The Big Bang (Doctor Who)
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"The Big Bang" is the 13th and final episode in the fifth series
of British
science fiction
television series Doctor Who
. It is the second part of a two-part season finale started with "The Pandorica Opens
", at the end of which The Doctor
is trapped, the TARDIS
destroyed, and Amy Pond
has been shot by an Auton
replica of Rory Williams
. It was written by Steven Moffat
, the head writer and executive producer
of the series. The two-part story won the 2011 Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation
.
", the Doctor has been sealed in the Pandorica, a trap created by his greatest enemies; River Song
is trapped aboard the exploding TARDIS
; and an Auton
version of Rory
has shot and killed his fiancée Amy
. The TARDIS's explosion has caused the whole universe
to have never existed, except for the Earth, its Moon
, and a Sun
-like object, otherwise leaving a dark infinite void, while only stone versions of the Doctor's foes surround the Pandorica.
The Doctor appears using River's vortex manipulator. He hands Rory his sonic screwdriver and explains how to use it to open the Pandorica and free his younger self. Following these instructions, Rory frees the Doctor, who then places Amy's body inside the Pandorica, where it will be restored over time. The Doctor then retrieves River's manipulator and uses it to jump ahead nearly two millennia; Rory, in his ageless Auton body, decides to stay with the Pandorica and guard it, creating the myth of "The Last Centurion" over the years.
In 1996, the Doctor arrives and, using the vortex manipulator, arranges for young Amelia Pond to visit the National Museum, where the Pandorica is on display. Her touching the box opens it, allowing the revitalized Amy to escape. They are soon joined by the Doctor and Rory, now a museum guard. After a tearful reunion, they are chased by a Dalek
restored by the light of the Pandorica. Amelia soon disappears, a sign, according to the Doctor, that the universe is collapsing rapidly. The injured body of a future version of the Doctor appears; he whispers something to his earlier self. The Doctor takes off with Amy and Rory to the roof of the museum, where he discovers that the "sun" is the still-exploding TARDIS. Rory hears a voice coming from the exploding TARDIS; the Doctor amplifies the voice and discovers it is River Song in a time-loop, put there by the TARDIS to keep her alive. The Doctor saves River, and as the quartet reunites, he is shot by the Dalek, then sends himself backwards in time. Amy and Rory depart while Song threatens the Dalek before shooting it.
Amy and Rory discover that the wounded Doctor had told his earlier self to create a diversion, allowing him to rig the Pandorica to fly into the TARDIS explosion. The Doctor postulates that enough of the original universe still exists in the Pandorica to completely restore it via the exploding TARDIS. After a tearful farewell to Amy, Rory, and River, the Doctor engages the Pandorica and flies it into the exploding TARDIS. A second Big Bang
occurs. The Doctor comes to consciousness and begins witnessing events in his life in reverse as the cracks in the universe close.
Amy wakes on 26 June 2010 in her home, to discover that her parents have been brought back into existence; she and Rory celebrate their wedding day. At the reception, River leaves her blank diary for Amy, which prompts Amy to recall the Doctor and something he told her when she was seven; she interrupts her father's speech, imploring the Doctor to come back. As she recites the old wedding proverb ("something old, something new, something borrowed, and something blue
"), the TARDIS and the Doctor appear. The Doctor joins the wedding festivities; afterwards, he returns River's diary and the vortex manipulator to her so she can return to her own time; she sadly tells him he will soon learn who she truly is, and that it will change everything. Aboard the TARDIS, the Doctor explains to Amy and Rory that unanswered questions remain about the destruction of the TARDIS and the nature of "the silence
" that will fall. The Doctor receives a telephone call alerting him to the presence of an escaped Egyptian goddess on the Orient Express
in space. Rory and Amy decide to join him, and the three leave on their next adventure.
", except this time the Doctor does not crash into Amelia's garden, instead appearing later to direct her to the museum. Upon the TARDIS's restoration, Rory tells Amy's parents that "I was plastic" and that the Doctor was "the stripper at my stag do", the latter event having been seen in "The Vampires of Venice
".
