Best friend
Bill Pollock identified dogs as "man's best friend." (TV: A Girl's Best Friend)
On introducing him, the Eighth Doctor let slip that Alistair Lethbridge-Stewart was his best friend. When Charley Pollard objected that she thought she was, the Doctor made note never again to call someone his best friend. (AUDIO: Minuet in Hell)
Sarah Jane Smith thought of the Third Doctor as her best friend, though she feared this might sound silly. (AUDIO: The Paradise of Death) The Fourth Doctor later referred to Sarah as his own best friend. (TV: The Seeds of Doom)
The Fourth Doctor identified K9 Mark II as his second best friend. (TV: The Invasion of Time)
Just prior to the final reward preceeding his regeneration, the Tenth Doctor referred to Donna Noble as his best friend. (TV: The End of Time)
Amy Pond called the Eleventh Doctor her best friend. (TV: Day of the Moon)
Clara Oswald identified the Twelfth Doctor as Missy's best friend. (TV: The Magician's Apprentice)
Following her death, the Twelfth Doctor referred to Clara as his best friend. (TV: Heaven Sent)
The Thirteenth Doctor referred to Team TARDIS, consisting of Ryan Sinclair, Yasmin Khan and Graham O'Brien, as her best friends. (TV: Resolution)
Behind the scenes
- In NOTVALID: The Curse of Fatal Death, the newly regenerated Thirteenth Doctor identifies Emma, who was previously engaged to her ninth incarnation, as her best friend.
