Doctor Who

Name: Doctor Who
Genre: Drama, Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Cast: William Hartnell, Jon Pertwee, Patrick Troughton, Katy Manning, Roger Delgado

1963·Show

·694Episodes in26Seasons·TV-PG·

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High energy, big heart.

Energy

Tense and spectacular

Tension7
Spectacle7
Adrenaline6

Heart

Nostalgic and awe-inspiring

Much of it is about family.

Nostalgia9
Wonder9
Wholesome8

Humor

Plenty of sharp wit and absurdist humor

Wit & Wordplay8
Absurdist Humor6
Situational Comedy5

World

The future, technology, and fantasy

Lived-in and easy to get lost in. Holds up on a rewatch.

World Immersion9
Rewatchability9
Dialogue Centrality8

Craft

Standout direction, performances, and dialogue

Direction8
Acting8
Dialogue Quality8

Style

Standout score and sound design

Music Composition9
Music Centrality9
Sound Centrality8

Energy

High

Tense and spectacular

Doctor Who is tense and spectacular.

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All energy traits

Tension7Edge-of-your-seat suspense and pressure.
Spectacle7Scale and set-piece grandeur.
Adrenaline6High-energy, pulse-pounding intensity.

Fast Pace6Quick tempo and momentum.
Scare5Frightening moments and scares.
Violence4Physical conflict and intensity.

Related traits

Uncanny6Eerie, unsettling strangeness.

Slow Burn5Gradual build with payoff.

Heart

High

Nostalgic and awe-inspiring

Much of it is about family.

Emotionally, it's nostalgic, awe-inspiring, and wholesome. Much of it is about family.

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All heart traits

Nostalgia9Warmth of memory and retro vibes.
Wonder9Awe, discovery, and amazement.
Wholesome8Heartwarming, uplifting feelings.
Hopefulness8Optimism and uplifting resolve.
Catharsis7Emotional release and payoff.

Family Dynamics7Relationships and generational ties.
Pathos6Deeply moving, empathetic emotion.
Coming of Age5Personal growth and self-discovery.
Melancholy4Bittersweet, reflective sadness.
Romance3Love stories and emotional connections.

Related traits

Character Depth8Rich, complex characterization.
Philosophical7Ideas about life and existence.

Spiritual5Faith, meaning, and transcendence.

Humor

High

Plenty of sharp wit and absurdist humor

Expect plenty of sharp wit and absurdist humor.

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All humor traits

Wit & Wordplay8Clever dialogue and verbal humor.
Absurdist Humor6Surreal, nonsensical comedy.
Situational Comedy5Humor from everyday scenarios and setups.
Satire & Parody5Sharp critique and playful imitation.

Physical Comedy4Slapstick and visual gags.
Dark Humor4Humor from taboo or grim topics.
Cringe Humor2Awkward, uncomfortable laughs.

Related traits

Eccentricity8Oddball tone and quirks.
Wholesome8Heartwarming, uplifting feelings.

Camp & Irony7Stylized exaggeration and wink.
Pastiche6Playful imitation of styles.

World

High

The future, technology, and fantasy

Lived-in and easy to get lost in. Holds up on a rewatch.

Its world is built around the future, technology, and fantasy. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in. It holds up on a rewatch.

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All world traits

World Immersion9Depth and sensory richness of setting.
Rewatchability9Invites repeat viewing.
Dialogue Centrality8Stories driven by conversation.

Novelty7Fresh ideas and invention.
Ambiguity4Open-endedness and uncertainty.

Related traits

Futuristic9Speculative tech and future worlds.
Tech & Humanity9Human stories in a tech world.
Fantasy8Mythic worlds and magical systems.

Pop Culture8References and cultural commentary.
Historical7Period settings and real events.
Mystery7Whodunnits and unraveling secrets.

Craft

High

Standout direction, performances, and dialogue

The direction, performances, and dialogue stand out.

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All craft traits

Direction8Vision and command behind the camera.
Acting8Performance craft and presence.
Dialogue Quality8Sharp writing and memorable lines.
Character Depth8Rich, complex characterization.
Intrigue8Curiosity and investigative pull.

Narrative Structure7Story architecture and form.
Complexity7Layered plots and ideas.
Meta Narrative5Stories about storytelling.
Non-linear Narrative4Time-shifts and structure play.

Related traits

Homage & Reference9Allusions to other works.
Novelty7Fresh ideas and invention.
Philosophical7Ideas about life and existence.

Educational6Informative and instructive.
Fast Pace6Quick tempo and momentum.
Slow Burn5Gradual build with payoff.

Style

High

Standout score and sound design

Look and sound: the score and sound design stand out.

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All style traits

Music Composition9Score and musical identity.
Music Centrality9The score or soundtrack shapes the emotional experience.
Sound Centrality8Sound design as core element.

