Joan Wright

Joan Wright was the loving mother of Barbara Wright. According to some account, her husband was killed in the early stages of World War II. (PROSE: Tell Me You Love Me, All I Want for Christmas) However, according to other accounts, Joan was still married years after the war. (PROSE: Venusian Lullaby, The Face of the Enemy)

She and her husband decorated their home and celebrated Christmas with Barbara when she was young. One Christmas, during the war, she managed to get toys and sweets for Barbara's stocking despite the difficulty. (PROSE: All I Want for Christmas)

Joan was left devastated and confused when her daughter disappeared in November 1963. She spent a whole year searching for Barbara and Ian Chesterson, unaware that they were travelling with the First Doctor. In 1964, she still hadn't given up hope in finding her daughter, so Barbara used the TARDIS' telepathic circuits to put Joan's mind at ease. (PROSE: A Long Night)

On 26 June 1965, Ian and Barbara returned home and Joan was the first person they visited. (PROSE: The Time Travellers) Joan provided Barbara with a place to stay while she reorganised her life after returning home from her travels with the Doctor. (PROSE: The Face of the Enemy)

By the 1970s, Joan was a grandmother. When Ian was called to assist UNIT and Barbara accompanied him, Joan agreed to look after their son John while his parents were away. Joan had been looking forward to spending time with her grandson before that point. (PROSE: The Face of the Enemy)

Alternate timeline
In an alternate timeline, during the WOTAN crisis, Joan was visited on 16 September 1967 by an ageing duplicate of Ian Chesterton who had been separated from the Doctor by time travel. He told Joan that Barbara was never coming back. Joan simply asked what had happened to them and Ian told her their story. (PROSE: The Time Travellers) This timeline was averted when the Doctor defeated WOTAN in 1966. (TV: The War Machines)