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|name      = Lucy Saxon
|species     = Human
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|spouse     = Harold Saxon
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|origin     = [[Earth]]
|spouse     = Harold Saxon
|father      = Lucy Saxon's father
|origin     = [[Earth]]
|first       = The Sound of Drums (TV story)
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}}'''Lucy Saxon''' was the wife of [[Harold Saxon]]. She once assumed a happy marriage with the politician, earning her trust and love. However, she would later learn that her partner was projecting a fraudulent image of himself as a loving husband, just using her as a sympathetic figure in his bid for power. Lucy was left disillusioned and hopeless when "Harold Saxon" revealed himself to be [[the Master]], and expressed his true, repugnant motives as a [[Renegade Time Lord]].  
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'''Lucy Saxon''' (née '''Cole''') was {{Simm}}'s wife. Initially having a happy marriage with the [[Time Lord]], she displayed a sadistic streak and an appreciation for his morality and sense of priority. However, she lost this bond when over the course of "[[The Year That Never Was]]" he became abusive and uncaring, revealing to her that she was simply a pawn in his bid for power. Feeling disillusioned and hopeless, a void of despair formed in her, causing her to [[murder|kill]] him in an act of cold-blooded vengeance, becoming the first individual to successfully end his life.


Over the course of one year, the Master effectively dashed all the hopes Lucy had to live for and whatever faith she placed in him, reducing her to a barren life of purposeless existence. With the love for her husband dead, a void of despair formed in Lucy. This void quickly filled with a sardonic cruelty toward the Master when she could bear no more of his unsightly genocidal whims. She then chose to [[murder|kill]] him in an act of cold-blooded vengeance, becoming the first individual who managed to successfully take the Master's life entirely.
== Biography ==
 
=== Early life ===
Lucy Saxon was quietly imprisoned for murdering her husband and her criminal involvements with the Master during [[the Year That Never Was]]. When the Master's posthumous plan to return to life was enacted by the [[Disciples of Saxon]], Lucy attempted to murder him again by sabotaging his resurrection. This also doubled as her [[suicide]], as she chose to take the Master with her and end her tortured life in one fell swoop. While the Master survived Lucy's attempt on his life, his physical body was damaged and severely unstable as a result.
The youngest child of [[Lucy Saxon's father|Lord]] and [[Lucy Saxon's mother|Lady Cole of Tarminster]], Lucy attended Rodean School and represented [[Sussex]] playing [[netball]]. She then went to St Andrews University and studied the [[Italian]] language. After this, she became involved with several charities before working in the publishing industry. It was here that she first met [[Harold Saxon]] who was publishing his biography at the time. They married in [[2007]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Sound of Drums (TV story)|The Sound of Drums]]'')


== Biography ==
=== With Harold Saxon ===
=== With Harold Saxon ===
Lucy appeared beside him in the press and in photos. Following the Master's appointment as Prime Minister, Lucy was interviewed by [[Vivien Rook]]. Rook walked into [[10 Downing Street]] and after pushing past [[Tish Jones]], claimed that she was there for an interview with Lucy. When Tish was gone, Vivien tried to convince Lucy that "Harold Saxon" was a false identity, and that whoever he was, he was putting Lucy as well as everyone else in danger. When the Master appeared through a back door, Vivien tried to cover up what she had stated about him, but she was killed by a [[Toclafane]] before she could leave. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Sound of Drums (TV story)|The Sound of Drums]]'')
After sharing a trip with him to the end of the universe in [[the Doctor's TARDIS]], Lucy became Saxon's partner, appearing beside him for the press and photos. Following the Master's appointment as Prime Minister, Lucy was interviewed in 10 Downing Street by [[Vivien Rook]], who tried to convince Lucy that "Harold Saxon" was a false identity, and that whoever he was, he was putting both Lucy and everyone else in danger. When the Master appeared through a back door, Vivien tried to cover up what she had stated about him, but discovered that Lucy was well aware of how fake the Master's "Harold Saxon" identity was, and was killed by a group of [[Toclafane]] before she could leave. Lucy was upset and shaken by Vivien's screams. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Sound of Drums (TV story)|The Sound of Drums]]'')


