of as the archetypal companion along with Sarah Jane Smith and Rose Tyler. Manning said of her performance: "The little kiddies really got me. Older men found it quite pleasant to look at me. The mothers and girls didn’t feel threatened and loved Jo’s trendy clothes and rings". Patrick Mulkern of the Radio Times said of Manning's portrayal that "she had it all: innocence and gumption, courage and a terrific scream, an irresistible bubbly mixture of tomboy and sexpot." Unlike other companions, Jo wore clothes that were in fashion at the time including go-go boots and miniskirts although the latter had an occasional tendency to show Manning's underwear. In an interview with Radio Times in 1972, Manning said she wore her own clothes when playing Jo. Manning had a particularly close relationship with Pertwee to the extent that he would pick Manning up every day from outside her house, either in his car or on his motorbike where Manning would ride pillion, and take her for filming or rehearsals for Doctor Who. They had races with Dick Emery and Sir Ralph Richardson to see who could get to the BBC studios first. Manning would also spend time at Pertwee's villa in Ibiza with Pertwee and his family. After three years in Doctor Who, Manning decided to leave the show to move on to other acting work. Pertwee was reportedly very sad at her departure due to their close working relationship and cited Manning leaving and the death of Delgado as two major reasons why he left the show a year later. In Manning's exit in The Green Death, she leaves the Doctor to marry Professor Clifford Jones (Stewart Bevan); Mark Harrison of Den of Geek named it "a bittersweet exit for one of the most popular companions." Manning's connection with Doctor Who continues: she voices Jo Grant in the audio adventures by Big Finish Productions, and she is also the voice of the Time Lord Iris Wildthyme in several of the Big Finish Productions audio plays. She has also contributed to a large number of documentaries and DVD commentaries detailing her time on Doctor Who. She is also involved with fan events and conventions, and she is the patron of the Doctor Who Club of Australia. In 2022, Manning made a cameo appearance as Jo Grant in the Doctor Who special "The Power of the Doctor". After Doctor Who Straight