Fifty years ago Debbie
Watling joined Doctor Who as Victoria
Waterfield and became one of the most recognisable companions and in some ways
the archetypal one. Her screaming was so strong that it once defeated the monsters
and for that reason she was considered to be a product of her time. It’s
difficult to fully assess her character as most of her episodes were wiped
though people who saw them say she was a vital addition and had great chemistry
with co- stars Patrick Troughton and Frazer Hines. While her performance was of
a somewhat demure Victorian girl out of time, in real life she was a lively
addition to the cast and sometimes the victim of pranks at their behalf.
