[15], Though the character shares a name with William "Bill" Hartnell, who played the First Doctor (and whose wife, like Bill's girlfriend, was named Heather), creator Steven Moffat has said that this was a coincidence. After making it to the ship, Bill saw the last piece of Sythorr warn the Doctor before dying that "The unknown soldier...is stirring." On board the Doctor's President plane, Bill tried to convince the Doctor in the TARDIS to come and help with the pyramid - but he denied until he realised he didn't have a choice as the TARDIS had already been loaded onto the plane. In the show's tenth series, starting with the first episode, Bill served as a companion of the Twelfth Doctor, an incarnation of the alien time traveller known as the Doctor (portrayed by Peter Capaldi). He then introduced her to the concept of "swimming" in the gravity-deprived atmosphere, although this was cut short when the area around them was heavily disturbed by a passing land ship. No one really knew what to … Sythorr's lover Oksanna ordered Bill and Rudy to be released. Bill realised she was being pursued as Heather had promised not to leave without her. An advanced model of Cyberman came from the lift, but the four managed to disable it after several seconds. He then agreed to take Bill with him on his travels, acknowledging that they might run into Heather one day. (TV: Oxygen), Bill visited the mining station named Chasm Forge after the TARDIS received a distress call from it. The Doctors managed to trace and neutralise the malignant energy but doing so left only the Twelfth Doctor with any memories of what had happened, him happily taking Bill and Nardole away to tell them what had just happened. (TV: Extremis), While travelling, the TARDIS was drawn to the 9th century, in the Northern reaches of the Atlantic Ocean. The Doctor also investigated and discovered the Landlord was feeding students to the Dryads, insects who were working with the Landlord to keep his mother Eliza alive. The upgrade made her resistant to bullets, even when hit at close range. Her adoptive mother was oblivious to her being a lesbian, assuming that Bill was interested in men. (COMIC: The Promise), When preparing for a date, Bill had her identity stolen by an Ohcho named Ziggy, the Doctor dismissing her when she tried to get his help. Bill Potts is a fictional character created by Steven Moffat and portrayed by Pearl Mackie in the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. In the concluding episode of season 10, fans were lead to believe that Mackie had now left the show after running away with her love interest, Heather. In the series finale, "World Enough and Time" / "The Doctor Falls", Bill is shot through the heart after the Doctor's crew reacts to an alien distress call aboard a spaceship, and is carried away by menacing scientists to a lower deck where time moves much more rapidly. Bill once again got separated from the Doctor when she was chased by Kar and then encountered a Roman. No one knows if Bill Potts' story will continue into Season 11 after a new doctor and showrunner take over in 2018, but Whovians are hoping she will stick around for more adventures. First appearance: Sashana revealed that she was psychically sowing doubt in Matildus' mind and blocking her memories so Sashana could sell off the library's collection after being handed custody of it. (TV: The Doctor Falls), Bill was a young black woman with an afro, worn in a variety of styles. The trio arrived on Mars in 1881 and Bill became separated from the Doctor when she fell down a hole, causing Nardole to return to the TARDIS and get stuck there when the TARDIS returned to Earth. The Doctor noticed that all of the vegetation inside was sentient, except for two trees in the centre. While surveying the colony ship they were on, Bill was mockingly called the "exposition" by Missy. (TV: Oxygen, The Lie of the Land) According to Bill, this version always told her "with some people you can smell the wind in their clothes", a saying Bill made up based on what she thought her mother would say. She asked questions that most people didn’t ask, and admitted that "Questions [were] kind of [her] thing", (TV: Twice Upon a Time) and came to conclusions in a different way than other people normally did. Bill Potts Following the broadcast of her first episode, the character was received more positively. As the ship became more dangerous, the Doctor instructed Bill to return to the TARDIS and activate Emergency Protocol 13-9 which granted Missy remote control of the TARDIS. (TV: The Pilot), Bill was extremely bright and quick-witted, able to perform well in the Doctor's university assessments with his tuition in the field of science, getting a First in every assignment, and impressed him enough beforehand that he saw potential in her. Bill witnessed firsthand the death of a little boy when he was sucked under the ice and was horrified and disgusted when the Doctor seemed to care more about retrieving his sonic screwdriver than the boy who had been stolen. (COMIC: Matildus), The Doctor and Bill went to visit the Galatean duplicate of