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Doctor Who

  • TV Series
  • 1963–19891963–1989
  • TV-PGTV-PG
  • 45m
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Doctor Who (1963)
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The adventures in time and space of the Doctor, a Time Lord who changes appearance and personality by regenerating when near death, and is joined by companions in battles against aliens and ... Read allThe adventures in time and space of the Doctor, a Time Lord who changes appearance and personality by regenerating when near death, and is joined by companions in battles against aliens and other megalomaniacs.The adventures in time and space of the Doctor, a Time Lord who changes appearance and personality by regenerating when near death, and is joined by companions in battles against aliens and other megalomaniacs.

IMDb RATING
8.4/10
37K
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POPULARITY
490
32
  • Creators
    • Donald B. Wilson
    • Sydney Newman(uncredited)
  • Stars
    • William Hartnell
    • Patrick Troughton
    • Jon Pertwee
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  • Creators
    • Donald B. Wilson
    • Sydney Newman(uncredited)
  • Stars
    • William Hartnell
    • Patrick Troughton
    • Jon Pertwee
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    • 98User reviews
    • 414Critic reviews
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    • Nominated for 2 BAFTA Awards
      • 4 wins & 2 nominations total

    Episodes695

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    William Hartnell
    William Hartnell
    • Dr. Whoas Dr. Who…
    144 episodes144 eps • 1963–1984
    Patrick Troughton
    Patrick Troughton
    • Dr. Whoas Dr. Who…
    132 episodes132 eps • 1966–1985
    Jon Pertwee
    Jon Pertwee
    • Doctor Whoas Doctor Who…
    132 episodes132 eps • 1970–1984
    Tom Baker
    Tom Baker
    • Doctor Whoas Doctor Who
    178 episodes178 eps • 1974–1984
    Frazer Hines
    Frazer Hines
    • Jamieas Jamie…
    117 episodes117 eps • 1966–1985
    Nicholas Courtney
    Nicholas Courtney
    • Brigadier Lethbridge Stewartas Brigadier Lethbridge Stewart…
    109 episodes109 eps • 1965–1989
    Pat Gorman
    Pat Gorman
    • Guardas Guard…
    105 episodes105 eps • 1964–1985
    Elisabeth Sladen
    Elisabeth Sladen
    • Sarah Jane Smithas Sarah Jane Smith
    81 episodes81 eps • 1973–1983
    Jacqueline Hill
    Jacqueline Hill
    • Barbara Wrightas Barbara Wright…
    80 episodes80 eps • 1963–1980
    William Russell
    William Russell
    • Ian Chestertonas Ian Chesterton
    77 episodes77 eps • 1963–1965
    Katy Manning
    Katy Manning
    • Jo Grantas Jo Grant
    77 episodes77 eps • 1971–1973
    John Scott Martin
    John Scott Martin
    • Dalekas Dalek…
    76 episodes76 eps • 1965–1988
    John Levene
    John Levene
    • Sergeant Bentonas Sergeant Benton…
    74 episodes74 eps • 1967–1983
    Peter Davison
    Peter Davison
    • The Doctoras The Doctor…
    70 episodes70 eps • 1981–1984
    Janet Fielding
    Janet Fielding
    • Teganas Tegan
    65 episodes65 eps • 1981–1984
    John Leeson
    John Leeson
    • K9as K9…
    62 episodes62 eps • 1977–1988
    Terry Walsh
    • Primitiveas Primitive…
    55 episodes55 eps • 1966–1979
    Gerald Taylor
    Gerald Taylor
    • Dalekas Dalek…
    53 episodes53 eps • 1963–1974
    • Creators
      • Donald B. Wilson
      • Sydney Newman(uncredited)
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    Storyline

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    Traveling across time and space, the immortal time-lord known as 'The Doctor' travels across the universe with his many companions and his loyal shape-shifting space-ship: the TARDIS. The Doctor faces many threats across many generations: from the Daleks, the Cybermen and his time-lord adversary the Master to the sinister Davros, creator of the Daleks. —Johnny
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    • Trivia
      The word "Dalek" became so familiar to British audiences that it was added to the Oxford English Dictionary.
    • Goofs
      Peri Brown is American, but often pronounces words in Nicola Bryant's English accent.
    • Quotes

      The Doctor: "Eureka" is Greek for "this bath is too hot."

    • Crazy credits
      The tradition of showing The Doctor's face in the opening titles was not introduced until Patrick Troughton's tenure with the program was under way. During Jon Pertwee's era, the producers experimented with changing the opening credits and music. One of the rejected opening credits was accidentally included on some prints of the story "Carnival of Monsters" that were broadcast overseas.
    • Alternate versions
      The original videotape prints of 1960s-era episodes no longer exist. As a result, all later broadcasts of these episodes (PBS, Sci-Fi Channel, BBC) have used film and kinescope transfers. When these early episodes began to be issued on DVD in the early-2000s, computer technology was used to restore the video look to these episodes. In addition, other restorations and corrections to the original broadcasts were made. (For example, the sound mix is altered to remove background noise and accidental sounds like coughs in the studio, in one episode a boom shadow was digitially removed). These restorations are particularly apparent in the box sets Lost in Time and The Beginning which compile surviving episodes from the early years of the series.
    • Connections
      Edited into Downtime (1995)

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    Excellent
    This is perhaps one of the finest sci-fi series ever made. The idea is simple; a timelord who travels through time and space in a TARDIS (in the shape of an old Police Box)with various companions to fight the forces of evil in the Universe.

    The budget was never large, but the ideas and effort were outstanding. It started going downhill after Peter Davison finished his turn as the Doctor, mainly due to poor stories and weaker scripts, but with the right budget and some seasoned writers, this show could be very great again.

    Well worth watching for the ideas alone - especially some of those in the Tom Baker era, this has a massive worldwide following and deservedly so.
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    • Release date
      • September 29, 1975 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Also known as
      • Dr. Who
    • Filming locations
      • St Austell, Cornwall, England, UK
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    • Runtime
      45 minutes

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