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Even after more than 60 years, Doctor Who stays timeless.
Premiering in 1963, Doctor Who has endured as a staple of British popular culture with worldwide appeal.
(Don’t worry, it’s much bigger on the inside.)
Chang Lee (Yee Jee Tso)
The Doctor sometimes meets humans with serious companion material.
Chang Lee of San Francisco is totally one of them.
Sadly, the ‘96 Doctor Who movie marks his only appearance in the show’s epic history.
It’s just a good idea to have someone like Osgood on your side.
(It’s a long story.)
K-9
Even Time Lords love dogs.
Clara Oswald (Jenna Coleman)
There’s quite nothing like a girl who is “impossible.”
(She stays through his regeneration into Twelve.)
Perhaps one day, fans will run into her again.
Ashildr/Me (Maisie Williams)
What’s the true cost of immortality?
First Doctor (William Hartnell)
The one who started it all.
Rose’s popularity left big shoes to fill for the next companion.
Fortunately, Freema Agyeman was up to the task.
While Martha develops romantic feelings for The Doctor, they are unrequited, which compels Martha to leave.
Before the Tenth Doctor’s run ended, Martha made several return appearances as a new member of UNIT.
She also guest starred in Torchwood, the darker, adult-oriented spin-off centered around Doctor ally Jack Harness.
Grant Gordon/The Ghost (Justin Chatwin)
Look, up in the sky!
It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s… Twelfth Doctor (Peter Capaldi)
“No sir… all thirteen!”
(Really, only Twelve could make a new Sonic Screwdriver out of Ray-Bans.)
Eleventh Doctor (Matt Smith)
17.
Ace (Sophie Aldred)
Talk about Ace’s hardwares.
“Missy” (Michelle Gomez)
Truly, The Master has never looked better.
(Her “Fam,” as she often called them.)
Amy Pond (Karen Gillan)
She was the girl who waited.
Eighth Doctor (Paul McGann)
“Physician, heal thyself.”
In 2022, McGann made a cameo in “The Power of the Doctor.”
Even now, some fans still hope for McGann to play The Doctor on a full-time basis.
(You’ll also never guess who her parents are.)
The Ninth Doctor’s manic energy and dry humor allowed audiences glimpses into his more colorful past.
The Rani (Kate O’Mara)
The Master isn’t the only renegade Time Lord to torment The Doctor.
Enter: The Rani, played by Kate O’Mara.
Where is The Rani?
Only time will tell.
The Master (John Simm)
Hear that sound?
Those are the drums of war.
Sarah Jane Smith (Elisabeth Sladen)
There are companions, and there is Sarah Jane Smith.
Tenth/Fourteenth Doctor (David Tennant)
Allons-y!
Fourth Doctor (Tom Baker)
No one can wear a scarf like the Fourth Doctor can.