Cinematography7Visual composition and camera work.
Editing7Pacing and structure through cuts.
Visual Stylization7Distinctive aesthetic signature.

Related traits

Dialogue Centrality8Stories driven by conversation.
Spectacle7Scale and set-piece grandeur.

Camp & Irony7Stylized exaggeration and wink.
Pastiche6Playful imitation of styles.

Who it's for

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About

The adventures of The Doctor, a time-traveling humanoid alien known as a Time Lord. He explores the universe in his TARDIS, a sentient time-traveling spaceship. Its exterior appears as a blue British police box, which was a common sight in Britain in 1963 when the series first aired. Along with a succession of companions, The Doctor faces a variety of foes while working to save civilizations, help ordinary people, and right many wrongs.

Iconic British Sci-FiTime Travel AdventureWhimsical & IntellectualGenerational NostalgiaAlien Worlds & MonstersThe Doctor's CompanionshipClassic Cult PhenomenonMoral Complexity in FantasySoundtrack as CharacterEndless Imagination

Actors

William Hartnell

The Doctor

Jon Pertwee

The Doctor

Patrick Troughton

The Doctor

Katy Manning

Jo Grant

Roger Delgado

The Master

Tom Baker

The Doctor

Peter Davison

The Doctor

Sylvester McCoy

The Doctor

Caroline John

Liz Shaw

Colin Baker

The Doctor, Commander Maxil

Elisabeth Sladen

Sarah Jane Smith

Nicola Bryant

Perpugilliam "Peri" Brown

Bonnie Langford

Melanie Bush

Janet Fielding

Tegan Jovanka

Richard Franklin

Captain Mike Yates, Mike Yates

Louise Jameson

Leela

Mary Tamm

Romana

Mark Strickson

Turlough, Vislor Turlough

David Brierly

K9 (voice)

Wendy Padbury

Zoe Heriot

Sarah Sutton

Nyssa, Nyssa / Ann Talbot

Jackie Lane

Dodo Chaplet

Matthew Waterhouse

Adric

Carole Ann Ford

Susan Foreman

William Russell

Ian Chesterton

Sophie Aldred

Ace

Michael Jayston

The Valeyard

Lynda Bellingham

The Inquisitor

Jacqueline Hill

Barbara Wright, Lexa

John Levene

Platoon Under Leader Benton, John Benton, RSM Benton, Sgt. Benton, Sergeant Benton

Ian Marter

John Andrews, Harry Sullivan

Nicholas Courtney

Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart, The Brigadier, Bret Vyon, Tourist (uncredited)

Frazer Hines

Jamie McCrimmon, Jamie

Maureen O'Brien

Vicki

Angelo Muscat

Chumbley Operator

George Coulouris

Arbitan

Hannah Gordon

Kirsty

Guy Middleton

Colonel Attwood

Eric Flynn

Leo Ryan

Louise Pajo

Gia Kelly

Terence Bayler

Major Barrington

David Troughton

Peladon

Geoffrey Bayldon

Organon

Simon Gipps-Kent

Seth

Derek Waring

Shardovan

John Savident

The Squire

Moray Watson

Sir Robert Muir

Colette O'Neil

Tanha

Leee John

Mansell

Christopher Villiers

Hugh

Nitza Shaul

Karina

Polly James

Jane Hampden

Rula Lenska

Styles

Brian Glover

Griffiths

Sheila Reid

Etta

Alexei Sayle

D.J.

Hugh Lloyd

Goronwy

Sean Blowers

Zed

Harry Fowler

Harry

Lalla Ward

Romana, Princess Astra, Romana II

Dolores Gray

Mrs. Remington

John Nettleton

Reverend Ernest Matthews

Roger Brierley

Drathro (voice)

John D. Collins

Talor

Brigit Forsyth

Ruth Maxtible

Adele Silva

Squeak

John Hallam

Light

Morris Barry

Tollund

Pauline Collins

Samantha Briggs

Vernon Dobtcheff

Scientist

Sheila Hancock

Helen A.

