Roz Forrester

Roslyn Sarah Forrester (usually just known as Roz Forrester or Roslyn Inyathi Forrester), was an Adjudicator-turned companion of the Doctor.


 * Inyathi, her clan name, is iXhosa for buffalo. (NA: The Also People)

Biography
With her Adjudicator partner Chris Cwej. Roz, was on the police force of 30th century Earth, at that time divided into the Overcity and the Undercity. Roz was born in 2935 to an aristocratic family.

She and Chris were investigating a murder case in Undercity in the year 2975 when they encountered the Doctor and Bernice Summerfield. They helped the Doctor defeat his old enemy Tobias Vaughn. (NA: Original Sin)

Roz and Chris joined the Doctor and Bernice Summerfield after seeing the corruption and manipulation rife on Earth in their native time period.

During time spent in 1940s Britain during World War II, Roz fell into a romantic relationship with a lietennant in the British Army; George Reed. He proposed to her, however she decided not to stay in the 1940s with him. She kept the engagement ring. (NA: Just War)

Roz distrusts and quite possibly fears telepaths and is very protective of her privacy. (NA: Sleepy)
 * This may come from her desire to maintain anonymity from her family and the prestige that carried)

Roz died in battle in 2982, she was buried in the Umtata Reclamation Zone on September 1st 2982, it was a bright and sunny day. (NA: So Vile a Sin)

Skills and Talents
Roz could speak some Swahili and Xhosa. (NA: The Also People)

Behind the Scenes

 * The history of Roz's family is explored in the short story collection Decalog 4: Re:Generations.