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'''Adelaide''' was a [[companion]] of the [[Tenth Doctor|the Doctor]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Waters of Mars]]'')
'''Adelaide''' was a [[companion]] of the [[Tenth Doctor|the Doctor]]. She was head of a Mars base that came under seige by a some kind of water based entity. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Waters of Mars]]'')


==Behind the Scenes==
==Behind the Scenes==
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* At age 59, Lindsay Duncan will be the oldest actress to date to play a new ''Doctor Who'' companion; it's not yet known whether her character will be depicted of similar age.
* At age 59, Lindsay Duncan will be the oldest actress to date to play a new ''Doctor Who'' companion; it's not yet known whether her character will be depicted of similar age.
* The BBC has yet to announce the character's full name.
* The BBC has yet to announce the character's full name.


==References==
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Revision as of 18:57, 2 August 2009

State your name, rank and intention.Adelaide [The Waters of Mars [src]]

Adelaide was a companion of the the Doctor. She was head of a Mars base that came under seige by a some kind of water based entity. (DW: The Waters of Mars)

Behind the Scenes

  • On 19 February 2009, the BBC announced that Lindsay Duncan would play Adelaide in the second of the Doctor Who specials that will be aired in 2009. She has been stated to be playing "the Doctor's most strong-minded companion yet."[1]
  • As with Michelle Ryan's character, Christina de Souza, who appears in the Planet of the Dead special, it has not yet been announced whether Adelaide is intended to be a one-off companion along the lines of Astrid Peth or (initially) Donna Noble or if she will appear in more of the specials or continue on into the Matt Smith era.
  • At age 59, Lindsay Duncan will be the oldest actress to date to play a new Doctor Who companion; it's not yet known whether her character will be depicted of similar age.
  • The BBC has yet to announce the character's full name.

References

  1. Casting News. Doctor Who Website. Accessed on 2009-02-19