Catherine Schell

Countess Scarlioni

James Warwick

Scott

Jeremy Gittins

Lazlo

Philip Locke

Bigon / Control

Simon Rouse

Hindle

Liza Goddard

Kari

William Lucas

Range

Christopher Gable

Sharaz Jek

John Stratton

Shockeye

Brenda Bruce

Tilda

Don Henderson

Gavrok

Christopher Guard

Bellboy

Chris Jury

Deadbeat

Christopher Ryan

Kiv

Clive Swift

Jobel

Keith Pyott

Autloc

Joseph Fürst

Zaroff

Colin Gordon

Commandant

Bernard Bresslaw

Varga, The Ice Warrior

Bill Kerr

Giles Kent

Graham Crowden

Soldeed

Bill Fraser

General Grugger

John Fraser

The Monitor

Nerys Hughes

Todd

Barbara Murray

Lady Cranleigh

Peter Cellier

Andrews

Elspet Gray

Chancellor Thalia

Rodney Bewes

Stien

Clinton Greyn

Ivo

Steven Mackintosh

Gazak

Ken Dodd

Tollmaster

Patricia Quinn

Belazs

Nicholas Parsons

Reverend Wainwright

Nabil Shaban

Sil

Gareth Hale

Len

Peter Gilmore

Brazen

Marius Goring

Theodore Maxtible

Ilona Rodgers

Carol

Ewen Solon

Vishinsky

Geoffrey Toone

Hepesh

Keith Barron

Captain Striker

Peter Welch

Morgan

Suzanne Danielle

Agella

David Yip

Veldan

Clifford Rose

Rorvik

Paul Shelley

Persuasion

Michael Robbins

Richard Mace

Clare Clifford

Kyle

Beryl Reid

Briggs

Dominic Guard

Olvir

Peter Wyngarde

Timanov

Robert Glenister

Salateen

Kevin McNally

Hugo Lang

Richard Briers

Chief Caretaker

Judy Cornwell

Maddy

Dursley McLinden

Mike

Anton Diffring

De Flores

Ricco Ross

Ringmaster

Marcus Gilbert

Ancelyn

Ian Hogg

Josiah

Tom Watson

Ramo

Peter Sallis

Penley

Victor Maddern

Robson

Rudolph Walker

Harper

Donald Douglas

Vural

Gabriel Woolf

Sutekh

Janet Ellis

Teka

Adrienne Corri

Mena

Rhoda Lewis

Marta

Anthony Calf

Charles

Ian McCulloch

Nilson

Maurice Denham

Edgeworth / Azmael

Terence Alexander

Lord Ravensworth

Eric Deacon

Mykros

Edward Peel

Kane

Peggy Mount

Stallslady

Sylvia Syms

Mrs. Pritchard

Jeff Rawle

Plantagenet

James Bree

Nefred

Margaret John

Megan Jones

Jeremy Wilkin

Kellman

Tim Barlow

Tyssan

Kenneth Cope

Packard

Stratford Johns

Monarch

Keith Drinkel

Flight Engineer Scobie

Jacqueline Pearce

Chessene

Stubby Kaye

Weismuller

Simon Williams

Gilmore

Georgina Hale

Daisy K.

Gerard Murphy

Richard

Anne Reid

Nurse Crane

Julian Holloway

Paterson

Patrick Ryecart

Crozier

Honor Blackman

Professor Lasky

Peter Copley

Dr. Warlock

Angus Lennie

Storr, Angus

Myra Frances

Adrasta

Geoffrey Beevers

Melkur (voice), Private Johnson

David Haig

Pangol

Lee Cornes

Trickster

Leonard Sachs

Lord President Borusa

John Carson

Ambril

Stephen Garlick

Ibbotson

Michael J. Jackson

Sir Geoffrey

Jason Connery

Jondar

Tracy-Louise Ward

Katz

Kate O'Mara

The Rani

Daphne Oxenford

Archivist

Joan Sims

Katryca

Tony Selby

Glitz

Gordon Warnecke

Tuza

Andrew Forbes

Omril

Edward Underdown

Zastor

Lewis Fiander

Tryst

George Pastell

Eric Klieg

Burt Kwouk

Lin Futu

Michael Cashman

First Officer Bilton

James Saxon

Oscar Botcherby

Maurice Roëves

Stotz

Dallas Adams

Professor Howard Foster

Catherine Cusack

Blue Kang Leader

Richard Davies

Burton

T. P. McKenna

The Captain

James Ellis

Peter Warmsly

Alfred Lynch

Commander Millington

Brian Blessed

King Yrcanos

Peter Barkworth

Clent

Philip Ray

Eldred

David Gooderson

Davros

Bob Hornery

Pilot

George Baker

Richard Todd

Sanders

Martin Clunes

Lon

Isla Blair

Isabella

Barbara Shelley

Sorasta

Michael Bilton

Collins, Time Lord

Owen Teale

Maldak

Keff McCulloch

The Lorells

Stuart Organ

Bazin

Christien Anholt

Perkins

Rhys McConnochie

Rod

Joseph Marcell

John

Milton Johns

Guy Crayford, Kelner

John Cleese

Art Gallery Visitor

Frederick Treves

Lieutenant Brotadac

Aubrey Richards

Professor Parry

Richard Easton

Captain Stapley

Peter Benson

The Doctor

Tom Adams

Commander Vorshak

Ronald Fraser

Joseph C.

