Who lives and who dies 2005-2008
I'm writing an essay for Mad Norwegian's Time, Unincorporated series of books. I've accumulated a pile of links in the process which I'll post here fyi. In the meantime, though, the essay prompted me to revise my "who lives and who dies" list of supporting characters in the new Doctor Who. I've checked it against the DVDs and made some changes and corrections. The list comprises seasons 1-4 and The Next Doctor and is of course rife with SPOILERS.
Characters marked + die. Characters in bold are Characters Of Colour (COCs). Here, characters are listed each time they appear.
SEASON ONE, 2005
Rose
Jackie Tyler
Clive +
Caroline
Clive's son
The End of the World
Jackie Tyler
Jabe +
Cassandra
The Unquiet Dead
Redpath +
Gabriel Sneed +
Gwyneth +
Charles Dickens
Stage Manager
Driver
Aliens of London / World War III
Jackie Tyler
Policeman
General Asquith +
Joseph Green +
Indra Ganesh +
Harriet Jones
Margaret Blaine
Doctor Sato
Oliver Charles +
Strickland +
Sgt. Price
Spray Painter
Ru
Bau
Dalek
Polkowski
Henry van Statten
Diana Goddard
Adam
Simmons +
Bywater +
De Maggio +
Commander +
The Long Game
Adam
Head Chef
Cathica
Suki +
The Editor +
Nurse
Father's Day
Jackie Tyler
Pete Tyler +
Registrar
Stuart
Sonny
Sarah
Bev
Suzie
The Empty Child / The Doctor Dances
Jamie
Nancy
Mrs Lloyd
Mr Lloyd
Timothy Lloyd
Algy
Jim
Ernie
Alf
Dr Constantine
Jenkins
Mrs Harcourt
Boomtown
Mr. Cleaver +
Blon
Cathy
Idris Hopper
Bad Wolf / The Parting of the Ways
Jackie Tyler
Lynda +
Strood +
Crosbie +
Rodrick +
Floor Manager +
Male Programmer +
Female Programmer +
Agorax +
Fitch +
Colleen +
Broff +
Controller +
Security Guard
The Christmas Invasion
Jackie Tyler
Harriet Jones
Danny Llewellyn +
Alex
Major Blake +
Sally
Sandra
Jason
Mum
Policeman
SEASON TWO, 2006
New Earth
Jackie Tyler
Cassandra +
Chip +
Duke of Manhattan
Frau Clovis
Patient +
Butler (uncredited)
Tooth and Claw
Queen Victoria
Father Angelo +
Lady Isobel
Sir Robert +
Captain Reynolds +
Steward +
The Host +
Flora
School Reunion
Mr Finch +
Mr Parsons +
Mr Wagner +
Nina +
Kenny
Luke
Milo
Melissa
Dinner Lady +
The Girl in the Fireplace
Reinette +
Louis XV
Katherine
Manservant
Rise of the Cybermen / The Age of Steel
Pete Tyler
Jackie Tyler +
John Lumic +
The President +
Rita-Anne
Ricky +
Jake Simmonds
Mrs Moore +
Mr Crane +
Dr Kendrick +
Morris (homeless man) +
Soldier
The Idiot's Lantern
The Wire +
Magpie +
Eddie Connolly
Rita Connolly
Tommy Connolly
Grandma Connolly
DI Bishop
Crabtree
Aunty Betty
Security Guard
Mrs Gallagher
The Impossible Planet / The Satan Pit
Mr Jefferson +
Zachary Cross Flane
Ida Scott
Toby Zed +
Danny Bartock
Scooti Manista +
Love & Monsters
Jackie Tyler
Victor Kennedy +
Elton Pope
Ursula Blake
Mr Skinner +
Bridget +
Bliss +
Mrs Croot (old lady at market)
Fear Her
Trish
Chloe
Maeve
Tom's Dad
Kel
Driver
Neighbour
Police Officer
Army of Ghosts / Doomsday
Jackie Tyler
Yvonne Hartman +
Dr Rajesh Singh +
Adeola +
Gareth +
Matt +
Pete Tyler
Jake Simmonds
The Runaway Bride
Lance Bennett +
Geoff Noble
Sylvia Noble
Vicar
Taxi driver
Nerys
Rhodri (has video camera)
Little girl
SEASON THREE, 2007
Smith and Jones
Florence Finnegan +
Mr Stoker +
Morganstern
Julia Swales
Francine Jones
Tish Jones
Clive Jones
Leo Jones
Annelise
The Shakespeare Code
Shakespeare
Lilith
Wiggins +
Doomfinger
Bloodtide
Dick
Kempe
Dolly Bailey +
Lynley +
Jailer
Peter Streete +
Preacher
Queen Elizabeth
Gridlock
Milo
Cheen
Valerie
Pharmacist 1
Pharmacist 2
Pharmacist 3
Alice
May
Businessman
Ma +
Pa +
Daleks in Manhattan / Evolution of the Daleks
Tallulah
Laszlo
Myrna
Lois
Solomon +
Frank
Mr Diagoras +
