First Appearance: Doctor Who Series Four Episode Eight: "The Unicorn and the Wasp"Played By: Daniel King
A footman in the country house of Eddison/ Curbishley family, Davenport had been in the service of the family for an unknown period of time, where he fell in love and began a secret relationship with Roger Curbishley (Lady Clemency Eddison and Colonel Hugh Curbishley's son).
"The Unicorn and the Wasp"
Davenport was posted on the drinks duty for the Eddison garden party during the December of 1926.
During Lady Eddison's explanation of "The Unicorn" and "his" latest theft of a pearl necklace belonging to the Lady Babington, Davenport gave the Doctor a drink (which he had asked Davenport for just before Lady Eddison's introduction) and began to circle the garden in preparation for the other guests.
Davenport made Roger his "usual" drink, which the latter flirtatiously comments on the fact that it was just to his liking. Making another of the beverages for his "employer", he express his agreement to Roger's point of view that misbehaving youths- like the ones who had broken into the Reverend Arnold Golightly's parish church- deserved a "decent thrashing." Roger has to remind him with a "subtle" clearing of his throat to get back to his work, as he had giving obvious signs of their relationship that both the Doctor and Donna had picked up.
Later that day- at quarter past four- Davenport was sitting under a tree when Roger came to find him. The two hold hands and take a walk together through the ground. Yet this is all covered up by Roger to conceal their relationship.
Davenport questions who would kill Professor Peach as he is wiping up in the kitchens- the news of the murder being talked about by the staff- commenting that he always was "asking questions about that book of his." Miss Chandrakala tells him that it was a "dead man's folly" and that it was not important.
After chasing the Vespiform down a corridor, the Doctor demands that it reveals itself. Davenport is among the confused people to emerge from the rooms- poking his head out of the same room that Roger was in and looking rather more disheveled than he had been earlier that day. Davenport wheeled Colonel Curbishley's wheelchair into the library, where the Doctor, Donna and Agatha Christie (the guest of honor at the garden party) were planning their next move. He tells Lady Eddison that Chandrakala had been on making her way over to see her when she had been killed (by a gargoyle). With that he goes to stand by Greeves, but keeps looking at Roger as Hugh declares that that their had been no children living in the house for years and would not be much chance of it either- in reference to Chandrakala's last words (alluding to being aware of his son's sexual orientation and his romance with Davenport).
Davenport was helping with dinner when the Doctor rushes into the kitchen demanding ginger beer to counter the effect of "sparkling cyanide" that had been used to spike his drink. He is shocked to be grabbed and even more shocked to see the Doctor trying to reverse the effect with various high protein foods. He looks perplexed when the Doctor expels the poison from his body (in gas form).
During dinner he is circulating the table on hand to serve when needed. Davenport is startled by the sudden lightning flash that knocks out the lights and blows out the candles. Having hidden from the Vespiform till the lights return, he is distraught at the sight of Roger's body (killed by the Vespiform with a knife in the back and his head down in a bowl of suit).
Donna feels sorry for the fact that Davenport is unable to "mourn" for his dead lover due to the attitude of the time.
