First Appearance: Doctor Who Series Two Episode Two: "New Earth"
Played By: Dona Croll
The Cat-Kind head of the Sisters of Plenitude, Matron Casp worked at the New Earth Hospital where she headed up experiments on specially grown humans- which they viewed as just being "Flesh"- in the Intensive Care ward.
She died in the year 5,000,000,023 when she was infected by all of the diseases known in the galaxy before plummeting down a lift shaft.
"New Earth"
Matron Casp joins the Doctor as he spoke with the Duke of Manhattan about the fact that he was cured from Petrifold Regression (which was thought not to have a cure for at least 1000 years later), where she comments that though "primitive species would accuse us of magic" it was due to the "tender application of science." The Doctor questions how she was capable of curing him, but she merely jests about "how on New Earth you might say" and claiming that the solution in the drip near the Duke was a "simple remedy". She denies the Doctor the formula, claiming it to be "patient confidentiality" before introducing herself to him. She remarks coldly that they were the Doctors in the facility after hearing the Doctor's name as a title.
Sister Jatt arrives and tells her that she is needed in Intensive Care. The two depart after excusing herself, where Jatt begins to report that one of the "patients" had gained "consciousness." Casp tells her that "we can't have that" as they make their way to the ward.
Casp listens as Jatt informs her of the "Flesh's" crying during a "blood wash", showing her the specimen. She looks slightly shocked at the "Flesh" as it begs for their help, commenting that "it's" eyes are "positively sparkling" and wondering how it was possible for it to be able to speak. After Jatt finishes telling her about Sister Corvin's thesis, she tells Jatt that she has seen enough and begins to walk away. The two discuss the review of "brianstem policy" if their is another incident, before telling Jatt to carry out "standard procedure" are "incinerate" the Flesh.
Matron Casp and Sister Jatt respond to the alarm- which Cassandra (in Rose's body) sets off- where they run into Novice Hame on the way to fetch her. As she begins to tell her the situation, Matron calmly orders Hame to leave everything to them and return to her duties.
Casp asks Cassandra if there was anything that "they could do to help," who skips pleasantries and calls her "whiskers." She demands that the Sisters of Plenitude give her money, but Casp rebuttals by saying that "the Sisterhood is a charity", which gladly accepts money but never gives it away. She refuses to Cassandra's demands for money and a yacht and tells her that there is no reason for her to reconsider the deal. When Cassandra challenges Casp about telling the City and N.N.Y.P.D about the experiments and asking how she was going to stop them the Sisters were not armed, Casp snarls the question "who needs arms when you have claws."
She is taken aback by the release of "The Flesh" and is even more amazed that "the Flesh" were capable of speaking and "constructing an argument." As they withdraw her surprise turns to horror as one of "the Flesh" uses kills itself to release the others from their pods. She is unable to save Jatt from being touched, forcing her to flee. As she reaches the exit, Casp uses a phone to contact the main hospital and order the building to be put in a state of "quarantine."
Casp had the same idea that the Rose and the Doctor (now Cassandra) had and began to climb a lift shaft to escape the lower levels. Upon seeing them, she angrily grabs Rose's leg and blamed her for the destruction of both the Sister's reputation and the release of "The Flesh." Cassandra snaps that she should "go play with a ball of string." As she declares that the "Human World" is nothing but "sickness," Casp is touched by one of "the Flesh" who infects her with the diseases. She is subjected to extreme agony and releases the ladder, causing her to fall to her death screaming
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First Appearance: Doctor Who Series Two Episode Two: "New Earth"
Played By: Adjoa Andoh
A member of Sister's of Plenitude, the Cat-kind Sister Jatt worked for the New Earth Hospital (just outside the city of New New York) where she was charged with overseeing and monitoring the experiments that the Sister's were carrying out on their "Lab Rats" in the Intensive Care Unit of the Hospital (hidden from knowledge and off all records).
She was killed by one of her own "experiments" when a member of "The Flesh" touched her and contracted her with all the diseases that the galaxy were aware of by the year 5,000,000,023.
"New Earth"
Sister Jatt escorted the Doctor to Ward 26 (her veil covering her face at first), while listening to his comments that although the place "looks nice" it needed a "little shop." Removing her veil she remarks that "a hospital is a place for healing." She ignores his continued attempt of conversation about the shop and explains about the Sister of Plenitude's work and aim to heal the sick of New Earth.
She watches Frau Clovis berate the Doctor before moving him along to follow her request for the Duke of Manhattan to have "a little privacy." She comments that the Duke will be "back on his feet in no time", which the Doctor sees as unlikely since the illness that the Duke was admitted with (Petrifold Regression) was at that time supposedly incurable and he would be a statue. She tells him to "have faith in the Sisterhood", before asking whether or not he recognised a patient in the ward and commenting that it is unusual for her to get a request about visiting a patient without knowing who the patient is. However the Doctor tells her that he knows who he is looking for after spotting the Face of Boe at the far end of the ward.
When the Doctor reaches the Face of Boe, Jatt tells Novie Hame to take care of the Doctor. Before she leaves the Doctor asks her if she can locate Rose at the reception (who had been separated from the Doctor and possessed by the Lady Cassandra O'Brian) which she says she will do.
During the Doctor's conversation with Matron Casp at the bedside of the now cured Duke of Manhattan, Sister Jatt appears and tells her that she is needed in the Intensive Care ward. As they walk away she reports to her that another patient has become "conscious", which Casp replies is something that should not be allowed to happen.
Inside the Intensive Care Ward Jatt begins explaining to Casp that during a "blood-wash" one of "The Flesh" began crying, opening the pod to survey the "specimen." As "The Flesh" begs for their help, she tells Casp to notice the life in "it's" eyes. Casp asks how the Flesh was capable of
"having a vocabulary", to which Jatt replies by noting a thesis written by a fellow Sister- Sister Corven- about "the migration of Sentience," making a side comment that the paper was "well worth a read." Closing the pod on "the Flesh", the two discus reviewing their "brain stem policy" if another incident happens. Questioning what she should do with the latest specimen, Casp orders her to follow the "standard procedure" and incinerate it, which she carries out before following Casp.
Sister Jatt and Matron Casp respond to the alarm that Cassandra (in Rose's body) sets of and goes to confront her in the Ward. She listens to Cassandra's blackmail attempt, typing on her communicator but stops when the latter calls it "institutional murder."
They watch as the first row of Flesh is woken up, where Jatt suggests that they withdraw before they are infected. They listen as one the Flesh tells them that they have learned about what and how the Sister's had infected them with and commits suicide in order to free the other Flesh from their pods. She expresses terror as she realises that the Flesh are all free and swears that they are free in the name of the Goddess Santori. She is backed into a corner, where she tries to bat them away with her paws. However one of the Flesh touches her face and she is infected almost immediately, dying in agony.
First Appearance: Doctor Who Series Two Episode Two: "New Earth" (Mentioned Only)
A cat-kind nurse dedicating her life to the Sisters of Plenitude, Sister Corvin worked at the New Earth Hospital outside New New York, where she helped create "The Flesh" in an effort to aid the Sister's mission in curing the sick of New Earth. She wrote a "thesis on the migration of Sentience" she had named "The Echo of Life" after the discovery of several cases of "The Flesh" began to speak and cry.
"New Earth"
While Sister Jatt is showing Matron Casp the latest case of one of "the Flesh" having consciousness, Jatt replies to the Casp's question of how a forced grown human can have a "vocabulary" by telling her of Corvin's thesis and remarking that it was "well worth a read," before closing the pod and carrying out incineration of the latest "case."
First Appearance: Doctor Who Series Two Episode Two: "New Earth"
