Doctor Who character
Barbara Wright
Barbara
Affiliated with	First Doctor
Race	Human
Home planet	Earth
Home era	1963
First appearance	An Unearthly Child
Last appearance	The Chase
Portrayed by	Jacqueline Hill Jennie Linden (film)

Barbara Wright is a fictional character in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who and a companion of the First Doctor. She was one of the programme's very first regulars and appeared in the bulk of its first two seasons from 1963-65, played by Jacqueline Hill. In the film version of one of the serials, Dr. Who and the Daleks (1965), Barbara was played by actress Jennie Linden, but with a very different personality and backstory — she is also a granddaughter of "Dr Who". Download high resolution version (462x604, 59 KB)Jacqueline Hill as Barbara Wright, from Doctor Who (publicity still) This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... The First Doctor is the name given to the first incarnation of the Doctor seen on screen in the long-running BBC television science-fiction series Doctor Who. ... This article is about modern humans. ... This article is about Earth as a planet. ... An Unearthly Child (also known as 100,000 BC, among other titles, see below) is a serial in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in four weekly parts from 23 November to 14 December 1963. ... The Chase is a serial in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in six weekly parts from May 22 to June 26, 1965. ... Jacqueline Hill Jacqueline Hill (born 17 December 1929, died 18 February 1993) is a British actress best known for her role as Barbara Wright in the BBC science fiction television series Doctor Who. ... Jennie Linden (born 8 December 1939 in Worthing) is an English film and television actress. ... Alice, a fictional character based on a real character from the work of Lewis Carroll. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Doctor Who is a long-running award-winning British science fiction television programme produced by the BBC. The series depicts the adventures of a mysterious time-traveller known as the Doctor who travels in his TARDIS (Time And Relative Dimension(s) In Space) time ship, which appears from the exterior... Companion, in the long-running BBC television science fiction programme Doctor Who and related works, is a term used to describe a character who travels with and shares the adventures of the Doctor. ... The First Doctor is the name given to the first incarnation of the Doctor seen on screen in the long-running BBC television science-fiction series Doctor Who. ... Jacqueline Hill Jacqueline Hill (born 17 December 1929, died 18 February 1993) is a British actress best known for her role as Barbara Wright in the BBC science fiction television series Doctor Who. ... Dr. Who and the Daleks (1965) was the first of two Doctor Who films made in the 1960s, and was followed by Daleks - Invasion Earth 2150 AD. The film features Peter Cushing as Dr. Who, Roberta Tovey as Susan, Jennie Linden as Barbara, and noted Carry On star Roy Castle... Jennie Linden (born 8 December 1939 in Worthing) is an English film and television actress. ... Dr. Who is a character in two films made by AARU Productions in the 1960s based on the long-running BBC television science-fiction series Doctor Who. ...

Character history

Barbara Wright is a history teacher at the Coal Hill School, working with science teacher Ian Chesterton. One of their students, Susan Foreman, the granddaughter of the Doctor, shows an unusually advanced knowledge of science and history. Attempting to solve the mystery of this "unearthly child", Ian and Barbara follow Susan back to a junkyard, where they hear her voice coming from what appears to be a police box. When they investigate further, they discover that the police box exterior hides the much larger interior of a time machine known as the TARDIS, and are whisked away on an adventure in time and space with the Doctor and Susan. The school sign as seen in Remembrance of the Daleks. ... Ian Chesterton is a fictional character in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who and a companion of the First Doctor. ... Susan Foreman is a fictional character in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ... A police box is a telephone kiosk or callbox for use by members of the police. ... The current TARDIS prop as seen at the BBC Wales reception in 2005. ...

Barbara is a strong-willed woman and provides a maternal figure to Susan. She is frequently the only person who can stand up to the First Doctor's cantankerous personality. The chemistry between Ian and herself is also evident, although the nature of their relationship is never made explicit in the television series.

In the serial The Aztecs, Barbara is hailed as the reincarnation of the ancient high priestess Yetaxa by the Aztec civilization. Despite the Doctor's protests that she cannot change history, she attempts to turn the Aztecs away from their practice of human sacrifice. In The Reign of Terror, she establishes a friendship with Leon Colbert and is distraught when he is killed. After many travels, Ian and Barbara eventually use a Dalek time machine to get home, albeit two years after their disappearance and presumably with much explaining to do to their friends and families. The Aztecs is a serial in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in 4 weekly parts from May 23 to June 13, 1964. ... It has been suggested that Mexica be merged into this article or section. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The Reign of Terror is a serial in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in six weekly parts from August 8 to September 12, 1964. ... The Daleks (pronounced DAH-lecks; IPA: ) are a fictional extraterrestrial race of mutants from the British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ...

