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|species    = Human
|origin      = [[Earth]]
|brother    = Brian Briggs
|first cs    = The Faceless Ones (TV story)
|appearances = [[PROSE]]: {{cs|Who Killed Kennedy (novel)}}
|actor      = Pauline Collins
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'''Samantha Briggs''', also known as '''Sam''', was the sister of [[Brian Briggs]].


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== Biography ==
individual name= Samantha Briggs|
When Brian disappeared on a [[Chameleon Tours]] trip to [[Rome]], Samantha travelled from her home in [[Liverpool]] to [[Gatwick Airport]] to investigate. On [[20 July]] [[1966]], she teamed up with the [[Second Doctor]] to find the other missing persons and defeat the [[Chameleon (humanoid)|Chameleons]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Faceless Ones (TV story)}})
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appearances= [[DW]]: ''[[The Faceless Ones]]'' |
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'''Samantha Briggs''' was the sister of [[Brian Briggs]]. When he disappeared while taking a [[Chameleon Tours]] trip to [[Rome]], she went to [[Gatwick Airport]] to investigate, and teamed up with the [[Second Doctor|Second Doctor]] to find the other missing persons and with him, defeat the [[Chameleon (humanoid)|Chameleon]]s. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Faceless Ones]]'')
In his investigation of reports of a series of ''agent provocateurs'' known as "[[the Doctor]]" who had been involved in numerous unusual incidents, the journalist [[James Stevens]] interviewed Samantha about the Gatwick Incident. She described the Doctor as "a short man with a mournful face and dishevelled clothing." She also noted that he had a "blurred" English accent which defied description and seemed to be extremely knowledgeable on a wide variety of subjects. Stevens dubbed him "the Gatwick Doctor" due to his involvement in the investigation of holiday fraud. Furthermore, Samantha told Stevens that the Doctor was accompanied by "[[Jamie McCrimmon|a young Scots lad in a kilt, called 'Jamie']]". ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Who Killed Kennedy (novel)}})


==Behind the scenes==
== Personality ==
*Samantha was originally intended to become the Doctor's full-time companion at the end of ''[[The Faceless Ones]]'' but Pauline Collins turned down the offer to become a series regular. In her absence, [[Victoria Waterfield]] from the following story ''[[The Evil of the Daleks]]'' was chosen to be the next companion. (The production crew had also considered [[Mollie Dawson]] as a companion.) Pauline Collins would return to ''[[Doctor Who]]'' for ''[[Tooth and Claw]]'', in which she played [[Queen Victoria]].
Samantha was seen as very headstrong, preferring to take action rather than wait for help, such as when she refused to sit and wait around for the Doctor and Detective Inspector [[Crossland]] to find any traces of [[Brian Briggs|her brother]] in [[Gatwick Airport]].
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She used much of the common slang associated with her age group of the time, often referring to [[Jamie McCrimmon|Jamie]] as "kid" and [[money]] as "brass" and "lolly".
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Samantha cared deeply about her brother, going so far as to investigate his disappearance after he had used [[Chameleon Tours]] to travel to [[Rome]] from [[Gatwick Airport]].
 
She seemed fond of and had developed a slight crush on Jamie, even going so far as to [[kiss]] him before he left with the Doctor once they had put a stop to Chameleon Tours. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Faceless Ones (TV story)}})
 
== Behind the scenes ==
* Samantha was originally intended to become the [[Second Doctor]]'s [[companion]] at the end of {{cs|The Faceless Ones (TV story)}}, but [[Pauline Collins]] turned down the offer to become a series regular. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Lost TV Episodes - Collection Two]]'')
 
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Latest revision as of 13:18, 18 August 2024

Samantha Briggs, also known as Sam, was the sister of Brian Briggs.

Biography[[edit] | [edit source]]

When Brian disappeared on a Chameleon Tours trip to Rome, Samantha travelled from her home in Liverpool to Gatwick Airport to investigate. On 20 July 1966, she teamed up with the Second Doctor to find the other missing persons and defeat the Chameleons. (TV: The Faceless Ones [+]Loading...["The Faceless Ones (TV story)"])

In his investigation of reports of a series of agent provocateurs known as "the Doctor" who had been involved in numerous unusual incidents, the journalist James Stevens interviewed Samantha about the Gatwick Incident. She described the Doctor as "a short man with a mournful face and dishevelled clothing." She also noted that he had a "blurred" English accent which defied description and seemed to be extremely knowledgeable on a wide variety of subjects. Stevens dubbed him "the Gatwick Doctor" due to his involvement in the investigation of holiday fraud. Furthermore, Samantha told Stevens that the Doctor was accompanied by "a young Scots lad in a kilt, called 'Jamie'". (PROSE: Who Killed Kennedy [+]Loading...["Who Killed Kennedy (novel)"])

Personality[[edit] | [edit source]]

Samantha was seen as very headstrong, preferring to take action rather than wait for help, such as when she refused to sit and wait around for the Doctor and Detective Inspector Crossland to find any traces of her brother in Gatwick Airport.

She used much of the common slang associated with her age group of the time, often referring to Jamie as "kid" and money as "brass" and "lolly".

Samantha cared deeply about her brother, going so far as to investigate his disappearance after he had used Chameleon Tours to travel to Rome from Gatwick Airport.

She seemed fond of and had developed a slight crush on Jamie, even going so far as to kiss him before he left with the Doctor once they had put a stop to Chameleon Tours. (TV: The Faceless Ones [+]Loading...["The Faceless Ones (TV story)"])

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