Harriet Jones, PM (poem)
Harriet Jones, PM was a poem in the anthology Now We Are Six Hundred.
Plot[]
When the world's in danger it's Harriet Jones, PM who saves the day. The world she shall save with her subwave network. Before it all turns sour, this was Harriet Jones' finest hour.
Characters[]
Worldbuilding[]
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Notes[]
- This poem is based upon Now We Are Six's Journey's End.
- Rather than being exterminated by the Daleks, (as seen in The Stolen Earth) Harriet falls through a trapdoor and escapes on a motorbike. Regarding the change Russell T Davies explained that Phil Collinson, "who was the producer on Doctor Who when [they] killed Harriet Jones [had] nagged [Davies] about that ever since. So the first thing [he] did was send [the poem] to him". When asked "if it counted", he replied, "Absolutely. She's my character, that's my episode, I say that's true."[1] On Twitter, Davies later expanded his tale of Harriet's escape; "Harriet escaped! Her bike zoomed under the Dalek saucer, into the helicarrier of Miss Fitzpatrick's Collection, a cabal of billionaires. And far away, the Trickster smiled as another piece in his long game fell into place...".[2]
Continuity[]
- The Tenth Doctor's six words, "Don't you think she looks tired?", led to Harriet's sacking as Prime Minister. (TV: The Christmas Invasion)