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{{Infobox Individual
{{Infobox Individual
|name= Rachel Defwydd
|name= Rachel Defwydd
|alias= Ray
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|image=Ray2.jpg
|image=Ray2.jpg
|species=Human
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|actor= Sara Griffiths
|actor= Sara Griffiths
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}}'''Rachel "Ray" Defwydd''' was a female [[mechanic]] and [[motorbike|motorcycle]] enthusiast in [[Wales]] in [[1959]].
'''Rachel "Ray" Defwydd''' was a female [[mechanic]] and [[motorbike|motorcycle]] enthusiast in [[Wales]] in [[1959]].


== Biography ==
Ray was childhood friends with [[Billy (Delta and the Bannermen)|Billy]], with whom she was in love. 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 was childhood friends with [[Billy (Delta and the Bannermen)|Billy]], with whom she was in love. 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]].


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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 [[TV]]: ''[[Dragonfire (TV story)|Dragonfire]]'' and was replaced by [[Ace]]. ([[BBC DVD]]: ''[[Survival (TV story)|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 [[TV]]: ''[[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.


=== Casting ===
=== Casting ===
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[[Category:Human mechanics|Human mechanics]]
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