Doctor Who
Doctor Who

Doctor Who (2005)

"Space. For all."

7.6 (3285 votes)
13 Seasons
March 26, 2005
English
Action & Adventure Drama Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Synopsis

The Doctor is a Time Lord: a 900 year old alien with 2 hearts, part of a gifted civilization who mastered time travel. The Doctor saves planets for a living—more of a hobby actually, and the Doctor's very, very good at it.

Network

BBC One

Episodes

Rose
E1

Rose

Mar 26, 2005
47 min
7.4

Rose Tyler meets a mysterious stranger called the Doctor, and realises Earth is in danger.

The End of the World
E2

The End of the World

Apr 2, 2005
47 min
7.5

The Doctor takes Rose on her first voyage through time: to the year five billion, when the Sun is about to expand and swallow the Earth. She is cautious and soon starts to question her reasons for joining The Doctor. But amongst the powerful alien races gathering to watch on Platform One, a murderer is at work. Who is controlling the mysterious and deadly metal spiders?

The Unquiet Dead
E3

The Unquiet Dead

Apr 9, 2005
47 min
7.1

Charles Dickens and the Doctor team up as corpses stalk the streets of Victorian Cardiff.

Aliens of London (1)
E4

Aliens of London (1)

Apr 16, 2005
45 min
6.8

Rose is taken home, but a spaceship crashes in the Thames and London is closed off... Enter the Slitheen!

World War Three (2)
E5

World War Three (2)

Apr 23, 2005
43 min
6.7

Time is running out for the Doctor as Downing Street announces mankind's first Interplanetary War.

Dalek
E6

Dalek

Apr 30, 2005
48 min
8.3

The Doctor is shattered and Earth is in danger as he and Rose discover the Time Lords' deadliest enemy beneath Utah.

The Long Game
E7

The Long Game

May 7, 2005
45 min
6.6

Adam catches a glimpse of the wonders of travelling in the Tardis, as they head to a future, where Satellite 5 broadcasts to the entire Earth Empire. But anyone promoted to Floor 500 is never seen again, and the Doctor suspects mankind is being manipulated.

Father's Day
E8

Father's Day

May 14, 2005
43 min
8.0

Rose requests a trip back to the day her father, Pete Tyler, died. Reluctantly, the Doctor agrees, but he realises he has made a mistake, when Rose saves Pete from being run over by a car. This has now changed the timeline, and Reapers are transposing themselves all over the Universe. However, this time, the Doctor doesn't have a plan…

The Empty Child (1)
E9

The Empty Child (1)

May 21, 2005
42 min
8.5

After chasing an unexplained capsule through time, the TARDIS lands in London, during an air raid. Rose investigates when a small child wearing a gasmask, standing on a rooftop, continuously calls out for his mummy. After floating above the city on a barrage balloon, Rose is swept off her feet by another time traveller – Captain Jack Harkness. Meanwhile, The Doctor follows a teenaged girl to a meeting of the homeless children of the Blitz. Here, the child in the gasmask is terrorising them with a parade of strange events, constantly asking for his mother.

The Doctor Dances (2)
E10

The Doctor Dances (2)

May 28, 2005
43 min
8.6

After narrowly escaping the gas mask monsters, The Doctor, Rose, and Captain Jack try to stop the mutated people from infecting other victims. But it soon becomes apparent that one of the group may indirectly responsible for the virus. The answer lies at the bomb site, but time is running out...

Boom Town
E11

Boom Town

Jun 4, 2005
43 min
6.8

The Doctor, Rose and Captain Jack stop off in present-day Cardiff to recharge the TARDIS on the Rift they formerly encountered in 1869. Whilst there, they come upon a since-thought-long-dead enemy of theirs, who is hatching yet another plan to destroy Earth.

Bad Wolf (1)
E12

Bad Wolf (1)

Jun 11, 2005
43 min
8.2

In a seemingly futuristic world, the Doctor wakes up in the Big Brother house during an eviction, Rose wakes up on the Weakest Link with the Anne-Droid, and Captain Jack gets a make over with Trin-E and Zu-Zana. But something unusual is happening, and the losing contestants are being disintegrated. Obviously, it's time for the Doctor to investigate. Who or what is behind this?

The Parting of the Ways (2)
E13

The Parting of the Ways (2)

Jun 18, 2005
48 min
8.6

The fate of the Universe is hanging in the balance as the Dalek fleet begin their invasion of Earth. The Doctor must decide whether to sacrifice every human being on Earth in order to save every other living creature in the universe from the Daleks. Either way, he knows he must send Rose home...

Cast

Trailer

Details

Original Title

Doctor Who

Status

Ended

Seasons

13

Episodes

153

Production

BBC Cymru Wales, BBC Studios, CBC