Man #1 (guy who stole the bread)
Man #2 (guy whose bread was stolen)
Foreman +
Worker #1
Worker #2
Dock Worker
Hybrid +
The Lazarus Experiment
Francine Jones
Tish Jones
Leo Jones
Lazarus +
Lady Thaw +
Olive Woman +
Mysterious Man
42
Kath McDonnell +
Francine Jones
Riley Vashtee
Orin Scannell
Hal Korwin +
Dev Ashton +
Abi Lerner +
Erina Lessak +
Sinister Woman
Human Nature / Family of Blood
Joan Redfern
Jenny +
Tim Latimer
Baines +
Hutchinson
Clark +
Lucy Cartwright +
Rocastle +
Phillips +
Doorman +
Mr Chambers +
Vicar
Blink
Sally Sparrow
Kathy Nightingale +
Larry Nightingale
Billy Shipton +
Ben Wainwright
Banto
Desk Sergeant
Utopia
Professor Yana +
Padra
Atillo
Chieftain
Guard
Creet
Kistane
Wiry Woman +
The Master
The Sound of Drums / Last of the Time Lords
Francine Jones
Tish Jones
Clive Jones
Leo Jones
Lucy Saxon
President +
Vivien Rook +
Albert Dumfries +
The Master +
Thomas Milligan
Professor Doherty
Lad
Woman
Voyage of the Damned
Astrid Peth +
Max Capricorn +
Mr Copper
Rickston
Alonzo
Foon +
Morvin +
Captain Hardaker +
Wilfred Mott
Chief Steward +
Engineer +
Kitchen Hand +
SEASON FOUR, 2008
Partners in Crime
Miss Foster +
Wilfred Mott
Sylvia Noble
Penny Carter
Stacey +
Roger Davey
Craig Staniland
Claire Pope
Suzette Chambers
Taxi driver
The Fires of Pompeii
Caecilius
Metella
Lucius +
Spurrina +
Evelina
Thalina +
Quintus
Soothsayer +
Stallholder +
Major Domo +
Planet of the Ood
Mr Halpen
Solana Mercurio +
Dr Ryder +
Commander Kess +
Mr Bartle +
Rep +
The Sontaran Stratagem / The Poison Sky
Martha's clone +
Colonel Mace
Wilfred Mott
Sylvia Noble
Jo Nakashima +
Luke Rattigan +
Ross Jenkins +
Private Harris +
Private Gray +
Worker (Mr. Trepa)
Captain Price
Female Student
Male Student
The Doctor's Daughter
Jenny
General Cobb
Cline
Soldier
Carter +
The Unicorn and the Wasp
Agatha Christie
Lady Eddison
Robina Redmond
Colonel Hugh
Reverend Golightly +
Professor Peach +
Greeves
Roger Curbishley +
Davenport
Mrs Hart
Miss Chandrakala +
Silence in the Library / Forest of the Dead
Professor River Song
Dr. Moon
The Girl
The Dad
Lux
Miss Evangelista
Anita
Other Dave
Proper Dave
Lee
Ella
Joshua
Man
Midnight
Sky Silvestry +
Hostess +
Professor Hobbes
Dee Dee Blasco
Val Cane
Biff Cane
Jethro
Driver Joe +
Mechanic Claude +
Turn Left
Wilfred Mott
Sylvia Noble
Rocco Colasanto
Captain Magambo
Fortune Teller
Mooky Kahari
Veena Brady
Alice Coltrane
UNIT Soldier
Jival Chowdry
Oliver Morgenstern
Spanish Maid
Housing Officer
Soldier #1
Soldier #2
Man In Pub
Woman in Doorway
The Stolen Earth / Journey's End
Harriet Jones +
Wilfred Mott
Sylvia Noble
Francine Jones
General Sanchez +
Suzanne +
Scared Man +
Jackie Tyler
German Woman
Scared Woman +
Chinese Woman (Anna Zhou)
Liberian Man
Drunk Man
The Next Doctor
Jackson Lake
Rosita
Miss Hartigan +
Mr Scoones +
Mr Cole +
Vicar +
Jed
Lad
Frederick
Urchin
Docker
Every character listed in the end credits of the episodes is included in the above list, except for:
The Doctor
All companions (Rose, Martha, Mickey, Jack, Donna, Sarah)
Ianto, Gwen, Luke Smith
Characters whose "race" is unclear, eg, the Moxx of Balhoun, Davros
People seen briefly on TV screens, such as news anchors and celebrity cameos
Characters who die but come back to life in some way (eg Jenny from The Doctor's Daughter, the supporting cast of Silence in the Library, Jackie and Pete Tyler) are not counted as dead. Characters who were dead before the episode began (Mrs Pearce from The Unquiet Dead, the Nodes from Silence in the Library) are omitted. Characters who are permanently taken over by aliens (eg the Family of Blood) or turned into Cybermen are counted as dead.
