18. Shirley Henderson
"Let's all throw things at Myrtle because she can't feel it!" Well, seeing as you're just a paving slab, you probably can't! It's safe to say that Shirley Henderson - best known for her portrayal of Moaning Myrtle in the Harry Potter series - left a lasting impression on the Doctor Who mythology when she made her ill-fated guest appearance in Series 2's equally ill-fated Love & Monsters. Her character, Ursula Blake, met a rather sticky end (to put it lightly!) when she was mercilessly killed by the Abzorbaloff before having her head permanently restored in a piece of concrete. As a result, she was indirectly responsible for one of the most cringeworthy moments in Doctor Who history when her ever devoted beau, Elton Pope, remarked that they've still got "a bit of a love life". There aren't enough retcon pills in the world.
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Dan Butler is the Doctor Who Editor at WhatCulture.com. When he isn't writing his own articles or editing other people's, he can be found trawling the internet for gifs of Steven Moffat laughing. Contact him via dan.butler@whatculture.co.uk.
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