Colonel Tia Karim was a UNIT officer, who was tasked with notifying Sarah Jane Smith of the death of the Doctor. The funeral was to take place at a UNIT base built beneath Mount Snowden in Wales. The only other former companion of the Doctor's in attendance was Jo Grant (now Jo Jones).
The Doctor's body had been retrieved by a race of giant vulture-like creatures known as the Shansheeth, who acted like intergalactic funeral directors.
It transpired that Karim was in league with the Shansheeth to steal the TARDIS. The Doctor had actually been marooned on an obscure alien planet and the TARDIS was hidden at the base. The key was needed, however, and Karim did not have it. The Shansheeth would be able to create a new one from the memories of Sarah and Jo using a dream-weave device.
The Doctor was able to transport himself back to Earth with the help of Clyde Langer, who had previously become infected with artron energy by the Tenth Doctor.
Sarah and Jo overloaded the dream-weave with their memories of the Doctor and it exploded - killing Karim and the Shansheeth.
Played by: Laila Rouass. Appearances: SJA 4.3: Death of the Doctor (2010).
- Rouass, who also featured in Spooks and Primeval, first came to prominence as a regular on Footballer's Wives.
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