Barnaby Edwards (in-universe)

Barnaby Edwards was a companion of the Doctor some time after his tenth incarnation.

Barnaby travelled with the Doctor for some time before leaving him when he fell in love. The Doctor entrusted him with a message for his former self. Barnaby encountered the Doctor again on his birthday while living in a care home. Barnaby was unaware that this was an incarnation of the Doctor who had yet to meet him. He gave him the message and then died. (COMIC: Old Friend)

Behind the scenes

 * The character shares his name with actor Barnaby Edwards, a longtime contributor to the Big Finish Productions audio dramas line, who also is one of the TV series' main Dalek operators. It is not confirmed whether the comic strip character was named in his honor as there are other individuals with this same name.