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== Behind the scenes == | == Behind the scenes == | ||
[[Susan Twist]], Mrs Merridew's actor, appeared in {{cs|The Church on Ruby Road (TV story)}} less than a month later as [[Woman (The Church on Ruby Road)|an unnamed woman]]. The script for ''The Church on Ruby Road'', released online in [[February (production)|February]] [[2024 (production)|2024]], implied the two characters are intended to be one and the same.<ref name="TCORR Script"> | [[Susan Twist]], Mrs Merridew's actor, appeared in {{cs|The Church on Ruby Road (TV story)}} less than a month later as [[Woman (The Church on Ruby Road)|an unnamed woman]]. The script for ''The Church on Ruby Road'', released online in [[February (production)|February]] [[2024 (production)|2024]], implied the two characters are intended to be one and the same.<ref name="TCORR Script">{{Cite_web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/writersroom/documents/doctor-who-2023-christmas-special-the-church-on-ruby-road-tan-revisions-280923.pdf|title=Christmas Special - The Church On Ruby Road (2021)|accesdate=2024-02-14|author=[[Russell T Davies]]|website name=bbc.co.uk|publisher=[[BBC]]|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20240407041757/https://www.bbc.co.uk/writersroom/documents/doctor-who-2023-christmas-special-the-church-on-ruby-road-tan-revisions-280923.pdf|archivedate=2024-04-07}}</ref> However, as this information has not been revealed in any [[T:VS|valid source]], the characters remain seperate on this wiki. | ||
==Footnotes== | ==Footnotes== | ||
Revision as of 16:51, 11 May 2024
Mrs Merridew was a maid at Woolsthorpe Manor by 1666.
Biography
In 1666, Mrs Merridew was sweeping the front step of the manor when she greeted Isaac Newton as he went to sit under an apple tree to "contemplate the mysteries of God's universe." She told him not to return until he had a good idea. (TV: Wild Blue Yonder [+]Loading...["Wild Blue Yonder (TV story)"], PROSE: Wild Blue Yonder [+]Loading...["Wild Blue Yonder (novelisation)"])
Appearance
Mrs Merridew was "plump and red-cheeked". (PROSE: Wild Blue Yonder [+]Loading...["Wild Blue Yonder (novelisation)"]) She had blonde curly hair. (TV: Wild Blue Yonder [+]Loading...["Wild Blue Yonder (novelisation)"])
Behind the scenes
Susan Twist, Mrs Merridew's actor, appeared in The Church on Ruby Road [+]Loading...["The Church on Ruby Road (TV story)"] less than a month later as an unnamed woman. The script for The Church on Ruby Road, released online in February 2024, implied the two characters are intended to be one and the same.[1] However, as this information has not been revealed in any valid source, the characters remain seperate on this wiki.
Footnotes
- ↑ Russell T Davies. Christmas Special - The Church On Ruby Road (2021). bbc.co.uk. BBC. Archived from the original on 2024-04-07.
