10 Most Underused Doctor Who Characters

[@-callmecrazy-5859]

The fact that they never made a spinoff show with Madame Vastra, Jenny and Strax (The Patternoster Gang) solving crimes in Victorian London is honestly a crime. I would PAY for that show

[@danthemeegs8751]

This would be a good show for RTD's rumoured Doctor Who universe

[@СавваПорохов]

I would cry if they did this😭😭😭

[@TheKiwiDragon]

I mean Big Finish did do a Paternoster Gang series, but it's audio-only which tends to turn people off.

[@turnermarius4471]

I will be satisfied with one book.

[@cbkitys]

I'd love a spin off with the Patternoster Gang. Love the Big Finish audios with them and to see them solve crimes would be awesome!

[@TheAceAdventurer80]

I can't believe Osgood didn't make this list. She is the perfect proxy for the fans themselves as a Doctor fan who exists within the show, and didn't get anywhere near as much screen time as Kate Stewart. Nor was she brought back like Kate.

[@Hanmacx]

Osgood are the two most cute girls xD

[@capricorn878]

Totally, and her arc with her Zygoon was so curious

[@cbkitys]

I'd love to see Osgood and Kate as UNIT again.

[@MirlitronOne]

Yes, yes, yes, more Ingrid Oliver as Osgood. Plus the Paternoster Gang and Kate Stewart. In fact, drop The Doctor altogether.

[@benmiller3252]

I would love expanded media to explore what Kate Stewart got up to while the grand serpent was hunting her down and how she went on the run from him.

[@leadisterrible]

Well written grand serpent/kate stories could genuinely be some of the best eu stuff there is

[@jameswilliamstreet]

I'd love to see Wilfrid return. He had some amazing lines in the episodes he was in. "Labour Camps. That's what they called them last time..."

[@98nh3609]

This has had me torn for several years. All time favorite "non main character" tied with Strax and the gang. But Wilf has long since reminded me of my grandfather and the possibilty of him coming back made me quite nervous for quite some time. But would deep down love to see more of him, just scared how his adventure would potientially end

[@SillyWillyWhy]

He’s dead

[@jameswilliamstreet]

@@SillyWillyWhy That...could make things... tricky

[@deldarel]

​@@jameswilliamstreet he will still return for one last time. Before his passing he shot scenes for the 60th anniversary

[@nancykraus5127]

​@@deldarel And he saw his book released before he passed.❤

[@karenhansen166]

What about the doctor's daughter, Jenny? They had her die, and then after the doctor, Donna and Martha leave, she awakens and takes off. Do they ever remeet? It would be interesting to see if this happens especially if both have regenerated. She overhears someone mention the doctor and tardis in a conversation and asks them questions to find out where and when they saw him and what he looks like.

[@tescobesco]

The Trickster should’ve be behind the Timeless Child story. It should’ve been one massive mind trick that snowballed into the fabrication of Division, Tectayun, and if they wanna keep the Timeless Child, cos all that experimentation would make him hate the time lords Also, I wish The Master didn’t tissue compress the Lone Cyberman. I wish Chibnall made him more of a threat, a dark look into the psyche of a stuck Cyberman, and give him deeper monologues, make him darker, give him more time to develop ANYTHING he was so cool

[@CaptRobertApril]

RTD has *got* to decanonize this timeless child nonsense, if the show is going to a prayer at recovering. If he could decanonize the entire Jodie run, even better...

[@CenterPorchNP]

rumor has it that someone at bbc leaked the next doctor. Like Tom Baker said as the Curator, you will revisit a few familiar faces.

[@calvinfranklyn5499]

I agree. I want the Cyberman to have lived. I love this Trickster idea. Fits the storyline like a glove, and we'd get the Trickster, to boot.

[@Jedi_Spartan]

If we were considering species or villains, I'd go with the Sycorax. I really wish they could have appeared in their own episode after Christmas Invasion, perhaps they could have become decent recurring villain created by the new era. Here's hoping for a few monster returns under RTD2.

[@gremlinwc8996]

They were one of the groups that sealed 11 in the pandorica, but the focus wasn't on them so that doesn't do them much justice

[@nedd.8479]

Nyssa was a severely underused character, which is a shame since she had the potential to be one of the best companions in 80s Who.

[@shialtin]

You're classing River Song as a 'contemporary human''...? Isn't that a bit like saying K-9 was a Jack Russell?