Roy Holder

Krelper

Angela Douglas

Doris

Michael Craig

Commodore

Colin Jeavons

Damon

Leslie Schofield

Leroy, Calib

Mary Morris

Panna

Glyn Houston

Professor Watson, Colonel Ben Wolsey

Oliver Smith

Drak

Faith Brown

Flast

Christine Kavanagh

Aram

Jenny Tomasin

Tasambeker

Leonard Maguire

Draith

George Waring

Arden

Colin Douglas

Donald Bruce, Reuben

George Sewell

Ratcliffe

Peter Straker

Commander Sharrel

Emrys James

Aukon

Peter Purves

Steven Taylor, Morton Dill

Nigel Stock

Professor Hayter

Andrew Burt

Valgard

David Neal

President

John Leeson

K9 (voice), Daleks (voice), Dugeen

Rachel Bell

Priscilla P.

Gian Sammarco

Whizzkid

Royston Tickner

Steinberger P. Green, Robbins

Marcus Hutton

Sergeant Leigh

Trevor Laird

Frax

Robin Soans

Luvic

Jonathon Morris

Chela

Leslie Grantham

Kiston

Sarah Greene

Varne

Keith Skinner

Rondel

Christopher Bowen

Mordred

Glen Murphy

Dibber

Tomasz Borkowy

Captain Sorin

Alibe Parsons

Matrona Kani

Malcolm Tierney

Doland

Sheila Ruskin

Kassia

Forbes Collins

Chief Officer

Janet Henfrey

Miss Hardaker

Harold Innocent

Gilbert M.

Philip McGough

Sergeant Calder

Philip Madoc

Solon, Fenner

Stephen Churchett

Bill

William Gaunt

Orcini

Angela Bruce

Brigadier Winifred Bambera

Stephen Yardley

Sevrin, Arak

Jeananne Crowley

Vena

Yolande Palfrey

Janet

Jessica Martin

Mags

Frederick Jaeger

Professor Marius, Sorenson

Trevor Cooper

Takis

Colin Spaull

Lilt

Patricia Maynard

Miss Winters

Denis Lill

Dr. Fendelman, Sir George Hutchinson

Wendy Williams

Vira

Tom Georgeson

Kavell, Detective Inspector

Guy Siner

Ravon

John Franklyn-Robbins

Time Lord

James Garbutt

Ronson

Ivor Roberts

Mogran

Harry Towb

Osgood, McDermott

Cyril Luckham

The Guardian, White Guardian

Harriet Philpin

Bettan

Ysanne Churchman

Spider (voice), Alpha Centauri (voice)

Angus MacKay

Headmaster, Cardinal Borusa

Donald Sumpter

Enrico Casali, Commander Ridgeway

Paul Darrow

Captain Hawkins, Tekker

Bernard Archard

Bragen, Marcus Scarman

Vic Tablian

Ahmed

Nick Hobbs

Aggedor, Wirrn Operator

Geoffrey Hinsliff

Jack Tyler, Fisk

George Tovey

Ernie Clements

Patrick Newell

Colonel Faraday

Pamela Salem

Rachel, Xoanon (voice), Toos

Heather Emmanuel

Tessa

Ingrid Pitt

Galleia, Dr. Solow

John Arnatt

Borusa

Carmen Silvera

Ruth, Queen of Hearts

Tony Beckley

Harrison Chase

John Challis

Scorby

Kenneth Gilbert

Richard Dunbar

Ronald Leigh-Hunt

Radnor, Commander Stevenson

Edwin Richfield

Captain Hart, Mestor

Jon Laurimore

Count Federico

Alan Chuntz

Chaffeur

Mark Jones

The Krynoid (voice), Arnold Keeler

Antony Carrick

Captain Rossini

Gareth Armstrong

Giuliano

Brian Grellis

Safran, Sheprah

Renu Setna

Intern

Bernard Holley

1st Radar Operator, Axon Man, Peter Haydon

Roy Boyd

Driscoll

Judith Paris

Eldrad

Peter Hawkins

Cybermen (voice), Daleks (voice), Cybermen Voices (voice), Dalek (voice)

Llewellyn Rees

The President

Peter Pratt

The Master

William Marlowe

Lester, Harry Mailer

David Garfield

Neeva

Brendan Price

Tomas

Brett Forrest

Guard

Russell Hunter

Uvanov

David Bailie

Dask

Brian Croucher

Borg

Tariq Yunus

Cass

John Atterbury

Alien Guard, Robot

Mark Blackwell Baker

Robot

Mark Cooper

Robot

Noel Johnson

Charles Grover M.P., King Thous

Trevor Baxter

Professor Litefoot

Deep Roy

Mr. Sin

David McKail

Sergeant Kyle

Conrad Asquith

P.C. Quick

Peter Jeffrey

Count Grendel, Pilot

Vincent Wong

Sean Caffrey

Lord Palmerdale

Rio Fanning

Harker

Edmund Pegge

Meeker

Jim McManus

Opthalmologist

Kenneth Waller

Hedges

Louis Mahoney

Ponti, Newscaster

Richard Leech

Gatherer Hade

Hilary Minster

Marat, Thal Soldier

William Simons

Mandrel

Derek Martin

David Mitchell

Michael Keating

Goudry

James Maxwell

Jackson

Prentis Hancock

2nd Reporter, Captain, Salamar, Vaber

Alan Lake

Herrick

Henry Woolf

Collector

Imogen Bickford-Smith

Tala

Godfrey James

Tarn

Colin McCormack

Commander

Hilary Ryan

Rodan

Peter Tuddenham

Titan (voice), Computer (voice), Brain (voice)

