Dr Who Review - The Companions - Susan

The first of the appendix episodes to my Doctor Who Analysis & Review series, considering the companions of the Doctor. Here, the very first companion, Susan, played by Carole Ann Ford, is considered, with a look at how the character of the Doctor's granddaughter was conceived, developed and cast... and what she did next.
Chapter Selection:
0:00 "Need a kid..."
01:49 Biddy
03:19 Casting Susan
03:56 Carole Ann Ford
05:12 Susan Foreman
08:35 A missed opportunity
11:17 A lack of character development
15:17 Later appearances
16:30 A Big Finish renaissance
18:07 Susan's War
19:24 Susan who?
Extracts from 'An Earthly Child' and 'Susan's War' by Big Finish Productions. The full audioplays can be purchased here:
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[@cleverdickfilms]

Incidentally, it's 'The Tribe of GUM', in case you were unsure!

[@sammiller3505]

Where’s the David Tennent review. I’m in no position in telling you on how you should run your own KZbin channel but shouldn’t you Finnish with the doctors before doing the companions.

[@paulannable3734]

Sam Miller - exactly what does Finnishing with the Doctors entail?

[@wesleywelch6090]

@@sammiller3505 nah mate he should do it how he wants to

[@ftumschk]

@@sammiller3505 It's quite an involved and time-consuming process to research and make a "Doctor" video to these standards. Whilst some "Companion" videos will also need significant work, I'd imagine that most would be comparatively less time-consuming to produce, so they can be slotted between "Doctor" videos if it turns out that way.

[@DetectiveZoidberg]

You know it doesn't say gum. Why do you deny the truth?

[@thomaskirkness-little5809]

The funny thing about her alien dancing scene is that I was never sure that it wasn't just how people danced in the 60s.

[@rogerlynch5279]

Can understand you. Watching documentations of those days Susan´s moves are not appearing so odd for us nowdays. The productions with French and Italien teams were the most experimental in this field. Compare for example the German/French/Italien coproduction RAUMPATROUILLE - RAUMSCHIFF ORION ( SPACESHIP ORION - as it was also called in novelised form ) Here as an example on KZbin: Raumpatrouille Orion - Tanz den Rücksturz ( Teil 4 von 7); put on the Net by KoenigVonWestfalen. Regrettably this " experiment of the Germans with Space Opera Science Fiction on the screen was stoped right after the first season. It went on then in novelised form. Also a handicap for the worldwide sale had been the making in Black and White. An American Station almost had bought the international rights on it but pulled out again when this became known to them.

[@Spielkalb-von-Sparta]

It was not about the dancing moves, but about the portable music player.

[@Eric_1991]

​@@Spielkalb-von-Spartawasn't it a little radio? Didn't they exist back then?

[@Spielkalb-von-Sparta]

@@Eric_1991 You're probably right, according to Wikipedia transistor radios became very popular at the time. The first models from 1954 were very expensive and not very reliable, but that changed over the next years. In 1962 you could get one for $15 (~145 today). I wasn't aware they've been accessible and affordable that early.

[@g_aware_nerd]

Dunno why Susan wasn't the Timeless Child. That'd been genius

[@reddemon13xz]

That could have been the reason why they left on the first place god damn

[@ChibiSteak]

I've seen so many people making suggestions as to who should've been the timeless child and literally every single one of them are so good. Literally anyone else but the doctor was a better option to be the timeless child

[@c0nvict_pleb174]

@@reddemon13xzhonestly as good of an idea that is.. I wouldn’t do that. The doctor and Susan left Gallifrey with the hand of Omega all those centuries ago and never gone back. It’s best left that reason untold

[@disneyboy3030]

​@@ChibiSteakI actually heard something. I heard that the reason that Chanball left a lot of stuff open ended was that, just like with Susan and the Doctor in the premiere, he wanted to let future writers and media build upon it. Maybe it will be improved there, like with Big Finish.

[@jddi1527]

Agreed

[@Liz-lq8hw]

"You see David, Grandfather's old, he needs me!" He's like... 25 by Gallifreyan standards...