As the Doctor rewinds through his life, he sees events which relate to "The Lodger
", but which were not shown in that episode. His conversation with Amy during the events of "Flesh and Stone
" appeared in that episode; clearly it was the version of the Doctor who is rewinding, because his tweed jacket is visible, which the past Doctor lost to the Weeping Angels earlier in the episode. Finally, he arrives in seven-year-old Amelia's house the night she waited for him in "The Eleventh Hour".
When the Doctor first wakes up in his rewind, he mentions his legs, a reference to his first words after the regeneration in The End of Time
, and his bow-tie, a reference to his fondness of bow-ties.
The Doctor briefly wears a fez ("I wear a fez now; fezzes are cool") while holding a mop. The Seventh Doctor
likewise tried on a fez whilst holding a mop which he and Ace
found in a Windsor Castle
attic in Silver Nemesis
, Part 1. In the series 6 short, "Death Is the Only Answer
", it is established that the Doctor's fez once belonged to Albert Einstein
.
Amy reprises the line "Okay, kiddo, this is where it gets complicated" in "Space" and "Time", which similarly deals with her being in two places at once due to a near-cataclysmic paradox.
", "The Lodger
" and "The Pandorica Opens
" was released on 6 September 2010.
." Den of Geek's Simon Brew also gave the episode a positive review, writing "if you were awaiting a simple, easy-to-explain blockbuster of a Doctor Who series finale, you simply didn’t get it here. Instead, if you were looking for something really very ambitious, often quite confusing, yet ultimately far more satisfying, then The Big Bang absolutely hit the mark. Warts and all." Dan Martin of The Guardian
wrote that the "finale was brilliant – a classic modern fairytale unfolding before our eyes". IGN
gave the episode a 10 out of 10 rating of "Masterful", describing it as "wonderfully wide-eyed, genuinely magical adventure", adding that it "ended the series on an unquestionable high". Gavin Fuller, writing for The Daily Telegraph
, summarised the episode as "interesting and enjoyable, but not quite the spectacular conclusion you might hope for." He particularly praised Matt Smith's portrayal of the Doctor in the scenes of his sacrifice and rewinding of his timeline, and also described the presentation of the universe collapsing as "effective". However, Fuller had some criticisms of the plot, seeing it as potentially confusing. He also expressed disappointment with the "easy" solutions to some of the problems facing the Doctor in this episode. Fuller also wrote that the episode's solutions were "rather paradoxical
in nature [since the Doctor] only escapes as Rory lets him out once given the means to do so by the Doctor travelling back in time once he's escaped.", though Martin in The Guardian excused this paradox due to the episode being set "in the eye of the storm as history collapses [and so] ... hardly working to the same rulebook".
Along with "The Pandorica Opens", "The Big Bang" was awarded the Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation (Short Form), the fifth time Doctor Who has won the award, and the fourth time a Steven Moffat episode has won.
In the pre-credits segment where Amelia's aunt expresses concern that Amelia believes in the existence of stars, there is an offhand remark that her aunt doesn't trust Richard Dawkins
. Richard Dawkins is coincidentally married to Lalla Ward
, who played the Fourth Doctor
's companion Romana
from 1979 to 1981.
Doctor Who (series 5)
The fifth series of British science fiction television series Doctor Who began on 3 April 2010 with "The Eleventh Hour" and ended with "The Big Bang" on 26 June 2010. The series was led by head writer and executive producer Steven Moffat, who took over after the departure of Russell T Davies. The...
of British
United Kingdom
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science fiction
Science fiction
Science fiction is a genre of fiction dealing with imaginary but more or less plausible content such as future settings, futuristic science and technology, space travel, aliens, and paranormal abilities...
television series Doctor Who
Doctor Who
Doctor Who is a British science fiction television programme produced by the BBC. The programme depicts the adventures of a time-travelling humanoid alien known as the Doctor who explores the universe in a sentient time machine called the TARDIS that flies through time and space, whose exterior...
. It is the second part of a two-part season finale started with "The Pandorica Opens
The Pandorica Opens
"The Pandorica Opens" is the twelfth episode, and first in a two-part story, in the fifth series of British science fiction television series Doctor Who, broadcast on 19 June 2010. The Doctor's friends send him a warning; he deals with a message on a cliff, a mysterious box and a love story that...
