Church of England

The Church of England was a denomination of Christianity. Its leading prelate was the Archbishop of Canterbury. David Staines followed the groups' teaching. Xznaal ordered him to have the "teacher caste" teach Reformed Martian. However, Staines warned him this would be unpopular with the Archbishop, so Xznaal told him to behead and replace him. (PROSE: The Dying Days)

Ian Chesterton was raised as a member of the Church of England, but before he became a companion of the First Doctor, he only visited church at weddings, christenings, funerals and at Christmas. (AUDIO: The Flames of Cadiz) The same was true of the Seventh Doctor's companion Ace. (AUDIO: Gods and Monsters) However, she was not religious. (PROSE: Cat's Cradle: Witch Mark; AUDIO: Fiesta of the Damned)

The cathedral was a part of the Church of England. Because of this, the bishop tried his best to pretend nothing ghost related was going on inside the cathedral, but this turned out to be an act as the bishop was actually following instructions from Iris Wildthyme. (PROSE: Iris Wildthyme and the Unholy Ghost)

Behind the scenes

 * In his work of modern British history, State of Emergency, Dominic Sandbrook notes that the Church of England blamed Planet of the Spiders for an increase in arachnophobia among young children during the 1970s.