User talk:Martha jones

2007, Adeola was Martha's cousin, and this relationship was confirmed on-screen in her debut appearance. [9][8]

[edit] First ethnic minority companion? The Doctor and Martha in Daleks in Manhattan Martha has been described in newspaper reports as the "first ethnic minority companion in the 43-year television history of Doctor Who"[7] or "first black assistant" [10] (Agyeman herself was born to Ghanaian and Iranian parents.) Martha is not the first, however, as Mickey Smith, played by Noel Clarke, appeared in various 2005 and 2006 episodes and even travelled with the Doctor for a few episodes. Although not considered a true companion of the Doctor, Chinese-American Chang Lee appeared in the television movie. Since he was tricked into helping the Master for most of the episode he is not considered a companion. Many other types of Doctor Who media have included other characters with different ethnicity, but it is unclear if these are considered canon. In the episode The Shakespeare Code, Martha reacts with surprise and perhaps offence to Shakespeare's use of Elizabethan terms for black people such as "blackamoor" and "ethiop". For a moment, she thinks the terms could be racist but realises Shakespeare is clearly enamoured of her. At the end of the episode, he refers to her as his "Dark Lady" to whom the real Shakespeare dedicated a number of his sonnets.

[edit] Episodes 2007 series Smith and Jones The Shakespeare Code Gridlock Daleks in Manhattan/Evolution of the Daleks The Lazarus Experiment 42 Human Nature/The Family of Blood Blink Utopia The Sound of Drums/Last of the Time Lords