", at the end of which The Doctor
Doctor (Doctor Who)
The Doctor is the central character in the long-running BBC television science-fiction series Doctor Who, and has also featured in two cinema feature films, a vast range of spin-off novels, audio dramas and comic strips connected to the series....
is trapped, the TARDIS
TARDIS
The TARDISGenerally, TARDIS is written in all upper case letters—this convention was popularised by the Target novelisations of the 1970s...
destroyed, and Amy Pond
Amy Pond
Amelia Jessica 'Amy' Pond is a fictional character portrayed by Karen Gillan in the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who...
has been shot by an Auton
Auton
The Autons are an artificial life form from the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, and adversaries of the Doctor. First appearing in Jon Pertwee's first serial as the Doctor, Spearhead from Space in 1970, they were the first monsters on the show to be presented in colour.Autons...
replica of Rory Williams
Rory Williams
Rory Williams is a fictional character portrayed by Arthur Darvill in the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. Having been introduced at the start of the 5th series, Rory joins the Eleventh Doctor as a companion in the middle of Series 5...
. It was written by Steven Moffat
Steven Moffat
Steven Moffat is a Scottish television writer and producer.Moffat's first television work was the teen drama series Press Gang. His first sitcom, Joking Apart, was inspired by the breakdown of his first marriage; conversely, his later sitcom Coupling was based upon the development of his...
, the head writer and executive producer
Executive producer
An executive producer is a producer who is not involved in any technical aspects of the film making or music process, but who is still responsible for the overall production...
of the series. The two-part story won the 2011 Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation
Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation
The Hugo Awards are given every year by the World Science Fiction Society for the best science fiction or fantasy works and achievements of the previous year. The award is named after Hugo Gernsback, the founder of the pioneering science fiction magazine Amazing Stories, and was once officially...
.
Plot
Following from "The Pandorica OpensThe Pandorica Opens
"The Pandorica Opens" is the twelfth episode, and first in a two-part story, in the fifth series of British science fiction television series Doctor Who, broadcast on 19 June 2010. The Doctor's friends send him a warning; he deals with a message on a cliff, a mysterious box and a love story that...
", the Doctor has been sealed in the Pandorica, a trap created by his greatest enemies; River Song
River Song (Doctor Who)
River Song is a fictional character played primarily by Alex Kingston in the British science-fiction series Doctor Who. River Song was introduced to the series as an experienced future companion of series protagonist the Doctor, an alien Time Lord who travels through time in his TARDIS...
is trapped aboard the exploding TARDIS
TARDIS
The TARDISGenerally, TARDIS is written in all upper case letters—this convention was popularised by the Target novelisations of the 1970s...
; and an Auton
Auton
The Autons are an artificial life form from the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, and adversaries of the Doctor. First appearing in Jon Pertwee's first serial as the Doctor, Spearhead from Space in 1970, they were the first monsters on the show to be presented in colour.Autons...
version of Rory
Rory Williams
Rory Williams is a fictional character portrayed by Arthur Darvill in the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. Having been introduced at the start of the 5th series, Rory joins the Eleventh Doctor as a companion in the middle of Series 5...
has shot and killed his fiancée Amy
Amy Pond
Amelia Jessica 'Amy' Pond is a fictional character portrayed by Karen Gillan in the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who...
. The TARDIS's explosion has caused the whole universe
Universe
The Universe is commonly defined as the totality of everything that exists, including all matter and energy, the planets, stars, galaxies, and the contents of intergalactic space. Definitions and usage vary and similar terms include the cosmos, the world and nature...
to have never existed, except for the Earth, its Moon
Moon
The Moon is Earth's only known natural satellite,There are a number of near-Earth asteroids including 3753 Cruithne that are co-orbital with Earth: their orbits bring them close to Earth for periods of time but then alter in the long term . These are quasi-satellites and not true moons. For more...
, and a Sun
Sun
The Sun is the star at the center of the Solar System. It is almost perfectly spherical and consists of hot plasma interwoven with magnetic fields...
-like object, otherwise leaving a dark infinite void, while only stone versions of the Doctor's foes surround the Pandorica.
