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|image = S3 06 wal 14.jpg
|image             =Tish Jones phone call.JPG
|alias =
|species           = Human
|species=Human
|job               = PR
|job=Public relations
|affiliation       = Lazarus Laboratories
|affiliation=Lazarus Laboratories
|affiliation2     = 10 Downing Street
|affiliation2=10 Downing Street
|origin            = [[Earth]]
|father=Clive Jones
|grandparent      = Martha Jones' grandfather{{!}}Grandfather
|mother=Francine Jones
|mother           = Francine Jones
|sister=Martha Jones
|father            = Clive Jones
|brother=Leo Jones
|sister           = Martha Jones
|in-law=Mickey Smith
|brother           = Leo Jones
|origin = [[Earth]]
|first mention    =  
|first = Smith and Jones (TV story)
|first             = Smith and Jones (TV story)
|appearances = {{il|[[TV]]: ''[[The Lazarus Experiment (TV story)|The Lazarus Experiment]]''|[[TV]]: ''[[The Sound of Drums (TV story)|The Sound of Drums]]'' / ''[[Last of the Time Lords (TV story)|Last of the Time Lords]]''}}
|appearances       = {{il|[[TV]]: ''[[The Lazarus Experiment (TV story)|The Lazarus Experiment]]''|[[TV]]: ''[[The Sound of Drums (TV story)|The Sound of Drums]]'' / ''[[Last of the Time Lords (TV story)|Last of the Time Lords]]''}}
|actor = Gugu Mbatha-Raw
|main actor       = Gugu Mbatha-Raw
|clip = Turn this up to eleven - Doctor Who - The Lazarus Experiment - Series 3 - BBC
|clip             = Turn this up to eleven - Doctor Who - The Lazarus Experiment - Series 3 - BBC
}}'''Letitia "Tish" Jones''' was a [[PR]] executive who was propelled into jobs well above her experience level because [[Harold Saxon]] was trying to draw her sister [[Martha Jones]] — and thus the [[Tenth Doctor]] — into his trap. To her own surprise, and her sister's mild suspicion, she was put in charge of the public events that launched [[Richard Lazarus]]' [[Genetic Manipulation Device|de-ageing machine]].  She later worked in Saxon's [[10 Downing Street]] press office. In both capacities, she had significant interaction with the Doctor.
|nephew            = August (Farewell, Sarah Jane)
|niece            = Keisha Jones
|in-law            = Mickey Smith
}}
'''Letitia Jones''', "'''Tish'''" for short, was [[Martha Jones]]'s sister. Thanks to {{Simm|n=Harold Saxon}}, she was propelled into jobs far above her experience level in order to draw out her sister.


== Biography ==
== Biography ==
Growing up, Tish developed a crush on a man who worked at an activity camp during a bad family holiday. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Pirate Loop (novel)|The Pirate Loop]]'')
=== Childhood ===
Tish was the eldest daughter of [[Clive Jones|Clive]] and [[Francine Jones]] and sister of [[Martha Jones|Martha]] and [[Leo Jones|Leo]]. Growing up, she developed a [[crush]] on a man who worked at an activity camp during a bad family [[holiday]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Pirate Loop (novel)|The Pirate Loop]]'')


Tish witnessed the [[Royal Hope Hospital]] disappear, and later attended her brother's birthday party. ([[TV]]: ''[[Smith and Jones]]'')
She used to play [[tennis]] in the back garden with Martha, insisting on being Serena whilst Martha was [[Venus Williams]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Wishing Well (novel)|Wishing Well]]'') She and Leo once buried Martha up to her neck on [[Cromer Beach]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Forever Autumn (novel)|Forever Autumn]]'')


She then became the head of PR for [[Richard Lazarus]], who made himself look 40 years younger. After the experiment he seduced Tish on the roof of his lab, just as he was about to transform into a lifeforce-draining monster.
When Francine invited guests to dinner, Tish and her sister were expected to "perform" for the guests by handing out nibbles while Francine bragged that Martha was going to be a leading surgeon. Martha hated the attention and it caused friction between her and Tish, who embraced the attention. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Pirate Loop (novel)|The Pirate Loop]]'')


