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Doctor Who

2005TV-PG13 seasons7.6 / 10

Space. For all.

The Doctor is a Time Lord: a 900 year old alien with 2 hearts, part of a gifted civilization who mastered time travel. The Doctor saves planets for a living—more of a hobby actually, and the Doctor's very, very good at it.

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Synopsis

The Doctor is a Time Lord: a 900 year old alien with 2 hearts, part of a gifted civilization who mastered time travel. The Doctor saves planets for a living—more of a hobby actually, and the Doctor's very, very good at it.

Season 1 episodes

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Episode 1

Rose

47m7.4 / 10

Rose Tyler meets a mysterious stranger called the Doctor, and realises Earth is in danger.

Episode credits

Directed by Keith BoakWritten by Russell T DaviesGuest stars Paul Kasey, Alan Ruscoe, Nicholas Briggs, Mark Benton, Elli Garnett, Adam McCoy, David Sant, Elizabeth Fost

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Episode 2

The End of the World

47m7.5 / 10

The Doctor takes Rose on her first voyage through time: to the year five billion, when the Sun is about to expand and swallow the Earth. She is cautious and soon starts to question her reasons for joining The Doctor. But amongst the powerful alien races gathering to watch on Platform One, a murderer is at work. Who is controlling the mysterious and deadly metal spiders?

Episode credits

Directed by Euros LynWritten by Russell T DaviesGuest stars Zoë Wanamaker, Yasmin Bannerman, Jimmy Vee, Beccy Armory, Sara Stewart, Silas Carson, Paul Kasey, Alan Ruscoe

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Episode 3

The Unquiet Dead

47m7.1 / 10

Charles Dickens and the Doctor team up as corpses stalk the streets of Victorian Cardiff.

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Directed by Euros LynWritten by Mark GatissGuest stars Simon Callow, Alan David, Zoe Thorne, Huw Rhys, Wayne Cater, Michael Povey, Aaron Fisher, John Ninnis

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Episode 4

Aliens of London (1)

45m6.8 / 10

Rose is taken home, but a spaceship crashes in the Thames and London is closed off... Enter the Slitheen!

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Directed by Keith BoakWritten by Russell T DaviesGuest stars Naoko Mori, Matt Baker, Navin Chowdhry, Eric Potts, Rupert Vansittart, David Verrey, Andrew Marr, Steve Speirs

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Episode 5

World War Three (2)

43m6.8 / 10

Time is running out for the Doctor as Downing Street announces mankind's first Interplanetary War.

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Directed by Keith BoakWritten by Russell T DaviesGuest stars Morgan Hopkins, Rupert Vansittart, David Verrey, Andrew Marr, Steve Speirs, Jack Tarlton, Corey Doabe, Elizabeth Fost

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Episode 6

Dalek

48m8.3 / 10

The Doctor is shattered and Earth is in danger as he and Rose discover the Time Lords' deadliest enemy beneath Utah.

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Directed by Joe AhearneWritten by Robert ShearmanGuest stars Bruno Langley, Corey Johnson, Anna-Louise Plowman, Steven Beckingham, Nigel Whitmey, Jana Carpenter, John Schwab, Joe Montana

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Episode 7

The Long Game

45m6.7 / 10

Adam catches a glimpse of the wonders of travelling in the Tardis, as they head to a future, where Satellite 5 broadcasts to the entire Earth Empire. But anyone promoted to Floor 500 is never seen again, and the Doctor suspects mankind is being manipulated.

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Directed by Brian GrantWritten by Russell T DaviesGuest stars Bruno Langley, Colin Prockter, Simon Pegg, Tamsin Greig, Judy Holt, Anna Maxwell Martin, Christine Adams, Aaron Fisher

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Episode 8

Father's Day

43m8.0 / 10

Rose requests a trip back to the day her father, Pete Tyler, died. Reluctantly, the Doctor agrees, but he realises he has made a mistake, when Rose saves Pete from being run over by a car. This has now changed the timeline, and Reapers are transposing themselves all over the Universe. However, this time, the Doctor doesn't have a plan…

