrance of the Daleks)|Harry]] was, then pointed out his wife was about to give birth to twins.


John chatted with the [[Seventh Doctor]] about adding [[sugar]] to tea, leading the Doctor to muse about the larger ripple effects that occur through [[time]] even from small decisions. John's father had worked in the sugar fields in Jamaica. ([[TV]]: ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks (TV story)|Remembrance of the Daleks]]'') On discussing the ripple effect, John muses that had no one like sugar, his grandfather wouldn't have been enslaved and sent to Kingston to start the sugar business and that their entire family line would have stayed in Africa. When the Doctor laments on the decisions made, John gave him the most practical advice "Life's like that. Best thing is just to get on with it."
John chatted with the Doctor about adding [[sugar]] to tea, leading the Doctor to muse about the larger ripple effects that occur through [[time]] even from small decisions. John's father had worked in the sugar fields in Jamaica. ([[TV]]: ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks (TV story)|Remembrance of the Daleks]]'')


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== Behind the scenes ==
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John was a Jamaican employee at Harry's Café in London in 1963. After ordering a cup of tea, the Seventh Doctor asked him where the shop's owner Harry was, then pointed out his wife was about to give birth to twins.

John chatted with the Doctor about adding sugar to tea, leading the Doctor to muse about the larger ripple effects that occur through time even from small decisions. John's father had worked in the sugar fields in Jamaica. (TV: Remembrance of the Daleks)

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

  • John's name was never given on-screen, only in the credits.
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