Classic Who Meta: Ace as the Doctor's apprentice
Ace McShane was like an apprentice to the Seventh Doctor. Why do you think he had this kind of relationship with her, and why not Mel? According to Doctor Who Magazine, if the series had not been cancelled, Ace would have travelled to Gallifrey to attend the Prydon Academy and train to be a Time Lady in Ice Time: what would you have thought of this, had it happened in canon?
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