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|race=[[Human]]
|species    = Human
|home planet=[[Earth]]
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|home era=[[21st Century]]
|partner    = Shonara
|appearances=[[DW]]: ''[[Smith and Jones]]''<br>[[DW]]: ''[[The Lazarus Experiment]]''<br>[[DW]]: ''[[The Sound of Drums]]''
|mother      = Francine Jones
|actor=[[Reggie Yates]]
|father      = Clive Jones
|sister      = Tish Jones
|sister2    = Martha Jones
|child      = Keisha Jones
|first cs    = Smith and Jones (TV story)
|appearances = {{il|[[TV]]: {{cs|The Lazarus Experiment (TV story)}}|[[TV]]: {{cs|The Sound of Drums (TV story)}}|[[TV]]: {{cs|Last of the Time Lords (TV story)}}|[[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Frozen Wastes (short story)}}}}
|main actor = Reggie Yates
|nephew = August (Farewell, Sarah Jane)
|in-law = Mickey Smith
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'''Leo Jones''' was the brother of [[Martha Jones]].


'''Leo Jones''' was the son of [[Francine Jones]] and [[Clive Jones]], the brother of [[Tish Jones]] and [[Martha Jones]], the father of [[Keisha Jones]] by his girlfriend [[Shonara]], and the cousin of [[Adeola Oshodi]].
== Biography ==
=== Childhood ===
Leo was born to [[Clive Jones|Clive]] and [[Francine Jones]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Smith and Jones (TV story)}}) As a child, he loved to read ''[[Commando]]'' comics ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Story of Martha (short story)}}) and used to steal the [[tennis]] [[ball]] when his elder sisters, [[Tish Jones|Tish]] and [[Martha Jones|Martha]], were playing in the garden. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Wishing Well (novel)}})


When Leo Jones celebrated his 21st birthday, the party ended in a fight when his father's girlfriend [[Annalise]] claimed that Martha's trip to [[the Moon]] never actually happened. ([[DW]]: ''[[Smith and Jones]]'')
Circa [[1990]], Leo was responsible for breaking Martha's arm after he accidentally pushed her too hard on a park swing. Although Martha was the one with the injury, Leo was the one who ended up crying about it. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Frozen Wastes (short story)}}) He and Tish once buried Martha up to her neck in [[sand]] at [[Cromer Beach]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Forever Autumn (novel)}})


Leo witnessed [[Richard Lazarus]] turn 40 years younger and witnessed the havoc that Lazarus created. During this occassion he met [[Tenth Doctor|the Doctor]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Lazarus Experiment]]'')
=== Adulthood ===
Leo had a girlfriend called [[Shonara]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Creatures and Demons (reference book)|chaptname=The Judoon and their Prey|page=63}}) By 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.}} Leo and his girlfriend had a two-year-old daughter named [[Keisha Jones|Keisha]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Martha Jones' MySpace blog}}) He did not ask for a twenty-first [[birthday party]] and told Martha that he would rather not have one than have Clive and Francine arguing. [[Annalise]] bought him a 75p [[soap]]. The party ended in a fight, after which Leo went after his father whilst Tish stayed with their mother. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Smith and Jones (TV story)}})


Leo was in Brighton with his girlfriend and daughter when [[The Master]] had his parents and sister arrested so he avoided capture after Martha warned him. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Sound of Drums]]'')
Leo witnessed [[Richard Lazarus]] turn forty years younger and the havoc that Lazarus created when he mutated and began a feeding frenzy to power his rejuvenation, during which he was struck in the head with a table and suffered a [[concussion]]. He also met the [[Tenth Doctor]], who he could tell his sister loved dearly. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Lazarus Experiment (TV story)}})


It is unknown what happened to him during the following "Year That Never Was" and no mention is made of him in ths period. However, once time has reverted to its correct point, Leo is seen with the rest of the Jones family, but appears to be the only one with no memory of the Toclafane invasion and the Master's reign.
On the day "[[Harold Saxon]]" took office, Leo was in [[Brighton]] with his girlfriend and daughter. {{Simm}} had his parents and sister arrested, but Leo evaded capture after Martha warned him to hide with friends. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Sound of Drums (TV story)}}) Leo disappeared in the subsequent [[The Year That Never Was|Year That Never Was]], which Martha took to mean that he was hiding successfully, believing that the Master would have told her family if he had been captured or killed. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Last Diner (audio story)}}) After the year was erased, Leo was back with the rest of his family as the only one without [[memory]] of the [[Toclafane invasion]] and its aftermath. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Last of the Time Lords (TV story)}})


