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{{short description|Fictional character from Doctor Who spinoff}} |
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{{R from fictional character|1=Doctor Who}} |
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{{notability|date=July 2018}} |
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{{In-universe|date=February 2022}} |
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{{Infobox character |
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| name = Flip Jackson |
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| series = [[Doctor Who]] |
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| first = ''[[The Crimes of Thomas Brewster]]'' |
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| portrayer = [[Lisa Greenwood (actor)|Lisa Greenwood]] |
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| species = Human |
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| affiliation = [[Sixth Doctor]] |
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| home = Earth |
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| lbl21 = Home era |
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| data21 = 2010 |
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'''Philippa''' "'''Flip'''" '''Jackson''' is a fictional character played by [[Lisa Greenwood (actor)|Lisa Greenwood]] in a series of audio plays produced by [[Big Finish Productions]] based on the long-running British [[science fiction on television|science fiction television]] series ''[[Doctor Who]]''. She is a [[Companion (Doctor Who)|companion]] of the [[Sixth Doctor]]. Her first appearance was in "''The Crimes of Thomas Brewster''". |
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==Character history== |
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The character Flip Jackson first appears in ''[[The Crimes of Thomas Brewster]]'', where she, alongside her boyfriend, Jared Ramon, is transported from modern-day London to a sentient planet called Symbios. The characters are transported on a [[London Underground|tube train]] that passes through a temporal breach. There, Flip and Jared meet the [[Sixth Doctor]] and his then-companion [[Evelyn Smythe]], who return them to Earth.<ref>{{cite serial |title=[[The Crimes of Thomas Brewster]]|series=[[Doctor Who]]|first=Jonathan (writer) |last=Morris |authorlink=Jonathan Morris (author) |first2= Nicholas (director) |last2=Briggs |authorlink2= Nicholas Briggs|publisher=[[Big Finish Productions]] |date= January 2011}}</ref> |
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The character returns in ''[[The Curse of Davros]],'' where she and Jared witness the crash of a [[Dalek]] scout ship. Investigating the crash, they find the Sixth Doctor, who was forced to swap his mind with that of [[Davros]]. Although the Doctor was in Davros' body, Flip nevertheless recognizes him. During this encounter, Jared's mind is swapped with that of a Dalek. After helping the Doctor stop Davros from changing the outcome of the [[Battle of Waterloo]] and returning his and Jared's minds to their respective bodies, Flip turns down the Doctor's offer to return her to the present with Jared, and instead joins the Doctor on his travels.<ref>{{cite serial |title=[[The Curse of Davros]]|series=[[Doctor Who]]|first=Jonathan (writer) |last=Morris |authorlink=Jonathan Morris (author) |first2= Nicholas (director) |last2=Briggs |authorlink2= Nicholas Briggs|publisher=[[Big Finish Productions]] |date= January 2012}}</ref> |
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Flip's time with the Doctor comes to an end in ''[[Scavenger (audio drama)|Scavenger]].'' When orbiting the Earth in 2071, Flip becomes separate from the Doctor and almost becomes host to a piece of alien space debris named "Scavenger". After teleporting from its grasp to escape, she is trapped floating in space. Realizing she is running out of oxygen, Flip records a message for the Doctor and uses her spacesuit thrusters to propel herself towards Earth, to either await rescue or die in the attempt.<ref>{{cite serial |title=[[Scavenger (audio drama)|Scavenger]]|series=[[Doctor Who]]|first=William (writer) |last=Gallagher |authorlink=William Gallagher (writer) |first2= Nicholas (director) |last2=Briggs |authorlink2= Nicholas Briggs|publisher=[[Big Finish Productions]] |date= March 2014}}</ref> |
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Flip's fate would be later revealed in ''[[The Widow's Assassin]]'' when the Doctor meets an older version of [[Peri Brown]] on the planet Krontep. He tells Peri of Flip's fall to Earth and explains that he had used the TARDIS to slow her descent, thus saving her. He then further reveals that he had received an invitation to her wedding to Jared, implying that he had returned her to her native time. The Doctor invites Peri to attend the wedding with him, but she declines.<ref>{{cite serial |title=[[The Widow's Assassin]]|series=[[Doctor Who]]|first=Nev (writer) |last=Fountain |authorlink=Nev Fountain |first2= Ken (director) |last2=Bentley |authorlink2= Ken Bentley|publisher=[[Big Finish Productions]] |date= October 2014}}</ref> |
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''[[The Sixth Doctor: The Last Adventure#Stage Fright|Stage Fright]]'', one of the audio stories in the audio anthology ''[[The Sixth Doctor: The Last Adventure]]'', takes place prior to Flip's departure in ''Scavenger.'' In the story, the Doctor and Flip visit [[Henry Gordon Jago]] and [[Professor George Litefoot]] in [[19th-century London|Victorian London]]. They become involved with a theatrical performance that includes scenes of the Doctor's past [[Regeneration (Doctor Who)|regenerations]] on stage, which turns out to be a plan by the [[Valeyard]] to lure in the Doctor and attempt to rejuvenate himself with the Doctor's darkest thoughts. Flip successfully saves the Doctor and overcomes her stage fright (due to having frozen on-stage during a school play after never having learned her lines) by performing nursery rhymes on-stage.<ref>{{cite serial |title=[[The Sixth Doctor: The Last Adventure#Stage Fright|Stage Fright]]|series=[[Doctor Who]]: [[The Sixth Doctor: The Last Adventure]]|first=Matt (writer) |last=Fitton |first2= Nicholas (director) |last2=Briggs |authorlink2= Nicholas Briggs|publisher=[[Big Finish Productions]] |date= August 2015}}</ref> |
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[[Lisa Greenwood (author)|Lisa Greenwood]] reprised the role as Flip in ''Quicksilver'', where after her initial departure Flip rejoined the Sixth Doctor and his new companion Constance Clarke for further adventures after she is drawn to 1948 by a group of aliens who attempt to use her as a hostage against the Doctor. |
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==List of appearances== |
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===Audio dramas=== |
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*''[[The Crimes of Thomas Brewster]]'' |
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*''[[The Curse of Davros]]'' |
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*''[[The Fourth Wall (audio drama)|The Fourth Wall]]'' |
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*''[[Wirrn Isle]]'' |
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*''[[Antidote to Oblivion]]'' |
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*''[[The Brood of Erys]]'' |
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*''[[Scavenger (audio drama)|Scavenger]]'' |
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*''[[The Widow's Assassin]]'' |
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*''[[The Sixth Doctor: The Last Adventure#Stage Fright|Stage Fright]]'' |
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*''Quicksilver'' |
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*''Vortex Ice''/''Cortex Fire'' |
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*''The Behemoth'' |
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*''The Middle'' |
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*''Static'' |
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*''Cry of the Vultriss'' |
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*''Scorched Earth'' |
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*''The Lovecraft Invasion'' |
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== References == |
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==External links== |
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[[Category:Literary characters introduced in 2011]] |
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[[Category:Doctor Who audio characters]] |
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[[Category:Doctor Who spin-off companions]] |
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