Fortunately [[Martha Jones|Martha]] and the [[Tenth Doctor]] arrived in time to save her. After everyone had evacuated the lab, Lazarus escaped to a cathedral where he chased Martha and Tish to the top of the tower and tried to kill them but the Doctor saved them by killing the mutated form of Lazarus with soundwaves. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Lazarus Experiment]]'')
=== Career ===
In the [[2000s]],{{note|According to the episode ''[[The Sound of Drums (TV story)|The Sound of Drums]]'', [[Martha Jones]]' present day during [[Series 3 (Doctor Who 2005)|series 3]] of ''[[Doctor Who]]'' takes place over a six-day period, with {{Simm}} being elected three days after ''Smith and Jones'', and the [[Toclafane]] [[Toclafane invasion|invading Earth]] five days after ''Smith and Jones''. However, [[Aliens of London dating controversy|sources differ on which dates these stories are set]]. According to [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Paradox Moon (short story)|The Paradox Moon]]'', the Toclafane invasion happens on [[23 June]] [[2007]], placing the events of ''Smith and Jones'' on [[18 June]]. According to [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Hysteria (audio story)|Hysteria]]'', ''Smith and Jones'' takes place in [[2008]], with a [[UNIT]] mission log in [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Recruits (audio story)|Recruits]]'' referring to the recovery of moon rocks from [[Royal Hope Hospital]] in [[March]] 2008. A newspaper clipping in [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Secret Lives of Monsters (short story)|The Secret Lives of Monsters]]'' places ''Smith and Jones'' on a [[Sunday]] [[4 June]], thus placing the Toclafane invasion on [[Friday]] [[9 June]]. In the real world, these dates do not fall on a Sunday and Friday in either 2007 or 2008.}} Tish helped plan Leo's twenty-first [[birthday party]] and told Martha to stop their father from bringing [[Annalise]], whom she did not like and who she believed was frittering away their [[inheritance]] on [[fake tan]]. She witnessed the [[Royal Hope Hospital]] disappearing on her way to meet with Martha and waited, panicking, until it returned. At Leo's birthday party, an argument erupted which she blamed on Annalise. ([[TV]]: ''[[Smith and Jones (TV story)|Smith and Jones]]'')


[[File:Tish_Jones.jpg|thumb|left|Tish in Downing Street. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Sound of Drums]]'')]]
[[File:Tish_Jones.jpg|thumb|left|Tish in Downing Street. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Sound of Drums (TV story)|The Sound of Drums]]'')]]
She then began to work for [[Harold Saxon]] when he became Prime Minister. The fact was he only hired her so that he could get to Martha.
Although she lacked experience, an [[interview panel]] got her the job as head of [[PR]] for [[Richard Lazarus|Professor Richard Lazarus]], who seduced her after his machine made him forty years younger. She was saved from him by Martha and the [[Tenth Doctor]] and was chased up [[Southwark Cathedral]] before the Doctor was able to kill the mutated Lazarus using [[sound wave]]s. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Lazarus Experiment (TV story)|The Lazarus Experiment]]'')


Tish spotted [[Vivien Rook]] making her way for an interview with [[Lucy Saxon]], despite Tish's protests that she was not to be disturbed, Vivien wafted her away.
Tish was later called "out of the blue" and offered a job with the [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|Prime Minister]], {{Simm|n=Harold Saxon}}. In truth, he hired her solely as a way to get access to Martha. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Sound of Drums (TV story)|The Sound of Drums]]'')