[@VoodooGremlin]

Kameleon - I was under the impression that the prop was so hard to use because the man who built it, and was the only one who knew how to operate it, died shortly after the first story was filmed. A modern version would be a great idea. The Paternoster Gang - I feel that they would be like cookie dough a taste is great, but too much will make you sick. I'd be willing to give them a TV movie every now and then but a whole series would likely be too much. Great list!

[@Hanmacx]

Paternoster Gang should have their own show

[@Amy-yf9zc]

@@Hanmacx moffat was asked, but didn't want to balance it with other stuff

[@camerontungate]

You're right about Kameleon. Very much an invention of it's time which sadly didn't get utilised more.

[@TheNerdVoice]

Kate Stewart should make EVERY list. I nearly cried when she came back. Love her to bits. The New-UNIT Big Finish audios are brilliant, but I'd love to hear more of that universe where we have secret-agent/on-the-run Kate Stewart from the Grand Serpent. The possibilities are just...so great. I totally agree with The Trickster as well. Such a fantastic character. Sarah Jane Adventures deserves more love than it ever received.

[@GoddessOfWhim2003]

Oswin and Victorian Clara were both WAY more interesting than Modern Clara, i would rather have either of them. Osgood, poor thing was killed too soon. why couldn't she have been a proper companion

[@Hanmacx]

Osgood are the two most cutest girls xD

[@SerathDarklands]

5:34 - That's not true. The Reapers in S1E8 killed the Doctor. The only reason he 'survived' is because Pete sacrificed himself to reset the timeline. Dying and being brought back is still dying.

[@ladycplum]

Where's Dodo? Or The Rani? And we haven't seen the General since Chibnall thought it was a good idea to destroy Gallifrey again, meaning the General is kaput. Kamelion was a bad idea from the start. But I absolutely concur with #1, and thank you for not putting Danny bloody Pink on the list.

[@nicka3697]

Companion wise we never got enough of Ace or Bill both interesting characters expertly portrayed. I agree re McGann but I think the 7th doctor could make a guest appearance nowadays too, as could Tom Baker's Caretaker of course.

[@jarldrachenkrieger]

I think you forgot Jenny the doctor's Daughter

[@danthemeegs8751]

Nah it’s just that people ALWAYS mention Jenny when discussing this topic. She’s just a given at this point

[@chuckasualty]

since you're talking about characters from Dr. Who spinoffs, I'd like to see the return of Bilis Manger from the Torchwood episode Captain Jack Harkness who could simply step through different time periods without the aid of any time machine

[@benmiller3252]

Why isn't The Rani isn't on this list. She only in two stories. Hopefully Russell T Davies her back At some point in the future

[@neptune04]

Agreed if they can find someone worthy of playing the role since to be blunt Kate Omara was hard to top.

[@burningflag3679]

Ah... Petronella Osgood. The most obvious should have been a companion since Duggan. Easily the character i most want to see get some serious screen time.

[@BOTHthosearetaken]

My understanding of Being Human/The Family of Blood is that John Smith was made from The Doctor. Everything John Smith was was something the Doctor had in him. Jacobi's The Master was a kind man working to help others until he got his memory back. Missy shows that The Master is capable of growth. The End of Time established that The Master is indeed insane in a legal context and that insanity is a side effect of Rassilon's work. So what I'm saying is that The Master isn't even a proper villain. The Master is a child Rassilon used as a tool and turned into a weapon and honestly that makes everything Rassilon's fault. The Doctor should probably get on that at some point because I'm thinking exile for such a monster might not be good enough.

[@brinnrobinson17]

Another character underused is Ashieldr. Also I agree that the Trickster should be in a future series or two of the main arc of the show as well as the Gold Big Headed Emperor Dalek from the comics and animations

[@jamesbunt6846]

I would love to see the return of the space jerks know as the Dominators, but the real crime is that we haven't had a return of the Valeyard (who was the evil 13th incarnation of the Doctor) from classic Who.

[@coyotehater]

Not necessarily the 13th, but somewhere BETWEEN the 12th & final incarnation. Since we don’t know how many incarnations the Doctor has, if there is a limit, we don’t know exactly when the Valeyard appeared.

[@johnIZaUWL]

Keep on mind though that Trial of a Timelord royally SUCKED and Colin was needlessly fired for it. Something he had NO CONTROL OVER!

[@thelethiferousmoose]

@@johnIZaUWL I liked some of it, some of it not as much lol. But yes firing Colin Baker was BS and then he refused to come back for the regeneration scene because of it.

