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|individual name= Wheeler
|image = Angela Wheeler.jpg
|image=[[file:NurseWheeler.jpg|250px]]
|alias =  
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|species = Human
|species= [[Human]]
|spouse = Angela Wheeler's husband
|home planet= [[Earth]]
|origin = [[Earth]]
|home era= [[20th century]]
|only = Doctor Who (TV story)
|appearances= [[DW]]: ''[[Doctor Who (1996)|Doctor Who]]''
|actor = Catherine Lough
|actor= [[Catherine Lough]]
|affiliation=Walker General Hospital}}
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'''Nurse Angela Wheeler''' was an emergency room [[nurse]] at [[Walker General Hospital]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Novel of the Film]]'')
'''Nurse Wheeler''' was an emergency room [[nurse]] at [[Walker General Hospital]].  
==Biography==
When [[Seventh Doctor|the Doctor]] was admitted after suffering gunshot wounds, she helped make the initial diagnosis. She pointed out to Dr. [[Salinger]] that the Doctor had three bullets in his body, none in apparently fatal locations. Following Dr. Salinger's removal of the bullets, she noted that the Doctor's heart was badly fibrilating. This prompted Dr. Salinger to call for emergency cardiac surgery. Later, after the Doctor's apparent death on the operating table, she brought [[Chang Lee]] in to speak with Dr. [[Grace Holloway]], in the hopes of making a positive identification of the body.


She was last seen among the revelers at a [[New Year's Eve]] costume party at the hospital, at the dawn of the year [[2000]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[Doctor Who (1996)|Doctor Who]]'')
When the [[Seventh Doctor]] was admitted after suffering gunshot wounds on [[30 December]] [[1999]], she helped make the initial diagnosis. She pointed out to Dr. [[James Salinger|Salinger]] that the Doctor had three bullets in his body, none in apparently fatal locations. Following Dr. Salinger's removal of the bullets, she noted that the Doctor's heart was badly fibrillating. This prompted Dr. Salinger to call for emergency cardiac surgery. She assisted [[Grace Holloway]] during the operation. Later, after the Doctor's apparent death on the operating table, she brought [[Chang Lee]] in to speak with Dr. Holloway, in the hopes of making a positive identification of the body.


==Behind the scenes==
She attended a [[New Year's Eve]] costume party at the hospital, at the dawn of the year [[2000]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Doctor Who (TV story)|Doctor Who]]'')
*The [[Doctor Who - The Novel of the Film|novelization]] reveals details not present in the film. It gives her first name as "Angela". It also describes her as "senior" to nurse [[Curtis]], despite the fact she has far less screen time than Curtis, and is portrayed by an obviously younger actor. The book's assertion of the relative seniority of the two nurses is thus particularly circumspect, as author [[Gary Russell]] may not have been privy to final casting details when he wrote the novel.
 
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== Behind the scenes ==
* The [[Doctor Who - The Novel of the Film|novelisation]] reveals details not present in the film, such as Wheeler being married. It also describes her as "senior" to Nurse [[Shelly Curtis]], despite the fact she has far less screen time than Curtis.
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Latest revision as of 02:56, 1 August 2024

Nurse Angela Wheeler was an emergency room nurse at Walker General Hospital. (PROSE: The Novel of the Film)

When the Seventh Doctor was admitted after suffering gunshot wounds on 30 December 1999, she helped make the initial diagnosis. She pointed out to Dr. Salinger that the Doctor had three bullets in his body, none in apparently fatal locations. Following Dr. Salinger's removal of the bullets, she noted that the Doctor's heart was badly fibrillating. This prompted Dr. Salinger to call for emergency cardiac surgery. She assisted Grace Holloway during the operation. Later, after the Doctor's apparent death on the operating table, she brought Chang Lee in to speak with Dr. Holloway, in the hopes of making a positive identification of the body.

She attended a New Year's Eve costume party at the hospital, at the dawn of the year 2000. (TV: Doctor Who)

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

  • The novelisation reveals details not present in the film, such as Wheeler being married. It also describes her as "senior" to Nurse Shelly Curtis, despite the fact she has far less screen time than Curtis.
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