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{{Infobox Individual
{{Infobox Individual
| individual name = Verity Newman
| image          = Verity.jpg
| image          = [[image:Verity.jpg|250px]]
| alias          =
| alias          =
| race            = [[Human]]
| species = Human
| home planet     = [[Earth]]
| origin     = [[Earth]]
| home era        = [[2010]]
| only     = The End of Time (TV story)
| appearances     = [[DW]]: ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]]''
| actor          = Jessica Hynes  
| actor          = [[Jessica Hynes]]
}}'''Verity Newman''' was the great-granddaughter of [[Joan Redfern (TV character)|Joan Redfern]], a nurse that [[the Doctor]] had met in the year [[1913]].
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'''Verity Newman''' was the great-grandaughter of [[Joan Redfern (TV character)|Joan Redfern]], a nurse that the Doctor had met in the year [[1913]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[Human Nature]]'' / ''[[The Family of Blood]]'') One day when she was searching out her attic, she found the diary, the journal which had been written by [[Tenth Doctor|the Doctor]], when he was in the form of [[John Smith]]. She is credited as the author of "A Journal of Impossible Things", which is based on the writings of John Smith and Joan Redfern.  
One day when she was searching out her attic, she found [[A Journal of Impossible Things (Human Nature)|a journal]] which had been written by the [[Tenth Doctor]] when he was in the form of [[John Smith (Tenth Doctor)|John Smith]]. She was credited as the author of ''[[A Journal of Impossible Things (The End of Time)|A Journal of Impossible Things]]'', which was based on the writings of John Smith and Joan Redfern.


During [[2010]] the Doctor went to a book signing of hers. She asked him who to sign it to, and he replied "the Doctor". She then realised it was the same man as in her book. She told the Doctor her great grandmother died happily when he asked. ([[DW]]: ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]]'')
Near the end of his tenth incarnation, the Doctor went to a [[book signing]] of hers. She asked him who to sign it to, and he replied "the Doctor". She then realised it was the same man as in her book.


:''It is not clear why the Doctor choose to visit Verity Newman and ask about her great-grandmother. This gives rise to a number of posibilities about the full nature of John Smith's relationship with Joan. An unlikely, but possible explanation would be that Verity's grandparent was a child fathered by [[John Smith]]. Given that the Doctor was human at the time, any offspring would also be Human, and not Time Lord.''
Verity told the Doctor her great-grandmother died happily when he asked, asking him, in turn, if he was happy. The "dying" Tenth Doctor smiled, and simply walked away without giving her a reply. ([[TV]]: ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]]'')
== Behind the Scenes ==
*Verity Newman gets her name from Verity Lambert and Sydney Newman who were the first producers of'' Doctor Who''. These name were used again in [[DW]]: ''[[Human Nature]]'' / ''[[The Family of Blood]]'', the names Verity and Sydney as the parents for the Human John Smith
*As pointed out in Doctor Who Confidential, John Smith truly loved Joan, and the Doctor seemed to care about Joan and her well being following the events with the ''Family of Blood''.


== Behind the scenes ==
* The actress who portrayed Verity Newman, [[Jessica Hynes]], also portrayed the character's great-grandmother Joan Redfern.
* Verity Newman gets her name from [[Verity Lambert]] (the first producer of ''Doctor Who'') and [[Sydney Newman]] (more or less the "creator" of ''Doctor Who''). The names "Sydney" and "Verity" were used previously in [[TV]]: ''[[Human Nature (TV story)|Human Nature]]'' / ''[[The Family of Blood (TV story)|The Family of Blood]]'', as the names of the parents of the human John Smith.
* As pointed out in [[Doctor Who Confidential]], John Smith truly loved Joan, and the Doctor seemed to care about Joan and her well-being following the events with the [[Family of Blood]], but did not share John Smith's romantic feelings towards her.
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Latest revision as of 00:10, 24 April 2023

Verity Newman was the great-granddaughter of Joan Redfern, a nurse that the Doctor had met in the year 1913.

One day when she was searching out her attic, she found a journal which had been written by the Tenth Doctor when he was in the form of John Smith. She was credited as the author of A Journal of Impossible Things, which was based on the writings of John Smith and Joan Redfern.

Near the end of his tenth incarnation, the Doctor went to a book signing of hers. She asked him who to sign it to, and he replied "the Doctor". She then realised it was the same man as in her book.

Verity told the Doctor her great-grandmother died happily when he asked, asking him, in turn, if he was happy. The "dying" Tenth Doctor smiled, and simply walked away without giving her a reply. (TV: The End of Time)

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

  • The actress who portrayed Verity Newman, Jessica Hynes, also portrayed the character's great-grandmother Joan Redfern.
  • Verity Newman gets her name from Verity Lambert (the first producer of Doctor Who) and Sydney Newman (more or less the "creator" of Doctor Who). The names "Sydney" and "Verity" were used previously in TV: Human Nature / The Family of Blood, as the names of the parents of the human John Smith.
  • As pointed out in Doctor Who Confidential, John Smith truly loved Joan, and the Doctor seemed to care about Joan and her well-being following the events with the Family of Blood, but did not share John Smith's romantic feelings towards her.
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