Rose Tyler Rose "firmly cemented her credentials as an actress" and cited the variety of roles she had taken on since leaving the show as proof that "as far as post-"Who" careers go, they don't get much healthier than Billie's." Rose Tyler Rose Tyler is a fictional character portrayed by Billie Piper in the British science fiction television series "Doctor Who", and was created by series producer Russell T Davies. With the revival of "Doctor Who" in 2005, Rose was introduced as a new travelling companion of the series protagonist, the Doctor, in his ninth and tenth incarnations. The companion character, intended
Rose (Doctor Who episode) first appeared in the serial "Spearhead from Space" (1970), then reappeared on-screen in "Terror of the Autons" (1971). "Doctor Who" originally ran from 1963 to 1989, when it was cancelled after its twenty-sixth season. Television producer Russell T Davies had been lobbying the BBC in an attempt to revive the show from the late 1990s, and reached the discussion phase in 2002. It was announced in September 2003 that Doctor Who was returning and would be produced by BBC Wales via a BBC press release. The format of the programme was changed to 45-minute episodes, lightening the pace. Davies was