Francine Jones Francine Jones was the ex - wife of Clive Jones , the mother of Tish Jones , Martha Jones and Leo Jones , the grandmother of Keisha Jones , and the aunt of Adeola Oshodi . Biography . Before Harold Saxon . Before Francine attended her son ' s twenty - first birthday , she was engaged in a dispute with her ex - husband because he was bringing his young girlfriend Annalise . Soon afterwards , she learned that Martha and the Royal Hope Hospital had been transported to the Moon . At the party , she stuck up for her daughter when Annalise made a comment suggesting Martha had lied about going to the moon . This grew into a heated argument which exasperated Martha , after which she left with the Doctor . ( TV : " Smith and Jones " ) Contacting Saxon . She later phoned Martha to tell her that Tish had appeared on the news because she was an assistant to Richard Lazarus . ( TV : " The Lazarus Experiment " ) She attended the launch of his de - ageing device with her son Leo and enountered the Doctor , who , unknown to her , had been travelling the universe with her daughter . ( TV : " The Shakespeare Code " , " Gridlock " , " Daleks in Manhattan " ) She was initially suspicious of the Doctor because of his social awkwardness . This suspicion was exacerbated when she was approached by a mysterious man , who told her the Doctor was highly dangerous . This led to Francine slapping the Doctor and telling him to stay away from Martha . After the Doctor stopped Lazarus and left with Martha , Francine left a message for her daughter , telling her that the Doctor was bad news and dangerous . Harold Saxon had told her this . ( TV : " The Lazarus Experiment " ) The Doctor gave Martha a superphone . She phoned Francine from the deck of the SS Pentallian for help with the quiz question doors . Francine told Martha that Elvis had more number one singles than the Beatles , helping Riley Vashtee and her with their mission , although Francine believed Martha to be in a pub quiz . Martha later phoned Francine when her life was in danger , to tell her that she loved her , unaware the phones were bugged by Miss Dexter , who worked for Harold Saxon . As Francine tried to extract more information about Martha ' s whereabouts , her daughter hung up , leaving a worried Francine in the dark ( TV : " 42 " ) Harold Saxon , who was actually the Master , had Miss Dexter use Francine to call Martha to lure her into a trap . When the plan failed , Francine was betrayed by Miss Dexter and kidnapped with the rest of her family . Francine , Clive and Tish were taken to the " Valiant " where , after taunting the Joneses , the Master released the Toclafane and sent them to decimate the Earth . Francine realised how dreadful a mistake she had made and tearfully apologised to Martha , who then vanished completely from the deck , leaving her family confused and alone . ( TV : " The Sound of Drums " ) The Year That Never Was . Francine and her family were held on the " Valiant " as servants and hostages while the Master continued to obsess over capturing and executing Martha . Francine and Tish were humiliated , dressed as maids and restrained by chains at night . She saw " half the planet slaughtered " and the burning of Japan . In that year aboard the " Valiant " , Francine — along with Jack Harkness , the Doctor , Clive and Tish — staged a failed rebellion against the Master . She was tortured into an apology . When the Master ' s plans unravelled and the Doctor restored , along with time itself , Francine tried to kill him . The Doctor talked her out of it by appealing to her better nature . She was one of the few who remembered the Master and knew of alien life . She was later seen in the window of her home when Martha decided to leave the Doctor , silently acknowledging him with a nod of her head . ( TV : " Last of the Time Lords " ) Aftermath . The Doctor asked about her when he met Martha again during the Sontaran crisis . Martha replied , " Well and recovering " . ( TV : " The Sontaran Stratagem " ) War in the Medusa Cascade . When the Dalek s attacked Earth and moved the planet to the Medusa Cascade , Francine was at home , alone . Martha , using Project Indigo , teleported to the house . Francine ' s laptop then picked up a transmission from Harriet Jones , who informed Martha , among others , of the plan to bring the Doctor to Earth . ( TV : " The Stolen Earth " ) After making contact with the Doctor , Martha planned to teleport to Germany to activate the Osterhagen Key , despite Francine begging her not go . When she could not stop her daughter , she asked what the key would do , to which Martha replied , " I love you , " before teleporting away . When Earth was moved back into the solar system , Francine was overjoyed , going outside and enjoying the sunlight . ( TV : " Journey ' s End " ) Personality . Francine had a very strong personality . She was an uptight , critical and demanding woman . She was also curious about what happened to Martha twelve hours before the events of Lazarus ' s experiment , ( TV : " The Lazarus Experiment " ) and was very suspicious of the Doctor and his relationship with her daughter . Before she was captured and tortured by the Master , she deeply disliked the Doctor , being antagonistic and cynical towards him , and wanted to know who he was and what he was doing with Martha . She trusted people who told her the Doctor was dangerous and went as far to agree for them to tap the phonelines whilst she was talking to Martha . ( TV : " 42 " , " The Sound of Drums " ) She also had a stressful life . Her ex - husband dated a very young woman who was about the same age as Martha . This annoyed her even though they were no longer married . She soon got back together with her ex after being tormented and tortured by the Master who she came to hate and despise for his evil . After the events of the Year That Never Was , her feelings towards the Doctor changed significantly and she no longer disliked him as she came to respect him realising they she has judged him unfairly . ( TV : " Last of the Time Lords " )