Doctor Who Companion Deborah Watling Passes
For the record, Deborah Watling was not my first companion. I've mentioned before that I fully embraced the era of Doctor Who in the days of Tom Baker. I'd seen episodes of the previous incarnation, but the show's central ideas escaped me somewhat; once Baker came aboard, there was a freshness I appreciated as a somewhat new Whovian, and that was that.
However, the lovely Deborah Watling had caught my eye, as do many foreign-accented cuties. (No sexism intended there, folks, just being honest about what it was like to be a young'un falling in love with SciFi ladies.) In some ways, I'll blame Patrick Troughton for my never experiencing more of her talents on Who as he just rubbed me the wrong way in the guise of the time traveler. She was paired up with him up him during the 1967-68 run of the program.
In any event, I just saw on Twitter this morning the news of her passing (here's a link to the article from the UK Telegraph), and I wanted to post this notice in memoriam of her and her work.
However, the lovely Deborah Watling had caught my eye, as do many foreign-accented cuties. (No sexism intended there, folks, just being honest about what it was like to be a young'un falling in love with SciFi ladies.) In some ways, I'll blame Patrick Troughton for my never experiencing more of her talents on Who as he just rubbed me the wrong way in the guise of the time traveler. She was paired up with him up him during the 1967-68 run of the program.
In any event, I just saw on Twitter this morning the news of her passing (here's a link to the article from the UK Telegraph), and I wanted to post this notice in memoriam of her and her work.
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