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Victoria Waterfield
Victoria Waterfield is a fictional character in the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who, played by Deborah Watling. Debuting in 1967's serial The Evil of the Daleks, she is a native of Victorian England. She was a companion of the Second Doctor throughout the show's fifth season, joining him after the death of her father at the hands of the Daleks. She was characterised as timid, and was known for screaming upon encountering monsters, though she also has moments where she is capable of facing danger; additionally, she is characterised as being inquisitive and observant. Victoria was written out of the series in the 1968 serial Fury from the Deep after the actress chose to leave at the end of her contract, though Watling would later reprise the role in various Doctor Who spin-off media.
Due to the departure of companions Ben and Polly from the series, the production team sought to fill the gap with another character. Though initially planning to use a character from the 1967 serial The Faceless Ones, those plans fell through, and the character of Victoria from the subsequent serial, The Evil of the Daleks, was selected to act as a companion instead. Watling was hired due to producer Innes Lloyd being impressed with her work as the titular character in the production Alice. Victoria as a character has been viewed as lacking agency compared to other characters in the series, with critics describing her as being passive and lacking in strong impact.
Doctor Who is a long-running British science-fiction television series that began in 1963. It stars its protagonist, The Doctor, an alien who travels through time and space in a ship known as the TARDIS, as well as their travelling companions. When the Doctor dies, they are able to undergo a process known as "regeneration", completely changing the Doctor's appearance and personality. Throughout their travels, the Doctor often comes into conflict with various alien species and antagonists.
Victoria first appears in the 1967 serial The Evil of the Daleks. She is the daughter of widowed scientist Edward Waterfield (John Bailey), who in 1866 is experimenting with time travel and has attracted the attention of the Daleks. The Daleks take Victoria prisoner to ensure Waterfield's collaboration, and upon Waterfield's death, he asks the Second Doctor (Patrick Troughton) and Jamie McCrimmon (Frazer Hines) to take care of her. Victoria subsequently joins the pair in travelling in the TARDIS.
A teenager from England in the 1860s, Victoria is characterised as being timid, often relying on fellow companion Jamie McCrimmon to get out of tough scrapes. She has a "prim" personality due to her time period of origin, retaining a "demureness" throughout her appearances in the series. Despite being known for screaming when encountering monsters, Victoria is also characterised as being capable of facing danger and is also very inquisitive and observant. Victoria longs to settle down in one place, though she has nothing left for her at home and has become too acclimatized to travel with the Doctor to return to her home time. During her time on the TARDIS, she adopts a father-like bond with the Second Doctor and an almost sibling-like bond with Jamie.
Victoria subsequently appears in several serials, aiding the Doctor and Jamie in confronting several antagonists, including the Cybermen, the Yeti, and the Ice Warriors. Eventually, during the 1968 serial Fury from the Deep, she encounters a weed creature at an oil rig in the 20th century United Kingdom. Her high pitched screams overwhelm the creature and destroy it, but after its defeat, Victoria elects to stay behind in the 20th century, being adopted by a family who lived nearby.
Victoria appears in various novels, audio dramas, and comics for the series. Additionally, she appears in the 1995 spin-off film Downtime and the 1993 Children in Need special Dimensions in Time.
Victoria was introduced in the 1967 serial The Evil of the Daleks. She was named after both her time period of origin (Victorian England) and the name of script editor Gerry Davis's eldest daughter. Due to the departure of Ben and Polly (Michael Craze and Anneke Wills) as companions in the prior serial, 1967's The Faceless Ones, the production team sought a new companion to fill the gap left behind. Originally, the team had wanted to use the character of Samantha Briggs from the latter serial, though her actress, Pauline Collins, declined the offer of a recurring role. As a result, Victoria was used to fill the gap instead.
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Victoria Waterfield
Victoria Waterfield is a fictional character in the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who, played by Deborah Watling. Debuting in 1967's serial The Evil of the Daleks, she is a native of Victorian England. She was a companion of the Second Doctor throughout the show's fifth season, joining him after the death of her father at the hands of the Daleks. She was characterised as timid, and was known for screaming upon encountering monsters, though she also has moments where she is capable of facing danger; additionally, she is characterised as being inquisitive and observant. Victoria was written out of the series in the 1968 serial Fury from the Deep after the actress chose to leave at the end of her contract, though Watling would later reprise the role in various Doctor Who spin-off media.
Due to the departure of companions Ben and Polly from the series, the production team sought to fill the gap with another character. Though initially planning to use a character from the 1967 serial The Faceless Ones, those plans fell through, and the character of Victoria from the subsequent serial, The Evil of the Daleks, was selected to act as a companion instead. Watling was hired due to producer Innes Lloyd being impressed with her work as the titular character in the production Alice. Victoria as a character has been viewed as lacking agency compared to other characters in the series, with critics describing her as being passive and lacking in strong impact.
Doctor Who is a long-running British science-fiction television series that began in 1963. It stars its protagonist, The Doctor, an alien who travels through time and space in a ship known as the TARDIS, as well as their travelling companions. When the Doctor dies, they are able to undergo a process known as "regeneration", completely changing the Doctor's appearance and personality. Throughout their travels, the Doctor often comes into conflict with various alien species and antagonists.
Victoria first appears in the 1967 serial The Evil of the Daleks. She is the daughter of widowed scientist Edward Waterfield (John Bailey), who in 1866 is experimenting with time travel and has attracted the attention of the Daleks. The Daleks take Victoria prisoner to ensure Waterfield's collaboration, and upon Waterfield's death, he asks the Second Doctor (Patrick Troughton) and Jamie McCrimmon (Frazer Hines) to take care of her. Victoria subsequently joins the pair in travelling in the TARDIS.
A teenager from England in the 1860s, Victoria is characterised as being timid, often relying on fellow companion Jamie McCrimmon to get out of tough scrapes. She has a "prim" personality due to her time period of origin, retaining a "demureness" throughout her appearances in the series. Despite being known for screaming when encountering monsters, Victoria is also characterised as being capable of facing danger and is also very inquisitive and observant. Victoria longs to settle down in one place, though she has nothing left for her at home and has become too acclimatized to travel with the Doctor to return to her home time. During her time on the TARDIS, she adopts a father-like bond with the Second Doctor and an almost sibling-like bond with Jamie.
Victoria subsequently appears in several serials, aiding the Doctor and Jamie in confronting several antagonists, including the Cybermen, the Yeti, and the Ice Warriors. Eventually, during the 1968 serial Fury from the Deep, she encounters a weed creature at an oil rig in the 20th century United Kingdom. Her high pitched screams overwhelm the creature and destroy it, but after its defeat, Victoria elects to stay behind in the 20th century, being adopted by a family who lived nearby.
Victoria appears in various novels, audio dramas, and comics for the series. Additionally, she appears in the 1995 spin-off film Downtime and the 1993 Children in Need special Dimensions in Time.
Victoria was introduced in the 1967 serial The Evil of the Daleks. She was named after both her time period of origin (Victorian England) and the name of script editor Gerry Davis's eldest daughter. Due to the departure of Ben and Polly (Michael Craze and Anneke Wills) as companions in the prior serial, 1967's The Faceless Ones, the production team sought a new companion to fill the gap left behind. Originally, the team had wanted to use the character of Samantha Briggs from the latter serial, though her actress, Pauline Collins, declined the offer of a recurring role. As a result, Victoria was used to fill the gap instead.