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Bill Pott's mother is, as her name suggests, the mother of [[Bill Potts]], the companion of the [[Twelvth Doctor|Twelfth Doctor]].
{{Infobox Individual
|image        = The Pilot Bill's Mum.jpg
|species      = Human
|origin        = [[Earth]]
|child        = Bill Potts
|first mention = The Pilot (TV story)
|only          = The Lie of the Land (TV story)
|actor        = Rosie Jane
}}
[[Bill Potts]]'s '''birth mother''' died soon after [[childbirth]].


== History ==
== Biography ==
At some point in her life, she got pregnant and gave birth to a daughter, Bill. She died some time afterwards, when Bill was still young enough no to have any memories of her. Bill states that she hated having her photo taken. However, at various points in her life, the [[Twelfth Doctor]] would appear to take photo's of her in order to give these photo's to Bill as a daughter.
At one point she met the [[Twelfth Doctor]], who took many pictures of her during their brief time together. These were eventually passed on to Bill.


== Appearance ==
She died when Bill was just a baby. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Pilot (TV story)|The Pilot]]'')
Bill states that she looks liker mother- and the photos the doctor took reveal that mother and daughter are indeed very similar in appearance.
 
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== Legacy ==
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Bill often thought of her mother, despite having never truly known her. She was often told that she looked like her, and she would imagine her mother telling her wise phrases despite her lack of presence. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Pilot (TV story)|The Pilot]]'') She occasionally saw her birth mother in her [[dream]]s from an early age. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Emancipation of the Daleks (audio story)|Emancipation of the Daleks]]'')
 
Bill had no pictures of her mother, and upon telling this to the Twelfth Doctor after he had failed to deliver her a [[Christmas]] present, he travelled back in time to correct this. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Pilot (TV story)|The Pilot]]'')
 
When Bill and her friends moved into [[11 Cardinal Road|a new house]], Bill brought a photo of her mother and hung it up on the wall. ([[TV]]: ''[[Knock Knock (TV story)|Knock Knock]]'')
 
Bill formed an imaginary version of her mother in her head that she would hold conversations with. She explained this to [[Nardole]] after he caught her having one of these conversations. When Bill attempted to stop the [[Monk (species)|Monks]] invasion of [[Earth]], she flooded their psychic link to the human race with memories of the imagined version of her mother. As these memories were pure and untainted by the Monks, they were unable to poison them. By using these memories, Bill ultimately broke the Monks control over Earth, forcing them to retreat from the planet. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Lie of the Land (TV story)|The Lie of the Land]]'')
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Revision as of 07:37, 18 April 2023

Bill Potts's birth mother died soon after childbirth.

Biography

At one point she met the Twelfth Doctor, who took many pictures of her during their brief time together. These were eventually passed on to Bill.

She died when Bill was just a baby. (TV: The Pilot)

Legacy

Bill often thought of her mother, despite having never truly known her. She was often told that she looked like her, and she would imagine her mother telling her wise phrases despite her lack of presence. (TV: The Pilot) She occasionally saw her birth mother in her dreams from an early age. (AUDIO: Emancipation of the Daleks)

Bill had no pictures of her mother, and upon telling this to the Twelfth Doctor after he had failed to deliver her a Christmas present, he travelled back in time to correct this. (TV: The Pilot)

When Bill and her friends moved into a new house, Bill brought a photo of her mother and hung it up on the wall. (TV: Knock Knock)

Bill formed an imaginary version of her mother in her head that she would hold conversations with. She explained this to Nardole after he caught her having one of these conversations. When Bill attempted to stop the Monks invasion of Earth, she flooded their psychic link to the human race with memories of the imagined version of her mother. As these memories were pure and untainted by the Monks, they were unable to poison them. By using these memories, Bill ultimately broke the Monks control over Earth, forcing them to retreat from the planet. (TV: The Lie of the Land)