"Rose Tyler Rose Tyler is a fictional character portrayed by Billie Piper in the British science fiction television series ""Doctor Who"", and was created by series producer Russell T Davies. With the revival of ""Doctor Who"" in 2005, Rose was introduced as a new travelling companion of the series protagonist, the Doctor, in his ninth and tenth incarnations. The companion character, intended to act as an audience surrogate, was key in the first series to introduce new viewers to the mythos of ""Doctor Who"", which had not aired regularly since 1989. Piper received top billing alongside Christopher Eccleston and David"
"Jackie Tyler Jackie Tyler is a fictional character played by Camille Coduri in the British science fiction television series ""Doctor Who"". The character, a resident of contemporary London, is introduced in the first episode of the 2005 revival as the mother of Rose Tyler, a travelling companion of the alien time traveller the Doctor. Jackie is a recurring character during the 2005 and 2006 series of the show, and later makes one-off appearances in 2008 and 2010. The character has also appeared in expanded universe material such as the ""Doctor Who"" New Series Adventures novels and the ""Doctor Who Magazine"""
"Pete Tyler Pete Tyler is a fictional character in the British science fiction television series ""Doctor Who"", played by Shaun Dingwall. He is the father of the Doctor's companion Rose Tyler (Billie Piper) and first appears in the episode ""Father's Day"". Writer Paul Cornell incorporated characteristics of his own father whilst writing Pete. This episode reveals that Pete died during Rose's childhood; though she attempts to change her past both she and Pete eventually realise that for the good of humanity he has to die. Rose later takes inspiration from her father in a time of need. Though deceased in"
"considered for the role. Piper was announced as portraying Rose Tyler on 24 May, a character which fulfilled the role of permanent companion during the series, and was welcomed by fans of the show. Actress Georgia Moffett, daughter of Fifth Doctor actor Peter Davison and who would later appear as the title role in the fourth series episode ""The Doctor's Daughter"", also auditioned for the role. The original conception of Tyler was slightly different. Paul Abbott was scheduled to write an episode for the series which would have revealed that Rose's entire life had been manipulated by the Doctor in"
"given to Coduri whilst playing the role led to her being recognised frequently on the street. The actress commented that she also received ""heaps of fan mail, mostly from men"" which verged more on the ""respectful, romantic side than the drop-your-drawers side"". Jackie Tyler Jackie Tyler is a fictional character played by Camille Coduri in the British science fiction television series ""Doctor Who"". The character, a resident of contemporary London, is introduced in the first episode of the 2005 revival as the mother of Rose Tyler, a travelling companion of the alien time traveller the Doctor. Jackie is a recurring"
"in ""Rise of the Cybermen""/""The Age of Steel"", feeling that the writers had ""jettisoned all the subtlety that made us love him in 'Father's Day'"". Pete Tyler Pete Tyler is a fictional character in the British science fiction television series ""Doctor Who"", played by Shaun Dingwall. He is the father of the Doctor's companion Rose Tyler (Billie Piper) and first appears in the episode ""Father's Day"". Writer Paul Cornell incorporated characteristics of his own father whilst writing Pete. This episode reveals that Pete died during Rose's childhood; though she attempts to change her past both she and Pete eventually realise"
"Camille Coduri Camille Coduri (born 18 April 1965 in Wandsworth, London) is an English actress. She is best known for playing Jackie Tyler, the mother of Rose Tyler, in ""Doctor Who"", and also for her roles as Faith in ""Nuns on the Run"", Miranda in ""King Ralph"", and Dot Clapton, chambers secretary in ""Rumpole of the Bailey"". She is featured in the film comedies ""Hawks"" (1988), ""Nuns on the Run"" (1990) and ""King Ralph"" (1991). She has also appeared extensively on British television, appearing in guest roles in episodes of series such as ""Rumpole of the Bailey"", ""A Bit of"
