10 Doctor Who Love Stories That Will Warm Your Heart(s)

10. The First Doctor And Cameca

That sly old original Doctor. Yes, he may appear an old fuddy-duddy but, thinking about it, he was also the youngest of the lot and closer in age to Rose or River than their Doctor. Thank goodness he had a granddaughter along with him and that subsequent young girl assistants reminded him of her or who knows what would've happened...

That didn't mean the First Doctor had no time for the ladies, though. With the travellers stuck in an Aztec city, the Doctor had wandered off to try and find a back door into the tomb the TARDIS was locked into. However, he took the chance to check out the local talent and found Cameca took his fancy. Years before Last Tango in Halifax, the old smoothie was getting down to some serious chatting up.

Things took a turn for the unexpected when the Doctor agreed to take cocoa with Cameca and became engaged. His expression when he finds out is one of Bill Hartnell's best moments. Unlike young flighty girls, Cameca took the news that the Doctor was leaving stoically, more Brief Encounter than The Angels Take Manhattan.