[@rounz1]

I'm naming my next pet Harriet Jones Prime Minister

[@BoxOfFear]

We know…

[@rounz1]

@@BoxOfFear 😄

[@ShaneJMcEntee]

McGann looks very well for his age and he regenerated older than he was in 1996. You make out like he's a OAP now and past it. I don't think the 60th is his last shot at all.

[@realbadger]

The Doctor sabotaged the Meddling Monk's TARDIS, stranding him.

[@B__C__]

Yeah, but he did the same with the Master and that didn't seem to slow him down that season. ;)

[@ladycplum]

Yes but he fixed it somehow, b/c the Monk does turn up in one episode (I think) of "The Daleks' Master Plan". Unfortunately, his episode on that show is part of the collection of wiped shows we now probably won't ever see thanks to the sudden decision to stop animating old episodes that are missing. 👿

[@nedd.8479]

The Doctor didn't strand the Monk in The Daleks Master Plan, though he does steal the directional unit from his TARDIS.

[@brianartillery]

I wouldn't say that the Meddling Monk is a villain - he's just having fun. True, if he went too far, chaos might ensue, but his actions when we first meet him, are to help King Harold, who he thinks could be a good king... With a little help. And were it not for The Monk, we wouldn't have Stonehenge. So he's not evil as such; just a bit selfish and misguided. He did ally himself with the Daleks for a while, then saw how they did things, and ran. As any sensible person would. Kamelion was a proper, progammable Automaton. Sadly, however, his creator died, not leaving full written instructions on how to use the prop.

[@BMakabre]

I highly recommend listening to Big Finish Audio's Doctor Who range. Derek Jacobi has been brilliant in his own Time War Master series (especially in one audio season where he alters Skaro's history so 'He' creates the Daleks). The Meddling Monk has had amazing audio appearances (played so well in various incarnations by Graeme Garden, Rufus Hound and recently Gemma Whelan as The Nun). Kate Stewart has had some brilliant appearances in UNIT audio series (along with Osgood and new brilliant characters). The Lone Cyberman really needed a longer arc (killed too quickly) and the Trickster needs a proper Doctor Who main series appearance.

[@julianaylor4351]

The Meddling Monk was stranded, he was also a Time Lord so he might have been arrested by the Time Lord authorities, long before The Time War. What about The Celestial Toymaker or the two Guardians Of Time or the Valeyard from classic Who? The Paternoster Gang and the Eighth Doctor are in Big Finish audio stories.

[@thelethiferousmoose]

The toymaker did make a return in audio, using the scrapped script from the classic series. Yeah, I would love to see the guardians again, we're still waiting for the implied third meeting.

[@matriculus2]

Rassilon should be on this list. Neither of his new who appearances touched on his actual identity and important role in the history of the timelords. He was Rassilon in name only and the part could have been any high ranking Timelord such as Borusa, rather than the first President of Gallifrey and founding father of the timelord race.

[@kieran7675]

I think the problem with regards to Brian (and it's the same with any TV show) is that for a character like that you kind of need it to be a good actor, but a good actor isn't going to be happy just being a random background guy for 20 seconds you wouldn't think, would you?

[@lalkayy.9541]

One Of The Most Underused Characters Was Without Little Doubt Was Laurence Scarman played By Michael Sheard in The DR . Who Story THE PYRAMIDS OF MARS . Michael Sheard's Character Was Killed Off in The third Out Of 4 Episodes . He Would Have Made an Excellent Companion .

[@ladycplum]

Yeah, I think he might hold the record for most Doctor Who guest appearances from 1966-1989.

[@lalkayy.9541]

Yes Michael Sheard Played 6 Different character's in 17 Episodes Of DR .Who .

[@mikephillips6970]

Davros is under used since 2005 reboot he has only appear in two stories, being one of the Doctor's arch enemies and the creates of the Daleks I thought he would of appeared more often.

[@matriculus2]

Jo Martin's Doctor has been woefully underused. Since her first appearance in Fugitive of the Judoon she has been reduced to a couple of cameo appearances, and I doubt she'll feature in the next special. Even if she's given a major role in Jodie's final story it'll feel like too little too late.

[@haruyasumi616]

i thought the character was cringe. too aggressive, too posturing. if anything i thought she was overused and like almost all chibnall characters, poorly developed.