Alan Turing on the lunar colony Athenia to decipher the markings on the TARDIS. Meet Bill Potts, the new companion for Doctor Who season 10! The Doctor rebooted the Vardies, erasing their memories of the humans, before beginning diplomatic negotiations between the humans and Vardies. Doctor Who is set to premiere April 15 at 9:00pm ET/PT on BBC America.A behind-the-scenes video was posted by … (TV: The Pilot, Extremis) As Moira was never able to hold down a single partner, Bill tended to never bother learning their names as "[she'd] only get attached." Friday rescued them and Bill attempted to prevent an all-out war between the Ice Warriors and the humans. (TV: World Enough and Time) The upgrade prolonged her lifespan (though it slowed her down to mere walking speed) and also gave her a cybernetic blaster on the handlebars on her headpiece. Sadly, Pearl Mackie, who plays new companion Bill Potts, also confirmed that she will be leaving the series after the Christmas special. Partner: They found Alan inside a replica of King's College, Cambridge on the Moon's surface. The Seminole medicine woman Totika summoned the Stikini who killed the Sheltons by ripping their hearts from their bodies. (COMIC: The Clockwise War), She later helped investigate and stop the Shining Men, (PROSE: The Shining Man) and visited Kollo-Zarnista Mining Facility 27 above Saturn. One more memorable moment Returning to the TARDIS, the Doctor and Bill saw the TARDIS had impossible carvings on its exterior, and the Doctor demanded answers. Bill went to the Doctor's office, and then he brought her into the TARDIS. ", Costumes worn by Bill throughout the series, on display at the Doctor Who Experience, "3 Brand new Twelfth Doctor adventures coming to books in April! Pearl Mackie At the pyramid, Bill was confused when Nardole was 'updating' the Doctor on what was happening in front of them as the latter approached the pyramid. When Alit gave her a mirror, Bill realised she was in Cyber-form, causing her distress. Capaldi and Potts were absolute magic onscreen. Bill befriended the urchins who had originally stolen from them and chose to cooperate with the Doctor. Before the episode was broadcast, an advanced screening was given for critics. Escaping, the Doctor and Bill landed back on Cornucopia, where Bill shouted at him for not telling her enough about what was going on. After the Doctor blew up Floor 0507, Bill was left alone on a battlefield. As the Doctor and Nardole deduced the problem as a biological component released in a lab, Bill and the army leaders went to the Pyramid as the countdown reached 23:59pm. Liam Carey Other voice actors: (TV: Knock Knock) She further showed bravery as she volunteered to combat the oncoming Cyberman from floor 1056 in her cyber form despite the Doctor implying its technology would be more formidable than her own, and stayed to combat the army of multiple fully evolved Cybermen despite knowing full well she would die in the conflict. (COMIC: The Wolves of Winter), Bill later bore witness to the Doctor bringing peace to a planet populated by clones of his old friend Plex. On one of the photos, Bill could see the Doctor's reflection. Bill: Because I like them.Everybody likes them. Bill Potts was the final companion of the Twelfth Doctor. (COMIC: A Confusion of Angels), At Gosligi's Branch, the Doctor and Bill encountered a Dalek harvest ship abducting the local children. A lot of this has to do with our latest companion: Bill Potts. I would say Amy Pond then Clara Oswald Rose after I am near the end of season 10 Bill Potts is OK but not as good as the others. Bill, wanting to be with the Doctor, began to repeatedly ask him to take her to the lifts. During an attack by the Clockwise Men, Bill helped Gol Clutha attack them with a proton cannon, but was powerless to stop them ageing Gol to death. When Lord Sutcliffe demanded she submit to him, Bill merely sneered at him. She also shares the name with Billie Piper who played Rose Tyler, a companion to the Ninth and Tenth Doctors, as well as the Moment. Mother: Bill and the Doctor helped the two sides work together and then worked to send the creature back through the portal where it came from. (PROSE: Twice Upon a Time), At some point, Bill and Heather "went on a break" from dating, with Bill choosing to return to study at St Luke's University. (COMIC: The Lost Dimension), With Nardole joining the Doctor and Bill on off-world adventures, the trio visited NASA and discovered the phrase "God Save the Queen" on the surface of Mars. By … BBC has not confirmed, simply saying viewers will have to watch and see. The Doctor: Well I noticed you. The line appeared to be a callback to Pearl Mackie’s character Bill Potts, who was ‘upgraded’ by the Cybermen – and in a making-of video released … (TV: The Haunting of Villa Diodati) A short time later, Bill was one of many individuals she recalled to break free from the the Matrix on Gallifrey. After being knocked unconscious for two days by the creature's slime, Bill awoke and worked with the Romans to find the Doctor. The Doctor and Bill pretended to be from the police. They’re