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|individual name = Thomas Milligan
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|species = Human
|race            = [[human]]
|origin = [[Earth]]
|home planet    = [[Earth]]
|partner = Martha Jones
|home era        = [[21st century]]
|only = Last of the Time Lords (TV story)
|appearances    = [[DW]]: ''[[Last of the Time Lords]]''
|actor = Tom Ellis
|mentions        = [[DW]]: ''[[The Sontaran Stratagem]]''
|job = Paediatrician|affiliation=National Health Service
|actor          = [[Tom Ellis]]
}}{{counterparts |name=Thomas Milligan|2=Thomas Milligan (The Year That Never Was)}}'''Thomas "Tom" Milligan''' [[Doctor of Medicine|MD]] was a [[paediatrician]] who worked for the [[National Health Service|NHS]]. Following an adventure with [[Thomas Milligan (The Year That Never Was)|his counterpart]] in an alternate timeline, [[Martha Jones]] entered a romantic relationship with him 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.}} However, despite getting engaged, the pair ultimately broke up.
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'''Thomas Milligan''' was a doctor who worked for the NHS in [[2008]]. When [[the Master (Harold Saxon)|the Master]] brought the [[Toclafane]] to Earth he became a fugitive. In [[2009]] during the [[Year That Never Was]], he met [[Martha Jones]] when she returned to [[England]] and took her to see Professor [[Alison Docherty]]. When the Master tracked them down, he used his [[laser screwdriver]] to kill Thomas.
== Biography ==
Tom worked as a paediatrician with the NHS.


When the Master's [[paradox machine]] was destroyed, undoing the Year That Never Was, and reversing time back to 2008, Martha phoned doctor Thomas Milligan, and then hung up, reassured that in this timeline he was alive. ([[DW]]: ''[[Last of the Time Lords]]'')
After {{Simm}}'s [[paradox machine]] was destroyed, undoing [[the Year That Never Was]] and reversing time by a year, [[Martha Jones]] phoned him and then hung up, reassured that he was alive. ([[TV]]: ''[[Last of the Time Lords (TV story)|Last of the Time Lords]]'')


When Martha, now working for [[UNIT]], joined [[Torchwood 3]] temporarily as a [[medical officer]], she mentioned to the flirtatious [[Owen Harper|Owen]] that she had a serious boyfriend and that he had once saved her life. ([[TW]]: ''[[Reset (Torchwood story)|Reset]]'') In fact, her online correspondence confirmed that she had initiated a relationship with Thomas Milligan. ([[WEB]]: ''[[Torchwood website|torchwood.org.uk]]'')
When Martha was working for [[UNIT]], and seconded to [[Torchwood Three]] as a medical officer, she mentioned to the flirtatious [[Owen Harper|Owen]] that she had a serious boyfriend who had once saved her life. ([[TV]]: ''[[Reset (TV story)|Reset]]'')


Martha later got engaged to Tom who was now a pediatrician working in [[Africa]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Sontaran Stratagem]]''), Martha, however, married [[Mickey Smith]] instead of Tom ([[DW]]: ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]]'')
Martha later got engaged to Tom, who was working in [[Africa]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Sontaran Stratagem (TV story)|The Sontaran Stratagem]]'') Ultimately, however, Martha broke up with him ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Dissected (audio story)|Dissected]]'') and married [[Mickey Smith]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]]'')
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== Footnotes ==
[[Category:Enemies of the Master|Milligan, Tom]]
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Latest revision as of 19:11, 25 April 2024

Thomas "Tom" Milligan MD was a paediatrician who worked for the NHS. Following an adventure with his counterpart in an alternate timeline, Martha Jones entered a romantic relationship with him in the 2000s.[nb 1] However, despite getting engaged, the pair ultimately broke up.

Biography[[edit] | [edit source]]

Tom worked as a paediatrician with the NHS.

After the Saxon Master's paradox machine was destroyed, undoing the Year That Never Was and reversing time by a year, Martha Jones phoned him and then hung up, reassured that he was alive. (TV: Last of the Time Lords)

When Martha was working for UNIT, and seconded to Torchwood Three as a medical officer, she mentioned to the flirtatious Owen that she had a serious boyfriend who had once saved her life. (TV: Reset)

Martha later got engaged to Tom, who was working in Africa. (TV: The Sontaran Stratagem) Ultimately, however, Martha broke up with him (AUDIO: Dissected) and married Mickey Smith. (TV: The End of Time)

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.