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{{first pic|Claire (End of the Road).jpg|[[Claire (End of the Road)|Claire]], a prostitute. ([[TV]]: ''[[End of the Road (TV story)|End of the Road]]'')}} | |||
A '''prostitute''' was a person hired for [[sex]]. | 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|2700 BC]], the temple prostitutes, such as [[En-Gula]], were priestesses of [[Ishtar]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Timewyrm: Genesys]]'') | 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 [[August]] [[79]], [[Aglae]] was a prostitute in [[Pompeii]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Fires of Vulcan (audio story)|The Fires of Vulcan]]'') | ||
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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 [[1851]], [[Rufus Dimplesqueeze]] believed that [[Charlotte Pollard|Charley Pollard]] was a prostitute. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Other Lives (audio story)|Other Lives]]'') | |||
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]]'') | 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 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]]'') | 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 [[ | 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 the [[35th century]], [[Cosmae]] fell in love with a prostitute named [[Kaquaan]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Menagerie (novel)|The Menagerie]]'') | ||
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== 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, | * 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." | ||
* 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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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)
Behind the scenes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- According to a Digital Spy interview with Velile Tshabalala, Rosita, 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 Miss Hartigan and she replies to her by saying, "You can be quiet; I doubt he paid you to talk."
- Although not mentioned as such on-screen, Terese is described in the script for The Talons of Weng-Chiang part three as being "a lady of the night". (PROSE The Talons of Weng-Chiang)