When Martha, the Doctor and [[Jack Harkness]] went on the run, Tish, along with her mother and father, were captured and brought to the ''[[Valiant (aircraft carrier)|Valiant]]''. There, they witnessed the [[Toclafane invasion]] of [[Earth]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Sound of Drums]]'')
=== The Year That Never Was ===
Tish spotted [[Vivien Rook]] and attempted to keep her from interrupting the Prime Minister, but Vivien wafted her away and interviewed his wife, [[Lucy Saxon|Lucy]]. When Martha went on the run with the Doctor and [[Jack Harkness]], Tish and her parents were captured and taken to the ''[[Valiant (aircraft carrier)|Valiant]]'', where they witnessed the [[Toclafane invasion]] of [[Earth]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Sound of Drums (TV story)|The Sound of Drums]]'')


[[The Year That Never Was|One year later]], Tish was working on the ''Valiant'' as a slave with her mum and dad. She and her family tried to break out and stop [[the Master]] but they failed at each attempt. She and the rest of her family were present when Martha was brought onto the ''Valiant'', and the Doctor used the [[psychic]] power of the entire world to restore himself and defeat the Master.
[[The Year That Never Was|One year later]], Tish was working on the ''Valiant'' as a [[slave]] with her parents. They tried to break out and stop the Master, but failed at each attempt. They were present when Martha returned to the ''Valiant'' and the Doctor used the [[Archangel Network]] to restore himself and defeat the Master.


Following the destruction of the [[paradox machine]], and subsequent reversal of time, Tish and the rest of the Jones family were among the few who remembered the events of the Year That Never Was. ([[TV]]: ''[[Last of the Time Lords]]'')
Following the destruction of the [[paradox machine]] and subsequent reversal of time, Tish and the rest of the Jones family were among the few who remembered the events of the Year That Never Was. Martha stopped travelling in [[the Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]], partly to look after them. ([[TV]]: ''[[Last of the Time Lords (TV story)|Last of the Time Lords]]'')
 
Martha told the Doctor that her family was "not so bad" and recovering. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Sontaran Stratagem (TV story)|The Sontaran Stratagem]]'')


== Personality ==
== Personality ==
Tish was intelligent, courageous and kind. She was, however, jealous of Martha.{{Fact}}
Tish frowned upon [[Annalise]], believing that she was wasting hers and her siblings' [[inheritance]] on [[fake tan]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Smith and Jones (TV story)|Smith and Jones]]'') As a child, she was always more willing to play up to her mother's expectations around her friends. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Pirate Loop (novel)|The Pirate Loop]]'') Although they argue, she loved [[Martha Jones|Martha]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Smith and Jones (TV story)|Smith and Jones]]'', ''[[The Lazarus Experiment (TV story)|The Lazarus Experiment]]'', ''[[The Sound of Drums (TV story)|The Sound of Drums]]'')
 
Tish also had courage and compassion as Martha, risking her life to help. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Lazarus Experiment (TV story)|The Lazarus Experiment]]'')
 
==Appearance==
The Master described Tish as "gorgeous". In reference to Tish, [[Vivien Rook]] observed that "Mr. Saxon" liked a "pretty [[face]]". ([[TV]]: ''[[The Sound of Drums (TV story)|The Sound of Drums]]'') [[Richard Lazarus]] was also attracted to Tish. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Lazarus Experiment (TV story)|The Lazarus Experiment]]'')
 
== Behind the scenes ==
The script for ''Smith and Jones'' gives Tish's [[age]] as [[24 (number)|24]]. As seen in the script for ''The Lazarus Experiment'', the name Tish initially stood for [[Patricia]].
 
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Letitia Jones, "Tish" for short, was Martha Jones's sister. Thanks to Harold Saxon, she was propelled into jobs far above her experience level in order to draw out her sister.

