Trinity Wells: Difference between revisions

In the [[2000s]],{{note|According to the episode ''[[The Sound of Drums (TV story)|The Sound of Drums]]'', [[Martha Jones]]' present day during [[Series 3 (Doctor Who 2005)|series 3]] of ''[[Doctor Who]]'' takes place over a six-day period, with {{Simm}} being elected three days after ''Smith and Jones'', and the [[Toclafane]] [[Toclafane invasion|invading Earth]] five days after ''Smith and Jones''. However, [[Aliens of London dating controversy|sources differ on which dates these stories are set]]. According to [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Paradox Moon (short story)|The Paradox Moon]]'', the Toclafane invasion happens on [[23 June]] [[2007]], placing the events of ''Smith and Jones'' on [[18 June]]. According to [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Hysteria (audio story)|Hysteria]]'', ''Smith and Jones'' takes place in [[2008]], with a [[UNIT]] mission log in [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Recruits (audio story)|Recruits]]'' referring to the recovery of moon rocks from [[Royal Hope Hospital]] in [[March]] 2008. A newspaper clipping in [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Secret Lives of Monsters (short story)|The Secret Lives of Monsters]]'' places ''Smith and Jones'' on a [[Sunday]] [[4 June]], thus placing the Toclafane invasion on [[Friday]] [[9 June]]. In the real world, these dates do not fall on a Sunday and Friday in either 2007 or 2008.}} Wells reported that [[President of the United States|President]] [[Arthur Winters]] was furious at the "unilateral action" taken by [[Great Britain]] after British [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|Prime Minister]] [[Saxon Master|Harold Saxon]] announced [[first contact]] with the [[Toclafane]], a supposed alien race. The following day, at three [[AM]] in the [[morning]] on the [[eastern seaboard]], Wells announced that President Winters, who appeared to greet the Toclafane aboard the [[aircraft carrier]] ''[[Valiant (aircraft carrier)|Valiant]]'', had been chosen to lead the world into a new age. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Sound of Drums (TV story)|The Sound of Drums]]'') Soon after, Wells reported on the attempted [[Toclafane invasion]], announcing the death of the President and the subsequent disappearance of Harold Saxon, who was himself presumed dead. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Driving Miss Wells (audio story)|Driving Miss Wells]]'')

Wells reported on the appearance of [[stolen planets|twenty six planets]] in the [[sky]]. Just prior to the attack by the [[New Dalek Empire]], she announced that the [[United Nations]] had issued an edict, asking the citizens of [[Earth|the world]] not to panic while noting that they had been no explanation for the appearance new planets as yet. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Stolen Earth (TV story)|The Stolen Earth]]'') It later became apparent that the Earth had been stolen. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Driving Miss Wells (audio story)|Driving Miss Wells]]'')

=== Other matters ===

* Trinity Wells is one of only two characters, as well as the only named character, to have appeared in ''[[Doctor Who (TV series)|Doctor Who]]'', ''[[Torchwood (series)|Torchwood]]'' and ''[[The Sarah Jane Adventures]]''. The other one is the [[French newsreader]], played by [[Anthony Debaeck]]. ([[Jo Jones]] also applies, if one is to include audio dramas.)

* Russell T Davies revealed in ''[[Doctor Who Confidential]]'' that he had originally planned for the Doctor to meet Trinity Wells in ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]]'', but the scene was cut. In ''[[Doctor Who: The Writer's Tale]]'', a full script for the scene can be read (in which Trinity reports on the destruction of [[Broadfell Prison]] and gives the Doctor information on [[Joshua Naismith]]). The reason for the scene being cut, as given in the book, is that Davies considered it to be "indulgent, and also shit."

* Although Trinity was an American newsreader, she did not appear in ''[[Series 4 (Torchwood)|Torchwood: Miracle Day]]'', despite the fact that much of that series was set in the United States.