Shirin Taylor

Customer, Camper

Derek Deadman

Stor

Iain Cuthbertson

Garron

Paul Seed

Graff Vynda-K

Oliver Maguire

Shrieve

Aubrey Woods

Controller

John Hamill

Shrieve

Timothy Bateson

Binro

Tim Condren

Guerilla

Maurice Bush

Ogron

Malcolm Terris

Etnin, Co-Pilot

Wendy Danvers

Amazonia

Peter Messaline

Dalek Voices (voice)

Clive Morton

Trenchard

Michael Gough

Toymaker, Councillor Hedin

Arthur Hewlett

Kimber, Kalmar

Lesley Dunlop

Susan Q., Norna

Wanda Ventham

Faroon, Thea Ransome, Jean Rock

David Griffin

Lt. Commander Mitchell

Eleanor Bron

Art Gallery Visitor, Kara

John Bennett

General Finch, Li H'sen Chang

Michael Craze

Ben Jackson, Ben

Anneke Wills

Polly Wright, Polly

Martin Boddey

Walker

Paul Whitsun-Jones

Marshal

Garrick Hagon

John Hollis

Sondergaard

Terry Molloy

Davros, Emperor Dalek, Russell

Peter Howell

Investigator

Clive Merrison

Deputy Chief, Jim Callum

Donald Eccles

Krasis

Greg Powell

Knight

Susan Penhaligon

Lakis

David Prowse

Minotaur

Tom Chadbon

Duggan / Jagaroth Voice, Merdeen

Tim Pigott-Smith

Marco, Captain Harker

Roger Hammond

Doctor Runciman, Francis Bacon

Christopher Benjamin

Jago, Sir Keith Gold

Bruce Purchase

Captain

James Marcus

Peasant, Rask

Ralph Michael

Balaton

David Sibley

Pralix

Robert James

Lesterson, Man (uncredited), High Priest

Rosalind Lloyd

Nurse

John Normington

Morgus, Trevor Sigma

Ian Collier

The Renegade (voice), Omega (voice), Stuart Hyde

Martin Jarvis

Hilio, Butler, Butler / Voice in Reminder Room, Governor

Tenniel Evans

Major Daly

Leslie Dwyer

Vorg

Cheryl Hall

Shirna

Christopher Robbie

Karkus, Cyberleader

Ray Lonnen

Gardiner

Stephen Thorne

Omega, First Ogron, Azal, Kastrian Eldrad

Edward Burnham

Professor Watkins, Professor Kettlewell

James Culliford

Stewart

Geoffrey Palmer

Administrator, Masters

Harold Goldblatt

Professor Dale

Lynda Baron

Singer (voice), Captain Wrack

Madhav Sharma

Patel

Luan Peters

Sheila

Fiona Walker

Lady Peinforte, Kala

Bill Mitchell

Newscaster

Michael Attwell

Bates, Ice Warrior Isbur

Tim Preece

Codal

Jerome Willis

Stevens

John Cannon

Elgin, Guard

Stewart Bevan

Clifford Jones

Tony Adams

Elgin

Alan Tucker

Latep

Ben Howard

Hinks

Maurice Colbourne

Lytton, Commander Lytton

Julian Glover

Richard the Lionheart, Count Scarlioni / Scaroth

David Collings

Vorus, Mawdryn, Poul

Kevin Stoney

Mavic Chen, Tobias Vaughn, Tyrum

June Brown

Eleanor

Bernard Horsfall

First Time Lord, A Stranger, Chancellor Goth, Gulliver, Taron

Frank Windsor

Inspector Mackenzie, Ranulf

George Pravda

Denes, Castellan Spandrell, Jaeger

Cyril Shaps

John Viner, Lennox, Professor Klegg, Archimandrite

David Daker

Irongron

Hugh Burden

Channing

John Breslin

Captain Munro

Peter Forbes-Robertson

Chief Sea Devil, Time Lord

Norman Jones

Hieronymous, Major Baker, Khrisong

Ellis Jones

Technician

James Coombes

Paroli, Paroli / Voice of Sentinel Six

Hamilton Dyce

Major General Scobie

Fulton Mackay

Dr. Quinn

John Woodnutt

Draconian Emperor, Duke of Forgill, George Hibbert, Seron

Roy Purcell

President of the Council, Chief Prison Officer Powers

Michael Sheard

Mergrave, Headmaster, Dr. Summers, Lowe, Laurence Scarman

Duncan Lamont

Dan Galloway

Laurence Payne

Morix, Johnny Ringo, Dastari

Arnold Yarrow

Bellal

Pat Gorman

Primord, Coven Member (uncredited), Soldier, Sea Devil, Silurian Scientist, Thal Soldier, Greek Soldier (uncredited), Primitive, Pilot, UNIT Corporal, A Medic, Silurian, Colonist, Auton Leader, Primitive and Voice, Monk (uncredited), Cyberman, Long