Biography[[edit] | [edit source]]

Childhood[[edit] | [edit source]]

Tish was the eldest daughter of Clive and Francine Jones and sister of Martha and Leo. Growing up, she developed a crush on a man who worked at an activity camp during a bad family holiday. (PROSE: The Pirate Loop)

She used to play tennis in the back garden with Martha, insisting on being Serena whilst Martha was Venus Williams. (PROSE: Wishing Well) She and Leo once buried Martha up to her neck on Cromer Beach. (PROSE: Forever Autumn)

When Francine invited guests to dinner, Tish and her sister were expected to "perform" for the guests by handing out nibbles while Francine bragged that Martha was going to be a leading surgeon. Martha hated the attention and it caused friction between her and Tish, who embraced the attention. (PROSE: The Pirate Loop)

Career[[edit] | [edit source]]

In the 2000s,[nb 1] Tish helped plan Leo's twenty-first birthday party and told Martha to stop their father from bringing Annalise, whom she did not like and who she believed was frittering away their inheritance on fake tan. She witnessed the Royal Hope Hospital disappearing on her way to meet with Martha and waited, panicking, until it returned. At Leo's birthday party, an argument erupted which she blamed on Annalise. (TV: Smith and Jones)

Tish in Downing Street. (TV: The Sound of Drums)

Although she lacked experience, an interview panel got her the job as head of PR for Professor Richard Lazarus, who seduced her after his machine made him forty years younger. She was saved from him by Martha and the Tenth Doctor and was chased up Southwark Cathedral before the Doctor was able to kill the mutated Lazarus using sound waves. (TV: The Lazarus Experiment)

Tish was later called "out of the blue" and offered a job with the Prime Minister, Harold Saxon. In truth, he hired her solely as a way to get access to Martha. (TV: The Sound of Drums)

The Year That Never Was[[edit] | [edit source]]

Tish spotted Vivien Rook and attempted to keep her from interrupting the Prime Minister, but Vivien wafted her away and interviewed his wife, Lucy. When Martha went on the run with the Doctor and Jack Harkness, Tish and her parents were captured and taken to the Valiant, where they witnessed the Toclafane invasion of Earth. (TV: The Sound of Drums)

One year later, Tish was working on the Valiant as a slave with her parents. They tried to break out and stop the Master, but failed at each attempt. They were present when Martha returned to the Valiant and the Doctor used the Archangel Network to restore himself and defeat the Master.

Following the destruction of the paradox machine and subsequent reversal of time, Tish and the rest of the Jones family were among the few who remembered the events of the Year That Never Was. Martha stopped travelling in the TARDIS, partly to look after them. (TV: Last of the Time Lords)

Martha told the Doctor that her family was "not so bad" and recovering. (TV: The Sontaran Stratagem)

Personality[[edit] | [edit source]]

Tish frowned upon Annalise, believing that she was wasting hers and her siblings' inheritance on fake tan. (TV: Smith and Jones) As a child, she was always more willing to play up to her mother's expectations around her friends. (PROSE: The Pirate Loop) Although they argue, she loved Martha. (TV: Smith and Jones, The Lazarus Experiment, The Sound of Drums)

Tish also had courage and compassion as Martha, risking her life to help. (TV: The Lazarus Experiment)

Appearance[[edit] | [edit source]]

The Master described Tish as "gorgeous". In reference to Tish, Vivien Rook observed that "Mr. Saxon" liked a "pretty face". (TV: The Sound of Drums) Richard Lazarus was also attracted to Tish. (TV: The Lazarus Experiment)

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

The script for Smith and Jones gives Tish's age as 24. As seen in the script for The Lazarus Experiment, the name Tish initially stood for Patricia.

Footnotes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  1. ↑ According to the episode The Sound of Drums, Martha Jones' present day during series 3 of Doctor Who takes place over a six-day period, with the Saxon Master being elected three days after Smith and Jones, and the Toclafane invading Earth five days after Smith and Jones. However, sources differ on which dates these stories are set. According to PROSE: The Paradox Moon, the Toclafane invasion happens on 23 June 2007, placing the events of Smith and Jones on 18 June. According to AUDIO: Hysteria, Smith and Jones takes place in 2008, with a UNIT mission log in AUDIO: Recruits referring to the recovery of moon rocks from Royal Hope Hospital in March 2008. A newspaper clipping in PROSE: The Secret Lives of Monsters places Smith and Jones on a Sunday 4 June, thus placing the Toclafane invasion on Friday 9 June. In the real world, these dates do not fall on a Sunday and Friday in either 2007 or 2008.
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