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{{character stub}}'''[[wikipedia:Pilot Officer|Pilot Officer]]''' '''{{PAGENAME}}''' was [[Polly]]'s patrilineal uncle. Shot down over (probably [[Vichy]]) [[France]], he died in a [[Nazi]] prisoner of war camp during [[World War II]]. He was survived by his two older brothers, including Polly's father, [[Edward Wright|Edward]]. The older Wright honoured his younger brother's memory by telling Polly tales of her uncle after the war.  
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|species      = Human
|origin        = [[Earth]]
|brother      = Charles Wright
|brother2      = Edward Wright
|actor        = John Sackville
|first mention = Invasion of the Cat-People (novel)
|only          = Resistance (audio story)
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Pilot Officer '''Randolph Wright''' was [[Polly Wright]]'s paternal uncle. Shot down over southern [[France|Vichy France]], about a hundred miles from the [[Spain|Spanish]] border, he died in a [[Nazi]] prisoner of war camp in [[Germany]] during [[World War II]]. He was survived by his two older brothers, [[Charles Wright|Charles]] and Polly's father [[Edward Wright|Edward]], and his mother. Edward honoured his younger brother's memory by telling Polly tales of her uncle after the war. Having been born in [[1942]], Polly was too young to remember her uncle.


In February, 1944, Polly met a [[Randolph Wright (German spy)|man whom she thought was her uncle]], but he turned out to be a [[Nazi]] agent who had tried to impresonate Randolph for the purposes of infiltrating the [[French resistance]]. ([[CC]]: ''[[Resistance]]'')
In [[February]] [[1944]], Polly met a [[Randolph Wright (imposter)|man whom she thought was her uncle]] but he turned out to be a [[Nazi]] agent who had tried to impersonate Randolph to infiltrate the [[French Resistance]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Resistance (audio story)|Resistance]]'')
:''That Randolph's surname is mentioned in ''Resistance'' is significant. Polly's surname, by contrast, was never mentioned in any bit of performed ''[[Doctor Who]]'' up to this point. "Wright" had instead derived from the [[Gary Russell]] book, ''[[Invasion of the Cat-People]]''. The explicit mention of his last name in a piece of ''performed'' ''Doctor Who'' thus gives the name "Polly Wright" a measure of wider acceptance and therefore greater authority.
 
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Polly once went to a [[séance]] where, after she blacked out, others claimed she had made contact with Randolph's spirit. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Invasion of the Cat-People (novel)|Invasion of the Cat-People]]'')
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== Behind the scenes ==
* That Randolph's surname is mentioned in ''Resistance'' is significant. Polly's surname, by contrast, was never mentioned in performed ''[[Doctor Who]]'' up to this point. "Wright" had instead derived from the [[Gary Russell]] book, ''[[Invasion of the Cat-People (novel)|Invasion of the Cat-People]]''.
* Though [[John Sackville]] mostly portrays the false Randolph Wright, he does appear to portray the genuine Randolph as he gets shot down at the start of the play.
 
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Latest revision as of 01:33, 1 August 2023

Pilot Officer Randolph Wright was Polly Wright's paternal uncle. Shot down over southern Vichy France, about a hundred miles from the Spanish border, he died in a Nazi prisoner of war camp in Germany during World War II. He was survived by his two older brothers, Charles and Polly's father Edward, and his mother. Edward honoured his younger brother's memory by telling Polly tales of her uncle after the war. Having been born in 1942, Polly was too young to remember her uncle.

In February 1944, Polly met a man whom she thought was her uncle but he turned out to be a Nazi agent who had tried to impersonate Randolph to infiltrate the French Resistance. (AUDIO: Resistance)

Polly once went to a séance where, after she blacked out, others claimed she had made contact with Randolph's spirit. (PROSE: Invasion of the Cat-People)

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

  • That Randolph's surname is mentioned in Resistance is significant. Polly's surname, by contrast, was never mentioned in performed Doctor Who up to this point. "Wright" had instead derived from the Gary Russell book, Invasion of the Cat-People.
  • Though John Sackville mostly portrays the false Randolph Wright, he does appear to portray the genuine Randolph as he gets shot down at the start of the play.
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