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Doctor Who (1963)

7.9/10 Ended 25 min Nov 23, 1963 26 Seasons

Drama Action & Adventure Sci-Fi & Fantasy

The adventures of The Doctor, a time-traveling humanoid alien known as a Time Lord. He explores the universe in his TARDIS, a sentient time-traveling spaceship. Its exterior appears as a blue British police box, which was a common sight in Britain in 1963 when the series first aired. Along with a succession of companions, The Doctor faces a variety of foes while working to save civilizations, help ordinary people, and right many wrongs.

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Show Details

Original Title Doctor Who

Original Language EN

Status Ended

Type Scripted

Total Episodes 694

Total Seasons 26

Popularity 50.4

Networks

BBC One

GB

BBC Television

GB

Cast

Tom Baker

Tom Baker

The Doctor

172 episodes

William Hartnell

William Hartnell

The Doctor

138 episodes

Patrick Troughton

Patrick Troughton

The Doctor

134 episodes

Jon Pertwee

Jon Pertwee

The Doctor

129 episodes

Nicholas Courtney

Nicholas Courtney

Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart

107 episodes

Janet Fielding

Janet Fielding

Tegan Jovanka

100 episodes

John Levene

John Levene

Sergeant Benton

100 episodes

Elisabeth Sladen

Elisabeth Sladen

Sarah Jane Smith

98 episodes

Frazer Hines

Frazer Hines

Jamie McCrimmon

91 episodes

John Leeson

John Leeson

K9 (voice)

84 episodes

Jacqueline Hill

Jacqueline Hill

Barbara Wright

78 episodes

Katy Manning

Katy Manning

Jo Grant

77 episodes

Key Crew

Created By C. E. Webber, Donald Wilson, Verity Lambert, Sydney Newman

Producer John Nathan-Turner

Seasons

Specials

Specials

363 episodes 1983

Season 1

Season 1

42 episodes 1963

The season introduces William Hartnell as the First Doctor, an alien who travels through time and sp...

Season 2

Season 2

39 episodes 1964

Milestones this season included not one but two encore appearances by the Daleks; the departure of t...

Season 3

Season 3

45 episodes 1965

At twelve episodes, The Daleks' Master Plan was the longest story in the show's history until supers...

Season 4

Season 4

43 episodes 1966

This season was a season of major changes for Doctor Who, including some that have influenced the se...

Season 5

Season 5

40 episodes 1967

No complete stories from the season were known to have survived until the early-1990s when archivist...

Season 6

Season 6

44 episodes 1968

This season featured the first ever UNIT story, The Invasion, which showcased the return of Brigadie...

Season 7

Season 7

25 episodes 1970

It was the first series produced and broadcast in colour and the first set entirely in one time peri...

Season 8

Season 8

25 episodes 1971

As of 2017, season 8 remains notable for being the season with the most number of regular characters...

Season 9

Season 9

26 episodes 1972

It was noted for being the beginning of the end of the Doctor's exile on Earth, with the Doctor's TA...

Season 10

Season 10

26 episodes 1972

William Hartnell returned in a cameo as the First Doctor and Patrick Troughton in a more substantial...

Season 11

Season 11

26 episodes 1973

It was Jon Pertwee's final season as the Doctor and included, very briefly, the first appearance of ...

Season 12

Season 12

20 episodes 1974

All the stories in this season were interconnected, several forming a loose story arc relating to Sp...

Season 13

Season 13

26 episodes 1975

It was during this season that the Doctor cut ties to UNIT (after Terror of the Zygons, the Brigadie...

Season 14

Season 14

26 episodes 1976

The season is notable for the departure of Sarah Jane Smith in The Hand of Fear and for The Deadly A...

Season 15

Season 15

26 episodes 1977

This season introduced K9 to the series and saw the departure of Leela. It was originally intended t...

The Key to Time

The Key to Time

26 episodes 1978

This season saw the introduction of the Black and White Guardians as well as the companion Romana, w...

Season 17

Season 17

20 episodes 1979

It consisted of five stories, plus the incomplete Shada, unfinished as a result of an industrial str...

Season 18

Season 18

28 episodes 1980

The season featured a story arc involving E-Space and the return of the Master who had stolen a new ...

Season 19

Season 19

26 episodes 1982

Two milestones occurred in Earthshock. Firstly, the Cybermen returned, unannounced, for the first ti...

Season 20

Season 20

22 episodes 1983

Structurally, the season retread season 18's formula of including a trilogy of stories bound togethe...

Season 21

Season 21

24 episodes 1984

The Twin Dilemma, the first story with Colin Baker as the Sixth Doctor, aired last in the season. Th...

Season 22

Season 22

13 episodes 1985

With this season the BBC experimented with the format of the series, reducing the number of episodes...

The Trial of a Time Lord

The Trial of a Time Lord

14 episodes 1986

This season had a unique format, never again repeated in the show. Doctor Who had returned to produc...

Season 24

Season 24

14 episodes 1987

Unlike season 23, there was no overall story arc, and the episode allotment - two four-episode stori...

Season 25

Season 25

14 episodes 1988

As the silver anniversary season, it included several stories noting the milestone: Remembrance of t...

Season 26

Season 26

14 episodes 1989

It was the final season of the "classic" series. Unusually for a Doctor Who season, aside from some ...

Networks

BBC One

GB

BBC Television

GB

Videos & Trailers

Seventh Doctor Intro

Seventh Doctor Intro

Opening Credits

Fifth Doctor Intro

Fifth Doctor Intro

Opening Credits

Sixth Doctor Intro

Sixth Doctor Intro

Opening Credits

Fourth Doctor Intro

Fourth Doctor Intro

Opening Credits

Fourth Doctor Intro Version 2

Fourth Doctor Intro Version 2

Opening Credits

Third Doctor Intro Version 2

Third Doctor Intro Version 2

Opening Credits

Image Gallery

Backdrops

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Posters

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Reviews from TMDB

cloister56 10/10

Feb 11, 2017

How do you review a show like Doctor Who that has been running for so long, enjoying dizzying highs and terrible lows (I'm looking at you The Twin Dilemma). The concept is the most open there can be. With the TARDIS the show can go anywhere and any when. This lead to a huge range in the stories, ... Read more

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Rating

7.9

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Based on 666 votes

Details

First Air Date November 23, 1963

Last Air Date December 6, 1989

Country GB

Language EN

Status Ended

Popularity 50.4

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