Companion Stats: Steven Taylor

Names: Steven Taylor

Actor: Peter Purves

Doctor/s: First

Year/s: 1965 - 1966

Steven Taylor had big shoes to fill, with the exit of the original companions, Ian and Barbara, right on the heels of his entrance and he pulled it off. Whilst not as good as his predecessors, Steven Taylor makes a good match for Vicki and Dodo, the other companions he acted alongside.

Episode Ranking

1. The Time Meddler (10/10)
2. The Chase (8.5/10)
3. The Gunfighters (7/10)
4. The Ark (6.5/10)

N.A. Galaxy Four (?/10)

N.A. Mission to the Unknown (?/10)

N.A. The Myth Makers (?/10)

N.A. The Dalek's Master Plan (?/10)

N.A. The Massacre of St. Bartholomew's Eve (?/10)

N.A. The Celestial Toymaker (?/10)

N.A. The Savages (?/10)

Thanks to the sheer amount of missing Season 3 episodes he is only present in 4 existing stories.

The remaining episodes average out to make...                                         8/10
And a range of...                                                                                           3

This can be broken down to mean he starred in:
1 Perfect Episode (10/10)
1 Great Episode (8+/10)
1 Good Episode (7+/10)
1 Okay Episode (6+/10)

In my opinion Steven is best in the masterpiece that is The Time Meddler due to his wonderful chemistry with both The Doctor and Vicki in his first proper story.

Here is a rather pointless graph showing off his episodes' performances:

Comparison

We can see Steven comes second with his quality of episodes:

1. Vicki Pallister - 8.08/10
2. Steven Taylor - 8/10
3. Susan Foreman - 7.7/10
4. Ian Chesterton and Barbara Wright - 7.65/10

And has the lowest range (remember: the lower the range, the better the consistency of quality of episodes):

1. Steven Taylor - 3
2. Susan Foreman - 5.5
3. Ian Chesterton and Barbara Wright - 8
4. Vicki Pallister - 8

Join us tomorrow for the final Season 3 episode review, The War Machines!