The Doctor's spare TARDIS key: Difference between revisions

|first mention = The Daleks (TV story)

|first         = Marco Polo (TV story)

|appearances = [[The Doctor's spare TARDIS key - list of appearances|'''''see list''''']]

Occasionally, the Doctor was able to give out additional keys to their [[companion]]s, including [[Susan Foreman's second TARDIS key|Susan Foreman]], ([[TV]]: ''[[The Sensorites (TV story)|The Sensorites]]'') [[Steven Taylor's TARDIS key|Steven Taylor]], ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Empire of Glass (novel)|The Empire of Glass]]'') [[Sarah Jane Smith's TARDIS key|Sarah Jane Smith]], ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Interference - Book Two (novel)|Interference - Book Two]]'') [[Tegan Jovanka's TARDIS key|Tegan Jovanka]], [[Nyssa's TARDIS key|Nyssa]], ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Hexagora (audio story)|Hexagora]]'') [[Peri Brown's TARDIS key|Peri Brown]], ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Fascination (short story)|Fascination]]'') [[Erimem's TARDIS key|Erimem]], ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Three's a Crowd (audio story)|Three's a Crowd]]'') [[Anji Kapoor's TARDIS key|Anji Kapoor]], ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Crooked World (novel)|The Crooked World]]'') [[Charlotte Pollard's TARDIS key|Charlotte Pollard]], ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Time Works (audio story)|Time Works]]'') [[Lucie Miller's TARDIS key|Lucie Miller]], ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Relative Dimensions (audio story)|Relative Dimensions]]'') [[Rose Tyler's TARDIS key|Rose Tyler]], ([[TV]]: ''[[Aliens of London (TV story)|Aliens of London]]'') [[Jack Harkness' TARDIS key|Jack Harkness]], ([[TV]]: ''[[Bad Wolf (TV story)|Bad Wolf]]'') [[Martha Jones' TARDIS key|Martha Jones]], ([[TV]]: ''[[42 (TV story)|42]]'') [[Donna Noble's TARDIS key|Donna Noble]], ([[TV]]: ''[[The Poison Sky (TV story)|The Poison Sky]]'') [[Amy Pond's TARDIS key|Amy Pond]], ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Nothing O'Clock (short story)|Nothing O'Clock]]'') [[Clara Oswin Oswald's TARDIS key|Clara Oswin Oswald]], ([[TV]]: ''[[The Snowmen (TV story)|The Snowmen]]'') [[Clara Oswald's TARDIS key|Clara Oswald]], ([[TV]]: ''[[The Time of the Doctor (TV story)|The Time of the Doctor]]'') [[River Song's TARDIS key|River Song]], ([[TV]]: ''[[The Husbands of River Song (TV story)|The Husbands of River Song]]'') and [[Bill Potts' TARDIS key|Bill Potts]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Bill and the Three Jackets (short story)|Bill and the Three Jackets]]'')

During his adventures alone with his granddaughter [[Susan]], the [[First Doctor]] did not possess a spare key. When he destroyed [[Susan Foreman's first TARDIS key|Susan's key]] he told her that he could ''make'' another one at a later date. ([[TV]]: "[[The Ordeal]]")  

[[The Doctor's TARDIS|The TARDIS]] and the TARDIS key were taken by [[Marco Polo]] who wanted to gift it to [[Kublai Khan]] in return for his freedom from his court. To gain access without Polo's knowledge the Doctor constructed a second TARDIS key, although it was also confiscated when Polo learnt of its existence. When Polo with the Doctor and his [[companion]]s completed the journey to [[Peking]] and Polo gained his freedom without needing the TARDIS it was returned, along with both keys, to the Doctor. ([[TV]]: ''[[Marco Polo (TV story)|Marco Polo]]'')

The Doctor later gave Susan [[Susan Foreman's second TARDIS key|this key]] as a replacement for the one he destroyed. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Sensorites (TV story)|The Sensorites]]'') By the time he reencountered {{Dreyfus}} and had his key stolen, the Doctor did not have a spare key, forcing him to find Susan and use hers, only for the Master to beat them to the TARDIS. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Destination Wars (audio story)|The Destination Wars]]'') As it was not returned to him when Susan left the TARDIS, ([[TV]]: ''[[The Dalek Invasion of Earth (TV story)|The Dalek Invasion of the Earth]]'') the Doctor was left without a spare key for some time afterwards. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Plotters (novel)|The Plotters]]'', ''[[The Empire of Glass (novel)|The Empire of Glass]]'')

Later, a spare key fell out of the Doctor's cloak and [[Ben Jackson]] picked it up. When witnessing the Doctor entering the TARDIS, Ben was reminded he possessed the spare key and persuaded by [[Polly Wright]] to return it. Unlocking the TARDIS with their key in pursuit intending to return it the duo entered starting their adventures with the Doctor. ([[TV]]: ''[[The War Machines (TV story)|The War Machines]]'') Ben and Polly were not able to return the key immediately as their attention was soon drawn by the TARDIS' [[space]]-[[time]] capabilities. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Smugglers (TV story)|The Smugglers]]'')

During the time of the [[Fourth Doctor]], the spare TARDIS key was found in a cubbyhole above the "X" on the police box exterior. [[River Song]] used this key once to "borrow" the Doctor's ship. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Whodunnit? (audio story)|Whodunnit?]]'')

At least early in his life, the [[Fifth Doctor]] kept a spare key on his person. At one point he gave the key to [[Tegan Jovanka]] in case the party was to get separated. Whilst under the influence of [[Monarch (Four to Doomsday)|Monarch]], [[Adric]] briefly struggled for possession of the key but Tegan escaped. ([[TV]]: ''[[Four to Doomsday (TV story)|Four to Doomsday]]'')

As early as his travels with [[Ace]] and [[Mel]], ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The High Price of Parking (audio story)|The High Price of Parking]]'') the [[Seventh Doctor]] kept a spare key in the cubbyhole above the "P" outside the TARDIS, ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Architects of History (audio story)|The Architects of History]]'') although later in his life it had gone. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Survival of the Fittest (audio story)|Survival of the Fittest]]'') By the time of his [[regeneration]] into his [[Eighth Doctor|eighth incarnation]] it had been restored and was used by the Eighth Doctor when [[Chang Lee]] had taken the [[The Doctor's TARDIS key|TARDIS key]] from his possessions. ([[TV]]: ''[[Doctor Who (TV story)|Doctor Who]]'')

The [[Tenth Doctor]] kept a second key on a cord of twine. It was stolen by the [[Weeping Angel]]s when he was transported to [[1969]]. It was recovered by [[Sally Sparrow]] who also returned the TARDIS to the Doctor. It stayed in her possession for another year. When Sally met the Doctor in person she gave him a file of documents, which the spare key was likely contained within. ([[TV]]: ''[[Blink (TV story)|Blink]]'')

The [[Twelfth Doctor]] possessed seven TARDIS keys of which [[Clara Oswald]] was aware. She threw every one of these into [[lava]], destroying them, in an attempt to force the Doctor to save [[Danny Pink]] from death. After she had done this, the Doctor revealed the scenario to be a [[dream]], rendering her actions ineffective. ([[TV]]: ''[[Dark Water (TV story)|Dark Water]]'')