David James Oswald, also known as Dave, was the widower of Ellie Oswald and the father of Clara Oswald.
Biography
David James Oswald (TV: Death in Heaven) first met Ellie Ravenwood in 1981 after a leaf hit his face and she saved him from being run over by a car. Unbeknownst to them both, they were being watched by the Eleventh Doctor, eager to uncover the mystery of their future daughter, Clara. They fell in love, and got married, having Clara (TV: The Rings of Akhaten) on 23 November 1986. (TV: Death in Heaven)
When Clara was nine years old, Dave took her on a trip to a tower block near Southport with a restaurant at the top. The restaurant had a solid clear glass floor, but Dave assured her it was "safe as houses". Two lads inside the restaurant started jumping up and down on the glass, shouting they were going to break it in "language [he] later said did not suit young ladies". (PROSE: Normality)
Dave and Ellie lived together until Ellie's death on 5 March 2005. He comforted Clara at the funeral. (TV: The Rings of Akhaten)
Years later, Clara had become the live-in nanny of the Maitland family. Dave called her, mainly to grumble about the British government. As she was sleeping, recovering from the effects of being uploaded to the Internet to one of Rosemary Kizlet's Spoonheads, he reached the Eleventh Doctor, who had saved her, instead. He did not mind this, telling the Doctor of his litany of issues. The Doctor took copious notes, promising to look into Dave's complaints. (TV: The Bells of Saint John)
Dave once attended Christmas dinner with his mother, Linda, and Clara. Although he had previously briefed Clara about how to cook the Christmas turkey by telephone and email, she still had difficulty doing so. He was somewhat unsettled when the Doctor, masquerading as Clara's boyfriend, arrived for dinner naked. (TV: The Time of the Doctor) Clara had a picture of him holding her as a baby on her wall. (TV: Dark Water)
Personality
Dave had significant issues with the British government, enough so, the Doctor wrote several pages of notes about his complaints. (TV: The Bells of Saint John) His favourite James Bond movie was Live and Let Die. (COMIC: A Wing and a Prayer) According to a dream of Clara's, Dave enjoyed golf and had a knack for bad timing. (TV: Last Christmas) Clara also said that he was a big fan of boxing, especially Sonny Lawson. (COMIC: Gangland)
Family tree
| Clara's gran | |||||||||||||||||
| Dave Oswald | Ellie Oswald 1960-2005 | ||||||||||||||||
| Clara Oswald b. 1986 | |||||||||||||||||