Companion (Doctor Who) - Revision history

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	The term '''companion''', in ''[[Doctor Who]]'', describes a character who travels with the [[Doctor (Doctor Who)\|Doctor]], usually over more than one serial, usually sharing in the Doctor's adventures. It's a term ~~primarily~~ used in [[fandom]], to describe ~~characters who~~ are ~~primarily~~ defined on the production level by casting decisions, ~~since~~ the characters themselves have varying relationships to the Doctor.		The term '''companion''', in ''[[Doctor Who]]'', describes a character who travels with the [[Doctor (Doctor Who)\|Doctor]], usually over more than one serial, usually sharing in the Doctor's adventures. It's a term mostly used in [[fandom]], to describe roles that are usually defined at the production level, by casting decisions. Although the actors who play companions share a similar status in relation to the series' lead, the characters themselves have varying relationships to the Doctor.

	== Notes on ''Doctor Who'' companions ==		== Notes on ''Doctor Who'' companions ==

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	The term '''companion''', in ''[[Doctor Who]]'', describes a character who travels with the [[Doctor (Doctor Who)\|Doctor]], usually over more than one serial, usually sharing in the Doctor's adventures. It's a term primarily used in [[fandom]], to describe characters who are primarily defined by casting decisions, since the characters themselves have varying relationships to the Doctor.		The term '''companion''', in ''[[Doctor Who]]'', describes a character who travels with the [[Doctor (Doctor Who)\|Doctor]], usually over more than one serial, usually sharing in the Doctor's adventures. It's a term primarily used in [[fandom]], to describe characters who are primarily defined on the production level by casting decisions, since the characters themselves have varying relationships to the Doctor.

	== Notes on ''Doctor Who'' companions ==		== Notes on ''Doctor Who'' companions ==

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Special mentions

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	Some other ''Doctor Who'' characters do not bear the "official" title of companions, but have had recurring roles on the series as the Doctor's friends, or travelled with the Doctor, or worked with him. The character of Brigadier Lethbridge-Stuart (played by Nicholas Courtney), in particular, is an interesting case: he has appeared in stories with five of the original seven Doctors, but as a military officer working for [[U.N.I.T.]], who actually ''employed'' the Doctor during his exile on Earth in his third incarnation.		Some other ''Doctor Who'' characters do not bear the "official" title of companions, but have had recurring roles on the series as the Doctor's friends, or travelled with the Doctor, or worked with him. The character of Brigadier Lethbridge-Stuart (played by Nicholas Courtney), in particular, is an interesting case: he has appeared in stories with five of the original seven Doctors, but as a military officer working for [[U.N.I.T.]], who actually ''employed'' the Doctor during his exile on Earth in his third incarnation.

	Chang Lee (played by Yee Jee Tso), an Asian American human male character who appeared in the [[Doctor Who (1996 film)\|TV movie]], is sometimes considered a companion.		Chang Lee (played by Yee Jee Tso), an Asian American human male character who appeared in the [[Doctor Who (1996 film)\|TV movie]], is sometimes considered a companion, albeit, perhaps more accurately, of the [[Master (Doctor Who)\|Master]].

			Jackie Tyler (played by Camille Coduri), [[Rose Tyler]]'s mother, is not usually considered a companion, but she stood in for Rose during one episode, wherein she also travelled briefly in the [[Tardis]].

	== External Links ==		== External Links ==

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	Some other ''Doctor Who'' characters do not bear the "official" title of companions, but have had recurring roles on the series as the Doctor's friends, or travelled with the Doctor, or worked with him. The character of Brigadier Lethbridge-Stuart (played by Nicholas Courtney), in particular, is an interesting case: he has appeared in stories with five of the original seven Doctors, but as a military officer working for [[U.N.I.T.]], who actually ''employed'' the Doctor during his exile on Earth in his third incarnation.		Some other ''Doctor Who'' characters do not bear the "official" title of companions, but have had recurring roles on the series as the Doctor's friends, or travelled with the Doctor, or worked with him. The character of Brigadier Lethbridge-Stuart (played by Nicholas Courtney), in particular, is an interesting case: he has appeared in stories with five of the original seven Doctors, but as a military officer working for [[U.N.I.T.]], who actually ''employed'' the Doctor during his exile on Earth in his third incarnation.

