Doctor Who - Ark in Space

Ten Reasons Why I Love Harry Sullivan

1. So pretty! Check out the eyes and the curls and the epic sideburns!
2. He’s wonderfully laid back, which stands him in good stead where travelling with the Doctor is concerned; once the initial culture shock has worn off, he just takes all the crazy completely in his stride!
3. He may not always fully understand what’s going on, but he’s always willing to pitch in and help.
4. He’s brave. He gets scared when faced with deadly danger on alien planets, and is man enough that he can admit it, but he never runs and hides; he faces danger head on and doesn’t let fear stop him doing the right thing.
5. He’s so very well meaning and so endearingly apologetic about his clumsiness.
6. He’s capable of so much more than he thinks he is, as the Doctor proves many times during their adventures – be it operating wildly futuristic technology, performing an autopsy on a giant space bug, or sabotaging a Sontaran spaceship…if asked, Harry will give it a go and always succeeds.
7. He’s the perfect English gentleman and officer, always so impeccably turned out – but he can also handle himself in a fight and isn’t afraid to get his hands dirty for the greater good.
8. He’s so very jolly hockey-sticks – such a natural cheer-leader, always so enthusiastic and congratulatory about other peoples’ success, and utterly sincere with it, absolutely adorable.
9. He saves the Doctor’s life several times over during their adventures together – including one time while concussed and a prisoner, and no one ever finds out that he did it.
10. He has a healer’s instinct: if he sees someone sick or injured, he rushes straight to them, without hesitation, to see what he can do for them.
11. He is not an imbecile.
12. He’s a sweetheart. ‘Nuff said!