Doctor Who (series 1) Eccleston as the ninth incarnation of the Doctor, his only series in the role, accompanied by Billie Piper, as his first and main companion Rose Tyler, whom he plucks from obscurity on planet Earth, and to whom he grows increasingly attached. He also travels briefly with unruly boy-genius Adam Mitchell, played by Bruno Langley, and with 51st-century con man and former "Time Agent" Captain Jack Harkness, portrayed by John Barrowman. Episodes in the series form a loose story arc, based upon the recurring phrase "Bad Wolf", the significance of which goes unexplained until the two-part series finale. Alongside the "Bad
Dalek (Doctor Who episode) Rose to order its own self-destruction to end its pain. Rose reluctantly agrees, and the Dalek shortly implodes thereafter. As they regroup with van Statten's staff, they learn his assistant has taken over, and will have van Statten's memories wiped of the Vault, while planning on filling the entire bunker with cement to prevent other problems. Rose offers Adam to travel with her and the Doctor since he will have no job after this. Rob Shearman, the writer of the episode, had his first encounter with the revived series of "Doctor Who" in 2003 after he created the Sixth Doctor