[@lucasdolding6924]

Well he was reaching the end of his first incarnation, so you could read that as her helping him through his first regeneration when it happens.

[@Liz-lq8hw]

@@lucasdolding6924 that makes sense

[@ahumanbeingfromtheearth1502]

@@Liz-lq8hw its also stated in a lot of the expanded universe that a lot of what we know about timelord biology doesnt apply to their first incarnation, for example some timelords only have one heart until they regenerate for the first time. This could mean they feel the efffects of age a lot more as well.

[@alexschalk5439]

@@ahumanbeingfromtheearth1502 PLus even in the show it has shown that each regeneration does age, albeit very slowly

[@alternatethirteenth5594]

"Grandfather's OLD" "Susan my dear, I'm like 90 something, a teenager-"

[@evaunit0014]

I'd like a regeneration of Susan to come back sometime. I'm shocked that hadn't been a thing yet.

[@zachclawges6932]

Unfortunately Susan isn't a Time Lord. She's just Gallifreyan so she can't regenerate

[@NotAGoodUsername360]

​@@zachclawges6932 Didn't stop River Song, and it's definitely possible that she's her grandmother.

[@Ipipeyourmom]

@@NotAGoodUsername360 I think her grandma is a lady named patience

[@Dana-61]

​@@zachclawges6932 That's so stupid

[@c0nvict_pleb174]

@@Dana-61well it’s confirmed that she is so gotta move with the flow

[@stephjovi]

It's sad that Susan was so mistreated. She could've been such a good character. Leaving an alien girl with a grown human man to marry was just horrible from the Doctor

[@Jiub_SN]

She was a human at the time

[@zachclawges6932]

For someone born and raised on Gallifrey, Susan really seems to struggle with the concept of what a Time Lord is and how regeneration works

[@TomGallagherSuperboyBeyond]

Another great video. I simply cannot overstate just how much of a fan i am of your videos. Even if i say "best Doctor Who based youtuber of all time", it's still an understatement. Keep up the fantastic work.

[@cleverdickfilms]

Thanks so much, glad you enjoyed it!

[@blacksunshine7485]

I couldn't agree more! I second this.

[@vladdrakul7851]

Me too. Make that a third vote. He is the perfect Dr Who commentator. Insightful, well researched, well produced and unique. He is doing what I always wanted to do, as I think at its best Dr Who is not just the best TV series ever but the most important. It is the Beatles of TV which is perfect as the Dr and his early companions often mentioned them. Having said that however at its worst Dr Who can be utterly dreadful. From 'Eleanor Rigby' to 'Ebony and ivory'. From profound and deep to nasty and cheap. All thanks to the interruption by politics which 'Clever' so carefully relates. So I am out of a job. I feel like Brian Wilson of the Beach Boys after Sgt Peppers. I quit!

[@jonathanbermudez546]

This will help hold us over till the tenth Doctor episode

[@maxkennedy7430]

Susan was also in two of the Unbound stories which are set in an Alternative Timeline where Her and The Doctor never left Gallifrey. She was brilliant and her chemistry with the Alternate Doctor played by Geoffrey Bayldon is really beautiful.

[@qqqqqqqqqqqq121212]

Just listening to your voice makes me feel more intelligent. Seriously though, the prospect of you tackling the companions and videos like these - sort of like a sister series to your main documentary is magnificent

[@ishtarian]

Susan is a character that took a while to grow on me. Though I quite liked her as she appeared in the first episode, and (as pointed out here) at various points in individual stories, I agree that Carol Ann Ford was given a raw deal in the way her character was allowed to develop. It took rewatching the entire Hartnell run to appreciate some of the subtleties she brought to the role, at which point the character took on more psychological complexity for me... and I would say that was entirely due to the actress herself, rather than the scripts, in most cases. While still not my favorite among the companions, I've grown rather fond of the character, and she has a special place in my regard. I've not had a chance to hear any of her performances in the Big Finish productions, so I'm very glad she's been given a chance to let the character breathe. I think both Carol Ann and the character deserve that, and it's long overdue.

[@martinmorles1]

Despite her faults I enjoy susan as her history and dynamic with the first doctor makes her a standout among a long list of companions who often were either friends or love interests.

