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Doctor Who Recurring Characters

All recurring Doctor Who characters, defining recurring as 'having appeared in more than 1 story of Doctor Who (2005+)' - so, not characters who appear in just a single 2-parter. Also, characters who recur only exclusively by reusing old footage don't count. "Utopia", "The Sound Of Drums" and "Last Of The Timelords" (Series 3), as well as "Extremis", "The Pyramid At The End Of The World" and "The Lie Of The Land" (Series 10) are being considered 3-parters and therefore single stories. Doctor Who: Flux (Series 13) is being treated as 6 distinct stories. The episodes of their first and last appearances and the number of their appearances (episodes, not stories) are included. Appearance numbers with '+' acknowledge that the character has also appeared in spin-offs (specifically Torchwood, SJA or Class). The answers are in order of first appearance. Main companions are highlighted green.
Characters from Series 1 (2005) to the Series 13 specials (2022)
Only characters with multiple appearances over different stories
Not taking into account mini-episodes, series prequels, or spin-offs, etc.
Actively excluding: Santa Claus, The Priest Triangle, Passenger, Ritskaw, Kragar, unnamed recurring newsreaders, unnamed Division Ood
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First Episode
Last Episode
Appearances
Answer
"Rose" Series 1 Episode 1
"The Day Of The Doctor" Series 7 Special
35
Rose Tyler
"Rose" Series 1 Episode 1
"The End Of Time Part 2" Series 4 Special
14
Jackie Tyler
"Rose" Series 1 Episode 1
"The End Of Time Part 2" Series 4 Special
16
Mickey Smith
"Rose" Series 1 Episode 1
-
175+
The Doctor
"The End Of The World" Series 1 Episode 2
"Gridlock" Series 3 Episode 3
4
The Face Of Boe
"The End Of The World" Series 1 Episode 2
"New Earth" Series 2 Episode 1
2
Cassandra O'Brien.Δ17
"The Unquiet Dead" Series 1 Episode 3
"The Wedding Of River Song" Series 6 Episode 13
2
Charles Dickens
"Aliens Of London" Series 1 Episode 4
"The End Of Time Part 1" Series 4 Special
8+
Trinity Wells (Reporter)
"Aliens Of London" Series 1 Episode 4
"The Stolen Earth" Series 4 Episode 12
4
Harriet Jones
"Aliens Of London" Series 1 Episode 4
"Boom Town" Series 1 Episode 11
3
Blon Fel-Fotch Passameer-Day Slitheen (Margaret Blaine)
"Dalek" Series 1 Episode 6
"The Long Game" Series 1 Episode 7
2
Adam Mitchell
"Father's Day" Series 1 Episode 8
"Doomsday" Series 2 Episode 13
4
Pete Tyler
"The Empty Child" Series 1 Episode 9
"Revolution Of The Daleks" Series 12 Special
13+
Captain Jack Harkness
"New Earth" Series 2 Episode 1
"Gridlock" Series 3 Episode 3
2
Novice Hame
"School Reunion" Series 2 Episode 3
"The End Of Time Part 2" Series 4 Special
4+
Sarah Jane Smith
"School Reunion" Series 2 Episode 3
"Journey's End" Series 4 Episode 13
2+
K9
"Rise Of The Cybermen" Series 2 Episode 5
"Doomsday" Series 2 Episode 13
3
Jake Simmonds
"Army of Ghosts" Series 2 Episode 12
"Evolution of the Daleks" Series 3 Episode 5
4
Dalek Sec
"Army of Ghosts" Series 2 Episode 12
