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{{cleanup|This guy has appeared in 9 stories, but only one of them is covered here.}}{{Infobox Individual
{{Infobox Individual
|name= Joshua Townsend
|species     = Human
|image=
|origin     = [[Earth]]
|alias=
|affiliation = White Chapter
|species=Human
|mother      = Josh Townsend's mother{{!}}Townsend
|origin= [[Earth]]
|father      = Donald Wakefield
|appearances= [[Josh Townsend - list of appearances|'''''see list''''']]
|first      = Comeback (audio story)
|voice actor= Jeremy James
|appearances = {{appears}}
}}'''Joshua Richard Townsend''' was a friend of [[Sarah Jane Smith]]. He protected her on her adventures. Josh was an only child, raised in the city, and his parents were divorced. Townsend is his mother's maiden name ([[AUDIO]]: [[Dreamland (audio story)|''Dreamland'']]). His mother seems to have remarried. Josh stayed in touch with his father, Sir [[Donald Wakefield]], and was strongly influenced by him despite nobody knowing of their connection. Like his father, he was a member of the [[White Chapter]] of the [[Orphans of the Future]].
|voice actor = Jeremy James
His mother and step-father were hoteliers who ran a ski resort near the Swiss Alps. Despite their wealth, he refused any financial assistance from them ([[AUDIO]]: [[Comeback (audio story)|''Comeback'']]). He visited them by boat rather than by plane ([[AUDIO]]: [[Ghost Town (audio story)|''Ghost Town'']]).
}}
'''Joshua Richard "Josh" Townsend''' (previously '''Wakefield''') was a friend and [[companion]] to [[Sarah Jane Smith]].


As a young man, Josh set several buildings afire and apparently was good at it until he got caught. He later became involved with some unsavoury fringe groups, and spent eight months in Feltham Prison. After apparently cleaning up his act a bit and moving from one dead-end job to another (including McDonald's, Waterstones, and a printing press), Josh found his calling protecting Sarah from her enemies. He first met Sarah when he was 24 years old. In the the five weeks leading up to meeting her, he lost three mobile phones ([[AUDIO]]: [[Comeback (audio story)|''Comeback'']]).
== Biography ==
=== Early life ===
Josh was raised in [[London]] as the only child of billionaire [[Donald Wakefield|Sir Donald Wakefield]] and his wife, [[Josh Townsend's mother|Townsend]]. After their [[divorce]], he remained in touch with his father and was strongly influenced by him, although their connection was unknown to most and he used his mother's maiden name. Like his father, he was a member of the [[White Chapter]] of the [[Orphans of the Future]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Dreamland (audio story)|Dreamland]]'')


He had never handled a gun until he met Sarah, but killed to save her life on several occasions. He was her travelling companion, running around for her and sometimes using his credit card, provided by Nat, to sort out their transport.
His mother and [[stepfather]] were hoteliers who ran a [[skiing|ski]] resort near the [[Switzerland|Swiss]] [[Alps]]. Despite their wealth, Josh refused any financial assistance from them, preferring to find his own way in life. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Comeback (audio story)|Comeback]]'') He visited them by [[boat]] rather than by [[aeroplane]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Ghost Town (audio story)|Ghost Town]]'')


When Sarah and Josh boarded the [[Dauntless]] space tourism flight, a member of the [[Crimson Chapter]] had infiltrated the spacecraft, and attempted to kill Sarah. However, Josh shot and killed the agent, but not before receiving a fatal gunshot wound to the stomach. Josh used his dying words to ask for forgiveness from Sarah, for not revealing his identity as an undercover agent for the White Chapter beforehand. She did forgive him, and he died shortly after. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Dreamland (audio story)|Dreamland]]'')
As a young man, Josh set several buildings afire until he got caught. He later became involved with some unsavoury fringe groups and spent eight months in [[Feltham]]. He moved from one dead-end job to another, including [[McDonald's]], [[Waterstones]] and a printing press. He lost three [[mobile phone]]s in the five weeks before his meeting [[Sarah Jane Smith]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Comeback (audio story)|Comeback]]'')


