Doctor Who character
Stacy Townsend
Stacy
Affiliated with	Eighth Doctor
Race	Human
Home planet	Earth
Home era	23rd century
First appearance	Dreadnought
Last appearance	Coda (regular) Placebo Effect
Portrayed by	None

Stacy Townsend, or simply Stacy, is a fictional character in the Radio Times comic strips based upon the British science fiction television series, Doctor Who. The Eighth Doctor first met her in the comic strip Dreadnought by Gary Russell, and she went on to become one of his companions. The canonicity of the comic strips, like other Doctor Who spin-offs, is unclear. Jump to: navigation, search The Eighth Doctor is the name given to the eighth incarnation of the Doctor seen on screen in the long-running BBC television science-fiction series Doctor Who. ... The 23rd century (Gregorian Calendar) comprises the years 2201-2300. ... A fictional character is any person who appears in a work of fiction. ... Radio Times is the BBCs weekly television and radio programme listings magazine. ... This article is about the comic strip, the sequential art form as published in newspapers and on the Internet. ... Science fiction is a form of speculative fiction principally dealing with the impact of imagined science and technology, or both, upon society and persons as individuals. ... A television program is the content of television broadcasting. ... Main article: History of Doctor Who Doctor Who first appeared on BBC television at 5:15 p. ... Jump to: navigation, search The Eighth Doctor is the name given to the eighth incarnation of the Doctor seen on screen in the long-running BBC television science-fiction series Doctor Who. ... Gary Russell is an freelance writer and former child actor. ... In the context of fiction, the canon of a fictional universe comprises those novels, stories, films, etc. ... Doctor Who spin-offs refers to material created outside of, but related to, the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ...

Stacy was born in 2220. In 2246, at the age of 26, her ship, the Dreadnought came under attack from the Cybermen. The Eighth Doctor, having left Sam Jones at a Greenpeace rally, responded to the Dreadnought's distress call and defeated the Cybermen, but not in time to save the ship's crew, except Stacy. She then joined him in his travels. Jump to: navigation, search The Cybermen are a fictional race of cyborgs who are amongst the most persistent enemies of the Doctor in the British science fiction television series, Doctor Who. ... Samantha Jones, or simply Sam, is a fictional character in the Eighth Doctor Adventures novels based upon the British science fiction television series, Doctor Who. ... The Greenpeace logo Greenpeace is an international environmental organisation founded in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada in 1971. ...

Although the Doctor was supposed to (and did) pick Sam up after an hour had elapsed for her, he took three years to eventually get back. With Stacy, the TARDIS materialised on Mars in 3998. There, she met an Ice Warrior named Ssard, who subsequently also joined her and the Doctor in the TARDIS. The Third Doctor emerging from the TARDIS (from the 1970 serial Spearhead from Space). ... Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun in the solar system, named after the Roman god of war (the counterpart of the Greek Ares), on account of its blood red color as viewed in the night sky. ... The Ice Warrior Zondal (from The Ice Warriors). ... Jump to: navigation, search Ssard is a fictional character in the Radio Times comic strips based upon the British science fiction television series, Doctor Who. ... The Third Doctor emerging from the TARDIS (from the 1970 serial Spearhead from Space). ...

At some point after the final Radio Times comic strip Coda, Stacy and Ssard left the TARDIS and eventually their friendship turned into something more. In the Eighth Doctor Adventures novel, Placebo Effect by Gary Russell, the Eighth Doctor was invited to attend their wedding, which took place on Micawber’s World in 3999. The Eighth Doctor Adventures (sometimes abbreviated as EDA or referred to as the EDAs) are a series of spin off novels based on the long running BBC science fiction television series Doctor Who and published under the BBC Books imprint. ... Gary Russell is an freelance writer and former child actor. ...

External link

• Page with all the Radio Times Doctor Who comic strips, with Gary Russell's permission