The Greatest Doctor Who Companions of All Time

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Sarah Jane Smith

Doctor Who, The Sarah Jane Adventures, K-9 and Company

Elisabeth Sladen

School Reunion, Journey's End, The Stolen Earth

Most Passionate
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Amelia Pond

Most Listed
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Rose Tyler

Doctor Who

Billie Piper

Turn Left, Rose, The Poison Sky, The Stolen Earth, Journey's End, Midnight, Partners in Crime More
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Jack Harkness

Torchwood, Torchwood: Web of Lies, Doctor Who

John Barrowman

Captain Jack Harkness, Last of the Time Lords, The Stolen Earth, The Sound of Drums, Utopia, Journey's End More
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Donna Noble

Doctor Who

Catherine Tate

Turn Left, The Unicorn and the Wasp, Midnight, Forest of the Dead, The Runaway Bride, Doomsday, Silence in the Library, The Stolen Earth, The Poison Sky, Journey's End, The Sontaran Stratagem, The Fires of Pompeii, The Doctor's Daughter, Planet of the Ood, Partners in Crime More
6

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K-9

The Sarah Jane Adventures

John Leeson

Journey's End
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Up 600

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Rory Williams
8

Up 614

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River Song

Alex Kingston

Forest of the Dead, Silence in the Library
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Martha Jones

Doctor Who, Torchwood

Freema Agyeman

The Stolen Earth, 42, The Sound of Drums, Journey's End, The Doctor's Daughter, The Lazarus Experiment, Human Nature, Utopia, Blink, The Poison Sky, Evolution of the Daleks, The Sound of Drums, Smith and Jones, The Shakespeare Code, Gridlock, Daleks in Manhattan, The Family of Blood, Last of the Time Lords, The Sontaran Stratagem, Journey's End More
10

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Romana

Doctor Who
11

Up 357

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Leela

Doctor Who
12

Up 194

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Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart

Doctor Who

Nicholas Courtney

Enemy of the Bane
13

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Ace

Doctor Who
14

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Jamie MacCrimmon
15

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Zoe Heriot

Doctor Who
16

Up 204

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Susan Foreman

Doctor Who

Carole Ann Ford

The Five Doctors
17

Up 132

Down 68

Jo Grant

Doctor Who
18

Up 253

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Mickey Smith

Doctor Who

Noel Clarke

Journey's End, Rose

Controversial
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Peri Brown
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Jenny

Georgia Moffett

The Doctor's Daughter
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Romana II
22

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Ian Chesterton

Doctor Who

Controversial
23

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Madame de Pompadour
24

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Barbara Wright

Doctor Who
25

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Rory Williams

Doctor Who

Arthur Darvill

The Eleventh Hour, The Vampires of Venice, Amy's Choice, The Hungry Earth, Cold Blood, The Big Bang, The Pandorica Opens More
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Amy Pond

Doctor Who

Karen Gillan, Caitlin Blackwood

The Hungry Earth, The Beast Below, Flesh and Stone, Amy's Choice, The Vampires of Venice, The Eleventh Hour, Victory of the Daleks, The Time of Angels, Cold Blood, Vincent and the Doctor, The Lodger, The Pandorica Opens, The Big Bang More
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Harry Sullivan

Doctor Who
28

Up 55

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Nyssa of Traken

Doctor Who
29

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Captain Jack Harkness

Matt Rippy

Captain Jack Harkness
30

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Jamie McCrimmon

Doctor Who
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Wilfred Mott

Doctor Who

Bernard Cribbins

Turn Left, The Poison Sky, Journey's End, The Stolen Earth, Voyage of the Damned, The Sontaran Stratagem, Partners in Crime More
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River Song

Alex Kingston

The Time of Angels, The Pandorica Opens, Flesh and Stone, The Big Bang
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Lady Christina de Souza
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Lady Christina De Souza

Controversial
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Tegan Jovanka

Doctor Who
36

Up 3

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Jackie Tyler

Doctor Who

Camille Coduri

Journey's End, Rose
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Steven Taylor

Doctor Who
38

Up 143

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Astrid Peth

Kylie Minogue

Voyage of the Damned

Controversial
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Up 2

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Jackson Lake
40

Up 82

Down 144

Lucie Miller
41

Up 2

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Sergeant Benton
42

Up 43

Down 63

Adric

Doctor Who

Matthew Waterhouse

The Caves of Androzani, Part Four
43

Up 30

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Vislor Turlough

Doctor Who
44

Up 25

Down 30

Peri Brown

Doctor Who
45

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Jackson Lake
46

Up 18

Down 22

Polly

Doctor Who
47

Up 0

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Romana I
48

Up 5

Down 7

Vicki

Doctor Who
49

Up 8

Down 6

Liz Shaw

Doctor Who
50

Up 13

Down 27

Victoria Waterfield

Doctor Who
51

Up 0

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Grace Holloway
52

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Sara Kingdom

Doctor Who
53

Up 4

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Katarina

Doctor Who
54

Up 3

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Ben Jackson

Doctor Who
55

Up 3

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Dodo Chaplet

Doctor Who
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KevinCasey
The Greatest Doctor Who Companions of All Time at 5/12/2011 11:57 PM

Jack Harkness, Madame de Pompadour, River Song & Lady Christina De Souza would not & should not be considered as "Companions" This list should only have those who appeared in more than one CONSECUTIVE Episode. Pompadour & Lady De Souza appeared only in ONE episode of the series Harkness & Song are recurring characters. The Brigadier & Sgt. Benton would also be under that list.

