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|individual name = Dr. Rupesh Pantanjali
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|species         = Human
|species           = [[Human]]
|origin          = [[Earth]]
|home planet    = [[Earth]]
|job            = Doctor
|home era        = [[21st century]]
|affiliation    = British government
|appearances    = [[TW]]: ''[[Children of Earth: Day One]]''<br>[[TW]]: ''[[Children of Earth: Day Two]]'' (cameo)
|affiliation2    = St Helen's Hospital
|actor          = [[Rik Makarem]]
|death date      = [[2009]]
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|first          = Children of Earth: Day One (TV story)
'''Rupesh Patanjali''' was a doctor, originally from the Midlands, who worked at the A&E department at St Helen's Hospital in [[Cardiff]].
|appearances    = [[TV]]: ''[[Children of Earth: Day Two (TV story)|Children of Earth: Day Two]]''  
|actor          = Rik Makarem
|clip            = The children stop - Torchwood - BBC
}}'''Rupesh Patanjali''' was a [[doctor]], originally from the Midlands, who worked at the A&E department at [[St Helen's Hospital]] in [[Cardiff]].


==Biography==
By [[2009]], Rupesh had been working with the [[British government]] for months to infiltrate [[Torchwood Three]]. Rupesh first encountered [[Jack Harkness]] and [[Ianto Jones]] when they removed an alien [[Hitchhiker (species)|hitchhiker]] from [[Williams (Children of Earth: Day One)|a deceased patient]]. Realising they were Torchwood, Rupesh tried attracting their attention with a series of bodies that had been vanishing from the mortuary. Ianto and Jack declined. Rupesh tracked them to [[Cardiff Bay|the Bay]], where another Torchwood member, [[Gwen Cooper]], talked with him at length about [[Torchwood Three]].
Rupesh Patanjali first encountered [[Jack Harkness]] and [[Ianto Jones]] while they removed an alien [[hitchhiker]] from within a deceased patient. His interest in Torchwood piqued and Rupesh tracked them down to the Bay. Gwen talked with him at length about Torchwood. He seemed well on his way to becoming Torchwood's new doctor, replacing the late [[Owen Harper]], Gwen noting that she was promoting herself to recruitment officer.


However, all was not as it seemed. After luring Harkness back to the hospital with a report of another weird death, he unexpectedly shot Jack in the back, "killing" him. Patanjali was working for the UK government, and was originally to have been planted within Torchwood 3 as an [[MI5]] infiltrator, to get information on Torchwood from the inside. Instead, he was ordered to incapacitate Harkness by another agent, [[Johnson (Children of Earth)|Johnson]]. He also killed a patient in order to facilitate the ruse of getting Harkness back to the hospital, which resulted in Johnson rebuking Patanjali when the doctor expressed discomfort over the apparent death of Harkness.
When the children of Earth began saying "We are coming" in unison, his initial orders had changed. After luring Harkness back to the hospital by killing [[Chow Lee Jee|a patient]] matching the profiles of the other disappearances, he shot Jack in the back, killing him.


Jack was subsequently "re-killed" several times as Johnson's team implanted a bomb. Patanjali asked Johnson what was to become of him, now that his cover had been blown. Her silence indicated that, in order for the mission to succeed, he must also die. Fearing for his life, Patanjali tried to run away, but was shot in the back by the cold-blooded Johnson. ([[TW]]: ''[[Children of Earth: Day One]]'')
[[Johnson (Children of Earth: Day One)|Johnson]]'s team implanted a bomb inside Jack before he resurrected. Patanjali asked Johnson what was to become of him, now that his cover had been blown. Her silence indicated that, in order for the mission to succeed, he must also die. Fearing for his life, Patanjali tried to run away, but was shot in the back by the cold-blooded Johnson. ([[TV]]: ''[[Children of Earth: Day One (TV story)|Children of Earth: Day One]]'')


His body was then taken to an MI5 compound and his family requested its release. When [[Gwen Cooper]] and [[Rhys Williams]] went to rescue Harkness from the same compound, they found his body. ([[TW]]: ''[[Children of Earth: Day Two]]'')
His body was then taken to [[Ashton Down]] and his family requested its release. When Gwen and [[Rhys Williams]] went to rescue Harkness from the same compound, they found his body. ([[TV]]: ''[[Children of Earth: Day Two (TV story)|Children of Earth: Day Two]]'')
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==Behind the scenes==
[[Category:Human physicians]]
*Although portrayed as a caucasian, the name 'Rupesh Pantanjali' sounds more like a name from an Asian background. Why this occurs is unkown, although it is possible that Rupesh was an orphan as a baby, then to be adopted by an Asian family.
[[Category:human physicians]]
[[Category:21st century individuals]]
[[Category:21st century individuals]]
[[Category:Enemies of Torchwood Three]]
[[Category:Human spies]]
[[Category:Associates of Torchwood Three]]
[[Category:Human murderers]]
[[Category:Human assassins]]
[[Category:St Helen's Hospital staff]]

Latest revision as of 00:25, 10 March 2024

Rupesh Patanjali was a doctor, originally from the Midlands, who worked at the A&E department at St Helen's Hospital in Cardiff.

By 2009, Rupesh had been working with the British government for months to infiltrate Torchwood Three. Rupesh first encountered Jack Harkness and Ianto Jones when they removed an alien hitchhiker from a deceased patient. Realising they were Torchwood, Rupesh tried attracting their attention with a series of bodies that had been vanishing from the mortuary. Ianto and Jack declined. Rupesh tracked them to the Bay, where another Torchwood member, Gwen Cooper, talked with him at length about Torchwood Three.

When the children of Earth began saying "We are coming" in unison, his initial orders had changed. After luring Harkness back to the hospital by killing a patient matching the profiles of the other disappearances, he shot Jack in the back, killing him.

Johnson's team implanted a bomb inside Jack before he resurrected. Patanjali asked Johnson what was to become of him, now that his cover had been blown. Her silence indicated that, in order for the mission to succeed, he must also die. Fearing for his life, Patanjali tried to run away, but was shot in the back by the cold-blooded Johnson. (TV: Children of Earth: Day One)

His body was then taken to Ashton Down and his family requested its release. When Gwen and Rhys Williams went to rescue Harkness from the same compound, they found his body. (TV: Children of Earth: Day Two)

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