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| Orson Pink | |
| Continuity: | Doctor Who |
| Notability: | Minor character |
| Type: | Astronaut; Time traveler |
| Gender: | Male |
| Race: | Human |
| Location: | 22nd century |
| Relatives: | Danny Pink [1] Clara Oswald [2] |
| Status: | Alive |
| First: | "Listen" |
| Actor: | Samuel Anderson |
Orson Pink is a fictional astronaut and time traveler featured in the Doctor Who revival series on BBC One and BBC America. Played by actor Samuel Anderson, he appeared in the fourth episode of season eight titled, "Listen".
Biography[]
Orson Pink was am astronaut and time traveler born sometime in the late 21st century. He appears to have some direct family connection to Danny Pink, possibly even his great-grandson. It is also possible that he may be a descendant of Clara Oswald.
When Orson was in his mid-twenties, he became one of the pioneers of time travel of his era. His first venture through the timestream was only to intended to project him a week into the future, but through some mishap, he was shunted to the end of time where he remained stranded for six months.
In the year 2014, Clara Oswald biologically interfaced with the TARDIS, which left trace memories inside of its databank. Through this, the Twelfth Doctor learned about Orson's existence and brought Clara to the end of time to rescue him. Having never met his ancestor, Danny Pink, the Doctor was unaware of any connection between Clara and he (or at least he feigned ignorance) and could not understand why the TARDIS would make this connection between the two.
Upon meeting him, Clara instantly saw the resemblance between he and Danny Pink. She was surprised when Orson showed her a personal keepsake, a toy soldier that once belonged to someone in his family. Clara said nothing, but recognized the toy from when she visited Danny Pink as a child.
After resolving the terror afflicting both the Doctor and Orson at the end of time, they brought Orson back to his proper time era. [3]
Notes & Trivia[]
- The character of Orson Pink was created by director Douglas Mackinnon and writer Steven Moffat.
- Actor Samuel Anderson plays the dual roles of Orson Pink as well as Danny Pink.
See also[]
Media
The World of Doctor Who
Doctor Who miscellaneous
External Links[]
References[]
- ↑ Direct ancestor; likely his great-grandfather.
- ↑ Possible ancestor; Orson states that time travelling runs in his family.
- ↑ Doctor Who: Listen