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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 regularly gains new ...
Martha Jones is a fictional character played by Freema Agyeman in the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who and its spin-off series, Torchwood.The show's first female black companion, she is a companion of the Tenth Doctor in Doctor Who, after Rose Tyler (Billie Piper) but before Donna Noble (Catherine Tate).
Doctor Who's producers replaced Susan with another young female character, Vicki. [4] Similarly, when Ian and Barbara left, the "action hero" position was filled by astronaut Steven Taylor. [5] This grouping of the Doctor, a young heroic male, and an attractive young female became the programme's pattern throughout the 1960s.
Sarah Jane Smith is a fictional character played by Elisabeth Sladen in the long-running BBC Television science fiction series Doctor Who and two of its spin-offs.Sarah Jane is a dogged investigative journalist who first encounters alien time traveller the Doctor while trying to break a story on a top secret research facility, and subsequently becomes his travelling companion on a series of ...
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.
Victoria Waterfield is a fictional character played by Deborah Watling in the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who.A native of Victorian England, she was a companion of the Second Doctor and a regular in the programme from 1967 to 1968.
Melanie "Mel" Bush is a fictional character played by Bonnie Langford in the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who.Mel is a computer programmer from the 20th century who is a companion of the Sixth and Seventh Doctors, first appearing on-screen when the Sixth Doctor showed an adventure with her to the Time Lords in order to prove that he would become a better person ...
Josephine "Jo" Grant, later Jo Jones, is a fictional character played by Katy Manning in the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who.Jo was introduced by Barry Letts and Terrance Dicks in the first episode of Doctor Who ' s eighth season (1971) as a new companion of series protagonist the Doctor, in his third incarnation (Jon Pertwee).