Companions
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In the long-running BBC television science fiction programme Doctor Who and related works, the term "companion" refers to a character who travels with the doctor, or shares the adventures of the BBC television science fiction programme Doctor Who.
In most Doctor Who stories, the primary companion acts as an audience surrogate.
In most Doctor Who stories, the primary companion acts as an audience surrogate. He or she provides the lens through which the viewer is introduced to the series. The companion character,
many times, furthers the story by asking questions and getting into trouble, or by helping, rescuing or challenging the Doctor. This designation is applied to a character by the show's producers, and appears in the BBC's promotional material and off-screen fictional terminology. Until the modern revival of the series in 2005, the term was rarely used on-screen. The Doctor also refers to the show's other leads as his "friends" or "assistants"; the British press have also used
the latter term.
The Doctor almost always shares his adventures with up to three companions, and since 1963 more than 35 actors have been featured in these roles.
They watch his back, they keep him sane, they ask the right questions, and, just sometimes, they get themselves into trouble. Without doubt, they are the Doctor’s greatest supporters. From London’s Powell Estate to the peaceful Union of Traken via Troy, San Francisco and Gallifrey, meet the Doctor’s companions.
In most Doctor Who stories, the primary companion acts as an audience surrogate.
In most Doctor Who stories, the primary companion acts as an audience surrogate. He or she provides the lens through which the viewer is introduced to the series. The companion character,
many times, furthers the story by asking questions and getting into trouble, or by helping, rescuing or challenging the Doctor. This designation is applied to a character by the show's producers, and appears in the BBC's promotional material and off-screen fictional terminology. Until the modern revival of the series in 2005, the term was rarely used on-screen. The Doctor also refers to the show's other leads as his "friends" or "assistants"; the British press have also used
the latter term.
The Doctor almost always shares his adventures with up to three companions, and since 1963 more than 35 actors have been featured in these roles.
They watch his back, they keep him sane, they ask the right questions, and, just sometimes, they get themselves into trouble. Without doubt, they are the Doctor’s greatest supporters. From London’s Powell Estate to the peaceful Union of Traken via Troy, San Francisco and Gallifrey, meet the Doctor’s companions.