I am surprised that the good doctor didn't use his sonic screwdriver instead of a Wenger. Might have to rewatch Time and the Rani. I never saw this thread. I think my favorite sidekick was Sarah Jane. She was so cute and little. Best wishes. Gary
IIRC they broke the sonic in Peter Davidson's tenure and never brought it back until the modern era. As far as I know for exactly the same reason that people moan about it now; it's too much of a "get out of jail free card". I personally don't mind it but I do wish it would do less rather than more and more.