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|image = [[File:The Mother.jpg|250px]]
|image       = The Mother.jpg
|individual name = Mother
|alias       =  
|alias =  
|species    = Human
|race =  
|affiliation = The Three Families
|species = [[Human]]
|origin      = [[Earth]]
|home planet = [[Earth]]
|first      = The Gathering (TV story)
|appearances = [[TW]]: ''[[The Gathering (TV story)|The Gathering]]''<br>[[TW]]: ''[[The Blood Line]]''
|appearances = [[TV]]: {{cs|The Blood Line (TV story)}}
|actor = [[Frances Fisher]]}}
|actor       = Frances Fisher
"'''The Mother'''" was a high ranking member of [[The Three Families]].
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==Biography==
The woman known as "'''the Mother'''" was a high ranking member of [[the Three Families]].
In [[2011]], the Mother met with an agent of the Families, [[Jilly Kitzinger]], to show her the northern end of [[the Blessing]] in the underground structure built around it in [[Shanghai]]. During the meeting, she asked Kitzinger to rewrite history in the new era of [[Miracle Day|the Miracle]] in ways that would be favourable to the Three Families. ([[TW]]: ''[[The Gathering (TV story)|The Gathering]]'')


To protect the Blessing from further interference, the Mother and [[the Cousin|another high-ranking member of the Families]] in [[Buenos Aires]] planned to bury it by destroying the surrounding structures in both cities. After the incursion of [[Jack Harkness]] and his [[Torchwood Institute|Torchwood]] allies, the Mother was taken hostage by [[Oswald Danes]], who was wired with explosives. Despite offering him wealth and opportunities to satisfy his criminal urges, the Mother was killed when Danes detonated his explosives. ([[TW]]: ''[[The Blood Line]]'')
== Biography ==
In [[2011]], the Mother met with an agent of the Families, [[Jilly Kitzinger]], to show her the northern end of [[the Blessing]] in the underground structure built around it in [[Shanghai]]. During the meeting, she asked Kitzinger to rewrite history in the new era of [[Miracle Day|the Miracle]] in ways that would be favourable to the Three Families. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Gathering (TV story)}})


:''Judging by her accent, Mother came from the [[United States of America|United States]]. She also demonstrated some fluency in [[Mandarin]] when issuing orders to her [[China|Chinese]] guards.''
To protect the Blessing from further interference, the Mother and [[the Cousin|another high-ranking member of the Families]] in [[Buenos Aires]] planned to bury it by destroying the surrounding structures in both cities. After the incursion of [[Jack Harkness]] and his [[Torchwood Institute|Torchwood]] allies, the Mother was taken hostage by [[Oswald Danes]], who was wired with explosives. Despite offering him wealth and opportunities to satisfy his criminal urges, Danes and the Mother were killed when he detonated his explosives.


==Behind the scenes==
The Mother demonstrated some fluency in [[Mandarin]] when issuing orders to her [[China|Chinese]] guards. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Blood Line (TV story)}})
*[[Frances Fisher]] was credited as playing "The Mother Colasanto" on the BBC iPlayer website, implying a blood relation to [[Angelo Colasanto]] and his granddaughter [[Olivia Colasanto|Olivia]], who had said the families refused to work with them. However, [[Jane Espenson]] told AfterElton in her ''Jane's Take'' for "The Blood Line" that the character had only ever appeared in scripts as "The Mother".
 
== Behind the scenes ==
[[Frances Fisher]] was credited as playing "the Mother Colasanto" on the [[BBC iPlayer]] website, implying a blood relation to [[Angelo Colasanto]] and his granddaughter [[Olivia Colasanto|Olivia]], who had said the families refused to work with them. However, [[Jane Espenson]] told AfterElton in her ''Jane's Take'' for ''The Blood Line'' that the character had only ever appeared in scripts as "the Mother".
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Latest revision as of 09:43, 22 September 2024

You may be looking for Mother Finsey.

The woman known as "the Mother" was a high ranking member of the Three Families.

Biography[[edit] | [edit source]]

In 2011, the Mother met with an agent of the Families, Jilly Kitzinger, to show her the northern end of the Blessing in the underground structure built around it in Shanghai. During the meeting, she asked Kitzinger to rewrite history in the new era of the Miracle in ways that would be favourable to the Three Families. (TV: The Gathering [+]Loading...["The Gathering (TV story)"])

To protect the Blessing from further interference, the Mother and another high-ranking member of the Families in Buenos Aires planned to bury it by destroying the surrounding structures in both cities. After the incursion of Jack Harkness and his Torchwood allies, the Mother was taken hostage by Oswald Danes, who was wired with explosives. Despite offering him wealth and opportunities to satisfy his criminal urges, Danes and the Mother were killed when he detonated his explosives.

The Mother demonstrated some fluency in Mandarin when issuing orders to her Chinese guards. (TV: The Blood Line [+]Loading...["The Blood Line (TV story)"])

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

Frances Fisher was credited as playing "the Mother Colasanto" on the BBC iPlayer website, implying a blood relation to Angelo Colasanto and his granddaughter Olivia, who had said the families refused to work with them. However, Jane Espenson told AfterElton in her Jane's Take for The Blood Line that the character had only ever appeared in scripts as "the Mother".

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