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Mr — or Mister — was an honourific applied to men, on Earth and elsewhere, or rather, as the War Master explained, those who did not hold a rank such as Captain or General. (AUDIO: The Devil You Know [+]Loading...["The Devil You Know (audio story)"]) "Mister" could also serve as a form of address on its own, usually when addressing a stranger. (TV: The Talons of Weng-Chiang [+]Loading...["The Talons of Weng-Chiang (TV story)"], Father's Day [+]Loading...["Father's Day (TV story)"], The Lazarus Experiment [+]Loading...["The Lazarus Experiment (TV story)"], The Eleventh Hour [+]Loading...["The Eleventh Hour (TV story)"]) or to prompt them for a name. (TV: Frontios [+]Loading...["Frontios (TV story)"], AUDIO: Backtrack [+]Loading...["Backtrack (audio story)"])

It was an equivalent to Miss or Mrs for women, (AUDIO: Whodunnit? [+]Loading...["Whodunnit? (audio story)"], TV: Fury from the Deep [+]Loading...["Fury from the Deep (TV story)"], The Evil of the Daleks [+]Loading...["The Evil of the Daleks (TV story)"]) and to Trau in some 51st century cultures for men. (TV: The Caves of Androzani [+]Loading...["The Caves of Androzani (TV story)"])

On some occasions, male incarnations of the Doctor had to clarify that they were not a "Mister" but a "Doctor". (TV: Colony in Space [+]Loading...["Colony in Space (TV story)"], AUDIO: Death Match [+]Loading...["Death Match (audio story)"], TV: Father's Day [+]Loading...["Father's Day (TV story)"]) This did not stop Martha Jones from fondly referring to the Tenth Doctor as simply "Mister" when she parted ways with him, telling him: "I'll see you again, Mister!". (TV: Last of the Time Lords [+]Loading...["Last of the Time Lords (TV story)"])

John Benton was known as "Mr Benton" after being promoted to warrant officer. (TV: Robot [+]Loading...["Robot (TV story)"])

After retiring from UNIT, Mike Yates chose to become a "Mister" again, leaving "Captain" behind. (AUDIO: The Stuff of Nightmares [+]Loading...["The Stuff of Nightmares (BBC audio story)"], Call to Arms [+]Loading...["Call to Arms (audio story)"])

Elton Pope reflected that Mr Skinner's first name was Colin, yet everyone called him Mr Skinner. (TV: Love & Monsters [+]Loading...["Love & Monsters (TV story)"])