Disappearance of Susan Foreman
The disappearance of Susan Foreman occurred in 1963. Susan, a student at Coal Hill School in London in 1963, was actually the granddaughter of the Doctor, a renegade Time Lord, and departed London with him in his TARDIS when two of her teachers, Barbara Wright and Ian Chesterton, intruded into the time machine after growing concerned about Susan's home life.
Most accounts held that Susan never came back to 1960s London, although Barbara and Ian were able to return to London in 1965 after acquiring a Dalek time machine. Her disappearance was known into the 21st century on Earth.
History[[edit] | [edit source]]
Prelude[[edit] | [edit source]]
The Time Lord known as the Doctor chose to go renegade and steal a TARDIS to leave Gallifrey. When he did, he took his granddaughter with him. (TV: The Name of the Doctor [+]Loading...["The Name of the Doctor (TV story)"]) The two eventually wound up on Earth, in London in the year 1963, and the granddaughter took the name Susan Foreman. She enrolled as a student at Coal Hill School, posing as an ordinary human. (TV: "An Unearthly Child" [+]Part of An Unearthly Child, Loading...{"namedep":"An Unearthly Child (1)","1":"An Unearthly Child (TV story)"}, PROSE: Time and Relative [+]Loading...["Time and Relative (novel)"])
The disappearance[[edit] | [edit source]]
It was apparent that Susan was not an ordinary student, and two of her teachers, Barbara Wright and Ian Chesterton, grew concerned about her home life. (TV: "An Unearthly Child" [+]Part of An Unearthly Child, Loading...{"namedep":"An Unearthly Child (1)","1":"An Unearthly Child (TV story)"}) On 22 November (PROSE: Who Killed Kennedy [+]Loading...["Who Killed Kennedy (novel)"]), in some accounts 23 November, (PROSE: A Long Night [+]Loading...["A Long Night (short story)"]) Ian and Barbara followed Susan home to 76 Totter's Lane, where they discovered the Doctor's TARDIS, disguised as a police box by its chameleon circuit. When they entered, the Doctor chose to take off, kidnapping them so they couldn't reveal the TARDIS's existence to others. (TV: "An Unearthly Child" [+]Part of An Unearthly Child, Loading...{"namedep":"An Unearthly Child (1)","1":"An Unearthly Child (TV story)"})
Aftermath and legacy[[edit] | [edit source]]
A confidential missing person report concerning Susan's disappearance was composed by Shoreditch Police Station, based on information taken by PC Oswald. Listed as case number U-91 and dated 20 November 1963, the report gave Susan's home address as 76 Totters Lane, Shoreditch, London E1, her age as 15, her gender as female and her height as 5' 2". (PROSE: "Missing Person Report" [+]Part of The Doctor: His Lives and Times, Loading...{"namedpart":"Missing Person Report","1":"The Doctor: His Lives and Times"}) In light of her disappearance, S. Foreman was added to the Coal Hill School Roll of Honours Board. (TV: For Tonight We Might Die [+]Loading...["For Tonight We Might Die (TV story)"])
After stumbling upon the 2150s Dalek invasion of Earth and defeating the Dalek invaders, the Doctor chose to leave Susan to live in 22nd century London with David Campbell. (TV: "Flashpoint" [+]Part of The Dalek Invasion of Earth, Loading...{"namedep":"Flashpoint (6)","1":"The Dalek Invasion of Earth (TV story)"}) Later, when the discovery of a Dalek time machine in the Mechonoid Incident gave Ian and Barbara the chance to return home, they used it to return to London on 26 June 1965. (TV: "The Planet of Decision" [+]Part of The Chase, Loading...{"namedep":"The Planet of Decision (6)","1":"The Chase (TV story)"}, PROSE: The Time Travellers [+]Loading...["The Time Travellers (novel)"])
Most accounts held that Susan did indeed go on to live in 22nd century London. (PROSE: Legacy of the Daleks [+]Loading...["Legacy of the Daleks (novel)"], AUDIO: Lucie Miller [+]Loading...["Lucie Miller (audio story)"]) However, one account stated that, after being left behind by her grandfather, Susan called her godfather's brother, Terry, who came from Gallifrey to pick her up. In order to obey real time, Terry dropped Susan off in July 1964, since she had been traveling in the TARDIS for eight months since her disappearance. (AUDIO: Whatever Happened to Susan Foreman? [+]Loading...["Whatever Happened to Susan Foreman? (audio story)"])
Following the Dummy Massacre of 2005, rewboss posted on the conspiracy website Doctor Who?, ridiculing its suggestion that the Doctor was a time traveller before suggesting that the webmaster would like to tie him in with the 1963 disappearance of Susan Foreman. (PROSE: Rose sighting confirmed [+]Loading...["Rose sighting confirmed (short story)"])
