First Picture of The Doctor and his New Companion

The first picture of the Doctor and his new companion has been released.

I love Matt's vest and jacket, and I love that he still has his signature bow tie.

How exciting it must be for Jenna-Louise to be on the set of Doctor Who, and as the Doctor's companion! Not many actors get that distinction.

A New Companion for Doctor Who

Doctor Who’s new companion has finally been revealed. She is 25 year old Jenna-Louise Coleman. She was previously on the British soap Emmerdale and the school drama Waterloo Road. She also appeared in the film, Captain America: The First Avenger. And she will be seen in Jullian Fellowes miniseries, Titanic.

Stephen Moffat describes her as being more talkative than the current doctor.

According to Moffat, "It's not often the Doctor meets someone who can talk even faster than he does, but it's about to happen. Jenna is going to lead him his merriest dance yet. Who she's playing, how the Doctor meets her, and even where he finds her, are all part of one of the biggest mysteries the Time Lord ever encounters. Even by the Doctor's standards, this isn't your usual boy meets girl."

Jenna will make her Doctor Who debut in the Christmas special at the end of the year. There will be six episodes before that, beginning at the end of the fall, and who knows how many of those episodes will feature Amy and Rory. Well, Who knows (I had to say it, sorry folks). There will be eight episodes after the Christmas special, and it seems strange to have the Christmas special in the middle of a season instead of before it.

It’s exciting to finally know who the Doctor’s new companion will be. It’s too bad we have to wait so long to find out who her character is and how she meets the Doctor, but it's nice to have something to look forward to. I hope I like her. It took me a while to warm up to Amy Gillan’s Amy Pond. Jenna looks very likable.