A Conversation for Assistants in 'Doctor Who'
"Assistants"?
Peet (the Pedantic Punctuation Policeman, Muse of Lateral Programming Ideas, Eggcups-Spurtle-and-Spoonswinner, BBC Cheese Namer & Zaphodista) Started conversation May 23, 2008
I think you'll find the accepted term is "Companions". 
"Assistants"?
Smij - Formerly Jimster Posted May 29, 2008
Ah, but at least a few of them have been directly called 'assistant' - Jo Grant and Peri for starters.
"Assistants"?
Peet (the Pedantic Punctuation Policeman, Muse of Lateral Programming Ideas, Eggcups-Spurtle-and-Spoonswinner, BBC Cheese Namer & Zaphodista) Posted May 29, 2008
Jo *was* an assistant, hired by UNIT when he was Earth-bound, but she's an exception. The ones who traveled with him are more correctly called "Companions". His granddaughter was certainly more of a companion than an assistant...
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"Assistants"?
- 1: Peet (the Pedantic Punctuation Policeman, Muse of Lateral Programming Ideas, Eggcups-Spurtle-and-Spoonswinner, BBC Cheese Namer & Zaphodista) (May 23, 2008)
- 2: eloisa (May 26, 2008)
- 3: Smij - Formerly Jimster (May 29, 2008)
- 4: Peet (the Pedantic Punctuation Policeman, Muse of Lateral Programming Ideas, Eggcups-Spurtle-and-Spoonswinner, BBC Cheese Namer & Zaphodista) (May 29, 2008)
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