Every Classic Doctor Who Companion Ranked From Worst To Best

Ian and Barbara have the somewhat dubious honour of being the first kidnapped companions to travel in the TARDIS. The pair were teachers at Coal Hill, the school at which Susan Foreman was attending. Susan, of course, was the First Doctor's companion and granddaughter. The pair's curiosity caused them to follow Susan back home, discovering the girl lived in a junkyard with her grandfather. There, in the middle of the yard, was a mysterious blue box...

Together with the Doctor and Susan, they were somewhat thrust into the early adventures. They were present for the Doctor's first meeting with the Daleks, arriving on Skaro as they attempted to poison the planet's atmosphere. They believed that they watched the Daleks die, when in fact Susan would later leave the group after the events of the Dalek Invasion of Earth.

Barbara in particular enjoyed the history of the Aztecs, to the point that she attempted to impersonate an Aztec god when the Doctor brought them there. She failed, with the group barely escaping in time. She did however figure out that she and Ian could use the Dalek time machine to return home to London. They elected to do this, travelled back and safely disembarked - two years after they had left, leaving them with some explaining to do!