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Over the course of its many years on television, the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who has not only seen changes in the actors to play the Doctor, but in the supporting cast as well.
Companions
editThe Doctor is usually accompanied in his travels by one to three companions (sometimes called assistants). These characters provide a surrogate with whom the audience can identify, and further the story by asking questions and getting into trouble, (similar to Dr. Watson in the Sherlock Holmes mysteries.) The Doctor regularly gains new 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.
Alien Species and Robots
editThroughout the show's run, there have been a large variety of alien species and robots featured in various roles. Many of these aliens, such as the Daleks, Cybermen, and Weeping Angels, have gone on to play recurring roles as antagonists in the series, while other species, such as the Silurians and Zygons, have been depicted as both antagonists and supporting characters. Robotic characters, such as K9 and Handles, have been major supporting characters, while antagonistic forces such as the Yeti and Autons have also appeared.
Introduced in the original series
editSara Kingdom
editSara Kingdom, portrayed by actress Jean Marsh, is a security officer from the 40th century. During the events of The Daleks' Master Plan, she ends up shooting her brother, Brett Vyon, under the orders of Mavic Chen. After realizing she had killed her brother unjustly, she joins The Doctor and Steven Taylor in their attempt to stop the Daleks. She is later killed by The Daleks' Time Destructor.
Created by Terry Nation, she was originally planned to appear in American spin-off series of Doctor Who, where she would have battled the Daleks. This proposed spin-off was never produced.
The Toymaker
editAllistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart
editSir Allistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart, also known as The Brigadier, is a recurring character, portrayed by Nicholas Courtney, first introduced in 1968's The Web of Fear. While he is initially depicted as a Colonel, he is promoted to Brigadier in his following appearance, The Invasion. When the show took on an "earthbound" format, forcing The Doctor to stay on Earth, the Brigadier was revealed to have become the head of UNIT, an organization dedicated to dealing with alien threats. The character went on to appear in a major supporting role throughout the Third Doctor's era, though his appearances became more infrequent as UNIT was phased out of the show. His last appearance in the classic series was in 1989's Battlefield, and he made one final appearance in The Sarah Jane Adventures episode "Enemy of the Bane," after which the character died off-screen.
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Professor Edward Travers
editProfessor Edward Travers, portrayed by Jack Watling, is a minor recurring character who debuted in the episode The Abominable Snowmen. He is a traveler who is attempting to discover the Yeti in Tibet, and later aided the Second Doctor in defeating The Great Intelligence and his robotic Yeti. He re-appeared in The Web of Fear, set forty years later, where he is revealed to have brought back some of the Yeti, having donated them to a museum. He accidentally reactivates a Yeti control-sphere, causing an invasion of London. The Yeti capture Travers, and he is possessed by The Intelligence. The Doctor later frees him, and Travers aids The Doctor in defeating The Intelligence.
He reappears in the direct to video spin-off film Downtime, where his dead body is possessed by The Intelligence. His body was destroyed when The Intelligence was defeated.
The Great Intelligence
editSergeant Benton
editCaptain Mike Yates
editThe Master
editAlpha Centauri
editOmega
editSutekh
editBorusa
editThe Black and White Guardians
editRassilon
editGustave Lytton
editSil
editThe Inquisitor
editSabalom Glitz
editGrace
editChang Lee
editIntroduced in the revived series
editMickey Smith
editJackie Tyler
editThe Face of Boe
editCassandra
editHarriet Jones
editBlon Fel-Fotch Pasameer-Day Slitheen
editMargaret Blaine
Trinity Wells
editPete Tyler
editNovice Hame
editJake Simmonds
editJones Family
editFrancine Jones, Leo Jones, Tish Jones, Clive Jones
Lucy Saxon
editSylvia Noble
editWilfred Mott
editOod Sigma
editJenny
editShaun Temple
editWinston Churchill
editCraig Owens
editDorium Maldovar
editMadame Kovarian
editThe Paternoster Gang
editBrian Williams
editAngie and Artie Maitland
editOhila
editPetronella Osgood
editThe General
editDanny Pink
editCourtney Woods
editRigsy
editAshildr/Me
editGrace O'Brien
editAshad
editTecteun
editRose Noble
editShirley-Anne Bingham
editThe Vlinx
editColonel Ibrahim
editSusan Triad
editIntroduced in Doctor Who: Flux
editKarvanista
editDiane
editInston Lee Vinder
editBel
editClaire
editProfessor Jericho
editIntroduced in spin-off media
editBeep the Meep
editKate Stewart
editIrving Braxiatel
editAbslom Daak
editBernice Summerfield
editIris Wildthyme
editReferences
editExternal links
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