| Ace | |
|---|---|
| Doctor Who character | |
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| First appearance | Dragonfire (1987) |
| Last appearance | Tales of the TARDIS (2023) |
| Created by | |
| Portrayed by | Sophie Aldred |
| Non-canonical appearances | Dimensions in Time (1993) |
| Duration | 1987–1989, 1993, 2022–2023 |
| In-universe information | |
| Species | Human |
| Affiliation | Seventh Doctor Thirteenth Doctor UNIT |
| Family | Audrey Dudman (mother) |
| Relatives | Frank Dudman (grandfather) Kathleen Dudman (grandmother) |
| Home | Earth |
| Home era | 20th and 21st centuries (born c. 1970,[2] leaves Earth c. 1987[3]) |
Ace is a fictional character played by Sophie Aldred in the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who.[4] A 20th-century Earth teenager from the London suburb of Perivale, she is a companion of the Seventh Doctor and was a regular in the series from 1987 to 1989 and returned in 2022. [5] She is considered one of the Doctor's most popular companions.[6]
Ace appeared in ten stories (32 episodes), and was the final companion in the original run of the classic series.[7]
Doctor Who script editor Andrew Cartmel said that the character was written to be a "fighter and not a screamer".[8] In the television series Ace reveals that her real given name is Dorothy. Her family name is never explicitly stated in the series but spin-off media refer to her as both Dorothy Gale and Dorothy McShane.
- ^ "Holiday Camp". Doctor Who: The Collection Season 24 (special feature). BBC Studios. 2021.
- ^ Ghost Light claims she was 13 in unseen events in 1983.
- ^ Ace states in Dragonfire that a time storm sends her to Svartos after she failed her O levels; she states in the same serial that she is 16 years old.
- ^ "Doctor Who: Ace visitor in Norwich". BBC. Archived from the original on 11 November 2012. Retrieved 29 December 2011.
- ^ "The Den of Geek interview: Sophie Aldred". The Den of Geek. Archived from the original on 4 January 2012. Retrieved 29 December 2011.
- ^ "What Ever Happened to...Ace?". Doctor Who TV. 20 August 2013. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
- ^ Scott, Cavan; Wright, Mark (2013). Whoology: Doctor Who the Official Miscellany. BBC Books. pp. 146–147. ISBN 9781849906197.
- ^ Younger, Andrew (5 January 2015). "Doctor Who: How Ace Set the Template for Modern Companions". Den of Geek. Archived from the original on 2 October 2015. Retrieved 28 April 2015.