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Name:
Francine Jones
Affiliated With:
Place of Origin:
Earth
First Seen In:
Appearances:
The Lazarus Experiment
42
The Sound of Drums
Last of the Time Lords
Series 4
The Stolen Earth
Journey’s End
The Story of Martha
The Doctor: His Lives and Times
Judge, Jury and Executioner
Main Actor:
Adjoa Andoh
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Francine Jones was the ex-wife of Clive Jones, the mother of Tish Jones,
BEFORE HAROLD SAXON
Before Francine attended her son’s twenty-first birthday, she was engaged in a dispute with her ex-husband because he was bringing his young girlfriend Annalise. Soon afterwards, she learned that
CONTACTING SAXON
She later phoned Martha to tell her that Tish had appeared on the news because she was an assistant to Richard Lazarus. (The Lazarus Experiment) She attended the launch of his de-ageing device with her son Leo and enountered The Doctor, who, unknown to her, had been travelling the universe with her daughter. (The Shakespeare Code, Gridlock, Daleks in Manhattan) She was initially suspicious of the Doctor because of his social awkwardness. This suspicion was exacerbated when she was approached by a mysterious man, who told her The Doctor was highly dangerous. This led to Francine slapping The Doctor and telling him to stay away from Martha. After The Doctor stopped Lazarus and left with
The Doctor gave Martha a superphone. She phoned Francine from the deck of the SS Pentallian for help with the quiz question doors. Francine told Martha that Elvis had more numberone singles than the Beatles, helping Riley Vashtee and her with their mission, although Francine believed
Harold Saxon, who was actually The Master, had Miss Dexter use Francine to call Martha to lure her into a trap. When the plan failed, Francine was betrayed by Miss Dexter and kidnapped with the rest of her family. Francine, Clive and Tish were taken to the Valiant where, after taunting the Joneses, The Master released the Toclafane and sent them to decimate the Earth. Francine realised how dreadful a mistake she had made and tearfully apologised to
THE YEAR THAT NEVER WAS
Francine and her family were held on the Valiant as servants and hostages wile The Master continued to obsess over capturing and executing Martha. Francine and Tish were humiliated, dressed as maids and restrained by chains at night. She saw”half the planet slaughtered” and the burning of Japan. In that year aboard the Valiant, Francine – along with Jack Harkness, The Doctor, Clive and Tish – staged a failed rebellion against The Master. She was tortured into an apology. When The Master’s plans unravelled and the Doctor restored, along with time itself, Francine tried to kill him. The Doctor talked herout of it by appealing to her better nature. She was one of the few who remembered The Master and knew of alien life. She was later seen in the window of her home when Martha decided to leave The Doctor, silently acknowledging him with a nod of her head. (Last of the Time Lords)
AFTERMATH
The Doctor asked about her when he met Martha again during the Sontaran crisis.
WAR IN THE MEDUSA CASCADE
When The Daleks attacked Earth and moved the planet to the Medusa Cascade, Francine was at home, alone. Martha, using Project Indigo, teleported to the house. Francine’s laptop then picked up a transmission from Harriet Jones, who informed Martha, among others, of the plan to bring The Doctor to Earth. (The Stolen Earth)
After making contact with
LATER LIFE
Francine was met by
PERSONALITY
Francine was an uptight, critical and demanding woman. She was curious about what happened to
Francine was irritated and embarrassed by Clive’s relationship with