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Doctor Who

1963TV-PG26 seasons7.9 / 10

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.

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Synopsis

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.

Season 26 episodes

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Episode 1

Battlefield (1)

25m7.5 / 10

As UNIT are transporting a nuclear warhead around Carbury, knights in armour arrive to continue waging a war that began thousands of years ago, but in a wholly different dimension.

Episode credits

Directed by Michael KerriganWritten by Ben AaronovitchGuest stars Marcus Gilbert, James Ellis, Angela Douglas, Christopher Bowen, Angela Bruce, June Bland, Jean Marsh, Robert Jezek

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Episode 2

Battlefield (2)

25m8.0 / 10

The Doctor and Ace discover a stone spaceship underneath Warmsley's archaeological dig while Mordred summons Morgaine to Earth's dimension.

Episode credits

Directed by Michael KerriganWritten by Ben AaronovitchGuest stars Marcus Gilbert, James Ellis, Angela Douglas, Christopher Bowen, Angela Bruce, June Bland, Jean Marsh, Noel Collins

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Episode 3

Battlefield (3)

25m7.2 / 10

The Brigadier rescues the Doctor from the stone spaceship before they set out to locate Morgaine before she gains Excalibur.

Episode credits

Directed by Michael KerriganWritten by Ben AaronovitchGuest stars Marcus Gilbert, James Ellis, Christopher Bowen, Angela Bruce, June Bland, Jean Marsh, Noel Collins, Nicholas Courtney

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Episode 4

Battlefield (4)

25m7.3 / 10

Morgaine forces Ace and Shou Yuing to hand over Excalibur by threatening to release the Destroyer, so the Doctor and the Brigadier enter a dimensional portal to stop her.

Episode credits

Directed by Michael KerriganWritten by Ben AaronovitchGuest stars Marcus Gilbert, Angela Douglas, Christopher Bowen, Angela Bruce, Jean Marsh, Nicholas Courtney, Ling Tai, Stefan Schwartz

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Episode 5

Ghost Light (1)

25m6.1 / 10

The Doctor and Ace explore Victorian house Gabriel Chase and realise it hides just as many dark secrets in its drawing room as it does in its dark cellar.

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Directed by Alan WareingWritten by Marc PlattGuest stars John Nettleton, Ian Hogg, Sylvia Syms, Michael Cochrane, Sharon Duce, Carl Forgione, Brenda Kempner, Katharine Schlesinger

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Episode 6

Ghost Light (2)

25m6.2 / 10

The Doctor manages to rescue Ace from the husks and then tries to uncover the truth about the goings on in Josiah's house.

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Directed by Alan WareingWritten by Marc PlattGuest stars John Nettleton, Ian Hogg, Sylvia Syms, Frank Windsor, Michael Cochrane, Sharon Duce, Carl Forgione, Brenda Kempner

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Episode 7

Ghost Light (3)

25m6.0 / 10

Only Redvers, still searching for the elusive Saxe-Coburg, seems able to withstand Light and communicate with Control. Ace realises her past actions need to be dealt with.

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Directed by Alan WareingWritten by Marc PlattGuest stars John Hallam, Ian Hogg, Sylvia Syms, Frank Windsor, Michael Cochrane, Sharon Duce, Carl Forgione, Katharine Schlesinger

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Episode 8

The Curse of Fenric (1)

25m7.2 / 10

England, the 1940s. The TARDIS brings the Doctor and Ace to a secret naval base during WWII. There, the time-travellers battle vampiric Haemovores and an ancient Viking curse!

Episode credits

Directed by Nicholas MallettWritten by Ian BriggsGuest stars Nicholas Parsons, Anne Reid, Alfred Lynch, Christien Anholt, Marcus Hutton, Tomasz Borkowy, Janet Henfrey, Cy Town

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Episode 9

The Curse of Fenric (2)

25m7.0 / 10

The Doctor and Ace manage to convince Sorin to release them while Millington and Judson attempt to translate the Viking runes.

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Directed by Nicholas MallettWritten by Ian BriggsGuest stars Dinsdale Landen, Nicholas Parsons, Anne Reid, Alfred Lynch, Christien Anholt, Marcus Hutton, Tomasz Borkowy, Janet Henfrey

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Episode 10

The Curse of Fenric (3)

25m7.1 / 10

The Doctor and his friends come under attack from the Haemavores, allowing Millington to retrieve the flask containing Fenric's essence.

Episode credits

Directed by Nicholas MallettWritten by Ian BriggsGuest stars Dinsdale Landen, Nicholas Parsons, Anne Reid, Alfred Lynch, Christien Anholt, Marcus Hutton, Tomasz Borkowy, Peter Czajkowski

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Episode 11

The Curse of Fenric (4)

25m6.7 / 10

Fenric is loose and planning to use the Ancient Haemovore to poison the Earth with chemicals, unless the Doctor can defeat him in their centuries old game.

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Directed by Nicholas MallettWritten by Ian BriggsGuest stars Dinsdale Landen, Anne Reid, Alfred Lynch, Marcus Hutton, Tomasz Borkowy, Raymond Trickitt, Marek Anton, Joann Kenny

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Episode 12

Survival (1)

25m7.6 / 10

Perivale, England, the late 1980s. People are vanishing into thin air under the baleful stare of a very strange cat. The Doctor and Ace learn that, in the battle for survival, success can carry a terrible price...

Episode credits

Directed by Alan WareingWritten by Rona MunroGuest stars Gareth Hale, Julian Holloway, Anthony Ainley, Norman Pace, Lisa Bowerman, Will Barton, Sakuntala Ramanee, David John

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Episode 13

Survival (2)

25m7.0 / 10

The Doctor and Paterson manage to escape from the Master and join up with Ace and her friends, where the Doctor tries to find a way to get them all off the planet before it explodes.

Episode credits

Directed by Alan WareingWritten by Rona MunroGuest stars Julian Holloway, Anthony Ainley, Lisa Bowerman, Will Barton, Sakuntala Ramanee, David John

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Episode 14

Survival (3)

25m6.9 / 10finale

Ace manages to transport the Doctor and the others back to Perivale but the Master is also there, preparing for a final showdown with the Doctor.

Episode credits

Directed by Alan WareingWritten by Rona MunroGuest stars Adele Silva, Julian Holloway, Anthony Ainley, Lisa Bowerman, Will Barton, Sakuntala Ramanee, David John, Michelle Martin

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Episode information updated Jul 23, 2026

More about Doctor Who

Cast

William HartnellThe Doctor
Jon PertweeThe Doctor
Patrick TroughtonThe Doctor
Katy ManningJo Grant
Roger DelgadoThe Master
Tom BakerThe Doctor
Peter DavisonThe Doctor
Sylvester McCoyThe Doctor

Credits

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

Production details

Status
Ended
Series type
Scripted
Episodes
694
Original language
English

Networks & production

  • BBC OneUnited Kingdom
  • BBC TelevisionUnited Kingdom
  • BBCUnited Kingdom

Themes

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