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'''Samantha Briggs''' was the sister of [[Brian Briggs]]. When he disappeared while taking a [[Chameleon Tours]] trip to [[Rome]], she went to [[Gatwick Airport]] to investigate, and teamed up with [[Second Doctor|the Doctor]] to find the other missing persons.
'''Samantha Briggs''' was the sister of [[Brian Briggs]]. When he disappeared while taking a [[Chameleon Tours]] trip to [[Rome]], she went to [[Gatwick Airport]] to investigate, and teamed up with [[Second Doctor|the Doctor]] to find the other missing persons and with him, defeat the [[Chameleon]]s. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Faceless Ones]]'')


==Behind the Scenes==
==Behind the Scenes==
Samantha was originally intended to become the Doctor's full-time companion at the end of ''[[The Faceless Ones]]'' but Pauline Collins turned down the offer to become a series regular. Consequently the supporting character [[Victoria Waterfield]] from the following story ''[[The Evil of the Daleks]]'' was chosen to be the next companion.
Samantha was originally intended to become the Doctor's full-time companion at the end of ''[[The Faceless Ones]]'' but Pauline Collins turned down the offer to become a series regular. In her absence, [[Victoria Waterfield]] from the following story ''[[The Evil of the Daleks]]'' was chosen to be the next companion. (The production crew had also considered [[Mollie Dawson]] as a companion.)  Pauline Collins would return to ''[[Doctor Who]]'' for ''[[Tooth and Claw]]'', in which she played [[Queen Victoria]].
 
Pauline Collins returned to Doctor Who in the 2006 adventure ''[[Tooth and Claw]]'' to play [[Queen Victoria]].


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Revision as of 18:00, 31 October 2008

For other individuals named Briggs, see Briggs (disambiguation).

Samantha Briggs was the sister of Brian Briggs. When he disappeared while taking a Chameleon Tours trip to Rome, she went to Gatwick Airport to investigate, and teamed up with the Doctor to find the other missing persons and with him, defeat the Chameleons. (DW: The Faceless Ones)

Behind the Scenes

Samantha was originally intended to become the Doctor's full-time companion at the end of The Faceless Ones but Pauline Collins turned down the offer to become a series regular. In her absence, Victoria Waterfield from the following story The Evil of the Daleks was chosen to be the next companion. (The production crew had also considered Mollie Dawson as a companion.) Pauline Collins would return to Doctor Who for Tooth and Claw, in which she played Queen Victoria.

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