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|image          = [[File:Rupesh patanjali 446.jpg|250px]]
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|individual name = Dr. Rupesh Pantanjali
|alias          =  
|race            = [[Human]]
|species        = Human
|home planet    = [[Earth]]
|origin          = [[Earth]]
|home era        = Early [[21st century]]
|job            = Doctor
|appearances     = [[TW]]: [[Day One (Children of Earth)|Day One (Children of Earth)]],
|affiliation     = British government
[[Day Two (Children of Earth)|Day Two (Children of Earth) (Dead Body only)]]
|affiliation2    = St Helen's Hospital
|actor          = [[Rik Makarem]]
|death date      = [[2009]]
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|first          = Children of Earth: Day One (TV story)
'''Rupesh Patanjali''' was a doctor, originally from the Midlands, who worked at the A&E department at St Helen's Hospital in [[Cardiff]]. [[Jack Harkness]] and [[Ianto Jones]] encountered him while they removed an alien Hitchhiker from within a patient. His interest in Torchwood piqued, Rupesh tracked them down to the Bay and Gwen talked with him at length. Soon after, he assisted the Torchwood team in helping several children caught in the thrall of [[The 456]]. He seemed well on his way to becoming Torchwood's new doctor, replacing the late [[Owen Harper]].
|appearances    = [[TV]]: ''[[Children of Earth: Day Two (TV story)|Children of Earth: Day Two]]''
|actor          = Rik Makarem
|clip            = The children stop - Torchwood - BBC
}}'''Rupesh Patanjali''' was a [[doctor]], originally from the Midlands, who worked at the A&E department at [[St Helen's Hospital]] in [[Cardiff]].


However, all was not as it seemed. After luring Harkness back to the hospital with a report of another Hitchhiker discovery, he unexpectedly shot Jack in the back, "killing" him. Patanjali was working for the UK government, and was originally to have been planted within Torchwood 3 as an [[MI5]] infiltrator, to get information on Torchwood from the inside. Instead, he was ordered to incapacitate Harkness by another agent, [[Johnson (Children of Earth)|Johnson]]. He also killed a patient in order to facilitate the ruse of getting Harkness back to the hospital, which resulted in Johnson rebuking Patanjali when the doctor expressed discomfort over the apparent death of Harkness.
By [[2009]], Rupesh had been working with the [[British government]] for months to infiltrate [[Torchwood Three]]. Rupesh first encountered [[Jack Harkness]] and [[Ianto Jones]] when they removed an alien [[Hitchhiker (species)|hitchhiker]] from [[Williams (Children of Earth: Day One)|a deceased patient]]. Realising they were Torchwood, Rupesh tried attracting their attention with a series of bodies that had been vanishing from the mortuary. Ianto and Jack declined. Rupesh tracked them to [[Cardiff Bay|the Bay]], where another Torchwood member, [[Gwen Cooper]], talked with him at length about [[Torchwood Three]].


Jack was subsequently "re-killed" several times as Johnson's team implanted a bomb. Patanjali asked Johnson what was to become of him, now that his cover had been blown. Her silence indicated that, in order for the mission to succeed, he must also die. Fearing for his life, Patanjali tried to run away, but was shot in the back by the cold-blooded Johnson. ([[TW]]: ''[[Day One (Children of Earth)|Day One]]'')
When the children of Earth began saying "We are coming" in unison, his initial orders had changed. After luring Harkness back to the hospital by killing [[Chow Lee Jee|a patient]] matching the profiles of the other disappearances, he shot Jack in the back, killing him.


His body was then taken to an MI5 compound. When [[Gwen Cooper]] and [[Rhys Williams]] went to rescue Harkness from the same compound, they found his body. ([[TW]]: ''[[Day Two (Children of Earth)|Day Two]]'')
[[Johnson (Children of Earth: Day One)|Johnson]]'s team implanted a bomb inside Jack before he resurrected. Patanjali asked Johnson what was to become of him, now that his cover had been blown. Her silence indicated that, in order for the mission to succeed, he must also die. Fearing for his life, Patanjali tried to run away, but was shot in the back by the cold-blooded Johnson. ([[TV]]: ''[[Children of Earth: Day One (TV story)|Children of Earth: Day One]]'')


It's uncertain whether the Torchwood team ever discovered the truth about Patanjali's murder, given that they later work alongside his killer, Johnson.
His body was then taken to [[Ashton Down]] and his family requested its release. When Gwen and [[Rhys Williams]] went to rescue Harkness from the same compound, they found his body. ([[TV]]: ''[[Children of Earth: Day Two (TV story)|Children of Earth: Day Two]]'')
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==Behind the Scenes==
BBC promotional materials and early in the episode itself it looked as if he was going to join the team as a replacement doctor role since the death of [[Owen Harper]] in a similar way to [[Suzie Costello]]. Indeed, Jack says when Rupesh was being watched by the team on Cardiff Bay, Jack heavily implies that he intends to recruit him as Torchwood 3's new doctor.
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Latest revision as of 00:25, 10 March 2024

Rupesh Patanjali was a doctor, originally from the Midlands, who worked at the A&E department at St Helen's Hospital in Cardiff.

By 2009, Rupesh had been working with the British government for months to infiltrate Torchwood Three. Rupesh first encountered Jack Harkness and Ianto Jones when they removed an alien hitchhiker from a deceased patient. Realising they were Torchwood, Rupesh tried attracting their attention with a series of bodies that had been vanishing from the mortuary. Ianto and Jack declined. Rupesh tracked them to the Bay, where another Torchwood member, Gwen Cooper, talked with him at length about Torchwood Three.

When the children of Earth began saying "We are coming" in unison, his initial orders had changed. After luring Harkness back to the hospital by killing a patient matching the profiles of the other disappearances, he shot Jack in the back, killing him.

Johnson's team implanted a bomb inside Jack before he resurrected. Patanjali asked Johnson what was to become of him, now that his cover had been blown. Her silence indicated that, in order for the mission to succeed, he must also die. Fearing for his life, Patanjali tried to run away, but was shot in the back by the cold-blooded Johnson. (TV: Children of Earth: Day One)

His body was then taken to Ashton Down and his family requested its release. When Gwen and Rhys Williams went to rescue Harkness from the same compound, they found his body. (TV: Children of Earth: Day Two)

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