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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.)
[43] [44] Kingston was re-introduced in the fifth series and was revealed as another time traveler who meets with the Doctor out of order. [45] Darvill was then promoted to the main cast beginning with "The Impossible Astronaut", the series six opening episode. [46] Kingston continued to recur throughout the sixth series as well. [47]
In the first two series of the renewed programme, the only supporting actor to receive a title credit is Billie Piper, although short-term companions Bruno Langley (Adam Mitchell), John Barrowman (Jack Harkness) and Noel Clarke (Mickey Smith) all appear.
The War Doctor Begins: June 2021 – December 2023 The War Doctor [61] The War Doctor Rises: August 2024 – present [68] Susan's War: Family Ties: 28 August 2024 [69] Michael Troughton: The Third Doctor Adventures: The Annihilators: February 2022 The Second Doctor [70] The Second Doctor Adventures: July 2022 – present [71] Stephen Noonan
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Actors who auditioned for the role in the 1996 film included Michael Crawford, Rowan Atkinson (who played a spoof version of the Doctor in The Curse of Fatal Death), Liam Cunningham [27] (who appeared in the 2013 Doctor Who episode "Cold War"), Mark McGann (whose brother Paul McGann eventually got the role), [28] Trevor Eve, Michael Palin ...
In 2020, Brad Pitt took home the supporting actor trophy for Once Upon a Time in Hollywood even though his character, Cliff Booth, was on screen for more than 55 minutes and had his own story line ...
Paul McGann's Saturn Award nomination for playing the Eighth Doctor in the 1996 film made him the first actor in history to be nominated for an award for playing the Doctor. The 1996 Doctor Who television movie won Best Television Presentation, one of the only four awards received by the franchise prior to its revival in 2005.