bait to lure the Doctor into a trap, only for Ian to turn the tables on his captor and escape. In 2020, Russell reprised the role once again, reuniting with Carole Ann Ford for a special release - Susan's War. When Susan is recruited for the Time War and given a diplomatic mission to form an alliance with the Sensorites, she requests Ian's help as an ambassador given their previous history with the species. Having portrayed William Russell in the 2013 docudrama An Adventure in Space and Time, Jamie Glover has taken on the role of Ian Chesterton in several Big Finish productions, alongside the rest of the cast taking on the original roles of the actors they were playing. Glover has appeared as Ian in five series of Doctor Who: The First Doctor Adventures alongside David Bradley as the Doctor, Claudia Grant as Susan and Jemma Powell as Barbara, as well as an episode of The Diary of River Song. Film version In the film adaptation Dr. Who and the Daleks, Ian Chesterton is the boyfriend of Barbara, granddaughter of Dr. Who. Personality Played mainly for comic relief, Ian was very different from the resourceful and heroic version of the television series, being clumsy and somewhat foolish. Both versions did share a great reluctance to travel - the moment they arrived on Skaro, Ian wanted to go home. Susan had a low opinion of him. Other media Comics The character also appears in the Dell comic strip adaptation of the film and the short story The House on Oldark Moor by Justin Richards. In Dr Who and the House on Oldark Moor he subsequently met an ancient Roman legion in 64 AD and ended up as a gladiator, and travelled to Oldark Moor and met Count Tarkin. External links Ian Chesterton on the BBC's Doctor Who website References Television characters introduced in 1963 Doctor Who companions Fictional people from London Fictional schoolteachers Male characters in television simple:Doctor Who companions#Ian Chesterton