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|image = Doris Lethbridge-Stewart.jpg
|image         = Doris Lethbridge-Stewart in Battlefield.jpg
|name = Doris Lethbridge-Stewart
|species       = Human
|alias =
|origin       = [[Earth]]
|species=Human
|spouse       = George Wilson (The Scales of Injustice)
|origin = [[Earth]]
|spouse2       = Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart
|spouse =George Wilson (The Scales of Injustice) {{!}} George Wilson
|child        = Albert Wilson
|spouse2 = Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart
|child2        = Pamela Wilson
|in-law =Barbara Smith
|grandchild    = Conall Lethbridge-Stewart
|child =Albert Wilson
|grandchild2  = Nick Wilson
|grandchild3  = Lucy Wilson
|in-law       = Barbara Smith
|in-law2      = Sarah Jane Smith
|in-law3      = Luke Smith
|in-law4      = Sky Smith
|first mention = Planet of the Spiders (TV story)
|first mention = Planet of the Spiders (TV story)
|first = Battlefield (TV story)
|first         = Battlefield (TV story)
|appearances = [[Doris Lethbridge-Stewart - list of appearances|'''''see list''''']]
|appearances   = [[Doris Lethbridge-Stewart - list of appearances|'''''see list''''']]
|actor = Angela Douglas
|actor         = Angela Douglas
|grandchild = Albert Wilson's child|in-law2 = Sarah Jane Smith|in-law3 = Luke Smith|in-law4 = Sky Smith}}
|aka = Lady Lethbridge-Stewart
'''Doris Lethbridge-Stewart''', née '''Doris Bryden''', and '''Doris Wilson''' while married to [[George Wilson (The Scales of Injustice)|George Wilson]], was the mother of [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart]]'s son [[Albert Wilson]]. She was also the stepmother of [[Kate Stewart]] and the step-grandmother of [[Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart]].
|father = Peyton Bryden
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'''Doris Lethbridge-Stewart''' (née '''Bryden''', formerly '''Wilson''') was the mother of [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart]]'s son [[Albert Wilson]]. She was also the [[stepmother]] of [[Kate Stewart]] and the step-grandmother of [[Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart]].


== History ==
== History ==
Doris first met Alistair at [[Brighton]] in the mid-[[1960s]] and had a brief but passionate romance. It ended amicably when Alistair was sent overseas. Their relationship seemed to have been [[sex]]ual. ([[TV]]: ''[[Planet of the Spiders]]'', [[COMIC]]: ''[[The Warkeeper's Crown (comic story)|The Warkeeper's Crown]]'') During this time, Doris gave Alistair a watch.
=== Early life ===
Doris was one of two daughters of [[Peyton Bryden]] and his wife. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Moon Blink (novel)|Moon Blink]]'', [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Time Heals (audio story)|Time Heals]]'')


Later, during the time that Alistair worked with the [[Scots Guards]], he spent a weekend with Doris. This would be their last encounter for over twenty years. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Enfolded Time (short story)|The Enfolded Time]]'')
[[File:Doris The Warkeeper's Crown.jpg|thumb|left|Doris as a young woman, seeing the Brigadier off to war. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Warkeeper's Crown (comic story)|The Warkeeper's Crown]]'')]]
Doris first met Alistair at [[Brighton]] in the mid-[[1960s]] and had a brief but passionate romance. It ended amicably when Alistair was sent overseas. During this time, Doris gave Alistair a [[watch]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Planet of the Spiders (TV story)|Planet of the Spiders]]'', [[COMIC]]: ''[[The Warkeeper's Crown (comic story)|The Warkeeper's Crown]]'') Later, during the time that Alistair worked with the [[Scots Guards]], he spent a weekend with Doris. This would be their last encounter for over twenty years. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Enfolded Time (short story)|The Enfolded Time]]'') Major [[Walter Douglas]] was one of the few people who could get away with joking about the fling to Lethbridge-Stewart. One such joke made the Brigadier uneasy about going to Brighton with his fiancée, [[Sally Wright]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Forgotten Son (novel)|The Forgotten Son]]'') During their last encounter, Doris and Alistair conceived a child. Doris wrote a letter to Alistair to tell him that he had a son, but after learning about Alistair's engagement to Sally Wright, she chose to not send the letter and raise the child on her own when he was born. Her son, Albert, was born in 1969. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Enfolded Time (short story)|The Enfolded Time]]'')


Major [[Walter Douglas]] was one of the few people who could get away with joking about the fling to Lethbridge-Stewart. One such joke made the Brigadier uneasy about going to Brighton with his [[Sally Wright|fiancée]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Forgotten Son (novel)|The Forgotten Son]]'')  
In the early [[1970s]], Doris married [[George Wilson (The Scales of Injustice)|George Wilson]], the brother of [[Barbara Smith]], [[Sarah Jane Smith]]'s mother. George took on Albert as his own son, ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Enfolded Time (short story)|The Enfolded Time]]'') and a couple of years later Doris and George had a daughter, Pamela. (''[[Lucy Wilson & the Bledoe Cadets (novel)|Lucy Wilson & the Bledoe Cadets]]'') Within a few years of their marriage, George was killed in [[Northern Ireland]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Scales of Injustice (novel)|The Scales of Injustice]]'', ''[[The Enfolded Time (short story)|The Enfolded Time]]'')


