Martha Jones is a fictional character played by Freema Agyeman in the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who and its spin-off series, Torchwood.
21 Facts About Martha Jones
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Martha Jones was intended to make guest appearances in the 2009 series of Torchwood and The Sarah Jane Adventures, but could not due to the actress's other work commitments.
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Martha Jones is introduced in the third series of Doctor Who, first appearing in the episode "Smith and Jones".
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Martha Jones, as voiced by Freema Agyeman, appears in the 2007 animated serial The Infinite Quest, which aired in twelve weekly segments during the run of the 2007 series.
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Martha Jones reappears in the second series of the Doctor Who spin-off, Torchwood, which focuses on Captain Jack Harkness.
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Martha Jones briefly joins the Cardiff-based Torchwood Three as its medical officer following the death of Owen Harper, but later leaves the organisation in the episode "A Day in the Death" once she is satisfied that Owen is fit to return to duty following his resurrection.
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Martha Jones's absence is explained when the characters interact with UNIT officers in Children of Earth; she is on her honeymoon.
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In books, Martha Jones appears in the "New Series Adventures" series of Doctor Who novels, published by BBC Books.
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Martha Jones appears in a BBC Radio 4 Torchwood drama, "Lost Souls" which aired in Summer 2008 as an Afternoon Play featuring the voices of the Torchwood cast and Freema Agyeman.
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Martha Jones made her Big Finish Productions debut in the Torchwood audio drama "Dissected", released in February 2020.
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In July 2021, Big Finish announced a new series starring Agyeman - The Year of Martha Jones - depicting Martha during her year travelling an Earth ruled by The Master, co-starring Adjoa Andoh as Martha's mother Francine, which was released in December.
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Nevertheless, Agyeman notes that Martha Jones is "very independent"; living alone and having almost completed her medical qualifications.
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Freema Agyeman told the school publication The Newspaper that Martha Jones is older and more secure than Rose.
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John Barrowman noted that in many ways Martha Jones entered Torchwood as their superior as being employed with UNIT placed her in a higher authority.
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Martha Jones is first seen in action with UNIT in "The Sontaran Stratagem", where Donna Noble, the Doctor's current companion, reacts with shock asking derisively if the Doctor turns all of his companions into "soldiers".
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The Doctor appears to disapprove over the situation until Martha Jones defends her intentions, reminding the Doctor that she herself does not carry a gun, and stating that she is trying to make UNIT "better" from the inside.
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Agyeman herself states that she was never in any worry about Martha Jones becoming too gun-toting:.
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Martha Jones has been described in newspaper reports as the "first ethnic-minority companion in the 43-year television history of Doctor Who".
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Martha Jones soon reacts with surprise and possible offence to William Shakespeare's use of Elizabethan terms for black people such as "blackamoor" and "ethiop".
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Martha Jones later refers to Jack and Martha as "the girlie and the freak", adding to the insult by claiming he is not sure which is which.
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In 2009, Martha Jones was listed among the top 20 Black Sci-Fi Icons by Entertainment Weekly.