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- Susan, Ian, Barbara, Vicki, Steven, Katarina, Sara, Dodo
2 - Polly, Ben, Jamie, Victoria, Zoe
3 - The
Brigadier, Liz, Sgt. Benton, Jo, Captain Yates
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- Sarah Jane, Harry, Leela, K-9, Romana, Adric
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- Nyssa, Tegan, Turlough, Kamelion, Peri, Mel,
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| Brigadier Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart |
| First Appearance: The Web of Fear |
Final Appearance: Battlefield |
 The Brigadier, while not actually a traveling
companion, was involved in more of The Doctor's adventures than any
of his other allies. Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart was a
colonel in the British Army when he first met The Second Doctor, who
helped him defeat the menace of the Yeti and the Great Intelligence
(The Web of Fear). By the time of their next encounter
(The Invasion), Lethbridge-Stewart had been promoted to
Brigadier, and placed in command of the British division of UNIT,
the United Nations Intelligence Taskforce. He happily accepted the
aid of The Doctor, Jamie, and Zoe against the Cybermen, and some
time afterward, once he'd convinced himself of the newly-regenerated
Third Doctor's identity, was glad to have his help on a regular
basis (Spearhead from Space). While his relationship with
this Doctor was often rocky, the two had a mutual respect which
deepened into a lasting friendship. The Brig, as he was often
called, was a bit rigid in his approach to problems, tended to do
things by the book, and occasionally shot first and asked questions
later (and he was often frustrated when the alien menaces he faced
proved impervious to bullets). While he remained a stickler for
military discipline, he learned to be more relaxed through his
partnership with The Doctor, and even developed, or perhaps simply
displayed, a sense of humor that had not been evident earlier in
their relationship. Lethbridge-Stewart worked with The Doctor
throughout his third incarnation, and was present when he
regenerated into his new form (Robot). The Fourth Doctor,
though not inclined to have the strong ties to one time period his
predecessor had, thought enough of Lethbridge-Stewart that he left
him a "space-time telegraph", which could be used to recall him if
needed. The Brig used the device once (Terror of the Zygons),
but this was his last encounter with The Fourth Doctor. Faced with
increasing demands on his time, most of which involved meetings at
UNIT HQ in Geneva, and a decrease in the number of alien incursions,
the Brig retired in 1976, leaving orders that The Doctor's roadster,
Bessie, be placed in storage (Mawdryn Undead,
Battlefield). The Brig took a job teaching math at Brendon
School, and suffered a nervous breakdown in 1977 which affected his
memory. He met The Fifth Doctor in 1983, and together they learned
the cause of the breakdown, and restored his health (Mawdryn
Undead). Later in 1983, he attended a UNIT reunion, and was
lifted out of his time, along with The Second Doctor, and forced to
play the Game of Rassilon in Gallifrey's Death Zone. During the
course of this adventure he also encountered the First, Third and
Fifth Doctors (The Five Doctors). The Brig eventually retired
from teaching and married his old girlfriend Doris. He was recalled
to active duty in the late 1990s when The Doctor, now in his seventh
form, appeared to help UNIT battle the menace of Morgaine. The Brig
narrowly escaped death during this adventure when he faced
Morgaine's demon, the Destroyer, and prevented it from destroying
Earth (Battlefield).
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| Liz Shaw |
| First Appearance: Spearhead from Space |
Final Appearance: Inferno |
 Dr. Elizabeth Shaw was the only one of The Doctor's
assistants who never traveled in the TARDIS. She was a Cambridge
research scientist with degrees in several fields, including physics
and medicine. Liz was selected by the Brigadier to serve as UNIT's
scientific advisor, but was quickly replaced in that post when The
Doctor arrived on Earth and agreed to help UNIT (Spearhead from
Space). While Liz learned a great deal from The Doctor, as a
talented scientist in her own right she wasn't really suited to a
supporting role as his assistant. After helping The Doctor and UNIT
against the menaces of the Autons and the Silurians, and assisting
him in the affairs of Mars Probe 7 and Project Inferno, she chose to
return to her own research.
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| Sgt. Benton |
| First Appearance: The Invasion |
Final Appearance: The Android Invasion |
 Sgt. Benton was one of The Doctor's most reliable
allies during his association with UNIT. Benton was a corporal when
he first encountered The Second Doctor during the attempted Cybermen
assault of the late 1960s (The Invasion). His performance in
that affair led to his promotion to sergeant, and he was assigned to
the Brigadier's permanent staff during the Mars Probe recovery
(The Ambassadors of Death). Benton had a number of triumphs
during his association with The Doctor, most notably the capture of
The Master (The Daemons), and was fiercely loyal to the
Brigadier, although aware of, and sometimes amused by, the Brig's
occasional lapses into pomposity. Benton was a firm believer in The
Doctor as well, and risked his career by allowing the Time Lord to
escape custody during the affair of Operation Golden Age
(Invasion of the Dinosaurs). He was promoted to Warrant
Officer shortly after The Doctor regenerated into his fourth form
(Robot), and was still serving with UNIT when that Doctor
assisted them against the menaces of the Zygons and the Kraals
(Terror of the Zygons, The Android Invasion). Benton
retired from the Army in 1979, and at last account had gone into the
used car business (Mawdryn Undead).
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| Jo Grant |
| Arrival: Terror of the Autons |
Departure: The Green Death |
 Josephine Grant joined UNIT after her influential
uncle pulled strings to get her the job. She was assigned as The
Doctor's new assistant, and they soon became fast friends. Jo was
trained in escapology, a talent which she used on several occasions,
and after falling under The Master's hypnotic influence during her
first adventure (Terror of the Autons), took additional
training to learn to resist his powers. In addition to serving as
The Doctor's assistant, she was his traveling companion on his
missions for the Time Lords during his exile, and met The Second
Doctor during the adventure in which her Doctor finally regained his
freedom (The Three Doctors). Jo was passionately interested
in the social issues of the 1970s, especially the ecology, and she
took a leave of absence to join Professor Clifford Jones in his
work. During the course of their activities against Global
Chemicals, she and Cliff, who reminded her of a younger, more
accessible version of The Doctor, fell in love. She used her uncle's
influence to get Cliff a research grant, and left UNIT to be with
him (The Green Death).
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| Captain Mike Yates |
| First Appearance: Terror of the Autons |
Final
Appearance: Planet of the Spiders |
 Another of The Doctor's UNIT allies, Capt.
Yates assisted in the cleanup of the first Auton incursion, and
was subsequently assigned as the Brig's second-in-command. Yates met
The Third Doctor during The Master's alliance with the Autons
(Terror of the Autons), and served with distinction in a
number of UNIT actions, including the Dalek assault on a world peace
conference (Day of the Daleks), and The Master's attempt to
gain control of Kronos (The Time Monster). He went undercover
during an investigation of Global Chemicals, and was temporarily
controlled by the sentient computer BOSS (The Green Death).
During a leave of absence to recover from this ordeal, he became
involved with Operation Golden Age, and his concern for the damage
that humanity was doing to the planet led him to betray The Doctor
and his UNIT comrades (Invasion of the Dinosaurs). In light
of his record, he was allowed to resign quietly, and he enrolled in
a meditation center to sort out his life. While there, he became
suspicious of the activities of Lupton and his followers, and
alerted Sarah Jane Smith to the problem, thus redeeming himself for
his betrayal (Planet of the Spiders).
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