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'''Jimmy Stone''' was an ex-boyfriend of [[Rose Tyler]]'s. When Rose was 16, she left [[school]] prior to sitting her [[A levels]] and ran away with him. ([[TV]]: ''[[Rose (TV story)|Rose]]'', [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Flight Into Hull! (audio story)|Flight Into Hull!]]'') As Rose said to the [[Auton]] version of [[Mickey Smith]], "Look where he ended up." ([[TV]]: ''[[Rose (TV story)|Rose]]'')
{{Infobox Individual
|species          = Human
|aka              = Jimmy Stones
|job              = Bass guitar{{!}}Bass guitarist
|job2            = salesman
|affiliation      = No Hot Ashes
|origin          = [[20th century London|London]]
|partner          = Rose Tyler
|partner2        = Noosh
|partner3        = Abena
|first mention cs = Rose (TV story)
|first cs        = Meet Rose (short story)
|appearances      = [[PROSE]]: {{cs|Rose (novelisation)}}
}}
'''Jimmy Stone''' was an ex-[[boyfriend]] and ex-[[fiancé]] of [[Rose Tyler]] when she was either [[15 (number)|fifteen]] or [[16 (number)|sixteen]]. Rose left her family and education, seeking a life with Jimmy before until they eventually broke up, resulting in Rose resenting him for years to come. He would serve a prison sentence and was brutally killed by [[Auton]]s during [[Operation Mannequin|their attack]] on [[5 March]] [[2005]].


He was robbing his current [[girlfriend]] during the Auton invasion when he was killed by the Autons, who chopped him up into little pieces as he left the house. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Rose (novelisation)|Rose]]'')
== Biography ==
Jimmy was born circa [[1982]]. He gained a reputation in the [[Powell Estate]] for being the "[[Fittest Boy]]" by his teen years, and he played the [[bass guitar]] in the band [[No Hot Ashes]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Meet Rose (short story)|page=38-39|name=Meet}})


== Behind the scenes ==
When Jimmy was [[20 (number)|twenty]], in [[September]] [[2002]], he met [[Rose Tyler]], who was either [[15 (number)|fifteen]] (born on [[27 April]] [[1987]]) ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|name=Meet}}) or [[16 (number)|sixteen]] (born in early [[1986]]). ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Rose (novelisation)}}) Rose fell "head over heels" in [[love]] with him.  
A non-narrative article written by [[Russell T Davies]] in the ''[[Doctor Who Annual 2006]]'' gave further insight into Stone's character. According to this source, he was a twenty-year-old musician, playing guitar in local band ''No Hot Ashes''. After falling for Jimmy, Rose dumped [[Mickey Smith|Mickey]], left school, moved out of her home and lived with him in a bedsit. Their relationship ended in tears five months later and Rose was left £800 in debt, while Jimmy was in a camper van to Amsterdam with a woman called Noosh. He later ended up in prison, serving eighteen months, and then started to work as a door-to-door salesman, selling brushes.
 
Rose dumped her current boyfriend, [[Mickey Smith]], and dropped out of school and her [[A levels]], and moved into a [[bedsit]] with Jimmy. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|name=Meet}}) He was seemingly engaged to Rose at one point. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Only Human (novel)|chaptnum=Eight|page=99|name=Human}}) After five months — [[February]] [[2003]] — their relationship broke apart, Rose returned home, [[heartbreak|heartbroken]], and [[£]][[800 (number)|800]] in [[debt]]. Meanwhile, Jimmy had travelled to [[Amsterdam]] with a woman named [[Noosh]] in a [[camper van]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|name=Meet}})
 
According to another account, they broke up after being together for a year, sometime in late 2003. When he left, Rose told him that "he'd come to no good one day", as he stole her secondhand [[computer]] which he stashed inside [[Jimmy Stone's car|his car]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Rose (novelisation)}})
 
=== Fate ===
Rose later mentioned Jimmy Stone when discussing with Mickey (who was actually [[Mickey Smith (Auton)|an Auton duplicate]]), mentioning that it was his fault she didn't do her [[A level]]s. She also seemed to know that Stone had ended up in a bad place. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Rose (TV story)}})
 
Jimmy would serve [[18 (number)|eighteen]] [[month]]s in [[prison]], and when he got out,{{note|Provided that he served his full sentence, he would've been let out from anywhere between [[September]] [[2004]] to [[February]] [[2005]], depending when in the six months after he broke up with Rose he was imprisoned.}} all he could do was sell [[brush]]es from door to door. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|name=Meet}}) On [[5 March]] [[2005]], Jimmy was robbing his current [[girlfriend]], [[Abena]], during the [[Operation Mannequin|Auton invasion]], when he was killed by a group of [[Auton]]s, who chopped him up into little pieces as he left [[Abena's house]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Rose (novelisation)}})
 
=== Legacy ===
In [[BC|26,185 BC]], whilst attempting to ingratiate herself with a tribe of [[Neanderthal]]s, Rose told an old woman and [[Gual]] that she had once been engaged; at the old woman's suggestion, Rose hoped that he had been eaten by something. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|name=Human}})


