Newbies Guide to Doctor Who

Doctor:

The Tenth The tenth Doctor wears a brown pinstripe suit with trainers. He is much more jovial and good-humoured than his ninth incarnation, appearing to have largely recovered from the mental scars of the Time War. He does, however, have a hard edge to his personality, being the sort of man who doesn't give second chances.

Companions:

Rose Tyler Rose Tyler is a 19-year old girl from London 2005. Before meeting the Doctor, Rose lived with her mother, Jackie Tyler, on a council estate and had a boyfriend called Mickey Smith. Her father, Pete Tyler, died when she was a baby. In Rose (New Series Series 1), she worked in Henrik's department store when the ninth Doctor was investigating Auton activity in the store, and she saw him blow it up. Rose then helped the Doctor defeat the Nestene Consciousness's attempt to take over the world, and he offered her a chance to travel in the TARDIS. In The End of the World (New Series Series 1), the Doctor took her to the far future to see the day the Earth is destroyed. During this trip, he upgraded her mobile phone, tying it into the TARDIS, so that she can call home no matter where or when she is. Rose took some time to get over the Doctor's regeneration from his ninth to his tenth incarnation in The Parting of the Ways (New Series Series 1), the 2005 Children in Need Special, and The Christmas Invasion.

Recurring Characters:

Jackie Tyler Jackie is Rose Tyler's mother, and is very protective of her daughter. She briefly met the Doctor in Rose, before Rose decided to leave with the Doctor. In Aliens of London/World War Three (New Series Series 1), Jackie had spent the last year trying to find Rose after her disappearance with the Doctor. She also discovered what the Doctor's lifestyle is like, and that the TARDIS is a time machine. She is not a big fan of the Doctor.

Mickey Smith Mickey is Rose Tyler's boyfriend. In Rose (New Series Series 1), he was captured by the Nestene, and witnessed the Doctor and Rose defeating the Nestene, saw the inside of the TARDIS, and was there when Rose departed with the Doctor. Because he had trouble adapting to what had happened, the Doctor took a dislike to him. During the year since Rose went missing, Mickey did a lot of research into the Doctor and his impact on human history. He met the Doctor and Rose again in Aliens of London/World War Three (New Series Series 1). In that story, he helped the Doctor and Rose defeat some aliens called the Slitheen. He gained the Doctor's respect and was willing to wait for Rose's return. In Boom Town (New Series Series 1), he and Rose effectively split up. Although Mickey was still hopelessly in love with Rose, he knew that the Doctor would always come first for her. Unfortunately for him, Rose didn't really take in what he was saying about how he wanted her to come back for him.

The Face of Boe The Face of Boe is an alien whom the ninth Doctor and Rose briefly encountered during their visit to Platform One in The End of the World (New Series Series 1), where he was the sponsor of the platform's party to observe the final destruction of the planet Earth in the year five billion.

Cassandra Cassandra referred to herself as "the last human", as she considered all the other humans to be half-breed mongrels, and herself to be the last specimen of pure humanity. She had prolonged her life by means of surgery, flattening herself so that she was little more than skin and a face connected to a brain in a jar. During The End of the World (New Series Series 1), she plotted sabotage onboard Platform One during the party to observe the final destruction of the planet Earth, aiming to get richer by doing so. The ninth Doctor and Rose defeated her plan, and brought her back to the platform. She was apparently killed when a combination of high temperatures and lack of moisturiser caused her skin to explode.

Recommended Viewing:

In The End of the World (New Series Series One), the Doctor and Rose met both the Face of Boe and Cassandra. They foiled a nefarious scheme by Cassandra onboard Platform One and witnessed her apparent death.

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