In the early [[1970s]], Doris married [[George Wilson (The Scales of Injustice)|George Wilson]], the brother of [[Barbara Smith]], [[Sarah Jane Smith]]'s mother. Around this time, Doris had a child she named [[Albert Wilson]]; Albert's father was not George, but Alistair. Doris wrote a letter to Alistair to tell him that he had a son, but she never sent it. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Enfolded Time (short story)|The Enfolded Time]]'') Within a few years of their marriage, George was killed in [[Northern Ireland]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Scales of Injustice (novel)|The Scales of Injustice]]'', ''[[The Enfolded Time (short story)|The Enfolded Time]]'')
=== Marriage to Alistair ===
In [[1990]], Albert had a child of his own and, having learned about his real father, contacted Alistair. Albert asked him to help raise his granddaughter. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Enfolded Time (short story)|The Enfolded Time]]'') Through this, Alistair met Doris again and they eventually married. ([[TV]]: ''[[Battlefield (TV story)|Battlefield]]'', [[PROSE]]: ''[[A Romantic Evening (short story)|A Romantic Evening]]'') They lived in a large house in the country. She took an immediate liking to both her husband's latest successor, Brigadier [[Winifred Bambera]], and to [[Ace|Ace McShane]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Battlefield (TV story)|Battlefield]]'')


In [[1990]], Albert had a child of his own and contacted Alistair. Albert asked him to help raise his grandson. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Enfolded Time (short story)|The Enfolded Time]]'')
Doris had relatives in the South West of [[England]]. In [[2000]], she visited the [[in-law]]s up in [[Devon]], while Alistair went to [[Lanyon Moor]], officially on holiday; unofficially, he doing under-cover work for [[UNIT]]. At this point, she and the Brigadier had also intended to go to [[Greece]] for a while. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Spectre of Lanyon Moor (audio story)|The Spectre of Lanyon Moor]]'')
Through this Alistair met Doris again and they eventually married. ([[TV]]: ''[[Battlefield (TV story)|Battlefield]]'', [[PROSE]]: ''[[A Romantic Evening]]'') They lived in a large house in the country. She took an immediate liking to both her husband's latest successor, Brigadier [[Winifred Bambera]], and to [[Ace|Ace McShane]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Battlefield (TV story)|Battlefield]]'')
[[File:D.jpg|thumb|left|Doris offers herself to the Brigadier. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Warkeeper's Crown (comic story)|The Warkeeper's Crown]]'')]]


Doris and Alistair went sailing on their boat one [[Christmas]] when they found [[Susan Foreman]] in the middle of the water. They took her back to their house, and were surprised to find that the [[First Doctor]] came looking for her. The Doctor pretended not to know who she and Alistair were, but after Alistair left, the Doctor confided in Doris that he knew who they both were the whole time. The Doctor left shortly after this conversation, before Alistair returned. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Gift (ST short story)|The Gift]]'')
Alistair went sailing on their boat one [[Christmas]] when he found [[Susan Foreman]] in the middle of the water. He took her back to their house and Doris helped to care for her. Not long after, the [[First Doctor]] came looking for her. The Doctor pretended not to know who she and Alistair were, but after Alistair left, the Doctor confided in Doris that he knew who they both were the whole time. The Doctor left shortly after this conversation before Alistair returned. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Gift (ST short story)|The Gift]]'')


She was still alive at the events surrounding the events with the Tunguska Scroll as Major Cal Kilburne claimed that the Brigadier's wife "let me in". ([[TV]]: ''[[Enemy of the Bane (TV story)|Enemy of the Bane]]'')
In 2001, while Alistair investigated things at Lanyon Moor, Doris visited relatives in Devon. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Spectre of Lanyon Moor (audio story)|The Spectre of Lanyon Moor]]'')


In [[2010]] Doris and Alistair went to [[Luke Smith]]'s second farewell party before Luke was going to the [[University of Oxford]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Nightmare Man (novelisation)|The Nightmare Man]]'')  
In 2005, her sister was ill and Doris spent some time with her. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Time Heals (audio story)|Time Heals]]'')


While they were boating in the early [[2010s]], the Lethbridge-Stewarts' boat capsized and Doris drowned. His grief over this loss left the Brigadier nearly suicidal for a time, but he eventually moved on from his loss as he accepted that life was dear because it wasn't permanent, and that he would never sacrifice what he had with Doris simply to escape the pain he was feeling now. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Shadows of Avalon]]'')
In [[2009]], [[Major]] [[Cal Kilburne]] claimed that the Brigadier's wife "let me in" when he visited the old soldier. ([[TV]]: ''[[Enemy of the Bane (TV story)|Enemy of the Bane]]'')


A conflicting account had Doris having Christmas dinner with the Brigadier and the [[Eighth Doctor]] in [[2017]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Not in My Back Yard]]'')
In [[2009]], Doris and Alistair went to [[Luke Smith]]'s second farewell party before Luke was going to the [[University of Oxford]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Nightmare Man (novelisation)|The Nightmare Man]]'')


