Adric

Adric ( /ˈædrɪk/) is a fictional character played by Matthew Waterhouse in the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. He was a young native of the planet Alzarius, which exists in the parallel universe of E-Space. A companion of the Fourth and Fifth Doctors, he was a regular in the programme from 1980 to 1982. The name Adric is an anagram derived from Nobel Prize-winning physicist Paul Dirac. Waterhouse is the youngest male actor to play a companion so far in the series. Adric appeared in 11 Stories (40 Episodes)

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The Keeper Of Traken - Plot
... In the TARDIS, the Doctor and Adric arrive back in N-Space in an area known as the Traken Union, an empire of peace and harmony ... When the Doctor and Adric land at Traken's capital and visit the Keeper, their presence appears to cause the Keeper to warn the assembled group of a great evil, and ... Soon, bodies in the grove are found, the Doctor and Adric determining they have been killed by some type of plasma weapon ...
Earthshock - Plot
... As the TARDIS arrives on Earth in its future, Adric argues with the Doctor about the lack of attention and respect he receives compared to Nyssa or Tegan, and wishes to ... to return everyone to the TARDIS while he and Adric deactivate it ... The Doctor instructs everyone else to stay in the TARDIS while he and Adric explore it the two are soon captured by the freighter's security forces when they happen upon ...
Adric - List of Appearances - Comics
... "Plague World" by Mel Powell (Doctor Who Annual 1982) "On The Planet Isopterus" by Glenn Rix (Doctor Who Annual 1983) "Planet of the Dead" by Lee Sullivan and John Freeman (Doctor Who Magazine 141-142) - although technically that is not Adric, but someone pretending to be him. ...
The Darkening Eye - Continuity
... This is the first play to feature the Fifth Doctor, Adric, Nyssa and Tegan together, as Matthew Waterhouse is not willing to perform for Big Finish ... Adric appeared in The Boy That Time Forgot, although played by Andrew Sachs ... Adric's death in Earthshock is also heavily foreshadowed ...
Tegan Jovanka - Character History
... Her time in the TARDIS coincides with that of Adric, Nyssa, Turlough and Kamelion ... While she often bickers with them (particularly with Adric) as well as with the Doctor, her strength of character keeps them together and her loyalty and affection ... She is deeply upset by the death of Adric in Earthshock ...