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
fromGrace: I thought you were a doctor.
The Doctor: I thought you were a doctor.
Doctor Who shown on 17th September
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1966: The Smugglers: Episode 2In the 17th century the Doctor is captured by pirates looking for treasure
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1977: Horror Of Fang Rock: Part ThreePeople start to die soon after a Rutan scout crashes on Earth
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2007: Utopia (repeated)At the end of the Universe a group of humans is waiting to travel to Utopia
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2009: Daleks In Manhattan (repeated)In 1930s New York the Daleks of the Cult of Skaro are experimenting on humans
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2010: Tooth And Claw (repeated)Scotland, 1879: The Doctor must protect Queen Victoria from a werewolf
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2010: School Reunion (repeated)The Doctor is reunited with old friends Sarah Jane Smith and K9
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2011: The Girl Who Waited (repeated)Amy is trapped in a quarantine facility where time runs at a different pace
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2011: The God ComplexA strange hotel where a Minotaur feeds on guests' faith
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2014: Listen (repeated)When you are alone how do you know there isn't something listening?