Companion Stats: Susan Foreman

Name: Susan Foreman

Actress: Carole Ann Ford

Doctor/s: First

Year/s: 1963 - 1964

Susan Foreman was the very first companion on Doctor Who, the granddaughter of the Doctor. She was played by Carole Ann Ford from 1963 to 1964 alongside the First Doctor and Ian and Barbara, her two school teachers from Coal Hill School.

Episode Ranking

1. The Aztecs (9.5/10)
2. The Reign of Terror (9/10)
3. The Keys of Marinus (9/10)
4. The Daleks (8.5/10)
5. Planet of Giants (8/10)
6. An Unearthly Child (7.5/10)
7. The Dalek Invasion of Earth (7/10)
8. The Edge of Destruction (7/10)
9. The Sensorites (4/10)

N/A. Marco Polo (?/10)

These average out to make...                                                                                7.72/10

With a range of...                                                                                                    5.5

We can also break this down into meaning that Susan starred in:
3 Amazing Stories (9+/10)
2 Great Ones (8+/10)
3 Good Ones (7+/10)
1 Bad One (4+/10)

In my opinion the best story for Susan, rather than by rating, is The Dalek Invasion of Earth as I feel she shows real development, growing out of The Doctor in this story, tying into her exit in the final episode.

Here is a graph showing her episodes as a companion

Come back tomorrow for the review of The Rescue, the third story of Doctor Who's second season.