The Doctor appears using River's vortex manipulator. He hands Rory his sonic screwdriver and explains how to use it to open the Pandorica and free his younger self. Following these instructions, Rory frees the Doctor, who then places Amy's body inside the Pandorica, where it will be restored over time. The Doctor then retrieves River's manipulator and uses it to jump ahead nearly two millennia; Rory, in his ageless Auton body, decides to stay with the Pandorica and guard it, creating the myth of "The Last Centurion" over the years.
In 1996, the Doctor arrives and, using the vortex manipulator, arranges for young Amelia Pond to visit the National Museum, where the Pandorica is on display. Her touching the box opens it, allowing the revitalized Amy to escape. They are soon joined by the Doctor and Rory, now a museum guard. After a tearful reunion, they are chased by a Dalek
Dalek
The Daleks are a fictional extraterrestrial race of mutants from the British science fiction television series Doctor Who. Within the series, Daleks are cyborgs from the planet Skaro, created by the scientist Davros during the final years of a thousand-year war against the Thals...
restored by the light of the Pandorica. Amelia soon disappears, a sign, according to the Doctor, that the universe is collapsing rapidly. The injured body of a future version of the Doctor appears; he whispers something to his earlier self. The Doctor takes off with Amy and Rory to the roof of the museum, where he discovers that the "sun" is the still-exploding TARDIS. Rory hears a voice coming from the exploding TARDIS; the Doctor amplifies the voice and discovers it is River Song in a time-loop, put there by the TARDIS to keep her alive. The Doctor saves River, and as the quartet reunites, he is shot by the Dalek, then sends himself backwards in time. Amy and Rory depart while Song threatens the Dalek before shooting it.
Amy and Rory discover that the wounded Doctor had told his earlier self to create a diversion, allowing him to rig the Pandorica to fly into the TARDIS explosion. The Doctor postulates that enough of the original universe still exists in the Pandorica to completely restore it via the exploding TARDIS. After a tearful farewell to Amy, Rory, and River, the Doctor engages the Pandorica and flies it into the exploding TARDIS. A second Big Bang
Big Bang
The Big Bang theory is the prevailing cosmological model that explains the early development of the Universe. According to the Big Bang theory, the Universe was once in an extremely hot and dense state which expanded rapidly. This rapid expansion caused the young Universe to cool and resulted in...
occurs. The Doctor comes to consciousness and begins witnessing events in his life in reverse as the cracks in the universe close.
Amy wakes on 26 June 2010 in her home, to discover that her parents have been brought back into existence; she and Rory celebrate their wedding day. At the reception, River leaves her blank diary for Amy, which prompts Amy to recall the Doctor and something he told her when she was seven; she interrupts her father's speech, imploring the Doctor to come back. As she recites the old wedding proverb ("something old, something new, something borrowed, and something blue
Something old
Something old is the first line of a traditional rhyme which details what a bride should wear at her wedding for good luck:Something old,something new,something borrowed,something blue,and a sixpence in her shoe....
"), the TARDIS and the Doctor appear. The Doctor joins the wedding festivities; afterwards, he returns River's diary and the vortex manipulator to her so she can return to her own time; she sadly tells him he will soon learn who she truly is, and that it will change everything. Aboard the TARDIS, the Doctor explains to Amy and Rory that unanswered questions remain about the destruction of the TARDIS and the nature of "the silence
Silence (Doctor Who)
The Silence is a fictional religious order or movement in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who.Executive producer Steven Moffat created the Silence, intending them to be "scarier" than past villains in Doctor Who...
" that will fall. The Doctor receives a telephone call alerting him to the presence of an escaped Egyptian goddess on the Orient Express
Orient Express
The Orient Express is the name of a long-distance passenger train service originally operated by the Compagnie Internationale des Wagons-Lits. It ran from 1883 to 2009 and is not to be confused with the Venice-Simplon Orient Express train service, which continues to run.The route and rolling stock...
in space. Rory and Amy decide to join him, and the three leave on their next adventure.
Continuity
The episode revisits several scenes from earlier in the series. The first scene in the episode mirrors the start of "The Eleventh HourThe Eleventh Hour (Doctor Who)
"The Eleventh Hour" is an episode of the British science fiction television series Doctor Who. It was first broadcast on BBC One and BBC HD on 3 April 2010....
