I loved Adric. I am only about 1o years younger than Matthew Waterhouse, and as young child watching Doctor Who, I had such a crush on Adric. He was the first companion to be around my age and he was so smart! All the contacts I have found for Matthew Waterhouse are outdated. He’s not been on Twitter in ages and his official website hasn’t been updated, either? Anyone know a way to contact him via social media? Rewatching Doctor Who on PlutoTV and Britbox, I wish that such things had existed when the show was new. Alas.
For companion rankings, I’d have to say, I really did enjoy what few shows I’ve been able to find with the First Doctor. Ian Chesterton was rather a gallant man, and was well paired with Jacqueline Hill.
I liked Jamie as the 2nd doctor’s companions the best.
Of course, who didn’t love Jo Grant? Her pairing with Jon Pertwee was perfect. The two of them had me laughing often. I don’t know if UNIT characters were considered companions, but I did love pretty much all of UNIT. Bridagier, Benton, Captain Yates (SO HANDSOME!).
Fourth Doctor, I’d have to say Harry Sullivan in addition to the aforementioned Sara Jane Smith. Leela was awesome! I think my favorite Leela episodes were The Robots of Death. The first Romana was my favorite of the Romana’s. K9? Was he a companion? I LOVED LOVED LOVED K9! Then of course Adric, as well as Teegan and and Nyssa, though I have to admit Nyssa was my least favorite of the bunch. Nothing against the actress herself. I think the writing was always the best where she was concerned.
Fifth Doctor, in addition to the companions who were already around, I’d have to say I did like Vislor Turlough. I didn’t dislike Peri Brown, but she wasn’t one of my favorites.
Sixth Doctor, I adored Mel Bush!
Seventh Doctor, again, Mel Bush! I have to say that while Sophie Aldred is a fabulous person in real life, she got a little grating on me, her calling the Doctor “Professor” bothered me for some reason. I know she was a VERY popular character, and there were a number of episodes which I DID enjoy her but overall, she just wasn’t my favorite.
