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'''Rachel "Ray" Defwydd''' was a female [[mechanic]] and [[motorbike|motorcycle]] enthusiast in [[ | '''Rachel "Ray" Defwydd''' was a female [[mechanic]] and [[motorbike|motorcycle]] enthusiast in [[Wales]] in [[1959]]. | ||
== Biography == | == Biography == | ||
Ray was childhood friends with [[Billy (Delta and the Bannermen)|Billy]], whom she was in love with. He was a professional mechanic and part-time singer at a [[Welsh]] holiday camp, | Ray was childhood friends with [[Billy (Delta and the Bannermen)|Billy]], whom she was in love with. He was a professional mechanic and part-time singer at a [[Welsh]] holiday camp, [[Shangri-La]]. Her love for him turned out to be unrequited, as he fell in love with the [[Chimeron]] Queen, [[Delta]]. | ||
Ray met the [[Seventh Doctor]] when he arrived at Shangri-La and helped him in his confrontation with the [[Gavrok]] and the [[Bannermen]]. She provided him with transport on [[the Vincent]] as he sought to warn Delta of Gavrok's arrival. Ray helped get Delta to safety when the Bannermen attacked. ([[DW]]: ''[[Delta and the Bannermen]]'') | Ray met the [[Seventh Doctor]] when he arrived at Shangri-La and helped him in his confrontation with the [[Gavrok]] and the [[Bannermen]]. She provided him with transport on [[the Vincent]] as he sought to warn Delta of Gavrok's arrival. Ray helped get Delta to safety when the Bannermen attacked. ([[DW]]: ''[[Delta and the Bannermen (TV story)|Delta and the Bannermen]]'') | ||
== Behind the scenes == | == Behind the scenes == | ||
=== Companion === | === Companion === | ||
Ray was originally created with the intention that she would replace [[Melanie Bush|Mel]] as a [[companion]]. There were rumours that [[Bonnie Langford]] was leaving the show. However, filming and airing schedules meant that Mel actually departed in ''[[Dragonfire (TV story)|Dragonfire]]'' and was replaced by [[Ace]]. ([[BBC DVD]]: ''[[Survival]]'') | Ray was originally created with the intention that she would replace [[Melanie Bush|Mel]] as a [[companion]]. There were rumours that [[Bonnie Langford]] was leaving the show. However, filming and airing schedules meant that Mel actually departed in [[DW]]: ''[[Dragonfire (TV story)|Dragonfire]]'' and was replaced by [[Ace]]. ([[BBC DVD]]: ''[[Survival (TV story)|Survival]]'') | ||
An unofficial book published in 2008, ''[[Eclectic Gypsy: The Unauthorised Biography of Doctor Who]]'', opens with an original short story, "[[The One That Got Away]]", in which a later incarnation of the Doctor (implied to be the [[Tenth Doctor]]) encounters a now-elderly Ray in the 21st century, and regrets that he never took Ray on as a companion. | An unofficial book published in 2008, ''[[Eclectic Gypsy: The Unauthorised Biography of Doctor Who]]'', opens with an original short story, "[[The One That Got Away]]", in which a later incarnation of the Doctor (implied to be the [[Tenth Doctor]]) encounters a now-elderly Ray in the 21st century, and regrets that he never took Ray on as a companion. | ||