	Chang Lee (played by Yee Jee Tso), am Asian American human male character who appeared in the TV movie, is sometimes considered a companion.		Chang Lee (played by Yee Jee Tso), an Asian American human male character who appeared in the [[Doctor Who (1996 film)\|TV movie]], is sometimes considered a companion.

	== External Links ==		== External Links ==

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Special mentions: Chang Lee!

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	== Special mentions ==		== Special mentions ==

	Some other ''Doctor Who'' characters do not bear the "official" title of companions, but have had recurring roles on the series as the Doctor's friends, or travelled with the Doctor, or worked with him. The character of Brigadier Lethbridge-Stuart, in particular, is an interesting case: he has appeared in stories with five of the original seven Doctors, but as a military officer working for [[U.N.I.T.]], who actually ''employed'' the Doctor during his exile on Earth in his third incarnation.		Some other ''Doctor Who'' characters do not bear the "official" title of companions, but have had recurring roles on the series as the Doctor's friends, or travelled with the Doctor, or worked with him. The character of Brigadier Lethbridge-Stuart (played by Nicholas Courtney), in particular, is an interesting case: he has appeared in stories with five of the original seven Doctors, but as a military officer working for [[U.N.I.T.]], who actually ''employed'' the Doctor during his exile on Earth in his third incarnation.

			Chang Lee (played by Yee Jee Tso), am Asian American human male character who appeared in the TV movie, is sometimes considered a companion.

	== External Links ==		== External Links ==

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	*[[Barbara Wright]] (Jacqueline Hill) (Seasons 1–2)		*[[Barbara Wright]] (Jacqueline Hill) (Seasons 1–2)
	*[[Ian Chesterton]] (William Russell) (Seasons 1–2)		*[[Ian Chesterton]] (William Russell) (Seasons 1–2)
	*[[Vicki]] ([[Maureen O'Brien]]) (Seasons 2–3)		*[[Vicki]] (Maureen O'Brien) (Seasons 2–3)
	*[[Steven Taylor (Doctor Who)\|Steven Taylor]] (Peter Purves) (Seasons 2–3)		*[[Steven Taylor (Doctor Who)\|Steven Taylor]] (Peter Purves) (Seasons 2–3)
	*[[Katarina (Doctor Who)\|Katarina]] (Adrienne Hill) (Season 3)		*[[Katarina (Doctor Who)\|Katarina]] (Adrienne Hill) (Season 3)
	*[[Sara Kingdom]] ([[Jean Marsh]]) (Season 3)		*[[Sara Kingdom]] (Jean Marsh) (Season 3)
	*[[Dodo Chaplet]] ([[Jackie Lane]]) (Season 3)		*[[Dodo Chaplet]] (Jackie Lane) (Season 3)
	*[[Ben Jackson]] ([[Michael Craze) (Seasons 3–4)		*[[Ben Jackson]] (Michael Craze) (Seasons 3–4)
	*[[Polly (Doctor Who)\|Polly]] (Anneke Wills) (Seasons 3–4)		*[[Polly (Doctor Who)\|Polly]] (Anneke Wills) (Seasons 3–4)

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Notes on ''Doctor Who'' companions: statistics...

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	In the [[2005]] series, the Doctor-companion relationship has become tinged with romantic and/or sexual overtones that the original series mostly avoided, except in [[subtext]].		In the [[2005]] series, the Doctor-companion relationship has become tinged with romantic and/or sexual overtones that the original series mostly avoided, except in [[subtext]].

			=== Statistics ===
			Of the 35 companions listed below (counting Romana as one character, and both K-9 models as one also):
			;Gender
			* 23 are female
			* 10 are male
			* 2 are robots (K-9, Kamelion), which may be counted as male.