", except this time the Doctor does not crash into Amelia's garden, instead appearing later to direct her to the museum. Upon the TARDIS's restoration, Rory tells Amy's parents that "I was plastic" and that the Doctor was "the stripper at my stag do", the latter event having been seen in "The Vampires of Venice
The Vampires of Venice
"The Vampires of Venice" is the sixth episode in the fifth series of the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was broadcast on 8 May 2010. It was written by Toby Whithouse, who previously wrote "School Reunion". Rory Williams returns to the series in this episode, this time...
".
As the Doctor rewinds through his life, he sees events which relate to "The Lodger
The Lodger (Doctor Who)
"The Lodger" is the eleventh episode of the fifth series of the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, first broadcast on BBC One on 12 June 2010...
", but which were not shown in that episode. His conversation with Amy during the events of "Flesh and Stone
Flesh and Stone
"Flesh and Stone" is the fifth episode of the fifth series of British science fiction television series Doctor Who. Written by showrunner Steven Moffat and directed by Adam Smith, the episode was first broadcast on 1 May 2010 on BBC One...
" appeared in that episode; clearly it was the version of the Doctor who is rewinding, because his tweed jacket is visible, which the past Doctor lost to the Weeping Angels earlier in the episode. Finally, he arrives in seven-year-old Amelia's house the night she waited for him in "The Eleventh Hour".
When the Doctor first wakes up in his rewind, he mentions his legs, a reference to his first words after the regeneration in The End of Time
The End of Time
The End of Time: The Next Revolution in Our Understanding of the Universe, also sold with the alternate subtitle The Next Revolution in Physics, is a 1999 science book in which the author Julian Barbour argues that time exists merely as an illusion.-Auto-biography:The book begins by describing how...
, and his bow-tie, a reference to his fondness of bow-ties.
The Doctor briefly wears a fez ("I wear a fez now; fezzes are cool") while holding a mop. The Seventh Doctor
Seventh Doctor
The Seventh Doctor is the seventh incarnation of the protagonist of the long-running BBC television science-fiction series Doctor Who. He was portrayed by the actor Sylvester McCoy....
likewise tried on a fez whilst holding a mop which he and Ace
Ace (Doctor Who)
Dorothy Gale McShane, better known by her nickname Ace, is a fictional character played by Sophie Aldred in the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who...
found in a Windsor Castle
Windsor Castle
Windsor Castle is a medieval castle and royal residence in Windsor in the English county of Berkshire, notable for its long association with the British royal family and its architecture. The original castle was built after the Norman invasion by William the Conqueror. Since the time of Henry I it...
attic in Silver Nemesis
Silver Nemesis
Silver Nemesis was the 25th anniversary serial of the British science fiction television series Doctor Who. It was first broadcast in the UK in three weekly parts from 23 November 1988, to 7 December 1988....
, Part 1. In the series 6 short, "Death Is the Only Answer
Death Is the Only Answer
"Death Is the Only Answer" is a special episode of the British science fiction television series Doctor Who that was first broadcast on BBC Three , on 1 October 2011. It was written via a competition , in which junior schools were asked to write a script including the Eleventh Doctor and an enemy...
", it is established that the Doctor's fez once belonged to Albert Einstein
Albert Einstein
Albert Einstein was a German-born theoretical physicist who developed the theory of general relativity, effecting a revolution in physics. For this achievement, Einstein is often regarded as the father of modern physics and one of the most prolific intellects in human history...
.
Amy reprises the line "Okay, kiddo, this is where it gets complicated" in "Space" and "Time", which similarly deals with her being in two places at once due to a near-cataclysmic paradox.
Broadcast
The Appreciation Index for this episode was the highest of the series at 89. The final rating for the episode was 6.12 million viewers on BBC1 (excluding BBC HD viewers). This ranked the show number 9 for the week ending 27 June 2010 on BBC One and number 11 for the week across all channels.Home video releases
A Region 2 DVD and Blu-ray containing this episode together with "Vincent and the DoctorVincent and the Doctor
"Vincent and the Doctor" is the 10th episode in the fifth series of British science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast on 5 June 2010...
