To clarify, by stunts we mean simulated action requiring special skill to achieve, not publicity stunts (though there’s an article in that). At last, Den of Geek publishes an article for the people who – when watching ‘The Sontaran Experiment’ – tap their partner on the shoulder and say knowledgeably: ‘If you look carefully you can see it’s Terry Walsh’. For these people’s partners we can, alas, only offer the solace that all things must pass.
A key name associated with stunts in Doctor Who is Derek Ware, who arranged fight scenes in the very first story and later founded the Havoc stunt team who were regularly involved in the early-Seventies. Doctor Who isn’t a show heavily associated with stunts anymore, but they’re still a key part of the show. Jodie Whittaker still hurled herself into boxes and injured herself during the making of ‘Flux’. We’re...
A key name associated with stunts in Doctor Who is Derek Ware, who arranged fight scenes in the very first story and later founded the Havoc stunt team who were regularly involved in the early-Seventies. Doctor Who isn’t a show heavily associated with stunts anymore, but they’re still a key part of the show. Jodie Whittaker still hurled herself into boxes and injured herself during the making of ‘Flux’. We’re...
- 10/2/2022
- by Louisa Mellor
- Den of Geek
There are a couple of fantastic collector’s editions headed your way, and they both have new bonuses adding to the value of the remastered films.
Among other things, Misery is showing up with a new interview with Rob Reiner, and Into the Night has new featurettes with John Landis and Jeff Goldblum.
With Stephen King on everyone’s radar these days, it might be the perfect time to revisit one of the best film’s based on his work.
Take a look at all the info on these releases below and mark your calendars for November 7th and 28th.
Paul Sheldon used to write for a living. Now he’s writing to stay alive. On November 28, 2017, Scream Factory proudly presents the iconic thriller Misery in its definitive home video release. The 2-disc Collector’s Edition Blu-ray comes complete with a new 4K restoration from the original film elements and hours of bonus features,...
Among other things, Misery is showing up with a new interview with Rob Reiner, and Into the Night has new featurettes with John Landis and Jeff Goldblum.
With Stephen King on everyone’s radar these days, it might be the perfect time to revisit one of the best film’s based on his work.
Take a look at all the info on these releases below and mark your calendars for November 7th and 28th.
Paul Sheldon used to write for a living. Now he’s writing to stay alive. On November 28, 2017, Scream Factory proudly presents the iconic thriller Misery in its definitive home video release. The 2-disc Collector’s Edition Blu-ray comes complete with a new 4K restoration from the original film elements and hours of bonus features,...
- 9/28/2017
- by Marc Eastman
- AreYouScreening.com
Jaden Smith and Cara Delevingne will star as the leads in Overbrook Entertainment’s romantic drama “Year in a Life,” TheWrap has learned. Slovenian director Mitja Okorn (“Letters to Santa”) will direct, and Jeffrey Addiss and Will Matthews wrote the screenplay. “Year in a Life” follows a 17-year-old boy who learns his girlfriend is dying and plans to give her their entire life together in the year she has left. Also Read: Willow and Jaden Smith Plan to Retire Before 30, Blast 'Unconscious Cops' in Interview Magazine Profile Will Smith and James Lassiter’s Overbrook is producing along with Marc Bienstock,...
- 3/2/2017
- by Beatrice Verhoeven
- The Wrap
Llinos Cathryn Thomas Aug 5, 2016
Thirty years since it ended, we revisit much-loved 80s historical fantasy series Robin Of Sherwood...
The Robin Hood legend has been retold in countless ways, but one of the most memorable of modern times is Richard Carpenter’s hugely influential 1980s imagining, telling the story of Sherwood’s band of outlaws with a combination of realism and luminous fantasy with its roots in British folklore.
Made by Htv in association with production company Goldcrest Films (which was also behind Chariots Of Fire and Gandhi), its 26 episodes ran on ITV from 1984 to 1986, garnering a positive critical reception and inspiring a fan following that’s still enthusiastically active today.
Much of the success of the show was down to the spot-on casting and the chemistry between the performers. Michael Praed’s charismatic-yet-otherworldly presence as Robin was the perfect match for the show’s aesthetic, and the more down-to-earth Little John,...
Thirty years since it ended, we revisit much-loved 80s historical fantasy series Robin Of Sherwood...
The Robin Hood legend has been retold in countless ways, but one of the most memorable of modern times is Richard Carpenter’s hugely influential 1980s imagining, telling the story of Sherwood’s band of outlaws with a combination of realism and luminous fantasy with its roots in British folklore.
Made by Htv in association with production company Goldcrest Films (which was also behind Chariots Of Fire and Gandhi), its 26 episodes ran on ITV from 1984 to 1986, garnering a positive critical reception and inspiring a fan following that’s still enthusiastically active today.
Much of the success of the show was down to the spot-on casting and the chemistry between the performers. Michael Praed’s charismatic-yet-otherworldly presence as Robin was the perfect match for the show’s aesthetic, and the more down-to-earth Little John,...
- 8/2/2016
- Den of Geek
Fans of Fox’s Lucifer series will want to circle August 23rd on their calendars, as that is when Warner Bros. Home Entertainment will release the show’s first season on Blu-ray and DVD with bonus features aplenty:
Press Release (via TVShowsOnDVD.com): Burbank, CA (May 25, 2016) – Just in time for the second season, Warner Bros. Home Entertainment brings you the “hottest” new series with the release of Lucifer: The Complete First Season on Blu-ray & DVD on August 23, 2016. Lucifer delivers over 8 million Total Viewers weekly, and is the #3 scripted series on Fox with Households and Total Viewers (Source: Nielsen National TV View L+7 Us AA%; excluding repeats, specials, sports, movies, and a gag reel.
Lucifer: The Complete First Season, on DVD from Warner Bros. Home Entertainment, will be available at all major retailers, and is priced to own at $39.99 Srp. Lucifer: The Complete First Season comes to Blu-ray courtesy of Warner Archive,...
Press Release (via TVShowsOnDVD.com): Burbank, CA (May 25, 2016) – Just in time for the second season, Warner Bros. Home Entertainment brings you the “hottest” new series with the release of Lucifer: The Complete First Season on Blu-ray & DVD on August 23, 2016. Lucifer delivers over 8 million Total Viewers weekly, and is the #3 scripted series on Fox with Households and Total Viewers (Source: Nielsen National TV View L+7 Us AA%; excluding repeats, specials, sports, movies, and a gag reel.
Lucifer: The Complete First Season, on DVD from Warner Bros. Home Entertainment, will be available at all major retailers, and is priced to own at $39.99 Srp. Lucifer: The Complete First Season comes to Blu-ray courtesy of Warner Archive,...
- 5/26/2016
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
On a June visit to the Doctor Who studios in Cardiff, we enjoyed a round-table chat with Peter Capaldi about series 9…
Despite being hamstrung by a list of not-for-discussion topics as long as the Mara (plot specifics, new monsters, returning characters, series arcs…), you can always rely on Peter Capaldi to fill an interview to the brim.
It helps that he’s fluent in nerdy Doctor Who detail, from anecdotes about his old pal Jim, designer of the original Zygons, to being able to reel off the name of Jon Pertwee’s season eight stuntman, to chatting about Chumblies.
Along with a handful of fellow journalists at the Cardiff studios earlier this year, we spoke to Capaldi about all of the above, series nine, looking back at his first year in the role, his own fandom, and more...
On where the Doctor and Clara are at the start of series...
Despite being hamstrung by a list of not-for-discussion topics as long as the Mara (plot specifics, new monsters, returning characters, series arcs…), you can always rely on Peter Capaldi to fill an interview to the brim.
It helps that he’s fluent in nerdy Doctor Who detail, from anecdotes about his old pal Jim, designer of the original Zygons, to being able to reel off the name of Jon Pertwee’s season eight stuntman, to chatting about Chumblies.
Along with a handful of fellow journalists at the Cardiff studios earlier this year, we spoke to Capaldi about all of the above, series nine, looking back at his first year in the role, his own fandom, and more...
On where the Doctor and Clara are at the start of series...
- 8/18/2015
- by louisamellor
- Den of Geek
Page 2 is a compilation of stories and news tidbits, which for whatever reason, didn’t make the front page of /Film. After the jump we’ve included 36 different items, fun images, videos, casting tidbits, articles of interest and more. It’s like a mystery grab bag of movie web related goodness. Header Photo: A Fascinating Profile of Omni […]
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- 10/1/2014
- by Peter Sciretta
- Slash Film
The Eleventh Doctor
Portrayed by: Matt Smith
Companion(s): Amy Pond, Rory Williams, River Song, Clara Oswald
Tenure: 39 stories (44 episodes), from “The Eleventh Hour” (April, 2010) to “The Time of the Doctor” (Dec, 2013)
Signature look: The Eleventh Doctor’s look gets a few tweaks during his run. He starts with a tweed jacket, which later becomes a long purple (all together now) frock coat (the Doctor loves his frock coats), button-down shirt, bowtie (they’re cool), suspenders, lace-up boots, and, to go with his purple coat, a purple waistcoat and pocket watch with chain. And of course, if possible, he will accessorize with whatever distinctive headware is handy.
Catchphrase: The Eleventh Doctor has several catchphrases, particularly, “Geronimo”, “Come along, Pond”, and “I like <fill in the blank>s now. <Fill in the blank>s are cool.”
Personality: The Eleventh Doctor is whimsical and energetic, but also brooding and manipulative. His number one rule for his Companions is that the Doctor always lies,...
Portrayed by: Matt Smith
Companion(s): Amy Pond, Rory Williams, River Song, Clara Oswald
Tenure: 39 stories (44 episodes), from “The Eleventh Hour” (April, 2010) to “The Time of the Doctor” (Dec, 2013)
Signature look: The Eleventh Doctor’s look gets a few tweaks during his run. He starts with a tweed jacket, which later becomes a long purple (all together now) frock coat (the Doctor loves his frock coats), button-down shirt, bowtie (they’re cool), suspenders, lace-up boots, and, to go with his purple coat, a purple waistcoat and pocket watch with chain. And of course, if possible, he will accessorize with whatever distinctive headware is handy.
Catchphrase: The Eleventh Doctor has several catchphrases, particularly, “Geronimo”, “Come along, Pond”, and “I like <fill in the blank>s now. <Fill in the blank>s are cool.”
Personality: The Eleventh Doctor is whimsical and energetic, but also brooding and manipulative. His number one rule for his Companions is that the Doctor always lies,...
