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{{Infobox Individual | {{Infobox Individual | ||
|image | |image = Goronwy.jpg | ||
|species = Human | |species = Human | ||
|job | |job = Beekeeper | ||
|origin | |origin = [[Earth]] | ||
| | |first = Delta and the Bannermen (TV story) | ||
|actor | |appearances = {{il|[[PROSE]]: ''[[Delta and the Bannermen (novelisation)|Delta and the Bannermen]]''}} | ||
|actor = Hugh Lloyd | |||
}} | }} | ||
'''Goronwy''' was a [[beekeeper]] in [[Wales]] in [[1959]]. He used the bees to produce [[honey]]. At the [[Seventh Doctor]]'s request, he sheltered [[Delta]] and [[Billy (Delta and the Bannermen)|Billy]] from the [[Bannermen]] at his home. | '''Goronwy''' was a [[beekeeper]] in [[Wales]] in [[1959]]. He used the bees to produce [[honey]]. At the [[Seventh Doctor]]'s request, he sheltered [[Delta]] and [[Billy (Delta and the Bannermen)|Billy]] from the [[Bannermen]] at his home. | ||
He later used his bees to attack the Bannermen. He gave the Doctor a jar of [[1928]] [[hibiscus blossom]] as a present. ([[TV]]: ''[[Delta and the Bannermen (TV story)|Delta and the Bannermen]]'') | He later used his bees to attack the Bannermen. He gave the Doctor a jar of [[1928]] [[hibiscus blossom]] as a present. ([[TV]]: ''[[Delta and the Bannermen (TV story)|Delta and the Bannermen]]'') | ||
Goronwy had been a fervent member of the local male voice choir all his life. He loved nothing more than singing and tending to his bees. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Delta and the Bannermen (novelisation)|Delta and the Bannermen]]'') | |||
== Behind the scenes == | == Behind the scenes == | ||
* In the script, Goronwy was given the surname "Jones". ([[INFO]]: ''[[Delta and the Bannermen (TV story)|Delta and the Bannermen]]'') | * In the script, Goronwy was given the surname "Jones". ([[INFO]]: ''[[Delta and the Bannermen (TV story)|Delta and the Bannermen]]'') | ||
* In [[DWM 485]]'s "Ask Moffat" column, Cory Eadson enquired whether Goronwy could be a future Doctor, similar to [[the Curator]], citing Goronwy's mysteriously alien nature, his "curious relationship to the Doctor", and the line in ''[[The Name of the Doctor (TV story)|The Name of the Doctor]]'' where the [[Eleventh Doctor]] mentions planning to retire and take up beekeeping. Moffat replied, "That was a lovely character in ''Delta'', and I think that's a lovely explanation." After acknowledging that he had only meant the beekeeping line as a [[Sherlock Holmes]] joke, he concluded: "Your idea is better though - quick, write it! Season 24 isn't over yet!" | * In [[DWM 485]]'s "Ask Moffat" column, Cory Eadson enquired whether Goronwy could be a future Doctor, similar to [[the Curator]], citing Goronwy's mysteriously alien nature, his "curious relationship to the Doctor", and the line in ''[[The Name of the Doctor (TV story)|The Name of the Doctor]]'' where the [[Eleventh Doctor]] mentions planning to retire and take up beekeeping. Moffat replied, "That was a lovely character in ''Delta'', and I think that's a lovely explanation." After acknowledging that he had only meant the beekeeping line as a [[Sherlock Holmes]] joke, he concluded: "Your idea is better though - quick, write it! [[Season 24 (Doctor Who 1963)|Season 24]] isn't over yet!" | ||
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Latest revision as of 20:14, 22 April 2024
Goronwy was a beekeeper in Wales in 1959. He used the bees to produce honey. At the Seventh Doctor's request, he sheltered Delta and Billy from the Bannermen at his home.
He later used his bees to attack the Bannermen. He gave the Doctor a jar of 1928 hibiscus blossom as a present. (TV: Delta and the Bannermen)
Goronwy had been a fervent member of the local male voice choir all his life. He loved nothing more than singing and tending to his bees. (PROSE: Delta and the Bannermen)
Behind the scenes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- In the script, Goronwy was given the surname "Jones". (INFO: Delta and the Bannermen)
- In DWM 485's "Ask Moffat" column, Cory Eadson enquired whether Goronwy could be a future Doctor, similar to the Curator, citing Goronwy's mysteriously alien nature, his "curious relationship to the Doctor", and the line in The Name of the Doctor where the Eleventh Doctor mentions planning to retire and take up beekeeping. Moffat replied, "That was a lovely character in Delta, and I think that's a lovely explanation." After acknowledging that he had only meant the beekeeping line as a Sherlock Holmes joke, he concluded: "Your idea is better though - quick, write it! Season 24 isn't over yet!"
