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Near the end of his tenth incarnation, the Doctor went to a book signing of hers. She asked him who to sign it to, and he replied "the Doctor". She then realised it was the same man as in her book. | Near the end of his tenth incarnation, the Doctor went to a book signing of hers. She asked him who to sign it to, and he replied "the Doctor". She then realised it was the same man as in her book. | ||
Verity told the Doctor her great-grandmother died happily when he asked, asking him, in turn, if he was happy. The "dying" Tenth Doctor smiled, and simply walked away without giving her a reply. ([[ | Verity told the Doctor her great-grandmother died happily when he asked, asking him, in turn, if he was happy. The "dying" Tenth Doctor smiled, and simply walked away without giving her a reply. ([[TV]]: ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]]'') | ||
== Behind the scenes == | == Behind the scenes == | ||
* The actress who potrayed Verity Newman, [[Jessica Hynes]], also portrayed the character's great-grandmother Joan Redfern. | * The actress who potrayed Verity Newman, [[Jessica Hynes]], also portrayed the character's great-grandmother Joan Redfern. | ||
* Verity Newman gets her name from [[Verity Lambert]] (the first producer of ''Doctor Who'') and [[Sydney Newman]] (more or less the "creator" of ''Doctor Who''). The names "Sydney" and "Verity" were used previously in [[ | * Verity Newman gets her name from [[Verity Lambert]] (the first producer of ''Doctor Who'') and [[Sydney Newman]] (more or less the "creator" of ''Doctor Who''). The names "Sydney" and "Verity" were used previously in [[TV]]: ''[[Human Nature (TV story)|Human Nature]]'' / ''[[The Family of Blood]]'', as the names of the parents of the human John Smith. | ||
* As pointed out in [[Doctor Who Confidential]], John Smith truly loved Joan, and the Doctor seemed to care about Joan and her well being following the events with the [[Family of Blood|''Family of Blood'']]. | * As pointed out in [[Doctor Who Confidential]], John Smith truly loved Joan, and the Doctor seemed to care about Joan and her well being following the events with the [[Family of Blood|''Family of Blood'']]. | ||
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