{"id":21021,"date":"2022-08-28T22:00:26","date_gmt":"2022-08-28T20:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1697891"},"modified":"2022-08-28T22:37:12","modified_gmt":"2022-08-28T20:37:12","slug":"doctor-who-fans-name-catherine-tates-donna-the-greatest-companion","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/doctor-who-fans-name-catherine-tates-donna-the-greatest-companion\/","title":{"rendered":"Doctor Who fans name Catherine Tate\u2019s Donna the greatest companion"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By Lidia Molina-Whyte\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Sunday, 28 August 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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Doctor Who fans have spoken: Donna Noble has been voted the best companion of the revival era!<\/p>\n

We asked RadioTimes.com<\/a> readers to choose their favourite Doctor Who companion<\/a> since the show\u2019s 2005 comeback. After they helped us narrow down the shortlist, thousands of votes were cast \u2013 but it was Catherine Tate\u2019s Donna who emerged victorious, securing 23 per cent of the vote.<\/p>\n

It bodes well for Tate\u2019s return<\/a> to the series for its 60th anniversary, which will also feature Tenth Doctor star David Tennant.<\/p>\n

John Barrowman\u2019s Captain Jack Harkness came in second, scoring 21 per cent of the vote. Third place was claimed by Billie Piper\u2019s Rose Tyler<\/a>, closely followed by Jenna Coleman\u2019s Clara Oswald and Donna\u2019s very own grandfather, Wilfred \u2018Wilf\u2019 Mott, played by the late Bernard Cribbins<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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David Tennant and Catherine Tate are set to return to Doctor Who to mark the show\u2019s 60th anniversary<\/span><\/figcaption> Alistair Heap\/BBC STUDIOS<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

Morgan Jeffery, Executive Editor of RadioTimes.com<\/strong>, said of the results: \u201cIt\u2019s no surprise that Catherine Tate\u2019s Donna Noble has soared to victory in this RadioTimes.com<\/strong> readers\u2019 poll.<\/p>\n

\u201cTate\u2019s stellar performance and her electric chemistry with David Tennant means Donna is still a clear fan favourite 12 years on from her final appearance to date on the series \u2013 no wonder Russell T Davies saw fit to bring her back for the show\u2019s 60th anniversary celebrations next year.<\/p>\n

\u201cHow wonderful too that her on-screen grandfather Wilf remains still so popular in fandom \u2013 all credit to a first-class performance from the late, great Bernard Cribbins.\u201d<\/p>\n

The top 10 companions according to RadioTimes.com<\/strong> readers, along with their share of the vote, is as follows:<\/p>\n

  1. Donna Noble 23%<\/strong><\/li>\n
  2. Captain Jack Harkness 21%<\/strong><\/li>\n
  3. Rose Tyler 11%<\/strong><\/li>\n
  4. Clara Oswald 10%<\/strong><\/li>\n
  5. Wilfred Mott 10%<\/strong><\/li>\n
  6. Amy Pond 8%<\/strong><\/li>\n
  7. River Song 4%<\/strong><\/li>\n
  8. Martha Jones 3%<\/strong><\/li>\n
  9. Sarah Jane Smith 3%<\/strong><\/li>\n
  10. Yasmin Khan 3%<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>
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    Doctor Who will return for a centenary special in October<\/a>, to mark the BBC 100th anniversary.<\/p>\n

    It will also serve as the final episode for Thirteenth Doctor Jodie Whittaker and showrunner Chris Chibnall, with Ncuti Gatwa set to step into the role of the iconic Time Lord with Russell T Davies taking charge once again.<\/p>\n

    Read more:<\/strong><\/p>\n