[@johnIZaUWL]

As far as villains go we NEED to bring back the organically grown Axos as the special effects would be even WAYYYYYY more mindblowing! And the Movellans BECAUSE THEY FOUGHT THE DALEKS TO A STANDSTILL and eventually won so with an enemy like that maybe help the Time War in the future eh???

[@detarak_oonson1119]

Romana should come back

[@neptune04]

If they can find someone to play her (considering one actress for her passed, another left the U.K and no clue where the last one is) agreed.

[@CometStar100]

Also Susan as well. I wish we got to see different timelords return besides the Master all the time.

[@lukesweeting1686]

Jacobi and Paul on big finish doing some great stuff

[@B__C__]

What about all those other temporal fragments of Scaroth the last of the Jagaroth that are splintered throughout Earth's history pushing technology forward to the point that 1979's Scaroth might have working time travel technology to affect his escape from Earth billions of years in the past? And Meglos, I believe Romana mentions that the villainous Zolfa-Thuran cactus is practically invulnerable near the end of the series that bears his name near the point when he may or may not have been destroyed by the Dodecahedron. Two classic one-shot villains who can interact with time in interesting ways.

[@suburbohemian]

Yes, more Kate and Unit! The Paternoster Gang needs their own spin-off (if SJS and K-9 can have *their* own shows, etc). Now at this point I have to say, "WHAT ABOUT THE RANI???!!" I'm sorry, but of call the classic villains, the Rani was the one who actually could outsmart, at least for a while, *both* The Doctor and The Master! I seriously thought when I first saw MIssy that I was seeing the reborn Rani....was disappointed that it wasn't the case. As great as Michelle Gomez was as Missy, you can't tell me she bears a striking resemblence to Kate O'Mara. Oh how we need a return of the Rani!

[@suburbohemian]

How about a Christmas episode of Eight, the Rani, and Kate Stewart and UNIT?

[@MrSukram777]

Both MacGann and Jacobi were at least given a lot of Big Finish audios to balance out their lack of screen time. And the General had some appearances in comics. My personal number 1 is Jo Martins Doctor. She was everything a female Doctor should've been like (and everything the 13th lacks) and she felt like a very promising character: manipulative like the 7th ("don't use the gun. I beg you, don't use it."), ready to be a brutal warrior like the 9th and 10th, and UNLIKE 13th, does NOT need a sonic screwdriver all the time since she's "too smart" to need it.

[@ghostgang7555]

Also something not mentioned here about Brian Williams is that he never saw Amy and Rory again, like doctor never told him that his son and daughter in law got displaced in time and lived a happy life together, I’d like to know what happed with that. Is he just sat there assuming their dead or waiting for them to come back one day or did Amy and Rory go and visit him when the timelines were inSync? I NEED ANSWERS!!!!

[@mattthesilent777RED]

We need more Cybermen looking like Ashad

[@98nh3609]

Would love a return of the Paternoster Gang. Love them. So many qoutable Strax lines.

[@wobber999]

The 8th doctor had a awesome run on the bih finish audio books and I agree he should have had a run on tv as well

[@rocketdude2969]

The Paternoston gang was one of my favorite Dr Who groups . They really could have done a spin off and it would been a hit with the fan .

[@Cuddleshock]

I think the Trickster's only direct run-in with the Doctor was in the SJA.

[@ladycplum]

He's mentioned the Trickster's Brigade once, in Turn Let he said the Time Beetle attached to Dona's back and the "Fortune Teller" were both members of it.

[@Cuddleshock]

@@ladycplum I know. I meant them actually _meeting_ in person, which I believe happened at Sarah Jane's wedding.

[@Nebagram]

Two thoughts: the characters from Class, a couple of whom (particularly Katherine Kelly's character) had a lot of potential. and Lorna Bucket from 'A Good Man Goes to War', killed off unceremoniously but could've brought that much needed non-contemporary character to the series. Fortunately, in the latter case, at least Strange New Worlds will be doing something with the actress. :-)

[@danthemeegs8751]

Yeah and doesn’t Class end with one of the characters having an, umm… transformation?

[@supertna9154]

The cyber planner is underused as it only appears in three Cybermen episodes in the main series and the Spare Parts audiobook.

