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|name = Tom Osgood
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}}Sergeant '''Tom Osgood''' was a [[UNIT]] technical officer who served under [[Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart]].
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'''Tom Osgood''' was a [[UNIT United Kingdom|UNIT]] technical officer who served under [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart]].


Osgood joined UNIT shortly before the [[Third Doctor]]'s arrival, as a corporal. He was the most technically proficient UNIT soldier, having attended universities, where he studied scientific subjects, although he admitted that he was out of his depth where the Doctor and [[Liz Shaw]] were concerned. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Eye of the Giant (novel)|The Eye of the Giant]]'')
== Biography ==
=== Early life ===
Tom Osgood ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Eye of the Giant (novel)|The Eye of the Giant]]'') was born in the [[1940s]] or early [[1950s]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Shadow in the Glass (novel)|The Shadow in the Glass]]'') He studied the [[science]]s in [[university]] and went on to join the [[British Army]], rising to the rank of [[corporal]] before joining [[UNIT]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Eye of the Giant (novel)|The Eye of the Giant]]'')


After he was promoted to sergeant ([[PROSE]]: [[The Scales of Injustice]]), he was called in to assist in the rescue of the Doctor, [[Josephine Grant|Jo Grant]], [[John Benton|Sergeant Benton]] and [[Mike Yates|Captain Yates]]. With the Doctor's help, he devised a way to penetrate the heat barrier surrounding [[Devil's End]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Dæmons]]'')
=== UNIT career ===
Corporal Osgood joined UNIT shortly after the [[Third Doctor]]'s arrival. Whilst he was the most technically proficient soldier, he found himself out of his depth where the Doctor and [[Liz Shaw]] were concerned. He managed to repair the [[time bridge]] for [[Mike Yates]] to use to locate and recover the Doctor and Liz and, following their return, worked with Liz in an attempt to defeat the monster that the [[Nancy Norton]]/[[Brokk]]/''[[Constitution III]]'' hybrid{{what}}. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Eye of the Giant (novel)|The Eye of the Giant]]'')


Soon after this, Osgood became engaged to a woman named Becky, whom he met at a folk festival. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Dancing the Code (novel)|Dancing the Code]]'')
After he was promoted to sergeant, ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Scales of Injustice (novel)|The Scales of Injustice]]'') he was called in to assist in the rescue of the Doctor, [[Jo Grant]], [[John Benton|Sergeant Benton]] and [[Mike Yates|Captain Yates]] from the [[heat barrier]] that surrounded [[Devil's End]]. With the Doctor's help, he devised a way to penetrate the heat barrier. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Dæmons (TV story)|The Dæmons]]'') Soon after, he became engaged to a woman named Becky, whom he met at a folk festival. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Dancing the Code (novel)|Dancing the Code]]'')


In [[2001]], Osgood was a civilian in his fifties. He was brought in to help UNIT and the [[Sixth Doctor]] with an alien incursion. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Shadow in the Glass]]'')
=== Retirement ===
Sergeant Osgood retired from UNIT shortly after the [[Devil's End]] incident. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Scream of Ghosts (audio story)|The Scream of Ghosts]]'') In [[October]] [[1983]] Osgood attended the UNIT reunion with Lethbridge-Stewart. By that time Osgood and [[Mike Yates]] had set up tiny tea-rooms just outside [[Reading]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Business Unusual (novel)|Business Unusual]]'')
[[File:Official_secrets_Osgood_Ninth_Doctor.jpg|left|thumb|Osgood returns after retrieving a comic for the [[Ninth Doctor]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Official Secrets (comic story)|Official Secrets]]'')]]


Osgood was invited by the [[Eighth Doctor]] to have [[Christmas]] dinner at the Brigadier's house. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Faithful Friends: Part 3 (short story)|Faithful Friends: Part 3]]'')
By [[2001]], Osgood was a civilian in his fifties and was brought in to help UNIT and the [[Sixth Doctor]] with an alien incursion. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Shadow in the Glass (novel)|The Shadow in the Glass]]'') He was invited by the [[Eighth Doctor]] to have [[Christmas]] dinner at the Brigadier's house ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Faithful Friends: Part 3 (short story)|Faithful Friends: Part 3]]'') and, in [[2010]], Yates gave the Brigadier [[honey]] that he and [[Tom (Happy Endings)|Tom]] had made and gave him Tom's regards. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Happy Endings (novel)|Happy Endings]]'')
 
== Personality ==
[[Maisie Hawke]] described Osgood as a popular man and a technical wizard who could sometimes be eccentric whilst [[Mike Yates]] was less positive, thinking of him as well-meaning but "a bit of an egg-head". He always carried a spiral-bound [[notebook]] with him. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Scales of Injustice (novel)|The Scales of Injustice]]'')