From the above, it's possible to compile this:
LIST OF ALL SUPPORTING CHARACTERS
Here, characters are listed only once no matter how many times they appear.
White, survive (203): Jackie Tyler, Caroline, Clive's son (Rose), Charles Dickens, Stage Manager, Driver (Unquiet Dead), Policeman, Margaret Blaine / Blon Slitheen, Sgt. Price, Spray Painter (Aliens of London), Polkowski, Henry van Statten, Diana Goddard, Adam (Dalek), Head Chef, Nurse (Long Game), Registrar, Stuart, Sonny, Sarah, Bev, Suzie, Pete Tyler (Father's Day), Jamie, Nancy, Mrs Lloyd, Mr Lloyd, Timothy Lloyd, Algy, Jim, Ernie, Alf, Dr Constantine, Jenkins, Mrs Harcourt (Empty Child), Cathy, Idris Hopper (Boomtown), Security Guard (Parting of the Ways), Alex, Sally, Sandra, Jason, Mum, Policeman (Christmas Invasion), Duke of Manhattan, Frau Clovis, Butler (New Earth, Queen Victoria, Lady Isobel, Flora (Tooth and Claw), Kenny, Luke, Milo, Melissa (School Reunion), Louis XV, Manservant (Girl in the Fireplace), Jake Simmonds (Rise of the Cybermen), Eddie Connolly, Rita Connolly, Tommy Connolly, Grandma Connolly, DI Bishop, Crabtree, Aunty Betty, Security Guard, Mrs Gallagher (Idiot's Lantern), Ida Scott (Impossible Planet), Elton Pope, Ursula Blake, Mrs Croot (Love and Monsters), Maeve, Tom's Dad, Driver, Neighbour, Police Officer (Fear Her), Geoff Noble, Sylvia Noble, Nerys, Rhodri (Runaway Bride), Morganstern, Annelise (Smith and Jones), Shakespeare, Lilith, Doomfinger, Bloodtide, Dick, Kempe, Jailer, Preacher, Queen Elizabeth (Shakespeare Code), Milo, Valerie, Pharmacist 1, Pharmacist 3, Alice, May, Businessman (Gridlock), Tallulah, Laszlo, Myrna, Lois, Frank, Man #1, Worker #1, Worker #2 (Daleks in Manhattan), Mysterious Man (Lazarus Experiment), Riley Vashtee, Orin Scannell, Sinister Woman (42), Joan Redfern, Tim Latimer, Hutchinson, Vicar (Human Nature, Sally Sparrow, Larry Nightingale, Ben Wainwright, Banto, Desk Sergeant (Blink), Padra, Chieftain, Guard, Creet, Kistane (Utopia), Lucy Saxon, Thomas Milligan, Professor Doherty, Lad, Woman (Sound of Drums), Mr Copper, Rickston, Alonzo, Wilfred Mott (Voyage of the Damned), Sylvia Noble, Roger Davey, Suzette Chambers, Taxi driver (Partners in Crime), Caecilius, Metella, Evelina, Quintus (Fires of Pompeii), Mr Halpen (Planet of the Ood), Colonel Mace, Worker, Captain Price, Male Student (Sontaran Strategem), Jenny, General Cobb, Cline (The Doctor's Daughter), Agatha Christie, Lady Eddison, Robina Redmond, Colonel Hugh, Greeves, Davenport, Mrs Hart (Unicorn and the Wasp), Professor River Song, The Girl, The Dad, Lux, Miss Evangelista, Proper Dave, Lee, Ella, Joshua, Man (Silence in the Library), Professor Hobbes, Val Cane, Biff Cane, Jethro (Midnight), Alice Coltrane, UNIT Soldier, Housing Officer, Soldier #1, Soldier #2, Man In Pub, Woman in Doorway, Rocco Colasanto (Turn Left), German Woman, Drunk Man (The Stolen Earth), Jackson Lake, Jed, Lad, Frederick, Urchin (The Next Doctor)
White, perish (119): Clive (Rose), Cassandra (New Earth), Redpath, Gabriel Sneed, Gwyneth (Unquiet Dead), General Asquith, Joseph Green, Oliver Charles, Strickland, (Aliens of London), Harriet Jones (The Stolen Earth), Simmons, Bywater, De Maggio, Commander (Dalek), Suki, The Editor (Long Game), Mr Cleaver (Boomtown), Lynda, Strood, Floor Manager, Male Programmer, Agorax, Fitch, Colleen, Broff, Controller (Parting of the Ways), Danny Llewellyn (Christmas Invasion), Chip, Patient (New Earth, Father Angelo, Sir Robert, Captain Reynolds, Steward, The Host (Tooth and Claw), Mr Finch, Mr Parsons, Nina, Dinner Lady (School Reunion), Reinette (Girl in the Fireplace), John Lumic, Mrs Moore, Mr Crane, Dr Kendrick, Morris (Rise of the Cybermen), The Wire, Magpie (Idiot's Lantern), Mr Jefferson, Toby