Doctor Who
British science fiction TV series / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Doctor Who is a BBC science fiction television series. The series is about an alien time-traveller known as "the Doctor". In their space-time ship, the TARDIS (Time and Relative Dimension in Space), the Doctor and their companions travel through space and time. starring Christopher Eccleston (series 1), David Tennant (series 2–4), Matt Smith (series 5–7), Peter Capaldi (series 8–10), Jodie Whittaker (series 11–13) and Ncuti Gatwa (series 14−).
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Genre | Science fiction Drama |
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Showrunners | Russell T Davies (2005–2010, 2022–) Steven Moffat (2010–2017) Chris Chibnall (2018–2022) |
Written by | Various Russell T Davies (2005–2010, 2022–) Steven Moffat (2010–2017, 2023–) Chris Chibnall (2018–2022) Maxine Alderton (2020–2021) |
Starring | Various Doctors (as of 2005) Christopher Eccleston (2005) David Tennant (2005–2010, 2022–2023) Matt Smith (2010–2013) Peter Capaldi (2013–2017) Jodie Whittaker (2018–2022) Ncuti Gatwa (2023–) Various companions (as of 2005) Billie Piper (2005–2008, 2010) Freema Agyeman (2007–2008, 2010) Catherine Tate (2008–2010, 2023) Karen Gillan (2010–2012, 2013) Jenna Coleman (2012–2015, 2017) Peal Mackie (2017) Matt Lucas (2017) Bradley Walsh (2018–2021, 2022) Tosin Cole (2018–2021) Mandip Gill (2018–2022) John Bishop (2021–2022) Millie Gibson (2023–) |
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Opening theme | Doctor Who theme music |
Composers | Various composers (since 2018, Segun Akinola) |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 26 (1963–1989) + 1 TV film (1996) |
No. of series | 13 (2005–pres.) |
No. of episodes | 851 (97 missing) 287 stories (1963–1989 episodes) (2005–pres. episodes) |
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Executive producers | Various (as of 2005) Russell T Davies (2005–2010, 2022–) Julie Gardner (2005–2010, 2022–) Phil Collinson (2007–2008, 2022–) Steven Moffat (2010–2017, 2023–) Piers Wenger (2010–2011) Bett Willis (2010–2011) Caroline Skinner (2011–2013) Brian Minchin (2013–2017) Chris Chibnall (2018–2022) Matt Stevens (2018–2022) Jane Tranter (2022–) Joel Collins (2022–) |
Camera setup | Single- and multiple-camera setups[1] |
Running time | Regular episodes:
Various: 50–90 minutes |
Production company | BBC Studios |
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The television series ran from 1963 to 1989 and started running again in 2005. It is the longest running science fiction television series in the world.
There were two Doctor Who movies made in the 1960s. Peter Cushing played the Doctor in these movies, but he was not the Doctor in the television series. In 1996, there was also a television movie starring Paul McGann. There have been many other versions of Doctor Who in books, comics, games, other shows, music videos, remixes, fan fiction, documentaries, the news, in magazines, toys, cosplay, decorations, on the internet, on radios, on DVDs, on Blu-ray, On other disc formats and other forms of entertainment.
As of 2023 Doctor Who will only be shown on Disney plus outside of Ireland and the UK.