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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 2 episodes

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Episode 1

New Earth

47m7.1 / 10

In the year five billion and twenty-three, after the destruction of the Earth, the Doctor takes Rose to the New Earth. There, in a hospital facility, the feline Sisters of Plenitude can mysteriously cure any diseases, but, in the basement, an old enemy of the Doctor is out for revenge.

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Directed by James HawesWritten by Russell T DaviesGuest stars Zoë Wanamaker, Doña Croll, Michael Fitzgerald, Lucy Robinson, Sean Gallagher, Anna Hope, Adjoa Andoh, Simon Ludders

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Episode 2

Tooth and Claw

47m7.3 / 10

Landing in 1879, Scotland, the Tenth Doctor and Rose meet Queen Victoria, travelling with her to spend the night at the Torchwood Estate. However, a group of warrior monks have sinister plans for the monarch, and the full moon is about to summon a creature out of legend.

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Directed by Euros LynWritten by Russell T DaviesGuest stars Pauline Collins, Michelle Duncan, Jamie Sives, Derek Riddell, Ron Donachie, Tom Smith, Ruth Milne, Ian Hanmore

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Episode 3

School Reunion

47m7.9 / 10

There are strange goings-on at a comprehensive school - UFOs, over-intelligent children, and odd-tasting school dinners. This attracts the attention of the Tenth Doctor, Rose and Mickey Smith, as well as a couple of old friends…

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Directed by James HawesWritten by Toby WhithouseGuest stars Anthony Stewart Head, Elisabeth Sladen, Rod Arthur, Eugene Washington, Eugene Washington, Joe Pickley, Benjamin Smith, Clem Tibber

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Episode 4

The Girl in the Fireplace

47m8.5 / 10

On a seemingly abandoned spaceship in the 51st century, the Tenth Doctor, Rose and Mickey find time windows leading to 18th century France and a group of clockwork androids using them to stalk a young woman throughout her life.

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Directed by Euros LynWritten by Steven MoffatGuest stars Angel Coulby, Sophia Myles, Ben Turner, Jessica Atkins, Gareth Griffiths, Paul Kasey, Ellen Thomas, Jonathan Hart

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Episode 5

Rise of the Cybermen (1)

49m7.5 / 10

After the TARDIS makes a crash landing on the Earth of another universe, Rose discovers her father is alive and rich, Mickey encounters his alternative self, and the Tenth Doctor learns one of his oldest and deadliest foes is about to be reborn.

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Directed by Graeme HarperWritten by Tom MacRaeGuest stars Shaun Dingwall, Roger Lloyd Pack, Andrew Hayden-Smith, Don Warrington, Mona Hammond, Nicholas Briggs, Camille Coduri, Noel Clarke

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Episode 6

The Age of Steel (2)

49m7.6 / 10

The plans of John Lumic to convert the world into Cybermen are now in full force. The Tenth Doctor, Rose, Mickey and the Preachers must find a way to stop him from enforcing his "ultimate upgrade."

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Directed by Graeme HarperWritten by Tom MacRaeGuest stars Shaun Dingwall, Helen Griffin, Roger Lloyd Pack, Andrew Hayden-Smith, Nicholas Briggs, Camille Coduri, Noel Clarke, Kevin Hudson

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Episode 7

The Idiot's Lantern

48m6.4 / 10

In 1953 London, the police are abducting people from their homes. The people of Britain gather around their new-fangled "tele-vision" sets to celebrate the new Queen's coronation - but something strange is affecting the signal.

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Directed by Euros LynWritten by Mark GatissGuest stars Maureen Lipman, Ron Cook, Jamie Foreman, Debra Gillett, Rory Jennings, Margaret John, Kevin Hudson

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Episode 8

The Impossible Planet (1)

48m8.4 / 10

Rose finds herself further away from home than ever before, on a desolate world in the orbit of a Black Hole. Trapped with an Earth expedition and the mysterious Ood, the time-travellers face an even greater danger as something ancient beneath the planet's surface begins to awake.

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Directed by James StrongWritten by Matt JonesGuest stars Danny Webb, Will Thorp, Claire Rushbrook, Ronny Jhutti, Shaun Parkes, MyAnna Buring

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Episode 9

The Satan Pit (2)

50m8.3 / 10

The TARDIS lands in a base on a planet orbiting a black hole, an impossible situation that stumps even the Tenth Doctor. The base crew are drilling to the centre of the world, to claim the power that keeps it in orbit for themselves. However, an ancient evil is down there too, and he is awake…

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Directed by James StrongWritten by Matt JonesGuest stars Danny Webb, Will Thorp, Claire Rushbrook, Ronny Jhutti, Shaun Parkes, MyAnna Buring, Kevin Hudson

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Episode 10

Love & Monsters

48m5.8 / 10

An ordinary man named Elton Pope becomes obsessed with the Tenth Doctor, Rose and their strange blue box, joining a group of like-minded people in hopes of finding him. But when the mysterious Victor Kennedy joins the group, the fun soon stops and Elton discovers a darker side to his hobby.

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Directed by Dan ZeffWritten by Russell T DaviesGuest stars Kathryn Drysdale, Peter Kay, Marc Warren, Simon Greenall, Shirley Henderson, Moya Brady, Bella Emberg, Paul Kasey

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Episode 11

Fear Her

47m5.8 / 10

When the TARDIS lands in 2012, the Tenth Doctor plans to show Rose the London Olympics. However, ordinary children are vanishing into thin air, a mother living in a seemingly normal British household is trying to hide her daughter's unnatural powers from the world, and a demonic presence lurks in an upstairs cupboard.

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Directed by Euros LynWritten by Matthew GrahamGuest stars Nina Sosanya, Edna Doré, Abdul Salis, Abisola Agbaje

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Episode 12

Army of Ghosts (1)

46m8.2 / 10

Ghostly beings have been regularly appearing across the world and people, believing them to be their dead loved ones, are welcoming their visits with open arms. When the TARDIS arrives at the Torchwood Institute, the Tenth Doctor and Rose are taken prisoner. They are drawn into the investigation of a mysterious sphere kept in Torchwood Tower, and monstrous foes return as two universes collide.

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Directed by Graeme HarperWritten by Russell T DaviesGuest stars Tracy-Ann Oberman, Freema Agyeman, Raji James, Hadley Fraser, Oliver Mellor, Nicholas Briggs, Kevin Hudson

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Episode 13

Doomsday (2)

49m8.8 / 10finale

Humanity is caught in the crossfire as the Cybermen and the Daleks wage war against each other. When the mysterious Genesis Ark opens, the Tenth Doctor is faced with an impossible decision: saving the world could mean losing Rose Tyler forever…

Episode credits

Directed by Graeme HarperWritten by Russell T DaviesGuest stars Tracy-Ann Oberman, Shaun Dingwall, Raji James, Andrew Hayden-Smith, Nicholas Briggs, Kevin Hudson

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Episode information updated Jul 23, 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