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Directed by Joe AhearneWritten by Paul CornellGuest stars Shaun Dingwall, Christopher Llewellyn, Natalie Jones, Robert Barton, Julia Joyce, Frank Rozelaar-Green, Eirlys Bellin, Rhian James

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Episode 9

The Empty Child (1)

42m8.5 / 10

After chasing an unexplained capsule through time, the TARDIS lands in London, during an air raid. Rose investigates when a small child wearing a gasmask, standing on a rooftop, continuously calls out for his mummy. After floating above the city on a barrage balloon, Rose is swept off her feet by another time traveller – Captain Jack Harkness. Meanwhile, The Doctor follows a teenaged girl to a meeting of the homeless children of the Blitz. Here, the child in the gasmask is terrorising them with a parade of strange events, constantly asking for his mother.

Episode credits

Directed by James HawesWritten by Steven MoffatGuest stars Florence Hoath, Albert Valentine, Richard Wilson, Jordan Murphy, Noah Johnson, Joe Tremain, Kate Harvey, Cheryl Fergison

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Episode 10

The Doctor Dances (2)

43m8.6 / 10

After narrowly escaping the gas mask monsters, The Doctor, Rose, and Captain Jack try to stop the mutated people from infecting other victims. But it soon becomes apparent that one of the group may indirectly responsible for the virus. The answer lies at the bomb site, but time is running out...

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Directed by James HawesWritten by Steven MoffatGuest stars Florence Hoath, Albert Valentine, Richard Wilson, Jordan Murphy, Noah Johnson, Joe Tremain, Cheryl Fergison, Damian Samuels

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Episode 11

Boom Town

43m6.8 / 10

The Doctor, Rose and Captain Jack stop off in present-day Cardiff to recharge the TARDIS on the Rift they formerly encountered in 1869. Whilst there, they come upon a since-thought-long-dead enemy of theirs, who is hatching yet another plan to destroy Earth.

Episode credits

Directed by Joe AhearneWritten by Russell T DaviesGuest stars Alan Ruscoe, William Thomas, Mali Harries, Aled Pedrick, Annette Badland, John Barrowman, Noel Clarke

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Episode 12

Bad Wolf (1)

43m8.2 / 10

In a seemingly futuristic world, the Doctor wakes up in the Big Brother house during an eviction, Rose wakes up on the Weakest Link with the Anne-Droid, and Captain Jack gets a make over with Trin-E and Zu-Zana. But something unusual is happening, and the losing contestants are being disintegrated. Obviously, it's time for the Doctor to investigate. Who or what is behind this?

Episode credits

Directed by Joe AhearneWritten by Russell T DaviesGuest stars Sam Callis, Paterson Joseph, Nisha Nayar, Jamie Bradley, Abi Eniola, Davina McCall, Barnaby Edwards, Jenna Russell

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Episode 13

The Parting of the Ways (2)

48m8.6 / 10finale

The fate of the Universe is hanging in the balance as the Dalek fleet begin their invasion of Earth. The Doctor must decide whether to sacrifice every human being on Earth in order to save every other living creature in the universe from the Daleks. Either way, he knows he must send Rose home...

Episode credits

Directed by Joe AhearneWritten by Russell T DaviesGuest stars David Tennant, Paterson Joseph, Nisha Nayar, Barnaby Edwards, Alan Ruscoe, Nicholas Pegg, David Hankinson, Jo Stone-Fewings

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Episode information updated Jul 24, 2026

More about Doctor Who

Cast

Christopher EcclestonDoctor Who
Matt SmithThe Doctor
Jenna ColemanClara Oswald
David TennantThe Doctor
Jodie WhittakerThe Doctor
Pearl MackieBill Potts
Mandip GillYasmin 'Yaz' Khan
Bradley WalshGraham O'Brien

Credits

Created by
Sydney Newman, C. E. Webber, Donald Wilson

Production details

Status
Ended
Series type
Scripted
Episodes
153
Original language
English

Networks & production

  • BBC OneUnited Kingdom
  • BBC Cymru WalesUnited Kingdom
  • BBC StudiosUnited Kingdom
  • CBCCanada
  • BBC Studios Drama ProductionsUnited Kingdom

Themes

alientime machinetime travel