Dennis Chinnery

Albert C. Richardson, Gharman, Sylvest

John Moreno

Dobson

William Dysart

Reegan

Gordon Sterne

Heldorf

John Bailey

Sezom, Edward Waterfield, Commander

Michael Wisher

Ranjit (voice, uncredited), Rex Farrel, Dalek (voice), (voice, uncredited), Davros, Daleks (voice), Kalik, John Wakefield, Morelli, Magrik

Bernard Kay

Carl Tyler, Caldwell, Inspector Crossland, Saladin

Roy Scammell

RSF Sentry, Technician

Olaf Pooley

Professor Stahlman, Director Stahlman

Dinsdale Landen

Dr. Judson, Dr Judson

Hugh Walters

William Shakespeare, Vogel, Commentator Runcible

Pik-Sen Lim

Captain Chin Lee

Donald Pickering

Blade, Beyus, Eyesen

Max Faulkner

Corporal Adams, Guard Captain, Thal Guard, Guard (uncredited), Crew Member (uncredited), Miner, UNIT Soldier (uncredited), Second Guard Captain (uncredited), Tribesman (uncredited), Exxilon (uncredited), UNIT Soldier, Nesbin, Rebel (uncredited)

Kristopher Kum

Fu Peng

Tommy Duggan

Senator Alcott

David Calderisi

Charlie

Patrick Godfrey

Major Cosworth

David Simeon

Private Latimer, Alastair Fergus

Donald Hewlett

Hardiman

Erik Chitty

Co-Ordinator Engin, Charles Preslin

Kenneth Benda

The Minister

David Webb

Leeson

Helen Worth

Mary Ashe

Alan Rowe

Space Control (voice), Dr. Evans / Space Control (voice), Dr. Evans, Edward of Wessex, Garif, Skinsale

Royce Mills

Daleks (voice), Dalek Voice (voice)

Ronald Allen

Ralph Cornish, Rago

Morris Perry

Dent

John Tordoff

Alec Leeson

Damaris Hayman

Miss Hawthorne

Michael Cochrane

Lord Cranleigh, Redvers Fenn-Cooper

Don McKillop

Bert the Landlord

James Snell

Harry

Matthew Corbett

Jones

John Owens

Thorpe

Gertan Klauber

Galley Master, Ola

Frank Gatliff

Ortron

Roy Skelton

Norton, Wester / Dalek Voices, James, Dalek (voice), Chedaki, Cyberman (voice), King Rokon, Daleks / K9 (voice), Daleks (voice)

Beatrix Lehmann

Professor Rumford

Jenny Laird

Neska

Gerald Cross

Megara Voice

Gareth Hunt

Arek, Arak

Sonny Caldinez

Kemel, Ice Warrior, Ssorg, Ice Warrior Turoc, Sskel (uncredited), Sskel

Neville Jason

Prince Reynart

Tony Osoba

Lan, Kracauer

Glyn Owen

Rohm-Dutt

Carl Rigg

Varlik

John Woodvine

Marshal

Neil McCarthy

Barnham, Thawn

Davyd Harries

Shapp

Susan Skipper

'Heroine'

William Squire

The Shadow

Arthur Cox

Cully

John Scott Martin

Nucleus, Reading Guard (uncredited), Cell Guard (uncredited), Robot, Dalek (operator), Mechanoid, Charlie (uncredited), Dalek, Zarbi, Hughes, Mutt, Kriz

John Abineri

Richard Railton, General Carrington, Ranquin, Van Lutyens

Walter Fitzgerald

Senex

Tony Caunter

Thatcher, Jackson, Morgan

Brian Cant

Tensa

Emrys Jones

The Master of the Land of Fiction

Sylvestra Le Touzel

Child

Richard Ireson

Soldier

Katherine Schofield

Sabetha

David Reynolds

Child

Earl Cameron

Williams

Jean Marsh

Joanna, Morgaine, Sara Kingdom

Terence de Marney

Churchwarden Joseph Longfoot

Michael Hawkins

General Williams

Valentine Dyall

Black Guardian, The Guardian

Robert Russell

The Caber

Rachel Davies

Camilla

John Dearth

Lupton, Boss (voice)

