Doctor Who (1963)

#1621 worldwide · charting in 6 countries

Tv Show · 25 min · act, drm, fml, scf

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The adventures of a Time Lord—a time-travelling humanoid alien known as the Doctor—who explores the universe in his TARDIS, a sentient time-travelling space ship. 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 civilisations, help ordinary people, and right wrongs. The show has received recognition as one of Britain's finest television programmes, winning the 2006 British Academy Television Award for Best Drama Series and five consecutive awards at the National Television Awards during Russell T Davies's tenure as Executive Producer. In 2011, Matt Smith became the first Doctor to be nominated for a BAFTA Television Award for Best Actor. In 2013, the Peabody Awards honoured Doctor Who with an Institutional Peabody "for evolving with technology and the times like nothing else in the known television universe." The programme is listed in Guinness World Records as the longest-running science fiction television show in the world and as the "most successful" science fiction series of all time—based on its over-all broadcast ratings, DVD and book sales, and iTunes traffic. During its original run, it was recognised for its imaginative stories, creative low-budget special effects, and pioneering use of electronic music.

  • 8.4 IMDb
  • 7.9 TMDB
  • 100% Rotten Tomatoes
  • 85 JustWatch

Where to watch Doctor Who

Available on 18 platforms across 5 countries.

Chart positions today

Currently charting in 6 countries, best placed at #245 in United Kingdom.

Available languages

Audio: English, French, German

Subtitles: English, German

Chart history

Doctor Who has spent 1 days in a top 3, 3 days in a top 10 and 135 days in a top 100 across the markets we track. Its best position anywhere is #2.

Seasons

26 seasons, 695 episodes in total.

  • Season 1 (1963) — 42 episodes
  • Season 2 (1964) — 39 episodes
  • Season 3 (1965) — 45 episodes
  • Season 4 (1966) — 43 episodes
  • Season 5 (1967) — 40 episodes
  • Season 6 (1968) — 44 episodes
  • Season 7 (1970) — 25 episodes
  • Season 8 (1971) — 25 episodes
  • Season 9 (1972) — 26 episodes
  • Season 10 (1972) — 26 episodes
  • Season 11 (1973) — 26 episodes
  • Season 12 (1974) — 20 episodes
  • Season 13 (1975) — 26 episodes
  • Season 14 (1976) — 26 episodes
  • Season 15 (1977) — 26 episodes
  • Season 16 (1978) — 26 episodes
  • Season 17 (1979) — 20 episodes
  • Season 18 (1980) — 28 episodes
  • Season 19 (1982) — 26 episodes
  • Season 20 (1983) — 23 episodes
  • Season 21 (1984) — 24 episodes
  • Season 22 (1985) — 13 episodes
  • Season 23 (1986) — 14 episodes
  • Season 24 (1987) — 14 episodes
  • Season 25 (1988) — 14 episodes
  • Season 26 (1989) — 14 episodes

Cast

Sylvester McCoy, Sophie Aldred

Crew

John Nathan-Turner (producer)

Awards

9 wins from 20 nominations.

  • Peabody Awards 2012 — won
  • Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form 2012 — won
  • Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form 2011 — won
  • Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form 2010 — won
  • Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form 2008 — won
  • Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form 2007 — won
  • British Academy Television Award for Best Drama Series 2006 — won
  • Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form 2006 — won
  • Saturn Award for Best Television Presentation 1996 — won
  • Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form 2014 — nominated
  • Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form 2013 — nominated
  • Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form 2012 — nominated
  • British Academy Television Award for Best Actor 2011 — nominated
  • Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form 2011 — nominated
  • Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form 2010 — nominated
  • British Academy Television Award for Best Drama Series 2009 — nominated
  • Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form 2009 — nominated
  • Satellite Award for Best Actor – Television Series Drama 2008 — nominated
  • Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form 2008 — nominated
  • Nebula Award for Best Script 2007 — nominated