Zed, Scooti Manista (Impossible Planet), Victor Kennedy, Mr Skinner, Bridget (Love and Monsters), Yvonne Hartman, Gareth, Matt (Army of Ghosts), Florence Finnegan, Mr Stoker (Smith and Jones), Wiggins, Dolly Bailey, Lynley, Peter Streete (Shakespeare Code), Ma, Pa (Gridlock), Mr Diagoras, Foreman, Hybrid (Daleks in Manhattan), Lazarus, Lady Thaw, Olive Woman (Lazarus Experiment), Kath McDonnell, Hal Korwin, Dev Ashton, Erina Lessak (42), Jenny, Baines, Clark, Lucy Cartwright, Rocastle, Phillips, Doorman, Mr Chambers, John Smith (Human Nature), Kathy Nightingale (Blink), Professor Yana, The Master, Wiry Woman (Utopia), President, Vivien Rook, Albert Dumfries (Sound of Drums), Astrid Peth, Max Capricorn, Foon, Captain Hardaker, Chief Steward, Engineer (Voyage of the Damned), Miss Foster, Stacey (Partners in Crime), Lucius, Spurrina, Thalina, Soothsayer, Stallholder, Major Domo (Fires of Pompeii), Dr Ryder, Mr Bartle (Planet of the Ood), Luke Rattigan, Ross Jenkins, Private Harris (Sontaran Strategem), Carter (The Doctor's Daughter), Reverend Golightly, Professor Peach, Roger Curbishley (Unicorn and the Wasp), Sky Silvestry, Driver Joe (Midnight), General Sanchez, Scared Man (The Stolen Earth), Miss Hartigan, Mr Scoones, Mr Cole, Vicar (The Next Doctor)
Black, survive (32): Cathica (Long Game), Katherine (Girl in the Fireplace), Rita-Anne, Soldier (Rise of the Cybermen), Zachary Cross Flane (Impossible Planet), Trish, Chloe, Kel (Love and Monsters), Vicar, Taxi Driver, Little Girl (Runaway Bride), Francine Jones, Tish Jones, Clive Jones, Leo Jones (Smith and Jones), Cheen, Pharmacist 2 (Gridlock), Man #2, Dock Worker (Daleks in Manhattan), Atillo (Utopia), Penny Carter, Claire Pope (Partners in Crime), Dr. Moon, Other Dave, Anita (Silence in the Library), Dee Dee Blasco (Midnight), Captain Magambo, Mooky Kahari, Veena Brady (Turn Left), Liberian Man (The Stolen Earth), Rosita, Docker (The Next Doctor)
Black, perish (22): Jabe (End of the World), Crosbie, Rodrick (Parting of the Ways), Major Blake (Christmas Invasion), Mr Wagner (School Reunion), The President, Ricky (Rise of the Cybermen), Bliss (Love and Monsters), Adeola (Army of Ghosts), Lance Bennett (Runaway Bride), Solomon (Daleks in Manhattan), Billy Shipton (Blink), Abi Lerner (42), Morvin, Kitchen Hand (Voyage of the Damned), Commander Kess (Planet of the Ood), Martha's clone, Private Gray (Sontaran Strategem), Soldier (The Doctor's Daughter), Hostess, Mechanic Claude (Midnight), Suzanne (The Stolen Earth)
Asian, survive (5): Doctor Sato, Ru, Bau (Aliens of London), Fortune Teller (Turn Left), Chinese Woman (The Stolen Earth)
Asian, perish(1): Jo Nakashima (Sontaran Strategem)
Desi, survive (5): Danny Bartock (Impossible Planet), Julia Swales (Smith and Jones), Craig Staniland (Partners in Crime), Female Student (Sontaran Strategem), Jival Chowdry (Turn Left),
Desi, perish (7): Indra Ganesh (Aliens of London), Female Programmer (Parting of the Ways), Dr Rajesh Singh (Army of Ghosts), Solana Mercurio, Rep (Planet of the Ood), Miss Chandrakala (Unicorn and the Wasp), Scared Woman (The Stolen Earth)
NB. I've grouped characters in a very simplistic way in this list which may not reflect how the actors identify themselves. For example, I may have placed characters into the "black" list, while the actor might describe themselves as being "mixed race". In many cases I've found it necessary to research the actors' backgrounds in order to put them in the "correct" list. These simplistic categories are probably adequate for the purposes of this essay; but compiling the list only underlined for me how arbitrary and artificial these "common sense" classifications really are, and how little they reflect real peoples' identities.
