Northampton

Northampton was a town in England.

History

19th century

In July 1885, the Eleventh Doctor and Amy Pond encountered a Shift Agent that possessed the Northampton to Euston train. (COMIC: Track Attack ^[+]Loading...["Track Attack (comic story)"])

20th century

In 1981, UNIT encountered Ice Warriors in Northampton. (PROSE: The King of Terror ^[+]Loading...["The King of Terror (novel)"])

21st century

When the Eighth Doctor suggested pulling out the pins to release Specimen 34, Lucie Miller replied "Doctor, it's as dead as Northampton". (AUDIO: The Revolution Game ^[+]Loading...["The Revolution Game (audio story)"])

In 2005, prior to the Dummy Massacre, Colin reported to Doctor Who? that he had, three weeks earlier, seen the Ninth Doctor buying a set of opera glasses and an old Dandy annual in an Age Concern charity shop in Northampton, using what he called a 25Euro note with a picture of the Queen Mother on it. (PROSE: Have You Seen This Man? ^[+]Loading...{"writer":"Unknown","1":"Have You Seen This Man? (short story)"})

In early March 2005, Donna Noble's coworker Rufus intended to leave his job in London and move to Northampton. (PROSE: Rose ^[+]Loading...["Rose (novelisation)"])

Mr Degsy owned a meat processing plant in Northampton. He was approached by The Blue Box Files over claims that his meat products, including sausages and burgers, contained extraterrestrial DNA. The Doctor's TARDIS had also been sighted at his processing plant in 2022. (AUDIO: Regrets ^[+]Loading...["Regrets (audio story)"])

Behind the scenes

• Nicholas Courtney did repertory theatre in Northampton before moving to London.
• Matt Smith, who portrayed the Eleventh Doctor, was born in Northampton in 1982.