"Journey's End" Series 4 Episode 13
6
Dalek Caan
"Army of Ghosts" Series 2 Episode 12
"Evolution of the Daleks" Series 3 Episode 5
4
Dalek Thay
"Army of Ghosts" Series 2 Episode 12
"Evolution of the Daleks" Series 3 Episode 5
4
Dalek Jast
"Doomsday" Series 2 Episode 13
"The End Of Time Part 2" Series 4 Special
17
Donna Noble
"The Runaway Bride" Series 2 Special
"The End Of Time Part 2" Series 4 Special
9
Sylvia Noble
"The Runaway Bride" Series 2 Special
"The End Of Time Part 2" Series 4 Special
2
Nerys
"Smith and Jones" Series 3 Episode 1
"The End Of Time Part 2" Series 4 Special
19+
Martha Jones
"Smith and Jones" Series 3 Episode 1
"Last Of The Timelords" Series 3 Episode 13
4
Tish Jones
"Smith and Jones" Series 3 Episode 1
"Last Of The Timelords" Series 3 Episode 13
4
Leo Jones
"Smith and Jones" Series 3 Episode 1
"Journey's End" Series 4 Episode 13
7
Francine Jones
"Smith and Jones" Series 3 Episode 1
"Last Of The Timelords" Series 3 Episode 13
3
Clive Jones
"Smith and Jones" Series 3 Episode 1
"Turn Left" Series 4 Episode 11
2
Oliver Morgenstern
"The Shakespeare Code" Series 3 Episode 2
"The Day Of The Doctor" Series 7 Special
2
Queen Elizabeth I
"42" Series 3 Episode 7
"The Sound Of Drums" Series 3 Episode 12
2
Miss Dexter
"Utopia" Series 3 Episode 11
"The Power Of The Doctor" Series 13 Special
25
The Master / Missy
"The Sound Of Drums" Series 3 Episode 12
"The End Of Time Part 1" Series 4 Special
3
Lucy Saxon
"Last Of The Time Lords" Series 3 Episode 13
"The End Of Time Part 1" Series 4 Special
2
Miss Trefusis
"Voyage Of The Damned" Series 3 Special
"The End Of Time Part 2" Series 4 Special
2
Alonso Frame
"Voyage Of The Damned" Series 3 Special
"The End Of Time Part 2" Series 4 Special
9
Wilfred Mott
"Planet Of The Ood" Series 4 Episode 3
"The End Of Time Part 2" Series 4 Special
4
Ood Sigma
"The Sontaran Stratagem" Series 4 Episode 4
"Turn Left" Series 4 Episode 11
2
Private Carl Harris (Greyhound Fifteen)
"Silence In The Library" Series 4 Episode 8
"The Husbands of River Song" Series 9 Special
15
River Song
"Turn Left" Series 4 Episode 11
"Planet Of The Dead" Series 4 Special
2
Captain Erisa Magambo
"The Stolen Earth" Series 4 Episode 12
"The End Of Time Part 2" Series 4 Special
3+
Luke Smith
"The Stolen Earth" Series 4 Episode 12
"The Magician's Apprentice" Series 9 Episode 1
2
The Shadow Architect
"The Stolen Earth" Series 4 Episode 12
"The Witch's Familiar" Series 9 Episode 2
4
Davros
"The End Of Time Part 1" Series 4 Special
"Hell Bent" Series 9 Episode 12
3
Rassilon
"The End Of Time Part 2" Series 4 Special
"Hell Bent" Series 9 Episode 12
2
The Woman
"The Eleventh Hour" Series 5 Episode 1
"The Time Of The Doctor" Series 7 Special
34
Amy Pond
"The Eleventh Hour" Series 5 Episode 1
"The Angels Take Manhattan" Series 7 Episode 5
27
Rory Williams
"The Beast Below" Series 5 Episode 2
"The Pandorica Opens" Series 5 Episode 12
2
Liz 10
"The Beast Below" Series 5 Episode 2
"The Wedding Of River Song" Series 6 Episode 13
4
Winston Churchill
"Victory Of The Daleks" Series 5 Episode 3
"The Pandorica Opens" Series 5 Episode 12
2