[@transformer03]

Susan is such a weird character for me because I ultimately agree with every criticism stated by fans and the actress herself, but I can't help but love her character nonetheless. For me, she gets a lot of passes for being the literal Doctor's granddaughter. I think that adds to the character, and I do think Susan added something to that original team.

[@jonhufford6980]

I’ve always had such a soft spot for susan. Although there are future female companions I grew to like more like liz sladen, jo, ace, rose, amy pond etc. But susan had the swinging sixties hip chick swagger down to a science. I’m just recently finding hartnell to be one of the most interesting, underrated drs of them all. I can find so much to like in a episode like space museum or planet of giants. Anybody with me?

[@mortenv15]

William Hartnell is my second favourite doctor, behind Jon Pertwee. The 1st doctor era is so underrated in my eyes. I love The Romans, Planet Of Giants and The Space Museum, just to name a few stories :)

[@CineScarborough]

I really wish Susan would return in the new series. So much dramatic potential there.

[@PETTYFOREVER]

The BBC logo animation at the beginning is so cool!!

[@cleverdickfilms]

Yeah, it was good one, wasn't it? They replaced it with a more generic world logo when they created BBC2.

[@douglasfreer]

I like Susan quite abit. I really liked how she was written by Big Finish in the Early Adventures. I can’t wait to hear her in the CC and her box set. I really hope the next companion video is both Ian and Barbara since it’s hard to separate anything about them without mentioning the other.

[@karenhall4645]

I really like Susan and the chemistry between her and William Hartnell. I just wish sometimes they would have given her more to do than just being the scared little girl.

[@aliservan7188]

Like much of Big Finish, Susan gets a proper outing and some meaty, truly epic stories and she's got her own spin off, Susa's War, part of the Time War series. It's brilliant.

[@justynmatlock8873]

The background 'music' when Susan is in telepathic contact with the Sensorites was reused extenively in the early years of ITV's 'The Tomorrow People'.

[@robalexander8065]

Excellent documentary, Richard. Nicely timed to coincide with Carole Ann Ford's Eightieth birthday.

[@buckrogers4466]

I like what you chose for her theme music

[@matthewduncan8523]

Technically he didn’t. That’s the song she’s listening to at the start of unearthly child

[@ftumschk]

@@matthewduncan8523 That's possibly why "Buck Rogers" liked the fact that Richard decided to use it.

[@notthemusewere]

@@matthewduncan8523 I was sure I recognized it!

[@TheSuzberry]

I’d love to see a Saga of Susan series with the stories we know already shown from her pov. The assumption being that we watched the original shows from Grandfather’s perspective.

[@samuelbarber6177]

I think the second version of An Unearthly Child really helped all the characters, her especially. She's less off putting, with her original announcements, mainly the decimal system, toned down a bit.

[@eelsemaj99]

One of the more under-appreciated companions in my view (at least in comparison to post reboot companions). You’ve done her justice

[@DoctorJohnSmith9]

Oh wow, so many companions, so many videos. EXCITED!!

[@sebastianvanderstroom288]

Really enjoyed this, as someone who doesn't really know any of the behind the scenes of the original show, these videos are very informative.

[@Darkwintre]

Now imagine if she had been the Timeless Child instead?!

[@AbbeyLalor]

Wait a minute, you might be on to something here...

[@Liz-lq8hw]

Ngl this would've been a great twist

[@chunkygumby443]

PLEASE BE THE SHOW RUNNER

[@samuelbarber6177]

Sounds good to a Doctor Who fan but to the general audience it likely makes no sense. Well... She could've been introduced earlier in Series 12, maybe meet her with Nikola... I mean she likely knows how to time travel and I doubt she'd pass on Tesla

[@theguywithsomething8634]

@@Liz-lq8hw Why would this be a good twist exactly? "Doctor, your granddaughter who hasn't appeared onscreen in decades was the Timeless Child all along, the origin of the Time Lord's ability to regenerate!" "Why didn't I know? Is she even still alive? Did she survive the Time War, and if so, does that mean you killed her?" "You know what, those are all very good questions with very good answers, but I'm not a good person so I won't tell you."

