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Madame Vastra, Jenny Flint and Strax (sometimes known as the Paternoster Gang, together with the Doctor ) are a trio of recurring fictional character in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, created by Steven Moffat and respectively portrayed by Neve McIntosh, Catrin Stewart and Dan Starkey.

The three characters first appear in the sixth series episode "A Good Man Goes to War." Vastra and Jenny, a Silurian and a Human respectively, are a married couple living in London during the 19th century, while Strax, a Sontaran, is on his first appearance a nurse caring for wounded soldiers on another planet. They are all recruited by the Eleventh Doctor to help him to save Amy Pond, but despite the success of the rescue, 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,", and then became their butler in the 19th century.

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." They also have their own spin-off novella, Devil in the Smoke, and the trio have appeared in several online "minisodes," with Strax additionally appearing in a series of "Field Report" videos posted to the Doctor Who website. McIntosh previously appeared in the series portraying two other Silurian female characters in the double episode "The Hungry Earth"/"Cold Blood," known to be Vastra's relatives as revealed in "A Good Man Goes To War."

The three characters became popular to audience, with the presence of an inter-species same-sex married couple also leading to some attention.

Madame Vastra has not been a contender in any CBUB matches.