William Bishop William Daniel Michael Bishop was a key member of the Home - Army Fifth Operational Corps and the husband of Anne Travers . ( PROSE : " The Enfolded Time " ) History . Bishop was born on 14 August 1945 , in Mitcham , London . His father , Anthony , was a bookkeeper , while his mother , Susan , was a teacher . He had two sisters , Samantha and Michelle , and a brother , Daniel . Samantha called him " Bill " and " Billy " . ( PROSE : " Legacies " ) His grandfather was with the Eighth Army in North Africa during World War II . ( PROSE : " Beast of Fang Rock , Moon Blink " ) By 1969 , Bishop was a rifleman in the Green Jackets 5th Battalion stationed near Plymouth . ( PROSE : " The Forgotten Son " ) Meeting Lethbridge - Stewart . In March 1969 , he was called in to assist the pile up on the A38 Liskeard Bypass . He was assigned to Colonel Lethbridge - Stewart and helped in combating the Robot Yeti in Bledoe . He took a shine to Anne Travers when he met her . He used to love reading science fiction novels when he was a kid . Lethbridge - Stewart considered Bishop to be good officer material and decided Bishop would make a good addition to the special team he planned on building . ( PROSE : " The Forgotten Son " ) He remained in contact with Anne , who took to calling him " Bill " because she thought it annoyed him . But secretly he liked it . In April 1969 he was transferred from the Royal Green Jackets to the Scots Guards by General Hamilton , and promoted to lance corporal , serving as adjutant to Lethbridge - Stewart at Chelsea Barracks . He was read into the secret mission to find proof of alien incursions in the United Kingdom . He assisted Lethbridge - Stewart and Anne on Fang Rock , developing a strong friendship with Owain Vine , Lethbridge - Stewart ' s nephew . With Owain , he was astral projected through time and witnessed the events of 1902 , including the arrival of the Rutan and the TARDIS . While on Fang Rock , a mutual affection developed between Bishop and Anne . He was electrocuted during a fight with a Rutan , but survived with only burns . He was put on the fast track course at Mons Officer Cadet Training School , to undergo officer training while serving alongside Lethbridge - Stewart . ( PROSE : " Beast of Fang Rock " ) Working in the Fifth Operational Corps . After Fang Rock he was assigned to uncover the secrets of the Home - Army Operational Corps by Lethbridge - Stewart , on the advice of Air Marshal Gilmore . He redacted the files , while Lethbridge - Stewart dealt with the incident at Dominex , and later presented them to Lethbridge - Stewart , helping the colonel build - up a profile for the Home - Army Fifth Operational Corps ' mission . ( PROSE : " The Dogs of War " , " Mutually Assured Domination " ) His relationship with Anne continued to blossom over the following months , and he helped Anne when her friend , Patricia Richards , was on the run from both Americans and Russian , after she rescued an alien baby . ( PROSE : " Moon Blink " ) He hit is off with Samson Ware from the moment they met , to the point where both he and Anne invited Samson out for drinks to celebrate Bishops twenty - fourth birthday . ( PROSE : " The Showstoppers " ) His Mons training concluded early September and he was given the official officer ' s rank of second lieutenant in time for the Corps official relocation to Dolerite Base beneath Edinburgh Castle . ( PROSE : " The Grandfather Infestation " ) In October of that year he found himself in a slight conflict with Anne when he accidentally let slip that he knew something about her father ' s abduction earlier in the year . Despite orders from Lethbridge - Stewart , he finally revealed what he knew , and supported Anne ' s investigation . He and Samson arranged a party for Anne , to celebrate her thirty - first birthday . ( PROSE : " The Lost Skin " ) When he bumped into Owain Vine on Santorini the following month he called the younger man ' Little G ' , demonstrating the friendship between them ( Bishop was often called ' ginge ' growing up , and ended up taking on the nickname ' G ' in defiance of the slur ) . ( PROSE : " Blood of Atlantis " ) He commanded a mission to Egypt at the end of November , leading Anne and Lance Corporal Sally Wright . ( PROSE : " Mind of Stone " ) He spent Christmas with Anne and her family , and during one private moment over a little game of ' what if ' he gave Anne a plastic ring from a Christmas cracker . Although they joked , it became very clear that the gesture meant a great deal to both of them . He organised a Boxing Day meal for the Dolerite Base command staff and their families . His sister and nephew attended . ( PROSE : " Home for Christmas " ) By 1974 , he had the rank of captain . As a favour to the Brigadier , he helped transfer an elderly " James Gore " to Eastchester under cover of advising HAVOC . ( PROSE : " Ashes of the Inferno " ) Later life . By 1989 , Bishop had married Anne and became the second - in - command of the Fifth Operational Corps . He visited Lethbridge - Stewart ' s house for a New Year ' s Eve party and ended up staying until 1 January 1990 . He chatted with Alisatir before leaving . ( PROSE : " The Enfolded Time " ) Other realities . In an alternative timeline , Bishop was one of the survivors in a Southern England mostly subsumed by the Great Intelligence . He rescued Owain Vine from the Yeti in Bledoe , but shortly after his mind became subsumed by the Intelligence . ( PROSE : " Legacies " )