amazing. According to the Doctor Who The Official Annual 2018, which is not accepted as a valid source for in-universe articles on this wiki, Bill started sneaking into the Doctor's lectures when she overheard the other students talking about how the Doctor "knew everything about everything" and wanted to know something herself. Recognising herself as a continuation of Bill, she is delighted to see the Doctor again, and helps him on his journey to accept he must regenerate again. As they spend time together on Earth – magicking up enough money to rent a flat and adopting cats – Bill grows to know and love Heather as a person. However, Alan had vanished two years previously. When it was found that the Weeping Angels were using the Heavenly Hosts as breeding stock, the Doctor evacuated the Jeden, leaving it to be consumed by a red giant star before taking everyone back to Earth. 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(TV: The Pilot), She also possessed a strong will power. In this article, Pearl Mackie talks about her journey as Bill Potts. She also retained the ability to cry, a gift her romantically involved classmate Heather granted her to be able to find her. She implied that Bill must die as the one who gave consent on Earth. [17] Den of Geek's Simon Brew also gave a positive review of Mackie, praising the humour in Mackie's performance. In the Red Skies, Bill met the other Seminole Totika had banished. Foster mother: While staying there, she still believed she was herself, unable to understand why the villagers were scared of her. Humans who have been inside the Doctor's TARDIS, valid source for in-universe articles on this wiki, https://tardis.fandom.com/wiki/Bill_Potts?oldid=3069377. Bill Potts Bill Potts, aka Pearl Mackie, is really a very interesting and exciting character for me. [3] Before her premiere episode was broadcast, Bill made a cameo appearance in a Doctor Who Magazine comic strip, titled "The Daft Dimension", alongside Nardole in Issue #511 (May 2017). Bill compared the need for consent as to inviting vampires into a person's home. Following an encounter with a time-travelling puddle that was piloted by her new crush, Heather, Bill discovered who the Doctor really was — an alien time-traveller, guarding a secret vault beneath the university campus. As the Doctor stumbled against a nearby tree, Bill began to lose hope, believing the scenario they found themselves in was inescapable- the Doctor even admitting he didn't know how he would get Bill back to normal. Club said Mackie brought "an energy distinct from any previous new series companion" and called her first appearance a "solid introduction". Later in life, Bill served chips at St Luke's University in Bristol, and — despite not being a student — attended some of the Twelfth Doctor's lectures. After she and the Doctor got captured in an attempt to storm Truscott's house, they eventually escaped, where Bill first noticed the globes from London's CCTV cameras floating and forming around Fey, preparing to attack. Species: Sometime later, the Doctor and Bill found that most of humanity had no recollection of the Monks. Why the Daleks Will Probably Open 'Doctor Who' Season 10 ... new companion, Bill Potts, ... interaction with the Daleks will be in the first episode of the season. The Doctor contacted Bill, telling her where she was. There is something to be said for the intersection of different identities there that will certainly prove satisfying on such a progressive show. Afterwards, the sky opened up, and the group saw the Stikini get burnt by an unknown force in the Red Skies. (TV: The Doctor Falls) She was also brave when confronting the sentient oil, who she thought was an intruder, willingly entering the bathroom to face what was hiding in there. In April 2017, three new novels were released, featuring new companions Nardole and Bill Potts. (PROSE: Diamond Dogs), Bill and five other university students were looking for accommodation when the Landlord invited them to stay in 11 Cardinal Road. However, he briefly brightened Bill up by saying there was hope because she was still able to produce tears. The two soon met Lady Takashi, a psychic who felt an alien presence on Titan years ago in a sleep. Mackie … Pearl Mackie is The Doctor’s new companion, Bill Potts, in season ten of Doctor Who. (TV: The Eaters of Light), Bill and Nardole, watched over by the Doctor, became Missy's companions on a test trip to determine whether she could reform from her evil ways. Not only will the Doctor be getting a new companion in the form of Bill Potts, who is being played by Pearl Mackie, but this particular companion is going to be groundbreaking. After Jenny had explained the events that led to her arrival, Bill was ready to help only to be shocked by the white energy that emanated from the Void, finding she was immune to it. Once she had left her tears with the Doctor, Bill went to travel the universe with Heather. When the Phantom Piper used Chiyoko's mind to create soldiers from every war to start a war between humans and Galateans. Bill became distraught and shot the Doctor with a gun