", "The Lodger
The Lodger (Doctor Who)
"The Lodger" is the eleventh episode of the fifth series of the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, first broadcast on BBC One on 12 June 2010...
" and "The Pandorica Opens
The Pandorica Opens
"The Pandorica Opens" is the twelfth episode, and first in a two-part story, in the fifth series of British science fiction television series Doctor Who, broadcast on 19 June 2010. The Doctor's friends send him a warning; he deals with a message on a cliff, a mysterious box and a love story that...
" was released on 6 September 2010.
Reception
The Big Bang met with positive reception amongst both fans and critics, with considerable praise aimed towards Smith's acting and Moffat's writing. Richard Edwards of SFX gave the episode 5/5 stars and wrote "Steven Moffat pulls off the remarkable feat of making it feel like the logical denouement of last week’s outingThe Pandorica Opens
"The Pandorica Opens" is the twelfth episode, and first in a two-part story, in the fifth series of British science fiction television series Doctor Who, broadcast on 19 June 2010. The Doctor's friends send him a warning; he deals with a message on a cliff, a mysterious box and a love story that...
." Den of Geek's Simon Brew also gave the episode a positive review, writing "if you were awaiting a simple, easy-to-explain blockbuster of a Doctor Who series finale, you simply didn’t get it here. Instead, if you were looking for something really very ambitious, often quite confusing, yet ultimately far more satisfying, then The Big Bang absolutely hit the mark. Warts and all." Dan Martin of The Guardian
The Guardian
The Guardian, formerly known as The Manchester Guardian , is a British national daily newspaper in the Berliner format...
wrote that the "finale was brilliant – a classic modern fairytale unfolding before our eyes". IGN
IGN
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gave the episode a 10 out of 10 rating of "Masterful", describing it as "wonderfully wide-eyed, genuinely magical adventure", adding that it "ended the series on an unquestionable high". Gavin Fuller, writing for The Daily Telegraph
The Daily Telegraph
The Daily Telegraph is a daily morning broadsheet newspaper distributed throughout the United Kingdom and internationally. The newspaper was founded by Arthur B...
, summarised the episode as "interesting and enjoyable, but not quite the spectacular conclusion you might hope for." He particularly praised Matt Smith's portrayal of the Doctor in the scenes of his sacrifice and rewinding of his timeline, and also described the presentation of the universe collapsing as "effective". However, Fuller had some criticisms of the plot, seeing it as potentially confusing. He also expressed disappointment with the "easy" solutions to some of the problems facing the Doctor in this episode. Fuller also wrote that the episode's solutions were "rather paradoxical
Temporal paradox
Temporal paradox is a theoretical paradoxical situation that happens because of time travel. A time traveler goes to the past, and does something that would prevent him from time travel in the first place...
in nature [since the Doctor] only escapes as Rory lets him out once given the means to do so by the Doctor travelling back in time once he's escaped.", though Martin in The Guardian excused this paradox due to the episode being set "in the eye of the storm as history collapses [and so] ... hardly working to the same rulebook".
Along with "The Pandorica Opens", "The Big Bang" was awarded the Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation (Short Form), the fifth time Doctor Who has won the award, and the fourth time a Steven Moffat episode has won.
Trivia
Steven Moffat said that the episode title The Big Bang is his favourite dirty Doctor Who joke of all time.In the pre-credits segment where Amelia's aunt expresses concern that Amelia believes in the existence of stars, there is an offhand remark that her aunt doesn't trust Richard Dawkins
Richard Dawkins
Clinton Richard Dawkins, FRS, FRSL , known as Richard Dawkins, is a British ethologist, evolutionary biologist and author...
. Richard Dawkins is coincidentally married to Lalla Ward
Lalla Ward
Sarah Ward known as Lalla Ward, is an English actor, author and illustrator. As an actor, she is known for playing the part of Romana in the BBC science fiction television series Doctor Who. She is married to evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins.-Early career:Ward's stage name, "Lalla", comes...
, who played the Fourth Doctor
Fourth Doctor
The Fourth Doctor is the fourth incarnation of the protagonist of the long-running BBC British television science-fiction series Doctor Who....
's companion Romana
Romana
Romana, short for Romanadvoratrelundar, is a fictional character in the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who...
from 1979 to 1981.