On the day of the [[Toclafane invasion]], Lucy seemed well aware of the Master's true intent. His original claim was that the human race was going to have its first contact with alien life, and when the Toclafane appeared and killed American President Winters, Lucy showed no signs of fear or alarm, and remained calm throughout the entire duration of the events. She joined the Master on the bridge when the sky above the ''[[Valiant (aircraft carrier)|Valiant]]'' ripped open and the Doctor was aged. She seemed to enjoy the sight of the Toclafane flying down and killing one tenth of the human race. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Sound of Drums (TV story)|The Sound of Drums]])''  
On the day of the [[Toclafane invasion]], Lucy appeared eager for the fulfilment of the Master's true intent. When the Toclafane appeared and killed [[America]]n [[President]] [[Arthur Coleman Winters]], she showed no signs of fear or alarm and remained calm throughout the entire duration of the events. She joined the Master on the bridge when the sky above the ''[[Valiant (aircraft carrier)|Valiant]]'' ripped open and the Doctor was aged, seemingly enjoying the sight of the Toclafane flying down and killing one tenth of the human race. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Sound of Drums (TV story)|The Sound of Drums]]'')


==== The Year That Never Was ====
==== The Year That Never Was ====
[[File:Lucy empty hatred.jpg|thumb|left|Lucy's haunted stare after vengefully shooting the Master. ([[TV]]: ''[[Last of the Time Lords (TV story)|Last of the Time Lords]]'')]]
Over the year of the Master's reign, Lucy became cold towards him due to abuse she received at his hands, prompting her to join in when the world started to chant the word "Doctor." When the Master, realising his plan had failed, tried to escape, she witnessed [[Francine Jones]] raise a gun in his direction, and when the Doctor and [[Jack Harkness]] stopped her, unseen, Lucy took the gun herself and shot him, wounding him fatally. Jack managed to disarm her, leaving her motionless, looking on with a cold, emotionless stare at the man who had broken her. After she witnessed the Master refuse to [[Saxon Master's regeneration|regenerate]] from the gunshot wound when he realised that the Doctor would keep him permanently confined to his TARDIS, ([[TV]]: ''[[Last of the Time Lords (TV story)|Last of the Time Lords]]'') Lucy was arrested and later charged with his murder. Her trial was held in secret and without a jury, and, found guilty, she was sent to [[Broadfell Prison]] where she began serving a life sentence. ([[TV]]: ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]]'')
Not much is known what happened to Lucy during [[The Year That Never Was]], apart from the fact that she grew tired of the Master and that he had been physically abusing her. When the Master captured [[Martha Jones]], the countdown timer was counting down to the rise of "New Gallifrey" and the Toclafane invasion of the galaxy. Unknown to anyone, the [[Tenth Doctor]] had "merged" with the countdown so that he'd be restored to his normal self so he could beat the Master. When the countdown reached zero and the world started to chant "Doctor", Lucy joined in as well. When the Master tried to escape, realising his plan had failed, [[Francine Jones]] tried to shoot him, but the Doctor and [[Jack Harkness]] stopped her. Unseen by anyone else, Lucy herself took the gun and shot the Master dead. Jack pulled the gun away from her, while she just stood motionlessly, looking on with a cold, emotionless hatred toward the man who had broken her. The Master refused to [[regenerate]] from the gunshot wound when he knew the Doctor would keep him permanently confined to [[The Doctor's TARDIS|his TARDIS]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Last of the Time Lords (TV story)|Last of the Time Lords]]'') Soon after she had murdered her husband, Lucy was arrested, her trial was held in secret without a jury, and she was sent to [[Broadfell Prison]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]]'')