			;Species
			* 7 are non-human (aliens or robots)
			* 28 are human (from various eras)

			;Sex and race (humans)
			Of the human characters:
			* 20 are female
			* 8 are male
			and
			* 26 are White
			* 2 are Black (one male, one female)

			;Non-humans...
			The non-human characters are all played by White people.
			* 3 are female
			* 2 are male
			* 2 are (male) robots

	==List of companions to...==		==List of companions to...==

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	== Notes on ''Doctor Who'' companions ==		== Notes on ''Doctor Who'' companions ==

	The media, especially in Britain, often refers to the Doctor's companions as his assistants, which denotes a particular kind of relationship and hierarchy that is only occasionally correct within the story: during the Third Doctor's time working with [[U.N.I.T.]], the characters of [[Liz Shaw]] and [[Jo Grant]] were officially recruited as his assistants, and later, during the Fourth Doctor's run, [[Romana]] was initially assigned by the White Guardian to assist the Doctor for a particular task, but most of the Doctor's companions do not "sign up" as his assistants. They are travelling companions, most of whom he simply considers his friends. Sometimes they are stowaways, sometimes they are people he's trying to return to their homes, and sometimes they're people who have no other home than the [[Tardis]]. The subaltern position they may occupy in relation to the Doctor is a result of the show's narrative priorities or of the Doctor's greater competence at dealing with the situations they encounter.		The media, especially in Britain, often refers to the Doctor's companions as his assistants, which denotes a particular kind of relationship and hierarchy that is only occasionally correct within the story: during the Third Doctor's time working with [[U.N.I.T.]], the characters of [[Liz Shaw]] and [[Jo Grant]] were officially recruited as his assistants, and later, during the Fourth Doctor's run, [[Romana]] was initially assigned by the White Guardian to assist the Doctor for a particular task, but most of the Doctor's companions do not "sign up" as his assistants. They are travelling companions, most of whom he simply considers his friends. Sometimes they are stowaways, sometimes they are people he's trying to return to their homes, and sometimes they're people who have no other home than the [[Tardis]]. The [[subaltern]] position they may occupy in relation to the Doctor is a result of the show's narrative priorities or of the Doctor's greater competence at dealing with the situations they encounter.

	These narrative priorities include the Doctor's role as [[hero]] or [[protagonist]] of the story (or, at least, as the title character), and the companion's role as the audience's stand-in, who usually ends up asking questions in order to introduce [[exposition]].		These narrative priorities include the Doctor's role as [[hero]] or [[protagonist]] of the story (or, at least, as the title character), and the companion's role as the audience's stand-in, who usually ends up asking questions in order to introduce [[exposition]].

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	===Third Doctor===		===Third Doctor===
	*[[~~Liz Shaw (Doctor Who)\|~~Liz Shaw]] (Caroline John) (Season 7)		*[[Liz Shaw]] (Caroline John) (Season 7)
	*[[Jo Grant]] (Katy Manning) (Seasons 8–10)		*[[Jo Grant]] (Katy Manning) (Seasons 8–10)
	*[[Sarah Jane Smith]] (Elisabeth Sladen) (Season 11)		*[[Sarah Jane Smith]] (Elisabeth Sladen) (Season 11)

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	These narrative priorities include the Doctor's role as [[hero]] or [[protagonist]] of the story (or, at least, as the title character), and the companion's role as the audience's stand-in, who usually ends up asking questions in order to introduce [[exposition]].		These narrative priorities include the Doctor's role as [[hero]] or [[protagonist]] of the story (or, at least, as the title character), and the companion's role as the audience's stand-in, who usually ends up asking questions in order to introduce [[exposition]].

	The role of the Doctor's companion is [[gendered]]: although there have been several male companions, the majority of ''Doctor Who'' companions are female, and human, and the Time Lord/human hierarchy is reinscribed as a male/female hierarchy as well.		The role of the Doctor's companion is [[gendered]]: although there have been several male companions, the majority of ''Doctor Who'' companions are female, and human, and the Time Lord/human hierarchy is reinscribed as a male/female hierarchy as well. (The Doctor is at times alternately patronising and egalitarian towards his companions, depending on the amount of patriarchal mores reflected in the show's writing, and/or on the political situation that he and his companions encounter.)

	In the [[2005]] series, the Doctor-companion relationship has become tinged with romantic and/or sexual overtones that the original series mostly avoided, except in [[subtext]].		In the [[2005]] series, the Doctor-companion relationship has become tinged with romantic and/or sexual overtones that the original series mostly avoided, except in [[subtext]].