Total characters: 394
Total White characters: 322 (82%)
Total Black characters: 54 (14%)
Total Asian characters: 6(1.5%)
Total Desi characters: 12 (3%)
White mortality rate: 119/322 = 37%
Black mortality rate: 22/54 = 41%
Asian mortality rate: 1/6 = 17%
Desi mortality rate: 7/12 = 58%
A tally like this is not some sort of a litmus test for racism. It addresses only two specific questions: what proportion of the cast, and the corpses, isn't White. There are complicated, qualitative issues of representation that maths can't tell us anything about.
As always, your comments (especially any corrections) are very welcome.
Characters marked + die. Characters in bold are Characters Of Colour (COCs). Here, characters are listed each time they appear.
SEASON ONE, 2005
Rose
Jackie Tyler
Clive +
Caroline
Clive's son
The End of the World
Jackie Tyler
Jabe +
Cassandra
The Unquiet Dead
Redpath +
Gabriel Sneed +
Gwyneth +
Charles Dickens
Stage Manager
Driver
Aliens of London / World War III
Jackie Tyler
Policeman
General Asquith +
Joseph Green +
Indra Ganesh +
Harriet Jones
Margaret Blaine
Doctor Sato
Oliver Charles +
Strickland +
Sgt. Price
Spray Painter
Ru
Bau
Dalek
Polkowski
Henry van Statten
Diana Goddard
Adam
Simmons +
Bywater +
De Maggio +
Commander +
The Long Game
Adam
Head Chef
Cathica
Suki +
The Editor +
Nurse
Father's Day
Jackie Tyler
Pete Tyler +
Registrar
Stuart
Sonny
Sarah
Bev
Suzie
The Empty Child / The Doctor Dances
Jamie
Nancy
Mrs Lloyd
Mr Lloyd
Timothy Lloyd
Algy
Jim
Ernie
Alf
Dr Constantine
Jenkins
Mrs Harcourt
Boomtown
Mr. Cleaver +
Blon
Cathy
Idris Hopper
Bad Wolf / The Parting of the Ways
Jackie Tyler
Lynda +
Strood +
Crosbie +
Rodrick +
Floor Manager +
Male Programmer +
Female Programmer +
Agorax +
Fitch +
Colleen +
Broff +
Controller +
Security Guard
The Christmas Invasion
Jackie Tyler
Harriet Jones
Danny Llewellyn +
Alex
Major Blake +
Sally
Sandra
Jason
Mum
Policeman
SEASON TWO, 2006
New Earth
Jackie Tyler
Cassandra +
Chip +
Duke of Manhattan
Frau Clovis
Patient +
Butler (uncredited)
Tooth and Claw
Queen Victoria
Father Angelo +
Lady Isobel
Sir Robert +
Captain Reynolds +
Steward +
The Host +
Flora
School Reunion
Mr Finch +
Mr Parsons +
Mr Wagner +
Nina +
Kenny
Luke
Milo
Melissa
Dinner Lady +
The Girl in the Fireplace
Reinette +
Louis XV
Katherine
Manservant
Rise of the Cybermen / The Age of Steel
Pete Tyler
Jackie Tyler +
John Lumic +
The President +
Rita-Anne
Ricky +
Jake Simmonds
Mrs Moore +
Mr Crane +
Dr Kendrick +
Morris (homeless man) +
Soldier
The Idiot's Lantern
The Wire +
Magpie +
Eddie Connolly
Rita Connolly
Tommy Connolly
Grandma Connolly
DI Bishop
Crabtree
Aunty Betty
Security Guard
Mrs Gallagher
The Impossible Planet / The Satan Pit
Mr Jefferson +
Zachary Cross Flane
Ida Scott
Toby Zed +
Danny Bartock
Scooti Manista +
Love & Monsters
Jackie Tyler
Victor Kennedy +
Elton Pope
Ursula Blake
Mr Skinner +
Bridget +
Bliss +
Mrs Croot (old lady at market)
Fear Her
Trish
Chloe
Maeve
Tom's Dad
Kel
Driver
Neighbour
Police Officer
Army of Ghosts / Doomsday
Jackie Tyler
Yvonne Hartman +
Dr Rajesh Singh +
Adeola +
Gareth +
Matt +
Pete Tyler
Jake Simmonds
The Runaway Bride
Lance Bennett +
Geoff Noble
Sylvia Noble
Vicar
Taxi driver
Nerys
Rhodri (has video camera)
Little girl
SEASON THREE, 2007
Smith and Jones
Florence Finnegan +
Mr Stoker +
Morganstern
Julia Swales
Francine Jones
Tish Jones
Clive Jones
Leo Jones
Annelise
The Shakespeare Code
Shakespeare
Lilith
Wiggins +
Doomfinger
Bloodtide
Dick
Kempe
Dolly Bailey +
Lynley +
Jailer
Peter Streete +
Preacher
Queen Elizabeth
Gridlock
Milo
Cheen
Valerie
Pharmacist 1
Pharmacist 2
Pharmacist 3
Alice
May
Businessman
Ma +
Pa +