"Camille Coduri Camille Coduri (born 18 April 1965 in Wandsworth, London) is an English actress. She is best known for playing Jackie Tyler, the mother of Rose Tyler, in ""Doctor Who"", and also for her roles as Faith in ""Nuns on the Run"", Miranda in ""King Ralph"", and Dot Clapton, chambers secretary in ""Rumpole of the Bailey"". She is featured in the film comedies ""Hawks"" (1988), ""Nuns on the Run"" (1990) and ""King Ralph"" (1991). She has also appeared extensively on British television, appearing in guest roles in episodes of series such as ""Rumpole of the Bailey"", ""A Bit of"
"Martha Jones Martha Jones is a fictional character played by Freema Agyeman in the long-running British science fiction television series ""Doctor Who"" and its spin-off series, ""Torchwood"". She is a companion of the Tenth Doctor in ""Doctor Who"", after Rose Tyler (Billie Piper). According to the character's creator and executive producer Russell T Davies in his non-fiction book """", the character was developed from the beginning with the intention of appearing for a whole of the 2007 series, and to later make guest appearances in subsequent series and crossover appearances in the show's two spin-offs; Martha subsequently made guest appearances"
"accepted the deal to produce the series alongside ""Casanova"". Davies' pitch for ""Doctor Who"" was the first one he wrote voluntarily; previously, he opted to outline concepts of shows to commissioning executives and offer to write the pilot episode because he felt that a pitch made him ""feel like [he's] killing the work"". The fifteen-page pitch outlined a Doctor who was ""your best friend; someone you want to be with all the time"", the 19-year-old Rose Tyler (Billie Piper) as a ""perfect match"" for the new Doctor, avoidance of the 40-year back story ""except for the good bits"", the retention"
"Mickey Smith Mickey Smith is a fictional character portrayed by Noel Clarke in the British science fiction television series ""Doctor Who"". The character is introduced as the ordinary, working class boyfriend of Rose Tyler (Billie Piper), a London shopgirl who becomes a travelling companion to the Ninth and Tenth incarnations of an alien Time Lord known as the Doctor. Mickey first appears in the first episode of the 2005 revival, ""Rose"". Initially someone who struggles in the face of danger, Mickey nevertheless acts as an Earth-based ally to the Doctor and Rose. In the second series he joins the pair"
"of their relationship to STEM. Martha Jones Martha Jones is a fictional character played by Freema Agyeman in the long-running British science fiction television series ""Doctor Who"" and its spin-off series, ""Torchwood"". She is a companion of the Tenth Doctor in ""Doctor Who"", after Rose Tyler (Billie Piper). According to the character's creator and executive producer Russell T Davies in his non-fiction book """", the character was developed from the beginning with the intention of appearing for a whole of the 2007 series, and to later make guest appearances in subsequent series and crossover appearances in the show's two spin-offs;"
"focus on the character of Rose Tyler and characters connected to her. For example, although Adam Mitchell was a companion by the standard definition, he appeared in only two episodes and was arguably a less significant part of the 2005 series than Rose's sometime boyfriend Mickey Smith, who was not technically a companion but appeared in five episodes (or six, including a brief appearance as a child in ""Father's Day""). Mickey later gained full-fledged companion status when he travelled in the TARDIS in the 2006 episode ""School Reunion"". In that episode, Sarah Jane Smith referred to Rose as the Doctor's"
"""the only one in the whole of Britain who could do it was you"". David Tennant had been offered the role of the Doctor when he was watching a pre-transmission copy of ""Casanova"" with Davies and Gardner. Tennant initially believed the offer was a joke, but after he realised they were serious, he accepted the role and first appeared in the series finale ""The Parting of the Ways"". Tennant was announced as Eccleston's replacement on 16 April 2005. Other recurring characters for the series included Camille Coduri as Rose's mother Jackie Tyler, and Noel Clarke as Rose's boyfriend Mickey Smith."