[@tgushiniere]

Fantastic! I didn’t really warm up to Susan as fast as I did the other companions at the beginning of the Hartnell era. Thanks to your excellent documentary on Susan I’ll pay even more attention to her as I rewatch my favorite early Hartnell episodes ! Great video as always and looking forward to more of your companion series!

[@hichaelmartline]

Here is my impression of Susan: AAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH But to be serious, I would love a scene with an older Susan holding her own granddaughter & 13 getting to meet her great-great-grandaughter.

[@Viktors633]

Always a treat to see another one of your uploads, cheers.

[@mrs.schmenkman2858]

I think it's her clear Audrey Hepburn vibe that got her the job. I agree so wholeheartedly on the missing of of a great opportunity. I kept expecting it to pay off. However much like the Lost tv series nothing really came out of all the little teases of something more.

[@phily8093]

Love these. Another excellent and well researched video as expected. We need one on every single companion, villain, character, alien race, planet, and so on, in your entertaining and informative style. Shouldn't take you more than a few hundred years, and only a couple of regenerations.

[@tayavan3182]

Absolutely wonderful! I love all your analysis! I was thrilled to hear you include her Big Finish appearances as well. An Earthly Child is one of my favourite Eighth Doctor adventures and the tragedy she suffers in To The Death was always so heartbreaking to me.

[@hgwsavage]

I notice a lot of the music you use from the 50th anniversary collection. It's fun whenever I recognize one.

[@samuelbarber6177]

I really like Susan, been watching her stories back. She was a quite fun character. I kind of want her to come back. The Doctor still hasn't gone back for her. It would be cool to see her with Jodie just to see her adjust to knowing her grandfather as a grandmother.

[@johnlane2585]

Tardis Eruditorium Volume 1 does a very good job of addressing the character of Susan and it's misuse of the character as "The Problem of Susan". Basically, because of the character's age, it deals with two seemingly but contradictory facets with her character. Part teenage sexuality and part Doctor's granddaughter, this works ultimately against Susan and her character being written out of the series ends up being the only inevitable solution.

[@kennethnystrom593]

Was she thou? I could cite a few times...

[@johnlane2585]

I believe the author, Elizabeth Sandifer, was referring to the classic series. Susan might have been showcased occasionally, like her brief stint in The Five Doctors, but as a full-fledged, flesh and blood recurring character, at least in the classic series, we really don't hear much about her. The Doctor, in the classic series, had more of a connection with his companions, like Jo Grant or Sarah Jane Smith.

[@kennethnystrom593]

Caugh caugh: Im not gonna refer to the new (read current) Doctor´s (read Jenna Coleman) granddaughter (read Maisie Williams)....

[@johnlane2585]

Whenever the classic series is mentioned, it refers to the years 1963-1989. We are not talking about BBC books, New Virgin Line, comics, K-9 & Company, Torchwood, the reboot of the series (circa 2005), or anything else. If it was shown on television between the years 1963 and 1989, that is what is referred to the classic series. Not NuWho. But seriously, Kenneth, I want to personally thank you for putting the spotlight on this part of the thread. As long as you keep arguing about it (I am not interested in arguing with you, I just want you to keep telling me where I am wrong), you do me a favor by bringing more interest into this part of the thread. Thank you, again.

[@kennethnystrom593]

@@johnlane2585 As you argue, it is like Susan couldnt handle herself and just was the victim in every episode and only was there to bring in the young boys and men to watch the show. You argue as if Susan "only" was/being "eyecandy" and the "damsel in distress" and as such she could "easily" be written out of the show. I argue against that for one simple reason. The show isnt and has never been about Susan. Thats the reason she could so easily be written out. Nothing else. Not her "age", not her "sexuallity" not her "ending up in trouble so the Doctor must save her trope". This; that everyone is a victim under the circumstances are getting old. Quickly.

[@captaingra]

Brilliant analysis. Poor Susan - an unearthly child of her time!

[@samuelbarber6177]

She's similar to Ace in a way, a Young girl who hangs around with the Doctor. Somewhat feisty in a sense.