- 12/1/2013
- by Kate Kulzick
- SoundOnSight
Clara Oswald
Portrayed by: Jenna Coleman
Doctor(s): Eleventh Doctor
Tenure: 11+ stories, first “Asylum of the Daleks” (Sept, 2012), then from “The Snowmen” (Dec, 2012) to present
Background: Many versions of Clara have existed in the Doctor’s timeline. The first incarnation that we meet is Oswin Oswald (“The Asylum of the Daleks”), the Junior Entertainment Manager of a spaceship that crashed onto the Asylum of the Daleks who has been turned into a Dalek herself, but has created a fantasy/coping mechanism that she is hidden in her ship making souffles. Next is Clara Oswin Oswald (“The Snowmen”), a governess in nineteenth century London who moonlights as a barmaid. The final version we meet is Clara Oswald (“The Bells of Saint John” onward), the original and a babysitter in 21st century London. All three have had adventures with the Doctor, during which the first two both died. The Doctor brings...
Portrayed by: Jenna Coleman
Doctor(s): Eleventh Doctor
Tenure: 11+ stories, first “Asylum of the Daleks” (Sept, 2012), then from “The Snowmen” (Dec, 2012) to present
Background: Many versions of Clara have existed in the Doctor’s timeline. The first incarnation that we meet is Oswin Oswald (“The Asylum of the Daleks”), the Junior Entertainment Manager of a spaceship that crashed onto the Asylum of the Daleks who has been turned into a Dalek herself, but has created a fantasy/coping mechanism that she is hidden in her ship making souffles. Next is Clara Oswin Oswald (“The Snowmen”), a governess in nineteenth century London who moonlights as a barmaid. The final version we meet is Clara Oswald (“The Bells of Saint John” onward), the original and a babysitter in 21st century London. All three have had adventures with the Doctor, during which the first two both died. The Doctor brings...
- 12/1/2013
- by Drew Koenig
- SoundOnSight
Kate Stewart
Portrayed by: Jemma Redgrave
Doctor: Eleventh Doctor
Story: 2 stories, “The Power of Three” (Sept, 2012) and “The Day of the Doctor” (Nov, 2013)
Background: Kate Stewart is one of the leaders of Unit, rising through its ranks to become the Head of Scientific Research and working to restructure it to follow her father’s advice that, “science leads”.
Family/Friends: Kate is the daughter of classic series Companion Brigadier Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart and his first wife, Fiona. Though she speaks of her father fondly (he passed away fairly recently), we know very little else about her family or friends.
Personality: Kate is intelligent, thoughtful, and very professional. She is efficient and somewhat brusque in her demeanor, but she also has a quiet smile and a playful, if dry, sense of humor and much like her father, is made of stern stuff, willing to go to great lengths to protect humanity.
Portrayed by: Jemma Redgrave
Doctor: Eleventh Doctor
Story: 2 stories, “The Power of Three” (Sept, 2012) and “The Day of the Doctor” (Nov, 2013)
Background: Kate Stewart is one of the leaders of Unit, rising through its ranks to become the Head of Scientific Research and working to restructure it to follow her father’s advice that, “science leads”.
Family/Friends: Kate is the daughter of classic series Companion Brigadier Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart and his first wife, Fiona. Though she speaks of her father fondly (he passed away fairly recently), we know very little else about her family or friends.
Personality: Kate is intelligent, thoughtful, and very professional. She is efficient and somewhat brusque in her demeanor, but she also has a quiet smile and a playful, if dry, sense of humor and much like her father, is made of stern stuff, willing to go to great lengths to protect humanity.
- 12/1/2013
- by Kate Kulzick
- SoundOnSight
The Jones Family
Portrayed by: Gugu Mbatha-Raw (Tish), Adjoa Andoh (Francine), Trevor Laird (Clive), Reggie Yates (Leo)
Doctor: Tenth Doctor
Story: 2 stories, “The Lazarus Experiment” (May, 2007) and “The Sound of Drums”/“Last of the Time Lords” (June, 2007), though they also appear in other stories as Martha’s family, rather than as part of the larger adventure of the week
Background: Francine and Clive Jones are the bitterly divorced parents of Martha, Tish, and Leo. Almost nothing is known of their married life or really anything before Martha met the Doctor, other than that Clive has a much younger girlfriend named Annalise. Tish is the head of PR for an experimental scientist who creates a de-aging machine that winds up turning him into a horrific monster, which she helps Martha and the Doctor defeat. Leo has a far more adventure-adjacent life, managing to avoid both the more traumatic events of “The...
Portrayed by: Gugu Mbatha-Raw (Tish), Adjoa Andoh (Francine), Trevor Laird (Clive), Reggie Yates (Leo)
Doctor: Tenth Doctor
Story: 2 stories, “The Lazarus Experiment” (May, 2007) and “The Sound of Drums”/“Last of the Time Lords” (June, 2007), though they also appear in other stories as Martha’s family, rather than as part of the larger adventure of the week
Background: Francine and Clive Jones are the bitterly divorced parents of Martha, Tish, and Leo. Almost nothing is known of their married life or really anything before Martha met the Doctor, other than that Clive has a much younger girlfriend named Annalise. Tish is the head of PR for an experimental scientist who creates a de-aging machine that winds up turning him into a horrific monster, which she helps Martha and the Doctor defeat. Leo has a far more adventure-adjacent life, managing to avoid both the more traumatic events of “The...
- 12/1/2013
- by Kate Kulzick
- SoundOnSight
Jo Grant
Portrayed by: Katy Manning
Doctor(s): Third Doctor
Tenure: 15 stories, from Terror of the Autons (Jan, 1971) to The Green Death (1973)
Background: Jo is a young woman brought in by the Brigadier to replace Liz Shaw as the Doctor’s assistant. Her uncle, who has ties to Unit through the United Nations, is also partially responsible for her assignment. Initially the Doctor is displeased with her appointment and skeptical of her abilities, but eventually her skill set proves to be incredibly valuable, despite being decidedly different from her predecessor’s.
Family/Friends: We hear briefly of Jo’s uncle, but never actually meet him and the rest of Jo’s family don’t come up during her time on the show. During most of her tenure, however, the Doctor is grounded by the Time Lords and unable to fly his Tardis, causing him and Jo to investigate Earth-based...
Portrayed by: Katy Manning
Doctor(s): Third Doctor
Tenure: 15 stories, from Terror of the Autons (Jan, 1971) to The Green Death (1973)
Background: Jo is a young woman brought in by the Brigadier to replace Liz Shaw as the Doctor’s assistant. Her uncle, who has ties to Unit through the United Nations, is also partially responsible for her assignment. Initially the Doctor is displeased with her appointment and skeptical of her abilities, but eventually her skill set proves to be incredibly valuable, despite being decidedly different from her predecessor’s.
Family/Friends: We hear briefly of Jo’s uncle, but never actually meet him and the rest of Jo’s family don’t come up during her time on the show. During most of her tenure, however, the Doctor is grounded by the Time Lords and unable to fly his Tardis, causing him and Jo to investigate Earth-based...
- 12/1/2013
- by Kate Kulzick
- SoundOnSight
The War Doctor
Portrayed by: John Hurt
Companion(s): He doesn’t have any. The closest he comes is Clara in “The Day of the Doctor”, but she’s much more the Eleventh Doctor’s Companion in this story
Tenure: 2 stories, his brief appearance in the minisode “The Night of the Doctor” (Nov, 2013) and “The Day of the Doctor” (Nov, 2013)
Signature look: Leather jacket, loose ascot or bandana, waistcoat with pocket watch and chain, bandolier with sonic screwdriver, and shin coverings or boots of a sort
Catchphrase: “No More”, alternatively “Gallifrey falls” or “Gallifrey stands”. He says each either several times or very prominently
Personality: The War Doctor is cagey and a little cranky. He is tired after what appears to have been a long, long life of trying to resolve the Time War. Though he is battle-scarred, he still feels very young when compared to his successors, the Ninth,...
Portrayed by: John Hurt
Companion(s): He doesn’t have any. The closest he comes is Clara in “The Day of the Doctor”, but she’s much more the Eleventh Doctor’s Companion in this story
Tenure: 2 stories, his brief appearance in the minisode “The Night of the Doctor” (Nov, 2013) and “The Day of the Doctor” (Nov, 2013)
Signature look: Leather jacket, loose ascot or bandana, waistcoat with pocket watch and chain, bandolier with sonic screwdriver, and shin coverings or boots of a sort
Catchphrase: “No More”, alternatively “Gallifrey falls” or “Gallifrey stands”. He says each either several times or very prominently
Personality: The War Doctor is cagey and a little cranky. He is tired after what appears to have been a long, long life of trying to resolve the Time War. Though he is battle-scarred, he still feels very young when compared to his successors, the Ninth,...
- 11/30/2013
- by Kate Kulzick
- SoundOnSight
Craig Owens
Portrayed By: James Corden
Doctor(s): Eleventh Doctor
Tenure: 2 stories, “The Lodger” and “Closing Time”
Background: Craig is an everyman from the small town of Colchester. When we meet him, he is stuck in a rut, constantly just on the verge of confessing his love for his close friend Sophie (Daisy Haggard), but always afraid of rejection. Looking to rent out an extra room in his apartment, he is surprised to hear a knock at the door before he has even advertised the room. And on the other side of that door is his new roommate: The Doctor.
Family: Craig is first friends with and later married to Sophie and in “Closing Time” we meet his son Alfie,who initially prefers to go by the name Stormageddon, Dark Lord of All (the Doctor speaks baby). By the end of the story, though, he decides he’s good...
Portrayed By: James Corden
Doctor(s): Eleventh Doctor
Tenure: 2 stories, “The Lodger” and “Closing Time”
Background: Craig is an everyman from the small town of Colchester. When we meet him, he is stuck in a rut, constantly just on the verge of confessing his love for his close friend Sophie (Daisy Haggard), but always afraid of rejection. Looking to rent out an extra room in his apartment, he is surprised to hear a knock at the door before he has even advertised the room. And on the other side of that door is his new roommate: The Doctor.
Family: Craig is first friends with and later married to Sophie and in “Closing Time” we meet his son Alfie,who initially prefers to go by the name Stormageddon, Dark Lord of All (the Doctor speaks baby). By the end of the story, though, he decides he’s good...
- 11/30/2013
- by Jordan Ferguson
- SoundOnSight
Polly
Portrayed by: Anneke Wills
Doctor(s): First Doctor, Second Doctor
Tenure: 9 stories, from The War Machines (June, 1966) to The Faceless Ones (May, 1967)
Background: We meet Polly when she’s out at the Inferno nightclub, where she meets Ben, a sailor who’s shipping out the next day. They become embroiled in the Doctor’s battle against Wotan when he comes looking for Dodo at Inferno and at the end of the story, they end up entering the Tardis just before it takes off, becoming Companions. Polly is a contemporary young woman who is very fashionable and, for the time, independent.