[@mysticalfrogs1236]

The creature that came in. Six place should be in the first place it just has an amazing design and it's power could change dr who history

[@TheGreatLordDufus]

60th Anniversary, you say. Prepare for the return of Omega. (Not a leak, just a guess - and maybe a hope.) He was first in the tenth, and 1983 (20 years) so ten years after the 50th makes sense for a return. And with Rassillon's legacy as creator and benefactor of the Timelords first twisted by Big Finish, turned to personal pride of his creation in the Time War; and then utterly written out by Chibnall's disasterpiece; Omega's own feud with Rassillon and the Timelords could get interesting.

[@RaggedyDoctor11]

WHAT ABOUT ME

[@otakutsukonko]

Referring to Ashildr?

[@Materminds187]

Matt, you can’t play yourself in the show. You already played the 11th Doctor.

[@DNulrammah]

Hell, The Cybermen were absent during the entire run of the Third Doctor - Not One Cyberman story! They made up for that I guess with the 4th Doctor. JHeh, I wanted to hear Jacobi do his "I, Claudius" studder one more time (while playing the Dr. Yana).

[@fordcooke722]

One I've always wanted to see and she has been name dropped a few times is The Terrible Zodin.

[@mattthesilent777RED]

Imagine a story where events are altered and we see the companion meet a future Doctor when he/she hasn't seen them before. It is then later revealed that due to the last adventure off screen, time was altered and the future doctor must sacrifice himself/herself to restore time. Good excuse when you can't decide which actor to have as the next Doctor.

[@josephjoseph6669]

strax was brought back in the flux series but they could have made him join the doctor to save the universe it would have been a good way to have brought back the paternosta gang by getting jenny and vastra

[@robtymec2045]

I just wish the BBC would take their heads out of their butts and listen to the fans' endless cries to give McGann a few seasons.

[@ImmortalAbsol]

-Wasn't Brian in the web series about the Ponds? -I also thought it's weird we don't see The Trickster work with the Weeping Angels since they feed so similarly. -I always assumed when The Master fell into the eye of the TARDIS it spat him out on a beach at the end of the universe where he wakes with no memory. -I miss the Paternosta gang. -Honourable mention for Handles.

[@brainlock72]

P.S. was a one-off scene that was cut from the final Angels/Manhattan draft. I don’t recall him in Pond Life shorts? Jacobi Master is post-Time War. Simm referenced it, as well. Jacobi did some audios as War Master, but that role was usually filled by another actor (Alex??).

[@Croftice1]

The Master's story is explained by John Simm's Harold Saxon, that (after the movie events) the Timelords resurrected him to fight in the Time War. They managed to resurrect lots of people, so why not the Master? At first he fought like they wanted, that's the War Master (in Big Finish audio stories portraied also by Derek Jacobi), but then he got scared, he fled to the end of the universe (Utopia) and used the Chameleon Arch thingy to turn himself into human to hide from the Timelords or anyone searching for him and that's how proffesor YANA was born.

[@supergroveraap]

i would love to see a Steward-Osgood spin off, we got Torchwood, can we get a Unit series?

[@The_Umpteenth_Doctor]

You can't just dismiss Big Finish. They have the best Doctor Who stories (Live 34, Flip-flop, The Kingmaker, The Jigsaw War, Masterful, Omega, Home Truths... the list goes on)

[@calvinfranklyn5499]

This is a really good list. I miss the Lone Cyberman.

[@danthemeegs8751]

Ashad is my favourite thing Chibnall brought to the show

[@calvinfranklyn5499]

@@danthemeegs8751 Honestly! I feel like it's Fugitive, then Ashad, for me. I hope to see the characters again, soon, in some capacity.

[@anthonyx916]

I'd welcome more of both Kate Stewart and the Paternoster Gang; for that matter, Paternoster would make for an interesting spinoff. I also agree that more Derek Jacobi screen time would have been good. On the subject of "contemporary human companions"... they fill an important narrative role - they bridge between the viewer and The Doctor's world, his experiences, and his point of view. Without companions or with companions who are either not human or non-contemporary, the viewer is more detached from the narrative. When The Doctor was travelling with someone like Sara Jane, Tegan, Peri, or Clara, the viewing experience was almost like being another companion; when The Doctor was travelling with Romana (another Timelord), Adric, or Leela, the viewing experience was more as an outsider. I don't think non-contemporary or non-human companions are a good idea.

