Helen Sinclair

[close] Helen Sinclair was a companion of the Eighth Doctor. She was a language scholar for the National Museum during the 1960s. Her career was stymied by the misogynistic attitudes of the time and the "old boys" network working against her although she was determined to make a name for herself. Despite being more than qualified for a promotion, she was denied the position by her superior who felt she wouldn't be able to commit fully due to his belief that women were "too emotional."
In 1963, while working as an assistant to Professor Walter Pritchard, she met the Eighth Doctor and Liv Chenka, who were in search of a temporal anomaly related to the Eleven. Joining them whilst they investigated a collection of artefacts featuring the Red Lady, she became involved in a mystery involving extraterrestrial elements. After they defeated the Red Lady and the artefacts were "disposed of," Helen was dismissed from her position and threatened with being reported to the police, her boss being suspicious that she was behind their theft. Impressed by her help, the Doctor offered her the chance to join him in the TARDIS, which she accepted.