[@SuperFunkmachine]

Ace had a lot more of a consistent vision on TV, but you can see how that advancement kind of falls apart in the books. Oddy i've started to get the view that companions are the one that should get the development an change.

But Ace has a character of her own and it's more active and independent. Susan behaves like a troublesome child even when she's not a child anymore.

[@martinmorles1]

Susan and Ace are both unique in their own way as their characteristics and dynamic with the doctor, makes them stand out

[@samuelbarber6177]

Posted a while ago, but what I think I must've meant was that Susan essentially provided the building blocks for characters like Ace.

[@shayla106]

@ Technically by her species standard she is still a child.

[@chandlercarruthers8115]

The way I envision doctor who ending is with the doctor, in whatever regeneration they are on at the time, returns to Susan, tired and ready to retire from the Tardis. Then, maybe Susan will take the tardis for a run

[@ashgoldofficial]

Thank you for subtitles.

[@cleverdickfilms]

You're very welcome!

[@tortysoft]

Another splendid video. I had the honour of working on the Five Doctors, and was leaked the 'Bugger, I've Lost them" Dalek clip. I also twice interjected an answer to Carol Anne Ford when she addressed the audience at the last two Dr Who Proms. I am rather geekish too. I did not know anything of her Big Finish work though and am delighted to learn it ! Many thanks and keep it up. Another splendid discovery is that her character was going to be named Bridget, Biddy - which is my Sister's name and nick name. My Father worked on the early shows too :-)

[@frankowalker4662]

Wow, so much information I never knew. Great job on the research. Carole Ann Ford is such a great actor who could have brought so much more to the role of Susan.

[@SamWickens]

Thank you so much for starting this series. I feel like the modern show has had a very restrictive idea of what a companion is or must be, and an overview of how all the Classic companions (and maybe Big Finish ones) worked, the different kinds of relationship with the Doctor, and especially how they left the show, would be very interesting to see.

[@ajshell2]

Thanks for using the clip at 14:54. Orbital sampled it when they performed their remix of the Doctor Who theme at Glastonbury in 2004. Very appropriate, considering the doctor would indeed come back very shortly.

[@ericisprobablyfullofshit7797]

I'm very much looking forward to seeing a video like this about Zoe.

[@queernerdfandaddy2414]

Another brilliant documentary. Thank you! I look forward to future episodes.

[@blobfish5730]

Oh my god, a new series of videos

[@fuffy442]

So glad you're back! I absolutely love your work on these videos!

[@beebeefoke1205]

Ooooh this is great! I did not expect a series of video about companions at all

[@jedisalsohere]

Never liked her, honestly - not that it was Carol-Anne Ford's fault, of course. Susan never really got a chance to shine because this was the 60s and they thought that a damsel in distress was needed.

Also, there's the part about the original intention. They meant to make an educational programme, Susan was meant to be the child that gets in troubles and needs help and counselling from adults, very much like fairy and moral tales work.

[@richbarr5959]

She did scream well, however.

[@karenhall4645]

I also think sometimes they make her act a little young for a 15 year old, or maybe I'm just comparing her to 15 yr olds of today.

[@tannerstarr2711]

Keep up the great work! Love how consistently high quality your stuff is

[@SJKPJR007]

Wow! Another well researched and superbly crafted video. Lovely to see the Big Finish productions being included too. Thank you for the time and work you clearly put into this.

[@bugy_sponge]

oh my goodness thank you so much for this!! i adore her so much and its really nice to see someone else taking the time and effort to create sometrhing like this!!

[@epb7535]

Wow!!! even the companion videos. I really enjoy your videos, and thank you for making them. I'm having fun watching them. Can't wait for the other vids.

[@artyfartblast3289]

Ah, lovely. The perfect treat for my Friday after-work afternoon! You, sir, are a master craftsman. Thank you once again for doing what you do.

[@ferusgratia]

A nice "short" video to get me back into your work. Man I've been away for to long, your stuff is great!

[@MistahBryan]

Having Susan with Martial Arts skills and telepathy would have made a MUCH different Doctor Who series! I think I'd have enjoyed that version just as much, especially if Ian couldn't fight and Susan was able to perform like River in Firefly, as long as she abhorred weapons.

