TV series
Doctor Who
Overview
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.
Details
- First air date
- 1963-11-23
- Status
- Ended
- Seasons
- 26 seasons
- Episodes
- 694 episodes
- Genres
- Drama, Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- Network
- BBC One, BBC Television
- Production
- BBC
- Country
- GB
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Tom Baker as The Doctor
- William Hartnell as The Doctor
- Patrick Troughton as The Doctor
- Jon Pertwee as The Doctor
- Nicholas Courtney as Lethbridge-Stewart
- Elisabeth Sladen as Sarah Jane Smith
- Frazer Hines as Jamie McCrimmon
- John Leeson as K9 (voice)
- John Levene as Sergeant Benton
- Jacqueline Hill as Barbara Wright
- Katy Manning as Jo Grant
- William Russell as Ian Chesterton
Creators and crew
- C. E. Webber - Creator
- Donald Wilson - Creator
- Verity Lambert - Creator
- Sydney Newman - Creator
- Barry Letts - Executive Producer
- John Nathan-Turner - Producer
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