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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.)
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.
Pages in category "Doctor Who companions" The following 49 pages are in this category, out of 49 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. *
Erimem: a series of books about fifth doctor companion Ermimem by Thebes publishing. There are 16 books in this series. Two spin-off shows also have their own books series: List of Torchwood novels and audio books and Class. List of Doctor Who audiobooks (various publishers)
Doctor Who follows the adventures of the title character, a rogue Time Lord with somewhat unknown origins who goes by the name "the Doctor".The Doctor fled Gallifrey, the planet of the Time Lords, in a stolen TARDIS ("Time and Relative Dimension(s) in Space"), a time machine that travels by materialising into, and dematerialising out of, the time vortex.
Pages in category "Doctor Who spin-off companions" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
Tennant decided to leave the role following a series of specials [33] which featured David Morrissey, Michelle Ryan, and Lindsay Duncan as one-time companions in their respective episodes. [34] [35] [36] "The End of Time" saw the return of Cribbins, this time as the Doctor's companion. [37]
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 ...