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Doctor Who Companions: Jo Grant

MeMeMeIMeMeMeI Posts: 990
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Doctor Who Companions: Jo Grant

In Doctor Who, there are still many companions that are completely overlooked, or even heard of. Jo Grant is definitely one of the overlooked companions in Doctor Who. She may not have been as brilliant in science as Liz Shaw was, but her bubbly personality, and the ability to even make the Doctor cheer up makes up for that in epic proportion.
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Yes the days when the doctor had proper companions:)

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    gboygboy Posts: 4,989
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    Jo was a fun companion, and Katy's always been passionate about her involvement with the show. It was great seeing in the Sarah Jane Adventures a couple of years ago - she was exactly how I imagined Jo would be after all these years.
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    human naturehuman nature Posts: 13,352
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    I don't know why, but I find it heart-warming that Katy Manning and Stewart Bevan (who played Clifford Jones in 'The Green Death' and was Katy's real-life boyfriend at the time) are still close friends after all these years.
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    Granny McSmithGranny McSmith Posts: 19,622
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    I don't get what that extract means. In what way is Jo Grant overlooked?
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    JethrykJethryk Posts: 1,355
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    Granny McSmith wrote: »
    I don't get what that extract means. In what way is Jo Grant overlooked?


    Agree.

    I've always thought that Jo was one of the more memorable and well regarded companions.
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    dancing.queendancing.queen Posts: 14,090
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    Jo, Sarah Jane, Susan, Leila and Mel are the only original companions that I have even heard of.
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    chuffnobblerchuffnobbler Posts: 10,772
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    There is no way that Jo Grant could be called "overlooked".
    Dodo is overlooked. Jo is not overlooked.
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    MeMeMeIMeMeMeI Posts: 990
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    chuffnobbler wrote: »
    There is no way that Jo Grant could be called "overlooked".
    Dodo is overlooked. Jo is not overlooked.

    If they don't re-show older episodes it is just a matter of time that people who remember them pass on.
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    adams66adams66 Posts: 3,945
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    MeMeMeI wrote: »
    If they don't re-show older episodes it is just a matter of time that people who remember them pass on.

    What? :confused:

    Is Charlie Chaplin an overlooked comedian just because they don't show his films on TV?? Is Henry VIII an overlooked King because his portraits aren't paraded around the country?

    There's hundreds of ways that Jo Grant is remembered and is not overlooked - DVDs, books, magazines, conventions etc etc...
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    ThrombinThrombin Posts: 9,416
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    I agree, Jo Grant is not only not overlooked but she actually appeared in Sarah Jane Adventures.

    Of course Big Finish does a good job of keeping quite a few of the old companions alive and kicking. Over the years they've featured Nyssa, Tegan, Turlough, Romana I, Romana II, Jo, Sarah Jane, Ian Chesterton, Steven Taylor, Zoe, Jaime, Leela, K9, Liz, Sara Kingdom, Peri, Mel and Ace (just off the top of my head)
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    CoalHillJanitorCoalHillJanitor Posts: 15,634
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    chuffnobbler wrote: »
    There is no way that Jo Grant could be called "overlooked".
    Dodo is overlooked. Jo is not overlooked.

    Poor Dodo, her destiny written in her name. :( She was the last of a dying species of companions, the basically sexless girl, soon to be replaced by the hip dollybird Duchess.
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    TRT1968TRT1968 Posts: 2,166
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    CoalHillJanitor wrote: »
    Poor Dodo, her destiny written in her name. :( She was the last of a dying species of companions, the basically sexless girl, soon to be replaced by the hip dollybird Duchess.

    Receives an honourable mention in the novel The Last Dodo, though. :)
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    JohnnyForgetJohnnyForget Posts: 24,061
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    dancing.queen wrote: »
    Jo, Sarah Jane, Susan, Leila and Mel are the only original companions that I have even heard of.

    You've got a lot of DVDs to watch.
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 90
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    I would say one of the SEXIEST, lol. And apparently even more so in real life.
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    Shawn_LunnShawn_Lunn Posts: 9,353
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    Jo isn't overlooked but she's bloody fantastic though.

    One of my favorites.
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    bigheatherbigheather Posts: 694
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    Jo's meeting the Doctor again in the Sarah Jane Adventures was both an utter joy and very moving.
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    DavetheScotDavetheScot Posts: 16,623
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    I've not seen all Jo's stories, but she's excellent in those I have seen - even in those I don't otherwise like. A far-from-forgotten companion, and rightly so.
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    TalmaTalma Posts: 10,520
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    Even apart from her appearance in the SJA I would think Jo was one of the more memorable companions to anyone not there at the time and Liz not so much. If anyone's been 'overlooked' of the early companions it's Polly (with ot without Ben).
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    shandersshanders Posts: 5,907
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    dancing.queen wrote: »
    Jo, Sarah Jane, Susan, Leila and Mel are the only original companions that I have even heard of.

    Surprised Mel is in that list!!
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    sweetazkandisweetazkandi Posts: 2,568
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    shanders wrote: »
    Surprised Mel is in that list!!

    I thought that too but then perhaps it's down to the fact she was quite possibly the most irritating companions that they've heard of Mel :)
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    elven62elven62 Posts: 396
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    Jo and Sarah Jane were the two companions I grew up with and loved on Who..I definitely don't think Jo is overlooked..I tend to think of her first if thinking of Pertwee and Sarah Jane with Tom Baker funnily enough. I love Jo!

    Incidentally in today's Glasgow Herald there is a picture of a number of twins all starting at a local primary school. One pair is named Sarah Jane and Teagan (and yes that is how they spelled the latter - maybe they felt adding the a would make it less obvious they were Whovians :) ). Nice though.
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    ThrombinThrombin Posts: 9,416
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    Thrombin wrote: »
    Of course Big Finish does a good job of keeping quite a few of the old companions alive and kicking. Over the years they've featured Nyssa, Tegan, Turlough, Romana I, Romana II, Jo, Sarah Jane, Ian Chesterton, Steven Taylor, Zoe, Jaime, Leela, K9, Liz, Sara Kingdom, Peri, Mel and Ace (just off the top of my head)

    I forgot Susan.

    Can anyone remember any others that Big Finish have featured? I don't count Frobisher :D
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    human naturehuman nature Posts: 13,352
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    Vicki, Victoria and the UNIT gang can be added to the list.
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    ThrombinThrombin Posts: 9,416
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    human nature wrote: »
    Vicki, Victoria and the UNIT gang can be added to the list.

    How could I forget UNIT :rolleyes:
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