=== Life in the 2010s ===
While they were boating in the early [[2010s]], the Lethbridge-Stewarts' boat capsized and Doris drowned. His grief over this loss left the Brigadier nearly suicidal for a time, but he eventually moved on from his loss as he accepted that life was dear because it wasn't permanent and that he would never sacrifice what he had with Doris simply to escape the pain he was feeling now. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Shadows of Avalon (novel)|The Shadows of Avalon]]'')
According to another account, Doris was still alive in [[2017]], and had Christmas dinner with the Brigadier and the [[Eighth Doctor]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Not in My Back Yard (short story)|Not in My Back Yard]]'')
According to yet another account, Doris outlived Alistair and was at his bedside in the nursing home when he died in [[2011]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Acceptance, and then Understanding (short story)|Acceptance, and then Understanding]]'')
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Doris Lethbridge-Stewart (née Bryden, formerly Wilson) was the mother of Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart's son Albert Wilson. She was also the stepmother of Kate Stewart and the step-grandmother of Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart.

History[[edit] | [edit source]]

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

Doris was one of two daughters of Peyton Bryden and his wife. (PROSE: Moon Blink, AUDIO: Time Heals)

Doris as a young woman, seeing the Brigadier off to war. (COMIC: The Warkeeper's Crown)

Doris first met Alistair at Brighton in the mid-1960s and had a brief but passionate romance. It ended amicably when Alistair was sent overseas. During this time, Doris gave Alistair a watch. (TV: Planet of the Spiders, COMIC: The Warkeeper's Crown) Later, during the time that Alistair worked with the Scots Guards, he spent a weekend with Doris. This would be their last encounter for over twenty years. (PROSE: The Enfolded Time) Major Walter Douglas was one of the few people who could get away with joking about the fling to Lethbridge-Stewart. One such joke made the Brigadier uneasy about going to Brighton with his fiancée, Sally Wright. (PROSE: The Forgotten Son) During their last encounter, Doris and Alistair conceived a child. Doris wrote a letter to Alistair to tell him that he had a son, but after learning about Alistair's engagement to Sally Wright, she chose to not send the letter and raise the child on her own when he was born. Her son, Albert, was born in 1969. (PROSE: The Enfolded Time)

In the early 1970s, Doris married George Wilson, the brother of Barbara Smith, Sarah Jane Smith's mother. George took on Albert as his own son, (PROSE: The Enfolded Time) and a couple of years later Doris and George had a daughter, Pamela. (Lucy Wilson & the Bledoe Cadets) Within a few years of their marriage, George was killed in Northern Ireland. (PROSE: The Scales of Injustice, The Enfolded Time)

Marriage to Alistair[[edit] | [edit source]]

In 1990, Albert had a child of his own and, having learned about his real father, contacted Alistair. Albert asked him to help raise his granddaughter. (PROSE: The Enfolded Time) Through this, Alistair met Doris again and they eventually married. (TV: Battlefield, PROSE: A Romantic Evening) They lived in a large house in the country. She took an immediate liking to both her husband's latest successor, Brigadier Winifred Bambera, and to Ace McShane. (TV: Battlefield)

Doris had relatives in the South West of England. In 2000, she visited the in-laws up in Devon, while Alistair went to Lanyon Moor, officially on holiday; unofficially, he doing under-cover work for UNIT. At this point, she and the Brigadier had also intended to go to Greece for a while. (AUDIO: The Spectre of Lanyon Moor)

Alistair went sailing on their boat one Christmas when he found Susan Foreman in the middle of the water. He took her back to their house and Doris helped to care for her. Not long after, the First Doctor came looking for her. The Doctor pretended not to know who she and Alistair were, but after Alistair left, the Doctor confided in Doris that he knew who they both were the whole time. The Doctor left shortly after this conversation before Alistair returned. (PROSE: The Gift)

In 2001, while Alistair investigated things at Lanyon Moor, Doris visited relatives in Devon. (AUDIO: The Spectre of Lanyon Moor)

In 2005, her sister was ill and Doris spent some time with her. (AUDIO: Time Heals)

In 2009, Major Cal Kilburne claimed that the Brigadier's wife "let me in" when he visited the old soldier. (TV: Enemy of the Bane)

In 2009, Doris and Alistair went to Luke Smith's second farewell party before Luke was going to the University of Oxford. (PROSE: The Nightmare Man)

Life in the 2010s[[edit] | [edit source]]

While they were boating in the early 2010s, the Lethbridge-Stewarts' boat capsized and Doris drowned. His grief over this loss left the Brigadier nearly suicidal for a time, but he eventually moved on from his loss as he accepted that life was dear because it wasn't permanent and that he would never sacrifice what he had with Doris simply to escape the pain he was feeling now. (PROSE: The Shadows of Avalon)

According to another account, Doris was still alive in 2017, and had Christmas dinner with the Brigadier and the Eighth Doctor. (PROSE: Not in My Back Yard)

According to yet another account, Doris outlived Alistair and was at his bedside in the nursing home when he died in 2011. (PROSE: Acceptance, and then Understanding)