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[[File:Claire (End of the Road).jpg|thumb|right|[[Claire (End of the Road)|Claire]], a prostitute. ([[TV]]: ''[[End of the Road]]'')]]
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A '''prostitute''' was a person hired for [[sex]].
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A '''prostitute''', also known as a '''tart''', '''harlot''', '''strumpet''', '''streetwalker''', ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Other Lives (audio story)|Other Lives]]'') '''hooker''', ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Office of Never Was (audio story)|The Office of Never Was]]'') or '''sex worker''', ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Walking to Babylon (novel)|Walking to Babylon]]'') was a person hired for [[sex]].
 
In [[Kish]] in [[BC#3rd millennium B.C.|2700 BC]], the temple prostitutes, such as [[En-Gula]], were priestesses of [[Ishtar (goddess)|Ishtar]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Timewyrm: Genesys (novel)|Timewyrm: Genesys]]'')
 
In [[August]] [[79]], [[Aglae]] was a prostitute in [[Pompeii]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Fires of Vulcan (audio story)|The Fires of Vulcan]]'')
 
In [[1782]] and [[1783]], [[Lisa-Beth Lachlan]] was a prostitute in London. She once slept with [[Fitz Kreiner]] for fun. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Adventuress of Henrietta Street (novel)|The Adventuress of Henrietta Street]]'')


In [[Kish]] in [[BC|2700 BC]], the temple prostitutes, such as [[En-Gula]], were priestesses of [[Ishtar]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Timewyrm: Genesys]]'')
[[Rebecca Macardle]] was a prostitute until [[1789]], at which time she became an agent of the [[British government]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Adventuress of Henrietta Street (novel)|The Adventuress of Henrietta Street]]'')
 
In [[Cardiff]] in [[1812]], the body of a prostitute named [[Mary (Greeks Bearing Gifts)|Mary]] was taken over by an [[Arcateenian]], killing her in the process. ([[TV]]: ''[[Greeks Bearing Gifts (TV story)|Greeks Bearing Gifts]]'')


In the [[19th century]], [[William Chesterton]]'s father, the paternal great-great-grandfather of the [[First Doctor]]'s companion [[Ian Chesterton]], was a drunkard who habitually slept with prostitutes. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Eleventh Tiger (novel)|The Eleventh Tiger]]'')
In the [[19th century]], [[William Chesterton]]'s father, the paternal great-great-grandfather of the [[First Doctor]]'s companion [[Ian Chesterton]], was a drunkard who habitually slept with prostitutes. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Eleventh Tiger (novel)|The Eleventh Tiger]]'')


In the early [[21st century]], [[America]]n legislation meant that prostitutes operating in an area with a high incident of HIV7 could be arrested for attempted [[murder]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Cat's Cradle: Warhead]]'')
In [[1851]], [[Rufus Dimplesqueeze]] believed that [[Charlotte Pollard|Charley Pollard]] was a prostitute. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Other Lives (audio story)|Other Lives]]'')


In [[2011]], [[Claire (End of the Road)|Claire]] was a prostitute hired by [[Jilly Kitzinger]] for [[Oswald Danes]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[End of the Road]]'')
A serial killer named [[Jack the Ripper]] brutally [[murder]]ed prostitutes in London's [[East End]] in [[1888]]. Most people agreed that only five murders were canon. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Matrix (novel)|Matrix]]''; [[COMIC]]: ''[[Ripper's Curse (comic story)|Ripper's Curse]]'')


In [[5000000000|5,000,000,000]], [[Jabe Ceth Ceth Jafe]] wondered if [[Rose Tyler]] was the [[Ninth Doctor]]'s prostitute. ([[TV]]: ''[[The End of the World (TV story)|The End of the World]]'')
During [[Aubrey Fairchild (The Next Doctor)|Aubrey Fairchild]]'s funeral, [[Cole (The Next Doctor)|Cole]] commented that [[Mercy Hartigan]] was "dressed like a harlot". ([[TV]]: ''[[The Next Doctor (TV story)|The Next Doctor]]'')
 
In the early [[21st century]], [[America]]n legislation meant that prostitutes operating in an area with a high incident of [[AIDS|HIV7]] could be arrested for attempted [[murder]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Cat's Cradle: Warhead (novel)|Cat's Cradle: Warhead]]'')
 
In [[2011]], [[Claire (End of the Road)|Claire]] was a prostitute hired by [[Jilly Kitzinger]] for [[Oswald Danes]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[End of the Road (TV story)|End of the Road]]'')
 