Dr Edwin Bracewell
"Victory Of The Daleks" Series 5 Episode 3
"A Good Man Goes To War" Series 6 Episode 7
2
Danny Boy
"The Hungry Earth" Series 5 Episode 8
"The Wedding Of River Song" Series 6 Episode 13
3
Dr Malohkeh
"Vincent And The Doctor" Series 5 Episode 10
"The Pandorica Opens" Series 5 Episode 12
2
Vincent Van Gogh
"The Lodger" Series 5 Episode 11
"Closing Time" Series 6 Episode 12
2
Craig Owens
"The Lodger" Series 5 Episode 11
"Closing Time" Series 6 Episode 12
2
Sophie
"The Pandorica Opens" Series 5 Episode 12
"The Wedding Of River Song" Series 6 Episode 13
3
Dorium Maldovar
"Day Of The Moon" Series 6 Episode 2
"The Wedding Of River Song" Series 6 Episode 13
7
Madame Kovarian
"The Curse Of The Black Spot" Series 6 Episode 3
"A Good Man Goes To War" Series 6 Episode 7
2
Captain Henry Avery
"The Curse Of The Black Spot" Series 6 Episode 3
"A Good Man Goes To War" Series 6 Episode 7
2
Toby Avery
"A Good Man Goes To War" Series 6 Episode 7
"Deep Breath" Series 8 Episode 1
5
Madame Vastra
"A Good Man Goes To War" Series 6 Episode 7
"Deep Breath" Series 8 Episode 1
5
Jenny Flint
"A Good Man Goes To War" Series 6 Episode 7
"Deep Breath" Series 8 Episode 1
5
Strax
"Let's Kill Hitler" Series 6 Episode 8
"The Wedding Of River Song" Series 6 Episode 13
2
The Teselecta
"Asylum Of The Daleks" Series 7 Episode 1
"Twice Upon A Time" Series 10 Special
38
Clara Oswald
"Dinosaurs On A Spaceship" Series 7 Episode 2
"The Power Of Three" Series 7 Episode 4
2
Brian Williams
"The Power Of Three" Series 7 Episode 4
"The Power Of The Doctor"
Series 13 Special
9
Kate Stewart
"The Snowmen" Series 7 Special
"The Name Of The Doctor" Series 7 Episode 14
3
The Great Intelligence / Dr Simeon
"The Bells Of Saint John" Series 7 Episode 7
"The Name Of The Doctor" Series 7 Episode 14
4
Angie Maitland
"The Bells Of Saint John" Series 7 Episode 7
"The Name Of The Doctor" Series 7 Episode 14
4
Artie Maitland
"The Rings Of Akhaten" Series 7 Episode 8
"The Time Of The Doctor" Series 7 Special
2
Dave Oswald
"The Day Of The Doctor" Series 7 Special
"Hell Bent" Series 9 Episode 12
2
General Kenossium
"The Day Of The Doctor" Series 7 Special
"The Zygon Inversion" Series 9 Episode 8
4
Petronella Osgood
"Deep Breath" Series 8 Episode 1
"Kill The Moon" Series 8 Episode 7
4
Courtney Woods
"Into The Dalek" Series 8 Episode 2
"Dark Water" Series 8 Episode 11
3+
Headmaster Frank Armitage
"Into The Dalek" Series 8 Episode 2
"Last Christmas" Series 8 Special
11
Danny Pink
"Into The Dalek" Series 8 Episode 2
"Twice Upon A Time" Series 10 Special
2
Rusty
"The Caretaker" Series 8 Episode 6
"Death In Heaven" Series 8 Episode 12
3
Seb
"Flatline" Series 8 Episode 9
"Face The Raven" Series 9 Episode 10
2
Rigsy
"Death In Heaven" Series 8 Episode 12
"Survivors of the Flux" Series 13 Episode 5
2
Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart
"The Magician's Apprentice" Series 9 Episode 1
"Hell Bent" Series 9 Episode 12
2
High Priestess Ohila
"The Magician's Apprentice" Series 9 Episode 1
"The Zygon Invasion" Series 9 Episode 7
2
Jac
"The Girl Who Died" Series 9 Episode 5
