Collider

The ‘Doctor Who’ Companion That Inspired ‘Outlander’s Best Character

By Kelcie Mattson

Published 15 hours ago

Ideas emerge from the unlikeliest places.

Image by Annamaria Ward

Author Diana Gabaldon was inspired to write her popular Outlander novels after catching an episode of Doctor Who from the 1960s.
Jamie Fraser and the larger Outlander world are influenced by the character of Jamie McCrimmon, a Jacobite Scotsman who survived the Battle of Culloden and travels with the Doctor.
Although their roles and stories are quite different, both Jamies are honorable, loyal, courageous, and loving; McCrimmon's actor, Frazer Hines, guest starred in Outlander Season 1.