Little Red Riding Hood

Little Red Riding Hood (or Red Riding Hood) was a character in the "full cast-list of the brothers Grimm", along with Hansel and Gretel and the Big Bad Wolf. Sarah Jane Smith mentioned it in her thoughts while in the Black Forest. (PROSE: Managra)

As recounted by Leela, the "tale of the Red Hood of the Riding" told of a young girl who went to visit her grandmother and saw what big eyes she had. The young girl also noted what big teeth she had, which were "All the better to eat her with." Leela read the story in a book of fairy tales she found in the TARDIS library. (AUDIO: White Ghosts)

The Meercocks, imitating characters from Earth's literature, were led by Little Red Riding Hood and her husband, the Wolf. (PROSE: Verdigris)

The Eleventh Doctor joked about a "wolf in your grandmother's nightdress", a reference to Little Red Riding Hood. (TV: The Power of Three)

While in a brand new forest grown overnight in London, the Twelfth Doctor called Clara Oswald "Red Riding Hood". (TV: In the Forest of the Night)

Behind the scenes
Little Red Riding Hood's grandmother was portrayed by Annette Crosbie in the 2014 film.