TMC
08-25-2023, 08:22 PM
https://whatculture.com/whoculture/10-doctor-who-characters-more-important-than-you-realised?rf=homepage
Over nine hundred years of time and space, and there's NOBODY in Doctor Who that isn't important.
BY MARK DONALDSON
AUGUST 25TH, 2023
The Doctor may sometimes act like the most important person in the universe, but they know that's not really true. They need people to stop them, they need people to remind them to be better, and they need a charismatic Roman marble trader to lend them their face.
Basically, the Doctor can't save the universe alone. That's why they always travel with companions, or – in a pinch – enlist some supporting characters for a one-off special. The near 60-year history of Doctor Who is full of characters who have had monumental importance to the wider fictional universe through tiny acts of kindness or huge gestures.
Sometimes, minor Doctor Who characters also leave lasting impressions on the show's creatives. There are many characters whose backstories have been greatly expanded upon in spinoff fiction or future episodes. This collection of characters will mostly relate to information revealed onscreen, rather than in Big Finish audios, novels, or other expanded media.
The following is merely a handful of the seemingly peripheral or disposable characters that have left a lasting impression on both the fictional and real worlds of Doctor Who.
Over nine hundred years of time and space, and there's NOBODY in Doctor Who that isn't important.
BY MARK DONALDSON
AUGUST 25TH, 2023
The Doctor may sometimes act like the most important person in the universe, but they know that's not really true. They need people to stop them, they need people to remind them to be better, and they need a charismatic Roman marble trader to lend them their face.
Basically, the Doctor can't save the universe alone. That's why they always travel with companions, or – in a pinch – enlist some supporting characters for a one-off special. The near 60-year history of Doctor Who is full of characters who have had monumental importance to the wider fictional universe through tiny acts of kindness or huge gestures.
Sometimes, minor Doctor Who characters also leave lasting impressions on the show's creatives. There are many characters whose backstories have been greatly expanded upon in spinoff fiction or future episodes. This collection of characters will mostly relate to information revealed onscreen, rather than in Big Finish audios, novels, or other expanded media.
The following is merely a handful of the seemingly peripheral or disposable characters that have left a lasting impression on both the fictional and real worlds of Doctor Who.