Family/Friends: Polly doesn’t mention much about her family, but she develops a very strong bond with Ben, who she eventually leaves with. It’s implied they will stay together when they leave and perhaps get married.
Personality: Polly is fun and lighthearted, intended as an audience...
Portrayed by: Anneke Wills
Doctor(s): First Doctor, Second Doctor
Tenure: 9 stories, from The War Machines (June, 1966) to The Faceless Ones (May, 1967)
Background: We meet Polly when she’s out at the Inferno nightclub, where she meets Ben, a sailor who’s shipping out the next day. They become embroiled in the Doctor’s battle against Wotan when he comes looking for Dodo at Inferno and at the end of the story, they end up entering the Tardis just before it takes off, becoming Companions. Polly is a contemporary young woman who is very fashionable and, for the time, independent.
Family/Friends: Polly doesn’t mention much about her family, but she develops a very strong bond with Ben, who she eventually leaves with. It’s implied they will stay together when they leave and perhaps get married.
Personality: Polly is fun and lighthearted, intended as an audience...
- 11/30/2013
- by Kate Kulzick
- SoundOnSight
Kazran Sardick
Portrayed by: Michael Gambon, Danny Horn, Laurence Belcher
Doctor: Eleventh Doctor
Story: “A Christmas Carol” (Dec, 2010)
Background: Kazran Sardick was raised by an abusive father, Elliot, who was absolutely focused on profit. Kazran, like his father before him, controls the airspace of Sardicktown and has grown into a very Ebenezer Scrooge-like character when he first meets the Doctor, who needs his permission so the crashing ship Amy and Rory are on can safely land. The Doctor, presumably inspired by A Christmas Carol (he is a Dickens fanboy, after all), decides to give Kazran the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Future treatment, rewriting much of his childhood, to turn him into the kind of man who will allow the ship to land.
Family/Friends: We meet Kazran’s physically and emotionally abusive father, but we don’t find out about any other family members, implying that Kazran grew up incredibly isolated.
Portrayed by: Michael Gambon, Danny Horn, Laurence Belcher
Doctor: Eleventh Doctor
Story: “A Christmas Carol” (Dec, 2010)
Background: Kazran Sardick was raised by an abusive father, Elliot, who was absolutely focused on profit. Kazran, like his father before him, controls the airspace of Sardicktown and has grown into a very Ebenezer Scrooge-like character when he first meets the Doctor, who needs his permission so the crashing ship Amy and Rory are on can safely land. The Doctor, presumably inspired by A Christmas Carol (he is a Dickens fanboy, after all), decides to give Kazran the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Future treatment, rewriting much of his childhood, to turn him into the kind of man who will allow the ship to land.
Family/Friends: We meet Kazran’s physically and emotionally abusive father, but we don’t find out about any other family members, implying that Kazran grew up incredibly isolated.
- 11/30/2013
- by Kate Kulzick
- SoundOnSight
K-9
Portrayed by: John Leeson, David Brierly
Doctor(s): Fourth Doctor, Tenth Doctor
Tenure: 18 stories, from The Invisible Enemy (Oct, 1977) to Warriors’ Gate (Jan, 1981), plus “School Reunion” (April, 2006)
Background: There have been several versions of K-9 (Mark I, Mark II, Mark III, Mark IV, as well as another version on K9, an Australian spinoff series). When Leela decided to stay behind on Gallifrey rather than continue traveling with the Doctor, Mark I stayed with her. Mark II stayed with Romana when she left the Tardis to stay in E-Space rather than return to N-Space and become President of the Time Lords. The Doctor sent Mark III to Sarah Jane, care of her aunt, and it’s this version we meet in “School Reunion”. After K-9 Mark III sacrifices himself to allow the Doctor, Sarah Jane, Rose, and Mickey to escape, the Doctor leaves K-9 Mark IV with Sarah Jane...
Portrayed by: John Leeson, David Brierly
Doctor(s): Fourth Doctor, Tenth Doctor
Tenure: 18 stories, from The Invisible Enemy (Oct, 1977) to Warriors’ Gate (Jan, 1981), plus “School Reunion” (April, 2006)
Background: There have been several versions of K-9 (Mark I, Mark II, Mark III, Mark IV, as well as another version on K9, an Australian spinoff series). When Leela decided to stay behind on Gallifrey rather than continue traveling with the Doctor, Mark I stayed with her. Mark II stayed with Romana when she left the Tardis to stay in E-Space rather than return to N-Space and become President of the Time Lords. The Doctor sent Mark III to Sarah Jane, care of her aunt, and it’s this version we meet in “School Reunion”. After K-9 Mark III sacrifices himself to allow the Doctor, Sarah Jane, Rose, and Mickey to escape, the Doctor leaves K-9 Mark IV with Sarah Jane...
- 11/30/2013
- by Kate Kulzick
- SoundOnSight
The Eighth Doctor
Portrayed by: Paul McGann
Companion(s): Grace Holloway, plus many others in the audio dramas, comics, and novels
Tenure: 1 story, Doctor Who, also called “The Enemy Within” (May, 1996) and 1 minisode, “The Night of the Doctor” (Nov, 2013)
Signature look: The Eighth Doctor has two distinct looks, one for each of his stories. In his first, he wears a white shirt, gray cravat, embroidered waistcoat, and a dark green velvet frock coat. In his second, he wears a dirty, more relaxed white shirt, loose bandana or cloth tie, battered waistcoat, leather belt, dark grey or black frock coat, and high leather lace-up boots
Catchphrase: The Eighth Doctor isn’t around enough to develop a catchphrase, at least in his televised adventures
Personality: The Eighth Doctor is romantic and easy going, one of the most human of his incarnations and certainly an ardent admirer and appreciator of humanity. He...
Portrayed by: Paul McGann
Companion(s): Grace Holloway, plus many others in the audio dramas, comics, and novels
Tenure: 1 story, Doctor Who, also called “The Enemy Within” (May, 1996) and 1 minisode, “The Night of the Doctor” (Nov, 2013)
Signature look: The Eighth Doctor has two distinct looks, one for each of his stories. In his first, he wears a white shirt, gray cravat, embroidered waistcoat, and a dark green velvet frock coat. In his second, he wears a dirty, more relaxed white shirt, loose bandana or cloth tie, battered waistcoat, leather belt, dark grey or black frock coat, and high leather lace-up boots
Catchphrase: The Eighth Doctor isn’t around enough to develop a catchphrase, at least in his televised adventures
Personality: The Eighth Doctor is romantic and easy going, one of the most human of his incarnations and certainly an ardent admirer and appreciator of humanity. He...
- 11/30/2013
- by Kate Kulzick
- SoundOnSight
Jackie Tyler
Portrayed by: Camille Coduri
Doctor: Ninth Doctor, Tenth Doctor
Story: 4 stories, from “The Parting of the Ways” (June, 2005) to “Journey’s End” (July, 2008), though she appears in several other stories as Rose’s mother or Pete’s wife, separate from the adventure of the week.
Background: Jackie is the single mother of the teenaged Rose when her life is turned upside down by Rose joining the Doctor in the Tardis. She ends up embroiled in several of the Doctor’s adventures. Despite her (comparatively) lengthy association with the series, we know very little about her outside of her relationship with her daughter.
Family/Friends: Jackie married Pete Tyler and the two had a somewhat contentious relationship, despite caring for each other deeply. When Rose was a baby, Pete died after being hit by a car. An adult version of Rose was there at the time and held Pete while he passed,...
Portrayed by: Camille Coduri
Doctor: Ninth Doctor, Tenth Doctor
Story: 4 stories, from “The Parting of the Ways” (June, 2005) to “Journey’s End” (July, 2008), though she appears in several other stories as Rose’s mother or Pete’s wife, separate from the adventure of the week.
Background: Jackie is the single mother of the teenaged Rose when her life is turned upside down by Rose joining the Doctor in the Tardis. She ends up embroiled in several of the Doctor’s adventures. Despite her (comparatively) lengthy association with the series, we know very little about her outside of her relationship with her daughter.
Family/Friends: Jackie married Pete Tyler and the two had a somewhat contentious relationship, despite caring for each other deeply. When Rose was a baby, Pete died after being hit by a car. An adult version of Rose was there at the time and held Pete while he passed,...
- 11/30/2013
- by Kate Kulzick
- SoundOnSight
Nyssa
Portrayed by: Sarah Sutton
Doctor(s): Fourth Doctor, Fifth Doctor
Tenure: 13 stories, from The Keeper of Traken (Jan, 1981) to Terminus (Feb, 1983)
Background: Nyssa is the princess of Traken, a planet that comes under the attack of The Master and is eventually completely destroyed, making her the sole Trakenite in the universe. In her first two stories, first her stepmother and then her father are killed, and finally her planet is eaten by a wave of entropy that threatens the entire universe. Consequentially, the Fifth Doctor takes her in, determined to protect and guide her.
Family/Friends: Nyssa’s mother died when she was young, leaving her to be raised by her father, Tremas. She also has a stepmother Kassia, but she dies after being betrayed by the Master in Nyssa’s first story and Tremas is taken over by the Master, his body stolen and soul destroyed. With...
Portrayed by: Sarah Sutton
Doctor(s): Fourth Doctor, Fifth Doctor
Tenure: 13 stories, from The Keeper of Traken (Jan, 1981) to Terminus (Feb, 1983)
Background: Nyssa is the princess of Traken, a planet that comes under the attack of The Master and is eventually completely destroyed, making her the sole Trakenite in the universe. In her first two stories, first her stepmother and then her father are killed, and finally her planet is eaten by a wave of entropy that threatens the entire universe. Consequentially, the Fifth Doctor takes her in, determined to protect and guide her.
Family/Friends: Nyssa’s mother died when she was young, leaving her to be raised by her father, Tremas. She also has a stepmother Kassia, but she dies after being betrayed by the Master in Nyssa’s first story and Tremas is taken over by the Master, his body stolen and soul destroyed. With...
- 11/30/2013
- by Kate Kulzick
- SoundOnSight
Astrid Peth
Portrayed by: Kylie Minogue
Doctor: Tenth Doctor
Story: “Voyage of the Damned” (Dec, 2007)
Background: Astrid is a woman from the planet Sto who took a job as a waitress aboard the starliner the Titanic so she could see the universe. Little is known of her life before this, other than that she was bored with it and wanted to expand her horizons.
