1. Ian Chesterton is a fictional character in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who and a companion of the First Doctor.
12 Facts About Ian Chesterton
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Ian Chesterton was played in the series by William Russell and was one of the members of the programme's first regular cast, appearing in much of the first two seasons from 1963 to 1965.
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Ian Chesterton later returned for a cameo appearance, played by Russell, in the 2022 episode "The Power of the Doctor".
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Ian Chesterton is a science teacher at the Coal Hill School and works with Barbara Wright, a history teacher.
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Ian Chesterton provides the series with an action-orientated figure, able to perform the physical tasks that the elderly Doctor cannot.
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Ian Chesterton manages to create fire, rides a horse, knows how to fight with swords and is knowledgeable about pressure points that can paralyze an opponent.
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Ian Chesterton is fiercely protective of Barbara, going on a lone mission to rescue her from Saracens in The Crusade.
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The character of Ian Chesterton was intended by the production team to return for a guest appearance in the 1983 Doctor Who story Mawdryn Undead, but this plan fell through when Russell proved to be unavailable.
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Russell provided linking narration between the existing episodes in character as an aged Ian Chesterton reminiscing about the events of the story.
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Ian Chesterton was mentioned in episode one of the 1993 Children In Need charity special Dimensions In Time and again in Death of the Doctor, a two-part story in the fourth series of The Sarah Jane Adventures.
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Ian Chesterton expresses surprise that the Doctor has become a woman.
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When Susan is recruited for the Time War and given a diplomatic mission to form an alliance with the Sensorites, she requests Ian Chesterton's help as an ambassador given their previous history with the species.