Since Doctor Who’s 2005 revival, love and relationships have become part of the drama like never before.
CultBox runs down our top couplings…
Tallulah and Lazlo (‘Daleks in Manhattan’ / ‘Evolution of the Daleks’)
Ditzy 1930’s showgirl Tallulah and her ill-fated stagehand Lazlo were another case of true love. When her boyfriend went missing, Tallulah teamed up with the Doctor to rescue him and helped fight the Daleks.
Even though the Doctor could not reverse Lazlo’s partial conversion into a pig slave, the two remained together.
Elton Pope and Ursula Blake (‘Love & Monsters’)
As fellow members of LINDA, the pair grew close while investigating the trail of the Doctor. Sadly, before they could reveal their true feelings for each other, she fell victim to an Abzorbaloff and the Doctor was only able to retain her essence as part of as paving slab.
Somewhat disturbingly, they maintained a relationship of sorts and even a love life. Moving on…
Mickey Smith and Martha Jones (‘The End of Time’)
Rose Tyler’s sometime boyfriend Mickey started out as a coward, crossed universes and came back as an alien hunter. Meanwhile, medical student Martha lived through adventures and an unrequited crush on the Time Lord, became a Doctor, joined UNIT and almost blew up the world.
During the Tenth Doctor’s final tour, holding back his regeneration, we glimpsed the pair now married and under fire from a Sontaran – a paring surely no one ever predicted!
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