Family/Friends: We know very little about Astrid’s family back home and she seems rather friendless aboard the Titanic, feeling excluded by the rest of the wait staff. The Doctor, however, takes a liking to her immediately and had she survived her story, she would have undoubtedly traveled with him in the Tardis for quite a while.
Personality: Astrid is curious, brave, and above all, incredibly sweet. Despite being rather shy, she quickly starts to come out of her shell after meeting the Doctor. There...
Portrayed by: Kylie Minogue
Doctor: Tenth Doctor
Story: “Voyage of the Damned” (Dec, 2007)
Background: Astrid is a woman from the planet Sto who took a job as a waitress aboard the starliner the Titanic so she could see the universe. Little is known of her life before this, other than that she was bored with it and wanted to expand her horizons.
Family/Friends: We know very little about Astrid’s family back home and she seems rather friendless aboard the Titanic, feeling excluded by the rest of the wait staff. The Doctor, however, takes a liking to her immediately and had she survived her story, she would have undoubtedly traveled with him in the Tardis for quite a while.
Personality: Astrid is curious, brave, and above all, incredibly sweet. Despite being rather shy, she quickly starts to come out of her shell after meeting the Doctor. There...
- 11/30/2013
- by Kate Kulzick
- SoundOnSight
Zoe Heriot
Portrayed by: Wendy Padbury
Doctor(s): Second Doctor
Tenure: 8 stories, from The Wheel in Space (April, 1968) to The War Games (June, 1969)
Background: Zoe is an astrometricist, astrophysicist, and computer genius aboard the titular Wheel in Space when she meets the Doctor. Seeking adventure, and the chance to develop more than just the skills she’d honed on the Wheel, she stows away aboard the Tardis.
Family/Friends: Though we meet some of Zoe’s shipmates in her first story, we never find out much about her background or family. Zoe doesn’t have any particularly close ties when she joins the Tardis team, being rather emotionally underdeveloped, and this is one of the things she’s looking to change with her new life. She quickly becomes fast friends with both the Doctor and Jamie.
Personality: Zoe is extremely precocious. She may even be smarter than the Doctor in certain areas,...
Portrayed by: Wendy Padbury
Doctor(s): Second Doctor
Tenure: 8 stories, from The Wheel in Space (April, 1968) to The War Games (June, 1969)
Background: Zoe is an astrometricist, astrophysicist, and computer genius aboard the titular Wheel in Space when she meets the Doctor. Seeking adventure, and the chance to develop more than just the skills she’d honed on the Wheel, she stows away aboard the Tardis.
Family/Friends: Though we meet some of Zoe’s shipmates in her first story, we never find out much about her background or family. Zoe doesn’t have any particularly close ties when she joins the Tardis team, being rather emotionally underdeveloped, and this is one of the things she’s looking to change with her new life. She quickly becomes fast friends with both the Doctor and Jamie.
Personality: Zoe is extremely precocious. She may even be smarter than the Doctor in certain areas,...
- 11/30/2013
- by Kate Kulzick
- SoundOnSight
River Song
Portrayed By: Alex Kingston
Doctor(s): Tenth Doctor, Eleventh Doctor
Tenure: 9 stories (14 episodes), from “Silence in the Library”/”Forest of the Dead” to “The Name of the Doctor”
Background: River Song is an archaeologist, time traveler, and adventurer whose connection to the Doctor is only revealed slowly over time. When we first meet her in “Silence in the Library”, she has known the Doctor for a long time, and though that adventure ends up being their last together from her perspective, it is only the beginning for the Doctor.
Family/Friends: It is implied, over the course of her tenure, that River is the Doctor’s lover (and, if you count an alternate timeline ceremony, his wife) as well as the daughter of his longtime companions Amy Pond and Rory Williams. River and the Doctor, both being time travelers, never meet in the right order, so they...
Portrayed By: Alex Kingston
Doctor(s): Tenth Doctor, Eleventh Doctor
Tenure: 9 stories (14 episodes), from “Silence in the Library”/”Forest of the Dead” to “The Name of the Doctor”
Background: River Song is an archaeologist, time traveler, and adventurer whose connection to the Doctor is only revealed slowly over time. When we first meet her in “Silence in the Library”, she has known the Doctor for a long time, and though that adventure ends up being their last together from her perspective, it is only the beginning for the Doctor.
Family/Friends: It is implied, over the course of her tenure, that River is the Doctor’s lover (and, if you count an alternate timeline ceremony, his wife) as well as the daughter of his longtime companions Amy Pond and Rory Williams. River and the Doctor, both being time travelers, never meet in the right order, so they...
- 11/29/2013
- by Jordan Ferguson
- SoundOnSight
Turlough
Portrayed by: Mark Strickson
Doctor(s): Fifth Doctor
Tenure: 10 stories (33 episodes), from Mawdryn Undead (Feb, 1983) to Planet of Fire (March, 1984)
Background: Vislor Turlough is from the planet of Trion but, after a civil war there, he becomes a political exile. Stuck on the frustratingly primitive (to him) Earth of the 20th century (at the school where the currently retired Brigadier is working), he takes up the Black Guardian on his offer to take Turlough home if he’ll kill the Doctor. More about Turlough’s past is revealed throughout his run, before he leaves in Planet of Fire to return to his family and home world.
Family/Friends: Turlough has a father and a brother who he is eventually reunited with and we find out his mother passed away in the civil war that led to his exile. Otherwise, we know very little about his family. Though they are initially at odds,...
Portrayed by: Mark Strickson
Doctor(s): Fifth Doctor
Tenure: 10 stories (33 episodes), from Mawdryn Undead (Feb, 1983) to Planet of Fire (March, 1984)
Background: Vislor Turlough is from the planet of Trion but, after a civil war there, he becomes a political exile. Stuck on the frustratingly primitive (to him) Earth of the 20th century (at the school where the currently retired Brigadier is working), he takes up the Black Guardian on his offer to take Turlough home if he’ll kill the Doctor. More about Turlough’s past is revealed throughout his run, before he leaves in Planet of Fire to return to his family and home world.
Family/Friends: Turlough has a father and a brother who he is eventually reunited with and we find out his mother passed away in the civil war that led to his exile. Otherwise, we know very little about his family. Though they are initially at odds,...
- 11/29/2013
- by Kate Kulzick
- SoundOnSight
The Fifth Doctor
Portrayed by: Peter Davison
Companion(s): Adric, Nyssa, Tegan Jovanka, Turlough, Kamelion, Peri
Tenure: 20 stories, from Castrovalva (Jan, 1982) to The Caves of Androzani (March, 1984)
Signature look: White cricket outfit, tan jacket with orange piping (and celery as a lapel decoration), panama hat, tan, orange, and red striped pants, and white sneakers/trainers
Catchphrase: “Brave heart, Tegan”
Personality: The Fifth Doctor is the first Doctor to feel every bit his age, which is of course contrasted by his physical appearance (Peter Davison was 29 when he took on the role, making him the youngest actor to play the Doctor until Matt Smith, who was 26 when he was cast). He’s thoughtful and still, far less wordy than his predecessor, and perhaps partially due to the youth of his Companions, the Fifth Doctor is the most paternal since the First Doctor. He can be stern, one of the earliest...
Portrayed by: Peter Davison
Companion(s): Adric, Nyssa, Tegan Jovanka, Turlough, Kamelion, Peri
Tenure: 20 stories, from Castrovalva (Jan, 1982) to The Caves of Androzani (March, 1984)
Signature look: White cricket outfit, tan jacket with orange piping (and celery as a lapel decoration), panama hat, tan, orange, and red striped pants, and white sneakers/trainers
Catchphrase: “Brave heart, Tegan”
Personality: The Fifth Doctor is the first Doctor to feel every bit his age, which is of course contrasted by his physical appearance (Peter Davison was 29 when he took on the role, making him the youngest actor to play the Doctor until Matt Smith, who was 26 when he was cast). He’s thoughtful and still, far less wordy than his predecessor, and perhaps partially due to the youth of his Companions, the Fifth Doctor is the most paternal since the First Doctor. He can be stern, one of the earliest...
- 11/29/2013
- by Kate Kulzick
- SoundOnSight
Sergeant Benton
Portrayed by: John Levene
Doctor: Third Doctor, Fourth Doctor
Story: 17 stories, from The Invasion (Nov, 1968) to Mawdryn Undead (Feb, 1983)
Background: Sergeant Benton is an officer working with Unit. Though he does share two stories with the Second Doctor, one as an unnamed soldier, he functions primarily as an ally for the Unit stories of the Third and Fourth Doctors. We know little about his past, but he does serve as a contrast to Capt. Yates, implying he had a decidedly less privileged upbringing.
Family/Friends: Sgt. Benton has a sister, but otherwise very little is known of his biological family. Over the course of his run however, Benton develops a close friendship with the Brigadier, Sgt. Yates, the Doctor, and his Companions, becoming part of what is known as the Unit family.
Personality: Sgt. Benton is a good-natured if somewhat dim man, at least compared to his brilliant compatriots.
Portrayed by: John Levene
Doctor: Third Doctor, Fourth Doctor
Story: 17 stories, from The Invasion (Nov, 1968) to Mawdryn Undead (Feb, 1983)
Background: Sergeant Benton is an officer working with Unit. Though he does share two stories with the Second Doctor, one as an unnamed soldier, he functions primarily as an ally for the Unit stories of the Third and Fourth Doctors. We know little about his past, but he does serve as a contrast to Capt. Yates, implying he had a decidedly less privileged upbringing.
Family/Friends: Sgt. Benton has a sister, but otherwise very little is known of his biological family. Over the course of his run however, Benton develops a close friendship with the Brigadier, Sgt. Yates, the Doctor, and his Companions, becoming part of what is known as the Unit family.
Personality: Sgt. Benton is a good-natured if somewhat dim man, at least compared to his brilliant compatriots.
- 11/25/2013
- by Kate Kulzick
- SoundOnSight
Vicki
Portrayed By: Maureen O’Brien
Doctor(s): First Doctor
Tenure: 9 Stories (38 episodes), from The Rescue (Jan, 1965) to The Myth Makers (Nov, 1965)
Background: We first encounter Vicki as a survivor of a spaceship crash on the planet Dido. The Doctor, still reeling from the departure of his granddaughter Susan, rescues Vicki and invites her to travel with him. Vicki becomes like a new granddaughter to The Doctor and the two develop a very close relationship. Coming from the future, Vicki eventually falls in love on Earth in the past and decides to remain there.
