Day 161: The Faceless Ones Episode 5

So who do we get to replace Ben and Polly? The answer appears to be obvious, throughout this story we have made the acquaintance of a lovely young girl called Sam Briggs. She's feisty, as she's not afraid to fight Jamie if it comes to it. She also plays off Troughton well, being a spunky young sidekick to his older uncle, however she will not be a companion. It's interesting to note this, as it's the polar opposite of how Jamie was introduced. There, he was a minor character in a story that was inexplicably added to the TARDIS crew, but here we have a major character who is so obviously being built up to be the next companion, and yet the actress hasn't already been hired to be the next companion. It means that the character comes across as odd, feeling like something more was meant for her that never fully materialised.