Adam met the Doctor and Rose in Henry van Statten’s secret Vault in Utah. A self-professed genius, Adam had what he considered the best job in the world – cataloguing van Statten’s collection of alien artefacts. After a solitary Dalek killed everyone in the Vault, Rose asked the Doctor if Adam could join them, although his adventures in Time and Space were cut short when he foolishly tried to send information about the future back to the 21st century.
And another thing: Adam had an info-spike computer interface implanted into his head as well as a complementary Vomit-O-Matic nano-termite device.
played by NOEL CLARKE
First regular Doctor Who appearance: Rose (2005)
Final regular Doctor Who appearance: Journey’s End (2008)
Last guest Doctor Who appearance: The End of Time, Part Two (2010)
Following appearances in Metrosexuality and Judge John Deed, Noel Clarke won the role of Danny Oldfield in Casualty in 2001. The following year saw him cast at Wyman Norris in an Auf Wiedersehen, Pet revival and in 2003 Clarke walked away with the Laurence Olivier Theatre Award for Most Promising Newcomer for Where Do We Live at the Royal Court. Following his departure from the TARDIS, Clarke made his writing debut with 2006’s Kidulthood, also writing, directing and starring in the film’s 2008 sequel, Adulthood.
Brought up by his grandmother, Mickey Smith had known Rose since they were kids. When she left with the Doctor, Mickey was suspected of her murder, but that was nothing compared to the pain of realising that she was alive but would constantly flit in and out of his life whenever the TARDIS brought her back to Earth. His initial distrust of the Doctor eventually turned to respect and, after alerting the time travellers to strange goings on at Deffry Vale High School, Mickey joined the TARDIS crew. After fighting Cybermen in an alternative reality, Mickey eventually returned home where he married Martha Jones.
And another thing: Mickey is the first non-Caucasian companion in the history of the TV show (although the Doctor’s first black companion was actually Sharon Davies who appeared the Doctor Who Weekly comic strips from 1980 to 1981).
played by FREEMA AGYEMAN
First regular Doctor Who appearance: Smith and Jones (2007)
Final regular Doctor Who appearance: Journey’s End (2008)
Final guest Doctor Who appearance: The End of Time, Part Two (2010)
Before Doctor Who, Freema Agyeman had made appearances in The Bill, Casualty @ Holby City and, most notably, as Lola Wise in Crossroads. Martha would go on to appear in Torchwood while Agyeman would become one of the stars of Law and Order UK in 2009 and the Sex and the City prequel The Carrie Diaries in 2013.
Martha Jones was training as a doctor at Royal Hope Hospital when it was transported to the Moon by the Judoon. Attracted to the Doctor from their first meeting, Martha eagerly joined the Time Lord on his travels but soon realised that he would never feel the same way. Exceptionally compassionate and loyal, Martha was repeatedly asked to go the extra mile, watching over him when he became human or travelling the world for a year after the Master conquered the Earth. After leaving the Doctor, Martha was soon recruited to UNIT and finally achieved her doctorate.
And another thing: Freema Agyeman also appeared in the 2008 remake of Terry Nation’s Survivors.
played by JOHN BARROWMAN
First regular Doctor Who appearance: The Empty Child (2005)
Final regular Doctor Who appearance: Journey’s End (2008)
Final guest Doctor Who appearance: The End of Time, Part Two (2010)
Born in Scotland, John Barrowman was brought up in the USA, where he studied performing arts in San Diego – training that would bring him back to London and his West End stage debut in the musical Anything Goes. A skilled singer and dancer, Barrowman has played many stage roles, but his casting as Captain Jack Harkness in Doctor Who in 2005 turned him into an international screen star. As the lead in Doctor Who spin-off Torchwood, the actor has amassed a huge fan following, and has since appeared in TV series on both sides of the Atlantic including Hustle, Desperate Housewives and Arrow, released bestselling albums and books, and presented the Saturday night BBC entertainment show Tonight’s the Night.
Captain Jack Harkness is a conman, rogue and 51st-century Casanova in one. Killed by the Daleks on the Game Station, the former Time Agent was brought back to life by Rose’s Vortex powers, and this left him unable to die. Jack’s adventures throughout time brought him to Cardiff and command of Torchwood, where he continued to defend the Earth.
And another thing: Jack came from the Boeshane Peninsula, where he claims his nickname was ‘the Face of Boe’.
played by CATHERINE TATE
First Doctor Who appearance: The Runaway Bride (2006)
First regular Doctor Who appearance: Partners in Crime (2008)
Final regular Doctor Who appearance: Journey’s End (2008)
Last guest Doctor Who appearance: The End of Time, Part Two (2010)
Catherine Tate is one of Britain’s foremost character actors, with the award-winning Catherine Tate Show showcasing her talent for character comedy with creations such as the foul-mouthed Nan and schoolgirl Lauren. Following her guest appearance as Donna Noble in the 2006 Doctor Who Christmas special, Catherine was tempted back for a full-time TARDIS residency in 2008. She has since appeared in the film Gulliver’s Travels (2010) and in the American version of The Office.
Donna Noble used to be oblivious to the world around her – she was more excited about a new flavour of crisps than a spaceship hanging over London on Christmas Day. Then she met the Doctor. Long after her first adventure in the TARDIS, Donna finally tracked the Doctor down and they travelled the universe together, encountering Adipose, Pyroviles, Vespiforms and Agatha Christie – but not Noddy. Without Donna, Davros and the Daleks would have destroyed reality itself, but there was a price. If Donna ever remembers her adventures with the Doctor, it will destroy her mind.
And another thing: In 2011, Catherine Tate and David Tennant reunited in the Wyndham’s Theatre’s production of Much Ado About Nothing.
THE TENTH DOCTOR’S RULES FOR COMPANIONS
Rule 1: ‘Don’t wander off.’
HELLO SWEETIE
‘Shall we do diaries, then? Where are we this time?’
River Song, Silence in the Library
We need to talk about River Song, the most timey-wimey of the Doctor’s, erm, friends. She’s not exactly a companion, but her significance in the Doctor’s lives is vast. As time travellers, their shared encounters are experienced out of order, which can make it all a bit confusing – for everybody, including the Doctor. Here, in full, is the timeline of River Song, aka Melody Pond, aka Melody Malone, aka the Doctor’s other half. Well, as far as we can tell at the moment, anyway.