[@ThePeaceableKingdom]

hope to see more of this series. very well done.

[@detectivesquirrel2621]

Nice idea, nice way to continue doing videos similar to your Doctor episodes but for the Companions. I look forward to more.

[@android65mar]

Excellent, always a joy to watch your documentaries. Like how you brought it right up to date with the Big Finish material. Proper tragedy the story arc she had with the 8th Doctor.

[@whocrusader5179]

Susan was a very pretty yet ‘worried’ companion

[@kaptainjactorchwood5620]

Great vid. Well researched and informative as ever. Brilliant stuff.

[@MatsMovieReviews]

A fantastic “if you pardon the pun “ companion piece to your main retrospectives! If it means we get to see more content from you on a more regular occasion then it’s a great thing👍

[@CarlB_1962]

Your top quality videos are always a pleasure to watch.

[@daveturner4871]

What a great tribute to a glorious companion. Thank you for another great video. Absolutely fantastic!

[@mishmashmedley]

Another amazing production to add to my collection of officially unofficial Doctor Who Bonus features to accompany the series! Love the accompanying subtitle files as always!

[@Eltamin]

this was an awesome surprise! love your videos and a companion series would be awesome alongside your Doctor Who era series!

[@mailjimmygalaxy]

Bravo. Such amazing quality writing and documentary. Can’t wait for what’s next

[@carl2ndeddd700]

I love it! Nice to see you covering the companions!

[@JulesBurt]

Great stuff! I hope this series continues to cover all the companions. Of particular interest was Carole-Anne's career after the TV series. The Big Finish CDs. Very enjoyable, well written and narrated, absolutely top marks Richard.👏👏

[@k.jamescarters9557]

Now this is another series I would love to see you produce!

[@whobp8]

What a pleasant surprise! A very neat idea to supplement your main documentary series on Doctor Who. I heartily approve!

[@echosword6468]

Fantastic video as always, well done!

[@LOOKLOOKLOOKAGAIN]

Another superlative episode in your range of Dr.Who uploads. Something to bridge the gap for the much anticipated Tennant Era instalment. What a treat. I don't mind Susan to be honest, it's always interesting to see the companions represent the era in which Dr.Who was produced ; as you state a hell of a lot more could have been done with her character - I admire her bravery and the fact she grew up before our eyes although it was a very 'sudden'. Am looking forward to more for sure (as always). Thank you so much you are, and for me, have been an inspiration. Best always Crab x

[@theastrogamer710]

Ayy! Well done for moving to HD! Excellent video as always. Also, you are utilizing the new time stamp feature perfectly!

[@cleverdickfilms]

Yes, the support from my patrons has allowed me to upgrade to the new Adobe suite!

[@theastrogamer710]

@@cleverdickfilms Nice!

[@hojowarf6488]

11:39 David Tennant! He really is a time lord!

[@cleverdickfilms]

Bit weird though, considering Susan went on to marry David (Campbell, that is)!

[@marionbaggins]

This was great...It makes me want more...MORE!!! It makes me wonder, who you would do next, and how you would do certain companions?!!! But you are grouping together some Companions, so that's good!!!

[@SusannaEmily]

It makes sense to group together certain companions who entered and left at more or less the same time...Ben and Polly, Ian and Barbara and Amy and Rory (eventually)

[@davidmcswain9098]

Just finished watching this! Another awesome video under your belt! Well done brother!! A fine start to another video series. I was shocked about how much I didnt know about Carol Ann Ford! Your video series is THE finest Doctor Who retrospective I've ever seen! Keep up the fantastic work and I'm looking forward to the next videos! Take care brother!!

[@cleverdickfilms]

Thanks so much!

[@Teddysounds]

Another wonderful video, thank you. There is much here that I didn't know.

[@michaelwebster8666]

An excellent high quality retrospective, well done sir!