"he is joined by three companions: Donna Noble, Martha Jones and Jack Harkness. Actress and comedian Catherine Tate was cast as one-off companion Donna Noble for the Christmas special. At the end of the episode the character turns down the chance to travel in the TARDIS, however Tate later reprised her role and returned for a full series in the 2008 episode ""Partners in Crime"". Following the departure of Billie Piper as Rose Tyler at the end of series two, a new full-time companion was needed. On 5 July 2006 the BBC confirmed that Freema Agyeman would join the show"
"user to morally justify his use of it, and interacts with him in the shape of his future companion Rose Tyler (Billie Piper). Although acknowledging that she can do what the Doctor asks of her, she then sends the War Doctor into his future to meet the Tenth and Eleventh Doctors (David Tennant and Matt Smith respectively) to understand the sadness and regret they endured while continuing the good he failed to accomplish. Having witnessed his future selves prevent a Zygon conquest of Earth and the destruction of London, the War Doctor concludes that he must destroy Gallifrey, reflecting that"
"travelling companion Rose Tyler (Billie Piper) arrive in 1941 during the London Blitz, where they find that the city has been terrorised by a strange child in a gas mask repeatedly asking for his mother. The episode marks the first appearance of John Barrowman as Captain Jack Harkness, who would become a recurring character in ""Doctor Who"" and the lead character of the spin-off series ""Torchwood"". ""The Empty Child"" was watched by 7.11 million viewers in the UK. The two-part story has been cited by critics amongst the best of the show, and it won the 2006 Hugo Award for"
"later commented that the choice of Cardiff as the base for filming the series was the result of a combination of factors. She and Davies, who had worked together on the BBC drama series ""Casanova"" starring David Tennant, were both from Wales; the BBC was looking to move more of its productions away from London; and there was a good variety of filming locations in the area. The new series would comprise thirteen 45-minute-long episodes, with the first story titled ""Rose"" after the Doctor's new companion Rose Tyler. Unlike past seasons which used serial-style storytelling, the new series would have"
"appearing as Rose Tyler once again, her actual role is the consciousness of ""The Moment"", a super weapon, which takes on the form of Rose's ""Bad Wolf"" personality. On 15 May 2017, Big Finish Productions announced that Piper would return to the role of Rose Tyler alongside David Tennant as the Tenth Doctor in three new audio stories from Big Finish. One of the stories features Camille Coduri reprising her role as Rose's mother Jackie Tyler. These stories were released as on 23 November 2017, the 54th anniversary of ""Doctor Who"". On 27 November 2018, Big Finish announced a new"
"Her decision to leave had been made a year previously, but remained a secret until news of her departure became public. Although Piper was absent in the 2007 series, her character Rose was mentioned several times and seen in archive footage on some occasions. In November 2007, the BBC confirmed that she would reprise her role as Rose Tyler in the fourth series of ""Doctor Who"" for three episodes. Later, it was confirmed by Russell T. Davies in ""Doctor Who Magazine"" that this return had been planned since she left. It was also revealed in ""Doctor Who Confidential"" that Piper"
"from 1986–1996. Anneke Wills Anneke Wills (born Anna Katarina Willys, 20 October 1941) is an English actress, best known for her role as the Doctor Who companion Polly in the long-running BBC science fiction television series ""Doctor Who"". Wills's father, Alaric Willys, was a captain in the British Army. Her mother, Anna, was a housewife. Deciding she wanted to be an actress she studied drama at the Arts Educational School and RADA in London and quickly became one of the busiest actresses of her generation, early roles included an appearance as Roberta in the second TV version of ""The Railway"
"had made arrangements to return as Rose since she decided to leave. The series began in April 2008, and after several cameos, Piper made her official return as Rose in the series four final episodes ""Turn Left"", ""The Stolen Earth"", and ""Journey's End"". She did not initially state whether she would be reprising the role again. Interviewed on ""Doctor Who Confidential"", she commented that ""it's never really the end for the Doctor and Rose, but it's certainly the end for the foreseeable future"". She reprised her role as Rose Tyler in ""The End of Time"", the last of the 2008–2010"
"Anneke Wills Anneke Wills (born Anna Katarina Willys, 20 October 1941) is an English actress, best known for her role as the Doctor Who companion Polly in the long-running BBC science fiction television series ""Doctor Who"". Wills's father, Alaric Willys, was a captain in the British Army. Her mother, Anna, was a housewife. Deciding she wanted to be an actress she studied drama at the Arts Educational School and RADA in London and quickly became one of the busiest actresses of her generation, early roles included an appearance as Roberta in the second TV version of ""The Railway Children"" in"
"Davies was keen to bring Jackie back alongside Rose for future appearances. Reviewers generally reacted positively to the development of the character, though some identified unlikeable traits. Jackie is introduced in ""Rose"" (2005) as the late-thirties single mother of the episode's eponymous character, Rose Tyler (Billie Piper). After the Ninth Doctor (Christopher Eccleston) arrives at Jackie's flat in search of Rose, Jackie attempts to seduce him. She is later attacked by shop window dummies but is saved when Rose and the Doctor destroy the alien consciousness able to control plastic. When Rose returns to London, twelve months have passed; in"
