Companions Poll: The Fifth Doctor

[Rob McCow]

So many companions, even the Fifth Doctor had difficulty counting them all?

But which is your favourite?

[Wayne]

I'll vote for the Aussie bird.

[SiHart]

Well it's certainly not Erimemememememememem who is one of the worst companions ever. Every BF story I heard with her, I hoped would be her last.

No, it's Tegan for me. When she's written well she's fabulous- yes she could be bolshy and whinge quite a lot, but she was capable, not phased by a lot of what went on around her when she's at her best (look at how she copes with the Mara stuff or in Frontios or much of Castrovalva).

[Dino]

It's a Janet Fielding landslide! (And that thoughts going to keep me warm tonight! )

[Paul Clement]

Another vote for Tegan from me.

[MacNimon]

Tegan for me too.

[brandynigma]

Turlough, despite being terribly underused half the time.

[Jonno]

I probably should vote for Tegan, and I certainly liked her at the time, but with hindsight it does strike me that most of the time you wonder why she's electing to travel with the Doctor, although I can't deny that that made for a very effective departure scene, and indeed I like the way she was introduced in Logopolis. Plus she doesn't need my vote here!

However, I'm voting for Turlough on the basis that I thought it was a great idea to have a shifty, dangerous companion, although of course all the early promise of the Guardian trilogy soon gave way to very little indeed sadly.

[Dirk Gently]

I prefer Nyssa to Tegan most of the time but I've voted for Turlough. He just seems more interesting to me.

[Andrew Curnow]

Tegan, Tegan, Tegan.

[Dave Tudor]

I went for Nyssa - underrated, underused, under-dressed eventually, and I think she was the one companion the Fifth Doctor had the most affection for.

[Nyder]

I'm warming to Nyssa thanks to the BF audios, but it's got to be Tegan. She's a spunky gal and no mistake!