The main character has been played by men for decades, with 12 different names - from William Hartnell to David Tennant - holding the keys to the TARDIS.

She believes that Leela should have ended on a more heroic note, like sacrificing herself to save the Doctor – something befitting of a more gung-ho companion. The main reason Leela's exit is so ...

That means the female characters, usually the Doctor's companions, were often given short ... Even when they introduced Leela (Louise Jameson), a warrior from a future tribe of lost humans ...

Louise has played Mary since 2022 (Picture: ITV) Before joining Emmerdale, Frazer played Jamie McCrimmon, the companion ... Leela, who was the sidekick of Tom Baker’s incarnation of the Doctor ...

the companion of Patrick Troughton’s Second Doctor between 1966 and 1969, before returning to make guest appearances in the BBC sci-fi series in the 1980s. Louise played Leela, who was the ...

Additionally, there’s an appearance from an almost companion. The series is littered with these ... never quite sure what they are or what they’ve become.” When the Doctor, Leela and K9 land on the ...

When the Fourth Doctor arrives, with Leela and K-9, seeking to track down some temporal ... she’s an entertaining, if rather generic, companion to the Seventh Doctor. Hopefully further adventures, ...

Christmas special relit the spark of excitement for Doctor Who' s future, thoughts have now turned to the upcoming Season 15 ...

Not every Doctor Who companion gets the red carpet treatment. Treasury watchdog begins audit of Musk DOGE team's access to ...

As for Doctor Who the show, its next season doesn’t have a premiere date set on the 2025 TV schedule yet, but Ncuti Gatwa’s ...

the Doctor lies. How else do you explain some of the less than stellar companions that have travelled in the TARDIS over the years? The Doctor is clearly saying this to shame Adam for his ...

But I especially like the idea of getting as many companions together for a Big Finish series where they team up to battle the forces of evil sans Doctor. Alex Kingston’s suggestion comes a few ...