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

Personality
Roz distrusted and quite possibly feared telepaths and was very protective of her privacy. (NA: Sleepy)

Habits and quirks
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.