[@guccifer764]

Its so weird how simultaneously important yet unimportant Susan is to the greater Dr Who mythos. On the one hand, she’s a shrieking violet, one of the show’s worse examples in fact. She barely has any agency, character growth, or really anything interesting outside the Pilot episode. Yet at the same time, she’s the Doctor’s granddaughter, his flesh and blood, the one person the Doctor brought with him when he decided to leave Gallifrey. So much weight is retroactively placed on Susan as the scope of the Doctor and the Time Lords expanded putting her in a weird limbo of “pretty important” and “kind of pathetic”.

[@GPage-he4kw]

Awesome video! I hope you do more!

[@HerohammerStudios]

I love how you used John Smith and The Common Men for the music. Brilliant video as always

[@pedrocamelo2567]

Thank you for this wonderful work. It was very educational and beautiful in presentation.

[@DarrenMHembrowCoach]

Awesome upload

[@RO-wn1dg]

Please do one of these on Barbara. They are very good and I think there’s a great wealth to say about her particularly

[@cleverdickfilms]

I shall do, have no fear!

[@wesleywelch6090]

when I saw her in an unearthly child I was really looking forward to her as a companion, then she immediately proceeds with the shrieking... I was really relieved when they replaced her with Vikki, whom I adore.... great chemistry with the doctor and bubbly personality over all, can't wait for your video on vikki

[@matthewa.whiting719]

Man, I really need to listen to the Big Finish Audio stories...

[@pious83]

I only got into them recently. I started with Spare Parts, a 5th Doctor Cyberman story. Highly recommended.

[@julieeverett7442]

yes you do, and there are now hundreds of them! Pick a doctor and take a listen, all are here now except 9th and 12th

[@andygaines9686]

Another excellent episode! You have certainly taken on quite a task if you are branching out to work on the companions!

[@carnivalecretins853]

In the Day of the Triffids clip she sounds like my friend, who was from Spain but grew up in Wales.

[@terla2971]

Yeah that accent is from everywhere except from France lmao.

[@debsy101games]

Well France/Iberia/Gaul was a former celtic territory

[@johanprx7985]

Every episode you make is always of high quality.

[@ms.antithesis]

As much as I like this.... I want part 11

[@lifeonmarsproductions]

amazing video, can't wait for the 10th doctor video

[@excelsiorentertain]

Excellent work!!! It was a treat to get this! I mean this was SO unexpected! I was thinking the David Tennant Review & Analysis would be your next video. Will you be covering more companions in addition to the Doctors series you currently make? Also, can I make a suggestion? Whenever you get a chance, would you consider doing a Review & Analysis for all of the actors who played the Master? I don’t think any other KZbinr could do the history of the character justice like you can. 😊

[@cleverdickfilms]

Yes, indeed! I plan to cover all the companions and villains like the Master. Hope you enjoy!

[@GeraBrown]

Clever Dick Films I saw this drop earlier, and I knew I had to see it now, after first watching your job on Hartnell. You were mercifully more kind than the 2013 movie. I've heard about Big Finish, and I have to check that out, but not until I'm done with your catalog of reviews. I'm going to watch the one on Troughton after a short break. You know, part 3. The one about the second Doctor! Lol. Can't help it; all good-natured though.

[@jonzu4]

I've always found it hilarious that there are many DW documentaries paid for by corporations that don't reach the quality of your documentaries.

[@paulbennett4548]

Excellent piece, discovered Dr Who November 1963, discovered my Susan December 1964 still a big fan of both. :o) now a silly old buffer!

[@transitengineer]

Excellent video. For us living in the United States, we came to know of the Dr.Who TV show around 1980, from the third Doctor Tom Baker on our local PBS stations. While, I have only seen a few episodes with Susan, I do speak about her often to others to explore and check out classic (Black and White) episodes of this show. Also, I never knew about her being used for Dr. Who audio stories which is great. Glad they are adding more to her role because, she is a true gem.

[@Scroteydada]

Only a hundred episodes until Donna now lol

[@cleverdickfilms]

Ah, but I'm doing polls on my Patreon to choose the focus of the next instalment! Not covering New Who companions just yet but watch this space!

[@Scroteydada]

@@cleverdickfilms oh that's interesting.

[@EchoSeeker19]

The first companion the one that is the most mysterious