Nevertheless, this same article includes obvious contradictions with the television series about [[Rose Tyler#Age|Rose's age]], so its accuracy is dubious. Furthermore, none of its information has ever surfaced in an actual story in any medium.
=== Other realities ===
In [[Rogue planet's universe|a parallel universe]], Jimmy had a son with [[Rosie Tyler]], whom she also named [[Jimmy (Rogue planet's universe)|Jimmy]]. Jimmy Stone from that universe died before meeting his son. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Rogue Planet (audio story)}})


Still, the article offers evidence that [[Billie Piper]] pronounced this character's name incorrectly in ''Rose''. She seems to clearly say ''Stones'' in the episode, but both the broadcast and [[series 1 (Doctor Who)|series 1]] DVD subtitles have consistently maintained ''Stone's''. Since this ''Annual'' article was written by RTD, author of ''[[Rose (TV story)|Rose]]'', it can be assumed that RTD ''intended'' ''Stone'', but for some reason, Piper mistakenly pronounced it as a plural.
== Behind the scenes ==
=== Surname ===
Whilst [[Billie Piper]] clearly says "''Stones''{{'}}s" in {{cs|Rose (TV story)}}, both the script included in ''[[The Shooting Scripts]]'' and the broadcast and [[series 1 (Doctor Who 2005)|series one]] DVD subtitles, show Jimmy's surname to be "Stone". From this, it seems Piper's pronunciation was a blooper.


== Footnotes ==
=== Notes ===
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Latest revision as of 12:35, 3 November 2024

Jimmy Stone was an ex-boyfriend and ex-fiancé of Rose Tyler when she was either fifteen or sixteen. Rose left her family and education, seeking a life with Jimmy before until they eventually broke up, resulting in Rose resenting him for years to come. He would serve a prison sentence and was brutally killed by Autons during their attack on 5 March 2005.

Biography[[edit] | [edit source]]

Jimmy was born circa 1982. He gained a reputation in the Powell Estate for being the "Fittest Boy" by his teen years, and he played the bass guitar in the band No Hot Ashes. (PROSE: Meet Rose [+]Loading...{"page":"38-39","name":"Meet","1":"Meet Rose (short story)"})

When Jimmy was twenty, in September 2002, he met Rose Tyler, who was either fifteen (born on 27 April 1987) (PROSE: Meet Rose [+]Loading...{"page":"38-39","name":"Meet","1":"Meet Rose (short story)"}) or sixteen (born in early 1986). (PROSE: Rose [+]Loading...["Rose (novelisation)"]) Rose fell "head over heels" in love with him.

Rose dumped her current boyfriend, Mickey Smith, and dropped out of school and her A levels, and moved into a bedsit with Jimmy. (PROSE: Meet Rose [+]Loading...{"page":"38-39","name":"Meet","1":"Meet Rose (short story)"}) He was seemingly engaged to Rose at one point. (PROSE: Only Human [+]Loading...{"name":"Human","page":"99","chaptnum":"Eight","1":"Only Human (novel)"}) After five months — February 2003 — their relationship broke apart, Rose returned home, heartbroken, and £800 in debt. Meanwhile, Jimmy had travelled to Amsterdam with a woman named Noosh in a camper van. (PROSE: Meet Rose [+]Loading...{"page":"38-39","name":"Meet","1":"Meet Rose (short story)"})

According to another account, they broke up after being together for a year, sometime in late 2003. When he left, Rose told him that "he'd come to no good one day", as he stole her secondhand computer which he stashed inside his car. (PROSE: Rose [+]Loading...["Rose (novelisation)"])

Fate[[edit] | [edit source]]

Rose later mentioned Jimmy Stone when discussing with Mickey (who was actually an Auton duplicate), mentioning that it was his fault she didn't do her A levels. She also seemed to know that Stone had ended up in a bad place. (TV: Rose [+]Loading...["Rose (TV story)"])

Jimmy would serve eighteen months in prison, and when he got out,[nb 1] all he could do was sell brushes from door to door. (PROSE: Meet Rose [+]Loading...{"page":"38-39","name":"Meet","1":"Meet Rose (short story)"}) On 5 March 2005, Jimmy was robbing his current girlfriend, Abena, during the Auton invasion, when he was killed by a group of Autons, who chopped him up into little pieces as he left Abena's house. (PROSE: Rose [+]Loading...["Rose (novelisation)"])

Legacy[[edit] | [edit source]]

In 26,185 BC, whilst attempting to ingratiate herself with a tribe of Neanderthals, Rose told an old woman and Gual that she had once been engaged; at the old woman's suggestion, Rose hoped that he had been eaten by something. (PROSE: Only Human [+]Loading...{"name":"Human","page":"99","chaptnum":"Eight","1":"Only Human (novel)"})

Other realities[[edit] | [edit source]]

In a parallel universe, Jimmy had a son with Rosie Tyler, whom she also named Jimmy. Jimmy Stone from that universe died before meeting his son. (AUDIO: The Rogue Planet [+]Loading...["The Rogue Planet (audio story)"])

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

Surname[[edit] | [edit source]]

Whilst Billie Piper clearly says "Stones's" in Rose [+]Loading...["Rose (TV story)"], both the script included in The Shooting Scripts and the broadcast and series one DVD subtitles, show Jimmy's surname to be "Stone". From this, it seems Piper's pronunciation was a blooper.

Footnotes[[edit] | [edit source]]

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  1. ↑ Provided that he served his full sentence, he would've been let out from anywhere between September 2004 to February 2005, depending when in the six months after he broke up with Rose he was imprisoned.
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