Adric

Adric
Doctor Who character
First appearanceFull Circle (1980)
Last appearanceThe Caves of Androzani (1984)
Portrayed byMatthew Waterhouse
Andrew Sachs (one Big Finish production)
Duration1980–1982, 1984
In-universe information
SpeciesAlzarian
AffiliationFourth Doctor
Fifth Doctor
HomeAlzarius

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 and appeared in 11 stories (40 episodes). The name Adric is an anagram derived from the physicist Paul Dirac.


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