{"id":29790,"date":"2023-02-06T18:40:07","date_gmt":"2023-02-06T17:40:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1780849"},"modified":"2023-02-06T20:39:38","modified_gmt":"2023-02-06T19:39:38","slug":"which-classic-doctor-who-companion-most-deserves-a-comeback","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/which-classic-doctor-who-companion-most-deserves-a-comeback\/","title":{"rendered":"Which classic Doctor Who companion most deserves a comeback?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"> Have your say! <\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Louise Griffin\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Monday, 06 February 2023 at 12:00 am<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body> <p>We\u2019ve been spoilt with <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-60th-anniversary-special-release-date\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Doctor Who<\/a> comebacks recently, from <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-ace-tegan-return-interview\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Ace and Tegan\u2019s<\/a> adventures in <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-power-of-the-doctor-review\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">The Power of the Doctor<\/a>, to a gorgeous mention of <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-special-scene-sarah-jane-smith-nod-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Sarah Jane Smith<\/a> in a recent special scene.<\/p>\n<p>But, that doesn\u2019t mean we\u2019re ruling out any more.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s clear that returning showrunner <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/russell-t-davies-bbc-return-doctor-who-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Russell T Davies<\/a> isn\u2019t opposed to a comeback \u2013 after all, Doctor Who legends <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/david-tennant-doctor-who-return-60th-anniversary-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">David Tennant<\/a> (playing the 14th Doctor) and Catherine Tate (Donna Noble) are on their way back.<\/p>\n<p>Plus, <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-season-14-kate-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Jemma Redgrave<\/a> will reprise her role as Kate Stewart \u2013 and we wouldn\u2019t be surprised if there are more returns on the way.<\/p>\n<p>The Power of the Doctor, which aired in October 2022, saw plenty of classic favourites return, with <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-classic-doctors-centenary-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">past Doctors<\/a> including Sylvester McCoy and Colin Baker coming face to face with Whittaker\u2019s 13th Doctor and their old companions, Ace (Sophie Aldred) and Tegan (Janet Fielding).<\/p> <div class=\"&quot;brightcove\" embed=\"\"> <div class=\"&quot;embed__intrinsic&quot;\"> <div class=\"&quot;brightcove__player\" vjs-playlist-player-container=\"\"> <video data-video-id=\"6319642167112\" data-account=\"69912529001\" data-player=\"ByeOf0VZEl\" data-embed=\"&quot;default&quot;\" data-application-id=\"\" controls=\"\" class=\"&quot;video-js&quot;\"> <\/video> <\/div> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<script src=\"&quot;\/\/players.brightcove.net\/69912529001\/ByeOf0VZEl_default\/index.min.js&quot;\"\/> <p>Meanwhile, plenty more of our heroes have returned in other formats, including audio dramas and extra scenes on DVD and Blu-ray releases.<\/p>\n<p>Just recently, Katy Manning (Jo Jones) returned in a special scene, giving a touching nod to Elisabeth Sladen\u2019s Sarah Jane.<\/p>\n<p>But there are plenty more who have only briefly had a cameo return in the TV series, or who are yet to grace our screens again.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, some of the classic characters didn\u2019t make it out of their series alive (let\u2019s not talk about <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-praxeus-adric\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Adric<\/a>), but there are plenty who feasibly could make a return.<\/p>\n<p>So, we\u2019re going to make you choose \u2013 who most deserves a comeback?<\/p>\n<div class=\"&quot;riddle_target&quot;\" data-rid-id=\"&quot;470844&quot;\" data-fg=\"&quot;#1486CD&quot;\" data-bg=\"&quot;#FFFFFF&quot;\" style=\"&quot;margin:0\" auto=\"\" data-auto-scroll=\"&quot;true&quot;\" data-auto-scroll-offset=\"&quot;0&quot;\">\n<script src=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.riddle.com\/embed\/files\/js\/embed.js&quot;\"\/>\n<link href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.riddle.com\/embed\/files\/css\/embed.css&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;stylesheet&quot;\"\/>\n<iframe style=\"&quot;width:100%;height:300px;border:1px\" solid=\"\" src=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.riddle.com\/embed\/a\/470844?&quot;\" allow=\"&quot;autoplay&quot;\" title=\"&quot;Multi-poll\" which=\"\" classic=\"\" doctor=\"\" who=\"\" companion=\"\" most=\"\" deserves=\"\" a=\"\" comeback=\"\"\/>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Doctor Who is available to stream on\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/iplayer\/episodes\/b006q2x0\/doctor-who&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; 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