Colin Skinner

Colin Skinner was a member of LINDA, a group which met in order to discuss and share their interest in the Doctor. Deeply suicidal, Colin often displayed a nihilistic viewpoint on events.

Biography
Colin's abusive upbringing led to him having difficulties forming meaningful relationships. (PROSE: The Time Traveller's Almanac) As a result, Colin's attachment to Bridget Sinclair was described by Rose Tyler as "trauma bonding". (TV: Love and Monsters)

Skinner, along with Bridget Sinclair, Ursula Blake and Bliss, had noticed that "a man called the Doctor" had been at the heart of many of the strange things that had been happening to the Earth in recent years. Joining together, they formed an "inner sanctum" researching and studying the Doctor, discovering that his involvement stretched back many years. (PROSE: The Time Traveller's Almanac)

Something of an intellectual, "Mr Skinner" wrote at least one novel and speculated as to the Doctor's symbolic importance. After Ursula Blake took a photograph of the Doctor on Christmas Day following the Sycorax invasion of Earth, Mr Skinner identified him. In the following year, they were joined by Elton Pope, who named the group LINDA. Skinner played the drums when LINDA became a band.

He developed feelings for fellow member Bridget Sinclair, but she went missing, absorbed by Victor Kennedy (in reality the Abzorbaloff), the group's new leader. After attempting to leave with Ursula Blake and Elton Pope, he was tricked and absorbed by the Abzorbaloff, embedded on the left side of his belly. When he began to fight back and the Abzorbaloff was defeated by Elton, he died completely. (TV: Love & Monsters)

When Davros asked the Doctor, "How many have died in your name?" Colin was one of the many in the recollection of events. (TV: Journey's End)