Personality: In contrast to the flat, lifeless (and occasionally incredibly angsty) Susan, Vicki is chipper, bright-eyed, and adventurous. She is also very clearly aimed at attracting the youth of mid-1960s Britain, and so is very mod in her style and sensibilities.
Special Skills: Besides charm and a smile? Vicki is actually incredibly resourceful and...
Portrayed By: Maureen O’Brien
Doctor(s): First Doctor
Tenure: 9 Stories (38 episodes), from The Rescue (Jan, 1965) to The Myth Makers (Nov, 1965)
Background: We first encounter Vicki as a survivor of a spaceship crash on the planet Dido. The Doctor, still reeling from the departure of his granddaughter Susan, rescues Vicki and invites her to travel with him. Vicki becomes like a new granddaughter to The Doctor and the two develop a very close relationship. Coming from the future, Vicki eventually falls in love on Earth in the past and decides to remain there.
Personality: In contrast to the flat, lifeless (and occasionally incredibly angsty) Susan, Vicki is chipper, bright-eyed, and adventurous. She is also very clearly aimed at attracting the youth of mid-1960s Britain, and so is very mod in her style and sensibilities.
Special Skills: Besides charm and a smile? Vicki is actually incredibly resourceful and...
- 11/25/2013
- by Jordan Ferguson
- SoundOnSight
Romana II
Portrayed by: Lalla Ward
Doctor(s): Fourth Doctor
Tenure: 10 stories, from Destiny of the Daleks (Sept, 1979) to Warriors’ Gate (Jan, 1981)
Background: Romana is a Time Lady first assigned to travel with the Doctor by the White Guardian* (*Spoilers!). After traveling with him for the Key to Time season, she chooses to regenerate, with fans distinguishing between these incarnations by calling her Romana I or Romana II. Just like the Doctor, she has a distinctly different personality in her new regeneration and she and the Doctor have a distinctly different rapport.
Family/Friends: For information about her past, see Romana I. Romana II has a close relationship with the Doctor and the two are incredibly playful with each other. She’s also close with Adric, for the brief span that they overlap in the Tardis, and when she leaves, she takes K-9 with her.
Personality: Romana II, in contrast to her earlier regeneration,...
Portrayed by: Lalla Ward
Doctor(s): Fourth Doctor
Tenure: 10 stories, from Destiny of the Daleks (Sept, 1979) to Warriors’ Gate (Jan, 1981)
Background: Romana is a Time Lady first assigned to travel with the Doctor by the White Guardian* (*Spoilers!). After traveling with him for the Key to Time season, she chooses to regenerate, with fans distinguishing between these incarnations by calling her Romana I or Romana II. Just like the Doctor, she has a distinctly different personality in her new regeneration and she and the Doctor have a distinctly different rapport.
Family/Friends: For information about her past, see Romana I. Romana II has a close relationship with the Doctor and the two are incredibly playful with each other. She’s also close with Adric, for the brief span that they overlap in the Tardis, and when she leaves, she takes K-9 with her.
Personality: Romana II, in contrast to her earlier regeneration,...
- 11/24/2013
- by Kate Kulzick
- SoundOnSight
Rory Williams
Portrayed by: Arthur Darvill
Doctor(s): Eleventh Doctor
Tenure: 19 stories (23 episodes), from “Vampires in Venice” (May, 2010) to “The Angels Take Manhattan” (Sept, 2012)
Background: Rory is a nurse from Leadworth who has grown up hearing stories of the Doctor from his friend Amy. Assuming him to be an imaginary figure, he is thrown for a bit of a loop when he meets the Doctor in “The Eleventh Hour”.
Family/Friends: Rory has a kind and rather stuck in his ways father, Brian, and is first friends with, then dating, then married to Amy Pond. The two are the first married couple to travel in the Tardis and they eventually have a daughter, though that gets a bit complicated (spoilers).
Personality: Rory is sweet and loyal with a strong moral center and fierce determination. He is rather insecure in his relationship with Amy, considering her out of his league,...
Portrayed by: Arthur Darvill
Doctor(s): Eleventh Doctor
Tenure: 19 stories (23 episodes), from “Vampires in Venice” (May, 2010) to “The Angels Take Manhattan” (Sept, 2012)
Background: Rory is a nurse from Leadworth who has grown up hearing stories of the Doctor from his friend Amy. Assuming him to be an imaginary figure, he is thrown for a bit of a loop when he meets the Doctor in “The Eleventh Hour”.
Family/Friends: Rory has a kind and rather stuck in his ways father, Brian, and is first friends with, then dating, then married to Amy Pond. The two are the first married couple to travel in the Tardis and they eventually have a daughter, though that gets a bit complicated (spoilers).
Personality: Rory is sweet and loyal with a strong moral center and fierce determination. He is rather insecure in his relationship with Amy, considering her out of his league,...
- 11/22/2013
- by Kate Kulzick
- SoundOnSight
Ben Jackson
Portrayed by: Michael Craze
Doctor(s): First Doctor, Second Doctor
Tenure: 9 stories (36 episodes), from The War Machines (June, 1966) to The Faceless Ones (May, 1967)
Background: Ben is a Cockney sailor set to ship out with the Royal Navy when he meets Polly and, later that night, the Doctor at a club. Ben is a contemporary young man, designed to pair with Polly and follow on from Ian and Steven as the Male Action Hero of the series, given the First Doctor’s advanced age and failing health.
Family/Friends: We know little about Ben’s friends or family, but he grows quite close with Polly and the two are eventually married after leaving the Tardis.
Personality: Ben is a brave and somewhat impetuous young man. He’s a dutiful soldier and handy in a fight, but he’s not the most inventive or creative of Companions. A skeptic,...
Portrayed by: Michael Craze
Doctor(s): First Doctor, Second Doctor
Tenure: 9 stories (36 episodes), from The War Machines (June, 1966) to The Faceless Ones (May, 1967)
Background: Ben is a Cockney sailor set to ship out with the Royal Navy when he meets Polly and, later that night, the Doctor at a club. Ben is a contemporary young man, designed to pair with Polly and follow on from Ian and Steven as the Male Action Hero of the series, given the First Doctor’s advanced age and failing health.
Family/Friends: We know little about Ben’s friends or family, but he grows quite close with Polly and the two are eventually married after leaving the Tardis.
Personality: Ben is a brave and somewhat impetuous young man. He’s a dutiful soldier and handy in a fight, but he’s not the most inventive or creative of Companions. A skeptic,...
- 11/22/2013
- by Kate Kulzick
- SoundOnSight
The Third Doctor
Portrayed by: Jon Pertwee
Companion(s): Liz Shaw, Jo Grant, Sarah Jane Smith, Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart
Tenure: 24 stories, from Spearhead from Space (Jan, 1970) to Planet of the Spiders (June, 1974)
Signature look: Velvet dinner jacket over ruffled shirt, light blond or white curly (but not Fourth Doctor curly) hair. The Doctor chooses this wardrobe from clothes he finds after waking up in a hospital
Catchphrase: “Reverse the polarity of the <fill in the blank>” (He only says “… of the neutron flow”, his most famous catchphrase, once)
Personality: The Third Doctor is very scientifically minded, preferring to tinker in his lab rather than interact with his colleagues at Unit. He’s a far more action-oriented Doctor than his predecessors, filling the Male Action Hero role himself for the first time. The Third Doctor is somewhat of a dandy, very carefully selecting his outfit and hotwiring a classic car, Bessie, that catches his eye.
Portrayed by: Jon Pertwee
Companion(s): Liz Shaw, Jo Grant, Sarah Jane Smith, Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart
Tenure: 24 stories, from Spearhead from Space (Jan, 1970) to Planet of the Spiders (June, 1974)
Signature look: Velvet dinner jacket over ruffled shirt, light blond or white curly (but not Fourth Doctor curly) hair. The Doctor chooses this wardrobe from clothes he finds after waking up in a hospital
Catchphrase: “Reverse the polarity of the <fill in the blank>” (He only says “… of the neutron flow”, his most famous catchphrase, once)
Personality: The Third Doctor is very scientifically minded, preferring to tinker in his lab rather than interact with his colleagues at Unit. He’s a far more action-oriented Doctor than his predecessors, filling the Male Action Hero role himself for the first time. The Third Doctor is somewhat of a dandy, very carefully selecting his outfit and hotwiring a classic car, Bessie, that catches his eye.
- 11/22/2013
- by Kate Kulzick
- SoundOnSight
Jenny Flint
Portrayed by: Catrin Stewart
Doctor: Eleventh Doctor
Story: 4 stories- “A Good Man Goes to War”, “The Snowmen”, “The Crimson Horror”, “The Name of the Doctor”
Background: Jenny is a Victorian-era maid who is involved with Madame Vastra when we first encounter her. They eventually are married and begin functioning as detectives in London, providing the inspiration for Sherlock Holmes and Watson, along with fellow Eleventh Doctor ally Strax, their butler.
Family/Friends: We know little about Jenny’s biological family or early history. She doesn’t seem to have much connection with them, instead focusing on her life with her wife, Madame Vastra, and their friend and roommate, Strax.
Personality: Jenny is seemingly mild mannered and polite, but beneath her decorum lies a razor wit and intense loyalty to her friends and family. A woman of action, rather than words, Jenny is intelligent and quick thinking, able to...
Portrayed by: Catrin Stewart
Doctor: Eleventh Doctor
Story: 4 stories- “A Good Man Goes to War”, “The Snowmen”, “The Crimson Horror”, “The Name of the Doctor”
Background: Jenny is a Victorian-era maid who is involved with Madame Vastra when we first encounter her. They eventually are married and begin functioning as detectives in London, providing the inspiration for Sherlock Holmes and Watson, along with fellow Eleventh Doctor ally Strax, their butler.
Family/Friends: We know little about Jenny’s biological family or early history. She doesn’t seem to have much connection with them, instead focusing on her life with her wife, Madame Vastra, and their friend and roommate, Strax.
Personality: Jenny is seemingly mild mannered and polite, but beneath her decorum lies a razor wit and intense loyalty to her friends and family. A woman of action, rather than words, Jenny is intelligent and quick thinking, able to...
- 11/22/2013
- by Kate Kulzick
- SoundOnSight
Peri
Portrayed by: Nicola Bryant
Doctor(s): Fifth Doctor, Sixth Doctor
Tenure: 11 stories, from Planet of Fire (Feb, 1984) to Mindwarp (Oct, 1986)
Background: Perpugilliam Brown is an American college student on holiday with her stepfather when she nearly drowns and is saved by Turlough. Having been rescued and taken into the Tardis to recover, Peri is aboard when it takes off, whisking her away with the Doctor, Turlough, and Kamelion to face off with the Master. Peri is studying botany in school, which comes in handy during her travels with the Doctor, and her parents are archeologists, giving her a solid background in that subject as well.
