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- Companions: Sixty Years of Doctor Who Assistants is an in-depth account of each companion, examining their arcs, significance in the TV series, and how they traversed different times, places, and mediums.
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May 2, 2024 · Companions: Sixty Years of Doctor Who Assistants is an in-depth account of each companion, examining their arcs, significance in the TV series, and how they traversed different times, places, and mediums. Relive their travels on television.
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May 5, 2024 · Companions: Sixty Years of Doctor Who Assistants is an in-depth account of each companion, examining their arcs, significance in the TV series, and how they traversed different times, places and mediums. Relive their travels on television. Learn what companions did after they left the TARDIS.
- Doctor Who Companions in Order
- Susan Foreman
- Barbara Wright
- Ian Chesterton
- Vicki
- Steven Taylor
- Katarina
- Sara Kingdom
- Dorothea "Dodo" Chaplet
- Polly
The following characters served as companions of The Doctor by either travelling in the TARDIS or serving as prominent comrades in at least one special or multiple regular episodes.
Who plays Susan Foreman?Carole Ann Ford. First appearance: An Unearthly Child Last appearance: The Dalek Invasion of Earth (regular), The Five Doctors (guest) Susan Foreman was introduced in the first ever episode of Doctor Who in 1963, An Unearthly Child. It is Susan's genius that draws the attention of her teachers Ian and Barbara and they follow...
Who plays Barbara Wright?Jacqueline Hill. First appearance: An Unearthly Child Last appearance: The Chase Barbara Wright was introduced in the first ever episode of Doctor Who in 1963, An Unearthly Child. As one of the teachers of Susan Foreman, Barbara investigated her pupil's genius with colleague Ian Chesterton and stumbled into the TARDIS and t...
Who plays Ian Chesterton?William Russell. First appearance: An Unearthly Child Last appearance: The Chase (regular), The Power of the Doctor (guest) Ian Chesterton was introduced in the first ever episode of Doctor Who in 1963, An Unearthly Child. As one of the teachers of Susan Foreman, Ian investigated his pupil's genius with colleague Barbara Wr...
Who plays Vicki?Maureen O'Brien. First appearance: The Rescue Last appearance: The Myth Makers (regular), Tales of the TARDIS (guest) Introduced in the 1965 story The Rescue, Vicki is an orphan from the 25th century and a survivor of a spaceship crash on the planet Dido. After being saved from her fellow crash survivor by The Doctor and his compani...
Who plays Steven Taylor?Peter Purves. First appearance: The Chase Last appearance: The Savages (regular), Tales of the TARDIS (guest) A spaceship pilot from the 23rd century, Steven Taylor is introduced in the 1965 story The Chase. Having crash-landed on the planet Mechanus he remains there for two years until he stows away on the TARDIS. Steven cl...
Who plays Katarina?Adrienne Hill. First appearance: The Myth Makers Last appearance: The Daleks' Master Plan A woman from the Ancient city of Troy, Katarina is convinced to travel with the Doctor by his departing companion Vicky. However, Katarina does not last long beyond her debut story in 1965, The Myth Makers, as she is swiftly killed off in th...
Who plays Sara Kingdom? Jean Marsh. First appearance: The Daleks' Master Plan Last appearance: The Daleks' Master Plan Although it is debated whether she counts as a companion, the Space Security Agent named Sara Kingdom aids The Doctor in the 1965-1966 story The Daleks' Master Plan. Despite being a ruthless and cold character, Sara comes to aid Th...
Who plays Dodo Chaplet? Jackie Lane. First appearance: The Massacre of St Bartholomew's Eve Last appearance: The War Machines A teenager from Earth in 1966, the bright and enthusiastic Dodo is introduced in the 1966 story The Massacre of St Bartholomew's Eve. The character is an orphan and descendant of Anne Chaplet, a character The Doctor and Stev...
Who plays Polly? Anneke Wills. First appearance: The War Machines Last appearance: The Faceless Ones A young middle-class woman from the swinging '60s, Polly is introduced in the 1966 story The War Machines as a secretary to Professor Brett, the creator of the evil artificial intelligence WOTAN. Befriending Dodo in the story, Polly later meets work...
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Apr 29, 2024 · Candy Jar Books is pleased to announce Companions: Sixty Years of Doctor Who Assistants, the definitive story of all the Doctor’s friends in time and space. The book covers every companion from Ian Chesterton and Barbara Wright, as well as the Doctor’s granddaughter, Susan – introduced in An Unearthly Child, the first episode of Doctor ...
May 3, 2024 · Donna Noble, Rose Tyler, and Sarah Jane Smith are among the Doctor's standout companions impacting his journey. Doctor Who has been on the air for more than 60 years, and in that time, the Doctor has had a lot of people onboard the TARDIS as his brilliant companions.
- Ben Gibbons
Nov 1, 2016 · Whether your first Doctor was Hartnell, Eccleston, or someone else entirely, you've no doubt got a favorite companion. We've compiled the top 15.
The Doctor's companions have assumed a variety of roles—involuntary passengers, assistants (particularly Liz Shaw), friends, and fellow adventurers; and, of course, he regularly gains new companions and loses old ones. Sometimes they return home, and sometimes they find new causes—or loves—on worlds they have visited.
