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Though rarely if ever used in the narrative of Doctor Who itself, the term TARDIS team is sometimes used by fandom and documentaries to describe a particular group of travellers in the Doctor's TARDIS. (DOC: Doctor Who Explained) For instance, the "TARDIS team" in The Sensorites was comprised of the First Doctor, Susan, Ian and Barbara.

Precise definition is as difficult for this term as for that of companion since dramatic situations vary considerably. In a story like The Masque of Mandragora, it's perfectly obvious that the only TARDIS travellers are the Fourth Doctor and Sarah, so they're the "TARDIS team". But when Sarah comes back after her tenure was over, things get tricky. In both The Five Doctors and School Reunion she's not really a part of the incumbent "TARDIS team", but she's still generally regarded as a companion in those episodes. Equally, during the Third Doctor's exile on Earth, was it even possible to have a "TARDIS team", since the TARDIS was on the fritz?

Regardless of these complexities, it is usually possible to assert a definition for the "TARDIS team" in a particular story.

List of TARDIS teams/companion combinations[]

TARDIS teams are often defined by the current combination of companions and thus over the years these change. As companions stay for different lengths of time, sometimes a companion can be present in more than one combination, as shown below. Stories featuring both a companion departure and a companion introduction are counted toward both the outgoing and incoming teams.

