He’s got a heart of gold, he’s everybody’s friend, but he’s got a few little failings of his own. “He’s somebody who’s been born and bred and stayed in Liverpool, and he’s not really ventured out, and his horizons seem to have been limited by his life experience. Bishop describes the experience of joining Who as “crazy” Fans, on the other hand, should enjoy the excitement Dan brings to the TARDIS as he represents the audience’s point of view: Dan, like previous companions, is an everyman, a normal person scraping by in Liverpool with little excitement in his life until the Doctor comes along.
