
At the conclusion of The Faceless Ones (1967), Ben and Polly left together when the TARDIS landed at Gatwick Airport on the same day they originally left with the First Doctor, after they had stopped the mass kidnapping of tourists by shape shifting aliens. In the second story, The Highlanders (1966–67), Jamie McCrimmon joined the TARDIS crew, and remained with the Second Doctor for the rest of his travels. This all occurred during the new Doctor's first story, The Power of the Daleks (1966).
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His companions Ben and Polly are at first unsure how to treat him, though Polly is willing to believe he is the same man, and it is only when a Dalek recognises the Doctor that Ben accepts that he is the Doctor. In his first story, the Second Doctor referred to his predecessor in the third person as if he were a completely different person. Initially, the relationship between the Second Doctor and his predecessor was unclear. His body renewed itself and transformed into the Second Doctor. The First Doctor grew progressively weaker while battling the Cybermen during the events of The Tenth Planet (1966) and eventually collapsed, seemingly from old age. Jamie and Zoe stayed with the Second Doctor until the Time Lords sent them back to their own times, with their memories of all but their first encounter with him wiped. Following Ben and Polly's departures, the Doctor and Jamie were joined by the Victorian orphan Victoria Waterfield ( Deborah Watling) and 21st century astrophysicist Zoe Heriot ( Wendy Padbury). They were later joined by 18th century Jacobite Jamie McCrimmon ( Frazer Hines), who would become the Second Doctor's most loyal and trusted companion.

His original "swinging sixties" companions were the sophisticated socialite Polly ( Anneke Wills) and working class sailor Ben Jackson ( Michael Craze), who travelled with his previous incarnation. Troughton's Doctor was an outwardly scruffy, light hearted and bumbling tramp nicknamed the Cosmic Hobo, who hid a more firm and slightly darker side he would often use to manipulate his enemies and allies alike for the greater good. The transformation into the Second Doctor (originally referred to as a "renewal"), a figure who was the same 'essential' character as the first but with a very different persona, was a turning point in the evolution of the series, and eventually became a critical element of the series' longevity.

At the end of life, the Doctor regenerates as a result, the physical appearance and personality of the Doctor changes. Within the series' narrative, the Doctor is a centuries-old alien Time Lord from the planet Gallifrey who travels in time and space in the TARDIS, frequently with companions.
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While the Troughton era of Doctor Who is well-remembered by fans and in that era's Doctor Who literature, it is difficult to appraise in full of his 119 episodes, 53 remain missing.

He was portrayed by actor Patrick Troughton.
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The Second Doctor is an incarnation of the Doctor, the protagonist of the BBC science fiction television series Doctor Who.
