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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.
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Companion (Doctor Who) List of Doctor Who universe creatures and aliens; S. List of companions in Doctor Who spin-offs; List of Doctor Who supporting characters; T.
As one of the most popular recurring supporting characters in the television series, the Brigadier is often listed among the Doctor's companions. [3] He is listed as such by the BBC [4] and is included in a book by John Nathan-Turner's (a former producer of Doctor Who) discussing all the Doctor's companions.
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 ...
Dorothea "Dodo" Chaplet is a fictional character played by Jackie Lane in the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who.An Earth teenager from the year 1966, she was a companion of the First Doctor and a regular in the programme in its third season, from February to July 1966.
Bill Potts is a fictional character created by Steven Moffat and portrayed by Pearl Mackie in the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who.In the show's tenth series, starting with the first episode, Bill served as a companion of the Twelfth Doctor, an incarnation of the alien time traveller known as the Doctor (portrayed by Peter Capaldi).