[@SplotchTheCatThing]

And yet, the companion who was arguably the most alienating to audiences -- or at least for me and the people who I've watched the show with -- was Mel Bush, who was from then-modern day Earth. The problem wasn't that she was unrelatable, it was that her existence was never given any context on the show itself beyond where and when she was from. One of the best companion dynamics in the entire series was the Second Doctor with Jamie and Victoria and/or Zoe. All of whom were from either Earth's history or future. TBH I really don't like black and white TV, but whenever I find those old episodes I still watch, just for them. Point being, any concept can be executed very well or very badly, a character can be written to be more than one thing, and a companion character who risks alienating the audience doesn't have to be the only one there -- they could even start as a sort of secondary companion. And I think if anyone involved with the modern show could do it well, it would be RTD. So it would be a bit of a shame if he doesn't take a stab at mixing something up, companion-wise -- heck, even if it's not this.

[@arthurmartin4616]

Wish we got the Trickster instead of the disaster (pun intended) that is the flux.

[@richardlee3930]

The Rani needs to come back. A early Time lord Morbius. The great vampires. There are so many from classic who that just need an update. As for new who a story with more backstory and interaction with the Silence would be awesone

[@thomasnieswandt8805]

I love your videos! I know its a "TV only" list, but its waaaaayyyy to frustrating....I want to scream at my TV all the time. Listen to BF you will love it! Big Finish is sooo underrated in the fandom thats sad ... The War-Master, War-Doctor, the Meddling Monk, Paternoster Gang, Jago and Litefood, Jenny, Kate they all have whole seasons of adventures. Christopher Ecclestone got two more seasons each 12 Episodes. To me his audio "Girl deconstructed" is one of the episodes of Doctor Who. Not to mention Paul McGann. He nails the part on every audio. His Doctor and John Hurt always spot on, you can almost see the Doctor in front of you, thats how good they are. Both of them share my alltime no.2 Doctor, still lightyears behind Tom Baker P.S. Big Finish improved so much of the 6th Doctor, showing how good Colin Baker is, given propper material.

[@onastick2411]

The Dominators and the Quarks deserve a comeback, I think they only appeared twice. Holiday on Ducas if memory serves. Bring them back, I liked their indifference.

[@calvinfranklyn5499]

I'm desperate for more Quarks. No redesign required. Gimme my cutesy robot fellas as-is. 🤖

[@WarpigGaming.]

The monk was originally the first master don't know if its been changed since new who but that was the plan originally

[@rjac3870]

The rani and sil could easily be brought back.

[@shanenspitaler5790]

The tricksters the only character that has been mentioned in all three rtd spin off's (doctor who/Sarah jane/torchwood)

[@IsThereLifeOnMars1971]

it would be cool if the villain in Rosa in series 11 was the meddling monk. although I haven't actually watched the episode with the meddling monk but he sounds cool

[@julieeverett7442]

the meddling monk was another time lord, that would be really fun!

[@nicholasruhling6429]

The Meddling Monk is also important because he was the first other Time Lord we ever met (although the name Time Lord was not used yet)

[@cameronmonaghan6883]

it's weird how often Kate appears yet little she is used. seriously get Helen Raynor to write ALL the UNIT stories. The Monk isn't really evil. He always came across as a nuisance. if the character returns I would love him to have a Jake Peralta/Doug Judy relationship with The Doctor. The Trickster must return. With The Black Guardian being his master. Additionally The Trickster's Brigade has been in Doctor Who, SJA and Torchwood but not Class. Why did we never get a appearance in Class? Ashad was a menacing villain have his consciences become a CyberPlanner then continue his appearance as a hologram of his human self. Can we get a McGann a series quickly? I've listen to a dozen Big Finish audios and he's awesome!!

[@kethricwilcox2753]

Missing Time Lords like the War Leader from Troughton's final serial, the Rani, Romana, and Susan.

[@Sci-Fi-Mike]

Brian Williams and Derek Jacobi's Master are my favorites. I want to see more from them! And Paul McGann rocks! He needs to be in the Doctor Who 60th more than anyone else!

[@BlindTimeLord]

Ellie all i'll say is Big Finish. Kate, the Monk etc all get expanded there

[@speakz6935]

Yes it would be good to see more of some of these, particularly The Meddling Monk and Derek Jacobi's Master. I had my own idea for a different lone cybermen: 'Cybershade', based on the animal variant cybermen from 'The Next Doctor', the concept being that the cybermen tried to convert a human using the cybershade technology due to an emergency, but it couldn't suppress his/her humanity, so Cybershade rebels against the cybermen and becomes a recurring hero/anti-hero.

