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{{Infobox Individual
{{Infobox Individual
|image      = Trudy TCoRR.jpg
|image      = Trudy TCoRR.jpg
|affiliation = The Red Notes
|species    = Human
|species    = Human
|origin      = [[Earth]]
|origin      = [[Earth]]
|partner    =
|actor      = Mary Malone
|actor      = Mary Malone
|only cs     = The Church on Ruby Road (TV story)
|first cs   = The Church on Ruby Road (TV story)
|appearances = [[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Church on Ruby Road (novelisation)}}
|appearances = {{Il|[[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Church on Ruby Road (novelisation)}}|[[PROSE]]: {{cs|TARDIS Data File: Ruby Sunday (feature)}}}}
}}
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'''Trudy''' was one of [[Ruby Sunday]]'s friends. She was also the singer in [[Ruby Sunday's band|the band]] they were members of.
'''Trudy''' was one of [[Ruby Sunday]]'s friends, and also the singer in [[The Red Notes|the band]] they were both members of.


== Biography ==
== Biography ==
On [[22 December]] [[2023]], Trudy and the other band members played a small gig at [[pub (The Church on Ruby Road)|a local pub]]. After a [[goblin]] pulled the [[electrical plug|plug]] on Ruby's [[musical keyboard]], [[Woman (The Church on Ruby Road)|a woman]] told them to give it some "welly" before requesting Trudy to sing "[[Gaudete]]", but she was unfamiliar with the the song, ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Church on Ruby Road (TV story)}}) and she told the woman that they didnt take requests. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Church on Ruby Road (novelisation)}})
Trudy once had her [[heart]] broken by [[Girl (The Devil's Chord)|a girl]]. [[Ruby Sunday]] then wrote an [[The Life of Sunday (in-universe)|emotional piece of music]] for her. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Devil's Chord (TV story)}})


After the performance, Trudy accompanied Ruby and [[Denzel (The Church on Ruby Road)|Denzel]] home in [[taxi (The Church on Ruby Road)|a taxi]], when they were nearly crushed by a falling [[snowman]] decoration, but were saved by the [[Fifteenth Doctor]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Church on Ruby Road (TV story)}})
On [[22 December]] [[2023]], Trudy and [[Ruby Sunday's band|the band]] played a small gig at ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Church on Ruby Road (TV story)}}) the [[King's Arms, London|King's Arms]]. The band performed "[[One More Sleep]]" ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Devil's Chord (TV story)}}) and "[[Winter Wonderland (song)|Winter Wonderland]]" until a [[Goblin]] pulled the [[electrical plug|plug]] on their instruments. [[Woman (The Church on Ruby Road)|A woman]] told them to give it some "welly" before requesting Trudy to sing "[[Gaudete]]", but she was unfamiliar with the song ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Church on Ruby Road (TV story)}}) and she also told the woman that the band didn't take requests. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Church on Ruby Road (novelisation)}})
 
The [[23 December|next day]], she, [[Big Jim]], [[Clark (The Church on Ruby Road)|Clark]] and [[Ruby Sunday]] went to [[nightclub (The Church on Ruby Road)|a nightclub]] and discussed what happened the previous day. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Church on Ruby Road (novelisation)|chaptnum=Four|page=17-18}}) Trudy accompanied Ruby and [[Ruby Sunday's friend|another friend]] home in [[taxi (The Church on Ruby Road)|a taxi]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Church on Ruby Road (TV story)}})
 
Just before Ruby's death in an [[Alternate timeline (73 Yards)|alternate timeline]]'s [[2091]] from the words of a [[The Woman (73 Yards)|mysterious woman]], she remembered Trudy as her whole life flashed before her. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|73 Yards (novelisation)}})


== Personality ==
== Personality ==
[[Ruby Sunday]] endearingly considered Trudy to be the "mouthy one" in the [[Ruby Sunday's band|the band]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Church on Ruby Road (novelisation)}})
[[Ruby Sunday]] endearingly considered Trudy to be the "mouthy one" in [[Ruby Sunday's band|their band]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Church on Ruby Road (novelisation)}}) She was seemingly [[lesbian]], at least according to [[Maestro]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Devil's Chord (TV story)}})
 
== Behind the scenes ==
Although explicitly noted in the stage direction of {{cs|The Church on Ruby Road (TV story)}}'s script that Trudy was transgender,<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/writersroom/documents/doctor-who-2023-christmas-special-the-church-on-ruby-road-tan-revisions-280923.pdf ''Christmas Special - The Church On Ruby Road (2023)'' on bbc.co.uk]</ref> this fact is ambiguous in the final cut of the episode. The novelisation also doesn't comment on the subject.


== Footnotes ==
{{reflist}}
[[Category:Human singers]]
[[Category:Human singers]]
[[Category:21st century individuals]]
[[Category:21st century individuals]]
[[Category:London residents]]
[[Category:London residents]]
[[Category:Non-heterosexual individuals]]

Latest revision as of 21:01, 4 September 2024

Trudy was one of Ruby Sunday's friends, and also the singer in the band they were both members of.

Biography[[edit] | [edit source]]

Trudy once had her heart broken by a girl. Ruby Sunday then wrote an emotional piece of music for her. (TV: The Devil's Chord [+]Loading...["The Devil's Chord (TV story)"])

On 22 December 2023, Trudy and the band played a small gig at (TV: The Church on Ruby Road [+]Loading...["The Church on Ruby Road (TV story)"]) the King's Arms. The band performed "One More Sleep" (TV: The Devil's Chord [+]Loading...["The Devil's Chord (TV story)"]) and "Winter Wonderland" until a Goblin pulled the plug on their instruments. A woman told them to give it some "welly" before requesting Trudy to sing "Gaudete", but she was unfamiliar with the song (TV: The Church on Ruby Road [+]Loading...["The Church on Ruby Road (TV story)"]) and she also told the woman that the band didn't take requests. (PROSE: The Church on Ruby Road [+]Loading...["The Church on Ruby Road (novelisation)"])

The next day, she, Big Jim, Clark and Ruby Sunday went to a nightclub and discussed what happened the previous day. (PROSE: The Church on Ruby Road [+]Loading...{"page":"17-18","chaptnum":"Four","1":"The Church on Ruby Road (novelisation)"}) Trudy accompanied Ruby and another friend home in a taxi. (TV: The Church on Ruby Road [+]Loading...["The Church on Ruby Road (TV story)"])

Just before Ruby's death in an alternate timeline's 2091 from the words of a mysterious woman, she remembered Trudy as her whole life flashed before her. (PROSE: 73 Yards [+]Loading...["73 Yards (novelisation)"])

Personality[[edit] | [edit source]]

Ruby Sunday endearingly considered Trudy to be the "mouthy one" in their band. (PROSE: The Church on Ruby Road [+]Loading...["The Church on Ruby Road (novelisation)"]) She was seemingly lesbian, at least according to Maestro. (TV: The Devil's Chord [+]Loading...["The Devil's Chord (TV story)"])

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

Although explicitly noted in the stage direction of The Church on Ruby Road [+]Loading...["The Church on Ruby Road (TV story)"]'s script that Trudy was transgender,[1] this fact is ambiguous in the final cut of the episode. The novelisation also doesn't comment on the subject.

Footnotes[[edit] | [edit source]]