== Behind the scenes ==
== Behind the scenes ==
* Osgood's first name was never given on-screen, only in the novel ''[[The Eye of the Giant (novel)|The Eye of the Giant]]''.
[[File:Third_Doctor_comic_Tom_Osgood_Inhalor.jpg|thumb|Tom uses an [[inhaler]], clearly meant as a reference to his [[Petronella Osgood|21st century counterpart]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Heralds of Destruction (comic story)|The Heralds of Destruction]]'')]]
* Osgood shares the same surname as the [[Osgood (The Day of the Doctor)|personal assistant]] of the UNIT [[Kate Stewart|Head of Scientific Research]] in the early 21st century. Both also sport similar thick rimmed glasses. In [[DWM 484]], [[Steven Moffat]] admitted his intention when writing was for Osgood to be the daughter of Tom Osgood. However, he did not want to state this definitively in the script as to not confuse or annoy some viewers.
* Osgood's first name was never given on-screen, only in the novels ''[[The Eye of the Giant (novel)|The Eye of the Giant]]'' and ''[[The Scales of Injustice (novel)|The Scales of Injustice]]'', as well as in the comic story ''[[Official Secrets (comic story)|Official Secrets]]''.
** In the feature ''[[UNIT Publications (feature)|UNIT Publications]]'', one [[Rubber-Soled Shoes and Silver-Tipped Bullets – A Life in Supplies|in-universe book]] is attributed to an [[A.O. Osgood]]; this character may have been intended to be Osgood, but no further information was given barring the name.
* Osgood shares the same surname as the UNIT scientist [[Petronella Osgood]]. Both also sport similar thick rimmed glasses. In [[DWM 484]], [[Steven Moffat]] admitted his intention when writing was for Petronella to be the daughter of Osgood. However, he did not want to state this definitively in the script as to not confuse or annoy some viewers. In the audio story ''[[Power Cell (audio story)|Power Cell]]'', Osgood responds to the suggestion that she had an "uncle who used to run around shooting aliens" by saying "Something like that". In the short story ''[[For the Girl Who Has Everything (short story)|For the Girl Who Has Everything]]'', Osgood's father is named [[Frank Osgood|Frank]], though this confirmation does not negate the possibility of Tom Osgood still being related to Petronella.
* Due to the popularity of Petronella Osgood, Tom has seen more use in [[Titan Publishing Group|Titan comic stories]] published in the 2010s as part of the UNIT family of the [[Jon Pertwee]] era. He has often been illustrated with some similar characteristics -- such as the use of an inhaler.
 
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Tom Osgood was a UNIT technical officer who served under Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart.

Biography[[edit] | [edit source]]

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

Tom Osgood (PROSE: The Eye of the Giant) was born in the 1940s or early 1950s. (PROSE: The Shadow in the Glass) He studied the sciences in university and went on to join the British Army, rising to the rank of corporal before joining UNIT. (PROSE: The Eye of the Giant)

UNIT career[[edit] | [edit source]]

Corporal Osgood joined UNIT shortly after the Third Doctor's arrival. Whilst he was the most technically proficient soldier, he found himself out of his depth where the Doctor and Liz Shaw were concerned. He managed to repair the time bridge for Mike Yates to use to locate and recover the Doctor and Liz and, following their return, worked with Liz in an attempt to defeat the monster that the Nancy Norton/Brokk/Constitution III hybrid[statement unclear]. (PROSE: The Eye of the Giant)

After he was promoted to sergeant, (PROSE: The Scales of Injustice) he was called in to assist in the rescue of the Doctor, Jo Grant, Sergeant Benton and Captain Yates from the heat barrier that surrounded Devil's End. With the Doctor's help, he devised a way to penetrate the heat barrier. (TV: The Dæmons) Soon after, he became engaged to a woman named Becky, whom he met at a folk festival. (PROSE: Dancing the Code)

Retirement[[edit] | [edit source]]

Sergeant Osgood retired from UNIT shortly after the Devil's End incident. (AUDIO: The Scream of Ghosts) In October 1983 Osgood attended the UNIT reunion with Lethbridge-Stewart. By that time Osgood and Mike Yates had set up tiny tea-rooms just outside Reading. (PROSE: Business Unusual)

Osgood returns after retrieving a comic for the Ninth Doctor. (COMIC: Official Secrets)

By 2001, Osgood was a civilian in his fifties and was brought in to help UNIT and the Sixth Doctor with an alien incursion. (PROSE: The Shadow in the Glass) He was invited by the Eighth Doctor to have Christmas dinner at the Brigadier's house (PROSE: Faithful Friends: Part 3) and, in 2010, Yates gave the Brigadier honey that he and Tom had made and gave him Tom's regards. (PROSE: Happy Endings)

Personality[[edit] | [edit source]]

Maisie Hawke described Osgood as a popular man and a technical wizard who could sometimes be eccentric whilst Mike Yates was less positive, thinking of him as well-meaning but "a bit of an egg-head". He always carried a spiral-bound notebook with him. (PROSE: The Scales of Injustice)

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

Tom uses an inhaler, clearly meant as a reference to his 21st century counterpart. (COMIC: The Heralds of Destruction)
  • Osgood's first name was never given on-screen, only in the novels The Eye of the Giant and The Scales of Injustice, as well as in the comic story Official Secrets.
  • Osgood shares the same surname as the UNIT scientist Petronella Osgood. Both also sport similar thick rimmed glasses. In DWM 484, Steven Moffat admitted his intention when writing was for Petronella to be the daughter of Osgood. However, he did not want to state this definitively in the script as to not confuse or annoy some viewers. In the audio story Power Cell, Osgood responds to the suggestion that she had an "uncle who used to run around shooting aliens" by saying "Something like that". In the short story For the Girl Who Has Everything, Osgood's father is named Frank, though this confirmation does not negate the possibility of Tom Osgood still being related to Petronella.
  • Due to the popularity of Petronella Osgood, Tom has seen more use in Titan comic stories published in the 2010s as part of the UNIT family of the Jon Pertwee era. He has often been illustrated with some similar characteristics -- such as the use of an inhaler.
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