Other Appearances
Jamie's ultimate fate remains unclear within the generally accepted canonicity of the various Doctor Who spin-off media.
In the comic strip story "The World Shapers" with the Sixth Doctor, published in Doctor Who Magazine #127–#129, an elderly Jamie remembers his time with the Doctor, explaining that the Doctor had taught him tricks to ensure the Time Lords would not really wipe his memories. In this story, written by Grant Morrison, Jamie sacrifices himself to stop the titular world shaper machine. Jamie's death outside the television series was controversial due to his status as a prominent companion.
In the Virgin New Adventures novel Timewyrm: Revelation, writer Paul Cornell omitted Jamie from the group of deceased companions encountered by the Seventh Doctor. In "Planet of the Dead" (DWM #141-#142), a race of shapeshifters known as the Ganzalum impersonate the Doctor's dead companions, including Jamie.
Big Finish Productions have reunited Jamie with the Sixth Doctor in a series of audio plays starting with City of Spires. However, in the final story, Legend of the Cybermen, it is revealed that he is simply a fictional construct within the realm seen in The Mind Robber, created by an older Zoe, based on her memories of the real Jamie.
The Doctor Who Adventures comic strip gives the Tenth Doctor a companion from 21st century Scotland named Heather McCrimmon.
Read more about this topic: Jamie McCrimmon
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