Nardole

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Nardole
Doctor Who character
Matt Lucas as Nardole
First appearance	"The Husbands of River Song" (2015)
Last appearance	"Twice Upon a Time" (2017)[1]
Created by	Steven Moffat
Portrayed by	Matt Lucas
Duration	2015–2017
In-universe information
Species	Humanoid alien / Cyborg
Affiliation	River Song Twelfth Doctor

Nardole is a fictional character created by Steven Moffat and portrayed by Matt Lucas in the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. He is a companion of the Twelfth Doctor, an incarnation of the alien time traveller known as The Doctor, played by Peter Capaldi. Nardole initially appeared in the 2015 Christmas special "The Husbands of River Song", as a companion of River Song, before returning in the following episode "The Return of Doctor Mysterio", having become the Doctor's companion in the meantime, later alongside Bill Potts, who comes to mistakenly believe Nardole to be a robot.

Nardole is an humanoid extraterrestrial being from the 54th century with cybernetic implants, belonging to a humanoid colony on the planet Mendorax Dellora. He is the first full-time alien companion of the revived series and the first in the series in over 30 years.^[2] Unlike most companions, and in spite of his considerable skills as a reformed career criminal, Nardole rarely wishes to travel with the Doctor, instead staying safe on Earth in most episodes. Nevertheless, he sometimes gets involved in the Doctor's adventures, mostly against his will.