=== Imprisonment and revenge ===
=== Imprisonment and revenge ===
[[File:Lucy Saxon Vaporised.jpg|right|thumb|Lucy is consumed in an explosion caused by sabotaging the Master's resurrection. ([[TV]]: ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]]'')]]
[[File:Lucy Saxon prison.jpg|right|thumb|Lucy in [[Broadfell Prison]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]]'')]]
On [[Christmas]] Eve night, [[2009]], Lucy was released from her cell by her prison's new [[Governor (The End of Time)|Governor]], and brought to the basement, where a group of the Master's loyal servants were implementing a ritual to restore him to life. One element of the ritual was the Master's bio-metric imprint, which was on Lucy's lips, left over from the times he had kissed her. To Lucy's horror, the ritual succeeded, and the partially-restored Master began draining his servants of their lifeforce. Before the Master's body was completely restored, Lucy revealed to her former husband that she had long been aware of the ritual, and had had her father's scientists develop an opposite to one of the life-restoring potions used in its creation. Lucy threw the potion at the Master, creating an explosion that destroyed the prison - and herself. ([[TV]]: ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]]'')
On [[Christmas Eve]] night in or around the [[2000s]],{{note|Both ''[[Planet of the Dead (TV story)|Planet of the Dead]]'' and ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]]'' are referred to in dialogue as taking place after the end of ''[[Journey's End (TV story)|Journey's End]]'', which is set in either [[2008]], according to [[TV]]: ''[[The Fires of Pompeii (TV story)|The Fires of Pompeii]]'', [[TV]]: ''[[The Waters of Mars (TV story)|The Waters of Mars]]'', and [[AUDIO]]: ''[[SOS (audio story)|SOS]]'' (and heavily implied by [[TV]]: ''[[The Star Beast (TV story)|The Star Beast]]'' and [[TV]]: ''[[The Giggle (TV story)|The Giggle]]''), or six weeks after the middle of [[May]] [[2009]], circa [[June]], according to [[PROSE]]: ''[[Beautiful Chaos (novel)|Beautiful Chaos]]''. However, the year of ''The End of Time'' is unspecified, as is whether or not it is intended to be the [[Christmas]] immediately after ''Journey's End''.}} Lucy was released from her cell by her prison's new [[Governor (The End of Time)|Governor]], and brought to the basement, where a cult of the Master's loyal servants was implementing [[Potion of Life|a ritual]] to [[resurrection|restore him to life]]. One element necessary to the ritual was the Master's bio-metric imprint, something that could be extracted from Lucy's lips due to the many times that he had kissed her. To her horror, the ritual succeeded, and the partially-restored Master began draining his servants of their lifeforce. Before the Master's body was completely restored however, Lucy revealed to her former husband that she had long been aware of the ritual and had had her father's scientists develop an opposite to one of the life-restoring potions used in his resurrection. Given [[Potion of Death|the potion]] by one of the guards, she hurled it at the Master, creating an explosion that destroyed the prison and herself. ([[TV]]: ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]]'')


== Personality ==
== Personality ==
At first, Lucy Saxon was a faithful wife to [[The Master]] and seemed to initially share an affectionate relationship with him, nicknaming him "Harry". When the Master took over the [[Earth]], Lucy stood by him loyally, seeming neither shocked nor frightened by her husband's appalling actions. Lucy usually kept her feelings to herself and showed little emotion when the Master ordered the [[Toclafane]] to murder one tenth of the human race. Nevertheless, she did apologise to [[Vivien Rook]] just before Rook was murdered by the Toclafane.
At first, Lucy Saxon was a faithful wife to the Master and seemed to initially share an affectionate relationship with him, nicknaming him "Harry". When the Master took over the [[Earth]], Lucy stood by him loyally, seeming neither shocked nor frightened by her husband's actions. However she was shaken by the murder of Vivien Rook, though this was because Vivien was one of a small number of people who were able to resist the Master's hypnotic influence, and she was reassured by the Master it wouldn't matter soon.