Josh was described by the vicar of Cloots Coombe as being stocky and dark-haired ([[AUDIO]]: [[Comeback (audio story)|''Comeback'']]). [[Will Sullivan]] observed that his hair was long enough to wear in a ponytail ([[AUDIO]]: [[Fatal Consequences (audio story)|''Fatal Consequences'']]).
=== As a friend of Sarah Jane Smith ===
==== Early adventures ====
In [[2002]], at the age of twenty-four, Josh was arrested under suspicion of being involved in a [[bank]] robbery, but was cleared thanks to [[Sarah Jane Smith]]'s eyewitness testimony. He joined her investigation to [[Cloots Coombe]] where they uncovered [[Rechauffe]]'s attempts to create [[clone]]s. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Comeback (audio story)|Comeback]]'') He later told her of [[Toby Davenport]]'s death and went with her to the [[Huang Ti Clinic]] to investigate, where his [[blood]] was almost used as part of their operations. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Tao Connection (audio story)|The Tao Connection]]'')
 
Posing as a [[journalist]] for the ''[[Metropolitan]]'', Josh looked around [[Bioguard]]'s medical research facility and was later trapped with [[Ellie Martin]] by [[Harris (Comeback)|Harris]] to act as bait. He helped Sarah thwart a plot to unleash [[sarin gas]] in the [[London Underground]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Test of Nerve (audio story)|Test of Nerve]]'') He and Sarah went on holiday to [[Romania]] where they resolved a supposed [[haunting]] which he initially did not believe in as his equipment did not detect any [[ghost]]s. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Ghost Town (audio story)|Ghost Town]], [[The Shadow People (audio story)|The Sarah Jane Adventures: The Shadow People]]'')
 
Josh was attacked by men in [[Hilda Winters]]' employ as they stole [[K9 Mark III]] from Sarah's flat, resulting in him being hospitalised. He went after Sarah in [[India]] and saved her by shooting a man in the head. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Mirror, Signal, Manoeuvre (audio story)|Mirror, Signal, Manoeuvre]]'')
 
==== Later adventures and death ====
In [[2006]], Josh expressed glee at Hilda Winters' [[death]]. He killed [[Natalie Redfern]]'s boyfriend, [[Luca Parenti]], after he attempted to kill Sarah. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Buried Secrets (audio story)|Buried Secrets]]'') Josh and Sarah visited [[Nikita Base]] after receiving an invitation from [[Will Sullivan]], solving a [[murder]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Snow Blind (audio story)|Snow Blind]]'') The pair investigated [[Rechauffe]] at [[Pangbourne Scientific Lab]] where they and the [[White Chapter]] prevented them from wiping out humanity with a deadlier version of the [[Marburg virus]]. He shot and killed Will Sullivan to save Sarah from him. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Fatal Consequences (audio story)|Fatal Consequences]]'')
 
Aboard the [[Dauntless (spacecraft)|Dauntless]] on the first space tourism flight, Sarah was attacked by a member of the [[Crimson Chapter]]. Josh shot and killed the agent, but suffered a fatal gunshot wound to the stomach. He used his dying words to ask for forgiveness from Sarah, for not revealing his identity as an undercover agent for the White Chapter beforehand. She did forgive him and he died shortly after. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Dreamland (audio story)|Dreamland]]'')
 
== Personality ==
Josh wanted to make his own way in the world, which meant that he spurned his [[Josh Townsend's mother|mother]]'s offer of financial assistance in favour of taking dead-end jobs, none of which he committed to for long. He had a habit of losing his [[mobile phone]]s ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Comeback (audio story)|Comeback]]'') or leaving them turned off ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Test of Nerve (audio story)|Test of Nerve]]'', etc.) and was afraid of flying, choosing to travel by [[boat]] rather than [[aeroplane]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Ghost Town (audio story)|Ghost Town]]'')
 
== Appearance ==
Josh was described by [[Gosforth|Reverend Gosforth]] of [[Cloots Coombe]] as being stocky and dark-haired. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Comeback (audio story)|Comeback]]'') [[Will Sullivan]] observed that his hair was long enough to wear in a ponytail, ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Fatal Consequences (audio story)|Fatal Consequences]]'') which he did. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Snow Blind (audio story)|Snow Blind]]'') He greatly resembled [[Donald Wakefield|his father]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Dreamland (audio story)|Dreamland]]'')


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Latest revision as of 21:56, 21 June 2023

Joshua Richard "Josh" Townsend (previously Wakefield) was a friend and companion to Sarah Jane Smith.