Terence Denville

Cyberman

Sally Faulkner

Isobel Watkins

Brian Miller

Daleks (voice), Dalek Voice (voice), Dalek Voices (voice), Dugdale

Clifford Earl

Major Branwell

Neil Wilson

Sam Seeley

David Graham

Charlie, Daleks (voice), Kerensky, Dalek (voice), Mechanoid (voice)

Terry Walsh

Crew Member (uncredited), IMC Guard Rogers (uncredited), Man with Boat, Skybase Guard (uncredited), UNIT Soldier (uncredited), Muto (uncredited), Auton Policeman (uncredited), Solider (uncredited), UNIT Motorcyclist (uncredited), Window Cleaner, Thal Guard / Thal Soldier (uncredited), Thal Soldier (uncredited), Kaled Scientist (uncredited), Executioner (uncredited), Zake, Wirrn Operator (uncredited), Burning Exxilon (uncredited), Guard, Overlord Guard (uncredited), Militiaman (uncredited), Mensch, Auton Policeman, Guard (uncredited), Jack (uncredited), Security Guard (uncredited), Castle Guard Barclay, Stangmoor Man (uncredited), Doran, Guard Captain, S.R.S. Meeting Security (uncredited), Castle Guard Barclay (uncredited), Doran (uncredited), Warehouse Looter, Zombie (uncredited), Solos Guard (uncredited)

Jack Watling

Professor Travers

Wolfe Morris

Padmasambhava

Gerald Flood

The King / Kamelion (voice), The King, Kamelion (voice)

Richard Kerley

Yeti

Anthony Ainley

The Master / Portreeve, Tremas, Kalid, Tremas / The Master, The Master (voice), The Master, The Master / Sir Gilles Estram

Cy Town

Harold V's Brother (uncredited), 2nd Brother (uncredited), Passerby (uncredited), Medical Orderly (uncredited), Technician (uncredited), Guard (uncredited), Extra (uncredited), Brother (uncredited), Vogan (uncredited), Dalek (operator), Haemovore (uncredited)

Peter Halliday

Pletrac, Packer, Soldier, Vicar, Aliens (voice), Silurians (voice)

Tim Barker

Harold V.

Derek Ware

Pigbin Josh, UNIT Sergeant, Saracen Warrior, Private Wyatt

John Gregg

Lycett

Norman Pace

Harvey

David Spenser

Thonmi

John Harvey

Officia, Professor Brett

Reg Whitehead

Jarl, Yeti, Krail

John Alderson

Wyatt Earp

Derek Newark

Greg Sutton, Za

Donald Gee

Eckersley, Major Ian Warne

Brian Peck

Dervish

Peter Miles

Nyder, Dr. Lawrence, Professor Whitaker

Janet Hargreaves

Mum

David Banks

Cyber Leader

Raymond Trickitt

Ancient Haemovore

Murphy Grumbar

Mechanoid, Arcturus, Dalek (operator), Dalek Operator

Graham Ashley

Overseer

Robert Jezek

Sergeant Zbrigniev

Edward de Souza

Marc Cory

Barrie Ingham

Prince Paris

Shane Rimmer

Seth Harper

William Hurndell

Ike Clanton

Victor Carin

Virgil Earp

Jeremy Bulloch

Hal, Tor

Robert Beatty

General Cutler

Alan White

Schultz

John Brandon

American Sergeant

Steve Plytas

Wigner

Christopher Matthews

Radar Technician

Glenn Beck

T.V. Announcer

Philip Voss

Acomat, Wahed

Deborah Watling

Victoria Waterfield

Windsor Davies

Toby

Alan Curtis

Major Green

John Cater

Professor Krimpton

Francis de Wolff

Agamemnon, Vasor

Graham Armitage

Barney

Jimmy Gardner

Idmon, Chenchu

Robert Jewell

Dalek (operator), Zarbi, Dalek

Tony Rohr

Colonist with baby (uncredited)

Cleo Sylvestre

Concubine (uncredited)

George Harrison

Self - The Beatles (archive footage) (uncredited)

Barry Jackson

Drax, Jeff Garvey, Ascaris

Paul McCartney

Self - The Beatles (archive footage) (uncredited)

Philip Anthony

Roald

Bryan Mosley

Malpha, Malpha (uncredited)

Norman Comer

Icthar

Gerald Taylor

Vega Nexos, Dalek, Zarbi, Dalek (operator), Baker's Man

Robin Phillips

Altos

Anthony Verner

Ice Soldier

Raf De La Torre

Senior Judge

Peter Glaze

Third Sensorite

Eileen Way

Old Mother, Karela

Neville Smith

D'Argenson

Jack Cunningham

Jailer

Jeffry Wickham

Webster

Donald Morley

Jules Renan

Edward Brayshaw

Leon Colbert

Keith Anderson

Robespierre

Ronald Pickup

Physician

Alan Tilvern

Forester

Jeremy Young

Gordon Lowery, Kal

Tony Wall

Napoleon

Graeme Curry

Tourist (uncredited)