"Hell Bent" Series 9 Episode 12
4
Ashildr / Lady Me
"The Husbands Of River Song" Series 9 Special
"Twice Upon A Time" Series 10 Special
15
Nardole
"The Pilot" Series 10 Episode 1
"Twice Upon A Time" Series 10 Special
13
Bill Potts
"The Pilot" Series 10 Episode 1
"The Doctor Falls" Series 10 Episode 12
2
Heather
"The Pilot" Series 10 Episode 1
"Extremis" Series 10 Episode 6
2
Moira
"The Woman Who Fell To Earth" Series 11 Episode 1
"Revolution Of The Daleks" Series 12 Special
22
Ryan Sinclair
"The Woman Who Fell To Earth" Series 11 Episode 1
"Revolution Of The Daleks" Series 12 Special
5
Grace O'Brien
"The Woman Who Fell To Earth" Series 11 Episode 1
"The Power Of The Doctor"
Series 13 Special
23
Graham O'Brien
"The Woman Who Fell To Earth" Series 11 Episode 1
"The Power Of The Doctor"
Series 13 Special
31
Yasmin Khan
"The Woman Who Fell To Earth" Series 11 Episode 1
"Eve Of The Daleks" Series 13 Special
2
Karl Wright
"The Woman Who Fell To Earth" Series 11 Episode 1
"The Battle Of Ranskoor Av Kolos" Series 11 Episode 10
2
T'zim-Sha
"The Woman Who Fell To Earth" Series 11 Episode 1
"Spyfall Part 1" Series 12 Episode 1
2
Ramesh Sunder
"The Woman Who Fell To Earth" Series 11 Episode 1
"Can You Hear Me?" Series 12 Episode 7
2
Gabriel
"Arachnids In The UK" Series 11 Episode 4
"Revolution Of The Daleks" Series 12 Special
2
Jack Robertson
"Arachnids In The UK" Series 11 Episode 4
"Spyfall Part 1" Series 12 Episode 1
3
Najia Khan
"Arachnids In The UK" Series 11 Episode 4
"Once, Upon Time" Series 13 Episode 3
6
Sonya Khan
"Arachnids In The UK" Series 11 Episode 4
"Spyfall Part 1" Series 12 Episode 1
3
Hakim Khan
"Spyfall Part 1" Series 12 Episode 1
"Can You Hear Me?" Series 12 Episode 7
2
Tibo
"The Haunting Of Villa Diodati" Series 12 Episode 8
"The Power Of The Doctor"
Series 13 Special
4
The Lone Cyberman / Ashad
"The Timeless Children" Series 12 Episode 10
"Survivors Of The Flux" Series 13 Episode 5
3
Tecteun
"The Halloween Apocalypse" Series 13 Episode 1
"The Vanquishers" Series 13 Episode 6
5
Joseph Williamson
"The Halloween Apocalypse" Series 13 Episode 1
"The Power Of The Doctor"
Series 13 Special
9
Dan Lewis
"The Halloween Apocalypse" Series 13 Episode 1
"Legend Of The Sea Devils" Series 13 Special
5
Diane
"The Halloween Apocalypse" Series 13 Episode 1
"The Vanquishers" Series 13 Episode 6
5
Swarm
"The Halloween Apocalypse" Series 13 Episode 1
"The Vanquishers" Series 13 Episode 6
5
Karvanista
"The Halloween Apocalypse" Series 13 Episode 1
"The Vanquishers" Series 13 Episode 6
6
Azure
"The Halloween Apocalypse" Series 13 Episode 1
"The Vanquishers" Series 13 Episode 6
3
Claire Brown
"The Halloween Apocalypse" Series 13 Episode 1
"The Power Of The Doctor"
Series 13 Special
7
Inston-Vee Vinder
"Once, Upon Time" Series 13 Episode 3
"The Vanquishers" Series 13 Episode 6
4
Bel
"Once, Upon Time" Series 13 Episode 3
"The Vanquishers" Series 13 Episode 6
3
The Grand Serpent
"Village Of The Angels" Series 13 Episode 4
"The Vanquishers" Series 13 Episode 6
3
Professor Eustacius Jericho
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