Family/Friends: Peri has a strained relationship with her mother and friendly relationship with her stepfather (though one account, unsupported by other discussions of the character, claims she was sexually abused by him). Her father isn’t discussed in the series, but in...
Portrayed by: Nicola Bryant
Doctor(s): Fifth Doctor, Sixth Doctor
Tenure: 11 stories, from Planet of Fire (Feb, 1984) to Mindwarp (Oct, 1986)
Background: Perpugilliam Brown is an American college student on holiday with her stepfather when she nearly drowns and is saved by Turlough. Having been rescued and taken into the Tardis to recover, Peri is aboard when it takes off, whisking her away with the Doctor, Turlough, and Kamelion to face off with the Master. Peri is studying botany in school, which comes in handy during her travels with the Doctor, and her parents are archeologists, giving her a solid background in that subject as well.
Family/Friends: Peri has a strained relationship with her mother and friendly relationship with her stepfather (though one account, unsupported by other discussions of the character, claims she was sexually abused by him). Her father isn’t discussed in the series, but in...
- 11/21/2013
- by Kate Kulzick
- SoundOnSight
The Tardis
Portrayed by: The Tardis, Suranne Jones
Doctor(s): All of ‘em
Tenure: Pretty much all of ‘em
Background: The Tardis (so named by Susan as an anagram of Time And Relative Dimensions In Space) is a Type 40 time travel capsule stolen from Gallifrey by the First Doctor when he decided to head out with Susan to explore the universe (or ran away, depending on who you ask and when). Though magnificent to the audience’s eyes, and the Doctor’s, most Time Lords consider Type 40s to be rather ramshackle, far from the most advanced or desirable model. It has a history of breaking down to varying degrees. Its chameleon circuit for example, which instantly disguises it to match its surroundings, has been set on ‘60s London for most of the show’s run, though it’s implied both the Doctor and the Tardis itself are rather...
Portrayed by: The Tardis, Suranne Jones
Doctor(s): All of ‘em
Tenure: Pretty much all of ‘em
Background: The Tardis (so named by Susan as an anagram of Time And Relative Dimensions In Space) is a Type 40 time travel capsule stolen from Gallifrey by the First Doctor when he decided to head out with Susan to explore the universe (or ran away, depending on who you ask and when). Though magnificent to the audience’s eyes, and the Doctor’s, most Time Lords consider Type 40s to be rather ramshackle, far from the most advanced or desirable model. It has a history of breaking down to varying degrees. Its chameleon circuit for example, which instantly disguises it to match its surroundings, has been set on ‘60s London for most of the show’s run, though it’s implied both the Doctor and the Tardis itself are rather...
- 11/21/2013
- by Kate Kulzick
- SoundOnSight
Katarina
Portrayed by: Adrienne Hill
Doctor(s): First Doctor
Tenure: 2 stories, The Myth Makers (Nov, 1965) and The Dalek’s Master Plan (Nov, 1965)
Background: Katarina is a servant girl from Troy who is tasked with spying on Vicki when the Doctor and his Companions wind up there during the Trojan War. She befriends Vicki and ends up caring for the injured Steven, helping the Doctor carry him into the Tardis, which convinces her the Doctor is Zeus. At the end of her first story, Katarina joins the Doctor and Steven aboard the Tardis, though it will not be for long.
Family/Friends: We learn almost nothing about Katarina, due to her death only a few episodes into her time on the show.
Personality: Katarina is sweet and caring, a somewhat simple girl, unlike many of the allies or quasi-Companions from the past the Doctor would meet over the rest of...
Portrayed by: Adrienne Hill
Doctor(s): First Doctor
Tenure: 2 stories, The Myth Makers (Nov, 1965) and The Dalek’s Master Plan (Nov, 1965)
Background: Katarina is a servant girl from Troy who is tasked with spying on Vicki when the Doctor and his Companions wind up there during the Trojan War. She befriends Vicki and ends up caring for the injured Steven, helping the Doctor carry him into the Tardis, which convinces her the Doctor is Zeus. At the end of her first story, Katarina joins the Doctor and Steven aboard the Tardis, though it will not be for long.
Family/Friends: We learn almost nothing about Katarina, due to her death only a few episodes into her time on the show.
Personality: Katarina is sweet and caring, a somewhat simple girl, unlike many of the allies or quasi-Companions from the past the Doctor would meet over the rest of...
- 11/21/2013
- by Kate Kulzick
- SoundOnSight
Rose Tyler
Portrayed by: Billie Piper
Doctor(s): Ninth Doctor, Tenth Doctor
Tenure: 20 stories (30 episodes), from “Rose” (March, 2005) to “Army of Ghosts”/“Doomsday” (July, 2006)
Background: Rose is a seemingly normal teenager working in a shop when she runs into the Doctor. She later proves herself as a Companion and the Doctor clearly sees something in her from the start, but to the untrained eye, she is a rather unremarkable young woman.
Family/Friends: Rose is the first Companion to have a recurring, significant family and home dynamic. Her father Pete died when she was only a baby, leaving her mother Jackie to raise her alone. Jackie seems rather immature when we meet her, but this belies her struggles as a single parent. Rose is also close with her boyfriend Mickey, though not enough to stay behind when offered the chance to travel in the Tardis.
Personality: Rose is brave,...
Portrayed by: Billie Piper
Doctor(s): Ninth Doctor, Tenth Doctor
Tenure: 20 stories (30 episodes), from “Rose” (March, 2005) to “Army of Ghosts”/“Doomsday” (July, 2006)
Background: Rose is a seemingly normal teenager working in a shop when she runs into the Doctor. She later proves herself as a Companion and the Doctor clearly sees something in her from the start, but to the untrained eye, she is a rather unremarkable young woman.
Family/Friends: Rose is the first Companion to have a recurring, significant family and home dynamic. Her father Pete died when she was only a baby, leaving her mother Jackie to raise her alone. Jackie seems rather immature when we meet her, but this belies her struggles as a single parent. Rose is also close with her boyfriend Mickey, though not enough to stay behind when offered the chance to travel in the Tardis.
Personality: Rose is brave,...
- 11/20/2013
- by Kate Kulzick
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Harry Sullivan
Portrayed by: Ian Marter
Doctor(s): Fourth Doctor
Tenure: 7 stories, from Robot (Dec, 1974) to Terror of the Zygons (Sept, 1975)
Background: Dr. Harry Sullivan is a surgeon working for Unit when he’s called in to check on the Third Doctor after his fatal dose of radiation at the end of Planet of the Spiders. He arrives just after the Doctor regenerates and is tasked by the Brig to give the Fourth Doctor a physical, leading to one of the most entertaining opening scenes with a new Doctor in the series’ run. Afterward the events of Robot, Harry is swept away in the Tardis for the Doctor’s next adventure, one Tardis trip that lasts the next five stories.
Family/Friends: Harry’s family isn’t discussed on the show, but he does have a close relationship with his colleagues at Unit.
Personality: Harry is brave and capable,...
Portrayed by: Ian Marter
Doctor(s): Fourth Doctor
Tenure: 7 stories, from Robot (Dec, 1974) to Terror of the Zygons (Sept, 1975)
Background: Dr. Harry Sullivan is a surgeon working for Unit when he’s called in to check on the Third Doctor after his fatal dose of radiation at the end of Planet of the Spiders. He arrives just after the Doctor regenerates and is tasked by the Brig to give the Fourth Doctor a physical, leading to one of the most entertaining opening scenes with a new Doctor in the series’ run. Afterward the events of Robot, Harry is swept away in the Tardis for the Doctor’s next adventure, one Tardis trip that lasts the next five stories.
Family/Friends: Harry’s family isn’t discussed on the show, but he does have a close relationship with his colleagues at Unit.
Personality: Harry is brave and capable,...
- 11/20/2013
- by Kate Kulzick
- SoundOnSight
The Tenth Doctor
Portrayed by: David Tennant
Companion(s): Rose Tyler, Mickey Smith, Martha Jones, Captain Jack Harkness, Donna Noble, Sarah Jane Smith
Tenure: 36 stories (46 episodes), from “The Christmas Invasion” (Dec, 2005) to “The End of Time” (Jan, 2010)
Signature look: Dark brown skinny suit with blue pinstripes or vice versa, trainers, glasses, long billowing coat, and highly zhuzh-ed hair
Catchphrase: He has several. The most common are, “Allons-y”, “Well…”, and “I’m sorry, I’m so sorry”
Personality: The Tenth Doctor is one of the more human Doctors. He’s warm, funny, and rather emotional. He can be incredibly short-sighted and dense when it comes to his Companions’ feelings, but he for the most part is highly emotionally intuitive. Still recovering from the Time War, a wrathful anger lurks beneath his friendly façade, but it very rarely comes out. This Doctor is very energetic, finding it difficult to sit still under normal circumstances,...
Portrayed by: David Tennant
Companion(s): Rose Tyler, Mickey Smith, Martha Jones, Captain Jack Harkness, Donna Noble, Sarah Jane Smith
Tenure: 36 stories (46 episodes), from “The Christmas Invasion” (Dec, 2005) to “The End of Time” (Jan, 2010)
Signature look: Dark brown skinny suit with blue pinstripes or vice versa, trainers, glasses, long billowing coat, and highly zhuzh-ed hair
Catchphrase: He has several. The most common are, “Allons-y”, “Well…”, and “I’m sorry, I’m so sorry”
Personality: The Tenth Doctor is one of the more human Doctors. He’s warm, funny, and rather emotional. He can be incredibly short-sighted and dense when it comes to his Companions’ feelings, but he for the most part is highly emotionally intuitive. Still recovering from the Time War, a wrathful anger lurks beneath his friendly façade, but it very rarely comes out. This Doctor is very energetic, finding it difficult to sit still under normal circumstances,...
- 11/19/2013
- by Kate Kulzick
- SoundOnSight
Sara Kingdom
Portrayed by: Jean Marsh
Doctor: First Doctor
Story: 1 story (9 episodes), The Daleks’ Master Plan (Nov, 1965 – Jan, 1966)
Background: Sara Kingdom is the dedicated, powerful, top agent for the Space Security Service, working under the traitorous Gaurdian of the Solar System Mavic Chen, when she meets the Doctor. Initially an antagonist, Sara discovers Chen’s treachery and switches allegiances, working with the Doctor to bring down him and his allies, the Daleks.
