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TV series

Doctor Who

1963 · TV-PG · 26 seasons · 694 episodes

Created by Sydney Newman, C. E. Webber and Donald Wilson

7.9

TMDB audience score
730 votes, out of 10

Where to watch

Synopsis

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.

About 289h 10m to watch every episode. An estimate: 694 episodes at the typical episode runtime of 25 minutes.

Where to watch

Official options in the United States:

Subscription

  • Britbox Apple TV channel
  • BritBox
  • BritBox Amazon Channel

Free with ads

  • The Roku Channel
  • Tubi TV

Buy

  • Amazon Video
  • Apple TV Store
  • Google Play Movies
  • Fandango At Home

All options on TMDB

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Main cast

  • Tom Baker
    The Doctor
    172 episodes

  • William Hartnell
    The Doctor
    138 episodes

  • Patrick Troughton
    The Doctor
    134 episodes

  • Jon Pertwee
    The Doctor
    129 episodes

  • Nicholas Courtney
    The Brigadier
    111 episodes

  • Elisabeth Sladen
    Sarah Jane Smith
    98 episodes

  • Frazer Hines
    Jamie McCrimmon
    91 episodes

  • John Leeson
    K9 (voice)
    82 episodes

  • John Levene
    Platoon Under Leader Benton
    78 episodes

  • Katy Manning
    Jo Grant
    77 episodes

  • William Russell
    Ian Chesterton
    77 episodes

  • Jacqueline Hill
    Barbara Wright
    77 episodes

  • Janet Fielding
    Tegan Jovanka
    76 episodes

  • John Scott Martin
    Mechanoid
    75 episodes

  • Peter Davison
    The Doctor
    73 episodes

  • Lalla Ward
    Princess Astra
    54 episodes

  • Louise Jameson
    Leela
    52 episodes

  • Nicola Bryant
    Perpugilliam "Peri" Brown
    51 episodes

Seasons