[@OswinOsgood]

They should have kept Handles

[@nathanhaigh7349]

I'd love see the rutans, the rani and the evil doctor return and I'd love see the disciples of light get and episode

[@johnb8153]

Wouldn't it be unlikely to see the General again considering that Chibnall killed off the Time Lords, unless it's a time whimey appearance?

[@dawnsoisson3140]

Have I got news for you. Big finish is doing the general and the time war army justice in audio. In the most recent return of the Gallifrey series; war room, the general is the only time lord that seems to respect Leela on a world where her Allies are gone and rassilon wants to use her as a weapon for the time lords glory. The Gallifrey time war and war room stories have also shown us a range of powerful, deadly and immoral temporal weapons we will hopefully one day see on screen.

[@johnmannings9278]

Why wasn't Sally Sparrow mentioned? The character played by Carey Mulligan appeared in the episode Blink in 2007, but hasn't been seen since .I thought she would have be a great Doctor Who companion, much better than Donna Noble who in my personal opinion should of never been brought back after The Runaway Pride episode!

[@danthemeegs8751]

Sally’s story was satisfying, and all wrapped up. She was used really well, wouldn’t call her underused!

[@mstevensh]

I can't agree more with the number one place.

[@DEBest95]

Glad to see Ellie infront of the camera and not just in voice-over 😁 She is definitely my favourite presenter on this channel

[@Artemisthemp]

I really hope we get to see more of the Paternoster gang, as I really enjoy the Sherlock Holmes analog

[@chrisemptage1366]

How would you feel about a human companion from the past like a Roman or someone from the Middle Ages?

[@just_kos99]

I was sad when I read Paul McGann said he felt like a "fraud" in regards to being one of the Doctor's incarnations. Sure, it may not have been a lot of screen time, but for what little we see of him he's incredible! I'm glad Big Finish is using him a lot, though.

[@doingdrugsnaked]

I loved handles!!

[@aaronmilburn9693]

Saying anything that Chinballs did was good is very generous.

[@mikey102ish]

I would argue that the Paternoster gang were absolutely not *under* used. They were used a perfect amount and our connection to them as an audience was strong and well developed. That being said, I would be interested to see if they could be used in the new series somehow, or maybe even in their own series.

[@snurfbee58]

You lost me when you said 13’s fam was a bust. Graham, Yaz, and Ryan are three of my favorites throughout Who.

[@jimmuscle2891]

Nice word's for Paul Mcgann there, do you slow down for car-crashes?...

[@marcus_6243]

Would love to see the Reapers (father's day) or maybe Eccleston come back as the Valeyard

[@jeffwalker7185]

I don't see the Meddling Monk as a villain - his plan in the Time Meddler story arc was to help the Britons by interfering with both the Viking invasion and the Norman invasion. He felt that, had Kind Harold survived the Battle of Hastings, he could have been a good and fair King to the Britons. This was rather altruistic. In many respects, the Doctor is also a Time Meddler as they often arrive at a point in history where two distinct outcomes are possible - one destructive and one beneficial (from the viewpoint of the people the Doctor is helping). Had the Doctor not arrived on Skaro, the Thals may have been wiped out by the Daleks in the Dead Planet story arc. The main difference between the Doctor and the Meddling Monk is the Doctor does not have a distinct plan to intervene in a historical event.

[@RaScarabous]

There needs to be a return of the Valeyard. He's potentially the ultimate Doctor Who villian considdering that he IS an "evil" incartnation of The Doctor.

[@MrZachywack]

I still wish the paternoster gang would have gotten a spin off

[@flareinc7413]

The Patternoster Gang are amazing and we need more of them.

[@lordofthereels6790]

Could another American playing The Master work? I'm far from suggesting the same about The Doctor as that'd be damn near sacrilegious, but even on a character level, I feel The Master sees themselves as more chaotic and thus less any one thing that Gallifrey may be? I'd be curious about what a Bruce Greenwood, Paul Giamatti, Jessie Plemons, or Edward Norton take on The Master could be like. Am I alone in this?

[@aaronjjacques]

Brian Williams lack is a result in his primary in father brown.

[@_Stray]

Jacobi's master is basically just the war master, like how John hurts doctor is the war doctor

[@liammellor6405]

Everyone’s an expert

[@lewisbenson993]

bring back any companion from classic who i want to see this so bad it worked amazing with Sarah Jane

[@Roadkill3333]

I've said it once, I'll sya it again. Vastra, Strax and Jennie NEED their own spinoff