Biography[[edit] | [edit source]]

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

Josh was raised in London as the only child of billionaire Sir Donald Wakefield and his wife, Townsend. After their divorce, he remained in touch with his father and was strongly influenced by him, although their connection was unknown to most and he used his mother's maiden name. Like his father, he was a member of the White Chapter of the Orphans of the Future. (AUDIO: Dreamland)

His mother and stepfather were hoteliers who ran a ski resort near the Swiss Alps. Despite their wealth, Josh refused any financial assistance from them, preferring to find his own way in life. (AUDIO: Comeback) He visited them by boat rather than by aeroplane. (AUDIO: Ghost Town)

As a young man, Josh set several buildings afire until he got caught. He later became involved with some unsavoury fringe groups and spent eight months in Feltham. He moved from one dead-end job to another, including McDonald's, Waterstones and a printing press. He lost three mobile phones in the five weeks before his meeting Sarah Jane Smith. (AUDIO: Comeback)

As a friend of Sarah Jane Smith[[edit] | [edit source]]

Early adventures[[edit] | [edit source]]

In 2002, at the age of twenty-four, Josh was arrested under suspicion of being involved in a bank robbery, but was cleared thanks to Sarah Jane Smith's eyewitness testimony. He joined her investigation to Cloots Coombe where they uncovered Rechauffe's attempts to create clones. (AUDIO: Comeback) He later told her of Toby Davenport's death and went with her to the Huang Ti Clinic to investigate, where his blood was almost used as part of their operations. (AUDIO: The Tao Connection)

Posing as a journalist for the Metropolitan, Josh looked around Bioguard's medical research facility and was later trapped with Ellie Martin by Harris to act as bait. He helped Sarah thwart a plot to unleash sarin gas in the London Underground. (AUDIO: Test of Nerve) He and Sarah went on holiday to Romania where they resolved a supposed haunting which he initially did not believe in as his equipment did not detect any ghosts. (AUDIO: Ghost Town, The Sarah Jane Adventures: The Shadow People)

Josh was attacked by men in Hilda Winters' employ as they stole K9 Mark III from Sarah's flat, resulting in him being hospitalised. He went after Sarah in India and saved her by shooting a man in the head. (AUDIO: Mirror, Signal, Manoeuvre)

Later adventures and death[[edit] | [edit source]]

In 2006, Josh expressed glee at Hilda Winters' death. He killed Natalie Redfern's boyfriend, Luca Parenti, after he attempted to kill Sarah. (AUDIO: Buried Secrets) Josh and Sarah visited Nikita Base after receiving an invitation from Will Sullivan, solving a murder. (AUDIO: Snow Blind) The pair investigated Rechauffe at Pangbourne Scientific Lab where they and the White Chapter prevented them from wiping out humanity with a deadlier version of the Marburg virus. He shot and killed Will Sullivan to save Sarah from him. (AUDIO: Fatal Consequences)

Aboard the Dauntless on the first space tourism flight, Sarah was attacked by a member of the Crimson Chapter. Josh shot and killed the agent, but suffered a fatal gunshot wound to the stomach. He used his dying words to ask for forgiveness from Sarah, for not revealing his identity as an undercover agent for the White Chapter beforehand. She did forgive him and he died shortly after. (AUDIO: Dreamland)

Personality[[edit] | [edit source]]

Josh wanted to make his own way in the world, which meant that he spurned his mother's offer of financial assistance in favour of taking dead-end jobs, none of which he committed to for long. He had a habit of losing his mobile phones (AUDIO: Comeback) or leaving them turned off (AUDIO: Test of Nerve, etc.) and was afraid of flying, choosing to travel by boat rather than aeroplane. (AUDIO: Ghost Town)

Appearance[[edit] | [edit source]]

Josh was described by Reverend Gosforth of Cloots Coombe as being stocky and dark-haired. (AUDIO: Comeback) Will Sullivan observed that his hair was long enough to wear in a ponytail, (AUDIO: Fatal Consequences) which he did. (AUDIO: Snow Blind) He greatly resembled his father. (AUDIO: Dreamland)

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