A New Companion.

So, Matt Smith's 11th Doctor now has a companion/assistant (the two terms are pretty much interchangeable as far as I'm concerned).

Actress Karen Gillan will play the - as yet unnamed - character in next year's series of episodes.

The full story can be read here: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/8073734.stm

Now, for the sake of argument, and just for something to call the poor girl (until the character 's name is revealed) - let's call her Miss X.

Suppose, just for a change, Miss X's "family member" (in the style of Jackie Tyler, Francine Jones and the Jones gang, Sylvia Noble and dear ol' Wilf Mott) was her father. Maybe a widower? Maybe divorced? Maybe Miss X was adopted?

We don't know yet.

Only time will tell...