Appearances in other media

Since 1994, the character has appeared in several Doctor Who novels from Virgin Publishing and BBC Books. In the BBC Books novel, The Face of the Enemy by David A. McIntee (1998), the story of Ian and Barbara, now married to each other, is picked up in the early 1970s. In this book, they have a young son named John. Many of the novels mention a 1980s pop star named Johnny Chester or Johnny Chess, intended to be the same character. Chess was idolised by the Seventh Doctor's companion Ace and was briefly married to the Fifth Doctor's companion Tegan. Virgin Books is the book publishing arm of Virgin Enterprises, the company originally set up by Richard Branson as a record company. ... BBC Books is the book publishing division of BBC Worldwide, the commercial subsidiary of the British Broadcasting Corporation. ... The Face of the Enemy is a BBC Books original novel written by David A. McIntee and based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ... David A. McIntee is a British writer. ... -1... Ace (given name Dorothy) is a fictional character played by Sophie Aldred in the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ... The Fifth Doctor is the name given to the fifth incarnation of the Doctor seen on screen in the long-running BBC television science-fiction series Doctor Who. ... Tegan Jovanka is a fictional character played by Janet Fielding in the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ...

In the novelisation Doctor Who in an Exciting Adventure with the Daleks by David Whitaker, Barbara and Susan have just been in a car accident when they first meet Ian. After entering the TARDIS, the remainder of the story largely follows the events of The Daleks. The Daleks (also known as The Mutants, among other titles, see below) is a serial in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast weekly from 21 December 1963 to 1 February 1964. ... David Whitaker (1928 - February 4, 1980) helped create the British science fiction television series Doctor Who and served as the series first script editor. ...

In the movie Dr. Who and the Daleks, Barbara is Susan's older sister, the grand-daughter of the eccentric human scientist Dr. Who, and girlfriend of the bumbling Ian Chesterton. In Daleks - Invasion Earth 2150 AD Barbara is replaced by Louise, who serves much the same role. No mention is made as to the fate of Barbara. Dr. Who and the Daleks (1965) was the first of two Doctor Who films made in the 1960s, and was followed by Daleks - Invasion Earth 2150 AD. The film features Peter Cushing as Dr. Who, Roberta Tovey as Susan, Jennie Linden as Barbara, and noted Carry On star Roy Castle... Daleks - Invasion Earth 2150 AD (1966) is the second of two films based upon the television series Doctor Who. ... This is a list of fictional characters who were companions of the Doctor, in various spin-off media based on the long-running British science fiction television series, Doctor Who. ...

Jacqueline Hill returned to the series in 1980, guest starring in the Fourth Doctor serial Meglos as the priestess Lexa. The Fourth Doctor is the name given to the fourth incarnation of the Doctor seen on screen in the long-running BBC television science-fiction series Doctor Who. ... Meglos is a serial in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in four weekly parts from September 27 to October 18, 1980. ...

List of appearances

Television

Season 1

• An Unearthly Child
• The Daleks
• The Edge of Destruction
• Marco Polo
• The Keys of Marinus
• The Aztecs
• The Sensorites
• The Reign of Terror

Season 2

• Planet of Giants
• The Dalek Invasion of Earth
• The Rescue
• The Romans
• The Web Planet
• The Crusade
• The Space Museum
• The Chase

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Films

• Dr. Who and the Daleks

Dr. Who and the Daleks (1965) was the first of two Doctor Who films made in the 1960s, and was followed by Daleks - Invasion Earth 2150 AD. The film features Peter Cushing as Dr. Who, Roberta Tovey as Susan, Jennie Linden as Barbara, and noted Carry On star Roy Castle...

Audio dramas

Doctor Who Unbound series (outside normal Doctor Who canonicity)

• Deadline

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Novels

Virgin Missing Adventures

• Venusian Lullaby by Paul Leonard
• The Sorcerer's Apprentice by Christopher Bulis
• The Plotters by Gareth Roberts

Past Doctor Adventures

• The Face of the Enemy
• The Witch Hunters by Steve Lyons
• City at World's End by Christopher Bulis
• Byzantium! by Keith Topping
• The Eleventh Tiger by David A. McIntee
• The Time Travellers by Simon Guerrier

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Short stories

• "Brief Encounter" by David Bishop (Doctor Who Magazine #169)
• "The Book of Shadows" by Jim Mortimore (Decalog)
• "The Nine-Day Queen" by Matt Jones (Decalog 2: Lost Property)
• "The Last Days" by Evan Pritchard (Rebecca Levene) (Short Trips)
• "Romans Cutaway" by David A. McIntee (More Short Trips)
• "Nothing at the End of the Lane (3 Parts)" by Daniel O'Mahony (Short Trips and Sidesteps)
• "The True and Indisputable Facts in the Case of the Ram’s Skull" by Mark Michalowski (Short Trips: Zodiac)
• "The Splintered Gate" by Justin Richards (Short Trips: Companions)
• "Distance" by Tara Samms (Short Trips: Companions)
• "A Long Night" by Alison Lawson (Short Trips: Companions)
• "Mire and Clay" by Gareth Wigmore (Short Trips: A Universe of Terrors)
• "The Thief of Sherwood" by Jonathan Morris (Short Trips: Past Tense)
• "White Man's Burden" by John Binns (Short Trips: Past Tense)
• "Every Day" by Stephen Fewell (Short Trips: A Christmas Treasury)
• "The Duke’s Folly" by Gareth Wigmore (Short Trips: Seven Deadly Sins)
• "Set in Stone" by Charles Auchterlonie and John Isles (Short Trips: The History of Christmas)
• "The Ruins of Time" by Philip Purser-Hallard (Short Trips: Time Signature)

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Comics

• "A Religious Experience" by Warwick Gray and Colin Andrew (Doctor Who Yearbook 1994)