"performances in ""Doctor Who"". Rose is introduced in the eponymous premiere episode of the 2005 series. There, she is saved from an Auton attack by the mysterious alien Time Lord known as the Doctor (Christopher Eccleston), and assists him in preventing an invasion of Earth. Subsequently, the Doctor invites Rose to be his travelling companion, taking her to the end of the world and giving her a ""superphone"" so she can remain in contact with her mother Jackie (Camille Coduri), and boyfriend Mickey (Noel Clarke). In their travels through time and space, Rose learns the importance of not tampering with"
"Doctor says ""Rule One: The Doctor lies"". This rule is 'repeated' by River herself in ""The Big Bang"", a future event in her own personal timeline. While activating the voice interface aboard the TARDIS, the Doctor is shown holograms of his former companions Rose Tyler (Billie Piper), Martha Jones (Freema Agyeman) and Donna Noble (Catherine Tate). He rejects these, as they all cause him guilt. He eventually settles on the young Amelia (Caitlin Blackwood), who also appears (in flashback scenes of Amy's past) interacting with a younger Mels and Rory. The young Amelia voice interface brings up ""fish fingers and"
"new viewers to watch. ""The Empty Child"" and ""The Doctor Dances"" won the 2006 Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation (Short Form). The Doctor Dances ""The Doctor Dances"" is the tenth episode of the first series of the British science fiction television programme ""Doctor Who"", which was first broadcast on BBC One on 28 May 2005. It is the second of a two-part story, following the broadcast of ""The Empty Child"" on 21 May. The episode is set in London in 1941. In the episode, the alien time traveller the Ninth Doctor (Christopher Eccleston), his travelling companion Rose Tyler (Billie"
"Doctor feign a romantic relationship in order to free Rose from possession by a creature that feeds on jealousy. Following the folding of AudioGO and Big Finish's acquisition of the new series license, Billie Piper and David Tennant reprised their roles as Rose Tyler and the Tenth Doctor in """". Coduri reprised her role as Jackie in the story titled ""Infamy of the Zaross"", due to be released in November 2017. In creating Rose as a new companion for the 2005 revival of ""Doctor Who"" executive producer and lead writer Russell T Davies felt that it would be necessary to"
"history, when she attempts to save the life of her father Pete Tyler (Shaun Dingwall), who had died when she was a baby. Throughout these journeys, she and the Doctor are haunted by two mysterious recurring words: 'Bad Wolf'. Rose, the Doctor, and new companion Captain Jack (John Barrowman) come to understand the meaning of this phrase when they encounter an unstoppable army of evil alien Daleks on the space station Satellite 5. To return to the Doctor after he sends her home to Earth in series finale ""The Parting of the Ways"", Rose tears open the console of the"
"or making fun of her. Many fans and critics noticed similarities between Clara and Billie Piper's Rose Tyler. Clara helps the Doctor recover at a dark point in his life, as Rose does during a much darker time; both companions lose a parent; each has a close relationship with the Doctor, who sees part of their childhood. The Doctor does the same thing to Clara in ""The Time of the Doctor"" (2013) as he does to Rose in ""The Parting of the Ways"" (2005) by sending her back home to keep her safe. It was widely expected that Coleman would"
"a new actor assumes the role. Tennant's portrayal of the Doctor is of an outwardly charismatic and charming adventurer whose likable and easygoing attitude can quickly turn to righteous fury when provoked. This incarnation's companions include working class shop assistant Rose Tyler (Billie Piper), medical student Martha Jones (Freema Agyeman), and fiery temp worker Donna Noble (Catherine Tate). He eventually parts ways with them all by the end of the 2008 series finale, ""Journey's End"", after which he attempts to travel alone for the duration of the 2008–2010 specials before being accompanied by Donna Noble's grandfather Wilfred Mott (Bernard Cribbins)"
"and Noel Clarke were also cast to play Rose's mother and boyfriend respectively; Davies wanted to include these characters to ""make her real"" and to ""give her a life"". Rose's family is also working-class, which had rarely been seen in companions on the show prior to ""Rose"". The episode name had gradually been shortened; in Davies's pitch it had been called ""Rose meets the Doctor, and the journey begins"", on his contract ""Rose Meets The Doctor"", and finally shortened to ""Rose"". Also changed from Davies's original pitch were the names of the supporting characters: Judy Tyler became Jackie Tyler, and"
"""what constitutes a Doctor Who companion is no longer clear"". During the Doctor's latest incarnations, his primary companions, such as Rose Tyler and Martha Jones, have fulfilled a distinct dramatic role, more significant than other, less-prominent TARDIS travellers such as Adam, Jack, and Mickey. The British press referred to Martha as the ""first ethnic minority companion in the 43-year television history of ""Doctor Who"""" and the ""first black assistant"", despite the presence of Mickey Smith in the previous season—including several episodes in which he travelled in the TARDIS with the Doctor. Similarly, some characters who appear to qualify as companions"