History[]
Ian Chesterton was a science teacher at Coal Hill School in Shoreditch in the 1960s, who was effectively kidnapped (along with his colleague, Barbara Wright) by the time traveller known as the Doctor and travelled with him for some years (at least in the version of the First Doctor's history that didn't include John and Gillian instead). After returning to Earth in a stolen Dalek timeship, Ian and Barbara apparently married and ended up at Cambridge University, though Ian also became a governor of Coal Hill. Years later, they teamed up with the Eleventh Doctor to stop their old foes the Tribe of Gum from causing chaos.
Powers and abilities[]
Abilities
Pedagogical skills.
Strength level
Human male who gets regular moderate exercise.
Weaknesses
History teachers.
Paraphernalia[]
Transportation
The TARDIS; Dalek timeship.
Weapons
His thumb (he once used it to render an Aztec warrior unconscious — see quotes page).
Notes[]
Ian has appeared surprisingly infrequently in comics, as the earliest Doctor Who comic stories did not feature the Doctor's TV companions.
Trivia[]
Ian was played on TV by William Russell Enoch (also known as William Russell), and in a movie by Roy Castle.
Links[]
- Appearances of Ian Chesterton
- Character Gallery: Ian Chesterton
- Images that feature Ian Chesterton
- Fan-Art Gallery: Ian Chesterton
- Ian Chesterton quotations
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