Mary Cooper
Mary Cooper was born sometime prior to 1947. She married Geraint Cooper, and the two would have a daughter, Gwen Cooper. Through her daughter Gwen, Mary would eventually become the mother-in-law of Rhys Williams and grandmother of Anwen Williams.
Character Biography
In the episode Ghost Machine, Gwen uses the ghost machine to instiagte a flashback of her and Rhys leaving to attend Mary's 60th birthday party.(TW: Ghost Machine) At the time of her daughter's wedding she was living in Swansea. Mary is present at Gwen's wedding. Portrayed as a somewhat snobbish middle class woman she is seen to enjoy nagging her husband Geraint and scoring points against Rhys' Mum, Brenda Williams. After seeing Gwen, who unbeknowest to Mary is actually impregnated by a Nostrovite, , Mary is happy at the prospect of a grandchild - particularly because she believes it will shock Brenda. Although Mary is not privvy to the nature of Gwen's job she ends up caught up in the adventure when she is threatened by the Nostrovite who has assumed the guise of Brenda. Despite Gwen and Rhys proclaiming that they will not keep secrets from each other in their marriage; Mary's memories -like those of the other wedding guests - are erased by Jack Harkness. Mary then forgets about the whole ordeal, which her daughter feels to be "for the best". She is last seen with sleeping against Brenda - perhaps an indication that the two will manage to put aside their differences.(TW: Something Borrowed)
During the Dalek invasion of Earth, her daughter spoke to her husband Rhys, and requested that Rhys tell Mary to take her pills and go to sleep. (DW: The Stolen Earth)
