| | Elizabeth Shaw (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12) |
 | | Since the Doctor was to be working with a military organization, they reckoned that the ensemble would need to include a scientific adviser, someone who could act as an assistant to the Doctor while being much closer to his intellectual level than previous Companions. |
 | | I think she got on well with the Doctor because of his scientific knowledge which, of course, was way ahead of her own, whereas I think that she always felt UNIT was all soldiers and being silly boys. |
 | | However, Liz Shaw is remembered out of proportion to her tenure as one of the few truly strong Companions, and the success of her character continues to be debated by fans. |
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