Ben and Polly (Doctor Who)
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Benjamin "Ben" Jackson and Polly, sometimes called Polly Wright in spin-off material, are fictional characters played by Michael Craze and Anneke Wills, in the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who.
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Ben | |
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Doctor Who character | |
First appearance | The War Machines (1966) |
Last appearance | "Twice Upon a Time" (2017) |
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Duration | 1966–1967, 2017 |
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Species | Human |
Affiliation | First Doctor Second Doctor |
Home | Earth |
Home era | 1966 |
Polly | |
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Doctor Who character | |
First appearance | The War Machines (1966) |
Last appearance | "Twice Upon a Time" (2017) |
Portrayed by | Anneke Wills (1966–1967) Lily Travers (2017) |
Duration | 1966–1967, 2017 |
In-universe information | |
Species | Human |
Affiliation | First Doctor Second Doctor |
Home | Earth |
Home era | 1966 |
Ben and Polly, both from the year 1966, were companions of the First and Second Doctors. The duo was a regular in the television program from 1966 to 1967, appearing in 9 stories (36 episodes). The only serial featuring the two, currently complete in the BBC archive, is their first, The War Machines. The characters returned in the 2017 Christmas special "Twice Upon a Time", portrayed by Jared Garfield and Lily Travers.