Albert Dumfries MP was a senior member of the Cabinet of Harold Saxon in the 2000s.[nb 1]
During the first Cabinet meeting following Saxon's appointment as Prime Minister, Dumfries attempted to quiz his leader on what policies the government would pursue. In turn, Saxon insulted him and the other members of the Cabinet and accused them of abandoning their parties after they noticed the vote swing his way.
Saxon proceeded to gas his Cabinet to death shortly afterwards. Dumfries was the last member of the Cabinet to succumb to the gas, spluttering, "You're insane!", to Saxon (who responded with two thumbs up) before he collapsed and died. (TV: The Sound of Drums)
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The script for The Sound of Drums identified Albert as being aged 50 and "a Tory-type".
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- ↑ 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.