Thomas Daley
Tom was a travelling companion of Iris Wildthyme.
Biography
First run of adventures with Iris
In early November 2000, Tom was kidnapped by Iris when he thought he was catching the bus to Putney Common. The bus was Iris' TARDIS.
His first trip in the bus took Iris and him to Calgoria, where they became embroiled with the forest-dwelling Jirat and the pathologically metropolitan Trinarr.
While Tom was travelling with Iris, they were joined by Jenny. They aided the Doctor in defeating the Dalek Supreme in the Crystal Mines of Marlion. (PROSE: Verdigris, AUDIO: The Devil in Ms. Wildthyme)
A month after meeting Iris, Tom met the Third Doctor and Jo Grant while battling a beast known as Verdigris. (PROSE: Verdigris)
Tom aided five incarnations of Iris to defeat PAND-R in Blackpool Tower. (PROSE: From Wildthyme with Love)
Leaving Iris for the first time
Tom later returned to Earth because he finally wanted to settle down. He began to write about his travels with Iris. Tom met a sentient toy panda called Panda, who became Tom's best friend during his time on Earth. (AUDIO: Wildthyme at Large)
Second run of adventures with Iris
Iris later came back to Earth to give Tom a memory crystal for safe keeping. After seeing Iris again, Tom decided he wanted to give travelling through the multiverse another shot. (AUDIO: Wildthyme at Large)
He was sent by Marwick to the ID club. He had a first in English Literature. Iris thought he was becoming the Scarecrow from the Wizard of Oz. (AUDIO: The Devil in Ms. Wildthyme)
During one of their adventures, Tom, Iris and Panda managed to prevent an old freighter from crashing into prehistoric Earth and killing all the dinosaurs. (PROSE: Future Legend)
Later life
Eventually Tom decided to leave Iris once again because he had fallen in love with someone, leaving Panda with her. (AUDIO: The Sound of Fear)
When Panda was visiting Darlington in 2008, he considered going to London to visit Tom. (PROSE: The Dreadful Flap)
Tom attended the party in 1972 Hobbe's End celebrating the Iris' fifteenth anniversary in print. (PROSE: From Wildthyme with Love)
Tom came to own a tiny bedsit in Baron's Court. Every Christmas Eve, Tom held a party at his bedsit for waifs and strays. Iris and Panda once tried to attend one of Tom's parties, but got distracted by Herr Drosselmeyr. (PROSE: Another Clockwork Iris)
Traits
Tom was gay and mixed-race. (PROSE: Verdigris)
Behind the scenes
Tom originates from the story Entertaining Mr O in the 1998 charity anthology Perfect Timing.
