Doctor Who (1963)

Drama, Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy 25m

79^%

User
Score

8.4/10

Overview

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.

C. E. Webber

Creator

Donald Wilson

Creator

Verity Lambert

Creator

Sydney Newman

Creator

Top Billed Cast

Tom Baker

The Doctor

William Hartnell

The Doctor

Patrick Troughton

The Doctor

Jon Pertwee

The Doctor, Doctor Who (uncredited)

Nicholas Courtney

Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart, Col. Lethbridge-Stewart, Bret Vyon, Tourist (uncredited)

Janet Fielding

Tegan Jovanka

John Levene

Sergeant Benton, Sgt. Benton, RSM Benton, John Benton, Platoon Under Leader Benton

Elisabeth Sladen

Sarah Jane Smith

Frazer Hines

Jamie McCrimmon, Jamie

John Leeson

K9 (voice), Dugeen

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Reviews

A review by cloister56

Written on February 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, from historical with no alien involvement like The Aztecs (1964), to full on sci-fi like The Daleks ...

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