During "the year that never was", however, Lucy began to see the Master for what he really was: a sadistic, vain and power-hungry maniac. Her relationship with the evil Time Lord deteriorated and the Master even got physically abusive causing Lucy to lose her feelings for him. By the end of the year, Lucy had finally had enough of her insane husband and shot him.
Lucy usually kept her feelings to herself and showed little emotion when the Master ordered the [[Toclafane]] to murder one tenth of the human race. Nevertheless, she did apologise to [[Vivien Rook]] just before she was murdered by the Toclafane. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Sound of Drums (TV story)|The Sound of Drums]]'')


Lucy also stated that when the Master took her to the end of the universe she became aware of the futility of life, believing it meaningless. She also had a noticeably haunted look by the time of the Master's defeat and was much more miserable. ([[TV]]: ''[[Last of the Time Lords (TV story)|Last of the Time Lords]]'')
Lucy explained that when the Master took her to the end of the universe she became aware of the futility of life, believing it to be meaningless. During "the year that never was", her relationship with the Time Lord deteriorated, and he became physically abusive, causing Lucy to lose her feelings for him. As the year progressed, she gained a haunted look and became far less at ease, so much so that, after he was defeated, Lucy took her chance and shot him. ([[TV]]: ''[[Last of the Time Lords (TV story)|Last of the Time Lords]]'')


Lucy was noted for being from a good family but she was not especially bright but harmless. Just before sabotaging her former husband's resurrection, Lucy admitted that she was not especially bright but also added that her family had contacts. Unlike the rest of her family, however, Lucy certainly was not harmless, shooting the Master after he was defeated and sabotaging his resurrection when he returned to life. ([[TV]]: ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]]'')
Vivien Rook referred to Lucy as being from a good family, but claimed that she was not especially bright and essentially harmless, ([[TV]]: ''[[The Sound of Drums (TV story)|The Sound of Drums]]'') statements she later echoed, stating that, although she was not especially bright, her family had contacts. ([[TV]]: ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]]'') However, her "harmlessness" was lost in the year that never was, allowing her to shoot the Master after he was defeated ([[TV]]: ''[[Last of the Time Lords (TV story)|Last of the Time Lords]]'') and to sabotage his [[resurrection]]. By that point, Lucy had descended into a bitter, vindictive woman with no qualms about death if it meant the Master would join her. ([[TV]]: ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]]'')
 
== Behind the scenes ==
* The script for ''The Sound of Drums'' gives Lucy's [[age]] as [[21 (number)|21]].
 
== Footnotes ==
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== External links ==
== External links ==
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20090422081421/http://haroldsaxon.co.uk/lucysaxon.shtml Official Harold Saxon website]
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Lucy Saxon (née Cole) was the Saxon Master's wife. Initially having a happy marriage with the Time Lord, she displayed a sadistic streak and an appreciation for his morality and sense of priority. However, she lost this bond when over the course of "The Year That Never Was" he became abusive and uncaring, revealing to her that she was simply a pawn in his bid for power. Feeling disillusioned and hopeless, a void of despair formed in her, causing her to kill him in an act of cold-blooded vengeance, becoming the first individual to successfully end his life.

Biography[[edit] | [edit source]]

Early life[[edit] | [edit source]]

The youngest child of Lord and Lady Cole of Tarminster, Lucy attended Rodean School and represented Sussex playing netball. She then went to St Andrews University and studied the Italian language. After this, she became involved with several charities before working in the publishing industry. It was here that she first met Harold Saxon who was publishing his biography at the time. They married in 2007. (TV: The Sound of Drums)

With Harold Saxon[[edit] | [edit source]]

After sharing a trip with him to the end of the universe in the Doctor's TARDIS, Lucy became Saxon's partner, appearing beside him for the press and photos. Following the Master's appointment as Prime Minister, Lucy was interviewed in 10 Downing Street by Vivien Rook, who tried to convince Lucy that "Harold Saxon" was a false identity, and that whoever he was, he was putting both Lucy and everyone else in danger. When the Master appeared through a back door, Vivien tried to cover up what she had stated about him, but discovered that Lucy was well aware of how fake the Master's "Harold Saxon" identity was, and was killed by a group of Toclafane before she could leave. Lucy was upset and shaken by Vivien's screams. (TV: The Sound of Drums)

On the day of the Toclafane invasion, Lucy appeared eager for the fulfilment of the Master's true intent. When the Toclafane appeared and killed American President Arthur Coleman Winters, she showed no signs of fear or alarm and remained calm throughout the entire duration of the events. She joined the Master on the bridge when the sky above the Valiant ripped open and the Doctor was aged, seemingly enjoying the sight of the Toclafane flying down and killing one tenth of the human race. (TV: The Sound of Drums)