In the late [[2010s]], [[Tyler Steele]] twice sold sex whilst [[homeless]]. He was paid £20 for [[oral sex]], despite being promised £50, and was paid more for a further sexual act. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Hostile Environment (audio story)|Hostile Environment]]'')
 
In the [[35th century]], [[Cosmae]] fell in love with a prostitute named [[Kaquaan]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Menagerie (novel)|The Menagerie]]'')
 
In [[5000000000|5,000,000,000]], [[Jabe]] wondered if [[Rose Tyler]] was the [[Ninth Doctor]]'s prostitute. ([[TV]]: ''[[The End of the World (TV story)|The End of the World]]'')


== Behind the scenes ==
== Behind the scenes ==
* According to a Digital Spy interview with [[Velile Tshabalala]], [[Rosita Farisi]], her role in ''[[The Next Doctor]]'', was a prostitute before meeting [[Jackson Lake]]. This is hinted at in the episode when Rosita and the [[Tenth Doctor]] confront [[Mercy Hartigan|Miss Hartigan]] and she replies to her by saying, 'You can be quiet; I doubt he paid you to talk'.
* According to a ''Digital Spy'' interview with [[Velile Tshabalala]], [[Rosita Farisi|Rosita]], her role in ''[[The Next Doctor (TV story)|The Next Doctor]]'', was a prostitute before meeting [[Jackson Lake]]. This is hinted at in the episode when Rosita and the [[Tenth Doctor]] confront [[Mercy Hartigan|Miss Hartigan]] and she replies to her by saying, "You can be quiet; I doubt he paid you to talk."
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* Although not mentioned as such on-screen, [[Teresa (The Talons of Weng-Chiang)|Terese]] is described in the script for ''[[The Talons of Weng-Chiang (TV story)|The Talons of Weng-Chiang]]'' part three as being "a lady of the night". ([[PROSE]] ''[[The Talons of Weng-Chiang (script)|The Talons of Weng-Chiang]]'')


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Latest revision as of 20:20, 1 January 2024

Prostitute
Claire, a prostitute. (TV: End of the Road)

A prostitute, also known as a tart, harlot, strumpet, streetwalker, (AUDIO: Other Lives) hooker, (AUDIO: The Office of Never Was) or sex worker, (PROSE: Walking to Babylon) was a person hired for sex.

In Kish in 2700 BC, the temple prostitutes, such as En-Gula, were priestesses of Ishtar. (PROSE: Timewyrm: Genesys)

In August 79, Aglae was a prostitute in Pompeii. (AUDIO: The Fires of Vulcan)

In 1782 and 1783, Lisa-Beth Lachlan was a prostitute in London. She once slept with Fitz Kreiner for fun. (PROSE: The Adventuress of Henrietta Street)

Rebecca Macardle was a prostitute until 1789, at which time she became an agent of the British government. (PROSE: The Adventuress of Henrietta Street)

In Cardiff in 1812, the body of a prostitute named Mary was taken over by an Arcateenian, killing her in the process. (TV: Greeks Bearing Gifts)

In the 19th century, William Chesterton's father, the paternal great-great-grandfather of the First Doctor's companion Ian Chesterton, was a drunkard who habitually slept with prostitutes. (PROSE: The Eleventh Tiger)

In 1851, Rufus Dimplesqueeze believed that Charley Pollard was a prostitute. (AUDIO: Other Lives)

A serial killer named Jack the Ripper brutally murdered prostitutes in London's East End in 1888. Most people agreed that only five murders were canon. (PROSE: Matrix; COMIC: Ripper's Curse)

During Aubrey Fairchild's funeral, Cole commented that Mercy Hartigan was "dressed like a harlot". (TV: The Next Doctor)

In the early 21st century, American legislation meant that prostitutes operating in an area with a high incident of HIV7 could be arrested for attempted murder. (PROSE: Cat's Cradle: Warhead)

In 2011, Claire was a prostitute hired by Jilly Kitzinger for Oswald Danes. (TV: End of the Road)

In the late 2010s, Tyler Steele twice sold sex whilst homeless. He was paid £20 for oral sex, despite being promised £50, and was paid more for a further sexual act. (AUDIO: Hostile Environment)

In the 35th century, Cosmae fell in love with a prostitute named Kaquaan. (PROSE: The Menagerie)

In 5,000,000,000, Jabe wondered if Rose Tyler was the Ninth Doctor's prostitute. (TV: The End of the World)

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