Daleks in Manhattan / Evolution of the Daleks
Tallulah
Laszlo
Myrna
Lois
Solomon +
Frank
Mr Diagoras +
Man #1 (guy who stole the bread)
Man #2 (guy whose bread was stolen)
Foreman +
Worker #1
Worker #2
Dock Worker
Hybrid +
The Lazarus Experiment
Francine Jones
Tish Jones
Leo Jones
Lazarus +
Lady Thaw +
Olive Woman +
Mysterious Man
42
Kath McDonnell +
Francine Jones
Riley Vashtee
Orin Scannell
Hal Korwin +
Dev Ashton +
Abi Lerner +
Erina Lessak +
Sinister Woman
Human Nature / Family of Blood
Joan Redfern
Jenny +
Tim Latimer
Baines +
Hutchinson
Clark +
Lucy Cartwright +
Rocastle +
Phillips +
Doorman +
Mr Chambers +
Vicar
Blink
Sally Sparrow
Kathy Nightingale +
Larry Nightingale
Billy Shipton +
Ben Wainwright
Banto
Desk Sergeant
Utopia
Professor Yana +
Padra
Atillo
Chieftain
Guard
Creet
Kistane
Wiry Woman +
The Master
The Sound of Drums / Last of the Time Lords
Francine Jones
Tish Jones
Clive Jones
Leo Jones
Lucy Saxon
President +
Vivien Rook +
Albert Dumfries +
The Master +
Thomas Milligan
Professor Doherty
Lad
Woman
Voyage of the Damned
Astrid Peth +
Max Capricorn +
Mr Copper
Rickston
Alonzo
Foon +
Morvin +
Captain Hardaker +
Wilfred Mott
Chief Steward +
Engineer +
Kitchen Hand +
SEASON FOUR, 2008
Partners in Crime
Miss Foster +
Wilfred Mott
Sylvia Noble
Penny Carter
Stacey +
Roger Davey
Craig Staniland
Claire Pope
Suzette Chambers
Taxi driver
The Fires of Pompeii
Caecilius
Metella
Lucius +
Spurrina +
Evelina
Thalina +
Quintus
Soothsayer +
Stallholder +
Major Domo +
Planet of the Ood
Mr Halpen
Solana Mercurio +
Dr Ryder +
Commander Kess +
Mr Bartle +
Rep +
The Sontaran Stratagem / The Poison Sky
Martha's clone +
Colonel Mace
Wilfred Mott
Sylvia Noble
Jo Nakashima +
Luke Rattigan +
Ross Jenkins +
Private Harris +
Private Gray +
Worker (Mr. Trepa)
Captain Price
Female Student
Male Student
The Doctor's Daughter
Jenny
General Cobb
Cline
Soldier
Carter +
The Unicorn and the Wasp
Agatha Christie
Lady Eddison
Robina Redmond
Colonel Hugh
Reverend Golightly +
Professor Peach +
Greeves
Roger Curbishley +
Davenport
Mrs Hart
Miss Chandrakala +
Silence in the Library / Forest of the Dead
Professor River Song
Dr. Moon
The Girl
The Dad
Lux
Miss Evangelista
Anita
Other Dave
Proper Dave
Lee
Ella
Joshua
Man
Midnight
Sky Silvestry +
Hostess +
Professor Hobbes
Dee Dee Blasco
Val Cane
Biff Cane
Jethro
Driver Joe +
Mechanic Claude +
Turn Left
Wilfred Mott
Sylvia Noble
Rocco Colasanto
Captain Magambo
Fortune Teller
Mooky Kahari
Veena Brady
Alice Coltrane
UNIT Soldier
Jival Chowdry
Oliver Morgenstern
Spanish Maid
Housing Officer
Soldier #1
Soldier #2
Man In Pub
Woman in Doorway
The Stolen Earth / Journey's End
Harriet Jones +
Wilfred Mott
Sylvia Noble
Francine Jones
General Sanchez +
Suzanne +
Scared Man +
Jackie Tyler
German Woman
Scared Woman +
Chinese Woman (Anna Zhou)
Liberian Man
Drunk Man
The Next Doctor
Jackson Lake
Rosita
Miss Hartigan +
Mr Scoones +
Mr Cole +
Vicar +
Jed
Lad
Frederick
Urchin
Docker
Every character listed in the end credits of the episodes is included in the above list, except for:
Characters who die but come back to life in some way (eg Jenny from The Doctor's Daughter, the supporting cast of Silence in the Library, Jackie and Pete Tyler) are not counted as dead. Characters who were dead before the episode began (Mrs Pearce from The Unquiet Dead, the Nodes from Silence in the Library) are omitted. Characters who are permanently taken over by aliens (eg the Family of Blood) or turned into Cybermen are counted as dead.
From the above, it's possible to compile this:
LIST OF ALL SUPPORTING CHARACTERS
Here, characters are listed only once no matter how many times they appear.
