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Doctor Who

  • TV Series
  • 2005–2022
  • TV-PG
  • 45m
IMDb RATING
8.5/10
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Christopher Eccleston, Peter Capaldi, David Tennant, Matt Smith, and Jodie Whittaker in Doctor Who (2005)
"I don't want it to end..." Her final battle - The Power of the Doctor, coming 23rd October 2022.
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The further adventures in time and space of the alien adventurer known as the Doctor and his companions from planet Earth.The further adventures in time and space of the alien adventurer known as the Doctor and his companions from planet Earth.The further adventures in time and space of the alien adventurer known as the Doctor and his companions from planet Earth.

  • Creator
    • Sydney Newman
  • Stars
    • Jodie Whittaker
    • Peter Capaldi
    • Pearl Mackie
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    • IMDb RATING
    8.5/10
    257K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    51
    6
    • Creator
      • Sydney Newman
    • Stars
      • Jodie Whittaker
      • Peter Capaldi
      • Pearl Mackie
    • 997User reviews
    • 229Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Top rated TV #243
    • Won 4 BAFTA Awards
      • 121 wins & 220 nominations total

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    The Rise of Jodie Whittaker
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    FIRST LOOK: Episode 1 | The Woman Who Fell To Earth
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    Doctor Who: The Doctor's Time Loop Speech
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    Jodie Whittaker
    Jodie Whittaker
    • The Doctor
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    Peter Capaldi
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    Pearl Mackie
    Pearl Mackie
    • Bill…
    Matt Smith
    Matt Smith
    • The Doctor
    David Tennant
    David Tennant
    • The Doctor…
    Nicholas Briggs
    Nicholas Briggs
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    Jenna Coleman
    Jenna Coleman
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    Paul Kasey
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    Karen Gillan
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    • Creator
      • Sydney Newman
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    • Trivia
      When the first season was being made, television pirates were desperate to acquire the preview tapes. One of the people in the office had the idea of labelling the tapes with the anagram "Torchwood", rather than "Doctor Who", as a security measure to disguise the tapes when they were delivered from Cardiff to London. Writer Russell T. Davies liked this idea so much that it later inspired him to use it as a title for the Torchwood institution and then when creating the spin-off series Torchwood (2006).
    • Goofs
      The principles of the TARDIS' universal translator are depicted inconsistently throughout the series. It is supposed to translate everything into the traveler's own language, which should give everyone perfect British accents. Yet some characters in foreign countries speak with their own accents, such as Chinese or Italian, and "colourful" phrases like "apres vouz," "adios amigos," or "sayonara" are heard in their own languages. To say nothing of the Tenth Doctor's French catchphrase "Allons-y!"
    • Quotes

      [series 1 trailer]

      The Ninth Doctor: Do you wanna come with me? 'Cause if you do then I should warn you, you're gonna see all sorts of things. Ghosts from the past; Aliens from the future; the day the Earth died in a ball of flame; It won't be quiet, it won't be safe, and it won't be calm. But I'll tell you what it will be: the trip of a lifetime.

    • Crazy credits
      During the first series, Christopher Eccleston is credited as "Doctor Who", as set in the Classic Series. Beginning with the second series - reportedly at the behest of the show's new star, David Tennant - the credit has been changed to read "The Doctor".
    • Alternate versions
      In series 5, Amy has a prologue that only exists in syndicated versions and isn't present in the original UK airings. It doesn't appear on home media (DVD) either.
    • Connections
      Edited into Ashens: Cybermen Call Centre (2006)
    • Soundtracks
      Doctor Who Theme
      Written by Ron Grainer
      Performed by BBC National Orchestra of Wales

    User reviews997

    Featured review
    8/10

    Seasons 1-10 are great

    This show had a fantastic run for quite a while. Chris Eccleston, David Tennant and Matt Smith were all excellent in the role as The Doctor. The stories, characters and overarching plot were all so well done.

    The series starts to show some rough edges right as Peter Capaldi becomes The Doctor, but I don't blame him for it. He just got stuck with some mediocre stories, and his sidekick Clara and other side characters just weren't as good. Loved the episodes Mummy on the Orient Express, and Heaven Sent.

    Season 11 is where the show falls off a cliff. The writing is so awful, I kept fast forwarding through episodes trying to find something good, and then the seasons ended. Jodie Whittaker didn't get a chance to show how good, or bad, she could be in the role.

    Starting Season 14 now in hopes that the show is good again now that Chibnall is not head writer and producer anymore.
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    • Release date
      • March 17, 2006 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Official sites
      • BBC
      • British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) (United Kingdom)
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Nu-Who
    • Filming locations
      • Cardiff, Wales, UK
    • Production companies
      • BBC Studios
      • BBC Wales
      • Bad Wolf
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    • Runtime
      45 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono

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