Family/Friends: Sara has a brother, Bret Vyon (played by Nicholas Courtney of Brigadier fame), who discovers Chen’s plot before she does and goes rogue. Tasked with hunting him down, Sara stays firm to her orders and kills him, and this decision eats away at her, causing her to more easily see Chen for what he is and team up with the Doctor.
Personality: Sara is disciplined, driven, and unshakingly loyal. She’s a soldier and apt to follow orders,...
Portrayed by: Jean Marsh
Doctor: First Doctor
Story: 1 story (9 episodes), The Daleks’ Master Plan (Nov, 1965 – Jan, 1966)
Background: Sara Kingdom is the dedicated, powerful, top agent for the Space Security Service, working under the traitorous Gaurdian of the Solar System Mavic Chen, when she meets the Doctor. Initially an antagonist, Sara discovers Chen’s treachery and switches allegiances, working with the Doctor to bring down him and his allies, the Daleks.
Family/Friends: Sara has a brother, Bret Vyon (played by Nicholas Courtney of Brigadier fame), who discovers Chen’s plot before she does and goes rogue. Tasked with hunting him down, Sara stays firm to her orders and kills him, and this decision eats away at her, causing her to more easily see Chen for what he is and team up with the Doctor.
Personality: Sara is disciplined, driven, and unshakingly loyal. She’s a soldier and apt to follow orders,...
- 11/19/2013
- by Kate Kulzick
- SoundOnSight
Victoria Waterfield
Portrayed by: Deborah Watling
Doctor(s): Second Doctor
Tenure: 7 stories, from The Evil of the Daleks (May, 1967) to Fury from the Deep (April, 1968)
Background: Victoria is a teenager living with her father in England when she becomes embroiled in his dealings with the Daleks and, later, the Doctor. After her father’s death, she joins the Doctor and Jamie on the Tardis, having nowhere else to go. She is a girl of her time, making her at times rather unsuited to life on the Tardis.
Family/Friends: Victoria is the first companion to get a substantial backstory and family that we actually meet. Her father is an inventor who gets into trouble when he unknowingly starts working for the Daleks, who manage to travel to Earth due to her father’s experiments with static electricity (just go with it). He is a less-than-ideal father, but he sees...
Portrayed by: Deborah Watling
Doctor(s): Second Doctor
Tenure: 7 stories, from The Evil of the Daleks (May, 1967) to Fury from the Deep (April, 1968)
Background: Victoria is a teenager living with her father in England when she becomes embroiled in his dealings with the Daleks and, later, the Doctor. After her father’s death, she joins the Doctor and Jamie on the Tardis, having nowhere else to go. She is a girl of her time, making her at times rather unsuited to life on the Tardis.
Family/Friends: Victoria is the first companion to get a substantial backstory and family that we actually meet. Her father is an inventor who gets into trouble when he unknowingly starts working for the Daleks, who manage to travel to Earth due to her father’s experiments with static electricity (just go with it). He is a less-than-ideal father, but he sees...
- 11/19/2013
- by Kate Kulzick
- SoundOnSight
Wilfred Mott
Portrayed by: Bernard Cribbins
Doctor: Tenth Doctor
Story: 6 stories (8 episodes), though only one as the main Companion stand-in, “The End of Time” (Jan, 2010)
Background: Wilfred Mott is a pensioner and an amateur astronomer whose love of the stars has rubbed off on his adventurous granddaughter, Donna Noble. Wilf is a veteran, having served in WWII, though without killing anyone, and he is able to relate to the Doctor as a fellow former soldier.
Family/Friends: Wilfred is very close with Donna, even more so than with his own daughter, her mother Sylvia, who is somewhat of a henpecker. Outside of these two, we know little about Wilf’s family. As for his friends, he’s shown to have a circle of fellow pensioners who help him reach out to the Doctor in “The End of Time”.
Personality: Wilf is genial, very friendly, and upbeat. He’s warm and...
Portrayed by: Bernard Cribbins
Doctor: Tenth Doctor
Story: 6 stories (8 episodes), though only one as the main Companion stand-in, “The End of Time” (Jan, 2010)
Background: Wilfred Mott is a pensioner and an amateur astronomer whose love of the stars has rubbed off on his adventurous granddaughter, Donna Noble. Wilf is a veteran, having served in WWII, though without killing anyone, and he is able to relate to the Doctor as a fellow former soldier.
Family/Friends: Wilfred is very close with Donna, even more so than with his own daughter, her mother Sylvia, who is somewhat of a henpecker. Outside of these two, we know little about Wilf’s family. As for his friends, he’s shown to have a circle of fellow pensioners who help him reach out to the Doctor in “The End of Time”.
Personality: Wilf is genial, very friendly, and upbeat. He’s warm and...
- 11/18/2013
- by Kate Kulzick
- SoundOnSight
Tegan Jovanka
Portrayed by: Janet Fielding
Doctor(s): Fourth Doctor, Fifth Doctor
Tenure: 19 stories, from Logopolis (Feb, 1981) to Resurrection of the Daleks (Feb, 1984)
Background: Tegan is an Australian on her way to Heathrow to start her job as a stewardess for Air Australia when her aunt’s car gets a flat tire and she enters the Tardis thinking it’s a police box, intending to call for help. While she’s wandering through the Tardis, the Master kills her aunt, causing her to be swept into the Doctor’s struggle against him.
Family/Friends: Tegan’s aunt Vanessa is introduced at the beginning of Logopolis, but she’s quickly killed by the Master. Tegan is significantly affected by this loss. We also meet her maternal grandfather in The Awakening and her cousin in Arc of Infinity. Tegan is left behind by the Doctor at Heathrow by accident in Time-Flight...
Portrayed by: Janet Fielding
Doctor(s): Fourth Doctor, Fifth Doctor
Tenure: 19 stories, from Logopolis (Feb, 1981) to Resurrection of the Daleks (Feb, 1984)
Background: Tegan is an Australian on her way to Heathrow to start her job as a stewardess for Air Australia when her aunt’s car gets a flat tire and she enters the Tardis thinking it’s a police box, intending to call for help. While she’s wandering through the Tardis, the Master kills her aunt, causing her to be swept into the Doctor’s struggle against him.
Family/Friends: Tegan’s aunt Vanessa is introduced at the beginning of Logopolis, but she’s quickly killed by the Master. Tegan is significantly affected by this loss. We also meet her maternal grandfather in The Awakening and her cousin in Arc of Infinity. Tegan is left behind by the Doctor at Heathrow by accident in Time-Flight...
- 11/18/2013
- by Kate Kulzick
- SoundOnSight
The Second Doctor
Portrayed by: Patrick Troughton
Companion(s): Ben Jackson, Polly, Jamie McCrimmon, Victoria Waterfield, Zoe Heriot
Tenure: 24 stories (127 episodes), from The Power of the Daleks (Nov, 1966) to The War Games (June, 1969), plus The Three Doctors (Dec, 1972), The Five Doctors (Nov, 1983), The Two Doctors (Feb, 1985)
Signature look: Enormous fur coat, oversized jacket, bow tie, plaid pants, recorder
Catchphrase: There are two that stand out- “When I say run, run!” and “Oh my giddy aunt!”
Personality: The Second Doctor is wily, silly, and thoughtful. He’s happy to play the clown or sit quietly in the background, allowing others to underestimate him. He has no interest in recognition or praise, often slipping away with his Companions after saving the day as soon as those he’s just helped start trying to celebrate him or rope him into assisting them further. Unlike the First Doctor’s early grouchiness and avuncular grandfather persona,...
Portrayed by: Patrick Troughton
Companion(s): Ben Jackson, Polly, Jamie McCrimmon, Victoria Waterfield, Zoe Heriot
Tenure: 24 stories (127 episodes), from The Power of the Daleks (Nov, 1966) to The War Games (June, 1969), plus The Three Doctors (Dec, 1972), The Five Doctors (Nov, 1983), The Two Doctors (Feb, 1985)
Signature look: Enormous fur coat, oversized jacket, bow tie, plaid pants, recorder
Catchphrase: There are two that stand out- “When I say run, run!” and “Oh my giddy aunt!”
Personality: The Second Doctor is wily, silly, and thoughtful. He’s happy to play the clown or sit quietly in the background, allowing others to underestimate him. He has no interest in recognition or praise, often slipping away with his Companions after saving the day as soon as those he’s just helped start trying to celebrate him or rope him into assisting them further. Unlike the First Doctor’s early grouchiness and avuncular grandfather persona,...
- 11/17/2013
- by Kate Kulzick
- SoundOnSight
Amy Pond
Portrayed by: Karen Gillan, Caitlin Blackwood (Amelia)
Doctor(s): Eleventh Doctor
Tenure: 26 stories (31 episodes), from “The Eleventh Hour” (April, 2010) to “The Angels Take Manhattan” (Sept, 2012)
Background: Amelia Pond is a child when the Tardis crash lands in her back yard. When the Doctor attempts to hop the Tardis forward 5 minutes and overshoots by twelve years, Amy grows up with the Doctor as her childhood imaginary friend. She has somewhat of a difficult childhood, acting out and insisting that the Doctor is real to the point where she’s put into therapy. Amy is incredibly close with her best friend Mels and becomes good friends with Rory as well, and the two eventually start dating. Amy is working as a kissogram and still living in the same house when she next encounters the Doctor as a late teenager.
Family/Friends: Amy notably has almost no family when we meet her.
Portrayed by: Karen Gillan, Caitlin Blackwood (Amelia)
Doctor(s): Eleventh Doctor
Tenure: 26 stories (31 episodes), from “The Eleventh Hour” (April, 2010) to “The Angels Take Manhattan” (Sept, 2012)
Background: Amelia Pond is a child when the Tardis crash lands in her back yard. When the Doctor attempts to hop the Tardis forward 5 minutes and overshoots by twelve years, Amy grows up with the Doctor as her childhood imaginary friend. She has somewhat of a difficult childhood, acting out and insisting that the Doctor is real to the point where she’s put into therapy. Amy is incredibly close with her best friend Mels and becomes good friends with Rory as well, and the two eventually start dating. Amy is working as a kissogram and still living in the same house when she next encounters the Doctor as a late teenager.
Family/Friends: Amy notably has almost no family when we meet her.
