Head of a drilling research project located in the small Welsh village of Cwmtaff in 2020. The aim was to drill deeper into the Earth than ever achieved before. Cwmtaff was virtually abandoned, with only Tony and his family now living there - daughter Ambrose, her husband Mo, and their son Elliot - along with scientific adviser Dr. Nasreen Chaudhry. Other staff travelled in through the week.
Just after reaching a record depth, Tony was confronted by the Doctor and his companions Amy and Rory. Mo had disappeared, and the village came under attack by creatures which had travelled up from the area which the drill had penetrated.
It transpired that it had breached the roof of a Silurian city, triggering the reanimation of a military unit. This was led by a warrior named Restac. A Silurian soldier named Alaya was captured by the Doctor, after she had managed to wound Tony with her tongue. This contained a deadly toxin, and he began to ail. Mo had been abducted by the Silurians, and they also seized Elliot. A desperate Ambrose tried to force Alaya to release her family, but accidentally killed her. Tony had been in favour of the Doctor's plan to swap Alaya for the hostages, which also included Amy.
Tony later visited the city with the others, to return Alaya's body. The Silurian leader, Eldane, decided that the time was not right for humans and Silurians to coexist, and so triggered a poison decontaminant that would force Restac and her warriors to return to hibernation. Tony would remain behind, frozen until his illness could be cured. Nasreen was in love with him and so elected to stay with him. Both would help reconcile the two races in the future.
Played by: Robert Pugh. Appearances: The Hungry Earth / Cold Blood (2010).
- Pugh had earlier featured in Torchwood, in the Series 2 episode Adrift, where he played the adult Jonah Bevan.
- A claim to fame: I once took part in a fundraising quiz for a church in North London - and Pugh was member of a rival team. They won.
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