Doctor Who In Detail is a guide to the long running BBC Television programme Doctor Who. The first episode was broadcast in 1963, and the programme celebrated its 60th anniversary in 2023, making Doctor Who the longest running science fiction television programme.
Fourteen actors have portrayed the role of the Doctor in the television series (excluding stand-ins) with David Tennant returning to the role as the Fourteenth Doctor in 2023. Ncuti Gatwa, the Fifteenth Doctor, recently completed his second series with a mysterious regeneration.
The Fifteenth Doctor and Belinda Chandra
fromBelinda: Do you mean it's literally the same diploma, like in a time-travel way?
Doctor: Timey-wimey.
Belinda: Timey-wimey?
Doctor: Yup.
Belinda: Am I six?
Doctor Who shown on Friday, April 10,
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1965: The Crusade: The Wheel Of FortuneThe TARDIS materialises in the midst of the harsh, cruel world of the 12th century Crudaes
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1971: Colony In Space: Episode OneThe Time Lords send the Doctor and Jo on a mission to retrieve a file stolen by the Master
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1992: The Sea Devils: Episode Six (repeated)The Master, even though he is in prison, helps the Sea Devils to revive
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2005: The Unquiet Dead (repeated)Cardiff, 1869: The dead are being reanimated
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2006: Dalek (repeated)A collector of alien artefacts has one living specimen...
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2006: The Long Game (repeated)The Doctor takes Rose to a time in the future where human advacement is being held back
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2009: Journey's End (repeated)The Daleks have the power to destroy the Universe. The Doctor may need a little help
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2009: The Next Doctor (repeated)The Doctor helps a man known as the Doctor save London from the Cybermen
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2010: The Beast BelowAboard the Starship UK what is the secret that Liz Ten keeps forgetting?
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2010: The Beast BelowAboard the Starship UK what is the secret that Liz Ten keeps forgetting?
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2011: The Lodger (repeated)After the TARDIS disappears the Doctor becomes a lodger on Earth