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|image = Martha(StonesOfBlood).jpg | |||
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|species = | |origin = [[Earth]] | ||
| | |first = The Stones of Blood (TV story) | ||
| | |appearances = [[PROSE]]: ''[[Doctor Who and the Stones of Blood (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Stones of Blood]]'', [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Stones of Blood (audio story)|The Stones of Blood]]'' | ||
| | |actor = Elaine Ives-Cameron | ||
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}} | '''Martha Vickers''' ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Stones of Blood (audio story)|The Stones of Blood]]'') was a member of the [[cult]] of [[Cessair of Diplos|the Cailleach]] under [[Leonard de Vries]] in [[1978]]. | ||
'''Martha''' was a member of the | |||
[[Category: | == Biography == | ||
Martha was a local schoolteacher who had joined the cult due to her friendship with de Vries, and because the cult brought colour into her dull life. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Doctor Who and the Stones of Blood (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Stones of Blood]]'') | |||
Martha was unwilling to sacrifice the [[Fourth Doctor]] to the goddess, and after he escaped, an [[Ogri]] killed her and de Vries. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Stones of Blood (TV story)|The Stones of Blood]]'') | |||
== Behind the scenes == | |||
* Martha is given the surname Vickers for [[David Fisher]]'s [[The Stones of Blood (audio story)|audiobook]] and the 2022 novelisation. This was not derived from any information given in the televised version. | |||
* In the audiobook and the 2022 novelisation, there is no mention of Martha being a schoolteacher, as in [[Terrance Dicks]]'s adaptation. Instead, she is described as being a member of the local [[Women's Institute]]. | |||
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Latest revision as of 16:08, 3 April 2023
Martha Vickers (AUDIO: The Stones of Blood) was a member of the cult of the Cailleach under Leonard de Vries in 1978.
Biography[[edit] | [edit source]]
Martha was a local schoolteacher who had joined the cult due to her friendship with de Vries, and because the cult brought colour into her dull life. (PROSE: Doctor Who and the Stones of Blood)
Martha was unwilling to sacrifice the Fourth Doctor to the goddess, and after he escaped, an Ogri killed her and de Vries. (TV: The Stones of Blood)
Behind the scenes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Martha is given the surname Vickers for David Fisher's audiobook and the 2022 novelisation. This was not derived from any information given in the televised version.
- In the audiobook and the 2022 novelisation, there is no mention of Martha being a schoolteacher, as in Terrance Dicks's adaptation. Instead, she is described as being a member of the local Women's Institute.
