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  • Doctor Who: The Ultimate Companion (2014)
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    TV Movie | 60 min | Documentary
Doctor Who: The Ultimate Companion (2014)
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TV Movie | 60 min | Documentary
Peter Davison is on a new journey to discover everything he can about the Doctor's Companion. What exactly is a companion's role, how do you actually become a companion, what do they have in common and how have the companions changed over ...See morePeter Davison is on a new journey to discover everything he can about the Doctor's Companion. What exactly is a companion's role, how do you actually become a companion, what do they have in common and how have the companions changed over the years? Written by Doctorwhonews See less
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Nathan Landeg (directed by)
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139 cast members
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Peter Davison
Self - Presenter / Self - The Fifth Doctor Self - Presenter / Self - The Fifth Doctor   See fewer
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Steven Moffat
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Sarah Sutton
Self - Nyssa Self - Nyssa   See fewer
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Janet Fielding
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Nicola Bryant
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David Tennant
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Noel Clarke
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Murray Gold
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Jenna Coleman
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Peter Capaldi
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Freema Agyeman
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Anthony Ainley
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Daphne Ashbrook
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Tom Baker
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Nancy Baldwin
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Caroline John
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Maureen O'Brien
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Peter Pratt
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Peter Purves
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Dinah Sheridan
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John Simm
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