Bates (Survival)

Mrs Bates was an elderly woman who lived a few doors down from Dave Aitkin and his mother, at number 35.

Biography
On a Sunday in June 1989, a Kitling rummaged through Mrs Bates's garden. She opened her window and said "shoo" to scare it away, but was scared by its red eyes.

Later that day, in an attempt to catch the Kitling, the Seventh Doctor laid out several cans of cat food and a slice of cheese on the pavement in front of her house. (TV: Survival, PROSE: Survival)

Behind the scenes

 * Mrs Bates is never named on-screen; her name is given only in Rona Munro's novelisation.
 * Mrs Bates was played by Muriel Wellesley, who remained uncredited on-screen and in Radio Times despite having dialogue.