White, survive (203): Jackie Tyler, Caroline, Clive's son (Rose), Charles Dickens, Stage Manager, Driver (Unquiet Dead), Policeman, Margaret Blaine / Blon Slitheen, Sgt. Price, Spray Painter (Aliens of London), Polkowski, Henry van Statten, Diana Goddard, Adam (Dalek), Head Chef, Nurse (Long Game), Registrar, Stuart, Sonny, Sarah, Bev, Suzie, Pete Tyler (Father's Day), Jamie, Nancy, Mrs Lloyd, Mr Lloyd, Timothy Lloyd, Algy, Jim, Ernie, Alf, Dr Constantine, Jenkins, Mrs Harcourt (Empty Child), Cathy, Idris Hopper (Boomtown), Security Guard (Parting of the Ways), Alex, Sally, Sandra, Jason, Mum, Policeman (Christmas Invasion), Duke of Manhattan, Frau Clovis, Butler (New Earth, Queen Victoria, Lady Isobel, Flora (Tooth and Claw), Kenny, Luke, Milo, Melissa (School Reunion), Louis XV, Manservant (Girl in the Fireplace), Jake Simmonds (Rise of the Cybermen), Eddie Connolly, Rita Connolly, Tommy Connolly, Grandma Connolly, DI Bishop, Crabtree, Aunty Betty, Security Guard, Mrs Gallagher (Idiot's Lantern), Ida Scott (Impossible Planet), Elton Pope, Ursula Blake, Mrs Croot (Love and Monsters), Maeve, Tom's Dad, Driver, Neighbour, Police Officer (Fear Her), Geoff Noble, Sylvia Noble, Nerys, Rhodri (Runaway Bride), Morganstern, Annelise (Smith and Jones), Shakespeare, Lilith, Doomfinger, Bloodtide, Dick, Kempe, Jailer, Preacher, Queen Elizabeth (Shakespeare Code), Milo, Valerie, Pharmacist 1, Pharmacist 3, Alice, May, Businessman (Gridlock), Tallulah, Laszlo, Myrna, Lois, Frank, Man #1, Worker #1, Worker #2 (Daleks in Manhattan), Mysterious Man (Lazarus Experiment), Riley Vashtee, Orin Scannell, Sinister Woman (42), Joan Redfern, Tim Latimer, Hutchinson, Vicar (Human Nature, Sally Sparrow, Larry Nightingale, Ben Wainwright, Banto, Desk Sergeant (Blink), Padra, Chieftain, Guard, Creet, Kistane (Utopia), Lucy Saxon, Thomas Milligan, Professor Doherty, Lad, Woman (Sound of Drums), Mr Copper, Rickston, Alonzo, Wilfred Mott (Voyage of the Damned), Sylvia Noble, Roger Davey, Suzette Chambers, Taxi driver (Partners in Crime), Caecilius, Metella, Evelina, Quintus (Fires of Pompeii), Mr Halpen (Planet of the Ood), Colonel Mace, Worker, Captain Price, Male Student (Sontaran Strategem), Jenny, General Cobb, Cline (The Doctor's Daughter), Agatha Christie, Lady Eddison, Robina Redmond, Colonel Hugh, Greeves, Davenport, Mrs Hart (Unicorn and the Wasp), Professor River Song, The Girl, The Dad, Lux, Miss Evangelista, Proper Dave, Lee, Ella, Joshua, Man (Silence in the Library), Professor Hobbes, Val Cane, Biff Cane, Jethro (Midnight), Alice Coltrane, UNIT Soldier, Housing Officer, Soldier #1, Soldier #2, Man In Pub, Woman in Doorway, Rocco Colasanto (Turn Left), German Woman, Drunk Man (The Stolen Earth), Jackson Lake, Jed, Lad, Frederick, Urchin (The Next Doctor)
White, perish (119): Clive (Rose), Cassandra (New Earth), Redpath, Gabriel Sneed, Gwyneth (Unquiet Dead), General Asquith, Joseph Green, Oliver Charles, Strickland, (Aliens of London), Harriet Jones (The Stolen Earth), Simmons, Bywater, De Maggio, Commander (Dalek), Suki, The Editor (Long Game), Mr Cleaver (Boomtown), Lynda, Strood, Floor Manager, Male Programmer, Agorax, Fitch, Colleen, Broff, Controller (Parting of the Ways), Danny Llewellyn (Christmas Invasion), Chip, Patient (New Earth, Father Angelo, Sir Robert, Captain Reynolds, Steward, The Host (Tooth and Claw), Mr Finch, Mr Parsons, Nina, Dinner Lady (School Reunion), Reinette (Girl in the Fireplace), John Lumic, Mrs Moore, Mr Crane, Dr Kendrick, Morris (Rise of the Cybermen), The Wire, Magpie (Idiot's Lantern), Mr Jefferson, Toby Zed, Scooti Manista (Impossible Planet), Victor Kennedy, Mr Skinner, Bridget (Love and Monsters), Yvonne Hartman, Gareth, Matt (Army of Ghosts), Florence Finnegan, Mr Stoker (Smith and Jones), Wiggins, Dolly Bailey, Lynley, Peter Streete (Shakespeare Code), Ma, Pa (Gridlock), Mr Diagoras, Foreman, Hybrid (Daleks in Manhattan), Lazarus, Lady Thaw, Olive Woman (Lazarus Experiment), Kath