With excitement growing for the fiftieth anniversary celebrations for the legendary
British sci-fi series
Doctor Who, I couldn't help but share more costumes on display at the
Doctor Who Experience exhibit in
Cardiff Bay, Wales on May 20, 2013, this time some of the signature looks sported by the traveling
Companions of the
Tenth Doctor (David Tennant).
Original Companion Doctor Who costumes on display
The space-time traveling
Doctor may be the enigmatic star of the show and he may cross paths with all manner of extra-terrestrial and otherworldly creatures, but his interactions and relationships with his various
Companions have kept the series vital and compelling all these years, no more so than in the time since
Doctor Who's revival in 2005.
Rose Tyler costume worn by Billie Piper in Doctor Who
Not only did we get introduced to a whole new
Time Lord in 2005, but we also got to meet a new
Companion in the form of
Billie Piper's late
teenage
'Rose Tyler', a shop worker who lived on a
London council estate with her mother. After rescuing her, the
Doctor took her on adventures to the stars, the past and the future and they formed one of the closest bonds ever, especially when the
Gallifreyan Doctor regenerated into his
Tenth incarnation.
Rose wore this particular outfit when she returned from the parallel
Earth to help the
Doctor and
Donna in the fourth season.
Captain Jack Harkness costume worn by John Barrowman
in Doctor Who
The
Doctor and
Rose first met handsome
Time Agent 'Captain Jack Harkness' in 2005's
'The Empty Child'. Killed by the
Daleks and resurrected by the
Time Vortex, Captain Jack found himself to be immortal. The flirtatious and promiscuous bisexual (and totally unapologetic for it)
Jack soon became leader of the
Cardiff-based
Torchwood, chasing alien threats in his instantly recognizable signature
World War II military
greatcoat.
Martha Jones costume worn by Freema Agyeman in Doctor Who
I always thought the
Doctor's second female
Companion of the revival series got a raw deal, especially following so soon after the departure of the incredibly popular
Rose Tyler, but I liked
Freema Agyeman's trainee doctor
'Martha Jones' in the third season and beyond.
And casting comedienne
Catherine Tate as the
Doctor's fourth season
Companion really shouldn't have worked. A
Christmas special like
The Runaway Bride in 2006 is one thing, but a whole season of
"Am I bovvered" could have been too much.
Donna Noble costume worn by Catherine Tate in Doctor WhoHowever, I find myself watching season four again (for the first time accompanied by my husband, no less) and I think that
'Donna Noble' may just be my all time favourite
Companion. Maybe it's the fact that we have both lived in
Chiswick, or maybe it's just the undeniable chemistry between the actress and
David Tennant that makes their travels shine more than most, but she certainly gets my vote.
If you love these outfits, be sure to also check out the costume worn by one of the
Doctor's longest serving
Companions,
Sarah Jane Smith and K-9, plus the
costumes worn by Amy and Rory as the Eleventh Doctor Who's married Companions.
Stick around in the days to come as there are more
Doctor Who costumes, props and sets to come as we get closer to the anniversary special,
The Day of the Doctor.
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Doctor Who: The Complete Second Series
Doctor Who: The Complete Third Series
Doctor Who: The Complete Fourth Series
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