she took from one of the SWAT troops, who appeared to begin regenerating, but quickly stopped. Bill returns the Doctor's body to the TARDIS, and bids him a sad farewell, before taking off with Heather to explore the universe. Hopefully such rumors prove to be false, as Bill Potts is currently proving to be not only a great companion but she's also brought a much-needed change of dynamic to the show and deserves more than just a single term in the TARDIS. Rushing to find him, Bill was too late to warn him of a Weeping Angel behind him. After the departure of Clara Oswald, Whovians were hesitant to let a new companion into their hearts, but Pearl Mackie’s portrayal of Bill Potts won people over immediately. (TV: The Pilot), Bill explores a human colony. (TV: Twice Upon a Time) As he argued with the TARDIS about regenerating, the Doctor recalled Bill suggesting to the First Doctor that "some bloke" was the answer to the Doctor's question about what was keeping evil from winning in the universe and finally understood that it was himself that she was talking about and that she was right. On the Doctor's advice, she released Heather from her promise. Bill did, but deemed her "out of [her] league". The Master soon arrived, informing the pair that his future self had found something of interest, momentarily teasing Bill about how he hated the ten years he had to spend with her on Floor 1056. The Doctor later invited her to join him on a journey through space and time. Affiliated with: More behind the scenes stuff Bill accepted her fate, but the Doctor was determined for another solution. Nardole located Bill and helped her find the prison hulk where he believed the Doctor was making his broadcasts and was captive there. When Bill knowingly looked at the TARDIS, the Doctor realised what she was suggesting and made her stand close to him, intending to wipe her memory of these events, but she convinced him not to. Main actor: The Doctor saw her unfulfilled potential and invited her for a series of personal tutoring sessions. Bill was born around 1991. Angered by the head librarian Matildus Galathea's snobiness, Bill went outside to the Kaballus Quarter for some fresh air. She was then converted into a Cyberman against her will, though she retained her sense of self thanks to her strong will. When the Cybermen are defeated, Bill is entirely alone: the Doctor appears dead, Nardole has taken Mondasian refugees to safety, and she is a horrific monster. Potts only starred in one season (boo) of the legendary BBC show, alongside Peter Capaldi. As Bill hid in the garden, she was attacked by one of the Haluu plants and passed out. (TV: World Enough and Time) She was also eventually converted into a Cyberman, subsequently looking like one, though she still inwardly perceived herself as looking human. (TV: The Pilot, etc.) (TV: The Timeless Children), Bill was very smart and inquisitive. However, when Bill's love interest Heather (Stephanie Hyam) is turned into a water creature that can travel anywhere in space and time, the Doctor reveals to Bill his alien nature and takes her on as his travelling companion, much to the chagrin of his assistant Nardole (Matt Lucas), who urges the Doctor to stay in Bristol and keep watch over a strange safe below the university. Memorable moment The character's name was in fact inspired when Moffat overheard David Tennant, who portrayed the Tenth Doctor, offhandedly call out to Billie Piper by the name Bill on the set of "The Day of the Doctor" in 2013.[16]. Her phone, like every other device with a clock, received a message saying 23:57 pm as the Monks started a countdown to the end of the Earth, demanding surrender. Appearances: [1][2] In their first encounter, Bill is discovered by the Doctor, who is hiding out as a university professor. (TV: The Pilot), Despite having never met her mother, Bill invented an imaginary version of her which she spoke to for personal comfort. Allying with a group of Vikings, the Doctor and Bill discovered a group of Ice Warriors attempting to contain The Flood. (TV: The Pyramid at the End of the World), She had problems with her face because it was "always doing expressions [when she was] trying to be enigmatic". Recruiting Lou, Bill managed to convince the Doctor of both her identity and to help Ziggy return home. Bill Potts Just Leaving The Doctor's Body - The Doctor Falls. Bill cries while looking at her mother's pictures. St Luke's University, Twelfth Doctor, Nardole Bill asked Heather not to leave without her. (TV: Oxygen), After viewing an email from his virtual counterpart, the Doctor called Bill asking if she knew a person called Penny. Bill found herself in the Dreamspace where Sythorr — who was the giant Haluu below the two trees — chased Bill and Rudy in an attempt to wipe their minds as part of his plan to take over Earth. She was also rather brave, leading her group of flatmates when they were scared. Totika then put Bill to the test to swap her body with Stikini War-Queen Cocheta in the Red Skies, a region of the Dreamspace the Stikini were native to. 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