The Doctor Who Companion That Never Was 

I'm glad they didn't have

Noble

Isn't Sally Sparrow from the episode 'Blink' a companion that never was? I still think it's obvious (to me anyway) that Amy and Rory were based on Sally and Larry.

@@RicStorm616 I view Sally the same way as Astrid, a one time companion who only lasts an episode, but one could say Sally was a companion that never was because she had never properly met the doctor other than when she gave him the script

That's a great idea tbh

My least

And Catherine Tate is going to return with the Fourteenth Doctor (played by David Tennant)

That would be amazing; a fantastic reference for people who'd read the book!

Even the name was used for that reporter tied to the chair most the episode

i think Jodie would've been far to young at the time to play a character in her mid 30s. Although she did audition for a role in series 5, however she has never said what character

That could've been possible when you look at The Timeless Children

Big Finish does have a "what-if" series called Unbound which features stories ranging from what if the Doctor had never left Gallifrey to what if the Doctor had chosen to destroy the Daleks at the end of "Genesis of the Daleks".

Also I went "That sounds like the Simpson's Movie"!

Oof! I didn’t know it was like that

@@JoshSnares a youtuber called fantom managed to track her down to do an interview. It’s quite interesting in itself.

@@JoshSnares Did Pertwee have that much 'chemistry' with anyone..?! Of all the classic Doctors, he is the one who gets on my tits the most - arrogant, puffed-up, vain beyond belief, and his 'Doctor' was just as bad. [see what I did there???] Even Tom Baker at his most belligerent and cruel [and he was very cruel to some of his companions], was nowhere near as awful onscreen - even when he was clearly feed-up and ready to leave, as he was for the last 3yrs..!!! But then I think Colin Baker, and his Doctor, were very misunderstood - a view I know you share, and would be far more popular if he'd not been sabotaged at so many levels by the production team.

@@paulosborne6517 - Pertwee had great chemistry with Katy Manning. It was clear that this was the type of actress he felt comfortable with. Young, pretty, petite and someone he could protect and look over. Pertwee didn't vibe with Caroline John (who played Liz Shaw) and the two had little on-screen spark. Her departure came as no surprise after one season. Lis Sladen also worked well with Pertwee but it was clear that he was already checked out of the show at this point as the actor would depart shortly afterwards.

​@@paulosborne6517 Quite harsh on old Pertwee, but you're entitled to your opinion of course. Pertwee did have some great chemistry with some. Katy Manning and Roger Delgado are two of the most - Delgado's death being one of the reasons Pertwee wanted to leave and Manning's another. His chemistry with Manning can be seen when Jo leaves and the Doctor leaves alone, during the Green Death. That scene feels as much Pertwee's heartbreak as the Doctor's. And all the way through the Doctor / Master rivalry, you believe they were old friends and now rivalries. Pertwee also eventually had a warm chemistry with Nick Courtney. It didn't start that way but it eventually grew so. Which is how the characters were on screen too. About April Walker and Liz Sladen... to be honest, his chemistry with Liz isn't what it was with Jo Grant, but it is still tangible. I can't see how someone can watch the closing scenes of Planet of the Spiders and argue it isn't. And again, with Troughton. Originally they didn't get on but by the time of The Five Doctors they had become friends and the chemistry there is on full show. Pertwee is an underrated actor but it is also true to say that what happened off camera very much informed how he presented his Doctor and his relationships. Perhaps moreso than any other Doctor. If he is a trifle arrogant, obstinate or unlikeable may be true, but he is also a showman, charismatic and - at the time - main stream popular. Indeed if not for Pertwee's Doctor, Who would have been cancelled in 1970. The 'Quatermass' style reboot after Troughton's ratings had fallen anysmally, was a last ditch attempt to salvage the series. That it worked is down to four reasons - one was the ensemble cast, all well cast. Two was the increased special effects. Three was that the 1970 season had three of the best stories ever in Who history (as well as one I feel is underrated but there we are!) and finally, four - Pertwee. Troughton may have been the 'actors actor' and has aged better but Pertwee was mainstream, a showman in a time of light entertainment's rise, and brought the show to the best success it had at the time. He's not my favourite Doctor. UNIT stories, for me, have dated terribly, and some are a chore (The Mutants) or overrated (pick a Peladon), but I don't think we can overlook his period as quintessential. In terms of Pertwee's chemistry with others, if he had none, he wouldn't have succeeded. He needed that chemistry to work, and that's what Katy Manning, Liz Sladen, Nick Courtney and Roger Delgado had with him in spades. The April Walker thing? I don't know. True or not, probably is, but we got the best companion ever out of it. I'll take Sarah Jane over anyone any day.

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It's on my list!

​@@JoshSnares Yes please to this one! I'd love to see your style of video covering this! 🙌

I imagine RTD had that wallpaper! 😂😂

They’ll make anything into a boxset 😂

The only problem I have with it, is the romantic hint/element Donna was refreshing as a platonic companion after Rose and Martha, so I don't think we would have wanted another series of Tennant flirting with his companion

omg imagine!

it took far too long 💕💕