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Doctor Who

1963 · 26 seasons · 25m per episode · Drama, Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy

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.

Where to watch Doctor Who

Doctor Who is streaming in the US on Britbox, The Roku Channel and Tubi TV.

It is also available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies and Fandango At Home.

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Seasons

• Season 1 — 42 episodes (November 23, 1963)
• Season 2 — 39 episodes (October 31, 1964)
• Season 3 — 45 episodes (September 11, 1965)
• Season 4 — 43 episodes (September 10, 1966)
• Season 5 — 40 episodes (September 2, 1967)
• Season 6 — 44 episodes (August 10, 1968)
• Season 7 — 25 episodes (January 3, 1970)
• Season 8 — 25 episodes (January 2, 1971)
• Season 9 — 26 episodes (January 1, 1972)
• Season 10 — 26 episodes (December 30, 1972)
• Season 11 — 26 episodes (December 15, 1973)
• Season 12 — 20 episodes (December 28, 1974)
• Season 13 — 26 episodes (August 30, 1975)
• Season 14 — 26 episodes (September 4, 1976)
• Season 15 — 26 episodes (September 3, 1977)
• The Key to Time — 26 episodes (September 2, 1978)
• Season 17 — 20 episodes (September 1, 1979)
• Season 18 — 28 episodes (August 30, 1980)
• Season 19 — 26 episodes (January 4, 1982)
• Season 20 — 22 episodes (January 3, 1983)
• Season 21 — 24 episodes (January 5, 1984)
• Season 22 — 13 episodes (January 5, 1985)
• The Trial of a Time Lord — 14 episodes (September 6, 1986)
• Season 24 — 14 episodes (September 7, 1987)
• Season 25 — 14 episodes (October 5, 1988)
• Season 26 — 14 episodes (September 6, 1989)

Cast

• Sylvester McCoy as The Doctor
• Sophie Aldred as Ace

Details

Created by

Verity Lambert, Sydney Newman, Donald Wilson and C. E. Webber

First aired

November 23, 1963

Episodes

694

Genres

Drama, Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Network

BBC One and BBC Television

Status

Ended

TMDB score

7.9 / 10 from 724 votes