Doctor Who In Detail is a guide to the long running BBC Television programme Doctor Who. The first episode was broadcast in 1963, and the programme celebrated its 60th anniversary in 2023, making Doctor Who the longest running science fiction television programme.
Fourteen actors have portrayed the role of the Doctor in the television series (excluding stand-ins) with David Tennant returning to the role as the Fourteenth Doctor in 2023. Ncuti Gatwa, the Fifteenth Doctor, recently completed his second series with a mysterious regeneration.
Mrs. Harcourt and Dr. Constantine from The Doctor Dances
Mrs. Harcourt: "My leg's grown back. When I came to the hospital I had one leg."
Dr. Constantine: "Well, there is a war on. Is it possible you miscounted?"
Doctor Who shown on 5th October
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1968: The Mind Robber: Episode 4The Doctor and his companions become trapped in a land of fiction
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1987: Paradise Towers: Part OneIn the neglected Paradise Towers people are disappearing
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1988: Remembrance Of The Daleks: Part OneTwo Dalek factions are pursuing the Doctor in the hunt for the Hand of Omega
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2006: School Reunion (repeated)The Doctor is reunited with old friends Sarah Jane Smith and K9
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2012: The Angels Take Manhattan (repeated)The Weeping Angels set up a farm in Manhattan with dangerous results
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2014: Kill The Moon (repeated)The Doctor leaves humanity to decide whether to kill the moon or not.