Adam Mitchell (Doctor Who) Adam Mitchell (Doctor Who) Adam Mitchell is a fictional character in the British science fiction television series "Doctor Who", played by Bruno Langley. Adam is introduced in the first series of the programme's revival as the second television companion of the Ninth Doctor (Christopher Eccleston). However, unlike the Ninth Doctor's primary companion, Rose Tyler (Billie Piper), who provided an effective human contrast to the Doctor's centuries-old alien, Adam was created to provide an example of an inept time traveller. The character is introduced as a boy genius from the year 2012 who attracts the attention of the Doctor's traveling companion
Rose (Doctor Who episode) and Noel Clarke were also cast to play Rose's mother and boyfriend respectively; Davies wanted to include these characters to "make her real" and to "give her a life". Rose's family is also working-class, which had rarely been seen in companions on the show prior to "Rose". The episode name had gradually been shortened; in Davies's pitch it had been called "Rose meets the Doctor, and the journey begins", on his contract "Rose Meets The Doctor", and finally shortened to "Rose". Also changed from Davies's original pitch were the names of the supporting characters: Judy Tyler became Jackie Tyler, and