On the left, Dr. Who’s companion Rose Tyler, born and bred Englishwoman. On the right, the mysterious Jack Harkness, a friend of Dr. Who from the future who often takes on an American guise.
Photo credit: Ŕooner on Flickr, via the Pitch Invasion Photo Pool.
Even though the show is called Doctor Who (the BBC prefers the full expansion to “Dr.”) the main character is called The Doctor. The only time the show uses the phrase “Doctor Who” is when the protagonist is introduced as “The Doctor” and someone goes “Doctor… who?”
I’m glad you explained who those characters were as I didn’t se an obvious resemblance!!