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Doctor Who

The Doctor, a Time Lord from the race whose home planet is Gallifrey, travels through time and space in their ship the TARDIS (an acronym for Time and Relative Dimension In Space) with numerous companions. From time to time, the Doctor regenerates into a new form. Use this page to compare tone, genre fit (Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi), first airing in 2005, and whether this series is worth starting now.

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Story of Doctor Who

The Doctor, a Time Lord from the race whose home planet is Gallifrey, travels through time and space in their ship the TARDIS (an acronym for Time and Relative Dimension In Space) with numerous companions. From time to time, the Doctor regenerates into a new form.

Use this page to compare tone, genre fit (Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi), first airing in 2005, and whether this series is worth starting now.

Title facts

  • Type Series
  • Release year 2005
  • Released 17 Mar 2006
  • Runtime 45 minutes
  • Content rating TV-PG
  • IMDb rating IMDb 8.5/10 from 261,682 votes
  • Genres Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
  • Languages English
  • Countries United Kingdom
  • Seasons 14 seasons

Cast

Jodie Whittaker, Peter Capaldi, Pearl Mackie

Direction and writing

Written by: Sydney Newman

Awards and recognition

Won 4 BAFTA 122 wins & 221 nominations total

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