McDonnell, Hal Korwin, Dev Ashton, Erina Lessak (42), Jenny, Baines, Clark, Lucy Cartwright, Rocastle, Phillips, Doorman, Mr Chambers, John Smith (Human Nature), Kathy Nightingale (Blink), Professor Yana, The Master, Wiry Woman (Utopia), President, Vivien Rook, Albert Dumfries (Sound of Drums), Astrid Peth, Max Capricorn, Foon, Captain Hardaker, Chief Steward, Engineer (Voyage of the Damned), Miss Foster, Stacey (Partners in Crime), Lucius, Spurrina, Thalina, Soothsayer, Stallholder, Major Domo (Fires of Pompeii), Dr Ryder, Mr Bartle (Planet of the Ood), Luke Rattigan, Ross Jenkins, Private Harris (Sontaran Strategem), Carter (The Doctor's Daughter), Reverend Golightly, Professor Peach, Roger Curbishley (Unicorn and the Wasp), Sky Silvestry, Driver Joe (Midnight), General Sanchez, Scared Man (The Stolen Earth), Miss Hartigan, Mr Scoones, Mr Cole, Vicar (The Next Doctor)
Black, survive (32): Cathica (Long Game), Katherine (Girl in the Fireplace), Rita-Anne, Soldier (Rise of the Cybermen), Zachary Cross Flane (Impossible Planet), Trish, Chloe, Kel (Love and Monsters), Vicar, Taxi Driver, Little Girl (Runaway Bride), Francine Jones, Tish Jones, Clive Jones, Leo Jones (Smith and Jones), Cheen, Pharmacist 2 (Gridlock), Man #2, Dock Worker (Daleks in Manhattan), Atillo (Utopia), Penny Carter, Claire Pope (Partners in Crime), Dr. Moon, Other Dave, Anita (Silence in the Library), Dee Dee Blasco (Midnight), Captain Magambo, Mooky Kahari, Veena Brady (Turn Left), Liberian Man (The Stolen Earth), Rosita, Docker (The Next Doctor)
Black, perish (22): Jabe (End of the World), Crosbie, Rodrick (Parting of the Ways), Major Blake (Christmas Invasion), Mr Wagner (School Reunion), The President, Ricky (Rise of the Cybermen), Bliss (Love and Monsters), Adeola (Army of Ghosts), Lance Bennett (Runaway Bride), Solomon (Daleks in Manhattan), Billy Shipton (Blink), Abi Lerner (42), Morvin, Kitchen Hand (Voyage of the Damned), Commander Kess (Planet of the Ood), Martha's clone, Private Gray (Sontaran Strategem), Soldier (The Doctor's Daughter), Hostess, Mechanic Claude (Midnight), Suzanne (The Stolen Earth)
Asian, survive (5): Doctor Sato, Ru, Bau (Aliens of London), Fortune Teller (Turn Left), Chinese Woman (The Stolen Earth)
Asian, perish(1): Jo Nakashima (Sontaran Strategem)
Desi, survive (5): Danny Bartock (Impossible Planet), Julia Swales (Smith and Jones), Craig Staniland (Partners in Crime), Female Student (Sontaran Strategem), Jival Chowdry (Turn Left),
Desi, perish (7): Indra Ganesh (Aliens of London), Female Programmer (Parting of the Ways), Dr Rajesh Singh (Army of Ghosts), Solana Mercurio, Rep (Planet of the Ood), Miss Chandrakala (Unicorn and the Wasp), Scared Woman (The Stolen Earth)
NB. I've grouped characters in a very simplistic way in this list which may not reflect how the actors identify themselves. For example, I may have placed characters into the "black" list, while the actor might describe themselves as being "mixed race". In many cases I've found it necessary to research the actors' backgrounds in order to put them in the "correct" list. These simplistic categories are probably adequate for the purposes of this essay; but compiling the list only underlined for me how arbitrary and artificial these "common sense" classifications really are, and how little they reflect real peoples' identities.
Total characters: 394
Total White characters: 322 (82%)
Total Black characters: 54 (14%)
Total Asian characters: 6(1.5%)
Total Desi characters: 12 (3%)
White mortality rate: 119/322 = 37%
Black mortality rate: 22/54 = 41%
Asian mortality rate: 1/6 = 17%
Desi mortality rate: 7/12 = 58%
A tally like this is not some sort of a litmus test for racism. It addresses only two specific questions: what proportion of the cast, and the corpses, isn't White. There are complicated, qualitative issues of representation that maths can't tell us anything about.
As always, your comments (especially any corrections) are very welcome.