<Tr> <Th> Home era </Th> <Td> Prehistoric era (Vastra) 19th century (Jenny) 41st century (Strax) </Td> </Tr> <P> Madame Vastra, Jenny Flint, and Strax (informally known as the Paternoster Gang, together with the Doctor), are a trio of recurring fictional characters in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, created by Steven Moffat, and portrayed, respectively, by Neve McIntosh, Catrin Stewart and Dan Starkey . </P> <P> The three characters first appear in the sixth series episode "A Good Man Goes to War ." Madame Vastra (a Silurian) and Jenny Flint (a human) are a married couple . In later stories we see them living in London during the 19th century . Strax, a Sontaran, is seen in his first appearance to be acting as a nurse, caring for wounded soldiers on another planet . They are all recruited by the Eleventh Doctor to help him rescue Amy Pond . Despite the success of the effort, Strax apparently dies in the battle . He is, however, shown to be awakened by Vastra and Flint a couple of days later, in the webisode "The Battle of Demons Run: Two Days Later"; he then became their butler in the 19th century . </P> <P> Since their first appearance, the trio have appeared various times to help the Doctor, even having a central role in the first half of "The Crimson Horror" (2013). Their last episode was 2014's "Deep Breath", the first episode starring the Twelfth Doctor . </P>

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