Torchwood question

May 29, 2008 00:16

Not even a month ago, a fellow Torchwood fan told me that "Alice Guppy" was the original BBC name-on-the-credits for the Victorian brunette who -( Read more... )

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thirstyrobot May 29 2008, 04:21:47 UTC
Yep, that's her name. Poor thing.

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rodlox May 29 2008, 04:56:55 UTC
thank you.
it could be worse, I suppose. her name could've been "Wendy"...which didn't exist until Peter Pan was published.

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thirstyrobot May 29 2008, 05:14:16 UTC
O_o Seriously? Wow, things I didn't know. But yeah, I think I'd take Darling over Guppy any day.

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rodlox May 29 2008, 05:43:10 UTC
yep. sometimes movie theaters have, before the previews, celeb quotes & random factoids - which is where I learned that about the name Wendy.

Alice Darling? sounds like an endearment. "Alice, darling, could you check and make sure the Doctor's not being terribly heroic again, would you?" :D
(so maybe it's Jack's pet name for her - just to ruffle her feathers)

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