No. (TV) Doctor Companion(s) No. of stories
(original run)[1]
* First Susan *
1 First Susan/Barbara/Ian 10
* First Barbara/Ian *
2 First Barbara/Ian/Vicki 6
3 First Steven/Vicki 4
4 First Steven/Katarina 2
5 First Steven/Sara 1
* First Steven/Oliver 3
6 First Steven 1
* First John/Gillian 31
* First Alan/George/Helen/Ida 1
* First Dot/Harroll/Jack 2
7 First Steven/Dodo 5
8 First Dodo 1
9 First Ben/Polly 3
10 Second Ben/Polly 1
11 Second Ben/Polly/Jamie 5
12 Second Jamie/Victoria 7
13 Second Jamie/Zoe 8
* Second Gillian/John 30
* Second Jamie 6
14 Third Liz/(The Brigadier/Benton/Yates) 4
15 Third Jo/(The Brigadier/Benton/Yates) 15
* Third Arnold 3
* Third Jason/Crystal/Zog 1
* Third Douglas *
16 Third Sarah Jane/(The Brigadier/Benton/Yates) 5
* Third Sarah Jane/Jeremy 2
17 Fourth Sarah Jane/Harry 6
18 Fourth Sarah Jane 7
* Fourth Margaret 1
19 Fourth Leela 4
20 Fourth Leela/K9 Mark I 5
* Fourth Wibbsey TBA
* Fourth Wibbsey/Yates TBA
* Fourth "Ann Kelso" 8
* Fourth K9 Mark II *
21 Fourth (K9 Mark II)/Romana I 6
22 Fourth (K9 Mark II)/Romana II 7
* Fourth K9 Mark II/Sharon 10
23 Fourth K9 Mark II/Romana II/Adric 3
24 Fourth Adric 1
* Fourth Adric/K9 Mark III 5
25 Fourth Adric/Nyssa/Tegan 1
26 Fifth Adric/Nyssa/Tegan 6
* Fifth Nyssa *
* Fifth Justin 1
* Fifth Gus 3
* Fifth Maxwell Edison 1
* Fifth Nyssa/Brewster 4
* Fifth Nyssa/Hannah 3
27 Fifth Nyssa/Tegan 3
* Fifth Nyssa/Tegan/Marc 9
28 Fifth Nyssa/Tegan/Turlough 2
29 Fifth Tegan/Turlough 6
30 Fifth Tegan/Turlough/Kamelion 1
31 Fifth Turlough 1
32 Fifth Peri 2
* Fifth Peri/Erimem 12
* Fifth Abby 3
* Fifth Leela/Abby/Zara 3
33 Sixth Peri 9
* Sixth Peri/Joe TBA
* Sixth Frobisher 6
* Sixth Frobisher/Peri 8
* Sixth Grant 2
* Sixth Evelyn 13
* Sixth Evelyn/Brewster 3
* Sixth Jason/Crystal/Zog 2
* Sixth Chaudhry/Hoffman 3
* Sixth Charley 7
* Sixth Mila 3
* Sixth "Jamie" 4
* Sixth Jago/Litefoot 5
* Sixth Flip 6
* Sixth Constance 6
* Sixth Constance/Flip (TARDIS Gang) 7
34 Sixth Mel 2
35 Seventh Mel 4
36 Seventh Ace 9
* Seventh Frobisher 1
* Seventh Olla 1
* Seventh Ly-Chee 1
* Seventh Sarah Jane 1
* Seventh Ace/Raine 3
* Seventh Benny 9
* Seventh Benny/Ace 25
* Seventh Benny/Chris/Roz 12
* Seventh Chris/Roz 6
* Seventh Chris 4
* Seventh Ace/Hex 19
* Seventh Sally 1
* Seventh Sally/Lysandra 1
* Seventh Ace/Hex/Sally/Lysandra 3
* Seventh Ace/Hector 4
* Seventh Ace/Mel 9
* Seventh Mags TBA
* Seventh Klein 4
* Seventh Raine 1
* Seventh Klein/Will 3
* Seventh Catherine 1
37 Eighth Grace 1
* Eighth Stacy 1
* Eighth Stacy/Ssard 2
* Eighth Sam 17
* Eighth Sam/Fitz 8
* Eighth Fitz/Compassion 9
* Eighth Miranda 1
* Eighth Fitz/Anji 18
* Eighth Fitz/Anji/Trix 6
* Eighth Fitz/Trix 8
* Eighth Izzy 14
* Eighth Izzy/Fey 3
* Eighth Izzy/Kroton 2
* Eighth Fey/Destrii 2
* Eighth Destrii 3
* Eighth Samson/Gemma *
* Eighth Mary 4
* Eighth Charley 14
* Eighth Charley/C'rizz 14
* Eighth Lucie 21
* Eighth Tamsin 4
* Eighth Molly 5
* Eighth Molly/Liv 2
* Eighth Liv 8
* Eighth Liv/Helen 20
* Eighth Liv/Helen/Tania/Andy 16
* Eighth Josie 5
* Eighth Sheena 1
* Eighth Bliss 8
* War Fey, Ohila 1
* War Petrella 1
* War The Squire/Child Master 3
* War War Ollistra 3
* War War Ollistra/Kalan 2
* War War Ollistra/Leela 2
* War Cinder 1
38 Ninth Rose 5
39 Ninth Rose/Adam 2
40 Ninth Rose/Jack 3
* Ninth Rose/Jack/Tara 3
* Ninth Rose/Tara 2
41 Tenth Rose 8
42 Tenth Rose/Mickey 3
43 Tenth Martha 9
44 Tenth Donna 8
45 Tenth Donna/Martha 2
* Tenth Gabby TBA
* Tenth Gabby/Cindy TBA
* Tenth Gabby/Cindy/Noobis TBA
* Tenth Majenta 8
* Tenth Gisella 7
* Tenth Emily/Matthew 4
* Tenth Emily 2
* Tenth Heather 43
* Tenth Heather/Wolfie 13
* Tenth Anya/Mark 5
* Tenth Anya 4
46 Eleventh Amy 6
47 Eleventh Amy/Rory 18
48 Eleventh Kazran/Abigail 1
* Eleventh Amy/Rory/Kevin 3
* Eleventh Alice TBA
* Eleventh Alice/Jones 1
* Eleventh Alice/Jones/ARC 8
* Eleventh Alice/Daak/The Squire 4
* Eleventh Alice/Daak/The Squire/River 7
* Eleventh Alice/The Sapling 8
* Eleventh Decky 20
49 Eleventh Clara 10
50 Twelfth Clara 25
* Twelfth Jess/Devina/Lloyd/Maxwell 5
* Twelfth Hattie 2
* Twelfth Julie 1
* Twelfth Sonny/Val 1
* Twelfth Jata 6
* Twelfth Alex/Brandon 4
51 Twelfth Nardole 1
* Twelfth The Ghost/Lucy/Jennifer 1
52 Twelfth Bill 4
53 Twelfth Bill/Nardole 6
54 Twelfth Bill/Nardole/Missy 1
55 Thirteenth Graham/Ryan/Yaz (Team TARDIS) 22
56 Thirteenth Yaz 2
57 Thirteenth Yaz/Dan 9

Footnotes[]

  1. ā†‘ Indicates number of stories this TARDIS Team appeared in their original medium, not the number of adventures had.
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