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Who is the longest serving companion?

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I'm guessing from the classic series that its Sarah Jane and from new who its Amy and Rose? :D

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    DiscoPDiscoP Posts: 5,932
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    I thought there was some debate about whether Jamie or Tegan were longer serving companions than Sarah Jane? Depending on how you measure it...
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    James FrederickJames Frederick Posts: 53,184
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    Technically Clara has she has been on almost if not every adventure he has since even before he took The TARDIS
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    Dr. LinusDr. Linus Posts: 6,445
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    It kind of depends on what you're including and what you mean by "longest". If you include Big Finish audios it's all very tricky to work out. But for simplicity's sake, let's just say the TV series, in which case:

    Longest running as a regular - Tegan (1981-1984).
    Longest running including guest spots - Sarah Jane (1974-2010).
    Most episodes - Jamie (over 100 episodes).
    Longest within the show - unknown. Probably one of Amy and Rory, Romana, or Sarah Jane.
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    JohnnyForgetJohnnyForget Posts: 24,061
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    Amy and Rory were married for several years and still periodically travelling with the Doctor, so it could be said to be them. Again, it all depends how you measure it.
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    JohnnyForgetJohnnyForget Posts: 24,061
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    Of course, it could well be Romana. Time Lords and Ladies age at a much slower rate than humans, so for all we know she and the Doctor could have been travelling together for decades.
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    James FrederickJames Frederick Posts: 53,184
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    JohnnyForget wrote: »
    Amy and Rory were married for several years and still periodically travelling with the Doctor, so it could be said to be them. Again, it all depends how you measure it.

    From The Doctors POV he was going back and forth from them for over 300 years
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    Muttley76Muttley76 Posts: 97,888
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    Dr. Linus wrote: »
    It kind of depends on what you're including and what you mean by "longest". If you include Big Finish audios it's all very tricky to work out. But for simplicity's sake, let's just say the TV series, in which case:

    Longest running as a regular - Tegan (1981-1984).
    Longest running including guest spots - Sarah Jane (1974-2010).
    Most episodes - Jamie (over 100 episodes).
    Longest within the show - unknown. Probably one of Amy and Rory, Romana, or Sarah Jane.

    so like most things Who related: no clear consensus :p
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