First Doctor
William Hartnell
1963 - 1966
Second Doctor
Patrick Troughton
1966 - 1969
Third Doctor
Jon Pertwee
1970 - 1974
Fourth Doctor
Tom Baker
1974 - 1981
Fifth Doctor
Peter Davison
1982 - 1984
Sixth Doctor
Colin Baker
1984 - 1986
Seventh Doctor
Sylvester McCoy
1987 - 1989 (until 1996)
Eighth Doctor
Paul McGann
1996 (until 2005)
Ninth Doctor
Christopher Eccleston
2005
Tenth Doctor
David Tennant
2005 - 2010
Eleventh Doctor
Matt Smith
2010 - 2013
Twelfth Doctor
Peter Capaldi
2013 - 2017
Thirteenth Doctor
Jodie Whittaker
2017 - 2022
Fourteenth Doctor
David Tennant
2022 - 2023
Fifteenth Doctor
Ncuti Gatwa
2023 - 2025
Alternative
Doctors
Travelling
Companions
Characters
Alien
Species
Alien
Worlds

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.

Doctor Grace Holloway and the Eighth Doctor

from

The TV Movie

Grace: I thought you were a doctor.
The Doctor: I thought you were a doctor.

Doctor Who shown on 6th October