Parents Guide for
"Doctor Who" (2005) More at IMDbPro »

Mild sexual references (nothing children will get), flirting and kissing is seen.

In one episode a character talked about going to a hotel with her boy-friend, but never actually did.

Some explicit innuendos, again, nothing a child would get.

In the episode 'Blink', one character is seen naked from the top up and one character sees all of him. He then asks groggily if he was wearing pants and she says, "no".

At the end of Stone and Flesh Amy starts trying to undress the doctor but he stops her

In the lodger you see the top of the doctor while he is in the shower then you see him get out and drop his towel all you see is the top half you never see below his chest.

In the Pond Life mini series, the legs of a woman are shown standing in front of the Doctor, then a robe dropping.

The violence is mild, but some episodes can show harsher, more brutal violence. Shootings, impalings and stabbings are seen, while things like neck snappings and people getting burnt to death are implied. Blood is rarely shown though, it is however, small amounts, not gushing amounts.

Minor blood is seen is some episodes.

Such episodes as 'Voyage of the Damned' or '42' are violent.

Many types of alien violence are seen, and some deaths are disturbing.

The episode 'The Lazarus Experiment' shows the main antagonist sucking the life out of his victims.

The episodes 'Human Nature' and 'The Family of Blood' show many deaths of people getting disentigrated, many straw creatures are shot with guns, and many people die from explosions (off screen).

Many deaths are implied and we often hear people screaming.

A few mild swears (damn, hell, ass, et cetera), but nothing to explicit. 'Bitchy' is used once in "The End of The World"

Characters drink wine and other similar beverages in some episodes.

Dr Who has traditionally been regarded as "frightening" to children, although it is primarily aimed at them. Older (original series) programmes relied largely on suspense to provide this, whereas the new series is a little more obvious and with more convincing monsters. The fact remains, however, that young children want to watch it and end up being very scared. Some stories are more intense than others - for example "Blink", "Midnight" and "The Waters of Mars". Characters are placed in great peril, frequently caused by alien monsters or unseen forces. Numerous characters, including some with whom rapport has been established, do die during the course of each episode. Parental guidance is advised when younger children are watching, to reassure them and perhaps to suggest that they leave the room or switch over.