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1. MarkStone
  The Greatest Doctor Who Companions of All Time at 7/04/2011 7:54 AM
  
  Amen!
  
  Although I don't know if I'd agree about the Consecutive episode arguments... I consider Jack and River (along with Benton and the Brigadeer) "legit" companions, although some of his travels were "stow-away" travels.
  
  De Souza, Astrid, Lady Pomapdour, etc... NO, they do not count.
  
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  1. Hero
    The Greatest Doctor Who Companions of All Time at 2/25/2012 10:31 AM
    
    I agree.
    I would count Jack, River, and the Brigadier. Though I wouldn't could Benton just like I don't count Donna's grandfather, they are more of recurring status (a companion to a companion if you will).
    
    And as far as people like Astrid and De Souza they aren't even recurring they just work with the doctor in one episode and if that is all that is required to be a companion then I could name countless people from the old series that would also make the list.
    
    (as a side note: I really wish this list (like most things on the internet) was not completely biased towards the new series)
    
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peac**kpete
The Greatest Doctor Who Companions of All Time at 6/17/2011 8:01 AM

yeah, Tegan should be there. Hmm.... Dubious list. (still voted though!)

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1. dukethepcdr
  The Greatest Doctor Who Companions of All Time at 7/04/2011 6:36 AM
  
  You can add them to the list you know. That's what's cool about this site.
  
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ChristianCueto
Amelia Pond at 10/22/2011 9:31 PM

I always passed by Doctor Who over the years, but I started following the show with the start of the 11th Doctor and while I have seen a few episodes of other Doctors, this is the one that got me hooked and I think Amy Pond character just creates such a natural dynamic.

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1. Hero
  The Greatest Doctor Who Companions of All Time at 2/25/2012 10:43 AM
  
  Even as good as Matt Smith is Amy is the one who is really carrying the show.
  (that's why she got 4th on my list)
  
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The Greatest Doctor Who Companions of All Time at 3/14/2011 1:34 AM

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1. Spag_Hoops
  The Greatest Doctor Who Companions of All Time at 6/22/2011 3:14 AM
  
  With Kevin Casey on this one, otherwise the list is potentially enormous, and therefore pointless ... though I'd actually say a companion is someone who's appeared in at least two consecutive _stories_. If they go off in the TARDIS at the end of one story and are there at the beginning of the next, then they're a companion. Otherwise theyre just someone he met along the way, even if they're recurring characters.
  
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AndrewArnott
The Greatest Doctor Who Companions of All Time at 6/13/2011 5:57 PM

Adric? Tegan?

We're due some repeats of the old stuff, Beeb, if these didn't even make the list!

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1. dukethepcdr
  The Greatest Doctor Who Companions of All Time at 7/04/2011 6:37 AM
  
  I liked Adric too. He's a rather unsung hero of the series. I think they should have more kids as companions instead of always having sex kittens.
  
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  1. MarkStone
    The Greatest Doctor Who Companions of All Time at 7/04/2011 8:03 AM
    
    Dunno if I'd go as far to say they need more kids. It just happened to work with P. Davison and the younger crew, he was more like a "father" to them. I'm not sure it'd work with Matt Smith or any of the guys since the reboot.
    
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jyanynmc
The Greatest Doctor Who Companions of All Time at 6/25/2011 11:21 PM

what about Wilf?

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Kat A
The Greatest Doctor Who Companions of All Time at 10/07/2011 8:32 AM

No Liz? She was able to understand what the Doctor said. Brains are sexy!

Jamie deserves more votes. He was so cute running around in that kilt.

I understand why Dodo is not there, but she will always be one of my favs. I thought she was charming.

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dukethepcdr
The Greatest Doctor Who Companions of All Time at 7/04/2011 6:34 AM

You can tell how old and/or when the poster started watching the show by which characters they add and rank highest. Don't discount the episodes before the series "reboot". Sure the special effects aren't as cool to modern eyes and the sets are a bit wobbly, but the acting and writing has always been great. Some of the best stories were in the first five seasons of the original series.

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1. Hero
  The Greatest Doctor Who Companions of All Time at 2/25/2012 10:33 AM
  
  I couldn't agree more.
  
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Tim Latimer
The Greatest Doctor Who Companions of All Time at 6/22/2011 5:17 AM

What about Tegan Jovanka: longest-serving companion in terms of continuous years on the series (3 years, 1 month)

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scribe_well
The Greatest Doctor Who Companions of All Time at 11/30/2011 10:41 AM

No PERI? Did you nor see her in that pink bikini?

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gunsofhermind
The Greatest Doctor Who Companions of All Time at 3/15/2012 5:12 PM

Martha >>> Rose

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Sarah Jane Smith

Amelia Pond

Rory Williams

River Song

Ace

Jamie MacCrimmon

Zoe Heriot

Jo Grant

Peri Brown

Jenny

Romana II

Ian Chesterton

Madame de Pompadour

Barbara Wright

Harry Sullivan

Nyssa of Traken

Captain Jack Harkness

Jamie McCrimmon

Wilfred Mott

River Song

Lady Christina de Souza

Lady Christina De Souza

Jackie Tyler

Steven Taylor

Astrid Peth

Jackson Lake

Lucie Miller

Sergeant Benton

Adric

Vislor Turlough

Jackson Lake

Polly

Romana I

Vicki

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Victoria Waterfield

Grace Holloway

Sara Kingdom

Katarina

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