- 11/17/2013
- by Kate Kulzick
- SoundOnSight
Steven Taylor
Portrayed by: Peter Purves
Doctor(s): First Doctor
Tenure: 10 stories (45 episodes), The Chase (June, 1965) to The Savages (June, 1966)
Background: Steven is a human from the 23rd century who has been stranded on the planet Mechanus for two years when the Doctor, Ian, Barbara, and Vicki stumble across him while fleeing the Daleks and the Mechanoids. Rather than being invited aboard the Tardis, Steven stows away, but he quickly becomes part of the Tardis team, picking up the slack for the just-departed Ian in the Male Action Hero role.
Family/Friends: We know almost nothing about Steven’s family and friends before his time in the Tardis.
Personality: We do know, however, that Steven is a brave, action-oriented man quick to make friends with his compatriots in battle. A pilot and veteran of a lengthy war, Steven is decisive and quick to act and has a dry, sarcastic sense of humor.
Portrayed by: Peter Purves
Doctor(s): First Doctor
Tenure: 10 stories (45 episodes), The Chase (June, 1965) to The Savages (June, 1966)
Background: Steven is a human from the 23rd century who has been stranded on the planet Mechanus for two years when the Doctor, Ian, Barbara, and Vicki stumble across him while fleeing the Daleks and the Mechanoids. Rather than being invited aboard the Tardis, Steven stows away, but he quickly becomes part of the Tardis team, picking up the slack for the just-departed Ian in the Male Action Hero role.
Family/Friends: We know almost nothing about Steven’s family and friends before his time in the Tardis.
Personality: We do know, however, that Steven is a brave, action-oriented man quick to make friends with his compatriots in battle. A pilot and veteran of a lengthy war, Steven is decisive and quick to act and has a dry, sarcastic sense of humor.
- 11/16/2013
- by Kate Kulzick
- SoundOnSight
Harriet Jones
Portrayed by: Penelope Wilton
Doctor: Ninth Doctor, Tenth Doctor
Story: 3 stories (4 episodes): “Aliens of London”/“World War Three”, “The Christmas Invasion”, “The Stolen Earth”
Background: Harriet Jones is a public servant representing Flydale North at 10 Downing Street when she becomes swept up in the Doctor and Rose’s attempts to stop the Slitheen. When we later encounter her, she’s risen to Prime Minister and though she’s driven out of office, she continues her work defending the Earth from her home.
Family/Friends: We know very little about Harriet’s family or friends. We mostly see her in a work environment.
Personality: Harriet is dedicated, hard-working, and brave. She is a natural leader, but she also follows well and easily when necessary, something not all leaders are able to do. She’s polite, kind-hearted, and rather sweet, though as she rises in the government she becomes sterner,...
Portrayed by: Penelope Wilton
Doctor: Ninth Doctor, Tenth Doctor
Story: 3 stories (4 episodes): “Aliens of London”/“World War Three”, “The Christmas Invasion”, “The Stolen Earth”
Background: Harriet Jones is a public servant representing Flydale North at 10 Downing Street when she becomes swept up in the Doctor and Rose’s attempts to stop the Slitheen. When we later encounter her, she’s risen to Prime Minister and though she’s driven out of office, she continues her work defending the Earth from her home.
Family/Friends: We know very little about Harriet’s family or friends. We mostly see her in a work environment.
Personality: Harriet is dedicated, hard-working, and brave. She is a natural leader, but she also follows well and easily when necessary, something not all leaders are able to do. She’s polite, kind-hearted, and rather sweet, though as she rises in the government she becomes sterner,...
- 11/16/2013
- by Kate Kulzick
- SoundOnSight
Mel
Portrayed by: Bonnie Langford
Doctor(s): Sixth Doctor, Seventh Doctor
Tenure: 6 stories (20 episodes), from Terror of the Vervoids (Nov, 1986) to Dragonfire (Dec, 1987)
Background: Mel is a computer genius from the near future (when her stories aired, that is. She’s from the early 21st century). As the Doctor, and the audience, first meet her after she’s already met him, we don’t find out much about her backstory or her family and friends.
Personality: Mel is bubbly and outgoing. While she has a strong personality, she is usually upbeat and friendly, with seemingly boundless energy. She’s dedicated to healthy and happy living, sticking firmly to her beliefs, such as her vegetarianism, and encouraging the Doctor and others to better themselves and their health as well.
Special Skills: Eidetic memory, computer skills, energy and optimism
Best Story: The Ultimate Foe wraps up the Trial of a Time...
Portrayed by: Bonnie Langford
Doctor(s): Sixth Doctor, Seventh Doctor
Tenure: 6 stories (20 episodes), from Terror of the Vervoids (Nov, 1986) to Dragonfire (Dec, 1987)
Background: Mel is a computer genius from the near future (when her stories aired, that is. She’s from the early 21st century). As the Doctor, and the audience, first meet her after she’s already met him, we don’t find out much about her backstory or her family and friends.
Personality: Mel is bubbly and outgoing. While she has a strong personality, she is usually upbeat and friendly, with seemingly boundless energy. She’s dedicated to healthy and happy living, sticking firmly to her beliefs, such as her vegetarianism, and encouraging the Doctor and others to better themselves and their health as well.
Special Skills: Eidetic memory, computer skills, energy and optimism
Best Story: The Ultimate Foe wraps up the Trial of a Time...
- 11/16/2013
- by Kate Kulzick
- SoundOnSight
Lady Christina de Souza
Portrayed by: Michelle Ryan
Doctor: Tenth Doctor
Story: “Planet of the Dead” (April, 2009)
Background: Christina is a lower-level aristocrat who moonlights as a notorious art thief. She is on the run from her latest heist, being pursued by the police, when she encounters the Doctor on the bus and sets off on their adventure.
Family/Friends: The only thing we know about Christina’s family is that they are in the peerage.
Personality: Christina is adventurous, daring, and confident. She’s intelligent, quick-witted, and rather privileged and she develops a rapport with the Doctor almost immediately. Christina’s somewhat of a natural leader, taking control of the situation right away before striking out with the Doctor to explore the planet and solve their predicament.
Special Skills: Dexterity, flexibility, quick thinking
Highlights: Her assessment of the bus, upon crashing into the sand
Lowlights: Flying the bus off...
Portrayed by: Michelle Ryan
Doctor: Tenth Doctor
Story: “Planet of the Dead” (April, 2009)
Background: Christina is a lower-level aristocrat who moonlights as a notorious art thief. She is on the run from her latest heist, being pursued by the police, when she encounters the Doctor on the bus and sets off on their adventure.
Family/Friends: The only thing we know about Christina’s family is that they are in the peerage.
Personality: Christina is adventurous, daring, and confident. She’s intelligent, quick-witted, and rather privileged and she develops a rapport with the Doctor almost immediately. Christina’s somewhat of a natural leader, taking control of the situation right away before striking out with the Doctor to explore the planet and solve their predicament.
Special Skills: Dexterity, flexibility, quick thinking
Highlights: Her assessment of the bus, upon crashing into the sand
Lowlights: Flying the bus off...
- 11/14/2013
- by Kate Kulzick
- SoundOnSight
Barbara Wright
Portrayed By: Jacqueline Hill
Doctor(s): First Doctor
Tenure: 16 Stories (73 episodes), from An Unearthly Child (Nov, 1963) to The Chase (June, 1965)
Background: Barbara Wright is a history teacher at the Coal Hill School alongside Ian Chesterton. We are introduced to her in the series’ pilot episode as the teacher of Susan Foreman, who is soon revealed to be The Doctor’s granddaughter. Perplexed by Susan’s strange behavior, Ian and Barbara follow her back to her home in a junkyard, where they see her enter a mysterious police box. They follow her in, only to discover the Tardis, the time machine that serves as a home to Susan and The Doctor. Though they promise to keep the secret, the paranoid Doctor refuses to let them leave and instead whisks them off through space and time.
Personality: Barbara is incredibly sensitive and deeply intuitive, often discovering the root of...
Portrayed By: Jacqueline Hill
Doctor(s): First Doctor
Tenure: 16 Stories (73 episodes), from An Unearthly Child (Nov, 1963) to The Chase (June, 1965)
Background: Barbara Wright is a history teacher at the Coal Hill School alongside Ian Chesterton. We are introduced to her in the series’ pilot episode as the teacher of Susan Foreman, who is soon revealed to be The Doctor’s granddaughter. Perplexed by Susan’s strange behavior, Ian and Barbara follow her back to her home in a junkyard, where they see her enter a mysterious police box. They follow her in, only to discover the Tardis, the time machine that serves as a home to Susan and The Doctor. Though they promise to keep the secret, the paranoid Doctor refuses to let them leave and instead whisks them off through space and time.
Personality: Barbara is incredibly sensitive and deeply intuitive, often discovering the root of...
- 11/14/2013
- by Jordan Ferguson
- SoundOnSight
The Seventh Doctor
Portrayed by: Sylvester McCoy
Companion(s): Mel, Ace
Tenure: 12 stories, from Time and the Rani (Sept, 1987) to Survival (Dec, 1989)
Signature look: Light jacket, panama hat, umbrella, plaid pants, and sweater vest, all adorned with far too many question marks
Catchphrase: The Seventh Doctor doesn’t have a catchphrase so much as a few recurring speech patterns. He rolls his Rs rather drrrrrrrrrramatically and he frequently jumbles idioms and well-known expressions.
Personality: The Seventh Doctor begins his tenure as a rather comical, light-hearted figure. Sylvester McCoy was known for his vaudeville-style clowning and humor and the early Seventh Doctor stories play into this. As his stories progress, however, he becomes a much darker, more still figure and he’s perhaps the most manipulative and deceptive of the Doctors. He has an incredibly close bond with Ace, who is very much his protégé and a daughter figure, and...
Portrayed by: Sylvester McCoy
Companion(s): Mel, Ace
Tenure: 12 stories, from Time and the Rani (Sept, 1987) to Survival (Dec, 1989)
Signature look: Light jacket, panama hat, umbrella, plaid pants, and sweater vest, all adorned with far too many question marks
Catchphrase: The Seventh Doctor doesn’t have a catchphrase so much as a few recurring speech patterns. He rolls his Rs rather drrrrrrrrrramatically and he frequently jumbles idioms and well-known expressions.
Personality: The Seventh Doctor begins his tenure as a rather comical, light-hearted figure. Sylvester McCoy was known for his vaudeville-style clowning and humor and the early Seventh Doctor stories play into this. As his stories progress, however, he becomes a much darker, more still figure and he’s perhaps the most manipulative and deceptive of the Doctors. He has an incredibly close bond with Ace, who is very much his protégé and a daughter figure, and...
- 11/14/2013
- by Kate Kulzick
- SoundOnSight
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