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Benjamin "Ben" Jackson and Polly, sometimes called Polly Wright in spin-off material, are fictional characters played by Michael Craze and Anneke Wills, in the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who.
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Early life
Benjamin Jackson (TV: The Underwater Menace [+]Geoffrey Orme, Doctor Who season 4 (BBC1, 1967).) was born in East Ham (PROSE: Doctor Who and the Cybermen) in December 1942 to James Jackson (PROSE: Invasion of the Cat-People; AUDIO: The Forsaken) and his wife. (PROSE: Invasion of the Cat-People) According to one account, he had an older brother who taught him and his school friends swear words. (PROSE: Ten Little Aliens) He grew up opposite a brewery (TV: The Power of the Daleks) and, as a chi...
Joining the navy
Like his uncle, (AUDIO: The Mouthless Dead) Ben signed up for the Royal Navy, (TV: The War Machines) joining at the age of fifteen. In 1956, at the age of fourteen, Ben sneaked onto his late father's ship at Tilbury Docks, which was bound for Singapore, and hid under tarpaulin, (PROSE: Invasion of the Cat-People) sleeping and dreaming of being discovered and of being attacked by sharks. (PROSE: The Murder Game) When he was found out, the captain promised him a "proper" job in four months when...
Later life
At some point, Ben was taken to the Black Archive by UNIT to have his record as a companion of the Doctor taken. His memories of the visit were subsequently erased and he was sent on his way. (TV: The Day of the Doctor) Ben proposed to Polly at the top of the Post Office Tower in 1966, which was witnessed unbeknownst to them by the Ninth Doctor and Rose Tyler. (COMIC: The Love Invasion) He was taken home to meet Polly's parents, but they were shocked by him. (AUDIO: The Five Companions) Howev...
In an aborted timeline created by the Decayed Master using a conceptual bomb, the Doctor, Ben, and Polly were dragged to the same address in space and time as the Doctor’s other incarnations and companions were. Soon, Ben’s adventures with the Doctor, and the first time he met him, were erased. This timeline was later negated primarily negated by t...
Ben was practical and a realist. It took him a while to believe that the TARDIS really travelled through time and space. He was also more sceptical than Polly when the Doctor regenerated, believing that the new incarnation was an impostor. It took a Dalek recognising the Doctor to finally convince Ben of the truth. (TV: The Power of the Daleks) Des...
Ben was skinny, blond and had the face of a "disreputable cherub". (PROSE: The Roundheads) His hair was usually straight and neat. He considered himself to be fit, but was in better shape prior to his time in barracks and drinking alcohol. (PROSE: The Murder Game) He was about a head shorter than Polly. (PROSE: The Highlanders)
Ben was originally named Richard, also known as Rich.The character was conceived as an "Alfie-type" based on the film Alfie.He was written out of the show because it was decided that three companions was too many and that Ben wasn't working out. Anneke Wills left along with Michael Crazeto show solidarity.May 2, 2020 · From it's humble beginnings in downtown Toronto to its purpose-driven mission statement, Ben takes us through the history, facts and figures, and core values that truly separates the Four Seasons...
Sneaking into the TARDIS with Polly, Ben finds himself fighting Daleks, Macra, Cybermen and the faceless Chameleons. Witnessing the Doctor’s first regeneration, Ben is initially sceptical and slow to trust the Second Doctor – only believing when the Doctor is recognised by a Dalek.