[[Category:Humans|Jones, Leo]]
== Personality ==
[[Category:21st century individuals|Jones, Leo]]
Leo hated the song "[[Grace Kelly (song)|Grace Kelly]]" by [[Mika]] ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Pirate Loop (novel)}}) and did not dress smartly, with Martha implying that seeing him in black tie was a novelty. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Lazarus Experiment (TV story)}})
 
== Behind the scenes ==
* In an unmade, deleted scene, [[Thomas Milligan (The Year That Never Was)|Tom Milligan]] found Leo during the Master's reign. He told Martha that Leo was part of the slave force in the north and had had to change his name because he could not risk having anything to do with her.<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/writers/documents/doctor-who-3-episode-13-last-of-the-time-lords-yellow-revisions-13032007.pdf ''S3: EP13 - Last of the Time Lords'' on bbc.co.uk]</ref>
* He celebrates his twenty-first birthday in {{cs|Smith and Jones (TV story)}}. [[Reggie Yates]] was twenty-four at the time.
 
== Footnotes ==
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Latest revision as of 03:49, 15 September 2024

Leo Jones was the brother of Martha Jones.

Biography[[edit] | [edit source]]

Childhood[[edit] | [edit source]]

Leo was born to Clive and Francine Jones. (TV: Smith and Jones [+]Loading...["Smith and Jones (TV story)"]) As a child, he loved to read Commando comics (PROSE: The Story of Martha [+]Loading...["The Story of Martha (short story)"]) and used to steal the tennis ball when his elder sisters, Tish and Martha, were playing in the garden. (PROSE: Wishing Well [+]Loading...["Wishing Well (novel)"])

Circa 1990, Leo was responsible for breaking Martha's arm after he accidentally pushed her too hard on a park swing. Although Martha was the one with the injury, Leo was the one who ended up crying about it. (PROSE: The Frozen Wastes [+]Loading...["The Frozen Wastes (short story)"]) He and Tish once buried Martha up to her neck in sand at Cromer Beach. (PROSE: Forever Autumn [+]Loading...["Forever Autumn (novel)"])

Adulthood[[edit] | [edit source]]

Leo had a girlfriend called Shonara. (PROSE: Creatures and Demons [+]Loading...{"page":"63","chaptname":"The Judoon and their Prey","1":"Creatures and Demons (reference book)"}) By the 2000s,[nb 1] Leo and his girlfriend had a two-year-old daughter named Keisha. (PROSE: Martha Jones' MySpace blog [+]Loading...["Martha Jones' MySpace blog"]) He did not ask for a twenty-first birthday party and told Martha that he would rather not have one than have Clive and Francine arguing. Annalise bought him a 75p soap. The party ended in a fight, after which Leo went after his father whilst Tish stayed with their mother. (TV: Smith and Jones [+]Loading...["Smith and Jones (TV story)"])

Leo witnessed Richard Lazarus turn forty years younger and the havoc that Lazarus created when he mutated and began a feeding frenzy to power his rejuvenation, during which he was struck in the head with a table and suffered a concussion. He also met the Tenth Doctor, who he could tell his sister loved dearly. (TV: The Lazarus Experiment [+]Loading...["The Lazarus Experiment (TV story)"])

On the day "Harold Saxon" took office, Leo was in Brighton with his girlfriend and daughter. the Saxon Master had his parents and sister arrested, but Leo evaded capture after Martha warned him to hide with friends. (TV: The Sound of Drums [+]Loading...["The Sound of Drums (TV story)"]) Leo disappeared in the subsequent Year That Never Was, which Martha took to mean that he was hiding successfully, believing that the Master would have told her family if he had been captured or killed. (AUDIO: The Last Diner [+]Loading...["The Last Diner (audio story)"]) After the year was erased, Leo was back with the rest of his family as the only one without memory of the Toclafane invasion and its aftermath. (TV: Last of the Time Lords [+]Loading...["Last of the Time Lords (TV story)"])

Personality[[edit] | [edit source]]

Leo hated the song "Grace Kelly" by Mika (PROSE: The Pirate Loop [+]Loading...["The Pirate Loop (novel)"]) and did not dress smartly, with Martha implying that seeing him in black tie was a novelty. (TV: The Lazarus Experiment [+]Loading...["The Lazarus Experiment (TV story)"])

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

  • In an unmade, deleted scene, Tom Milligan found Leo during the Master's reign. He told Martha that Leo was part of the slave force in the north and had had to change his name because he could not risk having anything to do with her.[1]
  • He celebrates his twenty-first birthday in Smith and Jones [+]Loading...["Smith and Jones (TV story)"]. Reggie Yates was twenty-four at the 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.
  1. ↑ S3: EP13 - Last of the Time Lords on bbc.co.uk
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