Sarah Laird

Professor Laird was a scientist attached to the Bomb Disposal Squad of the British Army. While the rest of the soldiers in the squad were being controlled, she helped Tegan Jovanka escape the warehouse where they were situated. However, in the struggle to escape, Laird was shot and killed by the controlled soldiers. (TV: Resurrection of the Daleks)

''According to the New Zealand Doctor Who Fan Club's fan novelisation of the story by Paul Scoones, Professor Laird was UNIT's scientific advisor, currently on attachment to Colonel Archer's Bomb Disposal Squad. This was not derived from any information given in the televised version.''