Outlander (series)

Outlander was a series of historical fantasy novels by Diana Gabaldon which were adapted into a drama TV series by Starz. The series followed Claire Randall, a World War II-era British nurse who found herself transported back in time to mid-18th century Scotland, where she fell in love with Jamie Fraser, a Highland warrior.

The character of Jamie Fraser was inspired by Jamie McCrimmon, a Second Doctor companion played by Frazer Hines from 1966 to 1969. Gabaldon first concieved of the novel after watching a re-run of The War Games on PBS in the late 1980s, particularly the scene of Jamie's "pig-headed gallantry" towards Jennifer Buckingham, a World War I-era British nurse. The resemblance of her character's last name to Hines's first name was a coincidence.

The first book was released in 1991, and it was followed by nine further novels in the Outlander series, as well as a number of short stories and novellas, a graphic novel, and a spinoff novel series called Lord John.

The television adaptation of Outlander began airing on Starz in 2014, three years after Starz aired Torchwood: Miracle Day. The Outlander show shared a large number of cast and crew with Doctor Who, Torchwood, and The Sarah Jane Adventures, including Fraser Hines, who played Sir Fletcher Gordon in the first season.