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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 25 episodes

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Episode 1

Remembrance of the Daleks (1)

25m8.8 / 10

London, 1963. Returning to the scenes of his first televised adventure, the Doctor and new companion Ace play a tricky game of bluff and deceit involving two rival Dalek factions, local soldiers, and the awesomely powerful Gallifreyan artefact, the Hand of Omega...

Episode credits

Directed by Andrew MorganWritten by Ben AaronovitchGuest stars Harry Fowler, Dursley McLinden, Simon Williams, George Sewell, Pamela Salem, Michael Sheard, Karen Gledhill, Jasmine Breaks

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Episode 2

Remembrance of the Daleks (2)

25m8.4 / 10

With two factions of Daleks involved in a race war on Earth, the Doctor takes care of old business by having the Hand of Omega ceremoniously but quietly buried in a churchyard. His actions do not go unobserved, and leaving behind a bored Ace without a purposeful outlet could spell trouble as well.

Episode credits

Directed by Andrew MorganWritten by Ben AaronovitchGuest stars Dursley McLinden, Simon Williams, Michael Sheard, Joseph Marcell, George Sewell, Pamela Salem, John Scott Martin, Cy Town

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Episode 3

Remembrance of the Daleks (3)

25m8.2 / 10

The Doctor plans to let one of the Dalek factions have the Hand of Omega (but not too easily, of course) while keeping Gilmore and his military men preoccupied in a safe territory, but that plan could be threatened by a mole in their midst and a miscalculation on the Doctor's part.

Episode credits

Directed by Andrew MorganWritten by Ben AaronovitchGuest stars Harry Fowler, Dursley McLinden, Simon Williams, George Sewell, Pamela Salem, John Scott Martin, Cy Town, Terry Molloy

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Episode 4

Remembrance of the Daleks (4)

25m8.5 / 10

The Omega device is in jeopardy. A giant Dalek warship hangs above the Earth. London has become a battleground for ruthless alien intelligences.

Episode credits

Directed by Andrew MorganWritten by Ben AaronovitchGuest stars Dursley McLinden, Simon Williams, Terry Molloy, George Sewell, Pamela Salem, John Scott Martin, Cy Town, Karen Gledhill

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Episode 5

The Happiness Patrol (1)

25m6.4 / 10

The Earth colony Terra Alpha, the future. With the aid of her sweet-natured executioner, Helen A, ruler of the planet, has ensured the population is happy - on pain of death! The Doctor and Ace decide to fight for the right to be miserable.

Episode credits

Directed by Chris CloughWritten by Graeme CurryGuest stars Sheila Hancock, Georgina Hale, Ronald Fraser, Rachel Bell, Harold Innocent, Tim Barker, Cy Town, Lesley Dunlop

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Episode 6

The Happiness Patrol (2)

25m6.9 / 10

The Doctor and Earl manage to escape from the Kandy Man and join up with the planet's natives, the Pipe People, enlisting their help to rescue Ace.

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Directed by Chris CloughWritten by Graeme CurryGuest stars Sheila Hancock, Georgina Hale, Ronald Fraser, Rachel Bell, Harold Innocent, Lesley Dunlop, John Normington, Richard D. Sharp

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Episode 7

The Happiness Patrol (3)

25m6.9 / 10

As the Doctor leads the Pipe People towards reclaiming their world, Helen A faces betrayal from those closest to her.

Episode credits

Directed by Chris CloughWritten by Graeme CurryGuest stars Sheila Hancock, Georgina Hale, Ronald Fraser, Rachel Bell, Harold Innocent, Lesley Dunlop, John Normington, Richard D. Sharp

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Episode 8

Silver Nemesis (1)

25m6.1 / 10

The Doctor and Ace battle the time traveller Lady Peinforte and the Cybermen for possession of the incredibly powerful Nemesis statue, which is on its way back to the planet Earth to rendezvous with a destiny set in stone by the Doctor himself.

Episode credits

Directed by Chris CloughWritten by Kevin ClarkeGuest stars Fiona Walker, Anton Diffring, Gerard Murphy, Metin Yenal, Nicholas Courtney, David Banks, Leslie French, Martyn Read

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Episode 9

Silver Nemesis (2)

25m6.0 / 10

As hostilities break out between factions vying for ownership of the comet, the Doctor goes after the worst of the lot - Cybermen, using Ace's upgraded boom box to flood Cyber Communications with jazz music while trying to locate the whereabouts of the fleet beyond this mere scouting party.

Episode credits

Directed by Chris CloughWritten by Kevin ClarkeGuest stars Fiona Walker, Anton Diffring, Gerard Murphy, Metin Yenal, Mark Hardy, David Banks, Chris Chering, Symond Lawes

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Episode 10

Silver Nemesis (3)

25m5.7 / 10

With the Cyber Fleet poised nearby, the Doctor may have no choice but to let them have Nemesis. Meanwhile, Lady Peinforte and Richard navigate modern society, De Flores encounters an open betrayal, and Ace combats Cybermen with a slingshot.

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Directed by Chris CloughWritten by Kevin ClarkeGuest stars Dolores Gray, Fiona Walker, Anton Diffring, Gerard Murphy, Metin Yenal, Mark Hardy, Nicholas Courtney, David Banks

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Episode 11

The Greatest Show in the Galaxy (1)

25m6.8 / 10

The Doctor and Ace visit the Psychic Circus on the planet Segonax, where they find the standard of judging at the talent contest distressingly astringent.

Episode credits

Directed by Alan WareingWritten by Stephen WyattGuest stars Christopher Guard, Ricco Ross, Peggy Mount, T. P. McKenna, Gian Sammarco, Jessica Martin, Ian Reddington, Deborah Manship

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Episode 12

The Greatest Show in the Galaxy (2)

25m7.1 / 10

The Doctor and Ace reach the Psychic Circus, where the Doctor is imprisoned with the other contestants while Ace draws the attention of the Chief Clown.

Episode credits

Directed by Alan WareingWritten by Stephen WyattGuest stars Christopher Guard, Chris Jury, Ricco Ross, T. P. McKenna, Gian Sammarco, Jessica Martin, Janet Hargreaves, Ian Reddington

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Episode 13

The Greatest Show in the Galaxy (3)

25m7.4 / 10

Mags helps the Doctor escape and Deadbeat leads him to Ace, where Bellboy tells them what happened to the Psychic Circus.

Episode credits

Directed by Alan WareingWritten by Stephen WyattGuest stars Christopher Guard, Chris Jury, Ricco Ross, T. P. McKenna, Gian Sammarco, Jessica Martin, Janet Hargreaves, Ian Reddington

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Episode 14

The Greatest Show in the Galaxy (4)

25m7.3 / 10finale

Mags goes to find Ace and Kingpin, pursued by the Chief Clown, while the Doctor confronts the power behind the Psychic Circus.

Episode credits

Directed by Alan WareingWritten by Stephen WyattGuest stars Chris Jury, Ricco Ross, Peggy Mount, T. P. McKenna, Jessica Martin, Janet Hargreaves, Ian Reddington, Deborah Manship

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Episode information updated Jul 24, 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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