Heather McCrimmon

Heather McCrimmon was a companion of the Tenth Doctor.

Biography
Heather was, in her native time, a history student at Edinburgh University. She joined the Doctor so that she could experience historical events first-hand for her history essay. (DWAM: The Chromosome Connection)

It is suggested she is a descendant of Jamie McCrimmon, a companion of the Second Doctor.

Heather was later joined in her adventures with the Doctor by Wolfgang Ryter.

During a return to Edinburgh University to meet her professor, she was led into a trap by the Mozhtratta. Heather was so affected by the Monzrhatta's machine that if she took a single trip in the TARDIS she would be ripped apart by time radiation, from which the TARDIS would normally have protected her. She gave an emotional goodbye to the Doctor, saying at least she was back at home. (DWAM: Dead-line)

In the years following her travels with the Doctor, Heather pursued a career in archaeology, and a freelance alien hunter by night like Wolfgang, with whom she was reunited four years after her travels with the Doctor ended. Both Heather and Wolfgang saw the Doctor one more time when he saved their lives and then departed, to check on Rose in 2005, and to face his regeneration. (DWAM: Lucky Heather)



Behind the scenes

 * Heather McCrimmon has the distinction of appearing in more individual stories -- approximately 50 -- than any other companion ever featured in Doctor Who comic strips, including those published in DWM and in the 1960s. Based on individual adventure count, she could be considered one of the Doctor's longest-serving companions, TV or spin-off.

Continuity

 * The World Shapers in Doctor Who Magazine, which featured a much older Jamie McCrimmon had implied that he died before having any descendants which suggessts that Heather was born after Jamie died so Heather could either be his grandaughter or great granddaughter.
 * In the order of publication, Heather became the Doctor's companion after Donna Noble. Given statements made in the post-Journey's End era regarding the Doctor refusing to take on ongoing companions after Donna, Heather's presence either violates TV continuity, or take place at some earlier point in the Tenth Doctor's life, likely between DW: Voyage of the Damned and Partners in Crime.
 * The Doctor only states that he was going to travel alone in "Planet of the Dead" and by that time he's lost both Heather, and Wolfgang, and possibly others, like Majenta Pryce, also, in the tenth Doctor's final comic strip in Doctor Who Adventures, Heather and Wolfgang mention it has been four years since Heather, and presumably Wolfgang, last saw The Doctor, and as he is about to face his regeneration we can place Heather and Wolgang's travels just after "Journey's End", but before "The Next Doctor" as all the specials, from "The Next Doctor" take place over 3/4 years, thus linking in Heather's statement, we can also link in the Doctor's statement about having "Lost companions" from "Planet of the Dead" and "The Next Doctor" As, at the time of "The Next Doctor" and "Planet of the Dead" both Heather, and Wolfgang, were both lost, to the Doctor as Wolfgang couldn't take travelling anymore and Heather couldn't travel with him as she was forced to stay on Earth because of jilted particles, that would result in her death if she travelled through time.

Creation
Heather was created by 10-year-old Joanne Hall in a competition sponsored by Doctor Who Adventures to create a new companion to appear in the magazine's comics.