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{{Infobox Individual | {{Infobox Individual | ||
| individual name = Verity Newman | | individual name = Verity Newman | ||
| image = [[ | | image = [[File:Verity.jpg|250px]] | ||
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'''Verity Newman''' was the great-granddaughter of [[Joan Redfern (TV character)|Joan Redfern]], a nurse that [[the Doctor]] had met in the year [[1913]] and who bore a close physical resemblance to her ancestor. | '''Verity Newman''' was the great-granddaughter of [[Joan Redfern (TV character)|Joan Redfern]], a nurse that [[the Doctor]] had met in the year [[1913]] and who bore a close physical resemblance to her ancestor. | ||
==Biography== | == Biography == | ||
One day when she was searching out her attic, she found [[Journal of Impossible Things|a journal]] which had been written by the [[Tenth Doctor]] when he was in the form of [[John Smith (Tenth Doctor)|John Smith]]. She was credited as the author of "[[Journal of Impossible Things|A Journal of Impossible Things]]", which was based on the writings of John Smith and Joan Redfern. | One day when she was searching out her attic, she found [[Journal of Impossible Things|a journal]] which had been written by the [[Tenth Doctor]] when he was in the form of [[John Smith (Tenth Doctor)|John Smith]]. She was credited as the author of "[[Journal of Impossible Things|A Journal of Impossible Things]]", which was based on the writings of John Smith and Joan Redfern. | ||
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Verity told the Doctor her great-grandmother died happily when he asked, asking him, in turn, if he was happy. The "dying" Tenth Doctor simply walked away sadly, without giving her a reply. ([[DW]]: ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]]'') | Verity told the Doctor her great-grandmother died happily when he asked, asking him, in turn, if he was happy. The "dying" Tenth Doctor simply walked away sadly, without giving her a reply. ([[DW]]: ''[[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 [[DW]]: ''[[Human Nature (TV story)|Human Nature]]'' / ''[[The Family of Blood]]'', as the names of the parents of the human John Smith. | * 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 [[DW]]: ''[[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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[[Category:Human writers]] | [[Category:Human writers]] | ||
[[Category:21st century individuals]] | [[Category:21st century individuals]] | ||
