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| | |species = Human | ||
| | |job = Astronaut | ||
| | |job2 = Farmer | ||
|origin = [[Iowa]], [[United States of America|America]] | |||
|sister = Andy Stone's sister | |||
|only = The Waters of Mars (TV story) | |||
|actor = Alan Ruscoe | |||
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'''Andrew "Andy" Stone''' ([[18 January]] [[2025]]-[[21 November]] [[2059]]) was a crew member of [[Bowie Base One]] and the first of that [[colony]] to be infected by [[the Flood (The Waters of Mars)|the Flood]]. | |||
== Biography == | |||
=== Early life === | |||
Andrew Stone was born on [[18 January]] [[2025]] in a farming commune in [[Iowa]], isolated from industrial life. The appalling storm conditions of [[2040]] forced the commune to adapt their way of life and develop revolutionary ways of growing food in bad weather. In [[2045]], Andy left the commune to bring this knowledge to the rest of [[Earth]], which was racked by climate change. His research on crop growth in hostile environments was picked up by [[Mia Bennett]] and [[Peter Bennett (The Waters of Mars)|her father]], and he joined their research team. Andy was encouraged by Mia's father to join [[NASA]]. Despite his lack of formal qualifications, Stone qualified to be an astronaut and was selected to head up the Bio Dome on the Bowie Base One Project. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Waters of Mars (TV story)|The Waters of Mars]]'') | |||
== | === Infected by the Flood === | ||
In [[2059]], he was the first of the Bowie Base One colonists to be infected by the Flood, through consuming a carrot washed with the base's contaminated water supply, later infecting [[Maggie Cain]] and [[Tarak Ital]]. When the [[Tenth Doctor]] and [[Adelaide Brooke]] reviewed the maintenance log reports, they discovered an entry by Andy stating that the water filter had broken and that the replacements wouldn't fit, allowing the infection to spread through the base's water supply. | |||
In [[2059]], he was the first of the colonists to be infected by the Flood, through consuming a carrot washed with the base's contaminated water supply | |||
==Behind the scenes== | After [[Steffi Ehrlich]] and [[Roman Groom]] were infected by the Flood, Andy and the other infected personnel went to the glacier, and screamed in order to crack the ice. Andy and the other infected personnel were killed when Adelaide blew up the entire base. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Waters of Mars (TV story)|The Waters of Mars]]'') | ||
== Behind the scenes == | |||
* The details of his pre-Bowie Base career can be briefly seen in his obituary. | * The details of his pre-Bowie Base career can be briefly seen in his obituary. | ||
* Despite the obituary stating he is from Iowa, the character speaks with an English accent. | * Despite the obituary stating he is from Iowa, the character speaks with an English accent. | ||
* Andy Stone's namesake was a Venusian character in [[Terry Nation]]'s ''[[The Dalek Book]]''. | |||
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[[Category:21st century individuals | [[Category:21st century individuals]] | ||
[[Category:Bowie Base One crew | [[Category:Bowie Base One crew]] | ||
[[Category:Human astronauts]] | [[Category:Human astronauts]] | ||
[[Category:Flood virus hosts]] | |||
[[Category:Biologically modified humans]] | |||
[[Category:Americans]] | |||
Latest revision as of 18:50, 26 August 2023
- You may be looking for the Andy Stone of The Dalek Book.
Andrew "Andy" Stone (18 January 2025-21 November 2059) was a crew member of Bowie Base One and the first of that colony to be infected by the Flood.
Biography[[edit] | [edit source]]
Early life[[edit] | [edit source]]
Andrew Stone was born on 18 January 2025 in a farming commune in Iowa, isolated from industrial life. The appalling storm conditions of 2040 forced the commune to adapt their way of life and develop revolutionary ways of growing food in bad weather. In 2045, Andy left the commune to bring this knowledge to the rest of Earth, which was racked by climate change. His research on crop growth in hostile environments was picked up by Mia Bennett and her father, and he joined their research team. Andy was encouraged by Mia's father to join NASA. Despite his lack of formal qualifications, Stone qualified to be an astronaut and was selected to head up the Bio Dome on the Bowie Base One Project. (TV: The Waters of Mars)
Infected by the Flood[[edit] | [edit source]]
In 2059, he was the first of the Bowie Base One colonists to be infected by the Flood, through consuming a carrot washed with the base's contaminated water supply, later infecting Maggie Cain and Tarak Ital. When the Tenth Doctor and Adelaide Brooke reviewed the maintenance log reports, they discovered an entry by Andy stating that the water filter had broken and that the replacements wouldn't fit, allowing the infection to spread through the base's water supply.
After Steffi Ehrlich and Roman Groom were infected by the Flood, Andy and the other infected personnel went to the glacier, and screamed in order to crack the ice. Andy and the other infected personnel were killed when Adelaide blew up the entire base. (TV: The Waters of Mars)
Behind the scenes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The details of his pre-Bowie Base career can be briefly seen in his obituary.
- Despite the obituary stating he is from Iowa, the character speaks with an English accent.
- Andy Stone's namesake was a Venusian character in Terry Nation's The Dalek Book.
