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Doctor Who
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, but in the supporting cast as well.
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The Doctor
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mysteries.) The Doctor regularly gains new companions and loses old ones; sometimes they return home, or find new causes on worlds they have visited. A few of the companions have died during the course of the series.
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Kate Lethbridge-Stewart
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Jemma Redgrave
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Noma Dumezweni
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Fernanda Marlowe
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in her " DoctorDonna" phase, and River Song, are all Time Lords to one degree or another. Depending upon the continuity, companion Dorothy "Ace" McShane also became a Time Lord
Other beings
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" with its "dark adult humor".
*Lady Adrasta, appearing in " The Creature from the Pit": Sociology researcher Lindy A. Orthia argued that the series showcases individuality as a virtue, exemplified by the unconventional approach of the Doctor, and that thus Lady Adrasta, the autocratic ruler of a matriarchal society, functions as a villain because she "asserts her power via force not individualism".
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Paul Kasey
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Gerald Cross
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'', his appearance in the charity special ''
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'' and his participation in the Eighth Doctor audio play ''Minuet in Hell'', has the distinction of having acted with every screen Doctor before the Ninth and also the Tenth (although in adventures before actor David Tennant was cast as the Doctor).
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The Trial of a Time Lord
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Mickey Smith
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was a significant recurring character in the 2005 series, prior to briefly becoming a companion in the 2006 series. Similarly, Jackie Tyler appeared in many episodes of the 2005 and 2006 series; in the episodes "
Army of Ghosts
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", she briefly travels in the TARDIS and acts like a companion, although she is not generally considered one.
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Time Lord
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Sontaran
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Weeping Angel
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Ood
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Ogron
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audio dramas
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have created companions, villains and supporting characters of their own. Some of these originated in one medium and later appeared in another. The lists below indicate where a character has appeared.
Companions
with the First Doctor
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The Paradise of Death
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The Ghosts of N-Space
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with the Fourth Doctor
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Doctor Who Magazine
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comic strip'')
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Erimem
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Caroline Morris
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Big Finish Productions
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Ciara Janson
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Big Finish Productions
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*Abby (''Doctor Who'')
with the Sixth Doctor
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India Fisher
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Tracey Childs
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Amy Pemberton
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Maggie O'Neill
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Antimony
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Kevin Eldon
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Death Comes to Time
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Izzy Sinclair
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Jemima Rooper
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* Fey Truscott-Sade (''Doctor Who Magazine comic strip'')
* Kroton (''Doctor Who Magazine comic strip'')
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Destrii
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Stacy Townsend
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Radio Times
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Ssard
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Eighth Doctor Adventures
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Fitz Kreiner
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Matt Di Angelo
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Compassion
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(Jackie Skarvellis) (''Eighth Doctor Adventures'', ''
Faction Paradox
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Anji Kapoor
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Lizzie Hopley
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Lee Ingleby
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Lucie Miller
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Sheridan Smith
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Mary Shelley
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Julie Cox
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Tamsin Drew
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Niky Wardley
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Ruth Bradley
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Liv Chenka
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Nicola Walker
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Doctor Who Adventures
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*Kevin (''IDW Comics'')
*Decky Flamboon ("Doctor Who Adventures")
*Pippa ("Doctor Who Adventures")
*Alice Obiefune (''Titan Comics'')
with the Twelfth Doctor
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Bernice Summerfield
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New Series Adventures
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*Eliza Jones (''Doctor Who Adventures comic strip'')
*Jain Relph (''Doctor Who Adventures comic strip'')
*Hattie Munroe (''Titan Comics'')
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Julie d'Aubigny
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(''Titan Comics'')
*Val Kent (''Titan Comics'')
*Sonny Robinson (''Titan Comics'')
with the Fourteenth Doctor
* Georgette Gold (''Doctor Who Magazine'' comic strip)
* Georgy Gold (''Doctor Who Magazine'' comic strip)
Other recurring or important characters
*Abslom Daak (''Doctor Who Magazine comic strip; New Adventures'')
*Beep the Meep (
Toby Longworth
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, Bethan Dixon Bate,
Miriam Margolyes
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) (''Doctor Who Magazine comic strip; Big Finish Productions''; 2023 specials)
* Iris Wildthyme (Katy Manning) (''Eighth Doctor Adventures; Past Doctor Adventures; Big Finish Productions'')
* Jason Kane (
Stephen Fewell
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) (''New Adventures; Big Finish Productions'')
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Kadiatu Lethbridge-Stewart
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(''New Adventures'')
*Muriel Frost (Karen Henson) (''Doctor Who Magazine comic strip; Big Finish Productions'')
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Sabbath
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(Saul Jaffe) (''Eighth Doctor Adventures; Faction Paradox'')
*Shayde ( Mark Donovan) (''Doctor Who Magazine comic strip; Big Finish Productions'')
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Timewyrm
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(''New Adventures'')
*Irving Braxiatel (
Miles Richardson
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) (''New Adventures; Big Finish Productions'')
See also
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List of Bernice Summerfield characters
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Supporting characters
Support may refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media
* Supporting character
* Support (art), a solid surface upon which a painting is executed
Business and finance
* Support (technical analysis)
* Child support
* Customer support
* Income Su ...
Doctor Who
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