The Year That Never Was[[edit] | [edit source]]

Over the year of the Master's reign, Lucy became cold towards him due to abuse she received at his hands, prompting her to join in when the world started to chant the word "Doctor." When the Master, realising his plan had failed, tried to escape, she witnessed Francine Jones raise a gun in his direction, and when the Doctor and Jack Harkness stopped her, unseen, Lucy took the gun herself and shot him, wounding him fatally. Jack managed to disarm her, leaving her motionless, looking on with a cold, emotionless stare at the man who had broken her. After she witnessed the Master refuse to regenerate from the gunshot wound when he realised that the Doctor would keep him permanently confined to his TARDIS, (TV: Last of the Time Lords) Lucy was arrested and later charged with his murder. Her trial was held in secret and without a jury, and, found guilty, she was sent to Broadfell Prison where she began serving a life sentence. (TV: The End of Time)

Imprisonment and revenge[[edit] | [edit source]]

On Christmas Eve night in or around the 2000s,[nb 1] Lucy was released from her cell by her prison's new Governor, and brought to the basement, where a cult of the Master's loyal servants was implementing a ritual to restore him to life. One element necessary to the ritual was the Master's bio-metric imprint, something that could be extracted from Lucy's lips due to the many times that he had kissed her. To her horror, the ritual succeeded, and the partially-restored Master began draining his servants of their lifeforce. Before the Master's body was completely restored however, Lucy revealed to her former husband that she had long been aware of the ritual and had had her father's scientists develop an opposite to one of the life-restoring potions used in his resurrection. Given the potion by one of the guards, she hurled it at the Master, creating an explosion that destroyed the prison and herself. (TV: The End of Time)

Personality[[edit] | [edit source]]

At first, Lucy Saxon was a faithful wife to the Master and seemed to initially share an affectionate relationship with him, nicknaming him "Harry". When the Master took over the Earth, Lucy stood by him loyally, seeming neither shocked nor frightened by her husband's actions. However she was shaken by the murder of Vivien Rook, though this was because Vivien was one of a small number of people who were able to resist the Master's hypnotic influence, and she was reassured by the Master it wouldn't matter soon.

Lucy usually kept her feelings to herself and showed little emotion when the Master ordered the Toclafane to murder one tenth of the human race. Nevertheless, she did apologise to Vivien Rook just before she was murdered by the Toclafane. (TV: The Sound of Drums)

Lucy explained that when the Master took her to the end of the universe she became aware of the futility of life, believing it to be meaningless. During "the year that never was", her relationship with the Time Lord deteriorated, and he became physically abusive, causing Lucy to lose her feelings for him. As the year progressed, she gained a haunted look and became far less at ease, so much so that, after he was defeated, Lucy took her chance and shot him. (TV: Last of the Time Lords)

Vivien Rook referred to Lucy as being from a good family, but claimed that she was not especially bright and essentially harmless, (TV: The Sound of Drums) statements she later echoed, stating that, although she was not especially bright, her family had contacts. (TV: The End of Time) However, her "harmlessness" was lost in the year that never was, allowing her to shoot the Master after he was defeated (TV: Last of the Time Lords) and to sabotage his resurrection. By that point, Lucy had descended into a bitter, vindictive woman with no qualms about death if it meant the Master would join her. (TV: The End of Time)

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

  • The script for The Sound of Drums gives Lucy's age as 21.

Footnotes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  1. Both Planet of the Dead and The End of Time are referred to in dialogue as taking place after the end of Journey's End, which is set in either 2008, according to TV: The Fires of Pompeii, TV: The Waters of Mars, and AUDIO: SOS (and heavily implied by TV: The Star Beast and TV: The Giggle), or six weeks after the middle of May 2009, circa June, according to PROSE: Beautiful Chaos. However, the year of The End of Time is unspecified, as is whether or not it is intended to be the Christmas immediately after Journey's End.

External links[[edit] | [edit source]]