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Doctor Who

  • TV Series
  • 2005–2022
  • PG
  • 45m
IMDb RATING
8.6/10
246K
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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
    8.6/10
    246K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    71
    3
    • Creator
      • Sydney Newman
    • Stars
      • Jodie Whittaker
      • Peter Capaldi
      • Pearl Mackie
    • 974User reviews
    • 217Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • Top rated TV #227
    • Won 4 BAFTA Awards
      • 119 wins & 220 nominations total

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    Jodie Whittaker in Doctor Who (2005)
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    Bradley Walsh and Mandip Gill in Doctor Who (2005)
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    Sharon D Clarke, Bradley Walsh, Jodie Whittaker, Tosin Cole, and Mandip Gill in Doctor Who (2005)
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    • Creator
      • Sydney Newman(uncredited)
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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 reviews974

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    9/10
    The 9 is for Season 1 till 10, season 11 is a disappointment
    I'm a 46 year old man, but I'm not ashamed to tell you I wept with all the regenerations of the Doctor, and for other episodes too (for example, the Van Gogh episode broke me).

    But when Whitaker's time's up, I think I'll be having a sigh of relief. But only if Chibnall also going away. Especially when Chibnall is gone. Maybe even if Whitaker stays, and she's getting good stories, less companions (or "fam", for f* sake).

    The stories are weak, boring and preachy. The Doctor isn't a force of nature that stops planets rotating, she's not the oncoming storm anymore. She's a boring, bland, preachy dimwit, who doesn't belong in the Tardis.

    Get Moffat back, get Davies back, get people in the seats that love and understand Doctor Who and scifi. Otherwise this will be the death of the undying Doctor.
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    • Jan 2, 2019

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    • Release date
      • April 5, 2005 (Canada)
    • 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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      45 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono

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