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Doctor Who Confidential is a documentary to complement the revival of the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. Each episode was broadcast on BBC Three on Saturdays, immediately after the broadcast of the weekly television episode on BBC One. The running time of the first two series was 30 minutes, being extended to 45 minutes in the third. BBC Three also broadcast a cut-down edition of the programme, lasting 15 minutes, shown after the repeats on Sundays and Fridays and after the weekday evening repeats of earlier seasons.
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Doctor Who Confidential premiered March 26, 2005. We don't have a confirmed streaming, rental or purchase option yet.
Doctor Who Confidential is a documentary to complement the revival of the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. Each episode was broadcast on BBC Three on Saturdays, immediately after the broadcast of the weekly television episode on BBC One. The running time of the first two series was 30 minutes, being extended to 45 minutes in the third. BBC Three also broadcast a cut-down edition of the programme, lasting 15 minutes, shown after the repeats on Sundays and Fridays and after the weekday evening repeats of earlier seasons.
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Episode 1
A behind-the-scenes look at Doctor Who, following the production team, writers and cast as they bring the Time Lord back to the screen. This episode looks at the inspiration behind Christopher Eccleston's Doctor.
Directed by Gillane SeaborneGuest stars Tom Baker, Peter Davison, Colin Baker, Sylvester McCoy, Katy Manning, Keith Boak, Phil Collinson, Julie Gardner
Episode 2
Simon Pegg narrates a behind-the-scenes look at Doctor Who, following the production team, writers and cast as they bring the Time Lord back to the screen. This episode celebrates the men who have made the monsters, the actors who have been inside the monsters and the doctors who have acted opposite monsters in over 40 years of rubber and robots.
Directed by Adam PageGuest stars Tom Baker, Peter Davison, Colin Baker, Elisabeth Sladen, Keith Boak, Russell T Davies, Euros Lyn, Yasmin Bannerman
Episode 3
A behind-the-scenes look at Doctor Who. This episode celebrates the Doctor's ultimate mobile home - the blue police box known as the Tardis.
Directed by Adam PageGuest stars Mark Gatiss, Colin Baker, Sylvester McCoy, Elisabeth Sladen, Phil Collinson
Episode 4
Simon Pegg narrates a behind-the-scenes look at Doctor Who, following the production team, writers and cast as they bring the Time Lord back to the screen. A look at the long line of feisty, sexy, screaming sidekicks who have joined hands with the Doctor for his intergalactic globe trotting.
Directed by Tony Lee, Adam PageGuest stars Tom Baker, Peter Davison, Sophie Aldred, Sarah Sutton, Colin Baker, Elisabeth Sladen, Katy Manning, Noel Clarke
Episode 5
Simon Pegg narrates a behind-the-scenes look at Doctor Who, following the production team, writers and cast as they bring the Time Lord back to the screen. A look at the Doctor's affinity with the human race and his ongoing battle to save the earth.
Directed by Adam PageGuest stars Annette Badland, Peter Davison, Andrew Collins, Colin Baker, Sylvester McCoy, Katy Manning, Paul Kasey, Alan Ruscoe
Episode 6
Simon Pegg narrates a behind-the-scenes look at Doctor Who, following the production team, writers and cast as they bring the Time Lord back to the screen. Trundling tanks of terror, armed with a sucker, a ray gun and a really bad attitude - it can only be the Daleks.
Guest stars Andrew Collins, Colin Baker, Barnaby Edwards, Sylvester McCoy, Neill Gorton, Phil Collinson
Episode 7
Simon Pegg narrates a behind-the-scenes look at Doctor Who, following the production team, writers and cast as they bring the Time Lord back to the screen. Pegg himself plays the latest incarnation of evil to face the Doctor.
Guest stars Tom Baker, Eric Roberts, Peter Davison, Andrew Collins, Simon Pegg, Colin Baker, Sylvester McCoy, Phil Collinson
Episode 8
Simon Pegg narrates a behind-the-scenes look at the new series of Doctor Who, following the production team, writers and cast as they bring the Time Lord back to the screen. This edition looks at the trouble that time travel and messing with the past can cause, as Rose finds out to her cost.
Guest stars Camille Coduri, Peter Davison, Andrew Collins, Sylvester McCoy, Shaun Dingwall, Phil Collinson
Episode 9
Simon Pegg narrates a behind-the-scenes look at the new series of Doctor Who, following the production team, writers and cast as they bring the Time Lord back to the screen. A look at the special effects, including Rose's suspension from a barrage balloon, a state of the art spaceship and CGI effects that put gas masks in a terrifying new light.
Guest stars Tom Baker, John Barrowman, Peter Davison, Andrew Collins, Colin Baker, Sylvester McCoy, Neill Gorton, Phil Collinson
Episode 10
Simon Pegg narrates a behind-the-scenes look at the new series of Doctor Who, following the production team, writers and cast as they bring the Time Lord back to the screen. A look at the strange science of Doctor Who, from the fantastical nanogenes to the technical gizmos and gadgets. Not forgetting, of course, the sonic screwdriver.
Guest stars Phil Collinson, James Hawes
Episode 11
Simon Pegg narrates a behind-the-scenes look at the Doctor Who series, following the production team, writers and cast as they bring the Time Lord back to the screen. With no end of spectacular and grisly deaths to enjoy, this edition is a tribute to a whole host of unsung heroes who have laid down their lives in aid of the Doctor.
Guest stars Peter Davison, Andrew Collins, Colin Baker, Sylvester McCoy, Noel Clarke
Episode 12
Simon Pegg narrates a behind-the-scenes look of Doctor Who, following the production team, writers and cast as they bring the Time Lord back to the screen. A journey from his ultimate fans to his ultimate foe.
Guest stars Tom Baker, Paterson Joseph, John Barrowman, Peter Davison, Colin Baker, Sylvester McCoy, Elisabeth Sladen, Katy Manning
Episode 13
Simon Pegg narrates a behind-the-scenes look at the new series of Doctor Who, following the production team, writers and cast as they bring the Time Lord back to the screen. As the series reaches its dramatic conclusion, will the doctor survive the final battle of the great time war? As a fitting tribute, the programme relives the highs and lows of his time with Rose, and sees Christopher Eccleston take his final bow.
Guest stars John Barrowman, Andrew Collins
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BBC ThreeUnited Kingdom
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