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In the long-running BBC television science fiction programme Doctor Who and related works, the term "companion" refers to a character who travels with, or shares adventures with, the Doctor. A companion is generally the series' co-lead character alongside the Doctor for the duration of their tenure, and in most Doctor Who stories acts as an ...
The Doctor is usually accompanied in his travels by one to three companions (sometimes called assistants). These characters provide a surrogate with whom the audience can identify, and further the story by asking questions and getting into trouble, (similar to Dr. Watson in the Sherlock Holmes mysteries.)
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The Doctor's companion, Charley, names it Ramsay after its resemblance to James Ramsay MacDonald. Ramsay soon begins to weaken, having been away from the vortex for too long. A temporary solution is found in Sword of Orion, but the Doctor and Charley know that he must ultimately be returned to his natural habitat. As they approach the centre of ...
He is the first full-time alien companion of the revived series and the first in the series in over 30 years. [2] Unlike most companions, and in spite of his considerable skills as a reformed career criminal, Nardole rarely wishes to travel with the Doctor, instead staying safe on Earth in most episodes. Nevertheless, he sometimes gets involved ...
An Earth teenager from the year 1966, she was a companion of the First Doctor. Dodo was depicted as child-like, friendly, and upbeat, serving in a surrogate granddaughter role for the Doctor during her time in the series. Dodo travelled with the Doctor for four serials, departing in the serial The War Machines. Dodo has appeared in several spin ...
What does every Doctor Who Christmas special have in common? “Snow,” says, flatly, Steven Moffat, the franchise’s former showrunner who penned this year’s holiday outing. “Always snow.”
Elizabeth "Liz" Shaw is a fictional character played by Caroline John in the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who and its spin-offs. A civilian member of UNIT, an international organisation that defends Earth from alien threats, she was the companion of the Third Doctor for the 1970 season.