Fiona Cumming

Tourist (uncredited)

Peter Moffatt

Tourist (uncredited)

John Alkin

Lomand

Geoffrey Hughes

Popplewick

Gawn Grainger

George Stephenson

Lisa Daniely

Madeleine Issigri

Jack May

General Nicolai Hermack

George Layton

Technician Penn

Esmond Knight

Dom Issigri

Jack May

General Nicolai Hermack

Alethea Charlton

Hur

Howard Lang

Horg

Michael Summerton

Dalek (operator)

Alan Wheatley

Temmosus

John Lee

Alydon

Virginia Wetherell

Dyoni

Philip Bond

Ganatus

Edmund Warwick

Robot Dr. Who, Darrius

Mark Eden

Marco Polo

Derren Nesbitt

Tegana

Zienia Merton

Ping-Cho

Leslie Bates

Man at Lop

Tutte Lemkow

Kuiju

Paul Carson

Ling-Tau

Martin Miller

Kublai Khan

Stephen Whittaker

Craftsman Weams

Ling Tai

Shou Yuing

Stefan Schwartz

Knight Commander

Sharon Duce

Control

Katharine Schlesinger

Gwendoline

Stevan Rimkus

Captain Bates

Lisa Bowerman

Karra

Will Barton

Midge

Sakuntala Ramanee

Shreela

David John

Derek

Karen Gledhill

Allison

Peter Hamilton Dyer

Embery

William Thomas

Martin

Jonathan Burn

Silas P.

David John Pope

Kandy Man

Mary Healey

Killjoy

Mark Carroll

Sniper

Annie Hulley

Newscaster

Leslie French

Mathematician

Ian Reddington

Chief Clown

Daniel Peacock

Nord

David Ashford

Dad

Elizabeth Spriggs

Tabby

Belinda Mayne

Delta

Morgan Deare

Hawk

David Kinder

Billy

Sara Griffiths

Ray

Stephanie Fayerman

McLuhan

Nicholas Smith

Wells

Patrick O'Connell

Ashton

Ray Barrett

Bennett / Koquillion

Michael Peake

Tavius

Derek Francis

Nero

Roger Avon

Saphadin

Valentino Musetti

Saracen Warrior

Peter Diamond

Delos, Morok Technician, Morok Guard

Petra Markham

Safiya

Ivor Salter

Morok Commander

Hywel Bennett

Rynian

David Blake Kelly

Captain Benjamin Briggs

John Maxim

Frankenstein

Anthony Jacobs

Doc. Holliday

Lesley Langley

Thal

Dave Anderson

Aztec Captain

Michael Miller

Wulnoth

Dorota Kwiatkowska

Flight Lieutenant Lavel

Hugh Spight

Dalek (operator), Black Dalek (operator)

Graeme Harper

Mind Battle Face (uncredited)

Crew

Directed by:

Douglas Camfield, David Maloney, Christopher Barry

Written by:

Terrance Dicks, Robert Holmes, Eric Saward

Produced by:

John Nathan-Turner, Barry Letts, Peter Bryant

Composed by:

Dudley Simpson, Peter Howell, Keff McCulloch

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Questions about Doctor Who

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Where can I stream Doctor Who legally?

Doctor Who is included with a subscription to BritBox in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Tubi TV. You can also rent or buy it from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, and Fandango At Home. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.

Is Doctor Who worth watching?

GreatGoodWatch score

Mostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 76/100 (IMDb 8.4 and Rotten Tomatoes 68%). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.

What is Doctor Who rated?

TV-PGViolenceDisturbing imagery

It's rated TV-PG in the United States. Content advisories: violence and disturbing imagery.

How many seasons does Doctor Who have?

26 seasons

It has 26 seasons with 694 episodes.

Do critics and audiences agree on Doctor Who?

Critics68

Audiences86

Not quite. Audiences rate Doctor Who higher (86) than critics (68). It's more of a crowd-pleaser than a critics' pick.

When did Doctor Who air?

S1 S5 S10 S15 S20 S25

It ran from 1963 to 1989 and has ended.

What language is Doctor Who in?

English

It was made in English. Produced in United Kingdom.

In how many countries can I watch Doctor Who?

GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Doctor Who in 12 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.

What tropes does Doctor Who use?

Head CrushingPlease Subscribe to Our ChannelGoing to See the ElephantWoken Up at an Ungodly HourPunch-Clock Villain"Eureka!" MomentStellar StationAlternate Catchphrase InflectionFaith in the FoeThe Milky Way Is the Only WayHumans Are the Real MonstersAlphabet News Networkand 831 more

TV Tropes lists 843 storytelling tropes for Doctor Who, including Head Crushing, Please Subscribe to Our Channel, Going to See the Elephant.

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