‘The Universe Intervenes’: Doctor Who Star Explains Why Martha Jones’ Return Was Canceled
| Doctor Who‘s Full-Time Companions (2005-Present) | |
|---|---|
| Actor(s) | Role |
| Billie Piper | Rose Tyler (Season 1-2) |
| Freema Agyeman | Martha Jones (Season 3) |
| Catherine Tate | Donna Noble (Season 4, 2023 Specials) |
| Karen Gillan and Arthur Darvill | Amy and Rory Pond (Seasons 5-7) |
| Jenna Coleman | Clara Oswald (Seasons 7-9) |
| Pearl Mackie and Matt Lucas | Bill Potts and Nardole (Season 10) |
| Tosin Cole | Ryan Sinclair (Season 11-12) |
| Bradley Walsh | (Season 11-2022 Specials) |
| Mandip Gill | Yasmin Khan (Season 11-2022 Specials) |
| John Bishop | Dan Lewis (Season 13-2022 Specials) |
| Millie Gibson | Ruby Sunday (Rebranded Season 1-Present) |
| Varada Sethu | Belinda Chandra (Season 2-Present) |
“So sometimes we have an idea of what we wanna do and where we’re going, and then the universe intervenes.”
Agyeman signed on to play junior prosecutor Alesha Phillip on Law & Order: UK and would remain on the procedural drama for three seasons as a full-time cast member. She has since gone on to appear in Netflix’s Sense8 and NBC’s New Amsterdam.
Doctor Who fans ultimately got closure on Martha’s story when she was brought back alongside numerous former companions for Tennant’s sendoff in “The End of Time.” The two-part episode revealed that Martha had married and formed an alien-fighting duo with another of The Doctor’s former companions, Mickey Smith (Noel Clarke).
Fans got some exciting news this week when it was revealed that stars of Doctor Who‘s 2005 reboot – Billie Piper and Christopher Eccleston – were reuniting after 20 years to record new audio adventures for Big Finish. The 12-part audio drama series, which will release in August 2025, will feature The Doctor and Rose encountering “friends and enemies old and new through time and space” in these full-cast episodes, according to Big Finish.
Freema Agyeman First Appeared in Doctor Who in a Completely Different Role
“I am so happy to be back recording more adventures for the Ninth Doctor with Billie,” Eccleston said. “I don’t think my Doctor exists without Rose. He’s a ‘one man, one companion’ kind of alien. We’ve explored him on his own at Big Finish, as a loner. But there’s a resilience and a bravery and a deep empathy to Billie as Rose, that’s why I do this. They complete each other.”
Doctor Who will air its rebranded season 2 later this year on Disney+ in the US and BBC One in the UK.
