Josh Townsend

Josh Richard Townsend, age 24, is a friend of Sarah Jane Smith and helps protect her on her adventures. He was first seen in BFSJS: Comeback. Father – Sir Donald Wakefield, deceased; Mother and step-father – names unknown, they run a ski resort in the Swiss Alps and are very well off. Josh is an only child, raised in the city, and his parents are divorced. His mother seems to have remarried. Josh remained in contact with his father and has continued to be strongly influenced by him despite nobody knowing of their connection. As a young man, Josh set several buildings alight, and apparently was quite good at it, until he got caught. He later became involved with some unsavoury fringe groups, and ended up spending eight months in Feltham Prison. After apparently cleaning up his act a bit and moving from one dead-end job to another for some time, Josh seemed to find his calling protecting Sarah from her many enemies. He had never handled a gun until he met Sarah, and eventually killed to save her life on several occasions. As well as Sarah’s protector, he is her travelling companion and sidekick, running around for her and sometimes using his credit card, provided by Nat, to sort out their transport.